Update Control 19.0 - Replace VBcontrols

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How to replace VB controls with CJ Controls whole project?

As already say in previously discussion, a project updating (migration) containing VB controls to Codejock Controls is a very hard work.
So, I have decided to make my self a program that does all work for me. 
This utility is UpdateControls - Last Update: May 03, 2021

At moment, current features are:

1. Replace a lot of controls:
    a - intrinsic controls (VB.xxx) : Label, TextBox, ChechBox, ComboBox, CommandButton, OptionButton, ListBox, Frame, HScroll, VScroll
    b - Windows Common Controls 5.0 - SP2 :    ListView, ProgressBar, Slider, Treeview
    c - Windows Common Controls 6.0 - SP6 :    ListView, ProgressBar, Slider, Treeview
    d - Windows Common Controls-2 6.0 - SP6 : DTPicker, MonthView, UpDown
    e - Others controls (Innovasys, VDTG)

2. Automatic replacement in code:
    a - Update VBP project file and files FRM add new CodeJock reference (only if not exists)
    b - Support CodeJock controls replacement from version 12.1.0 to 19.0.0
    Optional:
    c - Row sort of VBP project file: group by file TYPE (opt.)
    a - Revise all 'As <type>' reference both in the Declarations section and methods (Sub or Function) (opt.)
    b - Revise methods sign (if possible) (opt.)
    c - Add a bookmark after each code row changed (customizable) (opt.)
    d - Add DateTime to a bookmark (opt.)
    e - Remove MouseIcon, MousePointer because not all CJ controls has this properties (opt.)
    f  - Remove Picture (images) because not all CJ controls has this property (opt.)
    g - Save all FRX images (bmp,cur,ico,jpg,wmf,emf) to disk, under \UC-images on related project sub-folder (opt.)
    h - Set favorite control properties, like: Appearance, DrawFocusRect and Transparent (where supported) (opt.)

3. other features:
    a - Change can be applied to files type: FRM, BAS and CLS (separately or to all)
    b - Keep a backup of all original files, before to process them (forced!) 
    c - Restore all files after processed, back to original state.
    d - Open a file in Notepad.
    e - Keep chronology of processed projects.
    f - Before or after processing, the project can be open directly from UC with VB6IDE
    g - 14 skin styles supported (all *.cjstyles)
    h - Support controls array
    i - Help file (chm format)
    j  - Make a table with controls processed (see Statistics page), salvable to file TXT (TAB separed)
    k  - Make a complete list of code bookmarks (see Statistics page), salvable to file TXT 

4. Know Issues
    a - Codejock ComboBox and ListBox doesn't allow to add Item in design-time mode.
    b - ListView doesn't allow to create ColumnHeader in design-time mode.
    c - ListBox.Text is read-only, so the assignment List1.Text = MyItemString doesn't work.

5. ToDo
    a - Multi-language support (in progress)
    b - Open original project to compare with elaborated project (in progress)
    c - Save all embedded images found in FRX file; at moment this infos will lost (in progress) DONE!
    d - Add support for other controls (i.e. ComponentOne Studio ActiveX, ...)
    e - Help file (in progress) DONE!

Download from here
http://nuke.vbcorner.net/Tools/UpdateControlsCodejock/tabid/99/language/it-IT/Default.aspx

You can see a short demo video here:
http://nuke.vbcorner.net/Tools/UpdateControls/tabid/99/Default.aspx

Comments? Suggestions? Features request?