Starting Vb learning to use VB

Ok well hello you all. I am a decent person when it comes to computers. I have experience in HTML and Python. but no experience in VB. So that leads me here. I really want to try to learn VB and i dont really know where to start. Such as, when writing in VB do you write in a text editing program such as Notepad and then save it. and then use a compiler. or do you simply download a program most likely called VB and make VB programs in a WYSIWYG type editor ( for those of you who dont know WYSIWG is gennerally an HTML type program stadning for ... "what you see is what you get") ok well thats all the questions i have. if you could get back to me that would be great.

No notepad. If you want to develop Visual Basic applications, then you're gonna need something called Microsoft Visual Basic 6. 6 is the latest version, and many sites have tutorials specifically for version 6. Microsoft Visual Basic is not free, however, but you can get the Working Edition from a computer teacher to make programs. The only downside is that you cannot make .EXEs with the Working Editition.

definitively not notepad as my friends says ...

for starting VB have to start wiht microsoft visual studio that contains microsoft visual basic 6 ... as long a i know there is not other vb programming tool ...

yo can start with some lessons here

http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

vb is very easy to learn and intiutive ... so if you have expirience you won't have problemsşşş

Ok well hello you all. I am a decent person when it comes to computers. I have experience in HTML and Python. but no experience in VB. So that leads me here. I really want to try to learn VB and i dont really know where to start. Such as, when writing in VB do you write in a text editing program such as Notepad and then save it. and then use a compiler. or do you simply download a program most likely called VB and make VB programs in a WYSIWYG type editor ( for those of you who dont know WYSIWG is gennerally an HTML type program stadning for ... "what you see is what you get") ok well thats all the questions i have. if you could get back to me that would be great.

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VB is visual basic correct? you need to download the program, or buy it i think i can get you one though. you'll have to IM me AIM: Dreadlock565 MSN: Johnblevins44@hotmail.com

Ok well hello you all. I am a decent person when it comes to computers. I have experience in HTML and Python. but no experience in VB. So that leads me here. I really want to try to learn VB and i dont really know where to start. Such as, when writing in VB do you write in a text editing program such as Notepad and then save it. and then use a compiler. or do you simply download a program most likely called VB and make VB programs in a WYSIWYG type editor ( for those of you who dont know WYSIWG is gennerally an HTML type program stadning for ... "what you see is what you get") ok well thats all the questions i have. if you could get back to me that would be great.

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I dont know much about vb6 but I have messed around and made a habbo loader and yahoo booters,but I used layed out sources.First thing vb6 has a auto complier so you dont need one of those I dont think.You just need the program and the command sources so that the program do wha tyou say.you have to download skins or make them if you want you program to look a litte more snappy but thats about it I think.you should use a serach engine for a tourial but they are rather long.

You can use notepad to write programs in VB, why not... But... You will need very, very, VERY good knowledge of VB, and the structure of other file formats VB uses...What you need is Microsoft Visual Basic, any version, though I would recommend going with version 6.0. It has everything you need, built in compiler, linker, everything... Even resource file managerTo make one program, you start VB IDE (Integrated Development Environment) where you have two views: Form view, and Code view...Form view shows your programs window(s), and there, you draw controls, buttons, text boxes, and other... That's the WYSIWYG part (well, not exactly, but I won't bother you with that now)Other is Code view, where you edit the actual code that makes up your program.I believe there is a VB versio called Learning Edition, that is free, but again, you can't make EXE's DLL's or OCX's with it. Good for starting out though...Hope I helped some

try with http://www.planet-source-code.com/

VB is easy and very interesting. you can make some simple game program with VB. you may write in notepad but it's very hard.

The earlier replys you got were absolutly true! You can actually learn VB from dummy to pro just by free tutes on the net! I know i did! Well i sujest you try

http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/
http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/
http://a1vbcode.com/
http://www.codeproject.com/

Though planetsourcecode and codeproject have tutes for other languages aswell they have more tutes for vb. a1vbcode and the btutor are fully RAW really good understandable and great vb sites!

I thought i'd just come back and tell you that although VB is very easy to learn and to type it doesn't nesesarraly mean its a small languages for kids! Vb is as good, strong and proffetional as other language like C and some times even better than them. I mean what's better than having to just drag and drop your GUI and customize it without a single line of code aint that great! Also if anybody tells you JAVA is better than VB cause Java can run in multiple OS's. I got NEWS for you! It's true that Java is not platform dependent and that VB is. But there are many freeware that automatically convert your VB programmes to Java programmes with One click! You can get these softwares from download.com! just search for vb to java converters and there you get it! Before i leave just be sure to explore the whole world of VB. don't just stick to Internet programming or database programming! Vb has many uses including use for making security programmes internet programmes Office application interpretor and many more!!!!

I think your thinking about visual basic script it can be writen in notepad and you dont need to comple it . There is a good site for it here vbscript
it can do some things that visual basic can't do but there is no ide for it and you can't make a gui from it well you can but it would be hard.

Edited March 17, 2006 by everett (see edit history)

yeah, you right, the one and only gui interface using vbscript is messagebox+inputbox!!!!hahehehheheehe, but i think prefer vb than vbscript!!!