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As part of the release of gbSnippets - my new freeware text organizer and
code librarian - I'm making the following 300+ PowerBASIC source code
snippets available.
Please consider this a thank you for the help I've been given
on the forums. I hope that it especially helps folks new to PowerBASIC.
You can read the snippets online at my website:
You can also download gbSnippets and the source code library at:
The source code library also includes a variety of reference materials
that I've compiled, based on what I've found I need to work in PowerBASIC.
Having this information ready at hand has been very useful.
This is just a start, covering primarily source code for creating GUI applications.
I will expand the library greatly over the coming months, providing more coverage
of graphics, threads, COM, DLLs, SDK-style coding and Internet applications.
Snippet Categories
The snippets in the PowerBASIC library are split into the following categories:
Here's the list of individual snippets currently in the library:
*updated 3 Sept to include a list of snippet categories
code librarian - I'm making the following 300+ PowerBASIC source code
snippets available.
Please consider this a thank you for the help I've been given
on the forums. I hope that it especially helps folks new to PowerBASIC.
You can read the snippets online at my website:
You can also download gbSnippets and the source code library at:
The source code library also includes a variety of reference materials
that I've compiled, based on what I've found I need to work in PowerBASIC.
Having this information ready at hand has been very useful.
This is just a start, covering primarily source code for creating GUI applications.
I will expand the library greatly over the coming months, providing more coverage
of graphics, threads, COM, DLLs, SDK-style coding and Internet applications.
Snippet Categories
The snippets in the PowerBASIC library are split into the following categories:
Code:
References DLLs Printing API Functions Edit Controls RichEdit Control Apps/Dialogs Files/Folders Security Arrays Graphics Sorting Callbacks Internet Strings Clipboard Keystrokes System Information Controls - Basic Examples Math Templates Controls - Techniques Menus Time/Timers Debug Mouse TreeView Control Dialogs (Built-In) Multimedia
Code:
.Reference--------------------------------------------------
API - Short List (Most Useful, with snippets)
API - Longer List (Desc only)
Data Types
Message Structure
MSDN links
Notifications, Messages, Styles (by Common Control)
Notifications, Messages, Styles (by Sys Object)
Pointer Discussion
PowerBASIC Command Syntax
PowerBASIC Keywords
Programmer Tools
Template for IDE+ Option
Virtual-Key Codes
Window Styles
WM_ Messages (Arguments, Summary, Descriptions)
API Functions--------------------------------------------------
ChildWindowFromPoint
ClientToScreen
GetCursorPos
GetDlgCtrlID
GetDlgItem
GetFocus
GetParent
IsIconic
IsZoomed
MapWindowPoints
ScreenToClient
SendMessage
SetCursorPos
SetFocus
WindowFromPoint
Apps/Dialogs--------------------------------------------------
..X Commands
About Dialog
Allow Single Instance of Application
Cancel Closure (Capture Alt-F4 and "X" Button)
Capture F1
Center on Screen
Create Required Subfolders If Do Not Exist
Display ASCII Table
DragDrop File on Application
Find and Replace
Get Daily Message
Keep on Top
Limit Min/Max Size
Maintain MRU List
Message Pump - Dialog DoEvents
Minimize/Maximize Programatically
MsgBox$ - Confirmation of Action
Online Update #1 - Check For Updates
Online Update #2 - gbOnlineUpdate.exe
Open Help Files (.chm or .hlp)
Register Hotkey
Resize Control When Form Resizes
Run DOS Commands
Save/Get Settings using INI file
Select Code For Compilation
Set Caption
Set Z-Order
Splitter Bars
Start External App
Test for Minimized/Maximized
Arrays--------------------------------------------------
Check If Array Is Dimensioned
Clear An Array
Cycle Through Array
Insert Specific Element
Join Numeric Array Elements into a Single String
Join String Array Elements into a Single String
Randomly Shuffle
Read/Write Array Data to File
Remove Specific Element
Search (Scan) Numeric Array
Search (Scan) String Array
Sort Numeric Array
Sort String Array
Callbacks--------------------------------------------------
Callback Return Values
Callback Skeleton
CB Functions
Lo/Hi Word Extraction
Pointers - Retreiving Structures from Messages
Pointers - Sending Structures with Messages
Clipboard--------------------------------------------------
Copy/Retrieve Text
Controls - Basic Examples ---------------------------------
. One of Everything
. Syntax Summary
Button
Check3State
CheckBox
ComboBox
Frame
Graphic
Image
ImageX
ImgButton
ImgButtonX
Label
Line
ListBox
ListView
Option
ProgressBar
ScrollBar
StatusBar
TAB
TextBox
Toolbar
TreeView
Controls - Techniques--------------------------------------------------
All Controls - Get/Sect Focus
All Controls - SubClassing
Buttons - Programmatically Click
InputBox - Center Over Application
Label - Active URL
MessageBox - Center Over Application
Synchronized Scroll (2 ListBoxes)
Multiple TextBox SubClasssing
Toolbar - Built-In + User Icons (from files)
Toolbar - Built-In Icons (DDT)
Toolbar - Built-In Icons (SDK)
Toolbar - Dropdown Buttons
Toolbar - Tooltips (DDT)
Toolbar - Tooltips (SDK)
Debug--------------------------------------------------
Monitor Messages - Callback (GetMsgText)
Monitor Messages - Console Method (WinMsg)
Dialogs (built-in)--------------------------------------------------
Browse Folders Dialog
Color Dialog
Font Dialog
Open File Dialog
Printer Dialog
Save File Dialog
Edit Controls--------------------------------------------------
.64K Limit Issues
.Compilable Edit Control Example (Skeleton)
.Edit Control vs RichEdit Control Messages
.Notifications
AutoHighlight Text
Basic 1: Get Text/Boundaries: AllText, Selection, Caret, Current Line, LineM, LinesM-N, CharsM-N
Basic 2: Replace Text: All, Selection, Current Line, LinesM-N, CharM-N
Basic 3: Select Text: All, Current Line, LineM, LinesM-N, CharsM-N
Customize Context menu (Textbox)
Find Text
Flicker Control
Force Case on Text Input
Get Line Count
Get TopMost Line
Remove Highlighting of TextBox on Startup
Save/Restore Position
Set Text Limit
SubClassing
Unselect Text
Files/Folders--------------------------------------------------
Backup/Restore a File
Combine Path/File Parts
Confirm Overwrite Of a File
Create Large Empty File
Delete Folder & Sub-Folders
Determine If File Is Open
Determine If File or Folder Exists
Extract Parts of PathName
Get Date/Time of File
Get File Attributes
Get File Size
Get Mode of Open File
Hex Display of String/File
List Drive Letters (with type)
List Files/Folders
List Files/Folders (Recursive)
Open DOS at Path
Open Explorer at Path
Open Window at Path
Read Entire Text File Into Array
Read Entire Text File Into String
Read First n Lines of Text File Into Array
Read Text File, One Line At a Time
Read/Write Entire Numeric Array
Send File/Folder to Recycle Bin
Graphics--------------------------------------------------
.Overview
Capture Dialog
Capture Screen
Get Image Size From File (.BMP images)
Get Screen Resolution
Gradient Fill
Graphic Window
Load Image From File (DDT)
Load Image/ImageX Controls (from .pbr)
Load ImgButton/ImgButtonX Controls (from .pbr)
Load JPG/GIF Images (GDI+)
Load JPG/GIF Images (ListView)
Pixel Manipulation (Bits String)
RGB/BGR/Long Conversions
Set Wallpaper - from file
Set Wallpaper - use dialog image
Internet--------------------------------------------------
Create HTML File From Code
Create URL Shortcut
Open URL - Using Default Browser
Send Email - Using Default Client
Keystrokes--------------------------------------------------
%IDOK + %IDCancel + ESC + Enter
%IDOK + Enter (Exception)
.Introduction - Messages & Functions
.Message Detection (TextBox SubClassing)
Ctrl-V
Enter
F1 (Help)
F2
Get Key State At Any Time
Get Key State At Time of Event
TAB
Math--------------------------------------------------
Convert Decimal to Binary
Convert Decimal to Hex
Convert Hex to Decimal
Convert Binary to Decimal
Generate Random Number
Manipulating bits in variables
Round to Specified Decimals
Menus--------------------------------------------------
.Really Simple Menu Example
Flip menu check state
Menu - Skeleton, 1-Level
Menu - Skeleton, 2-Level
Menu - Skeleton, Context, TextBox
Show Underlines in Menu Text
Activate Alt+Accelerator Key
Mouse--------------------------------------------------
.Messages of Interest (wParam/lParam definitions)
Detect Mouse Position (All Controls)
Multimedia--------------------------------------------------
Play Sound - MIDI file
Play Sound - WAV file
Play Tones (WinBeep)
Speech Synthesize (Read Text)
Printing--------------------------------------------------
Draw text centered on printer page
Send Page Eject to Printer
Set Printer for 8.5x11 Page
Print Text With Embedded TABs (Single Line, Set POS)
Print Text With Embedded TABs (Multi-Line, Set POS)
RichEdit Control--------------------------------------------------
.64K Limit Issues
.Compilable RichEdit Example (Skeleton)
.Compilable RichEdit Example (Smaller Skeleton)
.Notifications
.RichEdit vs Edit Control Messages
.Shortcut Keys
.Usage Summary - RichEdit Control
AutoHighlight Text
Basic 1: Get Text/Boundaries: AllText, Selection, Caret, Current Line, LineM, LinesM-N, CharsM-N
Basic 2: Replace Text: All, Selection, Current Line, LineM, LinesM-N, CharsM-N
Basic 3: Select Text: All, Current Line, LineM, LinesM-N, CharsM-N
Context menu (RichEdit control)
Ctrl-V Capture via Subclassing
Enable Hyperlinks
Flicker Control
Get Line Count
Get TopMost Visible Line
Get/Save RTF Content
Print RTF (Color)
Save/Restore Position
Setting TabStops
Set Text Limit
SubClassing
Synchronized Scroll (2 RichEdit Controls)
Syntax Highlighting
Unselect Text
Security--------------------------------------------------
Encrypte/Decrypt a File
Sorting--------------------------------------------------
Numeric Sort
String Sort
Strings--------------------------------------------------
Convert Case
Convert TABs to Spaces (GetTextExtentPoint32)
Convert TABs to Spaces (DrawTextEx)
Extract nth Delimited String (Field)
Find nth Occurrence of Substring Within a String
Find SubString Within a String
Get Physical Length of String
Join Array Elements
Remove Leading/Trailing String/Characters
Replace Substring Within a String
Split String Into Array
Verify String Contains Only Letters/Numbers
System Information--------------------------------------------------
Computer Name
Environment variables
Special Folders
User Name
Templates (IDE)--------------------------------------------------
Dialog + Buttons
Dialog + DoEvents Loop
Dialog + Selected Messages
Dialog Only
Simple: Dialog + Button
Simple: Dialog + DoEvents Loop
Simple: Dialog + Selected Messages
Simple: Dialog Only
Time/Timers--------------------------------------------------
Convert MM-DD-YYYY to YYYY-MM-DD
Convert seconds to minutes
Time - Create a Timer
Time - Elapsed Time Between 2 Events
TreeView Control--------------------------------------------------
.Compilable TreeView Example
Edit/Modify
Cut/Copy/Paste/Delete Nodes (Context Menu)
Delete Children of Node (including sub-nodes)
Delete Node + Children (including sub-nodes)
Edit Tree Label (in-place)
Expand/Collapse Node
Expand/Collapse Node (including sub-nodes)
Save/Restore Tree
Sort Children of Node (no sub-nodes)
Sort Children of Node + SubNodes
Turn Icon Display On/Off
Information
Is Node a Parent
Node Child Count
Node Child Count (including sub-nodes)
Traverse/Walk Tree
Children of Node (return last child)
Children+SubNodes of Node (return last node)
Node to End of Tree (return last node)
One Node Down
