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* [http://www.mztools.com/ MZ-Tools] - A plugin to VB with a host of very useful features
 
* [http://www.mztools.com/ MZ-Tools] - A plugin to VB with a host of very useful features
 
=== Install creators ===
 
=== Install creators ===
* [http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php InnoSetup] - The best installer in the west
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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 ===
 
=== Editors ===
 
* [http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/ Resource Hacker] - Simple easy to use resource editor
 
* [http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/ Resource Hacker] - Simple easy to use resource editor

Revision as of 12:15, 7 December 2005

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.

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

Humour

  • Dilbert - A satirical look at office life in the IT industry