19 replies to this topic

[alexia]

I Think the best way to learn vb is :
1 - look at soruce code
2 - read free tutorials
3 - try to write code
4 - download sample code and project and analiz it
Thats all , Its easy

[psychiccyberfreak]

my suggestion is to get a book. Vb from what I hear is very easy, it's kinda like flash exept with some limitations and a twist. If you can borrow a copy from a friend or something, but DON'T register it. good luck with vb. I don't think you'll need it, it's simpler then java, so it's gotta be easy.

[freedomjazzdance]

Is there a way to compile vb with out owning any microsoft software??

[pilgrim_of_mini-monkeys]

Don't think so. A free way of getting VB is to use warez version. However, you do it by your own risk and you will get done if found out.

There are plenty of free e-books on VB.

[rip]

ive learned vb last year and i find it ...very good...it is easy to type the code cause it will provide it for you....but the only problem is debugging well every program has a bug...: )

[TPFWebmaster]

There is an edition of Visual Basic called 'Visual Basic Control Cretion Edition'. It is absolutely free except that you cannot create EXE's. A good idea for learning VB

[niloc]

If you didnt want to spend money buying vb6 just incase you didnt like it that much , you could try another option.

In excel ... i am presuming that you have excel , you can add in visual basic code.

To enable visual basic in excel .... view/toolbars and tick visual basic.

You now get the visual basic toolbox.

Open up the control toolbox .... select control button.

Now use mouse and left button down to define the size of a button on the worksheet.

Double click on the command button and it takes you into the visual basic editor.

From there you can then type your visual basic code that is associated with that button.

For example type in the word beep between the 2 lines private sub and end sub.

Now go back to your spreadsheet and click on the triangle/ruler icon in the visual basic toolbox ..... this will exit the visual basic design mode.

Now if you click on the button you will hear a beep.

The code is called VBA , its not visual basic 6 .... but its near enough and a good place to start.

[leiaah]

You can try visitng websites that offer free VB tutorials. You can save the pages in your hardrive so you don't have to learn while you're online. There are tons of websites that cater to VB starters and I'm sure you'll find something. They might even allow downloads of existing projects with the forms and the source codes.

[markcqm]

To learn VB is not nesessary spend lot of money.
you can study VB by serveral books, VB websites.

[k_nitin_r]

alapidus, on Dec 6 2004, 02:46 AM, said:

i wanna learn VB but i know that it costs money. for someone like me who justs want to learn, experiment, and make some basic (no pun intended) programs, what are my best and cheapest options? and where can i buy it?

if i can get VB bundled with a book tutorial that would be great!

Hi!

You can learn VB by downloading Microsoft Visual Basic Express 2008 for free from the Microsoft website. You can also find plenty of eBooks on Visual Basic floating around on the web, but one source worthy of mention is the ASP.NET website at http://www.asp.net that contains videos and a Wiki. For developing web applications with VB.NET, you'll also need to download Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2008 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express, both of which are also available as a free download from the Microsoft website.

Regards,
Nitin Reddy