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[VB6] Code Snippet: Drag drop any format to other apps without custom...
While I've got a thread going about how to do this the right way and actually implement an IDataObject, in the mean time I thought I'd post a trick that you can use to dragdrop any format without one....
View ArticleHow to convert StdPicture into pixel array
Here's some code you can put in a module, that will let you convert any StdPicture object into an ordinary byte array that contains the pixel data in 32bit-per-pixel format. In addition to it being...
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General purpose SxS manifest file
Hello All, I've assembled a .manifest file that allows for Side-by-Side, registration-free execution of compiled VB6 programs using any (or all) of the following OCX files:...
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Matrix (Linear) Algebra Program
I was going through some of my stuff and thought maybe others could make use of some of it (and I've got tons). Here's a little matrix (linear) algebra program. It does all the simple stuff as well as...
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ComboBox with Multi-select (I call it ComboCheck)
I was on Krool's Common Controls thread and he got me thinking about custom controls. I've got quite a few (some already posted), but I've got a few that may be of use to others. This one I call my...
View ArticleModule for direclty using FFTW in VB6
As you probably remember, I created a DLL file, using ASM code (which you can find here http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...libfftw3-3-dll), that had STDCALL functions, that called the CDECL...
View ArticleModule for directly using FFTW in VB6
As you probably remember, I created a DLL file, using ASM code (which you can find here http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...libfftw3-3-dll), that had STDCALL functions, that called the CDECL...
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[VB6] Drag drop any format to other apps without custom IDataObject
3 Aug 2016 UPDATE: This is fairly complex stuff so I've added a sample project. The sample project also has functions for added a few more formats, and receives text too. An updated cDropTarget class...
View ArticleHere's my own frequency domain transform.
I believe that this transform may be completely new, an invention of my own. It is a variant of the DCT, that I've never seen documented before. It solves a problem that normal DCTs have. It allows you...
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Completely Portable and Clean VB6 Projects
The objective here is to create a completely portable, dependency free, no registration needed, no installation needed, VB6 executable. Also, there's the added task that it should "clean up after...
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DPI-Aware WireFrame (RC5- and vbWidgets-based)
Just a little "Base-example" one could build upon, to produce a modern looking and DPI-aware GUI... (as requested by bPrice and Carlos in this thread here:...
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GUID To Path - find out which files are being referred to by a GUID->
GUID To Path is a program that attempts to determine which files are being referred to by a GUID. Simply provide one or more GUIDs and click "Search". A list of the GUIDs specified by the user and any...
View ArticleReflexivity (instantiating object from their name in a string) in VB6
This is code I've been working with over the last few days, making sure it works perfectly. It's about as clean as I'm going to get it, so it's time to post it here. As credits, this work originated...
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GPSP: GDI+ Bitmap Downscaler
Introduction This isn't particularly unique, but most of the examples I've found are either seriously flawed or wrap the same sort of thing up with a ton of extra functions your programs may not need....
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[VB6, Vista+] Advanced Thumbnail ListView: Icons, images, videos, framed...
I was motivated by dilettante's post to finally wrap up some of the advanced techniques I use for a top-tier thumbnail preview ListView. This combines many methods that I and others have developed for...
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DDE File Associations (open multiple files with a single memory-copy of your...
I wound up pulling this project together for another thread, and it wound up being fairly nice, so I thought I'd post it here. Basically, it's for the situation where you want a single-running-copy of...
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Simple and fast, lightweight HashList-Class (no APIs)
Not much to add to the Threads Title... the implementation of cHashList comes in only about 100 lines of code, and it can be used as a VB.Collection-compatible replacement with much better performance....
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VB6 Browse folder replacement dialog
I never enjoy using the default windows SHBrowseForFolder dialog, here is a replacement I am going to use going forward with more features from the OpenFile dialog source : BrowseFolderReplacement.zip...
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Wrapper for VB6 Collections
There have been a couple of roll-your-own collection classes posted in these forums, and I'm not knocking any of these. Some of them claim to be faster than the core VB6 Collection object, and they may...
View ArticleThe Decimal Data Type
There are a few cases where API calls return 8 byte integers. FileSize and FileTime are a couple of them. These are never easily handled with VB6. Essentially, there are a couple of ways it's typically...
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