Any Visual Basic programmers on here

[Trugga]

Having built a new Windows 7 PC, I've downloed and installed Visual Basic Express 2008.

So far, so good, but everything appears to be .Net based, so any setup I create needs the .net framework on the hosts machine (bit awkward when distibuting programs for others to install)

Is there a better way to distibute programs?

Lawrence

[domino]

Yes.



don't use VB. It's pants and teaches bad programming principles. Try another RAD like Delphi

[Trugga]

Hmm, I was expecting a reply like that although I thought it'd mention C++ (Jay):wink:

Maybe I am a bad/lazy/dirty programmer, but I'm comfortable with VB .

Lawrence

[domino]

Sorry mate - couldn't resist a VB bashing opportunity

[Alchamist]

It's VB .net now ... as all the M$ languages are. If you're not up to OO programming and the whole .net framework (asynchronous calls, thread safe, etc etc) then you're going to struggle with the transition from VB6 to VB .net I'm afraid.

As for the .net runtimes, they are part and parcel of most things now (even Silverlight), so you shouldn't have to include a redistributable like you did in the old days. If you want to be sure then stick with .NET 2.0 rather than 3.5, as there are a few that haven't updated to that yet.

If you're ready for the real leap - move over to C# ... it's not got the horsepower of C++, but certainly should do all you want it to do (as it uses the same libraries as VB now) - you just have to get your head around the syntax. One thing I do know is that it is far easier to debug C# than VB, as all declarations are explicit, as are loops, conditions etc - making tracking of flow much easier than following END IF's and the like

[Trugga]

Ah, Jay, C# - I was close with C++

Yep, its VB in.Net form.

When I've found my FTP prog I'll upload something for your to try (if that's ok) - It's FOG related (no, it's not that - still need to discover a few things first)

Lawrence