[RESOLVED] my own VB 6 startup prompt message

[Doogle]

The attached is a 'skeleton' wrapper for the VB IDE which might give you a start. It needs some work and tidying up but might give you some ideas.

Once the wrapper is compiled just drop a .vbp file onto the .exe. It will then:

1. Search the Project's directory for a file type of .tsk with the filename the same as the .vbp filename
2. Display the contents of the .tsk file in a Listbox
3. Launch the VB IDE using the .vbp filename

When you first start with a Project the .tsk file will not exist and will be created when you first save it. (It's a plain text file with one task per line, so you could manually edit the file with Notepad if you wanted to)

You can add new tasks to the list using the 'Add Task' button and mark them as complete by double clicking on a task. If you attempt to exit the wrapper program whilst the IDE is still running it will give you a warning.

Again, I emphasise, it's meant only as a prototype and proof of concept, nowhere near the finished article.