Modules / Upgraded Functions

one thing that has saved me uncountable hours is the creation of a large module i attach to each new app.

it has many fuctions to make repetitive programming easy.
for example:

VB Code:

Public Function LdFile(sFileName As String) As String ' load a file into a string
Dim ff6 As Integer
ff6 = FreeFile
 
Open sFileName For Input As #ff6
    LdFile = Input$(LOF(ff6), ff6)
    Close #ff6
End Function
 
 
Public Function SvFile(sNewFileName As String, FileContent As String) As Long ' saves a string to a file
Dim FF5 As Integer
FF5 = FreeFile
Open sNewFileName For Output As #FF5
    Print #FF5, FileContent;
    Close #FF5
 SvFile = Len(FileContent)
End Function
 
'upgraded Instr  intrinsic command
Public Function InStrW(ByRef LookIn As String, ByRef LookFor As String) As Boolean   ' break up lookfor into words, check each word for existance in LookIn
 
Dim arWS() As String
Dim xx As Long
Dim match As Boolean
match = True
 
arWS = Split(Trim(LookFor), " ")
 
For xx = 0 To UBound(arWS) - 2
        If InStr(LookIn, Trim(arWS(xx))) = 0 Then
                match = False
        Else
            Debug.Print "InstrW = True", (arWS(xx)) & "<", Str(xx), arWS(xx) & "<", "instr return: " & Str(InStr(LookIn, Trim(arWS(xx)))), LookIn, vbTab, LookFor
            Debug.Print Trim(arWS(xx))
            
                match = True
                 InStrW = True
                xx = UBound(arWS) - 2
                Exit For
        End If  'term in string?
Next xx
InStrW = match
 
End Function

and a bunch of other things like that.

does anyone know where i might find more modules like this?
does anyone have any handy "upgraded intrinisics" they would like to share with me?

i know there is some stuff in the code bank, but i am really looking for upgraded versions of intrinsic commands and common tasks, and only in the form of a working function (APIs ok, References not ok).

one more question-
i find adding this mod to every project help reduce development time. is there any disadvantage / problem to bundling unneeded code with your app? (other than a few Kb of space)