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Time Zone Conversion 

This file includes all code listings for Mark Tucker's August 1999 feature, "Next Stop: The Time Conversion Zone," as well as the complete source for the article. The source incorporates a sample VB program and ASP page to show you how to use it. 

SMTP Email 

Do you want to send Email from your Applications but do not want to have the hassle of MAPI,  CDO or Exchange?  Well this DLL will allow you to send HTML or Text based Email from your Applications with just one function call.  For HTML based, you can send full HTML code to create professional looking Emails. Includes the ActiveX DLL and a sample application to show you how to use the DLL.  

NOTE:  This code will only run on a Windows 2000 based system that uses DNS.

NOTE 2: This code has been updated on May 27, 2001 to solve some DNS entry problems

This code was written by the VB Guru

MsgHook 

The MsgHook DLL is an ActiveX component written in VB6, that lets you perform safe and efficient subclassing even from within the Visual Basic IDE in debug (break mode). 

NT Log Events

Versioning Your Object

When incorporated into an ActiveX Object, this Class will allow any COM compliant, client application, to query your Object for Major, Minor and Build properties, plus a few other goodies. The Client Application can then verify versions and compile date.

Timer Lite DLL

This timer works just like the standard timer OCX in VB but is an ActiveX DLL format, allowing you to use a timer in your ActiveX EXE's and DLL's. This is the full compiled DLL, just download the DLL, register it, add a reference in your project to it, then use as you would any other timer

Fire Events From Classes In A Collection

This is a sample project that will demonstrate how to fire events from classes in a collection

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Error Handler Add-In

This addin greatly simplifies adding error handling to VB programs. Simply register the DLL using REGSVR32 and the addin will be added into the Visual Basic tools menu. Keep the two template files in the same directory as the DLL. Move the cursor within 10 lines after the procedure name line and activate the add-in by pressing Alt-T-E or by clicking on the menu: all the error handling code will be added automatically. The templates can be modified based on preference, as explained in the Readme.txt file.

Extended Search Add-In

This add-in augments the VB IDE with the capability to search a string or a pattern across all the modules of all the projects loaded in the environment. Better yet, all the matches are displayed in a non-modal, hierarchical treeview control, so you can move to each occurrence by simply double-clicking on it. All the usual search options are supported, included search for whole words and for a regular expression. All the recent searches are kept in an history list, and you can dock the window as you would do for any regular IDE window. This add-in comes with fully commented source code! 

Property Addin

This addin greatly accelerates the process of creating new property procedures, both in class, form, UserControl and UserDocument modules. You enter the name of the property, its type, its arguments (if any), its initial value (if any), scope (Public, Friend, Private), type (read/write, read-only, write-only, write-once/read-many), and the addin creates the code for you. You can also create Default properties by ticking a checkbox in this dialog, without having to invoke the Procedure Attributes dialog. If you add a description to the property, this will become a header comment and, at the same time, the string will be assigned to the Description attribute of the property. The addin comes with a number of predefined properties and attributes, that can be then selected from the "Name" combobox. 

Doc-U-Mentor

Doc-U-Mentor is a free VB Add-In that creates Function and Subs on the fly, including Synopsis.  The Synopsis places your function name, date, compiler version and the developer name.  It will list all the parameters ect.  Have you created your app already and just have to document it? No problem, just set the option to Header only and it will just create the synopsis.  This little puppy will defiantly reduce your coding time. Compiled DLL only

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Base Addresser

Addresser is a free VB Add-In for creating base addresses for ActiveX Dll's and OCX's.  When you want to create a new address before compiling, just start the wizard, it will generate the address for you, verifying against a database, that the address has not been assigned.  Can be installed on a network for sharing with multiple developers. Compiled DLL only.

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Spell Check VB

MZ Tools For VB 6

MZ-Tools 2.0 is a freeware 'all-in-one' Add-In for Visual Basic 6.0 which adds several features missing in the VB 6.0 IDE. It provides a main menu, a toolbar, handy context menus or customizable shortcuts to access those features.

Through a dialog window, you can customize several Add-In features to meet your development standards (data type prefixes, template for procedure headers, template for error handler, etc.) or your personal preferences (user name, shortcuts, etc.)

For your convenience, the add-in has been localized in the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese.

Installation is as simple as downloading the Add-In (a DLL file and a configuration file compressed in a .zip file) to a single folder and registering the DLL file with regsvr32.exe (a setup program is not needed). If for any reason you do not like the Add-In and want to uninstall it, simply unregister it with regsvr32.exe /u and delete the files.

This code was written by the VB Guru

This code was written by the VB Guru

DHTML Sounds

VB ASP Class for RS

VB FTP

ASPChatWorx

Version 3.0 of ASPChatWorx, upgraded 07/05/2000, is a chat application implemented entirely in ASP and is ready to run immediately. All you need to do is create a virtual directory for the application, and copy the files from the .zip file into that directory. Refer to the readme.txt file for more information. 
Note: Version 3.0 of the application works on IIS but not PWS. 

Web Services and the SOAP Toolkit for Visual Studio 6.0

Web Services represent the next evolution of this shift, extending the concept of off-the-shelf software with that of software delivered as a service. Web Services are building blocks that enable developers to build and aggregate applications and services from local and remote resources for a range of clients.

This program converts Visual Basic source code into a form suitable for displaying on a Web page. It converts special characters such as < into the proper codes (&lt;). When it finds a ' not inside a string, it treats the rest of the line as a comment and makes it bold.

Dial the Net Automatically

Does your application need to connect to the Internet?
Most code snippets simply show you how to display a typical connection dialog box. This method has three basic flaws; it doesn't force a dial-up, often requires the name of the connection and doesn't let you know when a connection has been made.
Thankfully this code snippet solves all those problems by using Internet Explorer's own automatic dial-up settings.
If you double-click the Internet Options icon in the Control Panel, you'll notice the Connections tab hosts a list of possible dial-up connections.
This snippet utilizes a couple of little-known API calls that can automatically dial-up and disconnect from the default connection in that list – just like Internet Explorer does if it needs to connect to the Net.
Note: If the 'Never Dial a Connection' option is selected, this code will not be able to connect. It does as Internet Explorer does, and Internet Explorer simply wouldn't connect if that option was selected.
It's worth noting that this code pauses until the connection is actually made - or not, as the case may be. And that's definitely a good thing.

Control Panel App

Extended Tool Tip Class

Extended Message Box Class

This code provides two extended MsgBox functions: MsgBoxMove and MsgBoxPause. MsgBoxMove function allows you to display your message box at a location specified by you: Syntax: MsgBoxMove(hwnd, Message, Title, Buttons, X, Y) MsgBoxPause function allows you to have the message box automatically disappear, after pausing for a number of seconds specified by you. Syntax: MsgboxPause(hwnd, Message, Title, Buttons, Seconds) Like the Msgbox function, each is capable of returning the value of the button clicked.The project consists of two files: MsgBoxEx.bas and MsgBoxEx.frm. The former contains the functions and the latter exemplifies the use of them. 

Usage: Include the MsgboxEx.bas (less than 50 lines in total) in your project and you have these two functions at your disposal.

Extended Message Box Class DLL Version

This code is the same as the above code, just in a DLL version that I converted.  I have not tested this with multiple instances of the class running at the same time; this may or may not cause a problem, due to the call back functions.  If it causes problems, try changing the main class to Single use.

Includes all DLL code and a test project

Visual Studio Service Pack 4

Lite Timer Class

This handy class module by Kieron O'Connor lets you add a control-less timer to your application, without actually using a Timer control. Beside being useful in itself, the CLiteTimer class provides a great example of how you can correctly implement Windows callback procedures. The class comes with a complete demo program that demonstrate that you can create multiple forms with many a timer on them. 

Timer Lite DLL

This is the full compiled DLL as I described in the above Lite Timer.  Just download the DLL, register it, add a reference in your project to it, then use as you would any other timer

Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3

Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3 provides the latest updates to Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 development system and its component products. Service Pack 3 is recommended for all Visual Studio 6.0 users, and is currently available free for customers to order on CD or download.

New Type Common Dialog Control

Common Dialog with multiple selections Win98 explorer type. Includes OCX code only, no sample Application.

New Type of Slide Control

An alternate to using Sliders, Scrollbars and UpDown controls. Not just an enhanced version of an existing type of control, but a new type of control altogether. Scrolls values up and down with the use of Visual thumb wheel, includes the ability to "Spin Over" to Minimum value when Maximum value has been attained and visa-versa. Includes OCX code only, no sample Application.

Color Picker Control with Sample Code

It is a color picker control, which is almost similar to those you find in MS Office 2000 applications. Includes OCX code and sample application code.

Listbox Control with Images

Animation Control

CPopMenu

The cPopMenu control is a really simple way to get icons into a VB project's menus. It also allows you to create arbitrary new submenus, gives you control over the system menu and has some useful new events indicating when menu items are highlighted and exited. Sample Projects, Control Code & full documentation are included.

Note:
These projects require the SSubTmr.DLL component. Make sure you have loaded and registered this before trying any project. 

SSubTmr.DLL

SSubTmr.DLL for use in other projects listed here

SSubTmr6.DLL

SSubTmr6.dll for use in other projects listed here here Note: This is a different DLL then SSubTmr.Dll, they are not compatible, you must download the correct version if the project calls for it.

Clock Control

A clock control. Drop the control on a form where it will display the time.

Enhanced Command Button

This is an enhancement of the standard command button. The additional properties include "mouse-over" forecolors and backcolors, an Image property, a borderstyle property, and a "mode" property (text-only or image-only mode).

3D Line Control

Tired of drawing double lines to get a 3D effect.  What happens to the lines when you want to resize the form in run time?  Well here is an OCX control that does it all for you.  Includes the compiled control and all source code.

This code was written by the VB Guru

Easter Egg Control

What to tell everyone how good of a developer you are. Well now you can, with a hidden Easter Egg that is. Includes OCX, source code and examples.

This code was written by the VB Guru