I actually wanted to post a new thread, but because I'm new here, it wasn't obvious to me on how to do that. I last use Visual BASIC in 1999 and then changed jobs where I became an Access database admin. I got laid off from that job in 2002 and haven't been able to get back into the programming field since. My last job was as a night auditor at a hotel. I desperately want to get back into programming because I love it so. Writing a program is like giving birth, you've created something.
I own a copy of Visual Studio.net version 2003 and I went out and purchased a MCAD/MCSD book on creating applications, but I'm really confused. VB.net seems so different from VB6. Am I correct in assuming that Visual Studio.net is geared mostly for the internet? After reading the posts here, I realize that Microsoft is about to stop supporting VB6. Was VB6 the last NON-Internet Visual BASIC programming language Microsoft produced?
I considered doing remote learning from SetFocus in NJ, but I can't afford their fees and to work for them post-graduate to negate the fees requires attendence in Parsippany, New Jersey which I can't do. Any suggestions would be gratfully appreciated as to how I can back into this field.
Well, this isn't the Chit-Chat forum, but I'll help you out:
Am I correct in assuming that Visual Studio.net is geared mostly for the internet?
Nope. It does desktop as well as Internet based applications.
After reading the posts here, I realize that Microsoft is about to stop supporting VB6.
Support ended a few years ago, officially, but the old runtimes are included with new OS, for compatibility reasons only. No new features have been added since SP6
Was VB6 the last NON-Internet Visual BASIC programming language Microsoft produced?
VB6 allows you to write code that interfaces with webpages, and remote servers of all types. You haven't used the WebBrowser control?
Download a free copy of VS 2008 as this is much better to handle then VS 2003 was.
Originally Posted by sirbob
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and I went out and purchased a MCAD/MCSD book on creating applications, but I'm really confused.
Wrong Book.
Use a starter book about VB.net as much as I remember there was a book VB.net step by step or something like that.
This will introduce you in the new generation of VB
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hi
what is relay future of vb6
we have service back 6 update
we have Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition you can use vb6 in it
what Microsoft tell us
for me vb6 is best
how many programer still used vb6
is there new tools will be soon
plez any one tell me
I don't quite get it. If they say VB6 IDE is supported under Vista, why did so many guys here at CG report problems when trying to install VB6 under Vista?
I will run into this problem soon. Yet I don't have vista, but if we can't get XP anymore I definitely will HAVE to switch to Vista or wait for Windows 7...
Vista was so bad that doing anything with it caused problems. Windows 7 is much better
hi
what is relay future of vb6
we have service back 6 update
we have Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition you can use vb6 in it
what Microsoft tell us
for me vb6 is best
how many programer still used vb6
is there new tools will be soon
plez any one tell me
Actually I just downloaded the RC version of VB.Net 2010.
It is a really lovely product to use but unfortuately it no longer lets you upgrade projects from VB6.
Not me. Once you get the hang of it, it's hard to go back. Almost easier to rewrite the old code, than to support it, but I don't have that many apps that I haven't upgraded.
I have Virtual Machines talking to SQL Server 2008 Express, from Windows 7
It would be pretty hard to get the same thing working with a VB6 app.
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