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Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of
office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA |
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There is a VB stand along application. the core of that is VBA. The office
programs also use VBA for their macro languages. VB.Net is a completely different language that has it roots in VB/BVBA and much of the syntax is the same or very similar but there are significant differences as well. You can buy VB.Net (or more likely Visual Studio which includes vb.net) from Microsoft or any retailer that sells development tools for windows. You might be able to get a copy of the original VB from Ebay or someplace like that. Some other sources of information: http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/053001-1.shtml http://www.theopensourcery.com/vbnet.htm http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/pro...w/default.aspx -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "filo666" wrote in message ... Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA |
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Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled
executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA |
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I am sure there are many that would adamantly disagree that VB.Net is the
latest version of VB Classic. Your explanation infers that one should get the latest, but since the OP's main use is going to be using the Windows API, I don't think anything is further from the truth. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Jim Thomlinson" wrote in message ... Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA |
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I didn't think I was infering that you should get VB.net, but if that is how
it reads thanks for pointing it out. As for VB.net being the latest version of VB classic I agree that it is debateable. It is kind of like saying that an Ipod is just the latest version of a Walkman. They are both exactly the same and yet completely different. -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Tom Ogilvy" wrote: I am sure there are many that would adamantly disagree that VB.Net is the latest version of VB Classic. Your explanation infers that one should get the latest, but since the OP's main use is going to be using the Windows API, I don't think anything is further from the truth. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Jim Thomlinson" wrote in message ... Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA |
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I believe that MS licensed VBA to others--IIRC, AutoCad uses VBA, too.
Jim Thomlinson wrote: Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA -- Dave Peterson |
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To add to the illumination:
http://vb.mvps.org/vfred/breaks.asp http://vb.mvps.org/ see working without a .NET -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Jim Thomlinson" wrote in message ... I didn't think I was infering that you should get VB.net, but if that is how it reads thanks for pointing it out. As for VB.net being the latest version of VB classic I agree that it is debateable. It is kind of like saying that an Ipod is just the latest version of a Walkman. They are both exactly the same and yet completely different. -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Tom Ogilvy" wrote: I am sure there are many that would adamantly disagree that VB.Net is the latest version of VB Classic. Your explanation infers that one should get the latest, but since the OP's main use is going to be using the Windows API, I don't think anything is further from the truth. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Jim Thomlinson" wrote in message ... Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA |
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I signed that petition long ago, not that I think it will help. MS has
decided to head in a very specific direction with the whole .net platform and I can not see them maintaining two seperate developement streams for this... More is the pitty but when the bomb drops at least we will have job security fixing that which no longer runs. -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Tom Ogilvy" wrote: To add to the illumination: http://vb.mvps.org/vfred/breaks.asp http://vb.mvps.org/ see working without a .NET -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Jim Thomlinson" wrote in message ... I didn't think I was infering that you should get VB.net, but if that is how it reads thanks for pointing it out. As for VB.net being the latest version of VB classic I agree that it is debateable. It is kind of like saying that an Ipod is just the latest version of a Walkman. They are both exactly the same and yet completely different. -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Tom Ogilvy" wrote: I am sure there are many that would adamantly disagree that VB.Net is the latest version of VB Classic. Your explanation infers that one should get the latest, but since the OP's main use is going to be using the Windows API, I don't think anything is further from the truth. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Jim Thomlinson" wrote in message ... Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA |
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I knew avbout the Autocad thing but I did not know about IIRC. Interesting...
-- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Dave Peterson" wrote: I believe that MS licensed VBA to others--IIRC, AutoCad uses VBA, too. Jim Thomlinson wrote: Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA -- Dave Peterson |
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Were you saying buy VBA as a product and use it as a development
environment? VBA is a product that developers can use to install a macro language in their application. http://msdn.microsoft.com/isv/techno...a/default.aspx I don't believe it provides the facilities to make a standalone application. (although it may include classic VB and/or other language, but then why not just get classic VB ). -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... I believe that MS licensed VBA to others--IIRC, AutoCad uses VBA, too. Jim Thomlinson wrote: Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA -- Dave Peterson |
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IIRC = If I recall correctly.
(Unless, you were making a joke. Please say it was a joke that I didn't get. Please!!!) Jim Thomlinson wrote: I knew avbout the Autocad thing but I did not know about IIRC. Interesting... -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Dave Peterson" wrote: I believe that MS licensed VBA to others--IIRC, AutoCad uses VBA, too. Jim Thomlinson wrote: Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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You have never heard of the "If I Recall Correctly" product? <g
-- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Jim Thomlinson" wrote in message ... I knew avbout the Autocad thing but I did not know about IIRC. Interesting... -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Dave Peterson" wrote: I believe that MS licensed VBA to others--IIRC, AutoCad uses VBA, too. Jim Thomlinson wrote: Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA -- Dave Peterson |
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I think you were being vicious and trying to set someone up :~{
LOL -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... IIRC = If I recall correctly. (Unless, you were making a joke. Please say it was a joke that I didn't get. Please!!!) Jim Thomlinson wrote: I knew avbout the Autocad thing but I did not know about IIRC. Interesting... -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Dave Peterson" wrote: I believe that MS licensed VBA to others--IIRC, AutoCad uses VBA, too. Jim Thomlinson wrote: Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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Feeling stupid and looking about the same... I just figured something else
uses VBA... How nice for it... Interesting... I think I will just crawl under a rock now... -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Dave Peterson" wrote: IIRC = If I recall correctly. (Unless, you were making a joke. Please say it was a joke that I didn't get. Please!!!) Jim Thomlinson wrote: I knew avbout the Autocad thing but I did not know about IIRC. Interesting... -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Dave Peterson" wrote: I believe that MS licensed VBA to others--IIRC, AutoCad uses VBA, too. Jim Thomlinson wrote: Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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I once owned an LOL car, Japanese, IIRC <vbg. It got miserable mileage, so I
sold it. Tom Ogilvy wrote: I think you were being vicious and trying to set someone up :~{ LOL -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... IIRC = If I recall correctly. (Unless, you were making a joke. Please say it was a joke that I didn't get. Please!!!) Jim Thomlinson wrote: I knew avbout the Autocad thing but I did not know about IIRC. Interesting... -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Dave Peterson" wrote: I believe that MS licensed VBA to others--IIRC, AutoCad uses VBA, too. Jim Thomlinson wrote: Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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Dear HTH:
I didn't mean to cause embarrassment (or spelunking or any kind of rock crawling). (Yes, I have seen that kind of response!) Acronyms/jargon can be DTFO (difficult to figure out). Jim Thomlinson wrote: Feeling stupid and looking about the same... I just figured something else uses VBA... How nice for it... Interesting... I think I will just crawl under a rock now... -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Dave Peterson" wrote: IIRC = If I recall correctly. (Unless, you were making a joke. Please say it was a joke that I didn't get. Please!!!) Jim Thomlinson wrote: I knew avbout the Autocad thing but I did not know about IIRC. Interesting... -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Dave Peterson" wrote: I believe that MS licensed VBA to others--IIRC, AutoCad uses VBA, too. Jim Thomlinson wrote: Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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Best laugh I had all week... I haven't wiped the smile off my face since I
read it... Reminds me a story from "The Book of Heroic Failures". True stories of things gone wrong. A parish Priest spent years compiling info on all of the people burried in the local cemetery. Spent a couple of years looking up a Head stone with HWP and a date on it. Finally gave up and put an add in the local paper to find out if anyone knew of a HWP burried in the local cemetery. He got a response and found out that the marker denoted the location of the Hot Water Pipe... -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Dave Peterson" wrote: Dear HTH: I didn't mean to cause embarrassment (or spelunking or any kind of rock crawling). (Yes, I have seen that kind of response!) Acronyms/jargon can be DTFO (difficult to figure out). Jim Thomlinson wrote: Feeling stupid and looking about the same... I just figured something else uses VBA... How nice for it... Interesting... I think I will just crawl under a rock now... -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Dave Peterson" wrote: IIRC = If I recall correctly. (Unless, you were making a joke. Please say it was a joke that I didn't get. Please!!!) Jim Thomlinson wrote: I knew avbout the Autocad thing but I did not know about IIRC. Interesting... -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Dave Peterson" wrote: I believe that MS licensed VBA to others--IIRC, AutoCad uses VBA, too. Jim Thomlinson wrote: Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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"Tom Ogilvy" wrote: Were you saying buy VBA as a product and use it as a development environment? VBA is a product that developers can use to install a macro language in their application. http://msdn.microsoft.com/isv/techno...a/default.aspx I don't believe it provides the facilities to make a standalone application. (although it may include classic VB and/or other language, but then why not just get classic VB ). -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... I believe that MS licensed VBA to others--IIRC, AutoCad uses VBA, too. Jim Thomlinson wrote: Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA -- Dave Peterson |
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Your story reminds me of Jack Paar (a USA talk show host in the 1960's):
http://www.tvacres.com/censorship_jack.htm Jim Thomlinson wrote: Best laugh I had all week... I haven't wiped the smile off my face since I read it... Reminds me a story from "The Book of Heroic Failures". True stories of things gone wrong. A parish Priest spent years compiling info on all of the people burried in the local cemetery. Spent a couple of years looking up a Head stone with HWP and a date on it. Finally gave up and put an add in the local paper to find out if anyone knew of a HWP burried in the local cemetery. He got a response and found out that the marker denoted the location of the Hot Water Pipe... -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Dave Peterson" wrote: Dear HTH: I didn't mean to cause embarrassment (or spelunking or any kind of rock crawling). (Yes, I have seen that kind of response!) Acronyms/jargon can be DTFO (difficult to figure out). Jim Thomlinson wrote: Feeling stupid and looking about the same... I just figured something else uses VBA... How nice for it... Interesting... I think I will just crawl under a rock now... -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Dave Peterson" wrote: IIRC = If I recall correctly. (Unless, you were making a joke. Please say it was a joke that I didn't get. Please!!!) Jim Thomlinson wrote: I knew avbout the Autocad thing but I did not know about IIRC. Interesting... -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Dave Peterson" wrote: I believe that MS licensed VBA to others--IIRC, AutoCad uses VBA, too. Jim Thomlinson wrote: Both VB and VB.net are stand alone applications which can create precompiled executable files (don't need Excel or any other program to run). VBA is a subset of VB6. It only works in conjuction with Office. VB.Net is the latestest version of Visual Basic. Essentially it is VB7. There are more differences between VB6 and VB.net than can be discussed on this form. In a nut shell VB.net is designed to work better with the other MS developement applications like C# and C++, as they all compile to similar source code. This means that VB6 code needs to be modified to complie under VB.net (no more changing the option base, error handling is drastically changed, every project must have a "Main" procedure...). Also VB.net is truely object oriented while VB6 is not (a little bit but not completely). As Tom mentioned VB6 and VB.net can be purchased stand alone or as part of the MS Developer Suite (The same way you can purchase just Excel or you can purchase the entire office suite). -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "filo666" wrote: Vould someone explainds me what's the difference betwen VB (the one of office) and VB.net, and if them are different programmes, where I can find (buy or download) the .net version, also I'ld like to know if I can use VB without oppening any office program (excel, word or acces) TIA -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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