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Topic: Update Control 19.0 - Replace VBcontrols

Posted By: gibra
Subject: Update Control 19.0 - Replace VBcontrols
Date Posted: 15 March 2010 at 10:09am

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" rel="nofollow - 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" rel="nofollow - http://nuke.vbcorner.net/Tools/UpdateControls/tabid/99/Default.aspx

Comments? Suggestions? Features request?

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gibra
CJ SuiteControl v: 13.x to 19.x
Windows 10 64bit
VS2019 - VB6.0 SP6
<a href="http://nuke.vbcorner.net/Home/tabid/36/language/en-US/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">VS/VB 6.0 Installer v6.8

Replies:

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 16 March 2010 at 12:13pm

Last update: 03/16/2010:

New image, shows some new features.

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 20 March 2010 at 9:42am

tfrancois wrote:

I have one project in particular that is VERY large

Like me!

tfrancois wrote:

and having something like this to automatically "upgrade" my standard VB controls to Codejock controls would be an astronomical achievement in time-savings and convenience.

YES!

tfrancois wrote:

Would this utility also swap VB6-specific reserved words/commands to their Codejock equivalents where necessary?

Yes, of course.

The beta version of the UpdgradeControls is almost ready.

Stay connect.

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 21 March 2010 at 11:05am

Update Controls beta 0.1.0 available!

You can download the beta here

http://nuke.vbcorner.net/Tools/UpdateControls/tabid/99/Default.aspx - http://nuke.vbcorner.net/Tools/UpdateControls/tabid/99/Default.aspx

There are 2 different setup:

UC_Setup_010.zip (7,5 MB size)
Complete setup, include all OCX:
Codejock (v13.3.1) SuiteControls, CommandBars and SkinFramework (Unicode and 64bit included), RICHTX32.OCX
Codejock controls will installed into application folder, to avoid overwriting your ocx, if any.
RICHTX32.OCX will be installed on <system> folder
UC_Setup_010_noOCX.zip (1,7 MB size)
Base setup, without OCX.
Only program files will be installed.

Both zip files contain a README-FIRST.TXT file. Read it!

O.S. tests:

Setup was tested with success in:

- Windows XP Professional SP3

- Windows 7 Ultimate

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 27 March 2010 at 5:38pm

Update Controls beta 0.2.0 available!

You can download the beta 0.2.0 from here:

http://nuke.vbcorner.net/Tools/UpdateControls/tabid/99/Default.aspx - http://nuke.vbcorner.net/Tools/UpdateControls/tabid/99/Default.aspx

There are 2 different setup:

UC_Setup_020.zip (7,5 MB size)
this is the complete setup.

UC_Setup_010_noOCX.zip (1,7 MB size)
- setup without OCX components.

UC_Setup_020_upgrade.zip (0,8 MB size) NEW
To upgrade from v0.1.0 to v0.2.0.
Only changed files will be installed (0,8 MB size)

Some news:

1 - Options page: new option Add code to load images run-time

If Save all FRX images is checked, the new options add code in Form_Load() event

to load all images, programmatically (run-time mode).

2 - FRX file: now TEXT resources will be saved, too.

3 - FRX file: CUR resources wasn't saved. Correct.

4 - Add Open Folder button to open folder project in Explorer.

more...

Posted By: Balish
Date Posted: 04 April 2010 at 2:28am

i cant download it
please provide a direct link
your portal says: You do not have access to view this tab within the portal.

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 06 April 2010 at 11:39am

Balish wrote:

i cant download it
please provide a direct link
your portal says: You do not have access to view this tab within the portal.

Only registered users can access to download.

Posted By: Balish
Date Posted: 06 April 2010 at 1:42pm

i am registered!
anyway i dont need this tool anymore

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 11 May 2011 at 9:31pm

Hi,

UpdateControls updated to 0.4.0 version for Codejock controls v.15.0.2.

You can download the tool here:

http://nuke.vbcorner.net/Tools/UpdateControls/tabid/99/language/it-IT/Default.aspx - http://nuke.vbcorner.net/Tools/UpdateControls/tabid/99/language/it-IT/Default.aspx

Posted By: Aaron
Date Posted: 25 July 2011 at 1:50am

Hi,

Since you wrote a tool to replace VB controls to CJ controls does this actually mean you did this for your own projects? So my question is: Did you experience any problems / flaws? I would like to do the same but I see a lot of posts where users complain that some properties / events don't exist... I have also a few forms where MS Treeview and Listview (could easely replace MS Listview with ReportControl) but I don't know if I run into issues with MS Treeview... So if you had issues I would like to know in advance

Thanks a lot

btw I don't mind if CJ support would reply on this as well.

@Gibra: Do you mind using this post to create a list of known issues? Or do you want me to create a seperate thread and create a link to this one?

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Product: Xtreme SuitePro (ActiveX) version 15.0.2
Platform: Windows XP (32bit) - SP 2
Language: Visual Basic 6.0

Zero replies is not an option....

Posted By: Willowmaster
Date Posted: 25 July 2011 at 3:08am

Damn! I haven't heard of this tool. I have done this by hand... Could have saved me a lot of time.

The only problems I encountered (so far) are label alignment is centered and not topleft by default, the treeview has nodes which are treeviewnodes for codejock, icons on Listview have to be loaded differently with codejock than with vb controls. I will post more if I find more.

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Product: Xtreme SuitePro (ActiveX) version 15.3.1

Platform: Windows XP (32bit) - SP 3 (on VMWare)

Language: Visual Basic 6.0

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 01 August 2011 at 4:32pm

Willowmaster wrote:

Damn! I haven't heard of this tool. I have done this by hand... Could have saved me a lot of time.

Willowmaster wrote:

1. VB.Label Alignment property work slightly different in CJ.Label.

If Autosize=True work different in CJ when Alignment is set to Right Justify.

Anyway, now I have enabled this property, next release of in UC parse this property, also.

2. VB.TreeView and VB.ListView aren't compatible with respective CJ.TreeView and CJ.ListView.

I honestly do not use the CJ.Treeview nor the CJ.Listview.

However, if you want post me a VB6 sample project which use this controls extensively, I can test my tool with it.

Thank

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 01 August 2011 at 4:45pm

Aaron wrote:

Hi,

Since you wrote a tool to replace VB controls to CJ controls does this actually mean you did this for your own projects?

No, of course. Otherwise why post it here?

Aaron wrote:

So my question is: Did you experience any problems / flaws?

Yes, as always.

Aaron wrote:

I would like to do the same but I see a lot of posts where users complain that some properties / events don't exist...

True, many VB standard properties are missing in CJ controls.

Other properties work in different way...

Aaron wrote:

I have also a few forms where MS Treeview and Listview (could easely replace MS Listview with ReportControl) but I don't know if I run into issues with MS Treeview... So if you had issues I would like to know in advance

I don't use TreeView nor Listview Codejock.

However you can link a sample porject which use these controls, so I can test with UC.

Aaron wrote:

@Gibra: Do you mind using this post to create a list of known issues? Or do you want me to create a seperate thread and create a link to this one?

I don't know... Do as you think.

Posted By: Willowmaster
Date Posted: 02 August 2011 at 3:34am

gibra wrote:

2. VB.TreeView and VB.ListView aren't compatible with respective CJ.TreeView and CJ.ListView.

I honestly do not use the CJ.Treeview nor the CJ.Listview.

However, if you want post me a VB6 sample project which use this controls extensively, I can test my tool with it.

Thank

I'm sorry I don't have a sample for you at the moment. I will post one with the listview soon.

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Product: Xtreme SuitePro (ActiveX) version 15.3.1

Platform: Windows XP (32bit) - SP 3 (on VMWare)

Language: Visual Basic 6.0

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 02 August 2011 at 4:22pm

Posted By: Willowmaster
Date Posted: 02 August 2011 at 5:54pm

I have something. Not totally complete and not sure if this is what you need, but it's a start. Only Listview and no Treeview. Well its there but haven't done anything with it.

http://forum.codejock.com/uploads/6226/Example.zip - uploads/6226/Example.zip

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Product: Xtreme SuitePro (ActiveX) version 15.3.1

Platform: Windows XP (32bit) - SP 3 (on VMWare)

Language: Visual Basic 6.0

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 03 August 2011 at 1:00pm

Willowmaster wrote:

I have something. Not totally complete and not sure if this is what you need, but it's a start. Only Listview and no Treeview. Well its there but haven't done anything with it.

http://forum.codejock.com/uploads/6226/Example.zip - uploads/6226/Example.zip

Your sample use ImageList.

This control (object) doesn't exists in CJ and should be replaced by ImageManager which store images on different way.

However I will see what I can do...

Posted By: Willowmaster
Date Posted: 04 August 2011 at 2:54am

gibra wrote:

Your sample use ImageList.

This control (object) doesn't exists in CJ and should be replaced by ImageManager which store images on different way.

However I will see what I can do...

I know. I thought just give you an extra challenge. ;) It is possible to extract icons from the frx files. If you want it I can give it to you.

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Product: Xtreme SuitePro (ActiveX) version 15.3.1

Platform: Windows XP (32bit) - SP 3 (on VMWare)

Language: Visual Basic 6.0

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 04 August 2011 at 4:29am

Willowmaster wrote:

I know. I thought just give you an extra challenge. ;) It is possible to extract icons from the frx files. If you want it I can give it to you.

UC already extract all images from each Form (read help file about Know issues) and save them on the UC-Images folder (under project folder), this folder will created by UC while processing the files.

Each image is saved in its original format (bmp, ico, wmf, ...) and is named on next form:

<form_name>.<control_name>.<property_name><offset>.<extension>.

See image below:

<offset> is the offset corresponding to 'real' offset as result in the FRM file:

Begin MSComctlLib.ImageList ImageListHeader
      Left            =   2040
      Top             =   5880
      _ExtentX        =   1005
      _ExtentY        =   1005
      BackColor       =   -2147483643
      ImageWidth      =   8
      ImageHeight     =   8
      MaskColor       =   12632256
      _Version        =   393216
      BeginProperty Images {2C247F25-8591-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
         NumListImages   =   3
         BeginProperty ListImage1 {2C247F27-8591-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
            Picture         =   "frmMain.frx":0000
            Key             =   "I1"
         EndProperty
         BeginProperty ListImage2 {2C247F27-8591-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
            Picture         =   "frmMain.frx":3052
            Key             =   "I2"
         EndProperty
         BeginProperty ListImage3 {2C247F27-8591-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}
            Picture         =   "frmMain.frx":60A4
            Key             =   "I3"
         EndProperty
      EndProperty
   End

Should be good that UC could create a ImageManager control into Form (this can be easily does), and add each images in the rispective size 8x8, 16x16, 32x32 and so on...

Unfortunately, on the information stored in the FRM file exists only 1 offset that refer to ImageManager control, therefore seem very difficult to understand how ImageManager store all the images.

Also, ImageManager control required a ID that mat be related to many format of a single image.

In the ImageList control nothing exists that colud be used as ID.

Another way cloud be to add the code in Form_Load event to load this images on ImageManager control.

UC already does it, if required, this work good with all 'simple' controls (PictureBox, Image, CommandButton, ...) with the Picture or MouseIcon properties (note that MouseIcon isn't supported by ALL CJ controls

But, unfortunately, NOT with the controls which contains sets of images, as the ImageManager.

I know that, each image can be loaded using LoadIcons or LoadBitmap methods.

However I'll try to investigate, later...

Also, seem that in your from frmMain.frm you have used the same icon format (32x32) for both the Normal and Small ImageList so UC isn't able to understand, and to optimize, images loading.

This mean that the more formats of the same image (8/16/32) should be loaded using the same ID.

At the moment, seem that the developer will fix this problems.

Posted By: Willowmaster
Date Posted: 04 August 2011 at 5:49am

Alright! There is more to this program than I expected. That means I have to read the documentation and check out all of the functions of your program.

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Product: Xtreme SuitePro (ActiveX) version 15.3.1

Platform: Windows XP (32bit) - SP 3 (on VMWare)

Language: Visual Basic 6.0

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 04 August 2011 at 7:26am

Willowmaster wrote:

Alright! There is more to this program than I expected. That means I have to read the documentation and check out all of the functions of your program.

Of course.

However I discover that on the FRX file the <offset> header size change:

- sometimes is 12 (i.e. in the UpdateControlsTEST.vbp project of UC)

- other times is 28 (i.e. in your sample project)

Therefore in your project shouldn't work correctly.

I have to invstigate to understand why...

Posted By: stuc
Date Posted: 05 October 2011 at 4:30am

Is this project dead? Ive just tried downloading it but alas I get an "invalid array index".

Following the forum link on his webpage does not link to a forum anymore ?

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 05 October 2011 at 1:06pm

Project isn't dead.

Posted By: csware
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 1:44am

Hi gibra,

as i already have written as a personal mail to you, i would like to have an update to the current available CJ ActiveX Controls (15.1.3 or 15.1.3.0908) in your UpdateControls Project.

Thx for your tool ;-)

cs

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Product: Xtreme SuitePro (ActiveX) version 17.2.0

Platform: Windows 10 (64 Bit)

Language: Visual Basic 6.0 SP 6a

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 06 December 2011 at 12:57pm

I will make the update on the next days.

regards.

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 09 December 2011 at 5:17am

Update Controls 0.4.1 - NEWS

1 - updated to migrate from VB controls to Codejock controls version 15.1.3.0908.

2 - new SxS (syde-by-side) mode

No setup: simply extract files from zip and run.

Dosn't mater what CJ version you have installed, UC 0.4.1 SxS mode include own v15.1.3.0908.

Off course, if you own a previous version (i.e. v13.x) and migrate a project to v.15.x you can't run the project.

SxS mode require at least Windows XP SP2 and VB6 SP6.

If you own Windows XP SP1 or previous then use the standard setups.

Download page Update Controls 0.4.1

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

Posted By: jonwalker
Date Posted: 05 March 2012 at 5:39am

hi,

When I try and download I'm asked to login, when I login and try to download I get:
"Non hai accesso alla visione di questo contenuto all'interno del portale"

Any ideas? Smile

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 11 March 2012 at 3:37am

I answered you in private.

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gibra
CJ SuiteControl v: 13.x to 19.x
Windows 10 64bit
VS2019 - VB6.0 SP6
<a href="http://nuke.vbcorner.net/Home/tabid/36/language/en-US/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">VS/VB 6.0 Installer v6.8

Posted By: gibra
Date Posted: 02 May 2021 at 1:39pm

Update Controls updated to Codejock v.19.0.0

(

Versions add: 17.3, 18.5, 19.0

(should work on 19.3.0 also)