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by Doug Schmidt
A VBScript utility that continually monitors a VSS database and sends emails when certain patterns are detected. Can be run as an NT service.
by fstrahberger
How to access Oracle without tnsnames.ora.
by Robert Kirchhof
Provide the OU, and set or clear the checkbox on all managed groups within it
by Small1
A walk-through of how to convert a series of PDFs containing tables output by Microsoft Access to an XML database.

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by Gautham Prabhu K
Perform custom disk clean up when hard disk free space goes low
by Stefan Huy
For those who badly miss a .NET like List in VBA
by Small1
A walk-through of how to convert a series of PDFs containing tables output by Microsoft Access to an XML database.
by RaisKazi
VBScript to check - Am I connected to VPN?

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Applications 

8 Jan 2004
dzzxyz
This application demonstrates how to Create, Train and Test an AI Chatbot.
4 Nov 2001
S.S. Ahmed
This article shows how to create tasks in the SQL Server remotely.
30 Nov 2003
dzzxyz
This application demonstrates how to write a VB client for an AI chat bot.
12 Nov 2001
S.S. Ahmed
This article will show you how to test your web page for active links. You will learn how to use the Internet Transfer Control. This is a real world example of Inet usage.
13 Apr 2010
MatthewPainter
This is a tool for people that have to work with "Decimal Degrees", "Degrees, Decimal Minutes" and "Degrees, Minutes, Seconds" formats.
7 Nov 2009
Vahab Shalchian
A useful script for clearing old backup files and making space for new ones.
7 Mar 2004
Viatcheslav V. Vassiliev
An article on using WMI to retrieve hardware information.
15 May 2007
Arun.Immanuel
Create download managers using VBScript
5 Feb 2008
Ludvik Jerabek
Uses a custom ping function that will work in XP and 2000. Always pick the servers with the best response time.
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VB / VBScript - General 

2 Jan 2004
QUIETTA
"A New York minute" is adjective about lifestyle. Its a fast paced world. We need every time-saving appliance we can afford.
27 Sep 2007
graham the programmmer
A method to get an overview of the SQL servers in a Domain
4 Nov 2005
fstrahberger
How to access Oracle without tnsnames.ora.
25 Oct 2005
fstrahberger
Access to Oracle without tnsnames.ora
29 May 2006
Victor Velepucha
Example for read Magnetic Strip Reader using ActiveX, COM Object for KioskMsr reader
3 Apr 2006
nieljake
This article explains how you can prevent ads and spyware, using your hosts file.
8 May 2006
importfanatik23
How to add an LDAP address book into MS Outlook, using VBScript.
24 Apr 2004
hspc
This article is about creating ActiveX controls in Visual Basic 6 that has two extra mouse Events: MouseLeave, MouseHover
4 Aug 2003
iranvig
An ActiveX Control - you can create a Skinable Form in Desgin Time.
16 Jan 2007
parinit
A simple clock that sits on your desktop
25 Feb 2007
Asim_Abbasi
Learn to implement RFC using Visual Basic as in the project we have implemented two RFC for Internet Relay Chat.
13 Jun 2005
S. Kelly
An example of using WMI, IP and Excel in a .vbs.
20 Jan 2006
hagarwal
A Visual Source Safe Addin written in VB with the help of which you can auto-email your team members about the operations (Add, Check in, check out...) you performed on VSS
29 Jun 2006
CooperWu
Build a web page for database from a create database sql file
7 Apr 2004
WillianBR
Control for entrance of numeric data with the mouse.
14 Apr 2010
MatthewPainter
This is my adventure of discovery - I set out to write a script and learnt a whole lot more.
24 Feb 2004
dzzxyz
This intermediate tutorial describes how to play campaign button memory and how to customize the game. The game is data driven so you can change the images, difficulty, etc. without changing the VB code.
23 Feb 2004
dzzxyz
This version of campaign button memory uses timers to limit the game time and to limit how long users see their selected images when the images don’t match. This version also randomly places the political buttons on the form so that the game can be played infinite times.
11 Aug 2005
parinit
This article describes how to Capture active window of your application
15 May 2003
pampatipraveen
This article explains how to change the specified Drive Icon using VB 6. This is only tested with Windows 2000.
23 Sep 2003
Peter Verijke
Check in a command file if a user has an exchange mailbox
20 May 2003
Parag Paithankar
How to check Yahoo! mail account via HTTP
30 Dec 2007
Swapnil Kulkarni
VB script Algorithm to convert from decimal to ticks and vice versa
16 Feb 2004
P.K.Agarwal
Convert a given currency in words with Indian style digital grouping
1 May 2006
Brian Mulder
An article about using XSL to transform XML to CSV
18 Oct 2005
LaVolpe
Visual Basic offers virtually no way to customize the window outside of the client area; now you have at least one way.
28 Nov 2006
Gopal Singh - avlands.com
Destroys or Kills a Window using VBScript
7 May 2007
John Simmons / outlaw programmer
The VBScript version of my C# article about the very same thing
18 Aug 2005
Eric Marcon
A tutorial script showing how to get the paths correctly in VBScript and use them to erase useless files.
11 Jul 2012
S.S. Ahmed
An article that shows the usage of Internet Transfer Control
11 Aug 2005
parinit
This article describes how to move a window having no frame without using any API call.
25 Feb 2007
Asim_Abbasi
Visual Basic, MS Access Project. Designed for Dress Cleaners in order to completely computerize their system. Using this product one can store and retrieve information about daily orders that comes, info about daily or monthly or yearly expenditures. Info about employees, their salaries etc.
20 May 2005
Alex Saveliev
An article on using ActiveX control to display JPEG 2000 images in your VisualBasic applications
19 Sep 2004
Dennis C. Dietrich [MSFT]
A VBScript that overwrites free disk space to prevent file recovery on a NTFS partition, by creating a file with random data and (mostly) the size of the free space.
13 Jun 2013
Small1
A walk-through of how to convert a series of PDFs containing tables output by Microsoft Access to an XML database.
3 May 2004
Raymond Pang
VBA to generate a clean XML file from an Excel table provided with nested nodes support
23 Jul 2005
cyber_flash
Internet Explorer: INDEX.DAT files keep a list of websites you have visited, cookies received and files opened/downloaded. As a result anyone can find out what you have been doing on the Internet!
11 Feb 2002
Sven Axelsson
A simple function to do FormatMessage-like formatting in VBScript
24 May 2007
xExTxCx
A VBScript written to gather information about all domain workstations using WMI
14 Mar 2004
dzzxyz
Generic P2P architecture, tutorial and example that covers basic P2P strategy. Upon completing this tutorial, you will be proficient in basic P2P design and coding.
28 Feb 2005
Parag Paithankar
An article on getting user logon times for a specific domain or computer
3 Oct 2001
Sameers.ME
An article on getting User Information with VBScript using WSH
3 Aug 2003
iranvig
New Object "Group Check Box"
20 Aug 2003
iranvig
you can use this control to your program - see sample .
18 Mar 2009
armagedescu
This article is about writing GUI applications in VBScript and JScript using Windows common controls
21 Feb 2006
cyber_flash
This script merges "your.gif" and "your.exe" to create "your.gif.hta.gif"
13 Apr 2007
alex turner
It has been said that large scale creation of long strings from small strings is not practical in VBScript - NOT SO
24 Oct 2005
S. Akif Kamal
It explains how you can call methods on a VB Script object using C#
20 Oct 2005
Smith_TVPM
How to convert an ADO RecordSet to and Array.
28 May 2009
Md. Marufuzzaman
An easy way to get mobile model number, vendors, screen size etc.
15 Feb 2002
Anne Jan Elsinga
How to get the IP Address from your workstation to use in your scripts
17 May 2004
Binoy R
This small program demonstrates how to get the Windows directory path name, Computer Name, and System information details
10 Feb 2009
ozkar garcia
A VBScript script which allows to script out all the SQL Server objects in each independent file
27 Mar 2007
Sujith C Jose
Describes how to use a simple stored procedure in Visual Basic 6.0
10 Sep 2004
Matt Sciotto
This article will explain how to write an embeddable ActiveX control to use in a web page, that can be updated and reinstalled from the web page.
19 Jun 2006
NewtonTroy
A VBScript to generate an HTML Report on the status/details of Indexing Service (CISVC) Catalogs
24 Feb 2007
Asim_Abbasi
Visual Basic 6.0 with MS Access Project. Designed for those industries who deals with aluminum parts. Such aluminum parts are used in building glass windows and are available in number of sections. This system handle Stock, Order and Consignment data.
21 Mar 2008
xExTxCx
Creates dated folders for backing up files/folders on a schedule. Removes backups older than n days. Configuration via text file.
10 Mar 2002
Torsten Mauz
An activeX DLL which lists any active SQL servers on your local network
4 May 2004
WillianBR
Loading Bitmap pictures from external DLL on VB 6.0 - (run-time).
12 May 2003
Duncan Edwards Jones
A system wide hotkey control written in VB6
10 Dec 2003
J.KARTHIK
COVERS MSAGENT CHARACTER(MERLIN) USAGE AND MENU BUILDING, READING\WRITING TEXT FILES AND SEARCHING , SIMPLE ENCRYPTION (CAESAR CIPHER)
12 Jan 2004
aa2max
Monitor your website and create HTML reports.
23 Mar 2005
Konstantin Merz FFB
With this application, you can chat with computers and different protocols.
13 Apr 2004
dzzxyz
Some would call it a “natural language search engine”. Another term for it is an “automatic search engine” as you do not have to manually parse your ideas for the Internet, rather you converse with the Internet in natural language and it brings you materials as appropriate to facilitate your needs.
21 Mar 2004
Populate123
Network DTS Scheduling
31 Oct 2005
fstrahberger
nls_lang when using multiple Oracle homes
15 Feb 2006
parinit
A simple class that creates an icon in the status area.
25 Apr 2002
Fernando Finelli
OCX User Control for Visual Basic
1 Nov 2007
Rajneesh Noonia
PngSkin – ActiveX Control used to apply eye catching skins to Windows Forms with minimal code
18 Dec 2003
UB
VB->Pointers using VarPtr, StrPtr, ObjPtr and CopyMemory API
20 Jan 2000
Uwe Keim
A format function in VBScript that simulates the printf() C function
23 Feb 2005
Mohit Soam
This is a complete Puzzle implementation.
21 Dec 2003
QUIETTA
Demonstration uses WinInet methods to read cached URL files
10 Aug 2001
Roy Luo
This simple macro helps to Reorder Resource ID in resource.h
21 Aug 2007
Bhaskar Shetty
Repair the DBF file which corrupted by any cause.
5 Oct 2006
Rajneesh Noonia
This tool is used to retrieve the forgotten SQL Server Password and passwords of registered servers.
16 Feb 2007
alex turner
Exsead Service Manager is an Open Source (BSD Style License) Windows Service which launches anything via the use of scripts, it is just being released as Open Source, here is more about it.
6 Jan 2006
Dinesh1Kumar
This article tries to give a basic idea on how to send mails through Lotus Notes using Power Builder.
7 Mar 2007
alex turner
To complement my earlier post on sending emails using JScript and Netcat, here is the same but using VBScript and showing the translation from JScript to VBScript.
28 Aug 2008
Robert Kirchhof
Provide the OU, and set or clear the checkbox on all managed groups within it
30 Aug 2007
WillianBR
How to share folders in a network with VB 6.0
23 Apr 2002
Sumesh Ram
Sometimes we may desire to hide our file contents from others. One of the possible ways is by encrypting these files. Here, a simple encryption technique is used (in VB - the same technique can be implemented in "C" also.)
11 Jan 2010
alex turner
Sometimes we only have VBScript, but it would still be nice to have database like features or persistence and transactions.
12 Aug 2002
Gopi Subramanian
Small Web Agents using VB - Part II
1 May 2003
Doug Schmidt
A VBScript utility that continually monitors a VSS database and sends emails when certain patterns are detected. Can be run as an NT service.
19 Nov 2007
In the Shadows
This script will identify several types of resoures on a subnet and store the results in an Excel spreadsheet.
27 May 2006
Diwahar A K
The souurce code solves the soduku(Medum Level)
21 Sep 2009
Prasad Khandekar
A pre-commit hook for SVN to validate commits against JIRA.
16 Feb 2006
Muhammad Ghufran
Program to get System Name and IP Address
25 Feb 2007
Asim_Abbasi
Visual Basic Project. The software then generates the coordinates sequentially and send them to the microcontroller.
25 Feb 2007
Asim_Abbasi
GW-BASIC project with code and interpreter included in zip file. The purpose of this software is to control the temperature of industry equipments, rooms, boiler, electric generators, steam turbines, combustion engines, etc.
15 Feb 2006
parinit
A complete Tic Tac Toe describes full implementation of Artificial Intelligence
25 Oct 2007
Tim Brigham
Audit all installed software in your domain.
16 May 2000
Chris Maunder
A simple function that allows you to tokenize a string sing multiple token separators
28 Aug 2006
Mindrinos Matthew
It’s the ONLY ONE Web Proxy Server completely written in VB
30 Dec 2003
Johnsonwang
Update NAV Virus Defination When the Liveupdate couldn't be used
17 Aug 2007
nieljake
This class allows you to display all types of static and dynamic information gathered in a VB Script using an Internet Explorer Window.
1 Feb 2008
Peter Verijke
Use date and time in batch/log files
8 Jan 2003
hspc
Using DataGrid and Data Controls to Access an Access Database
15 Apr 2004
WillianBR
Add icons in the menus of your applications developed in VB 6.0
21 Jun 2004
spiderfreak3000
Shows the main features of Microsoft Agent Control 2.0
1 Apr 2007
Ross Johnston
An example showing how to use VBScript and WMI to access Vista's BcdStore.
5 Dec 2003
QUIETTA
Achieve Perl HASH functionality in the VB6 IDE and at Runtime
21 Sep 2007
Humayun Shabbir
2D Game Developed using Visual Basic 6
22 Feb 2005
Vincegee
This program's purpose is to load the target url and keep it in focus and covering the whole screen until the user selects a button on the screen which closes the window or hit's .
16 May 2000
Ron Olson
A VBScript program that can recursively walk directories and also create a true working tree (good for printouts)
13 Aug 2007
Rajneesh Noonia
VbScript Editor With Intellisense
10 Feb 2012
Ludvik Jerabek
VBScript for reading and writing to the Windows host file
6 Oct 2007
Cristian Amarie
VBScript for sending IP information to an e-mail address
4 Feb 2009
John Doherty
Server.HTMLEncode for VBScript (handles null strings)
1 Nov 2007
sdkjfhsadlkufjhlawuhfp
Sample code for IsTime function similar to VBScript's IsDate
20 Sep 2005
cyberneticwraith
List a directory and its subdirectories' access control list.
24 May 2007
xExTxCx
This script is designed to be a light-weight, flexible utility to aid in rolling out packages.
4 Sep 2007
Jesse Fatherree
Searches a given OU for all users that haven't logged on in a given length of time. Then gives you the option to disable them and move them to a new folder.
26 Nov 2008
Prasad Khandekar
A complete VBScript implementation of FIGlet
3 Jun 2000
Kinook Software
Script for automating Visual C++ builds
25 Apr 2002
Fernando Finelli
Verify Windows Open in Visual Basic
3 Jul 2007
Jacco Vonk
Describes the use of an XSLT stylesheet to transform a WSDL definition of a web service to VBScript/JavaScript proxy code
24 Mar 2005
Konstantin Merz FFB
This application is a simple webserver with winsocks
21 Oct 2003
Duncan Edwards Jones
Part 2 in the series showing how to write a debugger in VB
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VB & VBScript - VBA 

3 Oct 2008
Hasler Thomas
An Excel demo of how to build a File Browser in an Office application
15 May 2006
benherron
A class for automating the build of Access applications.
24 Aug 2006
A simple macro that will convert your Excel data into a clean HTML table.
16 Jul 2004
bhaskar_gupta
Motion control of the most widely used Stepper Motor through PC's Parallel Port.
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VB & VBScript - Visual Basic 

4 Nov 2001
S.S. Ahmed
Create a component to administer SQL server remotely, create tasks that remove themselves from the scheduler after performing the assigned job.
23 Nov 2003
Kishore S
Basics of asynchronous procedure and how-to with VB6 & .NET
17 Feb 2000
Jeremiah Talkar
A note for C++ programmers about global varaibles in Apartment threaded VB COM objects
4 Nov 2001
S.S. Ahmed
This application shows how to create flexible and robust reports using VB's data report utility.
4 Nov 2001
S.S. Ahmed
The article shows how to create VB Add-Ins, it also explains Extensibility Object Model (EOM).
4 Nov 2001
S.S. Ahmed
This sample application shows you how you can use the TAPI 3.0 functions to create a TAPI application of your own.
3 Sep 2000
Stefan Savev
Show how to use pointers in a C like manner
19 Mar 2007
Adam Nelson
Describes the COM wrapper around the author's C++ implementation of Double Metaphone, and demonstrates use of this COM wrapper within Visual Basic to phonetically search a list of names, as well as names in a database table.
18 Mar 2003
Duncan Edwards Jones
This article shows how you can register custom windows messages and create windows solely for dealing with these messages, and use these to communicate between your applications.
27 Nov 2001
AlexanderRegueiro
This is a tutorial which shows you how to create a simple program that will speak anything!
22 Nov 2007
rmortega77
An article on trying to read the BMP preview Image data from Autocad (R13C3 and later) DWG drawing.
27 Jun 2000
Kinook Software
Script for automating and speeding Visual Basic builds


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