Helper Technologies
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Custom DLL and Active X controls
My new programs where applicable take full advantage of Active X. I have several that do jobs like manage dates and time through time zones and manage currency conversions.
One by one I have been commercializing some of them and have begun to offer them to other programmers. I have many custom controls and will post them here as I commercialize them.
Active X technology aka black box components speed production and provide a programmer a way to develop a program that they might not otherwise for lack of knowledge be able to program.
I addition to speeding up production, use of active x technology is important when program's are being developed for the commercial market. You can easily provide updates to programs that use the technology.
For example, Customer A has version x of your program. You decide to add some new features and create a new major version of your program. If you have used active x, you can create this new version and deploy it. Customer A may not want to update however Customer B may want to. Customer B pays you more money for the upgrade and all new customers purchase your new version.
You need a custom Active X control developed? A DLL? Active X EXE? I do them all!
eStrobe provides for an easy way to add an animated strobe or flashing light into your program.
Major features include five color choices, two strobe styles with a built-in Alarm that includes a sound effect feature.
Strobes can be used to add glitz to your program, bring visual attention of an event to the user or signify the program is at a certain state.
ActiveX Control (32-bit OCX)
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estrobe.ocx |
| Compatibility | VB 6.0 | ||
| Built Using | Microsoft Visual Basic v6 SP5 |
Control Elements
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| AlarmAction AlarmEnabled AlarmResolution AlarmTime StrobeColor StrobeEnabled StrobeInterval StrobeStyle |
AlarmSoundByte | Alarm Click DblClick MouseDown MouseUp |
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eDropShadow provides for an easy way to add a drop shadow label and/or picture to your project. eDropShadow comes with two controls one each for a label or picture.
Major features include Control Styles, Hyper-Link, Hover and Hilite, MouseOver and MouseOff events. Both controls provide for database binding via the ADO Data control. (NOT DAO). Binding to a database provides a way to create better looking reports including databases that store graphics!
DropShadows can be used to add glitz to your program, provide for a more professional appearance and bring visual attention to your forms.
2 ActiveX Controls in one (32-bit OCX)
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eDropShadow.ocx |
| Controls | eDropShadow, eDropShadowPic | ||
| Compatibility | VB 6.0 | ||
| Built Using | Microsoft Visual Basic v6 SP5 |
Control Elements
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| Alignment AutoSize BackColor BackColorUseSystem BorderColor BorderUse BorderWidth Caption ControlStyle DataFormat DataMember DataSource Enabled Font ForeColor HighlightDegree HiLite HiLiteColor HiLiteColorText Hover Link LinkColor LnkColorDown LnkIcon lnkToolTip LnkUnderLine ShadowColor ShadowStyle ShadowWidth SoundID SoundOn ToolTipText URL |
ExecuteJump | Click HyperJump MouseDown MouseMove MouseOut MouseOver MouseUp Resize |
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| ControlStyle DataFormat DataMember DataSource Enabled Hover Link LnkIcon LnkToolTip Picture ShadowColor ShadowStyle ShadowWidth SoundID SoundOn ToolTipText URL |
ExecuteJump | Click HyperJump MouseDown MouseMove MouseOut MouseOver MouseUp Resize |
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eCurrencyConverter
In Beta
eCurrencyConverter is a dynamic Currency Converter that provides for a dual interface.
A dual interface is defined as an interface that can be presented to an end user to use directly or the programmer can use the control simply to do calculations needed for their program. Your program can the calculator to the end user or simply access the algorithms and never display the calculator.
Major features include live update of current exchange rates via the web. A fully featured commercial grade calculator with calculate mode or convert mode. End user can switch with a button click between converting one currency to another.
One more
I've mentioned that I have several custom Active X controls in my programs. Here is one more that I wrote a few years ago to address a space issue in the GUI. Its name is eToolBox.
The tool box when moused over drops down or slides up. The little green button to the right of its name means that the tool box will freely drop up and down on the mouse over. If clicked it turns red and locks the tool box into place. The toolbox is a control that acts like a container. You can put whatever you want into it. What is contained in the tool box above is what a tool bar or a menu would hold but.. in this powerful program we have menus full of stuff! The buttons in the tool box are specific to the child window displayed. Each time a child window is added to this MDI application, a new tool box comes with it.
The child window interface is a carry over from the original versions of this program. For those that do not want the black background and colored text there is an option in the program to switch to the look and feel of a standard windows program.