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by Chris Boss
Visual Basic 6.0 just doesn’t want to disappear. Why ? Likely many have written vital applications using VB 6.0 and Visual Basic dot.net is so different that it is not a viable option.
by Duncan Edwards Jones
Part 2 in the series showing how to write a debugger in VB
by Len Holgate
This example COM component provides 3 COM objects for using the Win32 Mailslot IPC mechanism. The component may be useful if you need to communicate from VB using Mailslots.
by kirkaiya
A very simple, XAML-based month-view calendar that shows appointments, exposes events, and allows dragging appointments in the current month.

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1 Mar 2004 by aarrabi76
Getting emails from address book using outlook object, and other folders
27 Feb 2004 by Abbas_Riazi
Building COM components that can be called from any IDEs that support COM with MATLAB COMBuilder toolbox
2 Mar 2004 by Abbas_Riazi
Building COM components that can be called from any IDE that supports COM with MATLAB COMBuilder toolbox.
22 Apr 2005 by Abbas_Riazi
A utility for bulk scanning, converting the scanned pages to PDF and burning them on CD/DVD for archiving.
19 May 2002 by Adrian Bacaianu
This article shows how to create one ATL COM component using the WinInet functions, how to use it in ASP programs and how to test it from the Visual Basic client. It also shows how to use multithreading support in this component.
28 Jun 2002 by Adrian Bacaianu
This article will demonstrate how to build and use a COM Add-In using Visual Basic. An useful sample is also provided.
9 Oct 2006 by Ajey Dudhe
This utility can be used to compare two MS Access databases for changes in the data. You have the option of generating the SQL scripts and\or a summary XML
20 Jan 2008 by Alberto M.
Eliminar archivos de forma segura con distintos metodos
9 Mar 2008 by Alessandro Del Sole
An introduction to some new cool features of the Visual Basic 9.0 language syntax.
7 Jun 2000 by Alessandro Vergani
An article on patching files.
4 Nov 2004 by Alex Hazanov
Property list similar to VB.NET, implemented as ActiveX control.
20 May 2005 by Alex Saveliev
An article on using ActiveX control to display JPEG 2000 images in your VisualBasic applications
24 May 2000 by Alex Turc
Build a grid using ATL, STL and Win32 API.
27 Nov 2001 by AlexanderRegueiro
This is a tutorial which shows you how to create a simple program that will speak anything!
10 Dec 2008 by alfi uziel
Different ways to populate a listbox in Access.
3 Apr 2001 by Amit Dey
An ATL Component that uses ADO for data.
13 Apr 2003 by Amit Dey
Writing a Word Addin using COM and VB Macros
11 May 2008 by AmitChampaneri
An article for using Copy/Paste of images on Web forms
29 Sep 2009 by Andrey Chuvahin
Example dynamic configuration of DTS-packages for transferring DBF files to SQL Server with VB
16 May 2004 by angus_grant
Article outlining methods for communicating between VB6, VB.NET, and C# apps using Window Messaging.
3 May 2005 by Antonio Feijao
Restricting Windows access by hiding desktop windows and disabling special keys.
4 Jun 2009 by arinhere
Perform ImageMagick operations in ASP.NET using command line
15 Jan 2008 by arinhere
Convert your swf movie file to image
8 Jul 2008 by arinhere
This piece of code will show you to convert any video file format to high quality flv and stream it on web server
20 Apr 2011 by Artem A. Razin
In March 2011, Virtualization Technologies released a new version of the developer library that makes it possible to use virtualization in applications.
2 Sep 2008 by Ashley Staggs
This article will explain how to fade a form in and out, using VB.NET.
1 Oct 2002 by Ashutosh Arya
This series of articles demonstrates how to use some of the cool features of ATL in a time and energy saving manner.
20 Mar 2002 by atenney
Short description of use of __stdcall and __cdecl in VB and C++.
4 Aug 2001 by Avinash Lakshman
This article I provides an implementation of the ISoapTypeMapper interface in C++ for serializing custom objects into XML and sending them over the wire using SOAP.
16 Nov 2005 by Axonn Echysttas
How to communicate between a VC++ DLL and a VB 6 application (but not only).
22 Feb 2004 by bakerjuk
This article describes the steps taken in the file synchroniser
4 Nov 2007 by Beet_VB
This is a basic internet TV software and all the main softwares available on internet use same technique
3 Apr 2008 by Ben Kotvis
This article explains about developing abstract functions for accessing Stored Procedures.
21 Aug 2007 by Bhaskar Shetty
Repair the DBF file which corrupted by any cause.
9 May 2004 by Binoy R
The NotifyIcon Component will display an icon in the status bar notification area, which you can use as notiification purpose to alert users that an action or event has occured.
17 May 2004 by Binoy R
This small program demonstrates how to get the Windows directory path name, Computer Name, and System information details
8 Aug 2008 by BlueBit.uy
How to fix dotNetMSN library to easily connect to MSN service
26 Jan 2004 by Bnaya Eshet
Unit Test Framework that support security context and multi threading stress
18 Jun 2007 by Bogdan Apostol
Enables applications written in Visual Basic 6 to use function pointers and shows how to embed native code
2 Jul 2002 by Brian Aberle
Obtaining data marked up in XML creates the need for Application Layer tools to easily and efficiently work with XML data.
3 Nov 2009 by byapparov
An article on how to use text template with replacement variables in VBA
23 Jul 2014 by Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu
Remotely controlling a PC to turn it on and off from software control on another PC.
7 Apr 2008 by chanderp, Yash Bharadwaj
you want to display some text in your application and side-by-side you want to prevent the user from copying the content. . One way to implement this use label, but label do not support the formatting of the text and RTF formats.
26 Jun 2010 by chanderp, Yash Bharadwaj
In some application we need to fullscreen the App .Here is simple class that can fullscreen any App. Just create a variable of this class type and call the function using the class variable.
13 Sep 2007 by chandrasing.mahale
Send email using DOS command line, the application will read itself txt file and add into email body. Added the size limit of attachments.
18 Mar 2006 by Chatura Dilan
An artcal about richtextbox control
9 Jan 2009 by chihuase
It's easy to create a wrapper for .NET classes that you can use in VB6, but there are some difficulties with the types, specially Generic lists
12 May 2008 by Chirag Maisuriya
An article on Binding Enum to DropdownListbox with the SortedList that sorts entries by value instead of by key.
2 Jul 2010 by Chris Boss
Writing custom control classes the old fashioned way (no .NET or COM classes) is a lost art, but it is not too difficult to learn.
26 Jun 2010 by Chris Boss
The basic concepts of drawing in Windows.
2 Aug 2013 by Chris Kolkman
Generate an Options dialog box from the settings you create in the My.Settings namespace.
6 Oct 2008 by chrissie1
An article on how to use the new AAA (Arrange, Act and Assert) syntax using VB.Net. And the difference between the new and the old syntax.
18 Mar 2003 by Christian Ballerstaller
A class library for an easy submission of IP Address, Port Number and Subnet Mask
10 Nov 2002 by Christian S Andersen
An activeX control that mimics the behaviour of Microsoft Outlook 2000/XP Appointment list view
8 Apr 2005 by Christoph Buenger
This article explains how to show dialogs in Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center UI from an external application.
8 Dec 2006 by christophilus
A (fairly) simple tab control with closeable tabs
31 Oct 2004 by Chua Wen Ching
Building Security Awareness in .NET Assemblies : Part 3 of 3
13 Jul 2014 by CodeMaster9
This will help you make you're own advanced tic tac toe game
18 Aug 2008 by CS Rocks
This article demonstrates how to register a COM DLL with Visual Studio 2005.
22 Dec 2008 by CS Rocks
This article discusses various things to consider when upgrading a VB6 app to VB.NET.
7 May 2009 by CS Rocks
This article demonstrates how to download a file from a (HTTPS) WebDAV server in VB.NET
7 Jul 2009 by CS Rocks
This article demonstrates how to manually create a COM DLL with VS 2005.
11 Aug 2009 by Damian Suess
Xeno Innovations' - Virtual Desktop Manager allows you to run 4 different desktops without filling up the taskbar and minimized GDI usage. (virtual window manager vdm vwm)
19 May 2002 by Dan Elebash
Modified version of Frank Fang's code ported to VB and made CCW.
7 May 2000 by Dan Madden
Keep sensitive data safe via encryption
5 Feb 2001 by Dave Richards
A useful tool for generating Excel graphs using Visual Studios built-in profiler
10 Jan 2016 by David Vanson
Generate you own barcodes for your business, Promotional items or to share links with friends.
25 Apr 2002 by Davide Pizzolato
Basic steps to transform an MFC button in an ActiveX control
6 Aug 2012 by dawmail333
An example of how to implement and validate non-personal CD-Keys (ideal for distribution on the back of CD cases)
17 Oct 2007 by daylightdj
When is writing to memory slower than writing to disk? When it's VB 6
26 Nov 2008 by db7uk
A brief overview of Extension Methods.
3 Nov 2002 by DCUtility
Slider control class to perform gamma correction.
4 Dec 2002 by DCUtility
Screen Snaper is an fast screen, window, region and print screen capture
28 May 2008 by Didara F Dosabhai
Define schedules to the program for executing programmer defined jobs
27 May 2006 by Diwahar A K
The souurce code solves the soduku(Medum Level)
11 Mar 2006 by dixanta
28 Aug 2001 by Dmitri Sviridov
The article decribes how to implement docking ActiveX control using MFC and ATL
6 Jul 2009 by dnair926
Gey any control's value in the type specified.
18 Mar 2003 by Duncan Edwards Jones
This article shows how you can register custom windows messages and create windows solely for dealing with these messages, and use these to communicate between your applications.
12 May 2003 by Duncan Edwards Jones
A system wide hotkey control written in VB6
6 May 2003 by Duncan Edwards Jones
Describes the layout of a Windows executable file and how to read this.
21 Oct 2003 by Duncan Edwards Jones
Part 2 in the series showing how to write a debugger in VB
22 Apr 2014 by Duncan Edwards Jones
Introduces and discusses the Common Language Runtime framework classes used in printing from a .NET Windows Forms application.
8 Jan 2004 by dzzxyz
This application demonstrates how to Create, Train and Test an AI Chatbot.
30 Nov 2003 by dzzxyz
This application demonstrates how to write a VB client for an AI chat bot.
24 Feb 2004 by dzzxyz
This intermediate tutorial describes how to play campaign button memory and how to customize the game. The game is data driven so you can change the images, difficulty, etc. without changing the VB code.
23 Feb 2004 by dzzxyz
This version of campaign button memory uses timers to limit the game time and to limit how long users see their selected images when the images don’t match. This version also randomly places the political buttons on the form so that the game can be played infinite times.
13 Apr 2004 by dzzxyz
Some would call it a “natural language search engine”. Another term for it is an “automatic search engine” as you do not have to manually parse your ideas for the Internet, rather you converse with the Internet in natural language and it brings you materials as appropriate to facilitate your needs.
14 Mar 2004 by dzzxyz
Generic P2P architecture, tutorial and example that covers basic P2P strategy. Upon completing this tutorial, you will be proficient in basic P2P design and coding.
31 May 2007 by Ed.Poore
An article on using .NET controls in VB6
12 Jul 2007 by Eduardo Campano
This article explains how to open a VB6 MDI child form inside a .NET MDI form
10 Mar 2014 by EiadXP
This is a very fast way to access string (or other) data with minimum memory consumption.
12 May 2011 by Elizalde G. Baguinon
Most programmers prefer hand-coding database queries. This is a class that automates query building, while the code is as readable as the program logic.
31 Oct 2008 by Eric P Schneider
A listbox which supports custom drawing properties for each list item.
25 Apr 2002 by Fernando Finelli
How to list or manage users from a domain