This installment of our VB code download series offer a variety of downloads that help developers with file manipulation. Code has been divided into four categories -- file management, data management, file conversions and tools and applications for use within files.
** Updated Jan. 10, 2008 -- We have added six new code snippets to the chart, including a WinSock for loading JavaScript files and a plug-in for using GZIP Stream files in VB .NET.
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| Data Management |
Use VB .NET to open PDF files with one click -- NEW! |
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| Data Management |
Use GZIP Stream files in VB .NET -- NEW! |
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| Data Management |
Advanced file searching using VB 6 code -- NEW! |
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| Data Management |
VB code for using binary mode to read, write data to a file |
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| Data Management |
Export data table to Excel |
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| Data Management |
Find permission levels of network folders |
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| Data Management |
Search all files in drives and directories |
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| Data Management |
Search for ListView items, subitems |
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| Data Management |
Use FileInfo, DirectoryInfo to fetch images |
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| Data Management |
VB code to find out if a folder exists |
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| Data Management |
ActiveX dynamic link library |
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| Data Management |
VB code alternative to .ini file API calls |
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| Data Management |
Find drive details without using API |
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| Data Management |
VB code to convert Excel to text from command line |
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| File Conversion |
VB code to convert .exe files to .swf format |
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| File Conversion |
Look inside folder, change specified file extensions |
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| File Conversion |
Convert any file to a binary file |
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| File Conversion |
Convert Excel file to html table |
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| File Conversion |
Export Excel file to MSFlexGrid |
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| File Conversion |
Load binary files into byte arrays |
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| File Conversion |
Put all files in a folder into a single file |
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| File Conversion |
Save .tif file as a .pdf file |
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| File Management |
VB 6 code for seeing when a file was created, modified -- NEW! |
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| File Management |
VB 6 code to copy a file to a backup folder -- NEW! |
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| File Management |
Use WinSock to load JavaScript file into ListView control -- NEW! |
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| File Management |
Split MP3, other data files using VB 6 code |
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| File Management |
Read contents of a file using GET command |
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| File Management |
VB code for parsing PDF files |
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| File Management |
Visual Basic 6 code for opening .exe files |
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| File Management |
Save contents of TextBox to text file |
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| File Management |
Keep files backed up in three locations |
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| File Management |
File status monitoring tool |
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| File Management |
VB code to display text file in a TextBox |
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| File Management |
Open, save .txt file |
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| File Management |
Simple way to open Control Panel files |
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| File Management |
Create files and folders, write in the files |
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| File Management |
Open Word document using VB code |
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| File Management |
Read only hidden, archived files |
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| File Management |
VB code for a file system lister |
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| File Management |
Create file shortcuts using VB code |
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| File Management |
Tab-delimited text file maker, importer |
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| File Management |
Program for loading, saving files |
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| File Management |
Delete a file by entering its path |
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| Tools & Apps |
Parse a directory and all sub-directories for files |
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| Tools & Apps |
Windows XP styles in Visual Basic 6 |
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| Tools & Apps |
Read, write files Using StreamReader and StreamWriter |
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| Tools & Apps |
Open file to default editor, Web site to default browser |
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| Tools & Apps |
Windows API to copy, move, delete files |
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| Tools & Apps |
Print selected portion of a large text file |
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| Tools & Apps |
File archiving application |
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| Tools & Apps |
File sorting application |
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| Tools & Apps |
Control array, dynamic array application |
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| Tools & Apps |
Print selected portion of a large text file |
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| Tools & Apps |
Application to find, replace phrases |
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| Tools & Apps |
VB code for a text file editor |
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| Tools & Apps |
Prevent program from opening more than once |
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