Microsoft Visual Basic

Microsoft visual basic is the environment developed by Microsoft for developing the windows application!

this application has some pre selected codes which help us in to just program the buttons and clicks on the application everything other is coded by visual basic!

now has any one who is  learning programmer I will just love the concept and also it saves time but we will not understand the basic core from what we are starting and developing! so there's no meaning to drag and drop and code the button!

it makes the programming easier at the same time difficult to understand!

I personally feel that C# is better than visual basic to program for applications!

Also you will require initial time to understand the UI of visual basic and trust me its very difficult to remember everything there are lots and lots of options and customizations!

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I am using Microsoft Visual Basic to make some interactive design and simple Input-output table.One user can't perform that many task from Visual basic than Turbo C.

Microsoft Visual Basic is used to make some basic output layout with dynamic layout by applying a little amount of code.

There are Labels, Buttons, Textboxs, Checkbox, Radiobutton, etc to implement our program.

Visual Basic can be used to connect the Structured Query language(SQL).Overall a nice software program but need to develop a lot compare to C language.! *

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Programmers do programming, but they don't normally love it or enjoy it as they would like to.

It was not different for me. After pushing myself into learning C and C+(that's where we normally begin) for first couple of years, there came Visual Basic(VB) as a part of Visual Studio, I and my friends almost immediately felt in love with.

Learnt it during my 6-months industrial training.

Built my first project in it.

Visual Basic is both language as well as IDE from Microsoft.

It is one of the most easy languages to learn and use.

Easy to write programs, debug and build in this language based on COM programming model to create GUI applications.

Many programmers worldwide still make their applications using VB and Microsoft has made sure that such applications are still compatible with windows platforms.

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If you are going go for programming for the first time then I recommend you to use this Visual basic software.  All the codes on this software is classified into groups so you can easily type and choose the next function  by clicking arrow keys.

Using this software as a front endt and you can link any back end like MS SQL, MS Access, SQL etc.

The software has many buttons and predefined objects that you can easily drag and drop to main window.  You can also easily debug the software  by using watch command.  I am using this software for 2 years and its very easy to work with. I Created a Healthcare application for my college project using this software.  Another good thing about this software is once you completed the software you can export in exe file.   Once you export this software as a exe file,  the hackers cannot crack software until you have kept the jumping mechanism of license registration.

All the Microsoft softwares are developed  using this software.

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Visual Basic is the easiest way for developing the windows application. It provides a good environment in which you can use the drag and drop functionality of keeping all the form fields into the form and then doing programming for the same.

The best feature is integration of MSDN with the help of which whenever you start writing programming after that it provides you with the list of command which could be useful with the text box or button which you are using. The user interface is easy to use, easy to install the software and run the software. Easily you can create the executable for your program and then run the software real quick without any problem.

Visual Basic being windows application also contains different libraries which you can incorporate into your program or module you are creating as well as you can also add more library available online to use the module in your program you are creating. With the Visual Basic many windows application came in existence which last for long time. Moreover, the programming done in VB is also easy to change or modify at any time.

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Hi guyz,

I know VB is one hell of a great RAD (Rapid Application Development ) environment but my advice being a developer with 4 years of experience is that do not just stick to one Programming language. Yeah it is very true that you do not need to learn C for learning VB but C is the mother of all languages. It came much before VB and even its ancestor GWBASIC or QBASIC.

Somebody who is good in C is believed to be good in all languages. That is probably a myth !. I never programmed in C++ because I hated the :: and -> constructs. It was too much. I think Java is the best among all languages that does not want the programmer to know about pointers or memory handling.

My advice to all wannabe programmers is learn VB because it is easy to learn but it is imperative for you to try develop various kinds of applications (easy or complex) using it.

Delphi (based on PASCAL) is another RAD which is tougher to learn as it is based on a tougher and stricter syntax like C or java.

I had once written a comparison sheet between Visual Basic and Delphi. Look at this URL

https://pratim.tripod.com/vbas.html

In short, try your hand in different languages as nothing is difficult if you are Willing to try hard. If you solve a problem in VB try doing the same in Java or Delphi.

I always believe in that age old prophecy - A MAN or WOMAN should never stop learning.

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I got my first-hand experience on Visual Basic almost 5-6 years ago when I was in Grade IX. Then it was only a Control Creation Edition v5.0, which came with a popular PC magazine CD-ROM. When I first used it, I knew that ''this is it''. Then I knew only GWBASIC and QBASIC. So using VB wasn't that much difficult, as almost all the syntaxes were similar. Then a few years later I got hold of Professional Edition v5.0 and some time later Enterprise Edition v6.0. I will talk about v6.0 over here...

The Basics of Visual Basic

VB6 comes with a good installer and installing it on a Windows machine is a piece of cake. The Integrated Development Environment or what we lovingly call as IDE is simple great to work on. A default ''form'' already has the Minimize, Maximize and Close buttons from the Windows API. It is very simple to design an application using VB... you just have to drag-and-drop the objects into the form... that's it!

Codes, codes and codes

Coding in VB is very very easy and the coding environment is quite user-friendly. You don't even have to know the proper syntax. VB will prompt you the syntax as you start typing it. This ''prompting'' is sometimes in the form of a tooltip and sometimes VB displays a dropdown menu from where you can choose the property/method associated with an item. VB rearranges the code after you've typed in and changes the case accordingly. Comments are displayed in green color, keywords are displayed in blue, while normal text is displayed in black.

Accessories.....

VB has too many built-in functions and extra features. The Menu Editor lets you create and edit menus with ease. The Visual Data Manager lets you create/edit database files without running the database program. VB has built in Data functions that use both Microsoft JET engine and ODBC driver to connect the program to databases.

VB supports Components. A component is a reusable piece of code that can be used again and again in different programs, much like Java Beans. VB already comes with a huge list of components such as Microsoft Common Dialog Control, WinSock Control, etc. And the list of components increases when new programs are installed on the computer.

VB also allows objects created by other programs to be inserted into forms during the design mode. VB has ActiveX designers too. VB also comes with predesigned forms such as Splash screens, About Box, Login Screen, etc.

Debugging, Compiling, Running and EXEing

VB, like other forms of BASIC, is Interpreter-based. So it compiles the lines of code only during run time. If an error is encountered during run time, it reports the error and shows the line where the error occurred. The application stops running during that time and after the error has been rectified, starts executing from that point.

Though VB doesn't compile programs before running, it has a compiler for converting the project into an EXE file i.e. a Windows-recognizable application. The complete package Visual Studio 6.0 also has a host of other tools such as a Setup utility, which helps to create a Setup utility from a VB project.

Help!

Help is not included with the Visual Studio 6.0. Help has to be installed in the form of MSDN (Microsoft Developer's Network) separately, but once installed they (VB and MSDN) work in unison. MSDN has a huge resource and can be of great help to the user, espescially if he/she is unaware of the syntax, methods and properties. MSDN also has examples, which shows the user how to do things in VB.

To Sum Up...

To sum up, VB is a pure form of RAD (Rapid Application Development). Its very easy to work with VB. But VB lacks in depth which is offered by C++. Also multi-environment program... a program which runs in multiple OSes cannot be created with VB.

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It has been over 6 years since I have been exploring/working on Visual Basic. The experience covers versions from GW-BASIC to BASIC to Visual Basic for DOS to Visual Basic 6.0 and exposure varing from my college labs to modern IT industry.

Here are the quick pick from what VB can do to your software engineering processes:

1. RAPID? Well nothing compares to VB in this area (well few may say Delphi, but im my believe Delphi has more limitations than VB). Probably the best tool available for Front-end development. Gets even better with 3-rd party tools/controls available in the market. Even COM/COM+ development has never been so easy and fast before VB 6.0.

   
   




2. Other MS Product Integration? Same here too, plan to develop a software that would work with any other MS software/package, VB is the obvious choice, RAPID+Easy Development.

   
   




3. Internet software development? VB, VB, VB !!! Write COM/COM+ middle tier in VB and let ASP handle the UI/Front-end. Best of both worlds.

   
   

Although VB has some limitations, but then all tools/languages has some limitations. Most of the limitations has been taken care in the VB 7.0 (well they call it VB.NET !) Which gives you best of VB and .NET framework.

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I had never ever seen anything so beautiful, so elegant, and yet, so simple...! I simply fell in love with VB the minute I set my eyes on her!! I couldn't wait to get my hands on her!

OK...OK...maybe that is carrying things a little too far. But that is how exactly it was between Visual Basic and me. Then, VB was in version 5 (now it is in version 7--also called VB.net!). My friend was learning it, and he was showing it off to me. For me, who was then struggling with the #define's, the system.out.println's, the clrscr()'s of various languages (for those of you who think the three words I mentioned above are in Greek...you are pretty close! ;-)), this language looked real cooool!! You could click and drag text boxes on to a form, place buttons on the form, rattle on the keyboard to write a few lines of pretty sensible looking code, and presto!, the form could be displayed, stuff entered into the text boxes, and the buttons pressed for something to take place!! It felt good. You were able to take charge of your computer, and have it do whatever you wished (well, almost!), without having to tell it what to do in a far-fetched language. For example, to display a message to the user, you needed to simply type

MsgBox (''I love VB'')

That's it!! Wouldnt even be difficult to remember MsgBox, would it now??

If you are a beginner and keen on learning programming, just as a hobby, I would recommend that you get yourself a book on Visual Basic (again, I would recommend version 6.0; version 7 is a different kettle of fish altogether!!!), and get going. Once you have Visual Basic installed, and that book with you, you can be on your way!! Programming was never ever so much fun...!! Trust me!!

Within the first few days of learning VB, I had created a full-fledged 'Snakes and Ladders' game. It was fun. From there on, I created several games, and enjoyed myself too. I also taught VB to students, and got them hooked on to it in as huge a way as I was!! They were all churning out games--SCRABBLE, and a CRICKET game, MONOPOLY etc. It was fun!!

Well, with VB, it's not just games you can create...although that is what I love to use it for!! You could create the kinds of applications that are used in banks, reservation counters etc. Infact, the kinds of applications that you can create with Visual Basic depends on your creativity, and ofcourse your knowledge of VB.

All said, VB does not give the powerful features that languages like C can...but then, try creating a button in C as fast as you can as in VB. Each language has its own limitations, and VB has its own too. But once you are hooked on it like I am, you will forgive it its limitations, and delve more into its strengths.

Happy Programming....!! Try it!

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VB is one of the coolest products from Microsoft stable.

Its has numerous applications in software programming world.

Its a great front end product and can get integrated with backend databases like Access,SQL or Oracle.

You can use VB to create virtually any application which invloves database usage.

My personal expereince with this product has been extremely good. Its a simple product and any one with Basic programming skills can learn how to use this product in 24 hours to a week.

There are some great books from microsot press, tech media which can help one learn this product.

It offers inbuilt templates for easy application building.

Anyone trying to build an application for the first time or otherwise can use this product.

Its usefull if u r building applications like search, book mark or any exam builder etc etc.

VB programmers will be in great demand and this is one of the technologies with long life.

The newer version vb.net is equally feature rich and easy to use.

But one should not just have VB programming skills but should pick up database skills, and other tools like XML or perl also.

C, C++ programming skills will be of added advantage.

VB is practically used to develop any application from small to big.

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I have had occassion to use Microsoft Visual Basic for all my projects, and I feel it is one of the best front-end and very easy to use. I have used this software for developing application for a complicated government department and the effect on presentation of the demo is too good. It can be easily escalated for web use also. The application we have developed for police department required the use of multiple functions and logarathemetic scaling for use of the screens. the tab settings and arrangement of the screens was done in such a way, that a minimum computer literate could follow the screen directions for use. Since we have used bilingual, ie.use of two or more languages at a time, the font settings and screen adjustments was done in just 15 days and re-coding was not at all a problem.