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visual basic by user35870 on 01-08-2005 at 11:56 PM

what would be a simple program to do for a starter  user of visual basic?

RE: visual basic by brian on 01-09-2005 at 12:01 AM

a Calculator would be a great practice!

RE: visual basic by Sk3tch on 01-09-2005 at 12:22 AM

Hello World? :P


Pends on wether you wanna learn basics fast or everything..

RE: visual basic by RaceProUK on 01-09-2005 at 06:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Sk3tch
Hello World? :P
* RaceProUK slaps Sk3tch around a bit with a 'Hello World' program
RE: visual basic by user35870 on 01-09-2005 at 06:37 PM

do u no any websites that tech you the basics ?

RE: visual basic by Choli on 01-09-2005 at 06:54 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Brian
a Calculator would be a great practice!
that's quite complex for a beginner.
quote:
Originally posted by chris100
what would be a simple program to do for a starter  user of visual basic?
make a window and put a button on it. Make that when you click that button, the windows closes and the program ends.

From that, go adding controls, and play with the properties of them: its caption, its placement and size, etc... Get used to the properties of the main controls: buttons, labels, textboxes, radio buttons and checkboxes. Use the help (F1) to learn how to change those properties from the code.

Learn how to do functions and subs. How to pass arguments to them and the difference between ByVal and ByRef. Learn how to manage several windows (forms). Create modules with functions you call from the code of the forms. [edit]Learn the msgbox, instr, etc... functions; ie: the basic functions predefined by vb[/edit]

Start learning some basic Windows API functions. Understand what they are and how to declare, call and use them. Learn how to make classes in VB. try to use them.


Each paragraph is a big step into the learning curve of VB. Don't try to learn all that in one day. It requieres a lot of time. Most of what you have to learn is in the online help (press F1 in VB). If you haven't ever programed in any language, you should know the basics about programing: how to do algorithms, etc...
RE: visual basic by user35870 on 01-09-2005 at 07:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Choli
Use the help (F1) to learn how to change those properties from the code.

"its says msdn is not intalled"

add:  i forgot i unticked it because was near out of disk space

Thanks anyway
RE: visual basic by Choli on 01-09-2005 at 07:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by chris100
quote:
Originally posted by Choli
Use the help (F1) to learn how to change those properties from the code.

"its says msdn is not intalled"

Thanks anyway
just install it :P
RE: visual basic by Stigmata on 01-09-2005 at 07:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by chris100
quote:
Originally posted by Choli
Use the help (F1) to learn how to change those properties from the code.

"its says msdn is not intalled"

Thanks anyway

rofl, cracked version!!!!!!!

i started off learning by going on sites like http://www.pscode.com and viewing source and how thins worked etc.
RE: visual basic by user35870 on 01-09-2005 at 07:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Stigmata
ofl, cracked version!!!!!!!

no its not i just unticked(to not intall) it because i was near out of disk space!

quote:
Originally posted by Stigmata
i started off learning by going on sites like http://www.pscode.com and viewing source and how thins worked etc.

Thanks for the site