All VB6 Global Functions & Objects
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Note: The term global means it can be used “anywhere in a project”. The attachment contains a word document that is easier to read and print.
Global Objects – Have methods and properties that you can access
App - Gives general information about an application
Calendar - Sets or returns the current calendar
Clipboard - Provides access the systems Clipboard
Date - Sets or returns the current system date
Date$ - Sets or returns the current system date
Forms - All loaded forms in an application
Licenses - Manipulate a collection of control licenses for use with Controls.Add
Now - Returns the current system date and time
Printer - Enables you to communicate with a system printer (initially the default printer)
Printers - Enabled you to gather information about all available printers on the system
Screen - manipulates Forms according the their placement on the screen and controls the mouse pointer
Time - Sets or returns the current system time
Time$ - Sets or returns the current system time
Timer - Returns the number of seconds elapsed since midnight
Global Functions – Return values
Abs - Returns the absolute value of a number
AppActivate – Activates an application window
Array - Hidden Function
Asc - Returns the ANSI character code of the first character in a string
AscB - Returns the value of the first byte in a string
AscW - Returns the native character code of the first character in a string (Unicode or ANSI)
Atn - Returns the arctangent of a number
Beep - Sounds a tone through the computers speaker
CallByName - Allows control properties to be selected and modified by using string values
CBool - Converts an expression to a Boolean
CByte - Converts an expression to a Byte
CCur - Converts an expression to a Currency
CDate - Converts an expression to a Date
CDbl - Converts an expression to a Double
CDec - Returns a variant with a value converted to a decimal subtype
ChDir - Changes the current or default directory on a drive
ChDrive - Changes the current drive
Choose - Selects and returns a value from a list of arguments
Chr - Returns a string containing the character associated with the specified character code
Chr$ - Returns a string containing the character associated with the specified character code
ChrB - Returns a string containing the specified single byte
Chr$ - Returns a string containing the specified single byte
ChrW - Returns a string containing the specified native character (Unicode or ASCI)
ChrW$ - Returns a string containing the specified native character (Unicode or ASCI)
CInt - Converts an expression to an Integer
CLng - Converts an expression to a Long
Command - Returns the argument portion of the command line
Command$ - Returns the argument portion of the command line
Cos - Returns the cosine of an angle
CreateObject - Creates an ActiveX object
CSng - Converts an expression to a Single
CStr - Converts an expression to a String
CurDir - Returns the current path
CurDir$ - Returns the current path
CVar - Converts an expression to a Variant
CVDate - Converts an expression to a Date
CVErr - Returns a Variant containing a user specified error number
DateAdd - Returns a Variant containing a date to which a specified time interval has been added
DateDiff - Returns the number of time intervals between two specified dates
DatePart - Returns a specified part of a given date
DateSerial - Returns a Date for a specific year, month, and day
DateValue - Returns a Date
Day - Returns a whole number representing the day of the week
DDB - Returns double-declining balance depreciation of an asset for a specified period
DeleteSetting - Deletes a section or key setting from an applications entry in the Windows registry.
Dir - Returns the name of a matching file, directory, or folder
DoEvents - Yields execution so that the operating system can process other events
Environ - Returns the string assigned to an environment variable
Environ$ - Returns the string assigned to an environment variable
OEF - Returns a value that indicated whether the end of a file has been reached
Erl - Hidden Function – Returns the line number where error occurred
Err - Returns the error number for the error that occurred
Error - Returns the error message for a given error number
Error$ - Returns the error message for a given error number
Exp - Returns e (the base of natural logarithms) raised to a power
FileAttr - Returns the mode for files opened using the open statement
FileCopy - Copies a file
FileDateTime - Returns the date and time stamp of a file
FileLen - Returns the length of a file in bytes
Filter - Returns an array of matches
Fix - Returns the integer portion of a number
Format - Formats an expression
Format$ - Formats an expression
FormatCurrency - Formats an expression as currency
FormatDatTime - Formats an expression as date
FormatNumber - Formats an expression as a number
FormatPercent - Formats an expression as a percent
FreeFile - Returns the next file number available by Open
FV - Returns future value of annuity
GetAllSettings - Returns a list of key settings and their respective values from an applications Window Registry entry
GetAttr - Returns the attribute of a file, directory, or folder
GetObject - Returns a reference to an ActiveX object from a file
GetSetting - Returns a key setting value from an applications entry in the Windows registry
Hex - Returns a string representing the hexadecimal value of a number
Hex$ - Returns a string representing the hexadecimal value of a number
Hour - Returns a whole number representing the hour of the day
IIf - Returns one of two parts, depending on the evaluation of an expression
IMEStatus - Returns the current IME mode of the system
Input - Hidden Function
Input$ - Hidden Function
InputB - Hidden Function
InputB$ - Hidden Function
InputBox - Displays a prompt in a dialog box and returns users input text
InStr - Returns the portion of the first occurrence of one string within another
InStrB - Returns the byte position of the first occurrence of one string within another
InStrRev - Returns the position of the last occurrence of one string within another
Int - Returns the integer portion of a number
IPmt - Returns the interest payment for a given period of an annuity
IRR - Returns the internal rate of return for a series of periodic cash flows
IsArray - Returns True if the variable is an array
IsDate - Returns True is an expression can be converted to a Date
IsEmpty - Returns True if a variable has not been initialized
IsError - Returns True if an expression is an error value
IsMissing - Returns True if an optional argument has not been passed
IsNull - Returns True if an expression contains no valid data
IsNumeric - Returns True if an expression can be evaluated as a number
IsObject - Returns True if an identifier represents an object variable
Join - Join array elements into a string
Kill - Deletes files from a disk
LCase - Returns a string converted to lowercase
LCase$ - Returns a string converted to lowercase
Left - Returns a specified number of characters from the left side of a string
Left$ - Returns a specified number of characters from the left side of a string
LeftB - Returns a specified number of bytes from the left side of a string
LeftB$ - Returns a specified number of bytes from the left side of a string
Len - Returns string length or bytes required to store a variable
LenB - Returns the bytes required to store a variable
Load - Loads a form or control into memory
LoadPicture - Loads a graphic into a Form, PictureBox, or Image control
LoadResData - Loads data of several possible types from a resource file (.RES) and returns a Byte array
LoadResPicture - Loads a bitmap, icon, or cursor from a resource (.RES) file and returns it to the appropriate control
LoadResString - Loads a string from a resource (.RES) file and returns it as a property of a control
Loc - Returns the current read/write position within an open file
LOF - Returns the size (in bytes) of an open file
Log - Returns the natural logarithm of a number
LTrim - Returns a copy of a string without leading spaces
LTrim$ - Returns a copy of a string without leading spaces
MacID - Hidden Function – Converts a four-character constant to a Macintosh file type or signature
MacScript - Hidden Function – Executes an AppleScript script
Mid - Returns specified number of characters from a string
Mid$ - Returns specified number of characters from a string
MidB - Returns specified number of bytes from a string
MidB$ - Returns specified number of bytes from a string
Minute - Returns a whole number representing the minute of the hour
MIRR - Returns the modified internal rate of return for a series of periodic cash flows
MkDir - Creates a new directory or folder
Month - Returns a whole number representing the month of the year
MonthName - Returns localized month name
MsgBox - Displays a dialog box and returns the value of the users selection
NPer - Returns the number of periods for an annuity
NPV - Returns the net present value of an investment
ObjPtr - Hidden Function
Oct - Returns a string representing the octal value of a number
Oct$ - Returns a string representing the octal value of a number
Partition - Returns a string indicating where a number occurs within a series of ranges
Pmt - Returns the payment for an annuity
PPmt - Returns the principle payment for a given period of an annuity
PV - Returns the present value of an annuity
QBColor - Returns the RGB color code for a specified color number from a list of predefined standard colors
Randomize - Initializes the random-number generator
Rate - Returns the interest rate per period for an annuity
Replace - Find and replace a substring within a string
Reset - Closes all open disk files
RGB - Returns a whole number representing an RGB color value
Right - Returns a specified number of characters from the right side of a string
Right$ - Returns a specified number of characters from the right side of a string
RightB - Returns a specified number of bytes from the right side of a string
RightB$ - Returns a specified number of bytes from the right side of a string
RmDir - Removes an existing directory or folder
Rnd - Returns a random number
Round - Round a given number of decimal places
RTrim - Returns a copy of a string without trailing spaces
RTrim$ - Returns a copy of a string without trailing spaces
SavePicture - Saves a graphic from a Form, PictureBox, or Image control to a file
SaveSetting - Saves a setting under the specified appname, section and key
Second - Returns a whole number representing the second of the minute
Seek - Sets or returns the current read/write position within an open file
SendKeys - Send key strokes to an active window
SetAttr - Sets attribute information for a file
Sgn - Returns an integer indicating the sign of a number
Shell - Run an executable program
Sin - Returns the sine of an angle
Sln - Returns the straight-line depreciation of an asset for a single period
Space - Returns a string consisting of the specified number of spaces
Space$ - Returns a string consisting of the specified number of spaces
Split - Split a string into an array
Sqr - Returns the square root of a number
Str - Returns a string representation of a number
Str$ - Returns a string representation of a number
StrComp - Returns a result of a string comparison
StrConv - Returns a converted string
String - Returns a repeating character string of the length specified
String$ - Returns a repeating character string of the length specified
StrPtr - Hidden Function
StrReverse - Reverse a string
Switch - Returns the first value or expression in a list that is true
SYD - Returns the sum-of-years digits depreciation on an asset
Tan - Returns the tangent of an angle
TimeSerial - Returns the serial representation for a specific hour, minute, and second
TimeValue - Returns a time
Trim - Returns a copy of a string without leading and trailing spaces
Trim$ - Returns a copy of a string without leading and trailing spaces
TypeName - Returns a string that provides information about a variable
UCase - Returns the specified string, converted to uppercase
UCase$ - Returns the specified string, converted to uppercase
Unload - Unloads a Form or control from memory
Val - Returns the number contained in a string
ValPtr - Hidden Function
VarType - Returns a value indicating the subtype of a variable
Weekday - Returns a whole number representing the day of the week
WeekdayName - Returns localized weekday name
Width - Hidden Function
Year - Returns a whole number representing the year
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