Tips

Here are a selection of VB tips that will make you progamming life easier.

• As New - When and more importantly, when NOT to use As New.
• Brackets around procedure parameters - When to use brackets around function/sub parameters.
• Debugging - Having a problem? Here are some basic tips for tracking it down
• Designing network protocols - A few points and common pitfalls about designing a network protocol
• DoEvents - Some of the problems with DoEvents and how to work around them
• End - Ever wondered why your application doesn't shutdown cleanly?
• Explorer extensions - A few useful way to extend the explorer shell
• Long Strings - Splitting a long line of code into multiple lines
• Multi threading in VB - A rough guide.
• Null - What is it and how do I use it?
• Option Explicit - Why you should use Option Explicit
• Setups - Creating an installer for your application
• Sleep without locking - A Sleep function that doesn't freeze the process
• Speed - A few tips about speeding up your code.

• Variants - Big no - no when you can help it.
• Menu Commands - Menu Commands you would expect in most applications