I've just written code bellow to adjust email display name from my contacts on Personal Folders > Contacts > Plaxo Option Explicit Private Sub cmdExecute_Click() Dim blnDirty As Boolean Dim objOutlookApplication As Outlook.Application Dim objOutlookMAPIFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder Dim objOutlookContactItem...

Visual Basic 6 has the Hex function, but no Bin or Oct, so I wrote the silly functions bellow, just to have a bit of fun. Option Explicit Public Function Bin(ByVal lngNumber As Long) As String Do While lngNumber > 0 Bin = (lngNumber Mod 2) & Bin lngNumber = lngNumber \ 2 Loop If (Len(Bin) Mod...

I vote for it and you? Mitch Denny proposes a very cool idea for popping up in-place GUI when you need to edit a formatted string or other parameter in source code . He has posted his idea up on the Ladybug site ; I’ve voted for it, and you should too! [ Via: Bruce Williams, Microsoft C# Compiler...

I have read a lot of blogging posts and some MSDN articles about Visual Studio 2005, but have not found a comparison chart anywhere. What I and problably many out there wanted is a chart like the one below. Visual Studio 2005 Edition Features Academic Express Professional Enterprise Developer Enterprise...

I must give some of the Express Editions a try. Let's start downloading right now... [Via Christa Carpentiere ] [Via Duncan Mackenzie ] [Via Benjamin Mitchell ] [Via Tim Sneath ] [Via Bill McCarthy ] [Via Robert Scoble ] [Via Chris Sells ] [Via Kent Sharkey ] [Via Kent Sharkey ] [Via Dan Fernandez...

This new article from Ken Getz provides an overview of many of the new features in Visual Basic 2005, including "My", "Edit and Continue", "AutoCorrect", "Just My Code" and more... Check it out here [Via Duncan Mackenzie, Microsoft Developer Network Visual Basic...

A few weeks ago, I asked for recommendations for non-Microsoft VB bloggers. Without further ado, here are the lists... “Community Seal of Approval” Blogs (blogs that got at least one recommendation) Anand M Greg Robinson Richard Tallent Bob Carver, Scott Swigart and Sean Campbell Cory Smith...

I intend to use this post to maintain a listing of Whidbey bloggers. If you believe that you are blogging useful Whidbey content give me a ping and I'll add you to the list: Blogroll: Fredrik Normén's Blog - NSQUARED2 ( specifically ASP.NET ) Wally McClure ( specifically ADO.NET ) [Via...

A while ago Eric asked “ Who are the best C# bloggers external to MS? ” which sparked a similar question in my own mind: Who are the best VB bloggers external to MS? I have my own opinions, but I'm interested to see who people find helpful and/or interesting. Just add your comments and...

I have created this Visual Basic Addin some time ago to solve a recurring problem I used to have: Deal with big projects with unindented code anywhere. I am not sure it covers 100% VB 6 syntax because I did not find any "VB 6 reserved keywords" list on Internet that time. So try it and extend...