cCropper: Simple, "Smart" RC6/Cairo Image Cropping Class
cCropper is a small and fast VB6/RC6 class designed to make image cropping easy, and to allow you to add image cropping to your VB applications (nearly) effortlessly. In addition to being a useful...
View ArticleMake Hex File
I found a need to use data samples in Hex format that were created using "C" based programs. The problem I ran into was the fact that they used lower case characters (eg 5a) and VB used upper case...
View ArticleVB6 - Simple Picture Converter & Cropper with BitmapDecoder & BitmapEncoder...
This project allows you to convert various picture formats, optionally apply some transforms (Scale, Flip, Rotation, Crop) and save the result as another format. A TypeLib with the required WinRT...
View ArticleSigning a PDF file
Hi, anyone knows if pdfium.dll can sign pdfs with a certificate ? I'm trying to find the info but not sure about it. I'm actually using batchpdfsign for this problem, but when i open a signed PDF file...
View ArticlexBRZ for runtime upscale of icons/images of High DPI aware applications
This XP compatible DLL is a better upscaling solution for VB6 LOB applications which need to scale their 16x16 icons at runtime for High DPI screens. xBRZ is a pixel-art scaling algorithm which can be...
View ArticleGit sync scanner
If you have a bunch of git repos it can be hard to remember which ones are out of sync. It gets worse if you work across multiple locations. This is a small utility to scan a parent directory for all...
View ArticleVB6 - Simple ToastNotification with Interactive Elements (using WinRT XML...
From the "How to interactively annoy your users" series, here's a VB6 project showcasing ToastNotifications (which were later insipidly renamed to "App Notifications") including some interactive...
View ArticleVery simple, powerfull and handy routine for correct icon indexing from the...
This routine is by far the most powerfull, simple and robust routine for indexing of shellicons I have come up with for FS objects as well as Virtual objects. Works from Win XP and above. And no need...
View Article[VB6, twinBASIC] Core Audio: Mute/unmute another process
This is a simple code snippet for two functions: MuteProcess and IsProcessMuted, going by process id. Windows 7+, x86/x64 compatible. Requirements (IDE only) VB6: oleexp.tlb w/ addons (inc. w/...
View ArticleHow do you set custom linker options (command line switches) in the VBP file?
I know there's a hack using the VBP file in a text editor that lets you set the linker command line switches for a particular project. Since the VBP file is basically an INI file, it involves manually...
View ArticleTest TLS 1.3 with VB6
Troubleshooting a TLS 1.3 connection is not easy. Because I was having difficulty getting "curve25519" to work properly in Win 10/11, I decided to implement a simulation program that I could step...
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