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Taken from Windows Magazine August 1999 Agent is Microsoft's name for the technology that puts those "cute" cartoon characters on the screen while running any Microsoft Office application. This technoloty will be a standard feature of Windows 2000, but you can also add it to Windows 98 or Windows 95 viea a free download at "HTTP://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/imedia/agent/agentdl.asp" Once you install this update, you can use these characters in your applications, including macros!

Clears the documents menu in Windows 95/98/NT.

This allows a user to sort the contents of a listview by clicking on a column header in report-mode. Clicking again will sort descending.

Draws cool transparent explosions in a variety of sizes anywhere on the screen. Just click with the left and middle mouse buttons at the same time. To change the size of the explosions, click the middle and the right mouse buttons.

Another implementation of LZW compression for compressing VB strings. A 4K dictionary is used as suggested by the algorithm. A binary tree search is used for speeding up dictionary search. It accepts all the 256 characters. *** version 2 (23-Aug-99): bug fixed, performance improved ***

This small code creates a custom animated icon in your taskbar. You can put your own images in the imagelist, create your own popup menu when rightclicking on the icon. Use this code and build your own application around it!

Uses the MSComm control to call a telephone number using your modem WITHOUT HAVEING DIALER.EXE! :)

Test for user's WPM and errors while they are typing into a text box. This could be the begining of one of those typing teacher programs. Check it out!

A simple class to very easily minimize an application to, or to just create an icon in, the system tray. UPDATED & FIXED 6/25/1999 - Added new properties and fixed various things. If you have gotten this code before, please get it again (yes, it actually works now!). Read the comments for instructions.

simply pops up an msgbox with a yes or no choice below (very simple)

Rename a file or a directory in VB just in one line of code

Enables the user to create adhoc queries and reports from user-chosen access databases. User needs to have Word97 to run the reports and references to word 8, ado 2 recordset and dao 3.51 object libraries. Dragndrop fields/tables to choose selection fields and double-click field name for selection criteria.

This code will make a new directory without any API, i've searched for some codes here, but didnt find any short code for creating a directory. So, here it is, only one line of code ! No Api & only for begginers. I think Advanced people know this ! you can check it anyhow. Enjoy :) ICQ # : 7293201 E-mail : [email protected]

Encrypts and Decrypts a string easily

Often you have to pass some parameters(Password,UserName,...) into the application.This code gives you elegant and easy way to pass as many parameters as you want.

Ping NT Server

Always wanted to hide your program in Ctrl-Alt-Delete Dialog box, So people dont close it from there when you dont want them to....Well use this code and your problems will be solved...They cannot close your program unless you let them through yours...MUST HAVE!!!!

Automatically ftp a file from a server to a pc.

ClearImm is an Add-in which adds a toolbar button to the VBIDE, when clicked, it clears the Immediate Window. Better than performing a "Select All"... just click the button. Source code is included.

These codes produce 3d effects on any form or picturebox. The Etched3D and Raised3D subs produce either a raised line or an etched line around the picture box. The SunckePanel3D and the RaisedPanel3D subs produce a raised or lowered effect on the entire form or picturebox. These look great in your bas.