Basement Exchange

New Section Added: Tools and Utilities

New Files Added: Rebar DLL, System Tray Example, RES Editor

Feel free to download and make use of the following code/tools/etc. If you have any questions, or comments, please let me know.

Class Objects

Horizontal/Vertical Splitter Class
SplitCls.Zip This class allows you to create a splitter bar between two object. This class extremely simple to use and offers instant functionality. Simply indicate the parent form, the left and right (or top and bottom) object , and the splitter class does the rest.

REbar - Internet Explorer Toolbar banner
REBar.zip Give your VB4.0 programs the look and feel of the new Office 97 apps with this great DLL. Includes a document from Microsoft about implementing the REBAR control into your own apps. Source: L&B Software

Code Snippets

API Auto-Search Sample
APISrch.Txt is a sample that shows to use SendMessage to a listbox to search for a particular string.
API UserName and ComputerName
UserName.Txt shows how to use the API to get the current users name the computer name.
System Tray Sample
SYSTray.zip is a sample application that shows you how to implement the little icons in the system tray for Win95 and NT4.0+
Flying Folders
Recycle.Txt A great example of how to use the SHFileOperation API from Shell32.Dll to Delete, Copy, and Move files and folders. Follow the example and watch the folders fly! Source: MSDN Library

Tools and Utilities

VB Resource Editor/Creator
VBRes.zip This is very useful if you do not have another GUI environment to create Resource files with (ex VC++, etc.) Source:Gregg Irwin

Other Useful Files

MS Office 97 Toolbar Bitmaps
MSButton.Zip This single bitmap file contains all the bitmap pictures for creating MS standard toolbar buttons. Use picclip to extract the images. There are about 26 x 50 buttons. Source: MSDN Library

 


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