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[BBC iPlayer] File Version Checker in Visual Basic #1 Design, Imports and GetSource Function

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Introduction: This tutorial is on how to create an update checker tool. Note; this is not a software/application self updating feature, this is to check whether there are new versions of another program/video/audio file ready to view. Purpose: I am going to be making this program for BBC iPlayer so I can check if there are new episodes of certain TV Shows I watch.

Creating an File Update Checker Tool #2 Versions

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Introduction: This tutorial is on how to create an update checker tool. Note; this is not a software/application self updating feature, this is to check whether there are new versions of another program/video/audio file ready to view. Purpose: I am going to be making this program for BBC iPlayer so I can check if there are new episodes of certain TV Shows I watch.

Skype Profile Image Downloader in Visual Basic

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Introduction: In this tutorial we are going to be making a simple program in Visual Basic to download someones Skype profile picture. How It Works: We are going to use the Skype API to act as a link to get the profile picture, from that we can use a simple download function within Visual Basic .NET to download the returned image through the link. Design: This program will take two components; Button, named 'skypeButton', text set as 'Download Profile Image' Textbox, named 'skypeText', where the user will enter the skype profile username.

Email Validation Tool in Visual Basic

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Introduction: This tutorial is on how to make an email addres validator tool in Visual Basic. Design: This tool will contain; a textbox, named defaultly textbox1, this is where the string to be validated will be enetered. a button, named defaulty button1, this is how the validation process will begin. Imports: To validate the string as an email, we are going to be using RegEx which requires it's own import from...

How to Create a Custom Command Line program in Visual Basic

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Introduction: Welcome to my tutorial on how to create a Custom Command Line in Visual Basic using a form design. Steps of Creation: Step 1: First we want to create a form with; listbox1 - to contain program output, textbox1 - to contain user input. Step 2: Next we want to access teh textbox1 keyPress event.

How to Create a Local Password Lock in Visual Basic

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Introduction: Welcome to my tutorial on how to create a Local Password Lock in Visual Basic. The fact that it's local just means that the password is hardcoded in to the program and can not be changed without editing the source code of the program. Steps of Creation: Step 1: First we want to create a program with; textbox1 - contain password, label1 - to indicate to the user where to input the password, button1 - to check the password. Step 2: Next we want to create a couple of variables.