When discussing VB6, we should look at the reality of the situation and not on preconceived opinions. New source code projects are made daily in Visual Basic 6.0. The paper proposes the reintroduction of Visual Basic 6.0 on the market, in parallel with Visual Studio line.

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ASP.NET PDF Viewer User Control Without Acrobat Reader Installed on Client or Server

19 Sep 2013 by Ron Schuler

ASP.NET PDF document viewer control that does not require any Acrobat product to be installed

Assembly Manipulation and C# / VB.NET Code Injection

26 Apr 2013 by Sebastien Lebreton

Reflexil is an assembly editor and runs as a plug-in for Reflector or JustDecompile. Reflexil is able to manipulate IL code and save the modified assemblies to disk. Reflexil also supports "on-the-fly" C#/VB.NET code injection.

Delegates in VB.NET

28 Dec 2012 by sbrakl

Explain the basic of Delegate in VB.NET

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Comparing Values for Equality in .NET: Identity and Equivalence

21 Nov 2012 by richnewman

An article clarifying the various ways of comparing two values for equality in .NET

How to Generate (and Validate) CD-Keys for your Software

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)

Working with Project Template and Wizard Extension

29 May 2012 by Joshi, Rushikesh

Create a customized project template, and let your team use it for repaid development.

Spell check and underline the wrong word using Microsoft Office Word

7 Dec 2011 by Fatania Dipak

How to underline the wrong word using Microsoft Office Word

Screen Snaper SideBar Gadget

1 Dec 2011 by DCUtility

Screen Snaper is perfect to quickly share a picture-perfect representation of anything on your screen.

A Query Builder Class For Visual Basic 2005 Hand Coders

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.

Find an Element in a SQL Server Database

2 May 2011 by Roberto Cervantes Rivero

If you need to find a word in all tables and views in a SQL Server database, this is the easy solution.

Mail Enable with Exchange 2007 using LDAP

24 Apr 2011 by LiQuick

How to mail enable AD accounts using LDAP and Exchange 2007.

Custom Formatting in .NET - Enhancing String.Format to all new levels!

1 Dec 2010 by Scott Rippey

A string template method that allows you to fill a string with data. Easy to use, fast, extensible, and extremely powerful! Uses Reflection, Conditional Formatting, iterating through Arrays, and more!

Professional System Library: Introduction

22 Nov 2010 by Vitaly Tomilov

A simplified and unified way for accessing most frequently used information about Process, System, and Environment.

INI Reader / Writer Class for C#, VB.NET, and VBScript

15 Nov 2010 by Ludvik Jerabek

Read and write to INI files in VB.NET and VBScript

Calculate and Draw Moon Phase

12 Aug 2010 by Mostafa Kaisoun

Calculate Moon's age and draw Moon Phase on any given day

Fullscreen the form in VB.NET using a class

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.

How to Program for Windows Registry

16 Mar 2010 by Mohd Arshad Malik

This article will guide you how to create/retrieve/delete key entries in Windows Registry.

Simple Active Directory Authentication Using LDAP and ASP.NET

16 Mar 2010 by Jesse Fatherree

Quick and easy Active Directory authentication using LDAP and ASP.NET

Move a Form whose Border Isn't Visible

22 Feb 2010 by Damon88

A class which enables the user to Drag the form by clicking Form's Surface

Export Data to Excel Much Faster

24 Dec 2009 by Suresh Suthar

Export data to Excel using three methods: a basic method and two advanced methods which are very fast.

Execute DTS Through VB.NET

22 Dec 2009 by Suresh Suthar

How to execute DTS packages through VB.NET and use global variables.

Reorderable ListView

14 Dec 2009 by konikula

Inherited ListView which enables user to order multiple items by mouse, and automatically scrolls if necessary

Token Replacement in Office Documents

12 Nov 2009 by Rahul Singla

A new productive way of producing Office documents with dynamic content substitution.

Generic Record Selector With Filter 2

10 Nov 2009 by system-zone.co.uk

An update to my original generic record selector.

Generic Record Selector With Filter

10 Nov 2009 by system-zone.co.uk

A Generic Record Selector Windows Form with Data Filter

ProgressBar with Percentage

3 Nov 2009 by Jeroen De Dauw

Component that extends the native .NET progress bar with percentage properties and the ability to display it in the progress bar.

Basics of Bing Search API using .NET

31 Oct 2009 by Abhishek Sur

This article will enable you to add custom search rules to your application using Bing Search API with much more

Running the Microsoft AppLocale Utility in an Automated Batch Script

30 Oct 2009 by Austin Rappa

Getting AppLocale to run in a batch script

Runtime Grid with Multiple DataSources

10 Oct 2009 by sasikumarg1983

This article describes how to create a DataGrid at runtime according to the tables available in the DataSet.

Get all data WMI has to offer

5 Oct 2009 by Jesse Fatherree

This simple function will programatically enumerate all properties and values in any WMI class.

TB-Stickfigure

2 Oct 2009 by Nasenbaaer

Combine graphic objects to create own scenes

ViewState Serializer, Compressor & Encrypter

26 Sep 2009 by ModMa

It's a very complete and robust processor of ViewState, it allows: to select the way of serialization, compression and encryption optionally.

Quickly Insert Rows Using Your Gridview With No Control Naming

30 Aug 2009 by Prefict

If you hate naming controls in the footer row of your gridview to do an insert, this article is for you.

Quick and Simple WPF Month-view Calendar - Updated

21 Aug 2009 by kirkaiya

A very simple, XAML-based month-view calendar that shows appointments, exposes events, and allows dragging appointments in the current month.

Text Log Viewer

19 Aug 2009 by özk@n

Text Log Viewer

Aero Wizard in VB.NET

30 Jul 2009 by pimb2

Create an Aero-style wizard in VB.NET

Easy Drag And Drop of Controls at Run-time

16 Jul 2009 by John M Bundy

Allow users to customize your forms

Creating a COM DLL with VS 2005: Advanced Walkthrough

7 Jul 2009 by CS Rocks

This article demonstrates how to manually create a COM DLL with VS 2005.

Get any control's value in any type

6 Jul 2009 by dnair926

Gey any control's value in the type specified.

The Arabic Writer

5 Jul 2009 by knightofbaghdad

Write Arabic in programs that don't support the Arabic language, using Unicode.

Read and Write Excel Files

3 Jul 2009 by Vivek.Net

Read and Write Excel Files using VB.NET

Enterprise Library Wrapper Class to Implement Run-time Dynamic Connection Strings Without Using Config File

2 Jul 2009 by Raja.Lakshman

Enterprise Library wrapper class to implement run-time dynamic connection strings without using config file

Calculate system idle time without hooks

27 Jun 2009 by Qaiser_Iftikhar

An article to demonstrate how to calculate system idle time without installing any system wide keybaord/mouse hooks.

VB LINQ SQL Password Verify For Beginners

22 Jun 2009 by SteveHarrisBeast

How to make a password verification form in VB that uses LINQ and SQL

WPF Glass Brush Markup Extension

18 Jun 2009 by LarryCharlton

A WPF XAML markup extension with a "Glass" look

QVFS - A FAT32 Based Virtual File System Powered by VB.NET 2005

8 Jun 2009 by TonyTonyQ

A virtual file system created using VB.NET, an easy way to store multiple folders and files in two real physical files.

DataGridView Filter Popup

5 Jun 2009 by jesseseger

A cool way to filter data in a DataGridView.

ImageMagick Command Line Execution in ASP.NET

4 Jun 2009 by arinhere

Perform ImageMagick operations in ASP.NET using command line

ASP.NET Content Scroller Control

24 May 2009 by Rahul Singla

Scroll any ASP.NET server side or HTML controls vertically or horizontally in any direction

World's Easiest Multi-Select TreeView

24 May 2009 by terpy

A quick and easy way to enable multi-select in a TreeView, and an easy way to iterate selected nodes.

Default Button on a User Control

22 May 2009 by Joe Guetzlaff

How to make a default button or emulate an AcceptButton on a User Control.

VB.NET Background File Downloader

20 May 2009 by Jeroen De Dauw

A multithreaded file downloader with progress details, speed info and more

How to Download a File from a WebDAV Server in VB.NET

7 May 2009 by CS Rocks

This article demonstrates how to download a file from a (HTTPS) WebDAV server in VB.NET

Gibberish

7 May 2009 by jabit

Generates a bunch of gibberish from real text.

Bug Submitter Dialog

28 Apr 2009 by Jeroen De Dauw

Dialog that enables user to submit various types of bugs via a webservice

Building a Better AutoComplete User Control

21 Apr 2009 by Steve Krile

Expand the usefulness of the AutoComplete Ajax extender

VB.NET/C# and JavaScript communication

19 Apr 2009 by Qaiser_Iftikhar

VB.NET/C# and JavaScript communication, how to.

How to zip a folder in ASP.NET

7 Apr 2009 by V K Sumesh

Explains how to zip a folder in ASP.NET.

Format Currency Using .NET Code Vs. Legacy VB6 Code

31 Mar 2009 by James Mouchett

To format a string into currency without the dependency of VB6

Hotel Reservation System

29 Mar 2009 by Jomar Pabuaya

An explanation of the useful code within Hotel Reservation System

Currency Input in VB.NET

29 Mar 2009 by Jon Law

A Currency Input Box in VB.NET

vb.net AT commands to send SMS

25 Mar 2009 by namrata khandeparkar

this article allows you to send SMS to any mobile using GSM modem or your mobile connected via USB able to Computer

How to Utilise the Shell32 Library in .NET as a COM Import – A Neat little Hack

15 Mar 2009 by Justin Porteous

Using the Shell32 Library to write Files or Folders to a Zip File

Sudoku Algorithm: Generates a Valid Sudoku in 0.018 seconds

17 Feb 2009 by The ANZAC

An article about the simple, yet often annoying to achieve, backtracking algorithm for Sudoku generation.

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Simple Class to Convert Numbers into Text

11 Feb 2009 by The ANZAC

Takes numbers up to hundreds of trillions and converts them into text

Getting the Clipboard File DropEffect in VB.NET

19 Jan 2009 by Scott Bright

How to access the file DropEffect in VB.NET in order to tell cut from paste for a file DropList.

Using XML as datagridview Source

15 Jan 2009 by Indra PR

An article about linking datagridview with XML file

.NET Design Patterns

12 Jan 2009 by Rabeeh Abla

Design patterns are recurring sequences, built-in .NET patterns are scattered over the framework.

Updating the UI from a thread - The simplest way

23 Dec 2008 by Thulasee Shan

A piece of reusable code that implements the functionality to update a UI element from a thread.

Embed an Image in Email using ASP.NET

21 Dec 2008 by jelizondo21

Complete demo of embedding images in an email message.

Convert Image File to Bytes and Back

20 Dec 2008 by Imran A Momin

Its a small piece of code, that converts the image file into array of byte which can be stored into database at type image

How to list all Programs installed on Computer and Uninstall Them

12 Dec 2008 by vbCoder21

List and Uninstall ALL Programs installed in the Client's Computer.

Extension Methods in VB.NET

26 Nov 2008 by db7uk

A brief overview of Extension Methods.

Enhanced version of VB.NET GetFiles

21 Nov 2008 by LeeBear

This is an inline enumeration of files instead of building an array first.

Object - Collection - Binary File: Using serialization and deserialization to work with binary files based on collections

20 Nov 2008 by Joe Blauth

In this tutorial, we will take a closer look at a technology that allows you to store objects externally with ease, retrieve them effortlessly, and work with them as if you were dealing with some kind of simple database.

Open Regedit and Connect to Remote Host

13 Nov 2008 by DavidHolland

Code to open regedit and connect to remote host

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