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Api Example(s)

Quick comparison among UDTs

Short-circuit evaluation with Select Case

Write concise code with the IIf function

Write concise code: a collection of simple tips

Determine the size of a structure

Retrieving the hi/low byte/word of a value, and other operations

Convert a binary, octal, or hexadecimal value to decimal

Convert a decimal value to binary, octal, or hexadecimal

MK? And CV? - Convert numbers to strings and back

Mutually exclusive list boxes

Provide a short description of the menu item being highlighted

Quickly build a simple About form

Hide the Automation Manager

A better beep

Open and close the CD drive's door

Play a MIDI file

Play an AVI movie

Retrieve the length of a media file (WAV, AVI, MIDI)

Track changes in system time and display resolution

Bin - Convert from decimal to binary

Dec2Any - Convert a decimal number to any other base

Hex - Convert from decimal to hexadecimal

BusinessDateDiff - Evaluate the number of business days between two dates

TimeToString - Convert time to a descriptive string

GetFilesInfo - Read all the information about all the files or subdires in a given path

GetFileVersionData - Retrieve file versioning information

GetShortFileName - Convert a filename to 8.3 format

LongPathName - Convert a 8.3 file name to long format

ShortPathName - Convert a long file name to 8.3 format

A command-line Object Browser that uses Reflection

Sample Chapter from Visual Basic .NET Threading Handbook

PlayAVIAudioOFF - Play an AVI file without the audio track

PlayAVIPictureBox - Play an AVI file in a PictureBox

PlayAVIVideoOFF - Play only the audio track of an AVI file

PlayAVIAudioOFF - Playing an AVI file synchronously without the audio track

PlayAVIPictureBox - Playing an AVI file in a PictureBox synchronously

PlayAVIVideoOFF - Playing the audio track of an AVI file

Unmanaged Memory Allocations

InsertionSort - A simple routine with minimal overhead

MergeSort - A stable sort

MSD RadixSort - An algorithm that can achieve O(N) behavior

SelectionSort - Short, simple and sloooow

ShuttleMergeSort - An improved MergeSort

Ternary QuickSort - A modification of QuickSort

Tutorial: Setting data transfer options

How to use WinInet FTPCommand function from Visual Basic

Smart Socket

Tutorial : Connecting to the remote FTP host

Querying XML Data with XQuery

How to Convert Long File Name to Short File Name...

How to run an AVI inside a PictureBox control

Using the Find and Replace Common Dialogs

Using CBT Hooks to Centre API Dialogs

Using RC.EXE

vbAccelerator Status Bar Control

Totalistic Cellular Automata

Using PSAPI to get a complete task list and memory usage.

Receiving and Using Clipboard Change Notifications

Subclassing In .NET

Creating and Modifying Shortcuts

How Do I...Call a Function Exported From an Unmanaged Library?

How Do I...Read and write binary data?

How Do I...Format basic types?

Serialize VB.NET objects without the events

Creating Custom SOAP Extensions - Compression Extension

HOWTO: Navigate Excel Objects from Visual Basic

Formatting with Regular Expressions

How to retrive and change system's short/long date format

Know the secrets of safe Multi-Threading in VB (For Advanced Users)

How to create XP-Style Balloon Tooltip in VB.net (Updated)

Undocumented Shell Path APIs (Testing Path).

How to generate Table Create script for all or one MS Access table using VBA

Custom Actions - Part 2

Tutorial - Language and Syntax changes in VB.Net for VB6 Programmers

Language features - Variables and types

Language features - Array

Language features - String

Language features - Operators