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HowTo: Add delegates to combine lists of methods in Visual Basic .NETdelegate, example, example program, Windows Forms programming, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NETDownload
HowTo: Flush click events to prevent the user from clicking a button while its code is still running in Visual Basic .NETsyntax, API, threading, threads, BackgroundWorker, controls, events, flush events, flush mouse events, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NETDownload
HowTo: Get an object's reference count in Visual Basic 6reference count, get reference count, Visual Basic 6Download
HowTo: Get mother board serial numbers and CPU IDs in Visual Basic 6serial number, cpu, cpu id, WMI, Windows Management Instrumentation, Visual Basic 6Download
HowTo: Get mother board serial numbers and CPU IDs in Visual Basic .NETserial number, cpu, cpu id, WMI, Windows Management Instrumentation, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NETDownload
HowTo: Use My.Computer.Info to display operating system and memory information in Visual Basic .NETMy.Computer.Info, operating system, memory, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NETDownload
Tip: Downgrade Visual Basic 2008 projects to Visual Basic 2005split, Visual Basic .NET 
HowTo: Display the number of days, minutes, hours, and seconds until an event in Visual Basic .NETcountdown, timer, VB.NET, days, minutes, hours, secondsDownload
HowTo: Use the VBA library to round to a specific number of decimal placesVBA, round, decimal placesDownload
HowTo: Randomly change the desktop background in Visual Basic 6backer, desktop, background, Registry, default editor, wallpaper, wastebasket, recycle, ShellExecute, SHFileOperation, RegOpenKeyEx, RegSetValueExA, wallpaper style, centered, tiled, stretchedDownload
HowTo: Randomly change the desktop background in Visual Basic 2005backer, desktop, background, Registry, default editor, wallpaper, wastebasket, recycle, ShellExecute, SHFileOperation, RegOpenKeyEx, RegSetValueExA, wallpaper style, centered, tiled, stretchedDownload
HowTo: Use the VoiceText library to read numbers to the user in Visual Basic 6voice, audio, VoiceText, read numbersDownload
HowTo: Determine the default button when displaying a MsgBox in Visual Basic 6MsgBox, message box, messagebox, default buttonDownload
HowTo: Determine the default button when displaying a MessageBox in Visual Basic 2005MsgBox, message box, MessageBox, MessageBox.Show, default buttonDownload
HowTo: Get day, month, date, time, and number format information for the computer's locale in Visual Basic 2005day, month, date, time, number, percent, format, locale, VB.NETDownload
HowTo: Copy the text contents of any messagebox (Visual Basic 6 example)Messagebox, message box, copy message boxDownload
HowTo: Copy the text contents of any messagebox (Visual Basic .NET example)Messagebox, message box, copy message box, VB.NETDownload
HowTo: Compress the folders within a folder into a Zip file in Visual Basic 2005Zip, compress, folder, compress folder, compressed folder, compression, Visual Basic 2005Download
HowTo: Compress a folder into a Zip file in Visual Basic 2005Zip, compress, folder, compress folder, compressed folder, compression, Visual Basic 2005Download
HowTo: Use the System.IO.Compression namespace to compress and decompress files in GZip format in Visual Basic 2005compress, decompress, compression, GZip, Visual Basic 2005Download
HowTo: Use WMI to make a folder compress its contents to save space in Visual Basic 2005compress, folder, compress folder, compressed folder, compression, Visual Basic 2005Download
HowTo: Give a class a Clone method in Visual Basic .NETclass, clone, VB.NETDownload
HowTo: Determine whether a year is a leap year with Visual Basic 2005leap year, year, datesDownload
HowTo: Use Crystal Reports to build a PDF file in Visual Basic 2005Crystal Reports, PDF file, report, VB.NET, Visual Basic 2005Download
HowTo: Round numbers to a given number of digits without using banker's rounding (version 2) in Visual Basic 2005round, banker's rounding, digits, Math.Round, VB 2005Download
HowTo: Determine whether a year is a leap year with Visual Basic 6leap year, year, datesDownload
HowTo: Round numbers to a given number of digits without using banker's rounding in Visual Basic 2005round, banker's rounding, digits, VB 2005Download
HowTo: Play a tone with a specific frequency in Visual Basic .NETsound, tone, frequency, noise, VB.NETDownload
HowTo: Make a button that creates more buttons when clicked in Visual Basic .NETbutton, replicating button, VB.NETDownload
HowTo: Make a button that creates more buttons when clicked in Visual Basic 6button, replicating button, Visual Basic 6Download
HowTo: Make buttons jump randomly around the screen in Visual Basic 6button, jump, random, game, Visual Basic 6Download
HowTo: Make buttons jump randomly around the screen in Visual Basic .NETbutton, jump, random, game, VB.NETDownload
HowTo: Keep track of checked ListBox selections as the user selects and deselects them in Visual Basic 6ListBox, selection, track selection, Visual Basic 6Download
HowTo: List distinct messages received by a form in Visual Basic 6WndProc, messages, list messages, WindowProc, subclass, VB6Download
HowTo: Run control panel applets in Visual Basic 2005control panel, applet, control panel applet, VB 2005Download
HowTo: Convert Up and Down arrow keys to Tab and Shift-Tab for easy navigation in Visual Basic .NETTab, Tab key, up arrow, down arrow, navigationDownload
HowTo: Convert Enter and Escape keys to Tab and Shift-Tab for easy navigation in Visual Basic .NETTab, Enter, Escape, Tab key, Enter key, Escape key, dialogDownload
HowTo: Make a cricket temperature calculator in Visual Basic 6cricket, temperature, chirps, silly, gameDownload
HowTo: Make a cricket temperature calculator in Visual Basic .NETcricket, temperature, chirps, silly, game, VB.NETDownload
HowTo: Prevent the user from renaming an executable in Visual Basic 6rename, prevent rename, executable, executeDownload
HowTo: Prevent the user from renaming an executable in Visual Basic .NETrename, prevent rename, executable, execute, VB.NETDownload
HowTo: Highlight the TextBox that has focus by changing its BackColorhighlight, focus, GotFocus, LostFocus, TextBoxDownload
HowTo: Replace unprintable characters with spaces in Visual Basic .NETcharacter, ASCII, replace, regular expressions, regex, VB.NETDownload
HowTo: Prevent the user from closing a UserForm by clicking the X buttonUserForm, close, X button, disable X button, VBA, ExcelDownload
HowTo: Simulate Alt-Tab in Visual Basic 6Alt-Tab, simulate, Visual Basic 6, keyboard, keybd_eventDownload
HowTo: Use VBA code to make buttons that jump to the first row beginning with specific lettersVBA, Excel, hyperlink, letter, indexDownload
HowTo: Use VBA code to make hyperlinks that jump to the first row beginning with specific lettersVBA, Excel, hyperlink, letter, indexDownload
HowTo: Use VBA code to scroll an Excel worksheet's pane to a particular columnExcel, scroll, column, worksheet, workbookDownload
HowTo: Make a Visual Basic .NET library that returns a picture to a Visual Basic 6 programlibrary, VB.NET, VB 6, Visual Basic 6, picture, DLLDownload
HowTo: Tell whether the Shift key is pressed during a mouse click in Visual Basic .NETmouse, MouseClick, Shift, click, mouse click, VB.NETDownload
HowTo: Display samples of the SystemFonts in Visual Basic .NETSystemFonts, system fonts, font, VB.NETDownload
HowTo: Convert the text the user is typing in a TextBox to Proper Case in Visual Basic .NETTextBox, convert, proper case, StrConv, VB.NETDownload
HowTo: Convert the text the user is typing in a TextBox to Proper CaseTextBox, convert, proper case, StrConvDownload
HowTo: Make a silly program that tracks the mouse's current position with a pair of eyes in Visual Basic .NETeyes, mouse, mouse cursor, current position, track, VB.NETDownload
HowTo: Print text on an odd piece of paperprint, paper, unusual paperDownload
Who is Rod Stephens?Rod Stephens, author 
HowTo: Tip: Use LCase$ and UCase$ instead of the CharLower and CharUpper API functionsCharLower, CharUpper, case, LCase, UCaseDownload
HowTo: Capture the image of a Web pageWeb page, image, capture, Internet ExplorerDownload
HowTo: Use a .NET system DLL in a Visual Basic 6 programVB .NET, DLL, System DLL, WebClient, downloadFileDownload
HowTo: Generate a schedule for a round robin tournament in VB .NETround robin, tournament, scheduleDownload
HowTo: Generate a schedule for pool play on a single court with fairly distributed restspool, scheduleDownload
HowTo: Make a loop that times out after a certain periodtimeout, loopDownload
HowTo: Remove hyperlinks from a Word file in VB .NETWord, Microsoft Word, Office, Microsoft Office, hyperlink, VB .NETDownload
HowTo: Remove personal information from a Word file in VB .NETWord, Microsoft Word, Office, Microsoft Office, personal information, VB .NETDownload
HowTo: Read, write, and delete document variables in a Word document in VB .NETWord, Microsoft Word, Office, Microsoft Office, variable, VB .NETDownload
HowTo: Remove hyperlinks from a Word fileWord, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, hyperlinkDownload
HowTo: Remove personal information from a Word fileWord, Microsoft Word, Office, Microsoft Office, personal informationDownload
HowTo: Read, write, and delete document variables in a Word documentWord, Microsoft Word, Office, Microsoft Office, variableDownload
HowTo: Make a very cool JavaScript clockclock, JavaScript 
HowTo: Use the Conditional attribute to make a method non-callable in VB.NETReDim, arrayDownload
HowTo: Redimension multiple arrays in a single statement in VB.NETReDim, arrayDownload
Talk: What's New in VB 2005VSA, Visual Studio for Applications 
HowTo: Create a class with a parameterized propertyclass, property, parameterDownload
HowTo: Make a financial calculatorfinancial calculator, mortgage, present value, future valueDownload
Talk: VSA Scripting in .NETVSA, Visual Studio for Applications 
HowTo: Get the computer's DNS name in VB .NETDNS, name, computer name, host nameDownload
HowTo: Get the computer's NetBIOS name in VB .NETNetBIOS, name, NetBIOS name, computer name, host nameDownload
HowTo: Make a strange reflection of a buttonbutton, strange, stupid code trickDownload
HowTo: See how many items are in the recycle bin and delete themrecycle bin, wastebasket, waste basketDownload
VB 6 Easter EggVB 6 Easter Egg, VB 6, Easter Egg 
HowTo: Copy memory quickly using MemCopy (RtlMoveMemory) in VB .NETRtlMoveMemory, copy memory, MemCopy, CopyMemory, array, memoryDownload
HowTo: Use the RtlMoveMemory (CopyMemory) API function to copy memory between 2-D arrays in VB .NETRtlMoveMemory, copy memory, MemCopy, CopyMemory, array, memoryDownload
HowTo: Determine whether an array of strings contains an item in a clever wayarray contains, array, containsDownload
HowTo: Encode and decode text to and from the BinHex and Base64 encodingsencode, decode, binhex, hex, base64, base 64Download
HowTo: Calculate arctangents in all four quadrantsarctan, Atn, atan, arc tangent, mathDownload
HowTo: Make a decimal/hex/binary lookup table for the numbers 0 through 255decimal, hex, binary, lookup, hexadecimalDownload
HowTo: Detect when the user presses arrow keys (could be used for a game)arrow keys, detect keys, keysDownload
HowTo: Build a calculator with a European flavorcalculator, euro, poundDownload
Report: Visual Basic World Tour (Whidbey)VS 2005, Whidbey, Visual Basic World Tour, Visual Studio 2005 
HowTo: Find combinations of mathematical symbols that make an equation truecombination, symbol, mathematics, equationDownload
HowTo: Make an animated lottery number generatorlotto, random number, animationDownload
HowTo: Lock the computer and trap the mouse so the user cannot move it outside of the formlock computer, screen saver, mouse, trap mouseDownload
HowTo: Lock the computer so the user cannot use other programslock computer, screen saverDownload
HowTo: Validate a credit card numbercredit card, Visa, Master Card, American Express, Discover, EnRoute, JCB, Diners Club, Carte BlancheDownload
Talk: RSSRSS, Really Simple Syndication 
HowTo: Collate emails holding survey entriescollate, collate email, survey, emailDownload
HowTo: Count the number of Mondays in a monthMonday, month, count MondaysDownload
HowTo: Copy memory extremely quicklyRtlMoveMemory, copy memory, MemCopy, CopyMemory, array, memoryDownload
HowTo: Determine whether the program is running in the IDE or as a compiled executable by using Debug.Printrun mode, IDE, executable, Debug.PrintDownload
HowTo: Determine whether the program is running in the IDE or as a compiled executable by using Debug.Assertrun mode, IDE, executable, Debug.AssertDownload
HowTo: Use the RtlMoveMemory (CopyMemory) API function to copy memory from a 2-D array to a 1-D arrayRtlMoveMemory, copy memory, CopyMemory, array, memoryDownload
Tip: Install fontsinstall font, font 
HowTo: Open and close the CD driveCD ROM, CD drive, open drive, open CDDownload
Who is Rod Stephens?Rod Stephens, author 
Colorado PicturesColorado pictures, mountains, flowers 
HowTo: Allow the user to enter "super user" mode by entering a passwordsuper user, passwordDownload
HowTo: Make a program compile and run another programcompile, run, make and runDownload
HowTo: Magnify the area under the mousemouse, magnifyDownload
Tip: Use Yahoo and Google resourcesresources, Yahoo, Google 
HowTo: Make a cursor file with a hotspotcursor, hotspotDownload
HowTo: Fill a ComboBox with a list of countriescountry, countriesDownload
HowTo: Get the caption of the window that currently has focusfocus window, caption, titleDownload
HowTo: Get a control's imagecontrol image, clipboard, PrintFormDownload
Tip: Learn when a Web page was last modifiedmodified, last modified, Web page, JavaScript 
HowTo: Convert numbers between Roman and ArabicRoman numerals, Arabic numeralsDownload
HowTo: Convert VB6 projects to VB5 projects easilyVB6 to VB5, convert, versionDownload
HowTo: Display "balloon" help when the mouse is over a buttonballoon, help, popupDownload
Tip: Dell offers cheap computer recycling and donationrecycling, recycle, donate, donation 

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