May 2002
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HTML Help and VB |
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This tutorial will teach you how to combine HTML Help with VB, so your applications can easily have functions like "Whats this help" and "context sensitive help". |
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VBRSGen |
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VBRSGen is a handy VB 6.0 Add-In that creates formatted ADO/DAO recordset and SQL code from Access database tables and queries. |
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April 2002
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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Awesome Laser Picture Draw Effect - New and Improved |
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Improved version draws a picture to a picture box using a laser effect. Load Bitmaps, Jpegs and Gifs from your HD, 10 types of laser drawing functions, laser color options and a stop button incase you decide not to wait for it to finish or have a slow comp. |
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MP3 Radio Plus |
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A professional MP3/WAV player for DJ's and Radios. Updated with Soft Pitch, 2 Spectrum and 2 stereoVU for each player (Works in windows 9x/Me/NT/2K/XP). Features 2 players, 1 sample player with 10 channels, various mix types, auto-crossfade, id3 editor, and Skins. |
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Realtime simple raytracer |
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A _realtime_ raytracer (not raycaster!), ported from C++ to VB, and runs pretty fast. Learn how to use SetDibbits to change all the bits in a picturebox with just one call. You can zoom in and out, add more spheres by changing a few variables/constants in the code. Light-positions can be set by the scroll bars and changes will be visible directly! |
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March 2002
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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Hyperlink Sample (one API function used:-) |
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No Set/Release capture (almost). The trick is that windowless controls ARE capturing mouse events upon mousedown BY DESIGN. So every label, image, or custom windowless control has the capture ability build-in. |
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January 2002
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cpvCoolList OCX 1.0 |
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A ListBox OCX with cool effects. View screenshot to see the sample project demo where all properties and methods are showed. |
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Exploit Windows |
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For the first and only time, all those powerful Win32 APIs at one place! These set of classes I've attached lets you exploit every bit of Windows. |
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UDMX HL RTB |
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Have you ever wonder how MS Word + Aim allowed the Highlight word function? Well this HL Rich Text Box has that function. It has a SelHColor Function. In addition, I also include a Transparency Function. |
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December 2001
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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cpvSlider OCX 1.1 |
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Make your own slider. Complete graphical slider control: Vertical/Horizontal orientation, ShowValueTip option,... Sample project and some images included. |
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EliteSpy+ (with Code Generator) |
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EliteSpy+ is program for spying windows. You can spy any window and you can manipulate them using the command buttons in Program. |
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November 2001
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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Article - How to write Games |
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This explains the essentials, how you should go about starting and has some useful code you can copy and paste. |
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October 2001
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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September 2001
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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August 2001
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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3D Boat racers! |
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Its fun and addictive. Race the evil Boris the nasty in this racing game. |
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Larsen Chess |
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Larsen Chess is very good chess game.
His elo rate for pentium 633 is 2000.
Game is 85% finished. |
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Ticker Mania |
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New in this demo: Active titlebar skin (all running applications) and a new version of my award winning Textanimation control. |
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July 2001
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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HTTP File Downloader OCX |
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This is a http file downloader OCX. All you have to do is supply a few things like the URL,Where to save the file at, You can even set chunk sizes. |
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Real Docking Forms |
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Docking form component that will allow you to dock forms onto other forms. |
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Shot It |
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Hot!!! A completly 3d-ego shooter with excellent graphics! |
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Titled PopupMenu |
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This turned out to be more difficult to work out than the drawing of a button on the titlebar.
Once again this code uses subclassing so always use the forms close button or the menus exit to stop the project, or you will crash. |
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June 2001
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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MicroStudio V2 |
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A 64 Track (Midi/Wave) Digital Recording Studio.
Choice Of Drum Kits.
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Online Zip-browser/extractor |
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Class lib. created to make it possible to browse the content of an "online zip" and to extract single files out of that zip file.
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Project Installer 1.9 |
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The Install Creator creates a self-extracting installation program for your Visual Basic projects. |
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Teaching Computers To Read Part 3 |
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An Optical Character Recognition (OCR) program. This ongoing experimental project is to build a neural net capable of recognising zipcodes or text within bitmaps. |
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May 2001
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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TrueVision3D |
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This sample is 1 of the great TrueVision3D samples with Realistic 3D and with a high frame rate per second. |
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April 2001
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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Block This v2.0 |
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Stuck behind a restrictive firewall/proxy? This program demonstrates a technique that may have a solution for you. |
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Neural Network |
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This program shows you how to create an artificially intelligent back propogation neural network! |
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Project Scanner |
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Protect yourself from wannabe programmers who post viruses with this clever code. |
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RamoSoft PrintPreview |
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Get print preview capabilities without thrid party controls! Includes numerous features. |
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Type-N-Sign |
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Wow! Snazzy looking program allows you to learn sign language visually! Includes play back, continuous play, and Speed control features. |
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March 2001
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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Complete Sales and Inventory Program |
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Features Login Entry,Masterfiles,Transactions such as Sales Order, Purchase Order,Receiving Order, Reports such as Inventory Report,Sales Report,Critical Report and Backup/Restore/Password Security features. |
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CyberCrypt 7.0 |
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A super archiving and compression program with full GUI. Check it out! |
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ERacer - Industrial Quality 3D |
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Unbelivable graphics! Explore a 3D world using one of two agrav fighters, at daytime or nighttime, on one of several terrains. You can even try to defend your base against attacking alien fighters. |
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Graphic Ping |
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Performs a network PING and outputs the response time results in a graph. Cool! |
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Proposed Rules of Conduct? |
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We will break our own precedent (one time, anyway) by honoring this non-code article. The suggestions it propose are so right-on-target that we had to honor the voice of the voters. ;) |
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TAG - realtime multiplayer game |
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Chase your opponent around an "arena" until you catch him/her, at that point, he/she becomes "it" - like the classic childrens backyard game of tag. |
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February 2001
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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Angel Viewer - A Presentation Program |
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This well done and thought out presentation program has almost the same amount of options as an 'off-the-shelf' presentation program, maybe more. Features over 150 commands including transition animations, midi,w ave,mp3 audio syncing Text 3D text laser for/next goto's and too much more to list here! |
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Cameo-Pro Web Cam Server |
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Set the frames per second, enable the stream, and anyone with the provided web address will be able to see you on their web browser. Images are updated every second. |
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cEdit Code Editor |
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Throw notepad away! . This editor offers syntax highlighting support for:
C/C++, HTML, basic, cgi/perl, pascal, xml, style sheets, and jscript.
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CuteSplit 2.0 |
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Learn how to split and rejoin any type of file. This program features great functionality and a clean easy to use interface. |
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DirectX 8 Tutorial |
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This huge tutorial takes you through DirectX 8,
DirectSound8, DirectInput8, Direct3D8. Includes a fully documented sample program and a glossary of terms. |
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engineX beta demo 1 |
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A 3d engine masterpiece by who else, but Simon Price. Features Directx8 and 3D graphics with support for hardware acceleration, dot, line and triangle primitives, materials, texture mapping with transparency and too much more to list here. |
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Matrix Intro Emulator |
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Have you seen the intro to the movie 'The Matrix'? This program emulates the computer code running across the screen for a neat effect! |
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Multithreading in VB |
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You can't multithread in VB until VB.Net comes out, right? WRONG! Learn exactly what multithreading is and how to take advantge of it today with this cool code! |
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No more .Dll Hell |
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This program will find all the DLLs and OCXs that a program needs to be opened. |
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Stereo Vision, TRUE 3D! |
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This program renders two images of a simple model from separate camera positions. When viewed similar to a Stereogram image it produces a TRUE 3 Dimensional view of an object. No special viewing devices are needed to view in full 3D. |
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Text Animation Control |
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Create flicker free animations with multiple text lines, positions, rotations, sizes and colors. Creative and handy! |
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January 2001
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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DirectDraw Sharks |
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Learn DirectDraw 7 with this great looking example that displays sharks swimming. |
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ElitePad |
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An awesome and complete Text Editor with over 10 different functions! |
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Lexx Solitaire |
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Shows how to make a card game in VB, with API calls only...No card dlls. Customizable background, card designs & multilingual menu captions. |
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RayTrace 1.1.14 |
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Unbelievable Ray Tracing code includes handling of reflective objects, diffuse lighting, specular lighting, ambient lighting, sphere objects and much much more! |
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Your Weather v4.0 |
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More functions than you can shake a stick at. Get Local And International Weather, 10 day forecast, graphics to indicate conditions, current conditions, international city weather, US City weather, local US detailed forecast scroller, and weather radar maps for almost all regions of the world. |
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December 2000
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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API Menu Generator |
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Thought you couldn't create a menu exactly like you wanted? Wrong! Check out this Swiss Pocket Knife of menu code! |
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C API to VB API |
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Automatically translates C API calls to Visual Basic on the fly! No more fighting with bad paramaters! |
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ChessMASTER |
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Fully fuctional internet chess game! Includes offline play for two player or vs. the built-in AI unit. |
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Direct 3d Intro |
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Learn Direct3D Immediate Mode with this comprehensive, easy to understand tutorial that includes background knowledge, definitions, explanations, a sample program to download, and exercises for you to practice on. |
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Flip! the Game |
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Learn VB game programming or just check out this colorful, musical Guess-the-word mix'n match puzzle game for up to 2 players. |
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ISO7816 |
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Read and write eeprom on ISO7816 smartcards with this useful code! |
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Project Explorer Add-in |
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Acts as a C style project explorer for the active VB project. Shows Enums, Declares, Property, Function, Sub Highlights incorrect nesting and much more! |
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SkinDemo |
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This code will show you how to customize (skin) your project 100% (size, shape, etc). It also comes with a skin builder and 4 skins. Check it out! |
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Super Web Browser |
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A plethora of features and a well done interface make this web browser code a winner! |
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Ulli's Code Formatter |
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Don't pay for a formatting add-in! This great program will keep your code neat and readable! |
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Updated Real-time Fire |
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Check out this great effect! Improved version of the fire simulator works in a variety of graphical modes and at faster speeds. |
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November 2000
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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3d grid waves |
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Learn how to create 3d grid waves based on mathematical functions. Cool! |
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ADO for beginners |
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Need to access databases but don't know where to start? Your prayers have been answered with this tutorial! |
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Andromeda Remote File System
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A complete remote file system including add, delete, rename, spawn process that comes with a unique TCP/IP protocol that the author invented! A must see! |
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AutoSave
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A complete app for VB newbies! Learn how to auto-save fil;es, access the registry and call the API! |
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B2 (Bos 2.0) Shell |
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Previous versions have won before, but PSC voters love the improvements to this Windows shell! |
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Form .FRX Restore |
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Ever hosed your VB project and wanted to recover data from the .frx file but couldn't? Well this code well let you do it! |
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Full HTML Editor |
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A Full Advanced Asp/Html Editer with Database, Cookies, includes, sounds, forms, body, Tables wizards and more! |
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NetStat |
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Master winsock programming with this neat program that uses only API calls to do everything the DOS Netstat command used to do! |
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Pac-Man Millenium |
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Learn DirectX as well as how to program an arcade game AI with this great Pac Man Clone! |
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Plug In Model |
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Expose classes from an ActiveX EXE to other Applications with this great code! |
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Quick Tick |
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The simplest to use Planet Source Code ticker we've seen (this is a personal favorite)! |
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Raptor Arcade Game |
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A raptor like game using BitBlt. Learn sound, collision detection and more! |
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Resizable LED |
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Don't buy that custom control to display an LED--use this code instead! |
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RTF Writer |
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Create RTF from HTML or even on the fly with this great code! |
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Skin Demo |
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Add great looking skins to your next app (without any API calls) with this example! |
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SQL Server Database Explorer
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Ever wondered how to tie into SQL Server? This app shows you how to do almost every administrative function and them some! |
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Super Secure Enycryption |
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Encrypt your data to the maximum extent with this great app! Includes the following high security algorithms: BLOWFISH, TWOFISH, SKIPJACK, TEA, GOST, RC4 and DES. |
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Transparent Bitmaps |
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Andrew Heinlein does it again! This time he shows you how to easily create transparent bitmaps! |
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Web Wizard |
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Start off your new web pages the easy way with this tool! |
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WinHandler |
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Manipulate any open window on your system (delete, resize, move, copy and paste, etc!) Cool! |
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Xplayer |
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Replace the entire media.ocx with custom source code using Xplayer! |
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October 2000
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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CGI Script Editor |
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Full featured CGI editor includes color coding, copy and paste, formatting a much more! |
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DBExample
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Manage Access databases in style. This code takes you through the ins and outs of database access |
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ICQ Client |
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Chat to your hearts content with this great code that teaches you the down and dirty details of ICQ. |
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JackPot |
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A fun las-vegas slots game! |
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Softshell |
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Another replacement shell program with tons of features...check it out! |
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September 2000
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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3d Environment |
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Simon Price is at it again. Learn the basics of Direct3d programming with this great sample! |
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AI Chatter Bot
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A program much like the classic ELIZA program. Check it out! |
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ASCII Art Creator |
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Incredible graphics, a well designed gui and great features make this code a blow-out winner! |
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Awesome puzzle game maker |
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Make all your own custom levels & games in the easy to use Level Editor. Then play your game in the Puzzle Player, and see your game run perfectly smooth utilizing the BitBlt API! |
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CoolMenu v1.3
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Your ordinary menu can't do this! Add checkboxes, option buttons and icons to your menus. Clever! |
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Family Address Book |
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A fine remake of the original, now using ADO and showing how to send email from an app. Informative! |
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Gold Button |
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A cool control to add great button effects to your next app. Check it out! |
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Internet File Control |
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A great .ocx using the API that gives you the ability to not only download files but resume that at a later time! |
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JEL Scripting Language |
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A scripting language that handles structured programming concepts like looping, if then, as well as a little equation handling. Check it out! |
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Slave Form Demo
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Link 2 physical forms together so they appear as a single form with this cool code! |
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SoftShell |
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A replacement shell for windows featuring a task bar, form swap, clock, recycle bin and much much more! |
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Stu Paint |
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This program has 18 filters/effects, polygon-drawing tool, zoom, fill, ellipse, and rectangle pencil, 12 brushes, 3 different styles of TEXT (3D, Raised, Outlined), Spray, Stipple, Steal Colour, Blur, Line, Clone, Trace. |
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Ultimate Hex Editor |
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Tons of useful features make this hex editor a must have tool for your library! |
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Weather Forecast |
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Another great app for getting your current weather conditions and forecast.
A real world app that is pleasing to the eye and uses an easy to read
format. |
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Your Weather v1.2 |
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Never go to the weather channel again for the forecast! Just Enter your zip code into this real world app and it will find your current weather conditions and forecast! |
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August 2000
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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Beginners Guide To API |
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Learn the ABC's of interacting with the API and taking VB to the max with this well written tutorial |
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D++ |
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A scripting language written in VB that includes basic I/O, if's, variables, and more! |
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Drum Machine |
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Addictive fun for music fans! A complete 16 Track, 100 Pattern Percussion Sequencer! |
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HotMail Checker |
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Yes, now you can check hotmail without even opening your browser! Check it out! |
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Light Effect
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Simulate light in your images or game with this great code! |
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Multimedia player via API |
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Forget the bulky multi-media controls...this code can play audio, video and midi with a slew of features, using the API at a sleek 6k! wow! |
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PSC Active-X Ticker |
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Monitor the latest code from Planet Source Code on your desktop with this cool Active-X control! |
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Setup Program |
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Learn how to do compression, version comparison and other setup program features from this installer program! |
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July 2000
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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aMAZEing 3D
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This code shows you how to create games the Smith Barney/old-fashioned way--without the use of Direct Draw! |
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BoS 1.1 - Desktop Replacement |
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An earlier version of BoS was a contest winner and this builds on the winning tradition with even more features like AOL Instant Messaging! |
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Cool Menus |
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A complete enhanced menu example. Learn how to create Office and Visual Studio icons, shortcuts, IE4 hover buttons and much more! Check it out! |
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Internet Toolkit
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Don't spend money on IPProPack or other tools! This code show you how to do: Raw Connect, SMTP Email, Finger, Get HTML, Listen, Host Lookup, Ping, Port Scan, Speed Check, Trace Route, and Whois!!! |
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Laser 3D effect
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Render any text or picture with a laser-like effect with this great code! |
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Mike's File Merge |
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Merge any type of file(s) into one big file. Great for multimedia video avi files and audio mp3 files! |
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SEK Paint 1.1
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Wow! 19 painting tools to play with and learn from including brushes and userdefined polygons. Also has 15 filters including ice, invert, emboss and more! |
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June 2000
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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Botz 1.1 |
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Check out this addictive 2D-Robot creation utility. With it, you can design your own Robots that walk, crawl, roll, or bounce! Amazing! |
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Icon Hunter |
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Scours all .exe's on your hard drive and extracts the icons! A must for every VB programmer! |
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Smart Checkers
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Can you beat the computerized AI checkers opponent in this game? The algorithim is tough to beat!
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String FX |
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Cool special effects you can do on strings! |
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SuperBAT |
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Handy app to create batch files! |
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Tank Wars 3D |
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A 3d arcade tank game with great special effects! Smooth! |
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Tool Tip Class |
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Handy class extends normal tooltips to allow things like multiple lines and Time Visible. |
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Winsock Chat Program |
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Yes there are other chat programs on the site, but this one stands out for its easy to follow design and large number of comments! Check it out! |
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May 2000
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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AOL Instant Messenger |
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Learn how to communicate over the Internet with AOL's server with this well designed and crafted code! |
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Bar Code Generator
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The name says it all--create graphical bar codes from VB! Check it out! |
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Bos - Replacement Shell |
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Wow! Give your windows desktop a totally different look with this cool code. Includes translucent windows, alpha shadows, desktop icons and more! |
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Contactor 2000 |
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Manage your contacts, record and play back voice messages and more with this jack-of-all trades program! |
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Custom 3d buttons |
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Tired of the standard 3d button? This code lets you tweak their look to customize your app! |
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File Search Utility |
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Learn the ins and out of searching for files via the Windows API with this handy tool! |
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Full MP3 Player |
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A full Mp3 Player with Playlist, ID3 CHECKER and song status! Check it out! |
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Fun Chat |
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A twist on the regular chat program--allows you to trap your friend's mouse, etc.! |
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Mike's Chat |
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Mike Canejo...developer of the month? With his record 3rd contest winning entry of the month, Mike shows you how to create a chat program using UDP and winsock. |
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Ultimate Filters |
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Manipulate graphics with ease! Shows how to sharpen, emboss, difuse, and blur images! |
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VB Email Client |
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Learn the ins and outs of email enabling your apps with this great code! |
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VB Market Watch |
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Get up to date stock quotes from the Internet via this clever app! Includes a graph of your stock! |
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Weather Watching Utility |
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Want to know today's weather for any U.S. city? This handy app retrieves the info from the Internet and displays it right on your desktop! |
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Wordpad 2000 |
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More powerful than the Windows Wordpad--this word processor includes too many features to mention! A must see! |
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XTools Custom Controls |
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Textboxes, checkboxes, command buttons and labels oh my! Check out this cool custom controls! |
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April 2000
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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3d Pong |
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Remember the old pong game you used to play on the Atari? Well here's a very creative twist on the whole genre--this one's played in 3d! Check it out! |
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ADO Database Viewer |
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Need to troubleshoot an Access database but don't have it on the machine? This program provides you with an easy solution! |
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Animated TitleBar |
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Anyone can create an ordinary caption, but now you can add some spice to your app with this animated title bar for all of your forms! |
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Chess (part I) |
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The ageless boardgame is exquisitely rendered and elegantly programmed in this 2-player version. |
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Full featured Text Editor |
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Not only a notepad like editor but tons of custom functions to transform or encrypt your text. Awesome! |
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Kira |
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A cornucopia of functions for your use! |
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Mosaic Maker |
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Creates a mosaic picture out of a normal image! Cool! |
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Picture Browser |
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A picture viewer that displays, magnifies, allows copy and paste and much more! |
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Return of the Avenger |
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Don't think an arcade quality game can be done in VB? Think again! Vivid graphics and crisp game play make this game a winner! |
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Screen Saver Functions |
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Forgot your screen saver password or just want to change it from a program? This app shows you how! |
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Surf the Net and Hide it from your Boss |
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Ever been goofing around on your PC only to have your boss walks around the corner? Here is the cure--just click a button and this program makes it look like you're working hard! |
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TCP/IP Tutorial |
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Want to learn how to program windows sockets? This code shows you how! |
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VB to HTML |
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If your boss is a stickler for documentation, just run this program on your Vb app and sit back and relax! |
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Windows Selector |
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Not for newbies! This code delves into the depths of the API and shows how to access more advanced features of Windows like hdc's, system objects, windows regions and more! |
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March 2000
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Japanese Katanka Entry
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Converts sylables into Japanese Katakana characters inteligently! You have to see it to believe it! |
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3D Rotating Cube |
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Take any 6 bitmaps and tile them on a 3d cube that rotates freely in space the way you specify. If the awesome graphics don't grab you, the well done user interface will! Spectacular! |
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AOL style buttons |
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If you've wanted the blue AOL style buttons in your own app, this control makes it possible! |
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Auto Mailer |
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Run your own mailing list with this cool code! |
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C++ Buttons |
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This code creates a subtle effects on your forms by making the buttons look 'sunken' |
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Chess |
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A 2 player chess game! |
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Gradient special effect |
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Looking to add this special touch of class to your latest app? This program allows you to gradient fill any form or picture box at any angle with any color! |
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Gravity Force Controlled Balls |
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A control panel for playing with gravity and bouncing balls. A great demonstration of physics, graphics and the use of classes! |
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Internet Tic Tac Toe |
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Not only can you play Internet across the Internet with this creative app, but you can chat too! Check it out! |
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Personal Web Server |
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Can't create a web server in VB? Think again! This program shows you how with CGI script support, banning of visitors, and much much more! |
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Splitter Control |
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VB doesn't offer it, so this author created it! Create spliter effects like in Explorer with this great code! |
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Tic Tac Toe Millenium |
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Tic Tac Toe never looked as futuristic as it does now in the beautifully rendered 3d masterpiece! |
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Voice Clock |
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Clock which actually 'speaks' the time! Cool! |
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February 2000
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3d Sound Engine |
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DirectX 7 sound code that allows you to position the listener and sound source 3 dimensionally. Cool! |
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ADO Page Control |
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Present data from a database a few records at a time with this cool code! |
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Advanced Scientific Calculator |
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A fully functional calculator that even performs trignometric , logarithamic , exponential functions , memory operations. |
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APIonly Form |
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Need to understand how to use the API? This well documented example take you through it step by step, and creates an entire form using only the API! A must see! |
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Character Shaped Forms |
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Create a form in any size, font and color! You may not find any practical use for this code, but it sure is fun! |
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DLL-OCX Register |
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Associates dll and ocx files with opening the application. Then registers .dll/.ocx files by double clicking on the individual file or unregisters the file by right clicking and selecting Unregister. |
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LAN Chat |
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Great example of how to create a chat program! |
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Network Neighborhood |
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Need to write network code? This stellar example shows you how to create an entire 'Network Neighborhood' app! Impressive! |
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Password Viewer |
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This code actually displays the text in hidden password text boxes! Awesome! |
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Quick Stock Quoter 3.0
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Looks up any stock and provides 17 types of information on it, as well as 4 different graphs! A great example of how to pull data from web pages (in this case Yahoo). |
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RTTL Song Player |
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Play the Simpsons or any other touch-tone song with this creative code! |
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VB Pacman |
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A modification of the arcade classic! |
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January 2000
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3D Buttons |
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You don't need an OCX to create 3d buttons anymore, with this handy piece of code! |
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Expression Evaluator |
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Wow! This program will evaluate expressions like: 2*3^sin(2)+23/(2*Abs(-8.5)! This code is worth its weight in gold! |
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3D Controls |
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One ups the 3D Buttons winner by working on any type of control! Check it out! |
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Convert Currency to Text |
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Will convert 32.50 to Thirty Two Dollars and Fifty Cents with amazingly compact code. A must see! |
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Fireworks |
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Another fireworks winner? Well this one sets itself apart because it uses direction vectors and gravity to accurately simulate the physics. Beautiful! |
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FTP Server |
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Bad to the bone! A complete FTP Server! |
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Get Version # of dll,exe or ocx |
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How many times has an app of your not run due to versioning problems? Well put this code in your app today so you can make sure your program runs right! |
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Resize Controls |
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Handy generic code lets you resize controls on a form regardless of how many controls there are. |
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Sourcecode Notebook |
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Need a place to organize all the code you download from this site? This app will do just that! |
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South Quest Game |
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A game based on South Park. If you like the show check this out! |
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Telenet |
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Yes a telent app--now improved to let you access file in a dos-like mode! Awesome! |
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Verme: Worm Game |
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Although not written for an English audience, this worm game is fun to play! |
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Web Server |
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Awesome code allows you to create a web server on your PC using just VB! |
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November 1999
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Asteroids |
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The classic arcade game! Great graphics and sound! |
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Cool Clock |
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This analog clock puts the standard Windows clock to shame! Elegant! |
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Fake Buzz Phrase Creator |
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If you want to get back at people who use words they don't understand you have to see this funny program! |
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Icon Album |
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I don't know what's better? The program or the icon library, but both are cool! |
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mad Cow Test |
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Add a little bit of humor to your day with this funny program! |
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Othello |
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The well-loved game, now in VB! |
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Quad Ball |
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Awesome original game! You must check this out if you like games! |
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Snowflake generator |
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A beautiful graphics affect with twirling multi-shaped snow-flakes. A must see! |
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Toxetris |
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A smoother moving version of Tetris. Awesome! |
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Video Capture |
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I've been looking for code like this for a while! Awesome! |
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October 1999
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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BOID simluator |
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I hadn't heard of the work of Craig Reynolds until I came upon this entry. If you haven't either, you need to check out this fascinating program for yourself! |
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Concentration |
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A recreation of concentration--try to remember the tiles that were exposed! Includes multiple skill levels! |
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Fireworks 1 |
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This program creates a cool fireworks effect using only PSET! |
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Fireworks 2 |
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Another cool fireworks effect--this one shows the rocket arcing up into the air, before it explodes! |
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Puzzle Game! |
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Who doesn't like a good puzzle? You can even customize how big the pieces are! |
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Wheel of Fortune |
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Faithful recreation of the tv show game. The only things missing are Pat and Vanna! |
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Word Processor |
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Learn all about creating a full fledged app with this fantastic Word Processor program! |
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Yahtzee |
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A cool game that simulates Yahtzee |
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September 1999
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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500 Sprites |
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Think VB can't be used as a game engine? If so then this sample code that animates 500 sprites at once will change your mind! |
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Control Registration Wizard |
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Registering and unregistering controls used to be a pain. Well no longer! This handly utility does all the work for you! |
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Daily Dilbert Fix |
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Do you like Dilbert? This code will download the daily cartoon strip to your desktop! (Requires an active Internet connection) |
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Icon Editor |
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Use this awesome program to create and edit icons. |
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Internet Chess |
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Awesome graphics make for an awesome Internet chess game! |
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Jumping Solitaire Game |
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This game is a cross between Chineese checkers and the game 'pegs'. Awesome graphics and sound. |
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Multi-search engine app |
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A great way to search multiple search engines at once, using Vb and the Microsoft Internet control |
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Nokia Snake Game |
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Faithful recreation of the classic game that you play on the Nokia cell phone. Try to eat the '*' without touching the walls. |
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Poker |
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Who needs Las Vegas? This card game feeds your craving for poker action! |
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Port Scanner |
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Think you have a trojan installed on your machine? Find out for sure with this handy utility |
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Registration 'Encourager' |
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Do you write shareware programs? Wish you could get more registrations? This humorous program shows you one way... ;) |
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Role Playing Game (RPG) basic code |
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Want to write your own RPG game? This demo code includes a character that you can control with the keyboard, a scrolling map and tiled backgrounds. Awesome! |
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Tetris Clone |
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Snazzy graphics and great functionality make this tetris clone game a notch better than the rest! |
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August 1999
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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ASP Code Library and Viewer |
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I don't know which I like best--the invaluable ASP Code library that comes with this .zip or the Code Viewer, but together they are awesome! Check it out! |
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Battlenet Chat |
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I don't chat on battlenet and don't play StarCraft II. In spite of this I had to vote for this code as a winner, because it is so professionally done. A fantastic user interface. |
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Breakthrough Game |
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This game is a faithful recreation of the Breakthrough. Includes graphics and sounds. |
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Classic Ballista Game |
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This faithful recreation of the classic ballista game will take you back. Two people attempt to shoot each other with a ballista and have to modify their shot angle and power. |
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Flaming Label |
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This code produces a cool 'flaming' affect. It's a little slow, but makes up for it through sheer creativity. |
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Glowing Caption |
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Make your captions mysteriously glow with this cool code. A great GUI spicer-upper! |
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Hangman |
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Play the classic game with this creative implementation of the game. You can even customize the words via a text file! |
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Loan Amortization Calculator |
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After using this calculator to figure out how many years you'll be paying for that new house, you may want to rent! But seriously this is a great program--even lets you calculate pre-payments! |
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Menu copying code |
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VB doesn't let you copy menus from one form to another...so this code solves that problem! |
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Microsoft Agent: Example 1 |
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These two Microsoft Agent entries show you how to harness the power of a new Microsoft feature that lets you create your own custom 'office-assistant' in your own apps. |
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Microsoft Agent: Example 2 |
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These two Microsoft Agent entries show you how to harness the power of a new Microsoft feature that lets you create your own custom 'office-assistant' in your own apps. |
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Paint Application |
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Trying to create a graphics drawing program? Then you need to check out this .zip file which contains a fantastic paint program. |
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PING a server |
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Want to implement PING but don't know how? Well want no more because this code answers all your questions! |
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Print Preview a Rich Text Box |
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VB doesn't have a print preview common dialog, but this ingenious program gives you one. Includes a zoom in and out feature...wow! |
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Resizer Control |
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Don't pay $$$ for a resizer control when you can use this one from Planet Source Code for free! |
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Screen Saver Demo |
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This working screen saver is a great starting point for those wanting to make their own, or who just want to add another cool screensaver to their PCs... |
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Scrolling Picture |
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I'm going to add this code to my next splash screen! Scroll a picture across a form in a variety of ways! |
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Simple Chat Program |
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The most elegant implementation of a chat program I've seen yet! Simple and functional. |
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Simple Coolbar |
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This ingenious little bit of code simulates an IE coolbar without having to subclass any controls. Very smart! |
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Tile Game Engine |
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Attention game programmers! You must check out this game engine! |
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July 1999
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Internet Time |
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Calculate your true "Internet Time" with this program |
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Rotating Bitmap |
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This program creates a cool rotating bitmap in the upper right corner of your screen |
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Telenet |
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Login to remote computer systems via Telenet and this cool source code! |
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June 1999
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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Bounce a form to the start menu |
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This amusing code will cause unloaded forms to drop down to the start menu and bounce a few times before disappearing. Cute! |
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Error Handling Code |
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Creative code that creates a generic error handler that will log your program's errors to a password protected Access database! |
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Space Shooter |
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This is an awesome space shooter game that looks like one of the phases in the old GORF arcade game. I recommend downloading the .zip rather than copying and pasting the code, because it's faster. |
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Spell Checker |
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Why reinvent the wheel? If you have Microsoft Word on your PC, you can use this code to create a spell checker! |
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VB Collection Replacement |
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The VB built in collection object is a little weak, to say the least. Here's a solid replacement collection object that has methods like RemoveAll and IfItemIsThere |
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Y2K Test |
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Is your version of VB Y2K compliant? All it takes is this quick test to find out! |
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May 1999
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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FTP Program |
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Create your own FTP program with this concise code |
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Register OCX |
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If you do alot of Active-X programming, this is code is a real time-saver! |
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Screen Capture |
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Captures the screen or active window to a bitmap. Cool! |
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Transparent area on form |
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One word describes this code, and it's "awesome"! Create transparent areas at any spot on or inside your forms. Users can even click controls on other windows 'through' your transparent spots! |
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April 1999
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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Decompiler Protector |
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Every program you write is subject to pirating by decompilers! Don't let your hard work go down the drain...use this code instead! |
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Duck Shoot Game |
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Created app-let that lets you create a simple shoot-em up. Substitute your own pictures for the target pictures and really make a statement! |
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Santa Paravia for Windows
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A complete game in a little package! Very similar to Humarabi...the goal is to grow your civilization. |
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December 1998
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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October 1998
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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ConvertToSoundex |
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Group similarly spelled and sounding words together with this cool piece of code! |
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Cool Text Effect |
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Produces a really cool effect on text boxes--great for splash screens! |
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June 1998
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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Credit Card processing |
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Need to verify a credit card # to see if it's legit, or determine it's type? Don't pay some monthly service to do it...get the code right here... |
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Credit Card Processing (2) |
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Need to verify a credit card # to see if it's legit, or determine it's type? Don't pay some monthly service to do it...get the code right here... |
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Quick Sort |
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No one likes to do sorting--now you don't need to even write code for it. Blaze through sorts with quick sort! |
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Way cool graphics effect! |
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I can't wait to add this one to all my program splash screens! Creates a 'mosaic' effect which looks like a slow focus on any image in a picture box. Very impressive! |
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May 1998
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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Is It Prime? |
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Efficient function determines if a number is prime or not |
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April 1998
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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Change a Form's Shape |
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If you don't mind experimenting--you can use this code to morph your form into a new shape! |
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SpellChecker |
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Add spell checking to your app with this great piece of OLE automation code |
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January 1998
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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DebugTimer |
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Did you ever wonder what function was bogging your app down, or did you ever just want to time a statement or function for curiosity's sake? Well, wonder no more, with this ingenious little class! |
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August 1997
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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July 1997
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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15 minute WWW browser |
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Wouldn't it be great if you could just pop in a custom control, and within ten or fifteen minutes have a fully working browser? Well your prayers are answered! |
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Cool screen wipes |
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Spice up your app, by drawing a curtain from right to left using this routine!! |
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June 1997
Contest Winners and Superior Code |
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App_Activate_Partial |
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Activate any other application from VB based on a PARTIAL caption! Use this function with SendKeys to control ANY application from VB. This is MUST HAVE code!!! |
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Change Resolution |
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Changing resolutions on the fly should have been made a part of the Windows operating system, but never was. Well move over Bill Gates--try out this cool code! |
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