Make Your Coding Easier with This Collection of VB6 Controls

Commonly used controls with auto-highlighted, auto sendkeys "{TAB}", auto-formatted feature WITHOUT CODING.

1. TTextBox

a. Auto-highlighted when got focus.

b. Auto sendkey "{TAB}" if press Enter.
c. Character Casing: Normal, Upper, Lower.

d. Multiline: can set maximum lines.

Properties: BackColorGotFocus, BackColorDisabled, ForeColorGotFocus, ForeColorDisabled, CharacterCasing, MaxCRLF, MultiLine, SelectTextOnFocus, SendTabOnKeyEnter

Add XP Style to Your VB6 Application

As we know, although our VB6 application run on Windows XP, it's still not using XP style. This article shows you a very simple way to add XP style to your VB6 application.

1. First, add component Microsoft Windows Common Controls 6.0 (SP6) (Mscomctl.ocx) to your project.

Project > Components > check on Microsoft Windows Common Control 6.0 (SP6) > click OK

2. Then, put any of its control to your Startup Object.

To know your Startup Object, click Project > Properties > tab General.

Lets say we put a StatusBar to your Startup Object. You may set it to be unvisible.