The Visual Basic sample applications are located on the MSDN CD. You can install
them during MSDN Installation by selecting "Visual Basic 6.0 Product Samples" in the
Custom dialog box. If you have installed the sample applications, the directories
can be found at the following location:
If you have not installed the samples, you can copy the files from the MSDN
Library CD, at this location:
\Samples\VB98
The following lists show the Visual Basic sample programs, organized by category.
ActiveX
ActXDoc.vbp ActiveX Document tutorial. AXData.vbg ActiveX components acting as data sources for other controls. Coffee Creating and using ActiveX components. CtlPlus.vbp Creating an ActiveX control. DatAware.vbp Creating classes that can act as sources or consumers of data. GeoFacts.vbp Demonstrates the use of Excel objects in a Visual Basic application.
Controls
Controls.vbp Shows use of controls such as the TextBox, CommandButton, and Image. CtlPlus.vbp Creating an ActiveX control. CtlsAdd.vbp Adding controls to an application at run time. Datatree.vbp Using the TreeView, ListView, and ProgressBar. ListCmbo.vbp Data-binding to a list box and combo box. OleCont.vbp OLE Container control. RedTop.vbp Creates an animation of a spinning top. VBTerm.vbp Terminal emulation using the MSComm control.
Data Access and Data Binding
Data Report Demonstrates the new Data Report designer. AXData.vbg ActiveX components acting as data sources for other controls. Biblio.vbp Using the Data control. BookSale.vbp Uses an Automation server to encapsulate the logic of business policies and rules. DatAware.vbp Creating classes that can act as sources or consumers of data. Datatree.vbp Using the TreeView, ListView, and ProgressBar. FirstApp.vbp Using the Data control and other data-aware controls. ListCmbo.vbp Data-binding to a list box and combo box. MSFlexGd.vbp Using the MS FlexGrid control. Visdata.vbp DAO techniques.
ATM.vbp How to use a resource file. CallDlls.vbp Calling procedures in dynamic-link libraries. Controls.vbp Shows use of controls such as the TextBox, CommandButton, and Image. Errors.vbp Error-handling techniques. FirstApp.vbp Using the Data control and other data-aware controls. MdiNote.vbp Making a simple multiple-document interface application. Menu creation. Optimize.vbp Optimization techniques. ProgWOb.vbp Programming with objects. SdiNote.vbp Making a simple single-document interface application. Menu and toolbar creation. TabOrder.vbp Reset the tab order of a given form using Visual Basic Extensibility model. VCR.vbp How Visual Basic classes can be modeled after real-world objects.
Graphics
Blanker.vbp General graphics techniques. Palettes.vbp PaletteMode settings; the Picture object.
