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VB6 Tip: Best practices requires that you ensure all forms unload

January 14, 2005 8:00am PST

Writing proper code requires that when a VB program ends, all of its forms will be unloaded and removed from memory.

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VB6 Tip: Understanding the importance of ByVal and ByRef keywords

January 7, 2005 8:00am PST

Defining whether procedures are passed by reference or value is an essential part of almost every VB program.

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VB6 Tip: Making the most of user defined types (UDT)

December 17, 2004 8:02am PST

A user defined type (UDT) is a Visual Basic technique for defining a data type that exactly meets the needs of your program.

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VB6 Tip: Selecting all text when a Text Box gets the focus

December 10, 2004 8:02am PST

In many applications, especially forms, it is often desirable to have all of a control's text selected when it receives focus. This Visual Basic tip shows you how that is accomplished.

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VB6 Tip: Create global properties to gain control over data storage

December 3, 2004 8:01am PST

Learn how to create global properties that aren't associated with any particular object but are available throughout the entire application.

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VB6 Tip: Adding controls to a form at runtime to increase flexibility

November 19, 2004 8:05am PST

Adding controls to a form at runtime can give your VB6 program the flexibility to react to changing data and circumstances.

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VB6 Tip: Give users more options by generating an auto-OK dialog box

November 12, 2004 4:26pm PST

Using this timed-response technique, you can give your users the option of changing program defaults or letting the program run with the established defaults.

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VB6 Tip: Deleting files to the Recycle Bin from within a VB6 application

November 5, 2004 8:02am PST

In Visual Basic 6, with the right API function, you can delete a file to the Windows Recycle Bin, where it can be restored later if necessary.

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Play WAV files from a VB program to improve user interaction

October 29, 2004 7:01am PDT

Signal application events for users using Microsoft Windows Multimedia functions from a Visual Basic 6 program.

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VB6 Tip: Changing text alignment for forms and picture boxes

October 22, 2004 7:03am PDT

Change the displayed alignment of text on a form or picture box in Visual Basic 6 with a Windows API call.

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VB6 Tip: Achieve a better user experience with improved auto-find in a List Box

October 18, 2004 1:52pm PDT

Improve user experience inside a List Box with code that will expand the functionality of the built-in auto find features of Visual Basic 6.

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Simplify your VB6 coding with control arrays

September 29, 2004 2:52pm PDT

This tip can simplify your VB6 programming with a control array that permits two or more controls of the same type to have the same name and same event procedures, but retain their own separate...

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How the ComboBox's Style property works in VB6

September 22, 2004 1:44pm PDT

Not all drop-down boxes are the same. This Visual Basic 6.0 tip shows you how to use the ComboBox Style property to enhance the interface of your application.

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Create scrolling controls on a form using VB

September 8, 2004 2:53pm PDT

If you need to place more controls on a form than you can display at one time, an option is to create a tabbed interface using the TabStrip control.

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