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Thanks for this!

Works as described, and instructions were easy to follow.

Joe

Not the best solution, but you could shell from VB6 to Powershell;

$http = new-object System.Net.WebClient;...

An external method of monitoring VB6 compiler...

https://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?888172-How-do-I-compile-without-linking-in-VB6&p=5613541&viewfull=1#post5613541

Joe

Example VB6 code of how to use VB6 variables from a thinBasic Script.


Attribute VB_Name = "mod_Main"
Option Explicit
Sub Main()
Dim hScript As Long 'handle to thinBasic Script
Dim...

Thanks to ErosOlmi, we have the start of a thinBasic script engine for VB6.

He has just posted a working example,
which takes two variables declared in VB6,

Dim sScript As String
Dim hRun...

Have you tried using RC6?


Dim SC As Object
Set SC = New_c.ActiveScript("VBScript")
Debug.Print SC.Eval("22/7")
Set SC = Nothing


Ref: https://www.vbrichclient.com/#/en/About/

Do a search in this forum for EbExecuteLine.

There are lots of examples (for IDE only)

Joe

A search of the forum returned these.

There are many more.

Ref: https://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?45302-Evaluate-math-expressions-in-string&p=188422&viewfull=1#post188422

Ref:...

Not the best solution, but you could make the VB6 IDE /LARGEADDRESSAWARE by using EDITBIN.EXE

You could also make your compiled .EXE LargeAddressAware by adding;

[VBCompiler]...

Maybe the VS6 Installer Wizard will work for Windows 11?

VBForum Discussion/Download:...

Thanks to Eros Olmi for making it quite simple to use the RC6 vbRichClient with thinBasic.

No need to register the RC6.DLL in order to use it.

An example;

uses "Console"

Dim...

One of the features of Nir Sofer's ActiveXHelper is that it can display a list of ActiveX files where the file is missing.

As an example,
I often put the ActiveX file on my R:\ drive,
when I...

I've found using the ActiveXHelper from Nir Sofer much easier than using regedit.exe for finding the CLSID or PROGID in the registry.

Ref: https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/axhelper.html

YMMV

Joe

Not sure if this is a solution, but make the .EXE LargeAddressAware

[VBCompiler]
LinkSwitches=/LARGEADDRESSAWARE

Add the above to your .VBP file.

An alternate method would be to modify the...

Not a solution to your issue, but exported function 100 in msvbvm60.dll is ThunRTMain

Another method could be exported function 2000 in msvbvm60.dll, CreateIExprSrvObj

Much material of value...

Here's the homepage for thinBasic, if you are interested;
https://www.thinbasic.com/

thinBasic online help;
https://www.thinbasic.com/public/products/thinBasic/help/html/index.html

Joe

Author does not make the source code for thinCore.dll available.

Joe

I normally use VBScript as the embedded script language with my VB6 programs.

For an exercise, I would like to try using thinBasic as the embedded script language.

Option Explicit
' Microsoft...

"but they allow you to reference (sorry, but that is what it means) various classes.

Hence, you can then 'see' (In code) intellisense for various functions and modules."

Joe

Chilkat offers ActiveX Components for use with Visual Basic 6.0

Some of the classes do not require a license,
for example,
CSV, Atom, BinData, CkString, and more.

Some of the classes do...

I use Marco Bellinaso's MB Form Ex ActiveX control on many of my projects.

You can find this,
and other freeware ActiveX controls,
for use with VB6 at https://cuinl.tripod.com/activex-7.htm
...

While this was written for VB5, it works for VB6.

VB5DLL.TXT

Notes for Developing DLLs for use with
Microsoft (R) Visual Basic (R)

Version 5.00
(C) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1996

These may be helpful for OP;

Arrays in Far Memory
https://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?896919-Arrays-in-Far-Memory&p=5573412&viewfull=1#post5573412

MMapper, Memory Mapped File Demo...

An alternative solution would be to use RC6 with JScript9.

Ref: https://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?893919-RESOLVED-RC6-cActiveScript-JScript9-Callback-Events&p=5541443&viewfull=1#post5541443...

Did you use the 32-bit regsvr32.exe, or the 64-bit regsvr32.exe?

You need to use the 32-bit regsvr32.exe to register rc6.dll

EDIT: On my 64-bit Windows 10;

C:\...\SysWOW64>file regsvr32.exe...

This Stackoverflow link (with source code) shows how to call PING from VBScript, which will also work with VB6.

I also found Ping from VB6 on this (VB6) forum.

Joe

I found this;

Classic VB - How do I shell a command line program and capture the output?

in Classic Visual Basic (VB 6 and earlier) FAQs

Joe

RADBasic has not been closed.

The last update was 5 days ago at 6:03 PM

RAD Basic August 2023 Status

This info is from https://www.patreon.com/radbasic/

Please provide a link showing that...

https://cuinl.tripod.com/activex-7.htm
https://cuinl.tripod.com/downloads/activex/MBSplit.zip

Joe

Note well that running cmd.exe via shell from VB6 will always run the 32-bit cmd.exe.

Option Explicit

Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim stCmd As String
Dim objShell As Object

Set objShell...

Why not build a translator that takes existing VB6 code and translates it to C/C++, or C#?

Maybe something along the lines of Keven Diggins BCX Translator or BASM?

Joe

Ref: Let's Build a...

Never reset the computers date and time, as this can conflict with the operation of installed programs.

Instead, if it is one particular program that you want to run on a particular date and time,...

Take a look at Convert VB Type, API and Enum -> VC++ ODL (With Colorization)



Maybe a possible helper solution for you.

Joe

Just for an exercise, I created a .BTM to do what you want.

You will need the free TCC-RT, or the commercial TCC, to run this .BTM

@setlocal
@echo off
if exist e:\utils\c2.txt del /q...

Not an answer to your question, just additional info.

The Tablacus Script Control is a drop-in replacement for the MS Script Control.

The Tablacus Script Control is for 64-bit platforms.

The...

From my VB6 Enterprise CDs;

2003-04-10 14:34 109,969 dispex.dll
2003-04-10 14:34 1,209,970 jscript.dll
2003-04-10 14:34 2,154 msscript.cnt
2003-04-10 14:34 ...

I use the .NET Framework with VB6 and VBScript.

However, some things do not work the same in VB6.

This script, taken from "Hey, Scripting Guy", works in VBScript;

Set DataList = CreateObject...

You can use a 32-bit COM DLL from a 64-bit application via a DLLSurrogate.
...

Are you able to fork Chakra Core, and build on Win7?

Ref: https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore

Joe

Take a look at MBFormEx at https://www.vb-zentrum.de/en/activex-und-dlls.html
Also https://cuinl.tripod.com/activex-7.htm

Description: Add this control to a VB form and enjoy a number of great...