Internet Newsgroups: comp.lang.basic.visual,comp.answers,news.answers Subject: comp.lang.basic.visual VB/Win Shareware VBX List X-Content-Currency: This FAQ changes regularly. When a saved or printed copy is over 6 months old, please obtain a new one. Expires: Sun, 8 May 1994 05:31:12 GMT Organization: Visual Basic FAQ Maintainers Date: Thu, 21 Apr 1994 05:31:17 GMT X-Posting-Frequency: Posted on the 5th and 20th of each month. Summary: Listing of Shareware VBX's for Visual Basic for Windows. Keywords: FAQ VISUAL BASIC VBX SHAREWARE NOTICE: A greatly updated version of the Shareware Custom Controls list will be available soon! It will be posted to comp.lang.basic.visual as soon as it is done. In the mean time this older list will have to do. Shareware Custom Controls 20-Feb-94 Inaccuricies and editorializing are the sole responsibility of Adam Harris (harris@cs.uchicago.edu), who would appreciate any corrections or dissenting opinions. Archive names are from major ftp sites. Names at your favorite site may vary. All prices are in US$ and do not include S&H charges (usually $2-$3). =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Alarm Control: alarm1.vbx Archive: alarm11.zip Author: Mabry Software Price: $10.00 Ver: 1.1 Keywds: schedule Triggers events, like the timer, but using specific times rather than intervals. Wildcard matching elegantly allows you to trigger events at regular intervals (i.e., every 10 minutes). =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BarCode Control: barcod1.vbx Archive: barcod11.zip Author: Mabry Software Price: $15.00 Ver: 1.1 Keywds: data Generates bar codes, in 4 different styles. Can be bound to a data field. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BmpLst Control: bmplst1.vbx Archive: bmplst16.zip Author: Mabry Software Price: $20.00 Ver: 1.6 Keywds: list, graphic List box with pictures, vertically aligned over a caption. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Calendar Control: calendar.vbx Archive: vbcal.zip Author: Rijnhaave Office Automation Price: $0.00 Ver: Keywds: calendar Wierd and buggy date entry box with pop-up calendar. No customization, no documentation. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CTLWhWnd Control: ctlwhwnd.dll Archive: vbhwnd.zip Author: Jonathan Zuck Price: $0.00 Ver: Keywds: api One function, ControlhWnd, which returns the hWnd for a given control. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EndTask Control: entask.dll Archive: entask.zip Author: Jeff Simms Price: $0.00 Ver: Keywds: task Intercepts "End Task" from the Task Manager. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= File and Disk Space Info Control: dfinfo1.vbx Archive: dfinfo14.zip Author: Mabry Software Price: $15.00 Ver: 1.4 Keywds: disk, file Two controls provide technical statistics of a drive and extended file information, respectively. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= File Manager Drag and Drop Control: fmdrop1.vbx Archive: fmdrop10.zip Author: Mabry Software Price: $15.00 Ver: 1.0 Keywds: file, drag-drop Enables drag and drop of single or multiple files from the File Manager or what have you. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Four Controls Control: Archive: vb4ctrls.zip Author: Jeng Long Jiang Price: $0.00 Ver: Keywds: graphic, status Four graphic controls: vmeter.vbx and hmeter.vbx are "flooding" status gauge controls; spin.vbx (!) is a spin tool. The best of the lot seems to be 3dlabel.vbx, which is actually a button which holds states like a toolbar button. No documentation. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FXTools Demo Control: fximage.vbx Archive: fxtool.zip Author: ImageFX Price: Ver: 1.0 Keywds: demo, graphic Demo of the FXTools suite of VB controls (fxlabel.vbx and fximage.vbx). An impressive collection of wipes, fades, block text, drop shadows, etc. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Grinning Jack Deck Control: vbcards.dll Archive: vbcards.zip Author: Richard R. Sands Price: $0.00 Ver: 1.01p Keywds: game Provides a bitmap collection of cards, including a joker, and basic card API. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GT Icon Control: gticon.dll Archive: gticon.zip Author: George R. Torralba Price: $0.00 Ver: Keywds: icon, drag-drop Assigns and retrieves the DragIcon property of controls. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GT List Box Control: gtlist.vbx Archive: tlstvbx2.zip Author: George R. Torralba Price: $15.00 Ver: 2.0 Keywds: list, graphic List box with some extra properties to let you set tab positions, control the existance of scroll bars, color items in the list, or associate bitmaps with items. [Free for non-commercial use.] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GT Toolbar Kit Control: gttbar.vbx Archive: gttbar01.zip Author: George R. Torralba Price: $15.00 Ver: 1.0 Keywds: toolbar, graphic, status GT Toolbar provides a toolbar button, represented by a cell of a toolbar bitmap. Registered users can use the picture property to define their own toolbar graphics. (You can't force the button to stay in down state, unfortunately.) GT Panel is a stripped down 3d panel useful for as a container for toolbars or status boxes. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ini File Manager Control: inicon2.vbx Archive: inicon26.zip Author: Mabry Software Price: $5.00 Ver: 2.6 Keywds: ini Provides an interface to reading and writing ini files, including win.ini, or application specific ini files. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= InpOut Control: inpout.dll Archive: inpout.zip Author: Jay Munro Price: $0.00 Ver: Keywds: io An INP and OUT replacement, written in assembler and used like the QuickBasic routines. Includes source. (For some reason Mr. Munro saw fit to include Software Assist's SCFILE package -- the dll is actually very small.) -=-=-=-=-=-= JoyStk Control: joystk1.vbx? Archive: joystk10.zip Author: Mabry Software Price: $15.00 Ver: 1.0 Keywds: io Provides an interface to up to two joysticks. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MailSlot Control: mslot1.vbx Archive: mslot10.zip Author: Mabry Software Price: $30.00 Ver: 1.0 Keywds: mail Mail slot interface. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Menu Event Control: menuev2.vbx Archive: menuev21.zip Author: Mabry Software Price: $10.00 Ver: 2.1 Keywds: menu, status Emits menu events while the highlight travels over entries in the menu bar, before the _click event is called. Good in combination with dynamic status boxes. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Message Blaster Control: msgblast.vbx Archive: tbox100.zip Author: Ed Staffin Price: $0.00 Ver: 1.1 Keywds: toolbar, graphic Provides a floating palette, complete with tiny title bar, which you can use in conjunction with an MDI form. Message notification is rather crude and hacky. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MhFormScroll Control: mhfs200.vbx Archive: mhfs200.zip Author: MicroHelp Price: $0.00 Ver: 2.0 Keywds: scroll Add scroll bars to a form or a container. Crashed my computer, so I don't know if it works. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MListBox Control: mlistbox.vbx Archive: mlist110.zip Author: Mike Warning Price: Ver: 1.1 Keywds: list Multiple selection list box with ability to find strings, associate numeric data with list items, and set tabs with some precision. Variable pricing scheme. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MouseWatch Control: mwatch.dll Archive: mwatch.zip Author: User Friendly, Inc. Price: $0.00 Ver: Keywds: mouse, status Dynamically tracks mouse position, emitting _KeyDown events to the form. Good for dynamic hinting, a la Word Perfect. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OpenDlg Control: opendlg.vbx Archive: opendl.zip Author: Zane Thomas Price: $0.00 Ver: Keywds: graphic Does the same thing as cmdialog.vbx. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PBClone Windows Library Control: pcbwin.dll Archive: pcbwin.zip Author: Thomas Hanlin III Price: $19.95 Ver: 1.0 Keywds: math, utility A suite of utility routines: number of floppy or comm ports, checksums, bit operations, etc. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Percentage Bar Control: percnt2.vbx Archive: percnt23.zip Author: Mabry Software Price: $10.00 Ver: 2.3 Keywds: graphic, status Very nice 3D style percentage bar, effectively replacing threed's flooding SSPanel. Doesn't have wierd flood types like SSPanel (circular, right to left), but does include text color reversal over the flood, bevelled floods, and no flashing at all. A much more standard look. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Prompt Control: prompt.vbx Archive: prompt11.zip Author: Andrew S. Dean Price: $15.00 Ver: 1.1 Keywds: cli Textbox variant for command-line-style input. Includes argument parsing into words and a history capacity. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= QCards Control: qcard.dll Archive: qcard.zip Author: Stephen Murphy Price: $0.00 Ver: Keywds: game Deck of cards with card support functions. Can work with 2 decks at a time, no jokers. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RoText Control: rotext1.vbx? Archive: vbrotfnt.vbx Author: Mabry Software Price: $15.00 Ver: Keywds: label, font, graphic Provides rotatable labels, TrueType only. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SoundX Control: soundx1.vbx Archive: soundx12.zip Author: Mabry Software Price: $10.00 Ver: 1.2 Keywds: matching Metaphone and Soundex text matching algorithms let you search by phonic affinity. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= spSound Control: winsound.dll Archive: spsoun.zip Author: Alfred J. Giordano Price: $0.00 Ver: Keywds: sound Provides low-level port-based sound routines. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ToolButton Control: toolbutn.vbx Archive: vbtool20.zip Author: Brett Foster Price: $0.00 Ver: 2.0b Keywds: toolbar, help, graphic Full-feature toolbar buttons, with up to 6 states (for attributes). Use your own image and break it into cells of graphic buttons, or use the suite of standard buttons. Also includes ContextHelp control (same vbx) to assist with help management. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= VBCTL3D Control: vbctl3d.vbx Archive: vb3d.zip (?) Author: Bernd Beeks & Jeff Sims Price: $29.00 Ver: 1.32 Keywds: graphic When added to a form, transforms standard controls into embedded, 3d controls. Covers labels, message boxes, check boxes, even menus and user-specified controls (by class name). Does not allow you to specify bevel width or depth. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= VBPoint Control: vbpoint.dll Archive: vbptr.zip Author: Jonathan Zuck Price: $0.00 Ver: Keywds: api Two routines: convert long pointers (LP) to VB strings, and copy strings to another address (another LP). =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= VideoSoft Custom Control Library Control: vsvbx.vbx Archive: 3dctrls or v Author: VideoSoft Price: $45.00 Ver: 2.2a Keywds: matching, graphic Three controls: 3D Elastic, a smart container which resizes it's contents automatically, embeds contained controls in true 3d style, and can be nested to provide code-free window splitter bars; Awksome, a text parser based on the AWK language; and IndexTab, which groups controls with a hypercard looking tabbed notepad. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= VTSocket Control: vtsocket.vbx Archive: vtsocket.zip Author: Visual Technology Products Price: $50.00 Ver: 1.0b Keywds: comm Windows sockets support. Does not support UDP sockets, out of band, or broadcasting. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WinSock Control: vbwsk.vbx Archive: vbwsk01a.zip Author: Brian Syme Price: $0.00 Ver: 0.1a Keywds: comm Provides access to Windows Sockets API. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ZipInf Control: zipinf1.vbx Archive: zipinf10.zip A Price: $10.00 Ver: 1.0 Keywds: compress Provides thorough information about the files in a zip archive. Does not uncompress files or deal with other sorts of archives. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=