what is an ADD-IN

hey there

i would like to know what is an ADD-IN and what is it good for.

thanks lirlir

Ok Sheridon, Greentree, etc make additional controls which can be purchased and added to your registry to enhance vb. For example, Greentree have a superior masked edit box to Microsofts'. If you get this and follow their setup routine, it will install and register the new control. If you then check your Project->Component options you will see the control listed. If selected it will appear in your toolbox.

Microsoft also have addins, e.g MS Agent.

Hope that explains it.

tnx but,when opening a new project there is an option
of making addin. how can i make a new one,if you can give
me an eg. of what kind of addin i can make.

(as far as i can tell there is no different between active-x
and addin)

lirlir

What version of vb you using?

I caren't see a difference either, no doubt some cola breath geek will be able to tell us.:):):):):):):)

I personally use add-ins to enhance the useability of MS Office programs. For example, before all the VBscript virus began circulating throughout the work, I had written an Add-in for my Outlook program that basically scans all my incoming messages looking for .vbs, .js, .wsf, ect. extentions. If one is found, it extracts the attachment and opens it looking for a special signature that my office mates and I use when circulating scripts. If the signature isn't found, the attachment and message is deleted, and a reply is sent to the sender, notifying them that I do not accept script files, but would gladly examine their script if they sent it to me as a text file. I also have the add-in kill all instances of the Windows scripting host when outlook opens and when outlook closes, (this way I can't be responsible for infecting more people), and finally, it prompts me when an attachment is being sent through my outlook mail client. This is useful, so that no unauthorized uses of my outlook client occurs. Any, that is just one example of an add-in, and one of the many uses. Most microsoft apps except add-in (VB for example does), so they can be useful.

Hope this is enlightening.

i m using VB6.

tnx reeset,

sorry to b such a ... but , can u explain the first few
steps of writing an addin ?

tnx (again) lirlir

I'll do you a step better. I'll send you mine. However, it will have to wait until the sun is shining over Oregon. I keep most of my finished stuff at my office. If I can't get your email address off this sight, just post it, and I will pass it along.

ok ,[email protected]

reeset,
Can i have a copy too?
Regards

[email protected]

Thanks

Sophtware, lirlir:

you both should have copies of my project in your mailboxes.

Tiovital,

I would be happy to send you a copy. Can you please post your address, or just mail it to my. I can't seem to get the mail feature on this list to work right now.

Thanks.

:)

Since I have had a few request off the list for a copy of this project, I have decided to just temporarily post it. You can download a zipped version of this project at:

http://ucs.orst.edu/~reeset/security.zip

I hope that some of you find it useful.

(You might have to just paste the url into the address bar. I'm not sure why, but ever since I upgraded to IE 5.5 I can't seem to use a lot of the extra features on this list.)

VB ADD-INs are small apps which run in inside the VB development environment and automate or modify the vb code.

I have written one (OK I lie, I hacked someone elses!) which ,at the click of a button(s), inserts comment blocks, date and other pieces of code such as variable delarations which I use frequenlty

for example, If I want to query a database in a sub, I can click a button and

Dim strSQL as String
Dim rstTemp as Recordset


will be inserted into the code window.

Mark

Could l get a copy of your addin...please:) sent to [email protected] or [email protected]

Can see the benefits of it, and would like to check it out.

Thanks in Advance