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• October 28th 07 - A example for Visual Basic 5.0 and Visual Basic 6.0 that will Shutdown, Restart, Log Off ALL versions of Windows using the ExitWindowsEx API has been added. This example DOES Shutdown/Log Off/Ect.. Windows 2000/XP/(And should Vista) and it DOES use the ExitWindowsEx API Function and Works! IF you've ever wondered why simply calling the ExitWindowsEx api would not work with 2000/XP and above (it would work that way if using Win 95/98/ME though), then check out this example. The codes are somewhat based on my Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 csWindowsShutdown library. It also uses some codes to adjust your applications token and gives it proper priviledges that I found at Microsoft. Anyways, hope this Example is useful. :)

• October 11th 07 - I added a new example for Visual Basic 2005 and/or Visual Basic 2008 on how to send EMail messages using the SMTP Client Class in the .NET Framework(DotNetFramework). It also shows how you can use a GMail account to be the host and use that as the smtp server. The example has the normal to, from, subject, body/message, and attachment features. Located on the VB.NET - Examples page near the bottom of the page.

• October 7th 07 - In case you don't know yet, Microsoft has made a somewhat surprising move and has decided to release the source code to the .net (DotNET) framework librarys. That is a pretty big move for Microsoft! You are only granted a Reference License in relation to the code. So its not considered 'Open Source' which would allow you to make changes and update/submit/release the librarys. My understanding is Microsoft will only let you "Look" at the codes in a sense. Anyways, Click this Link if you want somemore information about this.

• October 7th 07 - Added a new example for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 and Visual Basic 2005/2008 on how to get the color of a pixel at the mouse cursor position. Uses a couple API codes to get the job done. Check out the Dot Net - Examples page to check them out and go near the bottom of the page if you want the 05/08 example.

• September 16th 07 - Added a new small Utility called csCPUMiniMeter v1.1 that will monitor and display your computers total cpu system usage and along with your memory usage. Displays via progress bars and a graphical display similar to the way Windows Task Manager displays the usage in a graph. The program is available under the: Software section and the source code to it is under the: Visual Basic.NET 2005 - Examples section near the bottom of the page.

• September 7th 07 - If you haven't checked out my extension page: Code Source - Links and Tips in awhile you have missed alot of newer content! I did many updates to the site within the last week or 2. I added a article on the Counters and Timers available for VB programmers (GetTickCount/timeGetTime/QueryPerformanceCounter/RDTSC), all of the VB 5.0/6.0 Code Snippets/Articles/Fusion resources. Also other various links and resources for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 and Visual Basic 2005. Click Here to go to the Links and Tips page!

• August 6th 07 - I recently I added two new examples for Visual Basic 2005 located under the Visual Basic.NET (and 2005) - Examples page. They are Cropping Images and Creating Thumbnails using the CreateThumbnailImage method of the Image class. All of the VB 05 examples are near the bottom of the VB.NET - Examples page.

• August 2nd 07 - If your interested, there is a: Coding4Fun Developer Kit 2008 Vol 1 (BETA) available for download. It also includes the source code. It appears to mainly use Vista based features. Included is Bluetooth Support, Power Management, Desktop Search, Sound Recorder, Image Acquisition, and more. Click this link to check the kit out.

• July 26th 07 - I added a new cool little program to the software section and the code that will monitor and display your computers total cpu/processor system usage in the system tray. It will show actual numbers in the tray. It contains a right click context menu with various options. This program is a system tray app only, no form interface. If you want the code for this, It is available in the Visual Basic.NET 2005 - Examples page. :)

• July 7th 07 - IF your interested, I have a new wordpress page with a separate list of links for VB.NET/.NET and all of the Visual Basic.NET Snippets, Articles, and Answers. Most all of it is for beginners, so don't expect all that much :) Click Here to go to the Snippets/Articles/Links/Question and Answer page for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 and Visual Basic 2005. Hopefully you will see something useful?

• July 3rd 07 - If you continue to use Visual Basic 6.0, and you would like to incorporate some of the .NET classes, Microsoft has a very nice page that goes over Interoperating VB 6 with the .NET Framework. Microsoft calls it Visual Basic Fusion. It starts out creating your own CCW wrapper to incorporate the .NET functionality you want to use in your VB apps. There is a 18 page document you can download that goes in-depth from the beginning to the very end along with some example code. IF your interested, Click Here to go to the Visual Basic Fusion website.

• July 2nd 07 - In an effort to add more useful content to the site I added a simple VB News ticker to main index page. It will mainly be industry news related to Visual Basic in one way or another. I haven't decided on whether I will keep it yet, but for now I will continue to update the news posts in it.

• June 23rd 07 - In case your interested, Microsoft now has Visual Basic 2008 Express Beta1 Technology Preview available for download. The codename is Orcas. There does appear to be some nice features for the new VB. Built-in support for XP and Vista themes, and its supposed to have full drag and drop within the IDE. Click Here to go to the Microsoft download page for VB 2008 Beta1.

• June 23rd 07 - I'm still working on the site to finish it up. I'm trying to add the remaining pages to Wordpress (like the links that are at my vbcodesource.com website) which is what I am going to use for the present and future links along with new articles.

• June 11th 07 -I did some more updates on the site. All of the Examples for VB 2005 are done, and added a couple more screenshots to some of the examples. The VB Developers page is also completed. I still have both Snippets pages and the .NET links to finish.

• June 6th 07 - I ended up getting the Visual Basic Classic links up and running. I wanted to redesign the way they are displayed, but I just don't have the time. I also wanted to redesign the setup of the snippets, but probably won't do to time restraints. Only 4 or so pages to finish. Links.NET, VB Developers, and both Snippet pages.

• June 5th 07 - Well most of the sections are now up. The VB Developers section is still down, along with the links section for Visual Basic 5.0/6.0; Visual Basic.NET 02/03; and Visual Basic 2005. The Code Snippet pages will probably be the last page to be finished. I haven't figured out how I want to set them up yet. I would like to set them up better than they are on my .com site. Anyways, feel free to sent feedback when I get it working :)

• June 2nd 07 - Most of the important sections are done. VB.NET 02/03/05 Controls, Tutorials, and Reference is done. The 02/03 Examples are done. All of the VB 5.0/6.0 areas are done except for the Snippets. I haven't decided yet on how I am going to set them up. So, code wise, the snippets for all versions needs to be done, along with the VB 2005 Examples. Then the more minor sections, like the links, software, and utilitys.

• May 28th 07 - The next version of Visual Basic will have the ability to use the SilverLight plug-in. What I saw that is pretty interesting, is that the Silverlight Plug-In has Java-Script support. Yeps you can do JavaScript in Visual Basic. Here is the link to the Blog post that mentions it.

• May 28th 07 - I also wanted to mention that you can download the complete 5 part series by clicking on this link.

• May 28th 07 - I was over at Microsofts MSDN website and noticed they have a section specifically for Kids wanting to learn Visual Basic 2005. This link is the website and it specifically says: Visual Basic for Very Bright Kids. They have a 5 part series on getting kids started with Visuial Basic 2005. It covers the Absolute Beginning for those not at all familier with VB. Shows everything from opening/starting a project, to adding buttons/controls and using the intellisense features. Even though it says for kids, it should also be great for the absolute Visual Basic.NET 2005 (Is it even called Visual Basic.NET anymore?) beginner. I just thought it was interesting. :)

• May 25th 07 - Still tweaking and trying to get the website ready to go. Theres still alot of work that needs done. But alot of work has been completed.

• May 21st 07 - Most all of the Visual Basic 5.0/6.0 Controls and Examples are done. Still alot of work to do. Especially with the .NET version of Visual Basic.

• May 15th 07 - Added a new update to my csTextboxX control to Version 1.1. The new version brings a new function to search the controls text for a certain string/letter/text with various search properties like Match Case. Some code has also been cleaned up. This project is almost done with but I have one or two more features in mind as updates. The compiled control and source is under: Visual Basic.NET - Controls, and the Example is under: Visual Basic.NET - 2002/2003 Examples.

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  Year 2007 below
  
  [11/04 - You may have noticed some small changes made to the site. I plan to do more in the future as well. Even moving to a completely new design when possible.
  
  [10/28 - A new example has been added for Visual Basic 5.0 and VB 6.0 that will Shutdown, Reboot, and Log Off ALL versions of Windows including 2000/XP using the ExitWindowsEx API function. If you've ever tried using ExitWindowsEx in 2000/XP/Vista and it wouldn't work, then check out this example to see why :) It is located under the: VB 5.0/6.0 - Examples page.
  
  [10/11 - Added a new example for Visual Basic.NET 2005/2008(or simply Visual Basic 2005 and 2008 which I think is the official name now anyways). The example is how to Send EMail using the SMTPClient Class in the .NET Framework(DotNET). IT also shows how you can use your GMail account as the Host to send your mails. The example has the normal: To, From, Subject, Body/Message, and Attachment features. Its actually VERY easy to send mail with VB 05/08 and should be easy to understand and follow...
  
  [10/07 - In case you haven't heard yet, Microsoft has decided to release the source code to the .net (Dot Net) libraries. This is actually a pretty big jump for Microsoft. There is a Reference license you must ahere to though. Click this link to check out the blog post for one of the team leaders at Microsoft on this release...
  
  [10/07 - Added a new example for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 and Visual Basic 2005/2008 that will get the color of a pixel where the mouse cursor is positioned at. Located on the VB.NET 02/03/05/08 - Examples page.
  
  [09/17 - Added a new small Utility called csCPUMiniMeter v1.1 that will monitor and display your computers total cpu system usage and along with your memory usage. Displays via progress bars and a graphical display similar to the way Windows Task Manager displays the usage in a graph. The program is available under the: Software section and the source code to it is under the: Visual Basic.NET 2005 - Examples section near the bottom of the page.
  
  [09/07 - If you haven't checked out my expansion/extension page: Code Source - Links and Tips in awhile, I did many updates to the site within the last week or 2. Added a article on the Counters and Timers available for VB programmers (GetTickCount/timeGetTime/QueryPerformanceCounter/RDTSC), all of the VB 5.0/6.0 Code Snippets/Articles/Fusion resources. Also other various links and resources for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 and Visual Basic 2005. Click Here to go to the Links and Tips page!
  
  [08/02 - Microsoft has now released "Beta 2" of their new Orcas languages. They have the Express, Standard,Professional, and ect... editions available for download. . Click Here
  
  [07/26 - I added a new cool little program to the software section and the source code to it that will monitor and display your computers total cpu/processor system usage in the system tray. It will show actual numbers in the tray. It contains a right click context menu with various options. This program is a system tray app only, no form interface. If you want the code for this, It is available in the Visual Basic.NET 2005 - Examples page. :)
  
  [07/20 - I recently finished up a new expansion site with tips, answers, articles, links and more for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 and Visual Basic 2005. Click here to check it out. And just a reminder my new site design in nearly done and contains most of the content this site has. You can start going to it at This Link..
  
  [06/07 - I will eventually phase out the design of this site to the new design. I won't change it over until the new design is completely finished though. You can start going to it at This Link..
  
  [06/07 - My new site design is nearing completion! Go check it out at this Link!!.
  
  [05/15 - Added a new update to my csTextboxX control to Version 1.1. The new version brings a new function to search the controls text for a certain string/letter/text with various search properties like Match Case. Some code has also been cleaned up. This project is almost done with but I have one or two more features in mind as updates. The compiled control and source is under: Visual Basic.NET - Controls, and the Example is under: Visual Basic.NET - 2002/2003 Examples.
  
  [05/10 - Feedback is currently using a guestbook script and it works. It will be changed to normal once the mail form gets fixed. Thanks
  
  [04/30 - The feedback option isn't working for some reason. I will continue to work on it. So, don't use that feature yet.
  
  [04/22 - Added a new site feature for sending feedback. The feedback/email link is located on the left menu at the bottom just under Contact. I also removed a dead link that was on the left menu.
  
  [03/24 - Microsoft is at it again! That is, giving away FREE stuff. Here is the Link with all of the Info. You MUST meet certain requirements though to cash-in on this promotion. You need to be a professional developer employed in the developer field and be in the United States. You need to go to the Microsoft website to see all of the requirements and restrictions. They DO have some nice LabCasts. A few are on Visual Basic 6.0 to Visual Basic.NET 2005 stuff. Which should help alot of people out who are wanting to make the switch to Visual Basic 2005. Enjoy!
  
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  For a limited time, attend Visual Basic 2005 Labcasts and you will be eligible for one or more of the following incentives:
  
  
• Complimentary* copy of Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition Software (estimated retail price of $299.00)
  
  
• Excerpts from Francesco Balena's Book Programming Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: The Language
  
  
• 35% off estimated retail price of select Visual Studio 2005 books
  
  
• Visual Basic 2005 Keyboard Shortcut Reference Poster
  
  This promotion is for United States residents Only. I'm sure that will disqualify alot of visitors. Hopefully they will end up extending this promotion to other parts of the world.
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  [03/17 - Added a new example for Visual Basic 2005 that shows how to get started using some of the common, basic features of the RichTextBox control. I guess the example could be considered the beginning of a Wordpad based application. It shows how to do unlimited Undo/Redo's, Cut/Copy/Paste, Changing the Font/TextColor/Backcolor of the selected text or for the entire document along with a couple more features that are highlighted. Located in the Visual Basic.NET 2005 - Examples page.
  
  [03/04 - I added a new software application named csWritingPad v1.5 under the Downloads\Software section and the complete source code to the entire application under the: Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 - Examples page. This is a word processor based application with alot of 'Unique' features and puts the Richtextbox control through its paces. Has multi-level Undo/Redo, Advanced search and replace capabilitys, Insert Text and Images in your RTF documents, Protect selected text or the entire document from being deleted, has the ability to set the Font/Color/Size and such to the selected text or the entire document. There is Printing and Page Setup capabilitys to Print your documents and much more. There is really way to many features to list. Download the Application or the source code to check out all of the available features. If you've been wanting to do more with the RichTextBox control or wondering how to do a specific task check out the project source code to see if what you want to do is already done for you. Enjoy! :)
  
  [01/29 - Added a new example for Visual Basic 5.0/6.0 that is actually a update to the original Drawing Example. IT has been improved and no longer skips. Located in the VB 5.0/6.0 - Examples section.
  
  
  Year 2006 below
  
  [12/24 - I added a new example for Visual Basic 2005 on loading all of the computers opened processes and the various data associated with those processes. It uses a single line of code to load the data in a DataGrid control. Also a example here and there has been added over the last few weeks but I didn't advertise them. I can't remember which ones they were either so you may want to look over the pages to see if there is something that interests you. That is all!
  
  [12/05 - A example of using the csMusicLibrary v3.1 has been added. IT shows how to use some of the features. Playback, Recording, and such.
  
  [12/02 - The long awaited release of the new version of the csMusicLibrary is here! It is named: csMusicLibrary v3.1 - The Professional Series. It is a class library built from the ground up with Visual Basic 2005 and for Visual Basic 2005. Has Many enhancements, additions, and changes compared to version 1.0. You can now play multiple files at the same time, do basic recording to wave files, most all the subs, functions, and properties are XML commented. It has never been easier to create a full-featured audio/music application with Visual Basic 2005. Just download and add a reference to the .dll. The library is located under the Visual Basic.NET - Controls section. A example of using the library will be added soon. I just need to make a couple tweaks to it. Enjoy!
  
  [11/15 - Finally remembered the other example I uploaded the other day. Its called: MDI Forms/Windows Example - Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 Edition. It is a basic example of how to create and use MDI Form/Windows in your applications.
  
  [11/13 - I also fixed my 'webmaster' email address. It has been messed up for some time. Sorry about that :\
  
  [11/13 - Added a new example for Visual Basic 2005 called: Bouncing Ball 2005. Its pretty much the 2002/2003 version with the addition of a speed control. Otherwise, it is quite similar to the older version. Located in the Visual Basic 2005 - Examples page. I think I added something else the other day but I can not for the life of me remember what it was.
  
  [11/13 - Fixed the Visual Basic 2005 downloads. Sorry about that. Hopefully everything is completely stable now after the server move. Please let me know if somethings not right.
  
  [11/05 - Added a new Tutorial for Visual Basic 2005 on: 'How to Create and Setup a Splash Screen' for your applications. Very simple and easy to follow. Located in the Visual Basic.NET - Tutorials section.
  
  [11/04 - Alright, all of the downloads appear to be working now. I also fixed the download link for: Visual Basic 5 - Control Creation Edition (CCE). PLEASE let me know if there are ANY broken downloads. Thankyou :)
  
  [11/04 - I am currently trying to move the downloads to a new server. The downloads won't work unless you take the www. out of the download link. Example: http://www.vbcodesource.org/download.zip - Change that link to: http://vbcodesource.org/download.zip. Sorry for the inconvenience. I hope to have it fixed very soon. Thankyou for understanding. :)
  
  [10/31 - I will be transferring my download domain in a day or 2. So it could be a couple days or so before you can start downloading again. I really am sorry for having to do this.
  
  [10/07 - Microsoft has now released Windows Vista *RC2* to the Public. This should be the Last major pre-release before it is finalized and RTM (Released To Manufacture). Click Here - Which will take you to my .info Portal site with the info to get you started.
  
  [09/18 - I put up links to Microsoft to get and download the: Redistributables, Runtimes, Service Packs, and SDK's for all versions of Visual Basic.NET. 2002/2003 and 2005. Located on the Visual Basic.NET - Reference section of this website.
  
  [09/15 - I added Version 1.3 of the csAudioCD Library and a updated example application that shows somes of the librarys features and how to use it. A new function was added to version 1.3 but the main updates were XML comments. You now have full XML Intellisensed comments and explanations at your disposal for almost every Sub, Function, and Property the library contains. So it has never been easier to use or create a full-featured CD Player application using this library. The csAudioCD Library itself is located under the Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 - Controls page and I decided to go ahead and Include the source code with the compiled .dll this time. A example of how to use the library is located on the: Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 - Examples page. Enjoy!
  
  [09/07 - Put up a new article/tutorial and example for Visual Basic 2005. It shows how to create your own properties/settings that can be listed under the: My.MySettings interface. I show how to use this feature to very easily implement the ability for your application/program to memorize the size and position it was when it was closed/unloaded. Then when the application opens, it will refer to these properties and set its Position and Size accordingly. No need to use specific registry settings or a .ini file which was usually the common way of adding these features. The example shows these features in action and the turorial shows how to setup and use these features and properties. They are both for Visual Basic 2005.
  
  [08/31 - I added a new example for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 called: Directory and File Information Tool, that simply uses the DirectoryInfo Class and the FileInfo class to get alot of various information about the selected directory or the selected file.
  
  [08/24 - There was a billing mixup with my webhost yesterday, and therefore the website was down most of the day. Everything appears to be in working order now and I am sorry for any inconvenience it may have caused.
  
  [08/13 - You may or may not have seen the website undergoing some pretty major design changes. I still have a ways to go and it will take a couple days to finish the last few pages.
  
  [08/04 - Added a new example for Visual Basic 2005 called: Basic/Simple Threading - Background Worker. As the name suggests it shows how to use the new BackGroundWorker class added to the 2.0 version of the DotNet Framework. It shows how to use this new object to spawn a new thread completely seperate from your main application thread. Located in the Visual Basic.NET - Examples section under the VB.Net 2005 examples. Multi-Threading doesn't get much easier than this!
  
  [08/01 - I added a new update to the Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 csWindowsShutdown library. It has been updated from Version 1.2, to Version 1.3. The new version brings a new function that will display the "Turn Off Computer" dialog programmatically without the user having to do it from the Start menu. Also a new option to use 'Shell' to execute the shutdown/restart/logoff process has been added. Other minor tweaks here and there has been done too. The example for the library has also been updated to reflect the changes and features.
  
  [07/07 - I added a Great MANY new Code Snippets for Visual Basic 2005. There are actually 12x new Code Snippets to be exact. Most of them use the new 'MY' interface to perform the tasks. This is a really useful feature for Visual Basic.NET 2005 and I suggest you check it out. :)
  
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  Visual Basic.NET 2005 Updates - Code Snippets
  
  Check if a File or Directory Exists 
  
  
  Check if the Computer is Connected to the Network  
  
  
  Clear the Windows Clipboard 
  
  
  Copy, Create, Delete, and Rename a Directory  
  
  
  Copy and Paste (Get/Set) Text to the Clipboard 
  
  
  Download File from Internet to Hard Drive 
  
  
  Get the Computers Display Resolution 
  
  
  Get the Amount of Free(Available) Physical and Virtual Memory  
  
  
  Get the Computers Total Physical (Ram) and Virtual Memory 
  
  
  Get the Operating Systems - Full Name, Platform, and Version  
  
  
  Ping the specified Url/Address 
  
  
  Play/Stop a Specified Wave File and System Sound  
  
  
  
  I 'think' thats all of the code snippets and the right titles. Hopefully you will find some of these new snippets helpful.
  
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  [06/28 - I added a new software download under the Downloads\Software webpage called: csFileIcon Extractor Tool v1.0. This is a very small application that makes it VERY easy to extract the icon from almost ANY file you select in MANY different image formats. The application was made with Visual Basic.NET 2005. I also added the source code to the program for Visual Basic 2005 under the Visual Basic.NET/Examples page.
  
  [06/27 - A new example has been added for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 that shows how to retrieve/calculate/display the computers total CPU Usage using the GetSystemTimes() API function that was added with Windows XP Service Pack 1.
  
  [06/08 - Added a new control called: csTextBoxX v1.0 and a Example of how to use the control. The control and example are for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003. The control is a eXtension to the normal Visual Studio.NET 2002/2003 - Textbox control. The csTextboxX control has full support for AutoComplete. Has 3x different Auto Complete Modes to choose from, along with several Auto Complete Sources to select. The control has built in support to disable the 'Beep' that accurs when the user presses the "Enter" key if the control is in SingleLine mode. IT also has a property for restricting all characters except Numbers or only Numbers with a Single Decimal point to be entered. The control is in the Visual Basic - Controls page, and the Example is under the Visual Basic.NET - Examples page. The example zip already has the compiled control included.
  
  [06/08 - Windows Vista 'Beta 2' is NOW available to the public. That means most of you and me! Of course the downloads are huge so you will want a high speed connection. OR you can order the DVD from Microsoft for a small fee to most countrys. Anyways, Click here to goto my Portal site which has all of the details listed and some links to get you started.
  
  [05/31 - The source code for my csAutoComplete Class control is now included with the download in the Visual Basic.NET - "Controls" download file. I also added a couple new website links for Visual Basic 5.0/6.0 and Visual Basic.NET.
  
  [04/28 - I added a new Class Library for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 called csAutoComplete along with a Example of how to use the control. As the name of the class says, it makes it VERY easy to add 'Auto Complete' support to your ComboBox and TextBox controls. The Class is in the Controls section and the Example is of course in the .NET Examples section.
  
  [04/15 - Microsoft has another promotion going on for ASP.NET 2.0/Visual Basic 2005 Developers. You get a Free Discovery Pack and it does include a couple of decent items. Click here to goto my Portal site which has all of the details listed. My .info 'Portal based webpage setup is much better for listing these kind of news 'things' :)
  
  [04/09 - The VB.NET 2002/2003 examples for the csWindowsShutdown v1.2 library and a example for the csRdtsc.dll called 'Get the CPU Timestamp/Calculate Processor ClockSpeed in Realtime' has been added 'again'. Sorry about that happening. I also added a example for the csRDTSC.dll in Visual Basic 2005 and Visual Basic 6.0. So, all modern Visual Basic languages has a example for the csRDTSC.dll and returns the timestamp of the cpu cycles and calculates and displays the clockspeed of the processor in realtime. Enjoy!
  
  [04/07 - I wanted to mention that I know about the .NET 2002/2003 csRDTSC and csWindowsShutdown Examples missing. I used a old .html for a update, and it didn't have the updated items. I will fix that in a day or to. The Controls are there though if you don't need a example.
  
  [04/07 - Added 2x new examples. They are both examples of using the csRDTSC.dll to retrieve the processors RDTSC Tick value and Calculating the cpu's clockspeed in realtime. 1x example is for Visual Basic 6.0 and the other new one is for Visual Basic 2005.
  
  [03/28 - A new Control called csRDTSC.dll has been added on the Visual Basic.NET - Controls page. Plus a example of using the csRDTSC dll with Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 called: getCPUTimeStampAndSpeedEx. This is a example of using the csRDTSC .dll to retrieve the CPU/Processor rdtsc value and then uses that info and calculates and displays the processors actual clockspeed in Realtime. I've noticed a few people has been wanting something like this so I went ahead and made it. Enjoy :)
  
  [03/22 - The 'csWindowsShutdown Library' Class and Example for the Library has been updated to Version 1.2. This update added 2x new functions, "initiateSystemShutdown" and "cancelInitiatedShutdown". The new functions will initiate the computer shutdown process with forced shutdown and reboot options implemented. The other will abort the shutdown process if it has been executed.
  
  [03/19 - Added a new 'csWindowsShutdown' Class and Example for the Library. This class makes it Very Easy to shutdown/restart/logoff Windows. It uses the "ExitWindowsEx" api function and YES, it works with Windows NT/2000/XP operating systems. Check out the Class Library source code for more info. The Class is located under: Visual Basic.NET 'Controls' and the Example is under the same language version in the 'Examples' section.
  
  [03/14 - I fixed the problem with the MP3 Encoder under the Visual Basic 6.0 Examples. The MP3 Encoder.DLL relied on the Lame DLL library and you would get a dll not found error, and thus, made the example useless. Sorry it took so long for me to fix. But now, it should Encode MP3's just fine and no errors. Make sure you have the .DLL's in the proper directory and you should have no 'file not found' errors with it.
  
  [03/14 - I have completely revamped the 'VB Developers' page under 'Downloads'. Five (5x) new downloads has been added. Along with the authors names and webpage, if they had one. A couple of the submissions was received in 04 and I did a aweful job of keeping up on it. I am very sorry to the authors for such a long delay. All 5x of the downloads are VERY Nice examples/tutorials/controls for Visual Basic 6.0. If you have anything you want to share, send it to my 'Upload' email addy located on the contacts page. I will do much better at keeping up this time. :)
  
  [03/05 - Added a new example for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 called csWebBrowser Control Example. IT is a complete example of how to use the 'Com' based WebBrowser Control in your .NET 02/03 applications or even make your own WebBrowser application. The example is commented well and located in the VB.NET 2002/2003 Examples page.
  
  [02/19 - I just wanted to mention that I added a new article/tutorial on adding 'AutoComplete' support to your Textbox and Combobox controls in Visual Basic.NET 2005.
  
  [02/16 - In a effort to free up some webspace on the .com server, I have moved almost ALL downloads to the .org server since I have MANY times more space available on that server. PLEASE TELL ME if ANY downloads are Broken! Mail me to my Webmaster email addy located on the Contacts page. Please let me know if there are ANY website problems in general also. Thankyou :)
  
  [02/16 - There have been quite a few updates made to the website. Mainly new snippets and examples for Visual Basic.NET 2005. The updates that have not been documented yet are listed below. Some of them may have been on the website for awhile.
  
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  Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 Updates - Code Snippets
  
  Check for a specified String in a String 
  
  
  Check if Class/Object needs new instance or if its disposed, ect  
  
  
  Disable the 'Beep' in a Textbox when pressing the 'Enter' Key 
  
  
  Find/Search for a String in Listbox/Combobox control  
  
  
  Open a URL/Webpage in the Default Web Browser 
  
  
  That is all of the 2002/2003 code snippets that I can remember.
  
  
  Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 Updates - Examples
  
  CPU Usage Example - A basic example of easily retrieving the value for the cpu's usage. Displays the exact usage value 
  or the integer portion only.
  
  
  Thats the only 2002/2003 Example that I can remember.
  
  
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  Visual Basic.NET 2005 Updates - Code Snippets
  
  Check if a String contains a specified String 
  
  
  Check if your Class/Object needs a new instance or is disposed  
  
  
  Disable that 'Beep' in the Textbox control when pressing the 'Enter' Key. [Method #1] 
  
  
  Disable that 'Beep' in the Textbox control when pressing the 'Enter' Key. [Method #2]  
  
  
  Only allow Numbers in a TextBox Control 
  
  
  Open a Webpage/Url with the default Webbrowser 
  
  
  Thats all of the fairly recent 2005 snippets that I remember.
  
  
  Visual Basic.NET 2005 Updates - Examples
  
  Application Interaction using SendKey Controls - A very small and basic example of using sendkeys to interact with a 
  application in another process. 
  
  
  Audio/Video Direct X 9.0 Example - A fairly in-depth example of using the Audio/Video objects in the DX9 library. It 
  shows you to use DX9 for your normal media playback and a few different interface feature.  
  
  
  CPU Usage and Data Example - A fairly extensive example of how to use Visual Basic.NET 2005 to use Performance Counters 
  and the Windows Registry to retrieve various information and statistics on a computers cores/processors.  
  
  
  csBrowserPlus WebBrowser Example - This is a fairly complete example of how to make your own custom and advanced 
  WebBrowser using the new managed WebBrowser control in version 2.0 of the DotNetFramework.  
  
  
  MP3 ID3 v1.0 Tag and Wave Header Reader Classes - with Example - This example includes a MP3 ID3 v1.0 Tag Class to get 
  the MP3 tag data, and Wave Header Extraction Class to get the data from the Wave File header (bytesPerSecond, sampleRate, ect..) 
  
  
  
  Thats it for the Visual Basic 2005 Examples as far as I can remember.
  
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  [ 01/20 - Added a new link to another Visual Basic 6.0 decompiler. It is MUCH better than the old one that is available for download under the 'Utility' download page. This one is considered a half-decompiler, which is more than the other one can do. VBReFormer is the name of the decompiler. There is a Free version and a Professional paid version available. The link to the 'Free' version of VBReFormer is located under Downloads in the 'Utility' section of the website.
  
  [ 01/12 - I made quite a few updates to the Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 - Snippets and a couple new Examples for Visual Basic.NET 2005. After I add a set of updates for Visual Basic.NET 2005 - Snippets, which are ready to be added, I will list ALL of the updates that hasn't been documented on the main page yet, I just don't have the time now to finish adding the VB.NET 2005 snippets and I want to list everything at the same time. I will mention, that 2x new Visual Basic.NET 2005 - Examples has been added, 1x example is: CPU Usage and Data Example and the other is: Audio/Video Direct X 9.0 objects - Example. Both examples are for VB.NET 2005.
  
  [ 01/12 - I've updated all of the download links to a new server. So, PLEASE, if you find a broken link mail me at my webmaster email address on the contacts page. A few small tweaks has taken place too.
  
  
  Year 2005 below
  
  [ 11/21 - If you have been here before you may have noticed some changes to the website. I have been changing the colors to make it easier on the eyes and more appealing. Hopefully you will like the results when they are all done. :)
  
  [ 11/21 - I added a new example for: Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 on using performance counters. It goes over the QueryPerformanceCounter timer, timeGetTime, and the TickCount timer. It is a pretty extensive example with various features including calculating the resolution of each timer. Located in the Visual Basic.NET - Examples section under VB.NET 2002/2003.
  
  [ 11/15 - I meant to post this the other day but forgot. :) - I wanted to let you know that you SHOULD go ahead and REGISTER your Visual Basic.NET 2005 Express Edition software. Microsoft is GIVING you some 'Gifts', completely FREE if you register. This applies to ALL - Express Editions software not just VB.NET. Click this link to goto the "Visual Studio Registration Benefits Portal" website. There are Royalty-FREE Icons/Images for download that you can use in your applications at NO CHARGE. Also available is: Visual Basic.NET 2005 'Build a Program Now' Tutorial, WebPlanner 2005 for ASP.NET, Graphics Server.NET Interactive Charts, IP Works ADO.NET Data Provider. The Icon/Image bundles are: IconBuffet Studio Edition Icon Suite and Corbis Images. Hope this post was useful for you!
  
  

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  [11/07 - Microsoft has now released the Express Editions of Visual Studio.Net 2005.
  
  And one of the best parts is that you can download all of the express editions completely FREE for 1yr. 
  
  Evidentally, what this means is that the Express editions will be available for download for 1yr, but you can continue using 
  the software forever. Only the download for 'Express Edition Software' is only available for 1yr.
  
  This release of the Express Additions includes: 
  
  Visual Web Developer 2005 Express 
  Visual Basic 2005 Express 
  Visual C# 2005 Express 
  Visual C++ 2005 Express 
  Visual J# 2005 Express 
  SQL Server Express 
  
  Below are links to download EVERYone of the MSDN Express Edition downloads available.
  
  I'm sure that most from visiting this site will download Visual Basic :)
  
  Anyways, below are the links of interest for this software release.
  
  The MSDN Forum post announcing the release.
  
  Download for - Visual Basic 2005 - Express
  Download for: Visual C# 2005 - Express
  Download for: Visual C++ 2005 - Express
  Download for: Visual J# 2005 - Express
  Download for: Visual Web Developer 2005 - Express 
  Download for: SQL Server Express
  
  Hope this post proved useful to you! I will continue to post more info and such as I find it. -Jason
  
  I will be looking over this release of Visual Basic 2005 and see what changes/additions and such has taken place and if 
  anything is worth mentioning I will let you know what I found out. :)
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  [ 10/23 - I've also ran out of webspace for the website. I ended up having to move some of the bigger files to FileH.com to free up some space on the server so I could add the new examples to the webpage. I do have a few more updates to add to the Visual Basic.NET 2003/2005 - Examples page, when I finish up a few details with them and get the time.
  
  [ 10/23 - OK, I added 2x new examples for Visual Basic.NET 2005 . One is how to get the status of the keyboard's 'System Keys'. The other is how to use the 'Notify Icon' to add advance 'System Tray' support to your applications. They are of course located in the Visual Basic.NET - Examples page. Click on the Visual Basic.NET 2005 link on that page and it will take you to the bottom of the page where the 2005 section is.
  
  [ 10/20 - I added: '7' - Source Code Snippets for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003, and a few days ago I added: '8' - Source Code Snippets for Visual Basic.NET 2005 . Below is a list of the code snippets added.
  
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  Visual Basic.NET 2002 and 2003 - Source Code Snippets:
  
  1 - Add 'all' Date/Time Formats to Listbox/Combobox
  2 - Add 'all' Special-Folders to a Listbox/Combobox
  3 - App.Previnstance Equivalent
  4 - Generate Random Numbers
  5 - Get a list of 'all' available Fonts
  6 - Messageboxes with 'Multiple' Lines
  7 - Timeout/Pause for specified Time
  
  Visual Basic.NET 2005 "BETA2" - Source Code Snippets:
  
  1) Add all Date and Time formats to Listbox/Combobox
  2) Add all Special Folders to Listbox/Combobox
  3) DoEvents_Sub Routine
  4) DoEvents_Sub Routine WITH the - 'GetInputState' - API Call
  5) Generate Random Numbers
  6) Get a list of available Fonts
  7) Messageboxes with Multiple Lines
  8) Timeout or Pause for a specified time
  
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  [ 10/17 - Fixed the download link for: Visual Basic 5 CCE (Control Creation Edition) program under: Utilitys. I had to remove it a few weeks ago do to webspace reason's. I now put it up onto a different server and have it hotlinked to that server. Thanks to FileH.com for the webspace! More of the bigger downloads could end up over there so I don't have to upgrade my webserver host plan. I am already slightly over the 150MB limit and I do end up over 3GB tranfer limit each month. So this should really help me out, or at least hold off the upgrade for awhile. If you want 2500MB of FREE space, then goto: FileH.com. And no, I have no relationship at all with them :) So i'm not trying to spam you or anything :) Just trying to help!
  
  [ 10/10 - I added a new Visual Basic.NET 2005 'Beta 2' Source Code Snippets section under the: Visual Basic.NET - Snippets, page of this site. I guess about 5 or 6 or so for right now. I have 5 or 6 more for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 to add also but I need to find the time to add them to the site. There were also some minor examples for Visual Basic.NET added last month but I didn't mention them or anything. I do have a few more examples for .NET to add too when I get the time.
  
  [ 08/26 - I added a new example for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 that shows you how to Shutdown, Restart, and Log Off of Windows XP from your applications. This is similar to the Visual Basic 6.0 version, with a few tweaks to the code here and there. The example could work on Windows 2000, but I do not have the OS to test it out. Located of course, in the VB.NET 2002/2003 - Examples section.
  
  [ 08/19 - Added a new example for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 in the VB.NET - Examples section. It shows you how to create 3 different Play features: Continious Playing, Repeat Playing, and Random Playing of music files. It uses my csMusicLibrary for the playback.
  
  [ 08/08 - OK, I added a NEW Tutorial for the DotNETFramework (specifically Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003/2005, but can be applied to ALL languages). It is called: mciSendString Tutorial v1.5 - DotNet Edition. The tutorial with example app is located in: Visual Basic.NET - Tutorials section. This tutorial will TEACH you how to write your OWN code to program the mciSendString Device Command Interface to play all of your music and movie files, pretty much almost ALL of your media needs. I break it down bit by bit to give you a thorough explanation of each command, parameter, flag, ect.. ALOT OF WORK went into making this. Please feel free to email me with any feedback to the email addy in the tutorial. Hope you enjoy :)
  
  [ 07/29 - I added a new Visual Basic.NET 2005 - 'Beta 2' section on the VB.NET - Examples, page. I also made it easier to navigate the 'Examples' for the 3x different VB.NET languages, by providing links to the different versions. PLUS, I ported ALL of the 'Beta 1' Examples to 'Beta 2'. You probably already know that 'Beta 1' Projects will NOT compile in 'Beta 2'. Anyways, hopefully this new setup on the VB.NET - Examples page will make it alittle easier for you. DITTO for the new VB.NET 2005 'Beta 2' examples. :)
  
  [ 07/27 - MSDN has released another FREE Online Book called: "Introducing Visual Basic 2005 for Developers". Click Here - to go get the free book. This book should specifically help newbies and VB6 programmers to pick up on VB.NET much quicker. Enjoy!
  
  [ 07/25 - Added a new example for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003. It is a Monitor Files and Folders example using the FileSystemWatcher Class library. It will display and log what takes place with the folder that is being monitored. I made it easy to use and understand. It will let you know when a folder or file is deleted, renamed, changed, and so on. Located in the VB.NET - Examples section.
  
  [ 07/23 - Microsoft has a new FREE Online Book available called: "Upgrading Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET". This book is 21 Chapters long and covers everything from 'API to ZOrders' in relation from VB 6.0 to VB.NET. One of the bests parts is that its FREE. Click Here - to go get the free book. Hopefully this news post will help someone out. :)
  
  [ 07/19 - I finally have my new csAudioCD Library Professional v1.1 ready and released. This new csAudioCD Library Pro v1.1 Class Library was created for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003. Of course, it can be used with about all of the .NET based languages. This library makes it VERY easy to create a full-featured CD Player application. I also have a example application that shows you how to use the library. The class library by itself is located in the VB.NET - Controls section of this website. The example is located at the VB.NET - Examples page. ALOT of WORK and TIME went into making this Library and Example. Please feel free to send me any comments or suggestions on how to improve it. I will have a new updated EXPERT edition available fairly soon with even more features and probably some bug fixes.
  
  [ 07/09 - Thanks to all of the worthless spammers I had to change my email contacts and create the addresses on a image. Pretty sad I have to go this route.
  
  [ 06/19 - I added my new csCompactMusic Library v2.1 based on the csMusicLibrary Pro class library. This compact version has some features taken out compared to the Pro version. But it can still do everything you need to make a nice application based on it. Would be great for games, screensavers, music apps, and more. It can play - MP3's, Wav's, WMA's and More! Just add a codec to play any new formats! It is a low latency and low overhead class library that uses minimal cpu resources. This Library has been Highly optimized compared to the Pro version. It is only 10.5KB in size! It is 1/3 the size of the Pro version with more than 90% of the features! The Class .DLL is in the VB.NET - Controls section and the Example App with the Class .DLL included is in the VB.NET - Examples section. I will most likely release the source code in the future.
  
  [ 06/08 - Added a basic example of how to very easily retrieve the Processors (CPU's) current usage in Visual Basic.NET 2002 and Visual Basic.NET 2003. This example uses the "PerformanceCounter" component to get the job done.
  
  [ 05/17 - I added a new "Properly Using DoEvents()" example for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003 under the VB.NET - Examples section. This example shows how to use Doevents() properly and increase the performance MANY times over. Your application will NOT freeze either! The end user can STILL interact with your application! It uses the GetInputState Api call to check to see if any messages (mouse, ect..) needs to be processed. If they need to be processed THEN it will use DoEvents(). If no messages needs to be process, DoEvents() is not active. Thus getting MAJOR increases in performance. This example also shows how to use the "QueryPerformanceCounter" and "QueryPerformanceFrequency" functions to test/time the performance of your code. I WILL eventually port this example to VB 6.0 since only minor changes needs to be done and VB 6.0 will also get great benefits from using DoEvents() properly.
  
  [ 04/27 - Microsoft has now released a new beta of Visual Studio .NET 2005. You can only download the full Visual Studio 2005 suite if you are a MSDN account member. If you are not a member, you are able to download the express versions of Visual Studio.NET Beta "2". Visual Basic.NET Express 2005 Beta "2" is available to download for non-msdn member subscribers. I downloaded and installed it and am checking out some of the new features, changes, enhancements, ect. Looks like there are quite a few changes that has taken place compared to Beta "1". When I go over it in more detail and such I will mention some of the new additions, changes, improvements, ect. in the future. For now, go ahead to this microsoft website and download the Express addition of Visual Basic .NET 2005 Beta "2" or whatever language it is you are wanting to check out. Just click the "Learn More Now" below that is below each of the Languages.
  
  [ 04/09 - Added a new example for Visual Basic 6.0 on how to Shutdown Windows XP, Restart Windows XP, and Log Off Windows XP. Uses *Shell* code and does NOT use API. Located in the Visual Basic - Examples section.
  
  [ 04/01 - Added and updated Crop Images - Extended Example in the Visual Basic.NET - Examples section. This example is the combined Crop Image - Mouse and Coordinates Example projects. A couple bugs were fixed that the other examples contained.
  
  [ 03/15 - Added screenshots of the 2x Crop Images Examples via Coordinates and Mouse Selection in the Visual Basic.NET - Examples section.
  
  [ 03/11 - Added 2 new examples for Visual Basic.NET 2002/2003! The two examples are how to crop images. One example shows how to crop images by using specified user input coordinates. The other shows how to crop images by using the mouse to select the coordinates on the image itself! Located in the Visual Basic.NET - Examples section.
  
  [ 03/03 - Put up a new example in the VB.NET - Examples section. The example is how to get the date and time in many different formats and style. Shows how to do it very easily with very little code.
  
  [ 03/03 - Added to this site the csStopWatch Library *Basic* version 1.1. If you have been checking out the www.vbcodesource.INFO site you would have been able to get for a couple weeks now. This Class can be useful for various timing variables. It will return the elapsed time, resolution, reset or no reset and much more. A example of how to use the Class Library is located in the VB.NET - Examples section. The Class Library with source code is located in the VB.NET - Controls section.