"How to do it" Programming Techniques for Visual Basic 6
We document some of the toughest problems in Visual Basic 6 and show you the code to solve them. Scan the titles to see if the problem you need to solve is already worked out for you here.
Processing a Web Page in Visual Basic
An About Visual Basic reader asked: How do I use Visual Basic to access the HTML code of a website? A question and answer from About Visual Basic.
Using the Package and Deployment Wizard (VB6)
An About Visual Basic reader asked: How do I use the Packaging and Deployment Wizard to create files and folders when the user installs my application? A question and answer from About Visual Basic.
Write VB6 Code for the Java Platform Using the New Jabaco Compiler
When Microsoft threw VB6 developers to the wolves, one developer decided to do something about it. Manuel Siekmann, a developer in Germany, decided to give other developers a way of compiling VB6 'style' code into Java. That way, you can run on any platform that supports Java such as Linux, you can code in a language that is very much like VB6, and you don't have to play Microsoft's .NET game. That last factor may be the best of all for some developers.
Regular Expressions in VB 6
Regular expressions - also known as "RegEx" - are strings of text used to match patterns in other strings. Although the support is better in VB.NET, VB 6 can also process regular expressions. This article is is a "from the ground up" explanation of to use RegEx in VB 6.
What is the difference between Form1.Hide and Unload Me?
An About Visual Basic reader asks what the difference is between Hide and Unload in Visual Basic 6.
How To Use Resources in Visual Basic
How To Use Resources in Visual Basic
How to Process HTML in VB
A question and answer about How to Process HTML in VB from About Visual Basic
VB 6 Collection, VBScript Dictionary, and VB .NET Hashtable
The VB 6 Collection object, the Scripting Dictionary object and the VB .NET Hashtable object Explained! In this mini-tutorial, we'll go over the idea of collections, dictionaries, and hashtables and then demonstrate those ideas with code. If you're thinking of moving up to VB.NET, this is a great "how to" for you.
VB 6 and DOS
Using VB 6 with DOS requires some new thinking! You remember DOS? ... The operating system responsible for the PC revolution? A DOS environment is still the best way to interface some systems. But VB 6 assumes that it is in a Windows environment. In fact, it's actually easier to create 'DOS' based systems in VB.NET than using VB 6. VB 6 is capable of creating DOS systems. Here's how it's done!
The VB.NET Upgrade Wizard
The Web is full of articles about the differences between VB 6 and VB.NET. Most of these are long lists of differences ... additions, changes, deletions. Just browsing these lists is a real cure for insomnia. But few of them take you completely through an actual conversion. That's what we do in this article.
About Calculating Leap Years
A complete explanation of how to calculate leap years in Visual Basic, what problems are out there, and why it's necessary.