Hannes DuPreez

Introduction I have always been fascinated by Windows. That may sound odd, but allow me to explain. I have always been in awe of how Windows works, not the ordinary day-to-day workings; I mean how it works in the background. Today’s topic is no exception! Today, I will explain how to dynamically run various Desktop […]

Introduction Curiosity killed the cat; well, perhaps one day. Today’s article will focus on how to adjust your monitor’s brightness with your Visual basic program. Sounds like fun? Good; let’s get started. But first, the boring stuff… The Windows API I have explained the Windows API on numerous occasions in the past, so please have […]

Introduction Hello and welcome to today’s article. A frequent question that gets asked on CodeGuru is how to save the contents of a ListView to a text file. Today, I aim to answer this question. Today, you will learn what a ListView is, and how to save its contents to a text file using VB. […]

Introduction Welcome to today’s article. Today, I will talk about a topic named AlphaBlending, and how it can assist you in creating nice effects on your pictures or drawings. Alphablending AlphaBlending is the process of mixing ARGB colors to get transparency. Transparency gives you a see-through effect on any picture. ARGB RGB is a color […]

Introduction Being in the programming game for so long, you tend to forget the basic principles of the .NET language. Today’s topic is no exception. For experienced developers, a topic such as boxing and unboxing might already be second nature, but for the inexperienced programmer, this topic is vital, and the sooner you learn it, […]

Introduction I have always loved GDI+. It has given me much joy experimenting and playing with all things graphics related. I guess it is because I come from a VB 6 background where drawing mundane things was always a great chore. Now, I try to make use of the full power of GDI+ whenever I […]

Introduction As some of you may have gathered, I am very inquisitive and always like to experiment with all my different (and somewhat strange) ideas. Today’s topic is no different. Today, you will learn how to display the DOS command prompt inside a VB form. In Case You Do Not Know… Some of you may […]

Introduction Hello and welcome to today’s interesting article! A frequent question posted on the CodeGuru forums is: “How do I send a mail with the default mail client?” And another interesting question posted is: “How do I open the user’s default web browser?” Today, I will answer both of these questions for you. Default Mail […]

Introduction Exciting times are ahead, and I personally cannot wait for the new version of Visual Basic to be released. Today, I will explain a few new features in Visual Basic 14 and Windows 10. Multiline String Literals This is not my favorite feature, but it is new. You will be able to split string […]

Introduction Hello and welcome to my article. I would like to cover another frequently asked question on the CodeGuru forums. I usually find all my ideas from forum questions and make note of them to write about because I do not frequent the forums as much as I would like to these days. Enough rambling… […]

Introduction Onscreen keyboards are quite common. Usually, the best place to find an implementation of an onscreen keyboard can be found in a restaurant’s point of sale application. These days, though, using an onscreen keyboard application could be found in any industry. Today, I will show you how to make a very basic onscreen keyboard […]

Introduction Initially, the article idea I had was for a simple countdown application. Honestly, there is only so much I can write about in a countdown article, so I decided to give the article more meat. Today, I will show you not only how to make a countdown application, but use a timer control to […]