[VBnet Code Library] File Routine Index

	File Routines Updated Monday December 26, 2011
Category	Topic
Combining vb6 vb5 vb4-32	Pure VB: Combine a Picture and Text into a Single File Simple code by Larry Serflaten to combine a text and image into a single file. May 07.2000 Pure VB: Combine Multiple Elements into a Single File Extending the above, this combines an image and the contents of three Rich Text controls into a single file. May 07.2000

Directories vb6 vb5 vb4-32	CreateDirectory: Creating Nested Folders Two methods to created a nested hierarchy of folders for vb4-32, vb5 and vb6. Sept 19.1998

Drag & Drop vb6 vb5 vb4-32	DragAcceptFiles: File Drag/Drop in VB APIs to turn a list box into a drag-drop receptacle (non-OLE).

INI Files vb6 vb5 vb4-32 vb4-16 vb3	WritePrivateProfileString: Create the 'Kidz Quiz' project Code to create a child's quiz application, easily extended to cover adults. Aug 24.1999 GetPrivateProfileString: Parse IE Favourites Information Extracting the shortcut name and URL from an IE Favourite. Mar 09.2000 WritePrivateProfileString: INI Files - The Basics Primer on saving and reading data from private ini files. Aug 13.1999 WritePrivateProfileString: INI Files - Saving Entire Sections INI section manipulation - saving and restoring an entire list from private ini files. Aug 13.1999

Multiple Files vb6 vb5 vb4-32	Pure VB: Retrieve Multiple Filenames from the Common Dialog Control Code to extract the filenames returned from a standard VB File Open Common Dialog under Win32/VB4-32, where the application is providing the common dialog with both cdlOFNAllowMultiselect and cdlOFNExplorer specified. For vb4-32, vb5, vb6

Random Access Files vb6 vb5 vb4-32	SetEndOfFile: Delete Records from the End of a Random Access File Use SetEndOfFile to truncate records from a random access file. Jan 30.2006