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There are HUNDREDS of VB sites out there, but no one can remember them all.
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Here is a selection...
  
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== Support ==
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* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html How to ask questions] - If you expect to get an answer, try giving as much information as possible
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* [http://www.google.com Google] - Contrary to popular belief, you are most likely NOT the first person to come across your problem.
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* [http://www.googleguide.com/ Google guide] - How to use Google effectively
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* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnanchor/html/vb6anchor.asp VB6 online help] - An online version of the VB6 help in MSDN
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* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ MSDN library online] - Everything you need to know about windows and the API
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== VB Sites ==
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=== General ===
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* [http://vb.mvps.org/ Karl E. Petersons classic VB code] - A site devoted to Classic VB (VB6) code, samples, etc...
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* [http://www.vbaccelerator.com/ VB Accelerator] - Free code/libraries/information on anything (VB related)
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* [http://www.vbwire.com/ VBWire] - Visual Basic news and information source
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* [http://vbnet.mvps.org/ VBnet] - Visual Basic developers resource centre
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* [http://www.spider-bit.com/ Spider-Bit] - Visual Basic products/tutorials/sources
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* [http://www.gh-gold.co.uk/keycodes.php GH-Gold VB Keycodes] - Special keys used in VB - If you need to use special characters like Carriage Return, Backspace, etc (note you can see a list of most keywords in VB by pressing Ctrl+Space or Ctrl+J).
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* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbrun/default.aspx VBRun] - The Microsoft Visual Basic 6 resource center.
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* [http://www.devx.com/ DevX.com] - Articles and source code sorted by difficulty degree.
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* [http://www.visualbasicforum.com/showthread.php?t=228015 EliteVB Archive] - Articles and source code for various things (this is an archive of the EliteVB site)
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=== Communications ===
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* [http://www.winsockvb.com/ Winsockvb.com] - Articles, tutorials and source code regarding the Winsock control.
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=== Games ===
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* [http://gpwiki.org/index.php/VB:Tutorials GPWiki] - The Visual Basic game programming wiki
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=== Graphics ===
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* [http://www.shrinkwrapvb.com/ Shrinkwrap VB] - Older site about VfW video capture and AVI generation in VB
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* [http://directx4vb.vbgamer.com/DirectX4VB/ DirectX4VB] - The source for DirectX and multimedia programming in Visual Basic
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=== Performance ===
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* [http://www.xbeat.net/vbspeed/ VBSpeed] - For all the speed junkies, you'll find lots of very fast functions and excellent optimisation tips here
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=== Tutorials ===
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* [http://www.officecomputertraining.com/vbtutorial/tutpages/default.asp OfficeComputerTraining.com] - Visual Basic Tutorial, Very good for beginners.
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* [http://rookscape.com/vbgaming Luckey's vb gaming site] - If you need to develop you own game using VB, this is for you. Tutorials and sources available.
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* [http://www.compendiumonline.info Compendium Online] - Loads of tutorials on many areas
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=== Source code sites ===
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* [http://www.freevbcode.com/ FreeVBCode] - Exactly what it says... Free VB code!
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* [http://www.nomorepasting.com/ No more pasting] - Don't paste code in the channel. Here will do
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* [http://www.pscode.com/vb Planet Source Code] - Planet Source Code. Millions of lines of visual basic, of all standards
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== Standards ==
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* [http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/ntfs/ NTFS documentation] - A bit off for Visual Basic, but still, one of the BEST resources for NTFS information.
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== 3rd party utilities ==
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=== VB extras ===
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* [http://www.activevb.de/rubriken/apiviewer/index-apiviewereng.html ApiViewer 2004] - An updated version of ApiViewer, contains all declarations from Windows XP and lower.
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* [http://www.mztools.com/ MZ-Tools] - A plugin to VB with a host of very useful features
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=== Install creators ===
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* [http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php InnoSetup] - The best installer in the west.
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* [http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)] - Good competition.
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=== Editors ===
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* [http://www.earlsoft.co.uk/projects/red/ REd] - Fully COM controllable and modular resource editor (still under development)
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* [http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/ Resource Hacker] - Simple easy to use resource editor
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* [http://www.ultraedit.com/index.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=1 UltraEdit32]
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== Humour ==
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* [http://www.dilbert.com/ Dilbert] - A satirical look at office life in the IT industry
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* [http://totl.net/VirusScanner/ Human virus scanner] - What do YOU suffer from?

Revision as of 00:36, 1 January 2006

There are HUNDREDS of VB sites out there, but no one can remember them all. Here is a selection...

Support

  • How to ask questions - If you expect to get an answer, try giving as much information as possible
  • Google - Contrary to popular belief, you are most likely NOT the first person to come across your problem.
  • Google guide - How to use Google effectively
  • VB6 online help - An online version of the VB6 help in MSDN
  • MSDN library online - Everything you need to know about windows and the API

VB Sites

General

  • Karl E. Petersons classic VB code - A site devoted to Classic VB (VB6) code, samples, etc...
  • VB Accelerator - Free code/libraries/information on anything (VB related)
  • VBWire - Visual Basic news and information source
  • VBnet - Visual Basic developers resource centre
  • Spider-Bit - Visual Basic products/tutorials/sources
  • GH-Gold VB Keycodes - Special keys used in VB - If you need to use special characters like Carriage Return, Backspace, etc (note you can see a list of most keywords in VB by pressing Ctrl+Space or Ctrl+J).
  • VBRun - The Microsoft Visual Basic 6 resource center.
  • DevX.com - Articles and source code sorted by difficulty degree.
  • EliteVB Archive - Articles and source code for various things (this is an archive of the EliteVB site)

Communications

  • Winsockvb.com - Articles, tutorials and source code regarding the Winsock control.

Games

  • GPWiki - The Visual Basic game programming wiki

Graphics

  • Shrinkwrap VB - Older site about VfW video capture and AVI generation in VB
  • DirectX4VB - The source for DirectX and multimedia programming in Visual Basic

Performance

  • VBSpeed - For all the speed junkies, you'll find lots of very fast functions and excellent optimisation tips here

Tutorials

Source code sites

Standards

  • NTFS documentation - A bit off for Visual Basic, but still, one of the BEST resources for NTFS information.

3rd party utilities

VB extras

  • ApiViewer 2004 - An updated version of ApiViewer, contains all declarations from Windows XP and lower.
  • MZ-Tools - A plugin to VB with a host of very useful features

Install creators

Editors

  • REd - Fully COM controllable and modular resource editor (still under development)
  • Resource Hacker - Simple easy to use resource editor
  • UltraEdit32

Humour

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