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WI-8A: Small Visual Basic Programs ======== Contents: ======== #12028 API Reference/Utils #3490 DLL's #1 #4699 DLL's #2 #3557 DOS Access/Functions #3557 Font Utilities #3557 Networking/Communications #3704 System #3704 Time/Date Applications #3788 Graphics/Video #1 #12026 Graphics/Video #2 #3968 General Tools/Reference/Info #1 #4855 General Tools/Reference/Info #2 #12654 General Tools/Reference/Info #3 #12831 General Tools/Reference/Info #4 #3969 Miscellaneous #12886 Miscellaneous #2 #4062 Database/Data Entry #4226 Printing #12358 DDE/Misc. #12433 Sample Applications -------------------------- #12028 API Reference/Utils Small Programs Disk -------------------------- APIFunc Solutions by Smith $15 is an API function database in Cardfile format. APIXref $0 is a Help file that cross-references the API calls listed in WINAPI.TXT, included on this disk. To use this file, while in VB, press F1 for Help, then Alt-F and O to open the file. API Spy (API-SPY) Gamber, Mark $20 displays functions and parameters of DLL calls. Results can be viewed or saved to disk. It also can force a debugger break and can find function addresses in the Windows API. VBAPI 0.2 Pruitt, Steve $0 contains text of the Microsoft WINAPI.TXT file in the Windows .HLP format. It includes additions and corrections as of March 9, 1992, and contains definitions of functions, constants, and data structure for use within Visual Basic. WinAPI Microsoft Corporation $0 is a text file listing all the Windows 3 API declarations for VB. With these declarations in your VB code, you can perform many functions not otherwise available in VB. Win31API.TXT (WN31API) Microsoft Corporation $0 is a text file containing Windows 3.1 API declarations for VB. --------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12028 --------------------------------- ----------- #3490 DLL's Small Programs Disk ----------- 256PICBX (256PBX) $0 is a DLL with source that displays 256 color bitmaps in a VB Picture box control. Source for a sample app is included. CtlWhWnd (CTLWHWN) User Friendly, Inc. $0 is a DLL function that returns the hWnd for any control. CRC32 Simms, Jeff $0 contains a DLL with source code to calculate CRC32 value of a file. DSound $0 is a DLL that allows you to play sound files through a PC's speaker. A sample SND file and sample VB code are included. Filter (FLTRTPW) Smith, Wilson $0 is a DLL that can tell you if the default printer has changed. TPW source code for the DLL and sample VB code is included. 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. FSP.DLL (FSP) Vardy, Chris $0 contains a small DLL that returns the number of bytes free on the given drive. GetWindowList 1.1 (GETWLST) Steinwart, Todd $0 is a DLL that lets you get a list of handles for active, visible windows. Sample usage code is included. InOut Faggart, B.E. $0 is a DLL for I/O Port control. Sample VB source code is included. LZSSLib 1.0 Eschalon Development Inc. $25 is a file compression/decompression DLL for Windows programmers. It uses the LZSS algorithm. This should work with any language that supports DLL calling, such as Turbo Pascal, C/C++, Actor, Visual Basic, Realizer, and ObjectVision. MHelp MicroHelp, Inc. $0 is a DLL with VB versions of PEEK, POKE, INP, OUT, VARPTR, VARSEG, VARSEGPTR, SADD, SSEG and SSEGADD. Modalex $0 is a DLL that makes a VB app appear modal to the calling app. Multi.DLL (MULTDLL) Simms, Jeff $0 is a DLL for a multi-selection listbox. C source code and all VB Declares are included. Packit (PACK-VB) Taylor, Ian $0 contains a DLL that will compress/decompress files using Lempel-Ziv compression modified by adaptive Huffman coding. Pointers.DLL 1.1 [PNTR11] Greg Blaum $0 is a DLL for VB that contains a function that returns the Pointer of any variable. It contains de-referencing functions and sample code. Prnset (PRNSTVB) $0 is a DLL that allows changes to the default printer settings. RunModal (RUNMODL) $0 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. SounDLL White, Bill $0 is a sound driver (DLL) with VB source code to illustrate its use. TPW source code for the DLL is included. Space & Time (SPCTIME) 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. 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. Toolwnd.DLL (TOOLWND) Donahue, Ray $35 lets you create nice looking toolbars and toolboxes with icons for each selection. VBCards 1.01P Sands, Richard R. $0 is a card-deck DLL for writers of card games for Windows. It contains 52 cards, a Joker, seven card back designs, two indicator cards, some support routines, and a short sample program. VBLaunch (VBLAUNC) Simms, Jeff $0 adds a Launch item to the VB menu bar in which it lists everything in Program Manager. VBPoint Zuck, Jonathan $0 is a DLL that adds pointer support to VB. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3490 -------------------------------- -------------- #4699 DLL's #2 Small Programs Disk -------------- 3D-VB Input 3.0a (3DINPUT) (10-93 CD) 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. 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. DateMath (DATEMTH) Expertec, Inc. $25 is a DLL which adds date math to your apps. DLL4VB $0 is an example of how to make a simple DLL for VB with BC++. C and VB source included. DLL Sniffer v1.0 (DLSNIFF) Hutmacher, Dave $9 finds and lists all Declares for external Subs and Functions in your source code. 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. Gsprntr.dll (GSPRNTR) (11-93 CD) Hopkins, Geoff $50 is a DLL to query and set the printer paper page orientation. HlpKey Simms, Jeff $0 is a DLL and source code which eliminates the need for separate F1 Help Keypress events. HotKey.DLL (HKEYVB) Zuck, Jonathan $0 is designed to provide hotkey support to Visual Basic, which is not directly supported in VB. HUGEARR.DLL (HUGEARR) Schmidt, Stephen $0 is a DLL which contains functions for creation, maintenance, and deletion of arrays larger than 64K, with more than 32k elements per dimension. It also lets you copy contiguous elements from a Huge Array into a specified part of a VB array and vice-versa. C source for the DLL is included. Jiang Controls (JIANG) 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.) Joystick DLL (JSTICK) Dabel, Bret or Martin, Robert $15 is a DLL to access the joystick settings for writing games using Visual Basic. Labeldll (LABLDLL) (09-93 CD) Guimond, Stephen C. $0 contains a DLL that will allow you to read, write, and delete DOS volume labels. Locker API 1.0 (LOCKAPI) 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. MHFormScroll 2.0 (MHFS) MicroHelp $0 adds scroll bars to Forms. This lets you have forms that are larger than the screen. Message Music (MSGMUS) Zuck, Jonathan $0 lets you add sounds to Message Boxes. There are different, "descriptive" sounds for Normal, Stop, Question, Exclamation, and Information boxes. 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. SysMenu Simms, Jeff $0 is a DLL that lets you add items to the System Control Box menu. 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. WinPlay Zuck, Jonathan $0 is a DLL that plays simple music files through the PC's speaker. Although this cannot compare to the music you can play through sound cards, it does offer some sound effects for machines without such cards. VBDialog (VBDIALG) $0 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. XTask 1.0 Stam, Pieter $0 is a DLL that lets you detect when any EXE has terminated. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4699 [0] -------------------------------- -------------------------- #3557 DOS Access/Functions Small Programs Disk -------------------------- DateTime (DATETIM) $0 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.BAS Rose, Joel $0 contains source code for a routine that scans a system's drives for a particular file or files. 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. Isfile (ISFILE) (10-93 CD) J. Frank Carr; $0 shows how to use the OpenFile API call to determine if a file exists or not. 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 $0 is a DLL that allows you to get free disk space, file information, and change file attributes. Sample code is included. #3557 Font Utilities -------------------- EnumFonts (ENUMFNT) Telelink Systems $8 is a DLL which allows you to access the Windows API service EnumFonts. Fontro Young, Ted M. $0 contains VB source code to create a rotatable font that can print sideways. FontView 2.0 (FONTVW) Snider, Charles $0 is code for an application to find, display, and print Windows fonts. Rotfont Egger, Fredi $0 shows how to print text at any angle in VB apps to screen or printer. Vertically Rotate Font (VRFONT) $0 is source code for rotating a font vertically. #3557 Networking/Communications ------------------------------- ADialer Lamson, George $0 is the source code and executable for a program to dial the phone. Axis Phone 3.1 (AXPHON) Tirio, Joseph J. $0-$5 is VB source code for a modem dialer. ComDemo 1.0 $0 illustrates the use of several COMM API functions. Includes source code and an executable file. Link'n Load (LINKLOD) 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) (10-93 CD) $0 is a new bug-fix version of MSCOMM.VBX which comes with VB2/VB3. NetPrint (NETPRNT) 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. Novell-VB (NOVL-VB) Johnson, L.J. $0 contains an example program with source code that allows you to attach to and de-attach from multiple servers. You can also set drive mappings on your primary server. Many of the basic Novell API's are demonstrated. VBMate $0 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 McGuinness, Charles $0 is source code for a simple VT100 terminal emulator. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3557 [20] -------------------------------- ------------ #3704 System Small Programs Disk ------------ Doing DDE with Program Manager (DDEPM) Irwin, Gregg S. $0 contains a module and sample application to demonstrate the functionality available for creating Items in Program Manager, Item and Group infor retreival, deleting items, replacing items, more. Drag'n'Drop (DRAGDRP) Bonner, Paul $0 shows how to add support for the Windows 3.1 File Manager drag-and-drop facility to a VB program. DragForm (DRAGFRM) Simms, Jeff $0 demonstrates how to drag a form without a title bar and dragging a textbox using similar code. EndTask Simms, Jeff $0 is a DLL that lets you close your app normally when the user selects End Task from Task Manager. ExWait $0 demonstrates how to use the Windows GetModuleUsage function to cause VB to wait until a SHELL command has finished. Fndwnd $0 shows how to look for a window based on Caption and/or ClassName. Ini_Art Jones, Tim $0 is a tutorial on writing and using INI profile files. Source code examples are included. Joystats (JOYSTAT) (10-93 CD) $0 contains source code for a joystick status application. KeyCode Mosher, Sue $0 displays the hex keycode for any key pressed. This is useful for any Windows programmer, but the included source code is VB. Landau $0 shows how to use drag and drop, how to link to the Windows calculator, notepad and winhelp, and how to use the clipboard. LstDrag Mosher, Sue $0 is code for dragging a line in a List box to another line with the mouse or cursor keys. LoadTime $0 is a text file that tells how to handle slow loading programs to keep the user from messing things up. Minifile.BAS $0 is a VB module that simplifies the use of INI files. ResCheck 1.0 (RESCHEK) Houck, Dan $0 is source for checking and displaying GDI and User Heap information in an icon. Shuffler (SHUFLER) Stine, Brian D. $0 is VB source code for a utility to shuffle (randomize) sound files assigned to system events. Requires Win31 and the Professional Tool Kit for VB. SySwitch 2.03 (SYSWTCH) Bonner, Paul $0 is VB source for a utility for changing Windows configurations. TimeFrame (TIMFRAM) Braeuchi, J. $0 shows how to display information on the caption bar of other applications. This example displays the time. VBFindID (VBFNDID) Kitsos, Costas $0 is a utility which can be used to determine the IDs of VB Controls during design-time. VBMem 1.1 (VBMEM-S) 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. Wmem Buelow, Ron $? shows how to create an icon bar that displays system memory, stays on top, and is moveable. 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. #3704 Time/Date Applications ---------------------------- Calendar Program (CAL-PRO) Meadows, Al $0 is the source code and executable for a calendar program. DateTime (DAT-TIM) Michna, Hans-Georg $0 is VB source to display the date and time in a variety of international or custom formats. GridCal Meadows/Graves $0 is source for making a calendar using the Grid custom control. VB Clock 1.0 (VBCLOCK) Gagliano, Jim $0 is VB source for an app to display the date and time in a very small window. VBClock 1.1 (VBCLK) 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. VB Popup Calendar (VBPCAL) 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. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3704 [15] -------------------------------- -------------------- #3788 Graphics/Video Small Programs Disk -------------------- 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. BMPKit Campbell, George $0 is a set of routines to scale, print, and display bitmaps. A demo and all source code are included. Burglar & Animate (BURGLAR) Campbell, George $? contains source for two demonstrations of simple animation using icons. Fade To Black (FADE) 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 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 Martin, Wendell $0 is a routine that works like the graphic Get and Put statements in DOS Basic. Example code is included. Icon Browser (ICONBRW) $0 shows how to more easily extract icons from apps in Windows 3.1. IconDemo (ICONDEM) Young, Ted M. $0 is demo code to show how to draw graphics on a VB app's icon. IcoXtrc $0 is a routine for extracting icons from executables and DLLs. Marquee OsoSoft $0 is code for adding a moving banner to your VB applications. PolyGone (POLYGO) Mack, Jim $0 is the source for an interesting graphics display. It also illustrates the use of graphics when iconized. Programmer's Workshop 1.0 (PROGWRK) 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. RLE vs BMP (RLEBMP) $0 is simply an illustration of the huge difference in size between standard BMPs and compressed RLE files. Refresh $0 demonstrates the use of VB's implicit refresh versus an explicit refresh of a Text Box. Shades Stine, Brian $0 show how to give your forms a "brushed steel" background like the Borland custom controls. VBFlip $0 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 $0 demonstrates how to create a mask from an image and a screen object using BitBlt. VBMenu $0 shows how to add graphic bitmaps and check mark substitutes to a menu. VBScroll (VBSCROL) $0 demonstrates an easy way to scroll/pan across a bitmap in a Picture Box. Waldo Melanson, Leo $0 is the source for an animation sequence in which Waldo walks across the form. WinkDemo (WNKDEMO) Campbell, George $0 is source that illustrates how to provide an animated screen while your VB application is loading. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3788 -------------------------------- ----------------------- 12026 Graphics/Video #2 Small Programs Disk ----------------------- APM-Metafiles for VB (APMMETA) Reisewitz, U. $0 lets you use "problem" WMF files with VB. AutoSize (AUTOSIZ) Scherer, Bob $0 shows how to adjust forms and their contents for any type of video type. AVI Viewer (AVIWIN) (09-93 CD) 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. Cursor (CURSRPF) Fillion, Pierre $0 is source code to create a cursor in VB without a DLL. MetaLib 1.0 Sygenex $0 contains a set of routines that will allow you to create, draw, and save SDK (vector graphics) metafiles. Metaprn (METAPRN) (12-93 CD) Dyson, P.B. $5 pounds Sterling lets you use Metafiles in VB without VBXs. You can load both types without needing to use a picture box. Source code and an executable are included. Micro-Pic 1.0 (MICROPC) 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 PicClip.VBX. Pic2ic (09-93 CD) 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. SSave User Friendly, Inc. $0 is a DLL that allows you to create Windows screen savers (like After Dark) in Visual Basic. TurboDXF (TURBODX) 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. WMF2BMP (WMF2-VB) Campbell, George $0 is VB2 source that converts WMF files to BMP files, with full scaling capabilities. WMFPix $0 is a set of graphics icons in WMF format for use in your VB programs. 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. --------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12026 --------------------------------- ---------------------------------- #3968 General Tools/Reference/Info Small Programs Disk ---------------------------------- AddHelp $0 is all the code you need to access a Help file from VB. Additem $0 is VB code that illustrates a potential problem with adding fixed length strings to a List Box. AVI-WI Mathison, Rolf $0 contains annotated VB source code to play AVI files in any window, rather than the default random window. BitMap Young, Ted $0 is code for an "application" that simply illustrates the use of all the VB Picture Box functions. Click & Double-Click (CLK-DBL) Ford, Nelson ASP $0 is code that shows how to trap both the click and double-click events for a control. Color Calculator (COLCALC) Evers, Dave $0 displays color number for color combo selected on sliding bars. VB source code is included. Cvdmkd Carr, J. Frank $0 contains a set of routines that provide the MKDMBF$, MKSMBF$, CVDMBF, and CVSMBF functions for VB 2.0. It also contains routines to convert Turbo Pascal 6 byte reals to VB doubles. A simple demo program is also provided. These routines are important if you plan to convert QB 3.0 or earlier data files to VB. Focus U-Turn (FOCUTRN) $0 demonstrates techniques for the use of Focus, and what to expect when you use it, particularly as it applies to attempts to verify data on exit from a control via LostFocus. GetDec MicroHelp, Inc. $0 eliminates unused DLL declarations from the Global module of your programs, resulting in a smaller EXE. GetHelp Freel, Fred L. $0 allows you to call Windows or application Help Files and jump to a page that you specify. Hyper (HYPR-VB) Martin, Wendell $0 shows how to add hypertext to your VB programs. Junque $0 shows how you can implement an activity indicator for open-ended routines by displaying a message box that "Things Are Happening". MRB Drop n' Comp (MRBDNC) (08-93 CD) CHC Software $0 is a Windows front end for the Microsoft Multiple Resolution Bitmap Compiler. It enables you to select a group of files using File Manager and drop them onto the MRB Drop 'n' Comp window or icon. An Auto Launch feature automatically starts compilation when a pre-determined number of files have been selected. PSPFrm $0 is source code that allows printing a form, including border and caption, to a PostScript or PCL printer. Print size is adjustable. RTFGen 2.0 Baldwin, Dave $0 converts plain ASCII files into Rich Text Format for use with the Windows Help Compiler. This is much easier than learning Word, or its equivalent. Saveme Irwin, Gregg $0 provides you with a reminder, as well as the ability, to save a project before running it. Forgetting to save before running is a sure way to lose lots of work over time. While Irwin designed this as a stand-alone, it seems like it would be more effective to make it the start-up form in your program during the design and testing period. Scbar Software Assist Corporation $0 shows how to have scroll bars represent up to a billion. VB Assistant (VB-ASST) English, Donald R. $0 displays a menu that lets you save and run the application you are working on, invoke an icon editor, or quickly gain access to all help and text files which relate to Visual Basic. Source code and executable are included. VBBooks is a list of currently available books about Visual Basic. Information includes name of book, publisher, publisher's address, phone numbers and a brief description of the book. VBClean Hite, David $0 is source for an automatic save/load procedure needed to shrink VB executables. VBE (VBE) 01-94 CD Digital Solutions $15 adds two useful text options to VB. It allows you to save selected text to a file and to print selected text. These options will appear under the File Menu in VB. VBLaunch (VBL-JF) Freudenheim, J. $0 keeps track of your projects (MAK files); lets you pick one from a list and launch VB. Source included. VBMacro Campbell, George $0 is a group of macros for the Windows macro recorder that can save you a lot of keystrokes when writing code in VB. Winmmsys.txt (MMSYS) Microsoft Corp. $0 is a text file containing the Windows 3.1 Multimedia API Declarations. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3968 -------------------------------- ------------------------------------- #4855 General Tools/Reference/Info #2 Small Programs Disk ------------------------------------- CfgText McClure, Jim $0 is a set of routines for setting a Text box for maximum length of input, upper and lowercase translation, and password hiding. Consthlp.hlp (CON-HLP) Buhrer, Richard $0 is the CONSTANT.TXT file for VB/Win 2.0 edited into a Help file with hypertext links and key word searching. Help Compiler Shell (HCSHELL) Brown, Tim $0 opens, edits, and saves Help Compiler project files and map files. It runs the Help Compiler and your compiled Help files. It also automates a few of your compiling tasks and reports the compile status. KBWin $0 is a list of articles in the CompuServe Knowledgebase about Visual Basic for Windows. MSKB $0 is a list of the topics in the MS KnowledgeBase area of Compuserve. Profile (PFIL-DM) Mosier, Dave $0 makes the WIN Profile API's easier and safer to use. SoundDemo (SNDDEMO) $0 shows how to access the user-selected Windows system sounds and attach them to message box functions. 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. VB_2_EXT (VB2EXT) Hutmacher, David Th. $0 lets you easily reuse Declare statements from existing VB source code. It dis- plays a list of all the BAS files on the selected drive and a list of all the Declares in a selected BAS file. VB2list Barlow, Chris $0 a Word for Windows 2.0 template that will read Visual Basic MAK files and locate all FRM and BAS files. Then it will read these files and create an outline and table of contents of all Subs and Functions. Vbcal Mower, Chris $0 is a calendar module for VB3. It provides a pop-up calendar for users to enter a date. VBCmp 1.00 Hein, Scott J. $0 is a Windows shell for COMPRESS.EXE. VBFlush 1.1 Moccia, Lou A. $4 automates the process of save/load/replace for VB projects. VBPaths Brown, Tim $0 reads a MAK file and shows the path that each Project file is in. VBProject 1.0 (VBPROJ) Kallonen, Jari $0 is a handy start-up tool for VB. It displays up to 12 of your Projects on but- tons; click a button and it loads VB and the selected Project. Commented VB source for VBProject is provided. Viewer (VIEW-VB) $0 for creating a screen preview of printed files with scroll bars. Windows Info (WINFOVB) Bonner, Paul $? reports the caption, window handle and class name of the window under the mouse cursor, its parent window, and its progenitor window. VB 2.0 source code is included. ZipRead $0 is source code for reading the contents of ZIP files. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4855 -------------------------------- ------------------------------------- 12654 General Tools/Reference/Info #3 Small Programs Disk ------------------------------------- Cloner 1.1 Big Dog Software $15 [February 1994 CD] helps you copy reusable components in VB projects to new projects. It simplifies file movement, editing and management. Requires VBRUN200. CVDMBF 1.0 Carr, J. Frank $0 [February 1994 CD] contains example code of how to perform conversions from Microsoft Binary Format to the IEEE format used by Visual Basic. FieldPack 1.2 (FLDPAK) Software Source $39 [Feb. 1994 CD] is a set of three useful data management add-ons to VB/Windows. SuperString Tools packs mixed data formats into any database. For example, records can contain different-sized arrays. Delimited Substring Tools are PICK/OS-like functions for hierarchical data management with variable-length fields. Utility String Tools features justification, conversion, filters, and more. NoGhost 1.0 $0 [February 1994 CD] is a tool which allows VB applications to respond to Cascade and Tile messages properly. It can be configured to allow or disallow sizing of the VB application's window, and requires only 5K of memory and one simple call to a DLL function. Setup 3.0 (SETUP3) Chapman, Mike $0 is an enhanced version of the installation utility provided in VB. Features include a customizable setup dialogue box title/message, unlimited number of pre-installation files, notifies user if there is not enough hard disk space to install files, detailed help file, and more. Stack Patch (SPATCH) $0 [February 1994 CD] patches the VB3 EXE so that compiled executables will have 40K of stack space rather than 20K. Source code is provided. Tom's Happy Constants (THC) Bassal, Thomas $0 helps you access API constants declarations in a fast and convenient way. You just have to highlight the constant name in the code window and press a hot key to load the corresponding Global Declaration into the clipboard. VB Global Constant Help (VBGLOB) Thorpe, Rick $0 is VB3's CONSTANT.TXT in Windows HLP format. VB Source to Document (VB2DOC) (12-93 CD) Juden, Eddie $25 creates a Word for Windows Document from any MAK file. It will highlight all SUBs and FUNCTIONs, mark all Rem'ed statements, count SUB and FUNCTION usage, and create a Table of Contents. This is a powerful debugging tool. VBAPI.LIB (VBAPI) $0 [February 1994 CD] contains the newest version of VBAPI.LIB which has all the VBAPI function names declared in upper case. VBEvents 1.0 (VBEVNT) 01-94 CD ETN Corporation $70 is a Visual Basic 3.0 application that is used to test Click, Change, GotFocus, and LostFocus events under various conditions. Visual Basic Conventions and Guidelines (NAM_VB) (12-93 CD) Collier, Jim $? contains a complete VB naming convention and resource text. It Includes methods for creating readable, reusable code and covers data access. Windows ID Spy (VBWINSP) (12-93 CD) Stewart, Dave $0 will identify the Class Name, hWnd (Handle), Parent and Caption of any window or control the mouse passes over, as well as the x and y coordinates of the window's or control's rectangle. --------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12654 --------------------------------- ------------------------------------- 12831 General Tools/Reference/Info #4 Small Programs Disk ------------------------------------- EZ-Tab 2.0 (EZTABD) Beekes, Bernd $0 [February 1994 CD] allows you to implement tabbed dialogs in Visual Basic without any additional coding or subcontrols. Tabbed dialogs allow you to present complicated dialogs to the user without adding a great number of controls to one window or splitting the dialog into many subdialogs. FormatVB (FRMT_VB) Rebich, Larry $0 [February 1994 CD] reads a VB text file, sorts the controls, subroutines and functions then creates a line numbered file suitable for input to your favorite word processor. The output is preceeded by a handy table of contents. This contains the VB source code and help source and a compiled help file. GetHelp 1.0 (GETHELP) Lorenzini, Jeff $0 [February 1994 CD] creates an INCLUDE file of helpcontextid's for use in creating a help file for a project. GetYour$ (GETYOUR) Haschka, Michael $5 [February 1994 CD] contains VB3 source code for printing a Shareware order form, registration number dialog, nag screens and app customization with the registered user's name. Micro-MakeSmall 1.0 (MAKSMAL) Micro-Bytes\Wordware $10 [February 1994 CD] is a multi-file compressor/expander aid for preparing distribution diskettes for VB programs. This program requires COMPRESS.EXE, EXPAND.EXE, and VBRUN300. Paltest (PALTEST) $0 [February 1994 CD] contains a simple demo showing how to use 256-color palettes with picture boxes and forms. Set Tab Stops (SETTAB) Rebich, Larry $0 [February 1994 CD] contains a VB subroutine that sets tabs in a text box. A sample program is included. Tab Dialog (TABDLG) Eke, Richard $0 [February 1994 CD] contains source code and an example of a simple routine which simulates 'tabbed' dialog boxes like there are in Word 6. Tagit (TAGIT) Neese, Al $0 [February 1994 CD] is an example on how to add a little help caption to any object on any form. Source code and an executable are included. --------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12831 --------------------------------- ------------------- #3969 Miscellaneous Small Programs Disk ------------------- BaseCnv (BASECN) Lyle Lensen $0 is a routine for doing number base conversions. A Better VB 3.0 (VBCALN) IntegrationWare, Inc. $10 [Feb. 1994 CD] is VB source code for a monthly calendar that does not require a grid or other special controls. The routines let you highlight a day and change month/year. CFixVB Mack, Jim $0 is a routine to round Currency variables at a given number of decimal places. ASM and OBJ files and sample code included. CLBox $0 is source code for a Combo List Box with incremental search. It also shows how to quickly clear a List Box. Cocktail 2.00 (COCKTA) 01-94 CD $0 is a simple example of a scrolling virtual listbox accessing an indexed file with a fully implemented 'thumb movement' and keyed, incremental searches. Coerce $0 is a routine to force Currency variable amounts to 0, 1, 2, or 3 decimal digits of accuracy. Compressor 1.0 (CPRESS) Diversions Software $0 [February 1994 CD] is a file compression utility. Its main function is to compress files to distribution disks without having to run SetupWizard, or having to drop to DOS and type it in yourself. Requires VBRUN300 and THREED.VBX. Curlib Fillion, Pierre $15 is a DLL of 28 different cursors (many are animated) which you can use in your apps. Source showing all the APIs for accessing a cursor DLL is included. FixMenu Young, Ted M. $0 is code that shows how to get/change properties of menu items. Ini_Mod1 (INIMOD) Berry, Forrest $0 is a VB module to create, read and update private INI files. You only need to add it to your project and call it. Sample code is inlcuded. MenuOn $0 shows how to disable and then enable the entire Menu Bar of a Form quickly and without flicker. MessGbox (MESSGB) 01-94 CD Louis Collado $0 allows you to flip through all the boxes available with the MSGBOX command and quickly view the dafault button, return values and also get a visual of what the box will look like. MMPVB Turpin, Jerry $0 shows how to use the MultiMedia Extensions to play MID, WAV, and MMM files. NCalc Smaby, Marcus $0 demonstrates the implementation of a common keyboard handler. Numbers Computing, Marquis $0 is a set of routines to emulate binary coded decimal and IEEE string/numeric conversion functions (MKI$, etc.) found in QB and PDS but not in VB. PGuide $0 is the source code for the sample routines in the VB Programmer's Guide. Profile.BAS (PFILEVB) Vance, Rob is VB code (API calls) that makes it easy to store program data in WIN.INI. Scroll 1 & Scroll 2 (SCROLVB) 01-94 CD Paul T. Dawson $0 contains sample code that demonstrates how to create a "scrolling form" with VB for Windows. The included executables require VBRUN200. Sndply (SNDPLAY) $0 demonstrates use of sndPlaySound() in VB to play WAV files. SubFrm (08-93 CD) Courtesy User Friendly, Inc. $0 is an example of using an array of data control to simulate the subform capability of Access in VB3. Text Style (TXTYLE) Irwin, Gregg $0 shows how to change the style of Text boxes to allow only uppercase or only lowercase letters, to limit the number of characters, and to create a password entry box. TxtFmt $0 controls text input formats. It formats numeric, dates, uppercase, length of input, literal constants, etc. VBArray Kitsos, Costas shows how to load/save an array of up to 64k in a single operation. VBXlDem $0 is source code to show how to access an embedded chart in Excel and link it to a basic picture control. VqStrings (VQSTRNG) $0 allows huge variable and fixed length strings for Visual Basic. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3969 -------------------------------- ---------------------- 12886 Miscellaneous #2 Small Program Disk ---------------------- Brand VB (BRAND) Teter, C. Mark M.D. $0 [March 1994 CD] is VB source code for a FRM for branding your EXE files with the user's name, address, and serial number. CLIPDEM $0 demonstrates using the clipboard across forms. ComServ Buck, Alan $0 is the source code for a VB application for keeping track of Zip files. DiskInfo 1.0 (DISKINF) Marquardt, Douglas $0 [March 1994 CD] is a DLL for Visual Basic which will return the free disk space of the current drive. GPMVB1 $0 is source that shows how to use VB to create and edit a form-based document in Microsoft Word for Windows. Personal Helper (PERSHLP) FAR, Inc. $15 [March 1994 CD] assists in creating help files. It allows you to import your VB project files into a MS Access database, creating a context id for the project itself and all the controls in each form in the project. You can then write scripts for each control for which you want text, create popups and jumps to other contexts, etc. Requires the Microsoft help compiler. Properties On Top (PROONTO) Sauve, Eric $0 [March 1994 CD] lets the VB programmer keep the Properties window on top to make it easier to access. Reform $0 [March 1994 CD] is a small VB 3.0 utility to unpack packed data downloaded from a mainframe host. Source code is included. Regions $0 detects when the user has clicked in a specified area. A demo app shows the API calls and sample code. Snippits for Windows (SNIPPIT) $0 [March 1994 CD] is a small VB database program that keeps all those little code fragments that you need to look up all the time. It allows you to enter a description or keywords and then find the code that matches. Requires VBRUN300 and MSAJT110.DLL. TBMask Craig, Bob $0 [March 1994 CD] shows how to do masked input with a regular VB Text Box using only Basic code. It will handle simple masked input such as a phone number, date, decimal number, or dollar amount. This is not a DLL. TextView (TXTVIEW) Craig, Bob $0 [March 1994 CD] allows you to create a "Virtual List Box" from a Picture Box and a Vertical Scroll Bar in order to view text files larger than 64K. Requires VB3. Winstall.Frm (WINSTAL) $0 is source code for a program to find and run installation programs on program disks. --------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12886 --------------------------------- ------------------------- #4062 Database/Data Entry Small Programs Disk ------------------------- Adr (10/93 CD) Anderson, Tim $0 contains code for a simple address book. It demonstrates how to access, update, and maintain a dBASE IV table, complete with a routine to "pack" the database. Btcreate (BTCREAT) Highsmith, J. $0 is sample source for the use of Btrieve create in VB. Requires the Btrieve for Windows DLL. BtrTest Meyer, David $0 is source code for a Btrieve for Windows sample program. CallBT Kubelka, Bob $0 contains a function which simplifies using Btrieve with Visual Basic. Requires Btrieve for Windows. Comb Sort (CMBSORT) Dacon, Tom $0 is a sort algorithm that is simpler than Quicksort while still nearly as fast. EditDem Milligan, Keith $0 is a set of data entry control routines for VB: date entry, price/quantity, currency, two and four decimal places, string to a specified length, uppercase text input, and others. Node Database Grid Browser 1.1 (NODEFND) contains full source code that implements a table browser using a grid control. There are no limitations on record numbers, no VBXs or DLL's, and no fees or copyrights. Requires VB 3.0. Paradox Engine Demo (PDOXED) Jaster, John contains a DLL and source code for a simple demonstration of the Paradox engine. PXCreate (PXCREAT) Nech, Jim $0 provides a way to use the Paradox Engine to create Paradox tables in Visual Basic. Source Code is included, and VBRUN is required. SQL Query (SQLQRY) $0 is an upgrade of the Query VB program in MS's VB SQL Server DLL kit (required to run this file). It improves the handling of returned rows. SQLGrid Hyland, Bob $0 shows how to use a GRID control (on disk #3880) with the VBQSL SQL Server (from Microsoft). Tree (TREE-RS) Stoepper, Ralf $0 is code for displaying a data tree with exploding and hiding of data, similar to an outlining program. VBDB $0 is a set of forms and code for a dBase engine. A lot of coding has gone into it. The sample application is about 85% complete; the engine is completely done. VB-ISAM Eibl, Gunter $0 contains the source code for an ISAM-emulation, using the rules of Basic PDS 7.1. The emulation needs the Btrieve DLL. An an example is included to see how to use Btrieve from Visual Basic. VB-Paradox Engine Interface (VBPXENG) Dooley, Sharon F. $0 is a set of declarations that create an interface to the Paradox Engine. It will translate between VB and Paradox data types. VBSort Ford, Nelson $0 is the code and a sample application for sorting both a List box and an array. Testing shows that it takes 8 times longer to sort a List box. WinBtrv Novell $0 is a DLL to allow using Btrieve in VB applications. XQLM Declarations (XQLMVB) $0 are the VB declarations for working with Novell XQL. Gentypes (GENTYPE) (10-93 CD) $0 contains source code for an application to generate TYPE definitions for all tables/querydefs. It will also list the structure of your.MDB file. (Not on this disk. Special order from the 10-93 CD. 17k) -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4062 -------------------------------- -------------- #4226 Printing Small Programs Disk -------------- Devtes contains sample code to locate available devices and set the default printer in Visual Basic. DrawScript Routines (DRAWSCR) McClure, Jim $0 is a set of routines for previewing printer output on screen. Endprn $0 is source code for a small utility for cancelling a print job. HPEnv 2.0 (HPENV-S) Himowitz, Michael J. $0 is VB source for an application that prints envelopes in landscape mode without having to change printer setup. This is also on a Windows applications disk. HPESC O'Rourke, Peter $0 explains how to send ESCape sequences from Visual Basic to an HPIII printer. Justify2 $0 is a routine which can extract text from a Text Box and print it justified. Pict_t Santamarina, George F. $0 demonstrates how to print bitmaps using Windows 3.1 Common Dialog routines. PPOrient (PPORIEN) Poellinger, Paul $0 is a DLL to find out and set the current printer orientation to Portrait or Landscape. PPRTR 4.1 (PPRTR) Poellinger, Paul $10 [Feb. 1994 CD] contains a DLL that allows you to get a list of available printers, change default printer, and get default printer and port. Print Clipboard (PRINTCB) Barnett, Clifford P. $0 contains source code and an executable for printing the contents of the Windows Clipboard. Text and graphic dumps are both supported. Print Wrap (PR_WRAP) Ivory Tower Software $0 [February 1994 CD] contains two dozen lines of commented source code with a description file for printing wrapped text from VB. Project Printer 2.1 (PROJPRN) Holland, Sarah $10 produces a nicely formatted listing of your VB file in Word for Windows, while also saving text/loading text for you. PrSetup Schwartz, Corey $0 is a DLL and supporting code to add to your applications to allow the user to select printers, as well as to adjust printer setup and configuration. All C and VB source code is included. PrtList Mattila, Jussi $0 is a set of printer selection procedures for VB. Psetup revC Kitsos, Costas $0 is a DLL that lets you invoke the Windows standard Printer Setup Dialog. Sample source code is included. PSOut Cramp, Stephen $0 illustrates a method of printing bitmap files up to 32k in size. It has been tested on PostScript and HP LaserJet printers only. PWrap Wagner, Richard $0 is a routine for sending text to the printer with word wrap at word breaks, as delimited by spaces. VB2Grid contains a grid control print subroutine for VB 2.0 VBBook (VBB-DS) Scott, Dennis $0 is source code for an app that lets you print ASCII text files to an HPLJ printer in booklet format. VBPDemo Obeda, Ed $0 shows how to calculate the default printer's lines per page under the declared FONTNAME and FONTSIZE. It will also a allow the user to ABORT the print job, thereby flushing the printer buffer. VB Printer Control (VBPRINT) Harrington, Dennis $0 demonstrates how to put a laser printer into Landscape mode and how to select a paper bin without going through the Windows print manager. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4226 [7] -------------------------------- ---------- #12358 DDE ---------- DDEShare (DDESHR) Software Assist Corporation $0 is a VB implementation of the WFW DDEShare application. It provides an example of utilizing several of the API functions used in controlling the DDEShare database. DDE Utility (DDEUTIL) $0 shows how to do DDE in a generic fashion. Lets you test which DDE commands will work with specific applications. Prompts for appname, pathname, topic, item, execute string, window mode and attempts to conduct the DDE link. Source code included. DDE_VB Pleas, Keith R. $0 contains source code for prototyping DDE strings and exploring DDE connections. GMPVB2 $0 shows how to use DDE to get and manipulate data from Word for Windows. #12358 Miscellaneous -------------------- Buster $0 automates the VB environment. It saves code and inserts declares and constants in your project. Cursor Manipulation (CURSMAN) Fillion, Pierre $0 is source code that shows how to make API calls to limit cursor movement to a specified area, to hide the cursor, to read the cursor position, and to move the cursor to a specified position. DskSpc Shields, James ASP $5 is a DLL which returns total disk space and free disk space for a user-specified drive. Expanding Grid (GRIDEG) $0 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. IList $0 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. Joysti (JOYSTI) Thomas, Zane and Intelligence Engineering $0 contains source code and VBX file for reading a joystick from VB. It features modules to handle major functions and a simple game app to demonstrate use. This will work with VB3. (Not on this disk. Special order from the 11-93 CD. 27k) NewSet $0 is an updated version of the Visual Basic 2.0 Setup Toolkit SETUP.EXE file. A text file describing the problems that it fixes is included. Nugrd3 $0 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. Setup (SETUP) (12-93 CD) $0 contains revision 1.00.004 of SETUP.EXE for the Setup Toolkit in Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows 3.0. Setupwiz (SETUPW) (12-93 CD) $0 contains revision 1.00.547 of SETUPWIZ.EXE for Visual Basic 3.0. SimplFAX (SIMPLFX) De Bruijn, Michiel $0 is an example program for sending short FAX messages via Delrina's WinFax 3.0. It demonstrates how to get/set the Windows default printer, how to talk to the FAX software via DDE and how to start it. SysClock (SYSCLOK) Lamson, George $0 is source code for an on-screen clock. It can optionally display the date and free system resources, and can add the current time to the title bar of the active window. VB/Expand (VBXPAND) Beekes, Bernd $0 is an add-on package for VB2.It provides instant access to help and text files, automatic insertion of headers for forms/modules/subroutines/ functions, inclusion and exclusion of other files, and an open interface to code generation tools. VBsave Lawrence, John A. $0 automatically saves your work in VB after a specified number of minutes. A dialog box pops up to give you the option of saving or not. --------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12358 --------------------------------- -------------------------- #12433 Sample Applications Small Programs Disk -------------------------- App Shell 1.0 (APPSHEL) Presley, Jim $0 is VB source code for a sample application that can be used as a starting point for file-oriented applications. The app includes forms for file open/save, printing, printer selection and setup (including a custom DLL with C source) and print canceling and a main form that ties everything together with pull-down menus and related code. Apptbook (APTBOOK) Wisniewski, Gary $? contains a complete implementation designed to demonstrate drag-and-drop techniques, including cell-to-cell grid dropping and user-feedback issues. AVIDemo Turpin, Jerry $0 is VB source for an app that shows how to open and play AVI, WAV, MMM, and MID files. Button Clock (BTNCLOC) (10/93 CD) Andy Klein $0 contains source code and executable for a simple Windows time/date display clock. F12Shell (F12SHEL) 01-94 CD Force 12 $0 contains VB3 source code and an executable file for a program launcher. It has 3 D buttons, a stay on top option, and a built-in date and time display. GPIB $0 is a sample application that shows how VB can be used as a control and monitoring software. List Box Messages (LB-MSGS) Hutmacher, Dave Th. $0 is a sample app that demonstrates the use of SendMessage API commands lelated to List boxes. Source is included. Many Things (MANYTHN) McLean, Bruce $0 shows how to write a Windows 3.1 variable screen saver. MemWatch (MEMWTCH) (09-93 CD) Warren, David $0 displays available system memory as well as real-time changes in memory use. It also includes a graphical display of System, GDI, and User resource demand, and a count of the number of tasks running. Metnom OsoSoft $0 contains VB2 source code for a metronome. Search (SRCH-VB) $0 contains source code and a sample application for quickly searching a list box. SmallCal (SMALCAL) Meadows, Al $0 is source for a sample application which illustrates how to generate a calendar for a user-specified month. Textedit (TXTEDIT) Huskins, Douglas A. $0 is the VB source for a clone of Windows' Notepad. VB Address Book (VBADRES) Burgess, Mark S. $0 is a very nice little desktop address book. VBRUN100 req. VB-Coded 3-D Calendar (CALDR) Glenn Silverman $0 is a VB source code for a monthly calendar. You can easily place it on your forms, customize, and make it data-aware. VBCalendar 2.0 (CALEND) Wessex Systems $10 [Feb. 1994 CD] is a handy pop-up calendar. This example requires VB3 DLL/VBX files to be present. VBInst 1.4 Kallonen, Jari $0 is the source code for a VB app to install a program from a floppy to a specified subdirectory. It can also create a Program Manager group. Vbmsdn contains a sample application of a custom database. The SQL statement is included. VBMPU Demo (VBMPU) $0 contains an MPU-401 MIDI card demo and play-only source routines. Dynamic MIDI channel and velocity change are supported. Wallpaper Changer 9/92 (WALCHNG) Hitchings, Tim $0 is the source for an app that changes wallpaper automatically at selected intervals. It also continuously displays time, free resources, free memory, and free disk space. --------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12433 --------------------------------- ]]]]]]]]]]