Table of content
1. Install Visual Studio6.0
2. Install MZ-Tools 3.0 for VB6
3. Install Smart Indenter v3.5 for VB6
4. Install Rubberduck --The best free VBA IDE developer tools
5. Install vs code
How to use
2. use Smart Indenter v3.5 for VB6 format vb6 code
3. use MZ-Tools 3.0 for VB6 Add line numbers for vb6 code
4. use rubberduck (http://rubberduckvba.com/) to sync my modules after editing them in VS Code.
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 install Summary
The steps I followed are below：
1.download Visual Studio6.0 ISO
2.unzip ISO
Install Visual Studio6.0
3.Run this program（Setup.exe） in compatibility mode and as an administrator
4.disable some of Providers which will cause the installation to fail
5.startup vb 6.0
To install the Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows server 2016
Preparation
step 1:download Visual Studio6.0
Visual_Studio_6_Enterprise.ISO size：613M
step 2:Extract the file
unzip ISO to c:\tmp
Install Visual Studio 6
step 3:Install Visual Studio6.0
Prevent compatibility check interception
setup.exe修改兼容性
On setup.exe, change Properties, Compatibility to: Windows XP (Service Pack 3)
Go to the Setup folder we created on our Desktop and locate the file SETUP.EXE. Right click on this file and choose Properties. Select the Compatibility tab and check to box Run this program in compatibility mode for: and set the value to Windows XP (Service Pack 3).
Also make sure you check the box Run this program as an administrator and press the Apply button.
step 4. Run Setup.exe as administrator
step 5：disable some of Providers
Disable ADO, RDS and OLE DB Providers
Select Data Access and press the Change Option... button. When the Data Access dialog opens, select the ADO, RDS and OLE DB Providers setting and make sure it is unchecked. You will see a message that says the component is an essential part of the application, you can ignore this warning and press the OK button. Leaving this option checked will cause the installation to fail on Windows 10.
detail：https://jingyan.baidu.com/article/48b37f8d6d0de81a65648878.html
step 7.startup vb 6.0
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\vb6.exe
Use line numbers in your source code
In Visual Basic, Erl, a Visual Basic "global variable," gives you access to the line number of any erroring line of code. So by using line numbers and by using Erl in your error handlers, you can determine which line of code erred-wow!
Less well-known is the ERL function which gives you the line number where an error occurs. Most developers don't use this because this function returns 0 if the crashing line isn't numbered.
The trick is to number all your lines before you deploy your application to your users. If you do that, the ERL function identifies exactly where a crash occurs:
Sub SampleErrorWithLineNumbers()
Dim dblNum As Double
Dim dblRnd As Double
10 On Error GoTo PROC_ERR
' Randomly crashes on a line below:
20 dblRnd = Rnd()
30 Select Case dblRnd
Case Is < 0.2
40 dblNum = 5 / 0
50 Case Is < 0.4
60 dblNum = 5 / 0
70 Case Is < 0.6
80 dblNum = 5 / 0
90 Case Is < 0.8
100 dblNum = 5 / 0
110 Case Else
120 dblNum = 5 / 0
End Select
130 Exit Sub
PROC_ERR:
140 MsgBox "Value: " & dblRnd & vbCrLf & _
"Error Line: " & Erl & vbCrLf & _
"Error: (" & Err.Number & ") " & Err.Description, vbCritical
End Subreturn Error Line Number in vb6
step 1: Add line numbers to you source code by MZ-Tools 3.0 for VB6 add ins
Install MZ-Tools 3.0 for VB6
If you install the MZTools add-in to VB6, it has the ability to add line numbers in code to each line of each procedure / function / sub / etc.
Install MZTools3VB6Setup.exe
VB6 source line numbers
1000 Private Sub Test()
1010 On Error Goto Err1
1020 Dim I As Long, _ 'see how the line continuation has just one line #
J as Long
1030 I = 1
1040 J = 0
1050 Print I / J
1060 On Error Goto 0
1070 'succeeded (unlikely)
1080 Exit Sub
1090 Err1:
1100 Print Erl 'will print 1050
1110 End Suboutput
Err.Number:9Subscript out of rangeeErr line:1250"choice code in vb6 IDE and right click mouse
Install MZ-Tools and then perform following steps On the menu bar, choose Tools > MZ-Tools > Add Line Numbers
install Smart Indenter v3.5 for vb6
http://www.oaltd.co.uk/Indenter/
Smart Indenter VBA on windows 64 bit
VBACodeIndenter_x64.zip (29.5 KB, 284 views) Download
other version download
https://www.cnblogs.com/Charltsing/p/SmartIndenter64.html
Mouse wheel events do not work in the Visual Basic 6.0 IDE
http://joebott.com/vb6scrollwheel.htm
Download the latest version:
Binaries: VB6ScrollwheelFix7.zip
C++ Source: VB6ScrollWheelFixSource7.ziphttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/dotnet/visual-basic/mouse-wheel-events-do-not-work
Add mousewheel support for VB6 under Windows 8 and 10
VB6MouseWheelFix download
https://sourceforge.net/projects/vb6mousewheelfix/files/latest/download
Select all code
edit -> smart--
Install Rubberduck
Rubberduck is an open-source COM add-in project that integrates with the Visual Basic Editor to add modern-day features to the familiar IDE. Works in VBA6, VBA7.x (x86/x64), and yes, in VB6 too!
Rubberduck is an open-source COM add-in project for the VBA/VB6 IDE written in C#. It extends the VBEs capacities through various toolwindows and adds a UnitTesting suite.
https://github.com/rubberduck-vba/Rubberduck（c#）
https://www.xltrail.com/blog/developer-tools-for-microsoft-excel
software
VS6Installer v.6.2
http://nuke.vbcorner.net/Special/tabid/125/language/en-US/Default.aspx
Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime Plus
This is the complete package of runtime files and redistributable libraries for running or distributing applications written in Visual Basic 6.0 and together with some third-party redistributable components.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/vb6extendedruntime/
开发工具：VB6精简版
useful links
Install Visual Studio 6.0 on Windows 10 step by step
How to install Visual Studio 6 on Windows 8.1 step by step
display line numbers in the VB6 / Visual Studio 6.0 IDE?
https://www.brainbell.com/tutors/Visual_Basic/Tip_4_Automatically_log_critical_I_MsgBox_I_errors.htm