Visual Basic 6.0

Visual Basic 6.0

• xanadu1963

  Thank You, and yes im a 14 year old 9th grade High school student.
  

• SithKitty

  Hi, i see you wan't to make games in VB!

  Over the past 5 years i have used Visual Basic 3, 4, 6 & 2005. The only one that i liked using is Visual Basic 4. If you can get hold of the 32bit version then you're laughing! However if you have managed to get 6, you should stick with it! I have actually built a 2D game in VB4 (http:\\www.supercragus.co.uk\02_project\1sonicres.html). Since that i have realised that it would have been impossible to build it in Visual Studio 2005.

  Visual Basic isn't a language that i would recommend for game making! my only reason for using it was to see if it was possible! and it is, as long as you don't use VB 2005!

  
  
  

• dotnetto

  Well the book im reading is like i said Microsoft Visual Basic Game Programing For Teens. I want to learn to make my own 2D computer games. And I started this topic because the book is based on Visual Basic 5.0/6.0. And I dont have it and I couldnt find it anywhere. But Thank you for all your guys'/girls' help.
  

• 1234aaron

  Hi,

  It is possible to do Visual Basic Game Programming using Visual Basic Express Edition available from here.

  Like I already mentioned, the book may not help since there are some major differences in programming VB5.0/6.0 to Visual Basic 2005. Visual Basic 2005 is an Object Oriented Language and hence the programming style differ as compared to VB 5.0/6.0 in several ways.There is sufficient information available in the help and online sites to help you out.

  Regarding the program, you can generate a .EXE for your game and run it on Windows having the .NET Framework 2.0 installed.

  Regards,

  Vikram

  
  
  

• ColinGQ

  Hi,

  Check this link if you want to check the Learning Edition:

  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1572318732/103-4142254-8246213 v=glance&n=283155

  But like I already said, learning Visual basic 2005 would be a better option than learning VB 6.0

  Regards,

  Vikram

  
  
  

• Matt Bond

  Thank You, and im sorry to hear that. Will the program you just said work the same as Visual Basic 5.0/6.0 And the book I have is Microsoft Visual Basic Game Programming For Teens.
  

• JCopus

  Hi,

  Visual Basic 5.0/6.0 is not free and hence cannot be made available to you. I would recommend you consider using the Express Editions which are freely available as of now and a are free for a year: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/default.aspx

  The book on VB 6.0 may not be of much use with .NET, but you can use the help that comes along with these products to make a start.

  Regards,

  Vikram

   

  
  
  

• megrez80

  sanjiro.

  I assume you are a student. Check with your high school or local university/community college bookstore and see if they have a copy of Visual Basic Learning Edition. It should cost you about US$129. I bet, if you look on ebay, you should be able to find it for US$10.

  but. . . I would get the VB Express and If you can, return the book for a refund, It is a shame that this book, published only one year ago, used vb6.

  If your goal is to become a good programmer first,  and a game programmer second, you might look at this book:

  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590591143/qid=1135742492/sr=1-26/ref=sr_1_26/103-5226499-4897467 s=books&v=glance&n=283155

  but again. . . it uses game programming as a way to learn programming. It is not about creating games. That isn't necessarily a bad thing though!!!

  Good Luck!

  Oh, and you might want to contact the publisher and see if there is a .net version of your current book in the works. Still I would consider returning it.

  
  
  

• eric_bubu

  Thank You very much you have been very helpfull. Also if I was to be able to buy visual basic 6.0 how much would it be
  
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