Public (software) Library
Copyright 1993 Nelson Ford, PsL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Visual Basic Programming
Part 1

CONTENTS:

-----DOS_ACCS: DOS Access/Functions
-----FONT_UT:  Font Utilities
-----COMMUNIC:  communications, networking
-----SYSTEM
-----TIME_DAT:  Time/Date Applications
-----GRAPHICS:  graphics, video routines, screen sizing
-----CUSTOM:  Custom Controls
(The following sections are in VB2.TXT.)
-----TOOLS:  General Tools/Reference/Info
-----MISC
-----DATABASE
-----SORTSRCH:  sorting and searching routines
-----INPUT:  data entry routines
-----KYB_MOUS: keyboard, mouse, cursor and joystick routines
-----PRINTING
-----API:  API Reference/Utils
-----SOUNDS:  PC speaker, WAV files, MIDI
-----DDE
-----SAMP_APS: Sample Applications
-----FAX
-----GAMES
-----NUMERIC
-----MENU:  menu-bar related items
-----INI_FILE:  INI file related items
-----ARRAYS
-----COMPRESS:  file compression, archiving
-----INSTALL:  installation routines, programs

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-----DOS_ACCS: DOS access, functions

[CRC32]
CRC32
(Simms, Jeff; $0)
contains a DLL with source code to calculate CRC32 value of a file.

[DATETIM]
DateTime
shows how to get a file's date/time stamp and file size directly from within
Visual Basic without resorting to a shell to DOS DIR command.

[Dirscan]
Dirscan.BAS
(Rose, Joel; $0)
contains source code for a routine that scans a system's drives for a particular
file or files.

[DskInfo]
DskInfo
(Taylor, Ian; $0)
is a DLL that returns information about a specified drive: free space,
total space, total clusters, available clusters, sectors per cluster and
bytes per sector. It also returns free system resources and memory.

[DskSpc]
DskSpc
(Shields, James; $5)
is a DLL which returns total disk space and free disk space for a
user-specified drive.

[ISFILE]
Isfile
(J. Frank Carr; $0)
shows how to use the OpenFile API call to determine if a file exists or
not.

[LABLDLL]
Labeldll
(Guimond, Stephen C.; $0)
contains a DLL that will allow you to read, write, and delete DOS volume
labels. It will also allow you to get file and disk information such as
total disk space, available disk space, file date, file time, and size
of file.
A conversion routine to get plain English dates and times out of those
returned by the DLL is also provided. Commented Pascal source code is
included.

[QSearch]
QSearch
(Simms, Jeff; $0)
is a DLL that lets you search a drive for a file, search a file for text, and
copy a file. Wildcards are supported. A sample app is included.

[VBDOS]
VBDOS
is a DLL that allows you to get free disk space, file information, and change
file attributes. Sample code is included.


-----FONT_UT:  Font utilities

[ENUMFNT]
EnumFonts
(Telelink Systems; $8)
is a DLL which allows you to access the Windows API service EnumFonts. A demo is
provided which shows how to find which typefaces and fonts are supported by the
default printer. Source code is included.

[Fontro]
Fontro
(Young, Ted M.; $0)
contains VB source code to create a rotatable font that can print sideways.

[FONTVW]
FontView 2.0
(Snider, Charles; $0)
is code for an application to find, display, and print Windows fonts.

[Rotfont]
Rotfont
(Egger, Fredi; $0)
shows how to print text at any angle in VB apps to screen or printer.

[VRTFNT]
Vertically Rotate Font
is source code for rotating a font vertically.


-----COMMUNIC:  communications, networking

[ADialer]
ADialer
(Lamson, George; $0)
is the source code and executable for a program to dial the phone.

[AXPHON]
Axis Phone 3.1
(Tirio, Joseph J.; $0-$5)
is VB source code for a modem dialer.

[ComDemo]
ComDemo 1.0
illustrates the use of several COMM API functions. Includes source code and an
executable file.

[LINKLOD]
Link'n Load
(Krumsee, Art; $0)
is VB code that shows how to establish a network link, run a specified
application, and when done, unload the link. Network managers with VB only have
to enter the application name into the code and compile it for this to work.

[MSCOMM]
Mscomm
is a new bug-fix version of MSCOMM.VBX which comes with VB2/VB3

[NETPRNT]
NetPrint
(Krumsee, Art; $0)
is VB source that allows network users to link and unlink printers from within
Windows. It includes declarations for 3 undocumented Windows API functions which
should make this application network independent.

[NOVL_VB]
Novell-VB
(Johnson, L.J.; $0)
contains an example program with source code that allows you to attach to and
detach from multiple servers. You can also set drive mappings on your primary
server. Many of the basic Novell API's are demonstrated.

[VBMate]
VBMate
contains a library of routines and sample code for interfacing VB with EXTRA!
for Windows EHLLAPI.DLL. This gives VB the ability to interact with a 3720
mainframe terminal session.

[VBTerm]
VBTerm
(McGuinness, Charles; $0)
is source code for a simple VT100 terminal emulator.

[WNET]
WNET
(Ken True; $0) contains a sample VB program that shows how to
use the common built-in WNETxxx calls to retrieve user name,
disk/printer network mapping, and connect/disconnect disks/printers in
a network independent manner. Requires VBRUN300.


-----SYSTEM

[CDLL_VB]
CDLL_VB
(Aylor, Bill; $?)
is a TurboC++ DLL for VBWin that illustrates how to pass a character string
from the DLL to VB for processing.

[CLIPDEM]
CLIPDEM
demonstrates using the clipboard across forms.

[CTLWHWN]
CtlWhWnd
(User Friendly, Inc.; $0)
is a DLL function that returns the hWnd for any control.

[DDEPM]
Doing DDE with Program Manager
(Irwin, Gregg S.; $0)
contains a module and sample application to demonstrate the
functionality available for creating Items in Program Manager,
retrieving Group and Item information, deleting items, replacing
items, and more.

[DRAGDRP]
Drag'n'Drop
(Bonner, Paul; $0)
shows how to add support for the Windows 3.1 File Manager drag-and-drop facility
to a VB program.

[DRAGFRM]
DragForm
(Simms, Jeff; $0)
demonstrates how to drag a form without a title bar and dragging a textbox using
similar code.

[EndTask]
EndTask
(Simms, Jeff; $0)
is a DLL that lets you close your app normally when the user selects End
Task from Task Manager.

[ExWait]
ExWait
demonstrates how to use the Windows GetModuleUsage function to cause VB to
wait until a SHELL command has finished.

[Findapp]
Findapp
(Obeda, Ed; $0)
is a DLL and related VB code that prevents users from opening more than one copy
of your application or of programs such as Calculator.

[Fndwnd]
Fndwnd
shows how to look for a window based on Caption and/or ClassName.

[GETWLST]
GetWindowList 1.1
(Steinwart, Todd; $0)
is a DLL that lets you get a list of handles for active, visible windows. Sample
usage code is included.

[HlpKey]
HlpKey
(Simms, Jeff; $0)
is a DLL and source code which eliminates the need for separate F1 Help
Keypress events.

[InOut]
InOut
(Faggart, B.E.; $0)
is a DLL for I/O Port control. Sample VB source code is included.

[LANDAU]
Landau
shows how to use drag and drop, how to link to the Windows calculator, notepad
and winhelp, and how to use the clipboard.

[LOCKAPI]
Locker API 1.0
(Hampshire Software; $245)
is a software metering DLL. It allows a programmer to control the number
of concurrent users that may access their windows program. It works on
all networks that support DOS filesharing/filelocking. It also works on
local drives.

[LstDrag]
LstDrag
(Mosher, Sue; $0)
is code for dragging a line in a List box to another line with the mouse or
cursor keys.

[LOADTIME]
LoadTime
is a text file that tells how to handle slow loading programs to keep the user
from messing things up.

[MHelp]
MHelp
(MicroHelp, Inc.; $0)
is a DLL with VB versions of PEEK, POKE, INP, OUT, VARPTR, VARSEG, VARSEGPTR,
SADD, SSEG and SSEGADD.

[Modalex]
Modalex
is a DLL that makes a VB app appear modal to the calling app.

[PATH_VB]
Path
demonstrates the use of two API calls to determine the path of an application.
(Not needed for VB3.)

[PeekB]
PeekB
(Harvey, Jim; $0)
is a DLL that lets you peek at protected memory. The DLL source code
illustrates how to write a DLL for VB.

[RESCHEK]
ResCheck 1.0
(Houck, Dan; $0)
is source for checking and displaying GDI and User Heap information in an icon.

[RUNMODL]
RunModal
contains a DLL that will allow you to call any EXE file and have it run as if it
were a modal dialog box from the calling application. Your VB app can be called
as dialog boxes from Word; your apps can call Notepad, etc. WIN31 is required.

[SI_SDK]
The System Information SDK 1.01
(Snowy Mountain Software; $10)
is a DLL and a Library of VB function calls that enable developers to
determine configuration information about a computer. It can detect
computer model, BIOS manufacturer and date, memory installed, bus type, CPU
type and speed, mouse and drive info, and more. This was designed to be
used with Visual Basic, although another language that can call DLLs can
also be used.

[SPCTIME]
Space & Time
(Barrett, Paul James; $0)
is a DLL that reports free disk space and will copy the date and/or time to the
the Clipboard. C source code for the DLL is included, but no source code to
illustrate calling the DLL from VB, so you will have to study the C code.

[SysMenu]
SysMenu
(Simms, Jeff; $0)
is a DLL that lets you add items to the System Control Box menu.

[SYSWTCH]
SySwitch 2.03
(Bonner, Paul; $0)
is VB source for a utility for changing Windows configurations.

[TIMFRAM]
TimeFrame
(Braeuchi, J.; $0)
shows how to display information on the caption bar of other applications.
This example displays the time.

[Topmost]
Topmost
(Contreras, Mike; $0)
contains source for a utility to keep any specified window on top. This is
very useful for keeping the VB2 properties window visible during program
development.

[TxtHook]
TxtHook
(Simms, Jeff; $0)
is a DLL that enhances the Text box. The primary feature is that text can
be left highlighted even when the Text box loses focus.

[VBFNDID]
VBFindID
(Kitsos, Costas; $0)
is a utility which can be used to determine the IDs of VB Controls during
design-time.

[VBMEM_S]
VBMem 1.1
(Snider, Charles K.; $0)
is source for a VB app that displays Windows system information: the operating
mode, presence of a math chip, and free memory. Compiled and run minimized, the
display will constantly update the free memory number

[VBPoint]
VBPoint
(Zuck, Jonathan; $0)
is a DLL that adds pointer support to VB. LP2Str$ is a string function that
copies data, pointed to by a so-called "Long Pointer" into a VB proprietary
string variable. Str2LP is a subroutine that will copy data from one address to
another. With this function you can create the CV? and BLOAD commands.

[WINFOVB]
Windows Info
(Bonner, Paul; $?)
reports the caption, window handle and class name of the window under
the mouse cursor, its parent window, and its progenitor window.
Source code is included.

[Wmem]
Wmem
(Buelow, Ron; $?)
shows how to create an icon bar that displays system memory, stays on top, and
is moveable.

[WndFind]
WndFind
(User Friendly, Inc.; $0)
solves the problem of needing an exact match when using the AppActivate command.
This can also be used to determine if your application is already running.
Source is included.

[XTask]
XTask 1.0
(Stam, Pieter; $0)
is a DLL that lets you detect when any EXE has terminated.


-----TIME_DAT:  Time/Date Applications

[CAL_PRO]
Calendar Program
(Meadows, Al; $0)
is the source code and executable for a calendar program.

[DAT_TIM]
DateTime
(Michna, Hans-Georg; $0)
is VB source to display the date and time in a variety of international or
custom formats.

[DATE_VB]
Date Functions
(Tyson Bonn; $5) can convert a given date to
the number of days that date is past January of the year 0, into a
long integer value. That value can be stored as a part of your
user-defined types.

[DATEMTH]
DateMath
(Expertec, Inc.; $25)
is a DLL which adds date math to your apps.

[GridCal]
GridCal
(Meadows/Graves; $0)
is source for making a calendar using the Grid custom control.

[VBCLOCK]
VB Clock 1.0
(Gagliano, Jim; $0)
is VB source for an app to display the date and time in a very small window.

[VBCLK]
VBClock 1.1
(Holland, Sarah; $0)
contains source code and an executable for a Win31 utility that shows the date,
time, and the percentage of free system resources remaining. Options include
background/foreground color selection, font selection, alarms, and more.

[VBPCAL]
VB Popup Calendar
(Schueler, Don; $0)
is source for a small pop-up calendar. It is intended for popping up in date
fields and returning the value to the field.


-----GRAPHICS:  graphics, video routines, screen sizing

[256PBX]
256PICBX
is a DLL with source that displays 256 color bitmaps in a VB Picture box
control. Source for a sample app is included.

[3D4VB]
3D4VB
(LAN Services; $10)
lets you create beautiful 3-D effects. More than 20 different routines are
included to draw 3-D frames, shadowed boxes, borders, picture buttons, etched
and shadowed text, and more. Interestingly, this is all done with VB code - no
DLL's to keep track of. All source code is included.

[APMMETA]
APM-Metafiles for VB
(Reisewitz, U.; $0)
lets you use "problem" WMF files with VB.

[AUTOSIZ]
AutoSize
(Scherer, Bob; $0)
shows how to adjust forms and their contents for any type of video type.

[AVIWIN]
AVI Viewer
(Callaway, Dustin; $0)
demonstrates how to play AVI files through a custom window rather than
the default AVI playback window. The program allows for positioning
and sizing of the playback window by simply placing a picture box on
your VB form. Source code and executable are included.

[BMPKit]
BMPKit
(Campbell, George; $0)
is a set of routines to scale, print, and display bitmaps. A demo and all source
code are included.

[BURGLAR]
Burglar & Animate
(Campbell, George; $?)
contains source for two demonstrations of simple animation using icons.

[FADE]
Fade To Black
(Stine, Brian; $0)
demonstrates how to make the background of your form fade from blue to
black like the the background in MS install windows.

[FrameVB]
FrameVB
(Ford, Nelson ASP; $0)
is a Module that will draw shadowed frames around controls to create the
illusion of their being recessed. Also included is a routine for underlining a
control such as a Text box.

[GetPut]
GetPut
(Martin, Wendell; $0)
is a routine that works like the graphic Get and Put statements in DOS Basic.
Example code is included.

[ICONBRW]
Icon Browser
shows how to more easily extract icons from apps in Windows 3.1.

[ICONDEM]
IconDemo
(Young, Ted M.; $0)
is demo code to show how to draw graphics on a VB app's icon.

[ICOXTRC]
IcoXtrc
is a routine for extracting icons from executables and DLLs.

[Marquee]
Marquee
(OsoSoft; $0)
is code for adding a moving banner to your VB applications.

[MetaLib]
MetaLib 1.0
(Sygenex; $0)
contains a set of routines that will allow you to create, draw, and save SDK
(vector graphics) metafiles.

[MICROPC]
Micro-Pic 1.0
(Freel, Fred L.; $0)
is a PicClip bitmap array. It provides 100 toolbar type button graphics
for use with the PicClip control. Requires Visual Basic Pro 2.0's

[Pic2ic]
Pic2ic
(Hart, Matt; $0)
a project that shows how to make an .ICO compatible bitmap on a
picture control. It extracts an icon from a file, then copies the mask
image used as an icon/drag icon.

[POLYGO]
PolyGone
(Mack, Jim; $0)
is the source for an interesting graphics display. It also illustrates the use
of graphics when iconized.

[PROGWRK]
Programmer's Workshop 1.0
(Bushnaq, Firas; $10)
is a template that shows all available screen resolutions on your monitor to
make is easy for you to size your forms and dialog boxes. It has a ruler scale
which shows twips, inches, points, picas, and pixels and can be used for
conversions among those units of measure.

[RLEBMP]
RLE vs BMP
is simply an illustration of the huge difference in size between standard BMPs
and compressed RLE files.

[REFRESH]
Refresh
demonstrates the use of VB's implicit refresh versus an explicit refresh of a
Text Box.

[Shades]
Shades
(Stine, Brian; $0)
show how to give your forms a "brushed steel" background like the Borland custom
controls.

[SSave]
SSave
(User Friendly, Inc.; $0)
is a DLL that allows you to create Windows screen savers (like After Dark) in
Visual Basic.

[TURBODX]
TurboDXF
(Dorosh, David; $50)
is a DLL that allows you to create standard DXF graphics files with up to 25
entities per drawing. It works with TP, VB, OV, Excel, C.

[VBFLIP]
VBFlip
is an outstanding demonstration of using the BitBlt and StretchBlt API
functions. The demo code displays a grid of tiles which you can flip over to
show a graphic or which you can X out with a zooming red X. The code also shows
how to store a series of images in a single picture file and use the individual
images.

[VBMASK]
VBMask
demonstrates how to create a mask from an image and a screen object using
BitBlt.

[VBMENU]
VBMenu
shows how to add graphic bitmaps and check mark substitutes to a menu.

[VBSCROL]
VBScroll
demonstrates an easy way to scroll/pan across a bitmap in a Picture Box.

[Waldo]
Waldo
(Melanson, Leo; $0)
is the source for an animation sequence in which Waldo walks across the form.

[WNKDEMO]
WinkDemo
(Campbell, George; $0)
is source that illustrates how to provide an animated screen while your VB
application is loading.

[WMF2_VB]
WMF2BMP
(Campbell, George; $0)
is VB2 source that converts WMF files to BMP files, with full scaling
capabilities.

[WMFPIX]
WMFPix
is a set of graphics icons in WMF format for use in your VB programs.

[Z2]
Z2
(GraniteWare; $0)
lets you to zoom in up to 4x the area around your cursor. It allows you to
continue zooming even when another application has focus. It can clip the zoomed
area to the clipboard.


-----CONTROLS:  Custom Controls

[3DCTL]
3DCTL
(Bonner, Paul; $0)
shows how to use CTL3D.DLL from Excel 4.0 to give all common dialogs and
message boxes in a VB app a 3-D appearance. (CTL3D.DLL not included.)

[3DINPUT]
3D-VB Input 3.0a
(Liddicoet, Brett; $15)
is a Text box custom control that lets you add a 3-D look to the box and to
the text, specify data entry type, and align text left, centered, etc. The
unregistered version is limited to three controls per project.

[3DVBIN]
3D-VB Input 1.0b
(Opaque Software; $15)
is a Text Box type custom control with numerous optional 3D effects, formatted
input, justification, and more.

[3D_How]
3D_How
shows you how to draw 3D brushed steel looking controls with VB2. All
code is included; no add-on tools are required.

[5PAK20]
5Pak20
(Weimar Software; $35) - a set of five custom controls for
VB including popup menus, balloon help, dynamic menu help, and more.

[BBCC]
Browse Bound Control
(Delta Soft Inc.; $20)
contains a control that can be used in conjunction with the standard VB3 Data
control to browse any RecordSet. There are full on-the-spot editing facilities
with data pre- and postvalidation. You can freeze columns at the left edge,
set column and header text alignment, and set special coloring for any column.

[BROWSECC]
Browse 3.0
(Oancea, Gabriel; $10)
is a VB custom control for browsing DBF files. Requires vxBASE (on this CD).

[Buttons]
Buttons
(Freel, Fred; $0)
are ten button arrays for use with ToolButton 2.0. A BMP workspace is
also included for modifying the buttons, or creating and capturing new
ones.

[BmpLst]
BmpLst
(Shields, James; $20)
provides a list box that displays a bitmap and a line of text for each
item in the list. Support is provided for bitmap, metafile, and icon
picture formats.

[ClipSib]
ClipSib 1.0
(Funk, Keith; $0)
allows you to have overlapping controls, which VB does not normally support. VB
code for an excellent demo of the routine is included. This code contains many
other useful routines as well.

[CNTRLC]
CntrlC
shows how to create new instances of composite controls (eg: frames with check
boxes) using the SetParent API call.

[CLBOX]
CLBox
is source code for a Combo List Box with incremental search. It also shows how
to quickly clear a List Box.

[DDServe]
DDServe
(Zuck, Jonathan; $0)
is a DLL that lets you add Windows 3.1 drag-and-drop capability to your
applications. Several example apps are included.

[DFInfo]
DFInfo 1.0
(James Shields; $15)
is a custom control that provides disk and file information, including disk
space, cluster info, file size/attributes, etc.

[Dialogs]
Dialogs
(Kitsos/Johnson; $0)
contains example code for using common dialogs with API calls without the need
for a separate DLL.

[DD_VBX]
Dragdrop.VBX
(Apex Software; $0)
allows Visual Basic applications to intercept File Manager drag/drop messages.

[DROPDWN]
DropDown
shows how to simulate a Combo box with a Text box and a List box.

[FEDIT]
Visual FEDIT Custom Control 2.5
(Computer Mindware Corp.; $159)
a superclass of the EDIT control that provides the developer with all
facilities needed to ensure that the data received by a program is
correct.
Features include full support for VBX format 2.0 and 1.0, masked input
for 5 data styles, clipboard support, 19 date and time manipulation
procedures, over 60 API functions, and more.

[Filebox]
Filebox
(Wykes, Harry JF; $0)
shows how to create a Windows style file-open box using List boxes rather than
the VB DriveBox and DirBox objects.

[FOpen]
FOpen 1.1
(Kitsos, Costas; $0)
is a set of forms, VB code, and API calls to create the standard Windows type of
"Open File" dialog box. A demo is included.

[Gauge]
Gauge
(Mattila, Jussi; $0)
tells how to create a Meter box from two Picture boxes.

[Graphic]
Graphic 1.1
(Cramp, Stephen; $15)
is a 256-color custom control. It also includes support for OS/2 BMP files. This
version can only be used within VB. Registration gets a runtime module.

[GRIDEG]
Expanding Grid
is an example of a self-expanding grid. Data is entered into a text
box above the grid and the grids cell dimensions change to suit the text.

[NUGRD3]
Nugrd3
contains an updated version of the GRID.VBX control that shipped with VB3.
This circumvents a problem causing an error "invalid file format" when the
setting of the HelpContextID was changed from the default value.

[GRIDPL]
GridPl
is a routine for entering data into a Grid control and to scroll the Grid with
Cntl-Arrow or the mouse.

[TGDEMO]
TrueGrid Demo
(Apex Software Corp.; $0) - is a demo package of an
easy-to-use data-aware grid for VB 3.0. Includes help file and interactive
sample application.

[INPGRID]
Input Grid
(Guardalben, G.V.; $15)
is a grid control with a built in floating input box. This takes all the pain
out of getting data from the user and into the grid. C source code for the
control is included.

[ILIST]
IList
is a List box which includes the abilities to perform multi-selects, retrieve
and set multiple items in one call, store a long integer for reference along
with each list item, perform partial string matching, clear listbox with one
call, set and retrieve the top visible item and more.

[IOvbx]
Iovbx
contains a VB custom control to read and write to I/O ports.

[JIANG]
Jiang Controls
(Jiang, Jeng Long; $0)
is a set of controls for VB, including a 3-D label with right, center, and
left justification, a "spinner" control, and horizontal and vertical
percent-complete gauges. (The author can no longer be reached at the
address provided in the documentation.)

[MHFS]
MHFormScroll 2.0
(MicroHelp; $0)
adds scroll bars to Forms. This lets you have forms that are larger than
the screen.

[MoveTxt]
MoveTxt
(Funk, Keith; $0)
shows how to use a Picture control to simulate dragging of a Text control (which
normally cannot be dragged).

[MULTDLL]
Multi.DLL
(Simms, Jeff; $0)
is a DLL for a multi-selection listbox. C source code and all VB Declares are
included.

[MULTIPK]
MultiPik
(Kitsos, Costas; $0)
shows how to create a multiple-selection List box with API calls.
Source and demo included.

[GRAF_ST]
GrafStat 1.0
(Object Productivity, Inc.; $22-$32)
is a custom control for displaying the status of a process. Two styles are
offered: thermometer and needle.

[GRIDRTN]
Grid Routines
(Ford, Nelson ASP; $0)
is a set of routines for use with the Grid custom control. Routines include
cursor key scrolling of the Grid, direct input to the Grid, add a row, delete a
row, save to and load from disk, clear the Grid and more.

[Grid_VB]
Grid_VB
is a single control that lets you display data in columns and rows. This was
originally given to beta testers by Microsoft, but not included in VB. Jonathan
Zuck has made enhancements to it.

[HUGEGRD]
HugeGrid
(Ford, Nelson ASP; $0)
is sample code illustrating the integration of a Huge Array with a Grid control.
Features include sorting, searching, adding, deleting and sorted inserting of
records into the Huge Array, as well as paging and scrolling through data with
the Grid.

[MENUWAT]
MenuWatch
(Lathrop, Steve; $15)
allows you to easily add a full-featured menu help status bar to your
application. By placing this custom control directly on your main
form, you can display help snippets in a help status bar at the bottom
of the window as the user highlights menu items.

[MSGBOX]
MsgBox Editor
(Buhrer, Richard; $0)
makes it easy to set up MsgBoxes. Run this utility, click on the elements you
want, add the text, and it generates the source code for you on the Clipboard
for you to paste into your program.

[MhCtl]
MhCtl
(Beekes, Bernd; $?)
demonstrates how to get the control handle of a menu.

[MHSAMPL]
MHSample
(Patterson, Sam; $0)
is a well commented sample custom control.

[OpenDlg]
OpenDlg
(Thomas, Zane; $0)
is a DLL for the Open and Save-As common dialogs.

[Picnic]
Picnic
(Funk, Keith; $0)
allows you to make picture controls look like VB forms. It demonstrates how to
use the Win3 API functions to add a caption, sizing border and a minimize box
and system menu to a picture control.

[PerCnt]
PerCnt 2.0
(Shields, James; $10)
is a custom control to display a percentage status bar. The VB program
can control the font, color, border, and size characteristics of the
status bar. Sample code is included.

[PROPVW]
PropView
(Microsoft; $0)
is a Custom Control that can display the properties of the current form and
allows printing of the control properties.

[PRNTLBL]
Prntlbl
shows how to print captions on a Form using API calls instead of Label controls.
The code looks enormously complicated to us, considering that you can do the
same thing with a few straight VB commands, but maybe we are missing something.

[RANDGRD]
RandGrid
(Ford, Nelson ASP; $0)
is sample code illustrating the integration of a random access file and a Grid
control.

[SCRL_CJ]
Scroll.bas
(Juerges, Christian; $0)
contains sample code that shows how make a scrolling form under VB 2.0
and 3.0.

[Spin]
Spin
(Kitsos, Costas; $0)
is commented VB source code to create a Spin Button Control. No DLL/VBX files
are required.

[Stsbar]
Stsbar 2.0
(Staffin, Ed; $0-$10)
is a DLL for a status bar. This is a bar that is used to display program
parameter/function status, mouse coordinated, column/row numbers - or
any other text you want to assign to it.

[SIZ_CC]
SIZ Custom Control 1.00
(William M. Raike; $15)
lets you put controls on forms that have "handles" which let them be resized
at runtime.

[Stbar]
Stbar 2.26
(Beekes, Bernd; $50-$85)
allows you to add a status line to your VB applications.

[TIMETXT]
TimeQueue & TextKey
(Curlew Software; $0-$10)
are two VB controls. TextKey lets you attach a prepared text file to it
during design time. TimeQueue lets you execute events at specified time
intervals.

[ToolBar]
ToolBar
(Murphy, Stephen; $0)
walks you through creating a toolbar using a picture box for the bar and BMP
files for the buttons. Sample source code and BMP files are included.

[TOOLBUT]
ToolButton 2.0
(Foster, Brett; $0-$?)
let you have standard toolbar buttons. Features include nine standard command
buttons, six different button states generated from a single supplied bitmap
for custom buttons, MouseDown event for help messages, on-line help reference,
and more.

[TOOLWND]
Toolwnd.DLL
(Donahue, Ray; $35)
lets you create nice looking toolbars and toolboxes with icons for each
selection.

[TREE_RS]
Tree
(Stoepper, Ralf; $0)
is code for displaying a data tree with exploding and hiding of data, similar
to an outlining program.

[VBDIALG]
VBDialog
is a common dialog DLL for saving and loading files. This is a solution
to the problem of saving files with different filters in VB
CMDIALOG.VBX.

[VBMETER]
VBMeter
is a VBX that lets you create a meter type display with horizontal or vertical
bars.

[VBWrite]
VBWrite
(Simms, Jeff; $0)
contains source code that demonstrates adding MS Write as a edit control to a VB
application. The advantage is that a Text box does not allow different fonts,
etc., which Write allows. This code is still in the experimental stage.

[VB_Bar]
VB_Bar
(PoloWood, Felipe; $0)
is a percent-complete gauge that requires only a single Picture box, which
conserves resources.

[VB3D]
VBCtl3D
(Beekes, Bernd and Simms, Jeff; $29)
allows you to easily add 3-D effects to controls, message boxes,
dialogs, etc.

[VBSLID]
Slider VBX Control
(Northeast Data Corp.; $?)
is a DLL control that appears as a slider similar to those used on
audio/video equipment such as stereos, tuners, and amplifiers.

[VBMSNGR]
VB Messenger 1.00b
(JOSWare, Inc.; $54)
is a subclassing custom control for Visual Basic. Source code is
included.

[VCC]
VideoSoft Custom Controls 2.2c
(VideoSoft; $45)
is a set of three VB custom controls. The 3D Elastic control automatically
resizes forms or other controls. IndexTab allows you to group controls by
subject using a familiar notebook metaphor. Awksome allows you to quickly scan
and parse text files.