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· Usar un proxy en el WebBrowser:

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#Region " Use Proxy "

   ' [ Use Proxy ]
   '
   ' Examples :
   ' Use_Proxy("213.181.73.145:80")
   ' WebBrowser1.Navigate("http://www.ipchicken.com/")

   <Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("wininet.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
   Private Shared Function InternetSetOption(ByVal hInternet As IntPtr, ByVal dwOption As Integer, ByVal lpBuffer As IntPtr, ByVal lpdwBufferLength As Integer) As Boolean
   End Function

   Public Structure Struct_INTERNET_PROXY_INFO
       Public dwAccessType As Integer
       Public proxy As IntPtr
       Public proxyBypass As IntPtr
   End Structure

   Private Sub Use_Proxy(ByVal strProxy As String)
       Const INTERNET_OPTION_PROXY As Integer = 38
       Const INTERNET_OPEN_TYPE_PROXY As Integer = 3

       Dim struct_IPI As Struct_INTERNET_PROXY_INFO

       struct_IPI.dwAccessType = INTERNET_OPEN_TYPE_PROXY
       struct_IPI.proxy = Marshal.StringToHGlobalAnsi(strProxy)
       struct_IPI.proxyBypass = Marshal.StringToHGlobalAnsi("local")

       Dim intptrStruct As IntPtr = Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(Marshal.SizeOf(struct_IPI))

       Marshal.StructureToPtr(struct_IPI, intptrStruct, True)

       Dim iReturn As Boolean = InternetSetOption(IntPtr.Zero, INTERNET_OPTION_PROXY, intptrStruct, System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.SizeOf(struct_IPI))
   End Sub

#End Region

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[ListView] Restrict column resizing

Restringe cambiar de tamaño una columna.

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    ' [ListView] Restrict column resizing

    Private Sub ListView1_ColumnWidthChanging(sender As Object, e As ColumnWidthChangingEventArgs) Handles ListView1.ColumnWidthChanging
        e.Cancel = True
        e.NewWidth = sender.Columns(e.ColumnIndex).Width
    End Sub



Get Non-Client Area Width
Devuelve el tamaño del borde del área NO cliente de la aplicación.

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#Region " Get Non-Client Area Width "

    ' [ Get Non-Client Area Width Function ]
    '
    ' // By Elektro H@cker
    '
    ' Examples :
    ' MsgBox(Get_NonClientArea_Width(Form1))
    ' Me.Location = New Point((Form1.Location.X + (Form1.Width + Get_NonClientArea_Width(Form1))), Form1.Location.Y)

    Private Function Get_NonClientArea_Width(ByVal Form As Form) As Int32
        Return (Form.Width - Form.ClientSize.Width)
    End Function

#End Region


Extend Non Client Area
Extiende el área NO cliente al área cliente de la aplicación

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#Region " Extend Non Client Area "

    ' [ Extend Non Client Area Function ]
    '
    ' // By Elektro H@cker
    '
    ' Examples :
    ' Extend_Non_Client_Area(Me.Handle, 50, 50, -0, 20)
    ' MsgBox(Extend_Non_Client_Area(12345, -1, -1, -1, -1))

    <System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("dwmapi.dll")> _
    Private Shared Function DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea(ByVal handle As IntPtr, ByRef Margins As MARGINS) As Integer
    End Function

    <System.Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayout(System.Runtime.InteropServices.LayoutKind.Sequential)> _
    Public Structure MARGINS
        Public Left As Integer
        Public Right As Integer
        Public Up As Integer
        Public Down As Integer
    End Structure

    Private Function Extend_Non_Client_Area(ByVal Window_Handle As IntPtr, _
                                        ByVal Left As Int32, _
                                        ByVal Right As Int32, _
                                        ByVal Up As Int32, _
                                        ByVal Down As Int32) As Boolean
        Try
            Dim Margins As New MARGINS()
            Margins.Left = Left
            Margins.Right = Right
            Margins.Up = Up
            Margins.Down = Down
            DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea(Window_Handle, Margins)
            Return True
        Catch ex As Exception
            'Return false
            Throw New Exception(ex.Message)
        End Try

    End Function

#End Region

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If Debug conditional

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#If Debug Then

#Else

#End If



If Debugger IsAttached conditional
Ejemplo de una condicional de ejecución en Debug

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       If Debugger.IsAttached Then
           
       Else
           
       End If



String Format
Ejemplo de un String Format

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MsgBox(String.Format("{0}+{1} = {2}", "Uno", "Dos", "Tres"))



Get NT Version

Devuelve la versión NT de Windows

PD: He omitido Windows 3.51 para no complicar el código, pero a quien le importa eso, ¿No?

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#Region " Get NT Version "

   ' [ Get NT Version Function ]
   '
   ' // By Elektro H@cker
   '
   ' Examples :
   ' MsgBox(Get_NT_Version())
   ' If Get_NT_Version() < 6.0 Then MsgBox("This application only works with an Aero compatible windows version")

   Private Function Get_NT_Version() As Double

       Dim NT As Double = CDbl(Val(System.Environment.OSVersion.Version.ToString.Substring(0, 3)))

       ' INFO:
       ' -----
       ' 3.1 = Windows NT 3.1
       ' 3.5 = Windows NT 3.5
       ' 4.0 = Windows NT 4.0
       ' 5.0 = Windows 2000
       ' 5.1 = Windows XP / Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
       ' 5.2 = Windows XP 64 Bit / Windows server 2003 / Windows server 2003 R2 / Windows home Server
       ' 6.0 = Windows VISTA / Windows server 2008
       ' 6.1 = Windows 7 / Windows server 2008 R2
       ' 6.2 = Windows 8 / Windows 8 Phone / Windows Server 2012

       Return NT

   End Function

#End Region



Extract Icon
Devuelve el icono de un archivo

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#Region " Extract Icon "

   ' [ Extract Icon Function ]
   '
   ' // By Elektro H@cker
   '
   ' Me.Icon = Extract_Icon("c:\windows\explorer.exe")
   ' Dim MyIcon as System.Drawing.Icon = Extract_Icon("c:\Test.txt")

   Private Function Extract_Icon(ByVal File As String) As System.Drawing.Icon
       If IO.File.Exists(File) Then
           Try : Return System.Drawing.Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(File)
           Catch ex As Exception
               'MsgBox(ex.message)
               Return Nothing
           End Try
       Else : Return Nothing
       End If
   End Function

#End Region

[OSVersionInfo] - Examples

Ejemplos de uso de OSVersionInfo

Se necesita esta class (o la dll): http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/73000/Getting-Operating-System-Version-Info-Even-for-Win

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       MsgBox(OSVersionInfo.Name)
       MsgBox(OSVersionInfo.Edition)
       MsgBox(OSVersionInfo.ServicePack)
       MsgBox(OSVersionInfo.VersionString)
       MsgBox(OSVersionInfo.BuildVersion)
       MsgBox(OSVersionInfo.OSBits.ToString)
       MsgBox(OSVersionInfo.ProcessorBits.ToString)
       MsgBox(OSVersionInfo.ProgramBits.ToString)

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Cambia el theme actual de Windows

Os aconsejo cambiar el theme de esta manera en lugar de usar la función SetWindowTheme porque dicha función no cambia el theme corréctamente (no cambia los colores personalizados).

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#Region " Set Aero Theme "

   ' [ Set Aero Theme Function ]
   '
   ' // By Elektro H@cker
   '
   ' Instructions :
   ' Add a reference for "System.ServiceProcess"
   '
   ' Set_Aero_Theme("C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\aero\aero.msstyles")
   ' Set_Aero_Theme("C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Concave 7\Concave 7.msstyles")
   ' Set_Aero_Theme("C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Aero\Luna.msstyles", "Metallic", "NormalSize")

   Private Function Set_Aero_Theme(ByVal ThemeFile As String, _
                                   Optional ByVal ColorName As String = "NormalColor", _
                                   Optional ByVal SizeName As String = "NormalSize" _
                                  ) As Boolean
       Try
           Using ThemeService As New ServiceProcess.ServiceController("Themes")
               ThemeService.Stop()
               ThemeService.WaitForStatus(1) ' Wait for Stopped

               My.Computer.Registry.SetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager", "LoadedBefore", "0", Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind.String)
               My.Computer.Registry.SetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager", "DllName", ThemeFile, Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind.String)
               My.Computer.Registry.SetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager", "ColorName", ColorName, Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind.String)
               My.Computer.Registry.SetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager", "SizeName", SizeName, Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind.String)

               ThemeService.Start()
               ThemeService.WaitForStatus(4) ' Wait for Running
           End Using

       Catch ex As Exception
           'MsgBox(ex.message)
           Return False
       End Try

       Return True
   End Function

#End Region



Devuelve información del theme actual

PD: Yo solo he creado la función.

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#Region " Get Current Aero Theme "

   ' [ Get Current Aero Theme Function ]
   '
   ' // By Elektro H@cker
   '
   ' Examples:
   ' MsgBox(Get_Current_Aero_Theme(Theme_Info.Name))
   ' MsgBox(Get_Current_Aero_Theme(Theme_Info.FullPath))

   Public Structure ThemeInfo
       Private Declare Unicode Function GetCurrentThemeName _
           Lib "uxtheme.dll" _
       ( _
           ByVal pszThemeFileName As String, _
           ByVal dwMaxNameChars As Int32, _
           ByVal pszColorBuff As String, _
           ByVal cchMaxColorChars As Int32, _
           ByVal pszSizeBuff As String, _
           ByVal cchMaxSizeChars As Int32 _
       ) As Int32

       Private Const S_OK As Int32 = &H0

       Private m_FileName As String
       Private m_ColorSchemeName As String
       Private m_SizeName As String

       Public Property FileName() As String
           Get
               Return m_FileName
           End Get
           Set(ByVal Value As String)
               m_FileName = Value
           End Set
       End Property

       Public Property ColorSchemeName() As String
           Get
               Return m_ColorSchemeName
           End Get
           Set(ByVal Value As String)
               m_ColorSchemeName = Value
           End Set
       End Property

       Public Property SizeName() As String
           Get
               Return m_SizeName
           End Get
           Set(ByVal Value As String)
               m_SizeName = Value
           End Set
       End Property

       Public Overrides Function ToString() As String
           Return _
               "FileName={" & Me.FileName & _
               "} ColorSchemeName={" & Me.ColorSchemeName & _
               "} SizeName={" & Me.SizeName & "}"
       End Function

       Public Shared ReadOnly Property CurrentTheme() As ThemeInfo
           Get
               Dim ti As New ThemeInfo()
               Const BufferLength As Int32 = 256
               ti.FileName = Strings.Space(BufferLength)
               ti.ColorSchemeName = ti.FileName
               ti.SizeName = ti.FileName
               If _
                   GetCurrentThemeName( _
                       ti.FileName, _
                       BufferLength, _
                       ti.ColorSchemeName, _
                       BufferLength, _
                       ti.SizeName, _
                       BufferLength _
                   ) = S_OK _
               Then
                   ti.FileName = NullTrim(ti.FileName)
                   ti.ColorSchemeName = NullTrim(ti.ColorSchemeName)
                   ti.SizeName = NullTrim(ti.SizeName)
                   Return ti
               Else
                   Const Message As String = _
                       "An error occured when attempting to get theme info."
                   Throw New Exception(Message)
               End If
           End Get
       End Property

       Private Shared Function NullTrim(ByVal Text As String) As String
           Return _
               Strings.Left( _
                   Text, _
                   Strings.InStr(Text, ControlChars.NullChar) - 1 _
               )
       End Function
   End Structure

   Public Enum Theme_Info
       Name
       FileName
       FullPath
       ColorScheme
       Size
   End Enum

   Private Function Get_Current_Aero_Theme(ByVal Info As Theme_Info) As String
       Select Case Info
           Case Theme_Info.Name : Return ThemeInfo.CurrentTheme.FileName.Split("\").Last.Split(".").First
           Case Theme_Info.FileName : Return ThemeInfo.CurrentTheme.FileName.Split("\").Last
           Case Theme_Info.FullPath : Return ThemeInfo.CurrentTheme.FileName
           Case Theme_Info.ColorScheme : Return ThemeInfo.CurrentTheme.ColorSchemeName
           Case Theme_Info.Size : Return ThemeInfo.CurrentTheme.SizeName
           Case Else : Return Nothing
       End Select
   End Function

#End Region



Escribe texto a la CMD desde un proyecto Windowsforms

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   Declare Function AttachConsole Lib "kernel32.dll" (ByVal dwProcessId As Int32) As Boolean
   Declare Function FreeConsole Lib "kernel32.dll" () As Boolean

   AttachConsole(-1) ' Attach the console
   System.Console.Writeline("I am writing from a WinForm to the console!")
   FreeConsole() ' Desattach the console






Adjunta una nueva instancia de la CMD a la aplicación.

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   Public Declare Function AllocConsole Lib "kernel32.dll" () As Boolean

   AllocConsole()
   Console.WriteLine("this is my console!") : Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000)





Detecta si la aplicación se ejecutó desde la consola

Un ejemplo de uso? Pues por ejemplo el que yo le doy, si el usuario ejecuta la aplicación desde la consola entonces muestro una ayuda sobre la sintaxis y etc en la consola, de lo contrario obviamente no muestro nada.

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#Region " App Is Launched From CMD? "

   ' [ App Is Launched From CMD? Function ]
   '
   ' // By Elektro H@cker
   '
   ' Examples:
   ' MsgBox(App_Is_Launched_From_CMD)
   ' If App_Is_Launched_From_CMD() Then Console.WriteLine("Help for this application: ...")

   Declare Function AttachConsole Lib "kernel32.dll" (ByVal dwProcessId As Int32) As Boolean
   Declare Function FreeConsole Lib "kernel32.dll" () As Boolean

   Private Function App_Is_Launched_From_CMD() As Boolean
       If AttachConsole(-1) Then
           FreeConsole()
           Return True
       Else
           Return False
       End If
   End Function

#End Region



Parte un archivo de texto en trozos especificando el tamaño.
PD: El code no es de mi propiedad pero lo he sacado de un código de C# y lo he retocado casi por completo para hacerlo más funcional, así que me doy los créditos.

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#Region " Split File "

   ' [ Split File Function ]
   '
   ' // By Elektro H@cker
   '
   ' Examples :
   ' MsgBox(Split_File("C:\Test.txt", 10000, , True))
   ' MsgBox(Split_File("C:\Test.txt", 10000, "Splitted"))

   Public Function Split_File(ByVal File As String, _
                              ByVal ChunkSize As Long, _
                              Optional ByVal OutputName As String = Nothing, _
                              Optional ByVal Preserve_FileExtension As Boolean = True _
                            ) As Boolean
       Dim Index As Long
       Dim OutputFile As String
       Dim BaseName As String
       Dim StartPosition As Long
       Dim Buffer As Byte() = New Byte() {}
       Dim InputFileStram As System.IO.FileStream
       Dim OutputFileStram As System.IO.FileStream
       Dim BinaryWriter As IO.BinaryWriter
       Dim BinaryReader As IO.BinaryReader
       Dim Fragments As Long
       Dim RemainingBytes As Long
       Dim Progress As Double
       Dim Zeroes As String = ""

       Try
           Dim FileInfo As New IO.FileInfo(File)
           Dim Filename As String = FileInfo.FullName
           Dim FileExtension As String = FileInfo.Extension
           Dim outputpath As String = FileInfo.DirectoryName
           Dim FileSize As Long = FileInfo.Length

           If OutputName IsNot Nothing Then : BaseName = OutputName
           Else : BaseName = FileInfo.Name.Replace(FileInfo.Extension, "") : End If

           If Not IO.File.Exists(Filename) Then
               MsgBox("File " & Filename & " doesn't exist")
               Return False
           End If

           If FileSize <= ChunkSize Then
               MsgBox(Filename & " size(" & FileSize & ")  is less than the ChunkSize(" & ChunkSize & ")")
               Return False
           End If

           InputFileStram = New IO.FileStream(Filename, IO.FileMode.Open)
           BinaryReader = New IO.BinaryReader(InputFileStram)
           Fragments = Math.Floor(FileSize / ChunkSize)
           For n As Integer = 1 To Fragments.ToString.Length : Zeroes += "0" : Next
           Progress = 100 / Fragments
           RemainingBytes = FileSize - (Fragments * ChunkSize)
           If outputpath = "" Then outputpath = IO.Directory.GetParent(Filename).ToString
           If Not IO.Directory.Exists(outputpath) Then IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(outputpath)
           BinaryReader.BaseStream.Seek(0, IO.SeekOrigin.Begin)

           For Index = 1 To Fragments

               If Preserve_FileExtension Then : OutputFile = outputpath & "\" & BaseName & "." & Format(Index, Zeroes) & FileExtension
               Else : OutputFile = outputpath & "\" & BaseName & "." & Format(Index, Zeroes)
               End If

               ReDim Buffer(ChunkSize - 1)
               BinaryReader.Read(Buffer, 0, ChunkSize)
               StartPosition = BinaryReader.BaseStream.Seek(0, IO.SeekOrigin.Current)
               If IO.File.Exists(OutputFile) Then IO.File.Delete(OutputFile)
               OutputFileStram = New System.IO.FileStream(OutputFile, IO.FileMode.Create)
               BinaryWriter = New IO.BinaryWriter(OutputFileStram)
               BinaryWriter.Write(Buffer)
               OutputFileStram.Flush()
               BinaryWriter.Close()
               OutputFileStram.Close()
           Next

           If RemainingBytes > 0 Then

               If Preserve_FileExtension Then : OutputFile = outputpath & "\" & BaseName & "." & Format(Index, Zeroes) & FileExtension
               Else : OutputFile = outputpath & "\" & BaseName & "." & Format(Index, Zeroes)
               End If

               ReDim Buffer(RemainingBytes - 1)
               BinaryReader.Read(Buffer, 0, RemainingBytes)
               If IO.File.Exists(OutputFile) Then IO.File.Delete(OutputFile)
               OutputFileStram = New System.IO.FileStream(OutputFile, IO.FileMode.Create)
               BinaryWriter = New IO.BinaryWriter(OutputFileStram)
               BinaryWriter.Write(Buffer)
               OutputFileStram.Flush()
               BinaryWriter.Close()
               OutputFileStram.Close()
           End If

           InputFileStram.Close()
           BinaryReader.Close()
           Return True

       Catch ex As Exception
           MsgBox(ex.Message)
           Return False
       Finally
           BinaryWriter = Nothing
           OutputFileStram = Nothing
           BinaryReader = Nothing
           InputFileStram = Nothing
       End Try

   End Function

#End Region



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#Region " Split TextFile By Number Of Lines "

   ' [ Split TextFile By Number Of Lines Function ]
   '
   ' // By Elektro H@cker
   '
   ' Examples :
   ' Split_TextFile_By_Number_Of_Lines("C:\Test.txt", 10000)
   ' MsgBox(Split_TextFile_By_Number_Of_Lines("C:\Test.txt", 10))

   Private Function Split_TextFile_By_Number_Of_Lines(ByVal TextFile As String, ByVal NumberOfLines As Long) As Boolean
       Try
           Dim FileInfo As New IO.FileInfo(TextFile)

           If NumberOfLines > IO.File.ReadAllLines(TextFile).Length Then
               ' MsgBox("Number of lines is greater than total file lines")
               Return False
           End If

           Using sr As New System.IO.StreamReader(TextFile)
               Dim fileNumber As Integer = 0

               While Not sr.EndOfStream
                   Dim count As Integer = 0

                   Using sw As New System.IO.StreamWriter(FileInfo.DirectoryName & "\" & FileInfo.Name.Replace(FileInfo.Extension, " " & System.Threading.Interlocked.Increment(fileNumber) & FileInfo.Extension))
                       sw.AutoFlush = True
                       While Not sr.EndOfStream AndAlso Not System.Threading.Interlocked.Increment(count) > NumberOfLines
                           Application.DoEvents()
                           sw.WriteLine(sr.ReadLine())
                       End While
                   End Using

               End While

           End Using
           Return True
       Catch ex As Exception
           Throw New Exception(ex.Message)
       End Try

   End Function

#End Region

[Eleкtro]

Comprueba si es la primera ejecuciónd e la aplicación.

PD: La condicional no está mal, es para permitir cambiar manuálmente el valor de la clave a "True" para testear y esas cosas.

CORREGIDO

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#Region " Is First Run? "

   ' [ Is First Run? Function ]
   '
   ' // By Elektro H@cker
   '
   ' Examples:
   ' MsgBox(Is_First_Run)
   ' If Is_First_Run() Then...

   Private Function Is_First_Run() As Boolean
       Dim RegRoot As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey = Registry.CurrentUser
       Dim RegKey As String = "Software\MyApplicationName"
       Dim RegValue As String = "First Run"
       Dim FirstRun As Boolean

       RegRoot.CreateSubKey(RegKey)
       RegRoot.Close()

       Try : FirstRun = Convert.ToBoolean(My.Computer.Registry.GetValue(RegRoot.ToString & "\" & RegKey, RegValue, Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind.String))
       Catch : FirstRun = True
       End Try

       If FirstRun Then
           My.Computer.Registry.SetValue(RegRoot.ToString & "\" & RegKey, RegValue, "False", Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind.String)
           Return True
       Else
           Return False
       End If

   End Function

   #End region

[Eleкtro]

Elimina el contenido del portapapeles

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 Private Sub Delete_Clipboard()
        Clipboard.SetText(vbCr)
  End Sub



Añade un texto de ayuda (una "pista") a un control.

Ya posteé la manera de hacer esto usando API pero prefiero esta forma para tener control sobre el "forecolor" del teXto.

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#Region " Set Control Hint "

   ' //By Elektro H@cker

   Dim TextBox_Hint As String = "Type your RegEx here..."

   ' TextBox1 [Enter/Leave]
   Private Sub TextBox1_Hint(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles _
   TextBox1.Enter, _
   TextBox1.Leave

       If sender.Text = TextBox_Hint Then : sender.text = ""
       ElseIf sender.Text = "" Then : sender.text = TextBox_Hint
       End If

   End Sub

#End Region

[Eleкtro]

Elimina el contenido del portapapeles:

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Private Sub Delete_Clipboard()
    Clipboard.SetText(vbCr)
End Sub




Devuelve el color de un pixel en varios formatos:

CORREGIDO, si el valor era 0, el formato Hexadecimal devolvía un 0 de menos.

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#Region " Get Pixel Color "

    ' [ Get Pixel Color Function ]
    '
    ' // By Elektro H@cker
    '
    ' Examples :
    '
    ' Dim RGB As Color = Get_Pixel_Color(MousePosition.X, MousePosition.Y, ColorType.RGB)
    ' MsgBox(Get_Pixel_Color(100, 100, ColorType.RGB).ToString)
    ' MsgBox(Get_Pixel_Color(100, 100, ColorType.HEX))
    ' MsgBox(Get_Pixel_Color(100, 100, ColorType.HTML))

    <System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll")> Shared Function GetDC(hwnd As IntPtr) As IntPtr
    End Function

    <System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll")> Shared Function ReleaseDC(hwnd As IntPtr, hdc As IntPtr) As Int32
    End Function

    <System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("gdi32.dll")> Shared Function GetPixel(hdc As IntPtr, nXPos As Integer, nYPos As Integer) As UInteger
    End Function

    Public Enum ColorType
        RGB
        HEX
        HTML
    End Enum

    Public Function Get_Pixel_Color(ByVal x As Int32, ByVal y As Int32, ByVal ColorType As ColorType)

        Dim hdc As IntPtr = GetDC(IntPtr.Zero)
        Dim pixel As UInteger = GetPixel(hdc, x, y)
        ReleaseDC(IntPtr.Zero, hdc)

        Dim RGB As Color = Color.FromArgb(CType((pixel And &HFF), Integer), CType((pixel And &HFF00), Integer) >> 8, CType((pixel And &HFF0000), Integer) >> 16)
        Dim R As Int16 = RGB.R, G As Int16 = RGB.G, B As Int16 = RGB.B
        Dim HEX_R As String, HEX_G As String, HEX_B As String

        Select Case ColorType
            Case ColorType.RGB : Return RGB
            Case ColorType.HEX
                If Hex(R) = Hex(0) Then HEX_R = "00" Else HEX_R = Hex(R)
                If Hex(G) = Hex(0) Then HEX_G = "00" Else HEX_G = Hex(G)
                If Hex(B) = Hex(0) Then HEX_B = "00" Else HEX_B = Hex(B)
                Return (HEX_R & HEX_G & HEX_B)
            Case ColorType.HTML : Return ColorTranslator.ToHtml(RGB)
            Case Else : Return Nothing
        End Select

    End Function

#End Region




Crear un archivo comprimido autoextraible (SFX) con la librería SevenZipSharp:

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#Region " SevenZipSharp Compress SFX "

   ' [ SevenZipSharp Compress SFX Function ]
   '
   ' // By Elektro H@cker
   '
   ' Instructions :
   ' 1. Add a reference to "SevenZipSharp.dll".
   ' 2. Add the "7z.dll" or "7z64.dll" files to the project.
   ' 3. Add the "7z.sfx" and "7zCon.sfx" files to the project.
   ' 4. Use the code below.
   '
   ' Examples :
   ' SevenZipSharp_Compress_SFX("C:\File.txt")                           ' File will be compressed in the same dir.
   ' SevenZipSharp_Compress_SFX("C:\File.txt", "C:\Compressed\File.exe") ' File will be compressed in "C:\Compressed\".
   ' SevenZipSharp_Compress_SFX("C:\Folder\", , , , , , , "Password")    ' Folder will be compressed with the given password.
   ' SevenZipSharp_Compress_SFX("C:\File.txt", , SevenZipSharp_SFX_Module.Console, CompressionLevel.Fast)

   ' Imports SevenZip
   ' Dim dll As String = "7z.dll"

   Public Enum SevenZipSharp_SFX_Module
       Normal
       Console
   End Enum

   Private Function SevenZipSharp_Compress_SFX(ByVal Input_DirOrFile As String, _
                                      Optional ByVal OutputFileName As String = Nothing, _
                                      Optional ByVal SFX_Module As SevenZipSharp_SFX_Module = SevenZipSharp_SFX_Module.Normal, _
                                      Optional ByVal CompressionLevel As CompressionLevel = CompressionLevel.Normal, _
                                      Optional ByVal Password As String = Nothing) As Boolean
       ' Create the .7z file
       Try
           ' Set library path
           SevenZipCompressor.SetLibraryPath(dll)

           ' Create compressor
           Dim Compressor As SevenZipCompressor = New SevenZipCompressor()

           ' Set compression parameters
           Compressor.CompressionLevel = CompressionLevel ' Archiving compression level.
           Compressor.CompressionMethod = CompressionMethod.Lzma ' Compression Method
           Compressor.ArchiveFormat = OutArchiveFormat.SevenZip ' Compression file format
           Compressor.CompressionMode = CompressionMode.Create ' Append files to compressed file or overwrite the compressed file.
           Compressor.DirectoryStructure = True ' Preserve the directory structure.
           Compressor.IncludeEmptyDirectories = True ' Include empty directories to archives.
           Compressor.ScanOnlyWritable = False ' Compress files only open for writing.
           Compressor.EncryptHeaders = False ' Encrypt 7-Zip archive headers
           Compressor.TempFolderPath = System.IO.Path.GetTempPath() ' Temporary folder path
           Compressor.FastCompression = False ' Compress as fast as possible, without calling events.
           Compressor.PreserveDirectoryRoot = True ' Preserve the directory root for CompressDirectory.
           Compressor.ZipEncryptionMethod = ZipEncryptionMethod.ZipCrypto ' Encryption method for zip archives.
           Compressor.DefaultItemName = "File.7z" ' Item name used when an item to be compressed has no name, for example, when you compress a MemoryStream instance

           ' Add Progress Handler
           ' AddHandler Compressor.Compressing, AddressOf SevenZipSharp_Compress_Progress

           ' Removes the end slash ("\") if given for a directory
           If Input_DirOrFile.EndsWith("\") Then Input_DirOrFile = Input_DirOrFile.Substring(0, Input_DirOrFile.Length - 1)

           ' Generate the OutputFileName if any is given.
           If OutputFileName Is Nothing Then
               OutputFileName = (My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFileInfo(Input_DirOrFile).DirectoryName & "\" & (Input_DirOrFile.Split("\").Last) & ".tmp").Replace("\\", "\")
           Else
               OutputFileName = OutputFileName & ".tmp"
           End If

           ' Check if given argument is Dir or File ...then start the compression
           If IO.Directory.Exists(Input_DirOrFile) Then ' Is a Dir
               If Not Password Is Nothing Then
                   Compressor.CompressDirectory(Input_DirOrFile, OutputFileName, True, Password)
               Else
                   Compressor.CompressDirectory(Input_DirOrFile, OutputFileName, True)
               End If
           ElseIf IO.File.Exists(Input_DirOrFile) Then ' Is a File
               If Not Password Is Nothing Then
                   Compressor.CompressFilesEncrypted(OutputFileName, Password, Input_DirOrFile)
               Else
                   Compressor.CompressFiles(OutputFileName, Input_DirOrFile)
               End If
           End If

           ' Create the SFX file
           ' Create the SFX compressor
           Dim compressorSFX As SevenZipSfx = New SevenZipSfx(SfxModule.Default)
           ' Set SFX Module path
           If SFX_Module = SevenZipSharp_SFX_Module.Normal Then
               compressorSFX.ModuleFileName = ".\7z.sfx"
           ElseIf SFX_Module = SevenZipSharp_SFX_Module.Console Then
               compressorSFX.ModuleFileName = ".\7zCon.sfx"
           End If
           ' Start the compression
           ' Generate the OutputFileName if any is given.
           Dim SFXOutputFileName As String
           If OutputFileName.ToLower.EndsWith(".exe.tmp") Then
               SFXOutputFileName = OutputFileName.Substring(0, OutputFileName.Length - 4)
           Else
               SFXOutputFileName = OutputFileName.Substring(0, OutputFileName.Length - 4) & ".exe"
           End If

           compressorSFX.MakeSfx(OutputFileName, SFXOutputFileName)
           ' Delete the 7z tmp file
           Try : IO.File.Delete(OutputFileName) : Catch : End Try

       Catch ex As Exception
           'Return False ' File not compressed
           Throw New Exception(ex.Message)
       End Try

       Return True ' File compressed

   End Function

   ' Public Sub SevenZipSharp_Compress_SFX_Progress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ProgressEventArgs)
   '     MsgBox("Percent compressed: " & e.PercentDone)
   ' End Sub

#End Region

[Eleкtro]

Un snippet para medir el tiempo transcurrido para un procedimiento o una función o cualquier cosa:

MEJORADO:

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#Region " Code Execution Time "

    ' [ Code Execution Time ]
    '
    ' // By Elektro H@cker
    '
    ' Examples :
    ' Execution_Start() : Threading.Thread.Sleep(500) : Execution_End()

    Dim Execution_Watcher As New Stopwatch

    Private Sub Execution_Start()
        If Execution_Watcher.IsRunning Then Execution_Watcher.Restart()
        Execution_Watcher.Start()
    End Sub

    Private Sub Execution_End()
        If Execution_Watcher.IsRunning Then
            MessageBox.Show("Execution watcher finished:" & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & _
                            "[H:M:S:MS]" & vbNewLine & _
                            Execution_Watcher.Elapsed.Hours & _
                            ":" & Execution_Watcher.Elapsed.Minutes & _
                            ":" & Execution_Watcher.Elapsed.Seconds & _
                            ":" & Execution_Watcher.Elapsed.Milliseconds & _
                            vbNewLine & _
                            vbNewLine & _
                            "Total H: " & Execution_Watcher.Elapsed.TotalHours & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & _
                            "Total M: " & Execution_Watcher.Elapsed.TotalMinutes & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & _
                            "Total S: " & Execution_Watcher.Elapsed.TotalSeconds & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & _
                            "Total MS: " & Execution_Watcher.ElapsedMilliseconds & vbNewLine, _
                            "Code execution time", _
                            MessageBoxButtons.OK, _
                            MessageBoxIcon.Information, _
                            MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1)
            Execution_Watcher.Reset()
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("Execution watcher never started.", _
                            "Code execution time", _
                            MessageBoxButtons.OK, _
                            MessageBoxIcon.Error, _
                            MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1)
        End If
    End Sub

#End Region

[Eleкtro]

Para bloquear procesos.

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' [ Block Process Functions ]
'
' // By Elektro H@cker
'
' Examples :
' BlockProcess.Block("cmd") ' Blocks a process
' BlockProcess.Block("firefox.exe") ' Blocks a process
' BlockProcess.Unblock("cmd") ' Unblocks a process
' BlockProcess.Unblock("firefox.exe") ' Unblocks a process
'
' BlockProcess.Unblock_All() ' Reset all values and stop timer
' BlockProcess.Monitor_Interval = 5 * 1000
' BlockProcess.Show_Message_On_Error = True
' BlockProcess.Show_Message_On_blocking = True
' BlockProcess.Message_Text = "I blocked your process: "
' BlockProcess.Message_Title = "Block Process .:: By Elektro H@cker ::."

#Region " Block Process Class "

Public Class BlockProcess

   Shared Blocked_APPS As New List(Of String) ' List of process names
   Shared WithEvents ProcessMon_Timer As New Timer ' App Monitor timer
   ''' <summary>
   ''' Shows a MessageBox if error occurs when blocking the app [Default: False].
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Show_Message_On_Error As Boolean = False
   ''' <summary>
   ''' Shows a MessageBox when app is being blocked [Default: False].
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Show_Message_On_blocking As Boolean = False
   ''' <summary>
   ''' Set the MessageBox On blocking Text.
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Message_Text As String = "Process blocked: "
   ''' <summary>
   ''' Set the MessageBox On blocking Title.
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Message_Title As String = "Process Blocked"
   ''' <summary>
   ''' Set the App Monitor interval in milliseconds [Default: 200].
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Monitor_Interval As Int64 = 200

   ''' <summary>
   ''' Add a process name to the process list.
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Sub Block(ByVal ProcessName As String)
       If ProcessName.ToLower.EndsWith(".exe") Then ProcessName = ProcessName.Substring(0, ProcessName.Length - 4)
       Blocked_APPS.Add(ProcessName)
       If Not ProcessMon_Timer.Enabled Then ProcessMon_Timer.Enabled = True
   End Sub

   ''' <summary>
   ''' Delete a process name from the process list.
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Sub Unblock(ByVal ProcessName As String)
       If ProcessName.ToLower.EndsWith(".exe") Then ProcessName = ProcessName.Substring(0, ProcessName.Length - 4)
       Blocked_APPS.Remove(ProcessName)
   End Sub

   ''' <summary>
   ''' Clear the process list and disables the App Monitor.
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Sub Unblock_All()
       ProcessMon_Timer.Enabled = False
       Blocked_APPS.Clear()
   End Sub

   ' Timer Tick Event
   Shared Sub ProcessMon_Timer_Tick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ProcessMon_Timer.Tick

       For Each ProcessName In Blocked_APPS
           Dim proc() As Process = Process.GetProcessesByName(ProcessName)
           Try
               For proc_num As Integer = 0 To proc.Length - 1
                   proc(proc_num).Kill()
                   If Show_Message_On_blocking Then
                       MessageBox.Show(Message_Text & ProcessName & ".exe", Message_Title, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Asterisk, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1)
                   End If
               Next
           Catch ex As Exception
               If Show_Message_On_Error Then
                   MsgBox(ex.Message) ' One of the processes can't be killed
               End If
           End Try
       Next

       ' Set the Timer interval if is different
       If Not sender.Interval = Monitor_Interval Then sender.Interval = Monitor_Interval

   End Sub

End Class

#End Region

[Eleкtro]

Me he currado esta class para manejar la aplicación ResHacker, para añadir/eliminar/reemplazar/Extraer iconos u otros tipos de recursos de un archivo:

Ejemplos de uso:

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        ResHacker.All_Resources_Extract("C:\File.exe", ResHacker.ResourceType.ICON)
        ResHacker.All_Resources_Extract("C:\File.dll", ResHacker.ResourceType.BITMAP, "C:\Temp\")
        ResHacker.MainIcon_Delete("C:\Old.exe", "C:\New.exe")
        ResHacker.MainIcon_Extract("C:\Program.exe", "C:\Icon.ico")
        ResHacker.MainIcon_Replace("C:\Old.exe", "C:\New.exe", "C:\Icon.ico")
        ResHacker.Resource_Add("C:\Old.exe", "C:\New.exe", "C:\Icon.ico", ResHacker.ResourceType.ICON, "Test", 1033)
        ResHacker.Resource_Delete("C:\Old.exe", "C:\New.exe", ResHacker.ResourceType.ICON, "MAINICON", 0)
        ResHacker.Resource_Extract("C:\Old.exe", "C:\New.exe", ResHacker.ResourceType.ICON, "MAINICON", 0)
        ResHacker.Resource_Replace("C:\Old.exe", "C:\New.exe", "C:\Icon.ico", ResHacker.ResourceType.ICON, "MAINICON", 0)
        ResHacker.Run_Script("C:\Reshacker.txt")
        ResHacker.Check_Last_Error()


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#Region " ResHacker class "

Public Class ResHacker

   ''' <summary>
   ''' Set the location of ResHacker executable [Default: ".\Reshacker.exe"].
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared ResHacker_Location As String = ".\ResHacker.exe"
   ''' <summary>
   ''' Set the location of ResHacker log file [Default: ".\Reshacker.log"].
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared ResHacker_Log_Location As String = ResHacker_Location.Substring(0, ResHacker_Location.Length - 4) & ".log"

   ' Most Known ResourceTypes
   ''' <summary>
   ''' The most known ResourceTypes.
   ''' </summary>
   Enum ResourceType
       ASFW
       AVI
       BINARY
       BINDATA
       BITMAP
       CURSOR
       DIALOG
       DXNAVBARSKINS
       FILE
       FONT
       FTR
       GIF
       HTML
       IBC
       ICON
       IMAGE
       JAVACLASS
       JPGTYPE
       LIBRARY
       MASK
       MENU
       MUI
       ORDERSTREAM
       PNG
       RCDATA
       REGINST
       REGISTRY
       STRINGTABLE
       RT_RCDATA
       SHADER
       STYLE_XML
       TYPELIB
       UIFILE
       VCLSTYLE
       WAVE
       WEVT_TEMPLATE
       XML
       XMLWRITE
   End Enum

   ' ------------------
   ' MainIcon functions
   ' ------------------

   ''' <summary>
   ''' Extract the main icon from file.
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Function MainIcon_Extract(ByVal InputFile As String, _
                                        ByVal OutputIcon As String) As Boolean

       Try
           Dim ResHacker As New Process()
           Dim ResHacker_Info As New ProcessStartInfo()

           ResHacker_Info.FileName = ResHacker_Location
           ResHacker_Info.Arguments = "-extract " & """" & InputFile & """" & ", " & """" & OutputIcon & """" & ", ICONGROUP, MAINICON, 0"
           ResHacker_Info.UseShellExecute = False
           ResHacker.StartInfo = ResHacker_Info
           ResHacker.Start()
           ResHacker.WaitForExit()

           Return Check_Last_Error()

       Catch ex As Exception
           MsgBox(ex.Message)
           Return False
       End Try

   End Function

   ''' <summary>
   ''' Delete the main icon of file.
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Function MainIcon_Delete(ByVal InputFile As String, _
                                           ByVal OutputFile As String) As Boolean

       Try
           Dim ResHacker As New Process()
           Dim ResHacker_Info As New ProcessStartInfo()

           ResHacker_Info.FileName = ResHacker_Location
           ResHacker_Info.Arguments = "-delete " & """" & InputFile & """" & ", " & """" & OutputFile & """" & ", ICONGROUP, MAINICON, 0"
           ResHacker_Info.UseShellExecute = False
           ResHacker.StartInfo = ResHacker_Info
           ResHacker.Start()
           ResHacker.WaitForExit()

           Return Check_Last_Error()

       Catch ex As Exception
           MsgBox(ex.Message)
           Return False
       End Try

   End Function

   ''' <summary>
   ''' Replace the main icon of file.
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Function MainIcon_Replace(ByVal InputFile As String, _
                                       ByVal OutputFile As String, _
                                       ByVal IconFile As String) As Boolean

       Try
           Dim ResHacker As New Process()
           Dim ResHacker_Info As New ProcessStartInfo()

           ResHacker_Info.FileName = ResHacker_Location
           ResHacker_Info.Arguments = "-addoverwrite " & """" & InputFile & """" & ", " & """" & OutputFile & """" & ", " & """" & IconFile & """" & ", ICONGROUP, MAINICON, 0"
           ResHacker_Info.UseShellExecute = False
           ResHacker.StartInfo = ResHacker_Info
           ResHacker.Start()
           ResHacker.WaitForExit()

           Return Check_Last_Error()

       Catch ex As Exception
           MsgBox(ex.Message)
           Return False
       End Try

   End Function

   ' ----------------------
   ' ResourceType functions
   ' ----------------------

   ''' <summary>
   ''' Add a resource to file.
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Function Resource_Add(ByVal InputFile As String, _
                                       ByVal OutputFile As String, _
                                       ByVal ResourceFile As String, _
                                       ByVal ResourceType As ResourceType, _
                                       ByVal ResourceName As String, _
                                       Optional ByVal LanguageID As Int32 = 0) As Boolean

       Try
           Dim ResHacker As New Process()
           Dim ResHacker_Info As New ProcessStartInfo()

           ResHacker_Info.FileName = ResHacker_Location
           ResHacker_Info.Arguments = "-add " & """" & InputFile & """" & ", " & """" & OutputFile & """" & ", " & """" & ResourceFile & """" & ", " & ResourceType.ToString & ", " & """" & ResourceName & """" & ", " & LanguageID
           ResHacker_Info.UseShellExecute = False
           ResHacker.StartInfo = ResHacker_Info
           ResHacker.Start()
           ResHacker.WaitForExit()

           Return Check_Last_Error()

       Catch ex As Exception
           MsgBox(ex.Message)
           Return False
       End Try

   End Function

   ''' <summary>
   ''' Delete a resource from file.
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Function Resource_Delete(ByVal InputFile As String, _
                                   ByVal OutputFile As String, _
                                   ByVal ResourceType As ResourceType, _
                                   ByVal ResourceName As String, _
                                   Optional ByVal LanguageID As Int32 = 0) As Boolean

       Try
           Dim ResHacker As New Process()
           Dim ResHacker_Info As New ProcessStartInfo()

           ResHacker_Info.FileName = ResHacker_Location
           ResHacker_Info.Arguments = "-delete " & """" & InputFile & """" & ", " & """" & OutputFile & """" & ", " & ResourceType.ToString & ", " & """" & ResourceName & """" & ", " & LanguageID
           ResHacker_Info.UseShellExecute = False
           ResHacker.StartInfo = ResHacker_Info
           ResHacker.Start()
           ResHacker.WaitForExit()

           Return Check_Last_Error()

       Catch ex As Exception
           MsgBox(ex.Message)
           Return False
       End Try

   End Function

   ''' <summary>
   ''' Extract a resource from file.
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Function Resource_Extract(ByVal InputFile As String, _
                                 ByVal OutputFile As String, _
                                 ByVal ResourceType As ResourceType, _
                                 ByVal ResourceName As String, _
                                 Optional ByVal LanguageID As Int32 = 0) As Boolean

       Try
           Dim ResHacker As New Process()
           Dim ResHacker_Info As New ProcessStartInfo()

           ResHacker_Info.FileName = ResHacker_Location
           ResHacker_Info.Arguments = "-extract " & """" & InputFile & """" & ", " & """" & OutputFile & """" & ", " & ResourceType.ToString & ", " & """" & ResourceName & """" & ", " & LanguageID
           ResHacker_Info.UseShellExecute = False
           ResHacker.StartInfo = ResHacker_Info
           ResHacker.Start()
           ResHacker.WaitForExit()

           Return Check_Last_Error()

       Catch ex As Exception
           MsgBox(ex.Message)
           Return False
       End Try

   End Function

   ''' <summary>
   ''' Replace a resource from file.
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Function Resource_Replace(ByVal InputFile As String, _
                             ByVal OutputFile As String, _
                             ByVal ResourceFile As String, _
                             ByVal ResourceType As ResourceType, _
                             ByVal ResourceName As String, _
                             Optional ByVal LanguageID As Int32 = 0) As Boolean

       Try
           Dim ResHacker As New Process()
           Dim ResHacker_Info As New ProcessStartInfo()

           ResHacker_Info.FileName = ResHacker_Location
           ResHacker_Info.Arguments = "-addoverwrite " & """" & InputFile & """" & ", " & """" & OutputFile & """" & ", " & """" & ResourceFile & """" & ", " & ResourceType.ToString & ", " & """" & ResourceName & """" & ", " & LanguageID
           ResHacker_Info.UseShellExecute = False
           ResHacker.StartInfo = ResHacker_Info
           ResHacker.Start()
           ResHacker.WaitForExit()

           Return Check_Last_Error()

       Catch ex As Exception
           MsgBox(ex.Message)
           Return False
       End Try

   End Function

   ' ----------------------
   ' All resources function
   ' ----------------------

   ''' <summary>
   ''' Extract all kind of resource from file.
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Function All_Resources_Extract(ByVal InputFile As String, _
                                                ByVal ResourceType As ResourceType, _
                            Optional ByVal OutputDir As String = Nothing) As Boolean

       If OutputDir Is Nothing Then
           OutputDir = InputFile.Substring(0, InputFile.LastIndexOf("\")) _
               & "\" _
               & InputFile.Split("\").Last.Substring(0, InputFile.Split("\").Last.LastIndexOf(".")) _
               & ".rc"
       Else
           If OutputDir.EndsWith("\") Then OutputDir = OutputDir.Substring(0, OutputDir.Length - 1)
           OutputDir += "\" & InputFile.Split("\").Last.Substring(0, InputFile.Split("\").Last.LastIndexOf(".")) & ".rc"
       End If

       Try
           Dim ResHacker As New Process()
           Dim ResHacker_Info As New ProcessStartInfo()

           ResHacker_Info.FileName = ResHacker_Location
           ResHacker_Info.Arguments = "-extract " & """" & InputFile & """" & ", " & """" & OutputDir & """" & ", " & ResourceType.ToString & ",,"
           ResHacker_Info.UseShellExecute = False
           ResHacker.StartInfo = ResHacker_Info
           ResHacker.Start()
           ResHacker.WaitForExit()

           Return Check_Last_Error()

       Catch ex As Exception
           MsgBox(ex.Message)
           Return False
       End Try

   End Function

   ' ---------------
   ' Script function
   ' ---------------

   ''' <summary>
   ''' Run a ResHacker script file.
   ''' </summary>
   Public Shared Function Run_Script(ByVal ScriptFile As String) As Boolean

       Try
           Dim ResHacker As New Process()
           Dim ResHacker_Info As New ProcessStartInfo()

           ResHacker_Info.FileName = ResHacker_Location
           ResHacker_Info.Arguments = "-script " & """" & ScriptFile & """"
           ResHacker_Info.UseShellExecute = False
           ResHacker.StartInfo = ResHacker_Info
           ResHacker.Start()
           ResHacker.WaitForExit()

           Return Check_Last_Error()

       Catch ex As Exception
           MsgBox(ex.Message)
           Return False
       End Try

   End Function

   ' -------------------------
   ' Check Last Error function
   ' -------------------------

   ''' <summary>
   ''' Return the last operation error if any [False = ERROR, True = Ok].
   ''' </summary>
   Shared Function Check_Last_Error()
       Dim Line As String = Nothing
       Dim Text As IO.StreamReader = IO.File.OpenText(ResHacker_Log_Location)

       Do Until Text.EndOfStream
           Line = Text.ReadLine()
           If Line.ToString.StartsWith("Error: ") Then
               MsgBox(Line)
               Return False
           End If
       Loop

       Text.Close()
       Text.Dispose()
       Return True

   End Function

End Class

#End Region