VB 6

[Tony2005]

im currently doing a computer coruse at college and have finished learning pascal, next year im learning VB 6 - but in the summer when i have free time id like to learn VB in advance, if any one can recommened a good tutorial please let me know ok??

thanks :t

[bassman]

You can start right here:
http://www.vbexplorer.com/VBExplorer/VBExplorer.asp It contains tons of info, tutorials and code samples (always useful!!!).
Here's another nice one: http://www.vbwm.com/

Happy coding! :)

[Tony2005]

thanks :t

[frnkzks]

Pascal? They are still teaching Pascal? Last time my alma mater had a Pascal class was Spring of 1996.

[Tony2005]

yeah - the way my college has worked they found that students who learn pascal first learn VB extreemly well (its true, i learned pascal and now VB is easy (well for what im learning it is)

[frnkzks]

I don't think that's true at all. Correct me if I am wrong (since the last time I wrote a program in Pascal was 1996, when I swicthed to C, C++ and later - Java), I think Pascal and VB are at the opposite ends of a programming language theory.

Pascal is structured and has very strict variable data types; while VB is unstructured and all variables are simply "Dim".

I think Pascal is a very good first language to learn. I would recommand C or C++ over the programming language (I have to use the term "programming language" loosely) called VB.

[Cpl_Squirrel]

Originally posted by frnkzks
Pascal is structured and has very strict variable data types; while VB is unstructured and all variables are simply "Dim".
I tried to ignore this, but I can't let you get away with that statement there.:r
"Dim" is the command to declare variables, not a datatype itself. VB 6 has several datatypes available.

http://www.rentron.com/datatypes.htm

To Tony, have fun. :)

[Tony2005]

true i do think pascal is a good first language to learn - i found it rather easy (well i only did up to making data files etc i also learned how to change ascii in to charaters and back all on my own :D - very proud of my self) i have both c++ and VB and they look rather similar

Cpl_Squirrel cheers for the site

[frnkzks]

To Cpl_Squirrel,
I guess I don't really consider booleans, ints, etc to be real data types because they are kind of primitive.

You are absolutely right. I am no VB expert. I have written a grand total of 1 useful program in VB back in 1997. (It was a program to translate DVORAC keys to QWERTY keys, in case you wonder).

I do most of my programming in Java now days. I would consider 'Integer' to be a data type, but not 'int'.

[bassman]

I consider Pascal a good introduction to programming but I prefer to start off with pseudo-code and then kick into C - that way you'll get a hold of cycles, variables, arrays, functions and procedures, structures, file handling, etc...and you'll have a nice approach to the Java syntax, as well as you can strenghten your C knowledge, wich is way more useful than Pascal nowadays...

[Tony2005]

did pseudo code with pascal - found it very easy

[Tony2005]

made my first VB program - nothing fancy just calculates Cylinder Volume

altho im very proud :D

[Spardan]

Been learning Object Pascal - In Delphi for 1 semester last year... which is supposed to lead onto Java. Good idea? Found it helped with C++ too, which I've been teaching myself on and off...created a n app that converts denary into binary (no error checking) but just as a dos prompt prog. Got 100% for the delphi, though! (Thank god...keeps my grades up after interminable e-Commerce lectures discussing such riviting things as pork bellies being a commodity - - some ppl on my course are V.dumb...example:

Lecturer: So you can see that if we select 'Sausage' from the list box, 'Sausage' is displayed in the edit box.

Mo: Does it have to be a sausage?

Lecturer: Yes Mohammed, it has to be a sausage

rolls eyes, class descend into hysterics, Mo is confused by the general hilarity...

Sorry, slight digression...

I don't think it can do any harm no matter what lang you learn first... a lot of us grew up with BASIC's GOTO statements, which are now frowned upon (frowned upon? they're the DEVIL'S WORK!) and it hasn't fkd us up any...:D :D :D :D :D