Forms & Controls

This tool will help user to capture selected area of screen. It provides user to set his/her own HotKey to capture screen. It runs in system tray. Source code is included with this article.

Follow these simple steps to let users upload image files and display them as thumbnails in ASP.NET.

Easily retrieve the subitem index and change the text from a ListView control.

Providing a drop down list in your ASP.NET Web applications help users avoid wasting time with bad data and it's a kinder, gentler thing to do.

Learn how to build a simple event log "watcher" application to monitor event log changes on a remote machine(s).

Learn about an OCX that provides a list box with the ability to format cells, lines, and columns; has headers and footers; and has command buttons on any line.

It is amazingly easy to create forms of any shape within Visual C#. You can even do it with VB .NET!

Nearly every program needs to keep track of things. Discover how to with Visual Basic .NET in this installment of the Visual Basic .NET tutorials.

Create a desktop handling program that allows you to save/restore icon positions, change resolutions, and much more. Windows 95/98 only. (Added: 6-Aug-1999)

Learn how to center a form on the screen. (Added: 12-May-1999)

Learn how to enable/disable the Close button on a form. (Added: 9-Jun-1999)

Learn to 'wrap' a form (and all its functionality) as a function in Visual Basic. (Added: 12-May-1999)

Create any window shape you desire. It is currently set to create a hollow star window. The window can be dragged around by the mouse and is closed by double clicking the form. (Added: 1-Dec-1998)

Learn how to create dynamic menus using the Windows API. All of the code is wrapped up in a small class module that you can drop into your projects right away. (Added: 15-Feb-2000)

Learn how to resize a form and its controls appropriately when a user changes the font for the program. (Added: 23-Jun-1999)

Create shaped windows using the SetWindowRegion and CreatePolygonRgn WinAPI calls. (Added: 15-Feb-2000)

Discover howe to use Visual Basic to add a gradient backdrop to your applications!

Create multiline tool tips for list-view items using Visual Basic.

Learn how to dynamically add a horizontal scroll bar to a list box. (Visual Basic)

Create flexible forms in Visual Basic that have controls that dynamically reposition, resize, and align to form size.