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    Wish to learn VB6 fast, any resources?

    Hey, i have essenitally no programming knowledge but want to learn VB6 (dont ask why) to a reasonable degree as fast as possible. Does anyone know any sites etc. great for beginners?

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    VB6 has been superceeded by VB.net (which is better in many ways).

    MSDN
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    Great sites.
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    Yup, I was thinking MSDN, since you're new to programming that's a good language to pick up so it's a wise decision

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    Id really go for VB.NET. Im having to make the transition at the moment and Im finding that .NET as so much more powerful once you know it!

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    Im not interested in terms of the best language, just take as given that im using vb6.

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    I vaguely understand what .net is, but what advantages does it bring to VB? Doesn't that integrate Microsoft's online protocol into the language even more? I think I'm probably wrong, but clarification would be helpful

    Scarlet Infidel, my advice would be to go to Amazon, and search for Visual Basic in the books section. Then, compare the user ratings, and read through the comments shoppers have made about the best ones; they generally give a good idea as to if the book is good for you.
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    Yeah, i have come across a few on amazon that lookd good but i really cant afford anything. I might raid my school for books.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Xcelsion
    I vaguely understand what .net is, but what advantages does it bring to VB? Doesn't that integrate Microsoft's online protocol into the language even more? I think I'm probably wrong, but clarification would be helpful

    Scarlet Infidel, my advice would be to go to Amazon, and search for Visual Basic in the books section. Then, compare the user ratings, and read through the comments shoppers have made about the best ones; they generally give a good idea as to if the book is good for you.
    go sit in the courner


    If you've got outside factors meaning you have to learn VB6, then do so, but remeber its a god awful language. Its not really that suiteable for beginers (despite the name).

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    all you need to learn to program.

    Is there any project you have to do? Its more fun to have a goal when learning, otherwise its boring lecture style.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheAnimus
    go sit in the courner


    If you've got outside factors meaning you have to learn VB6, then do so, but remeber its a god awful language. Its not really that suiteable for beginers (despite the name).

    MSDN
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    all you need to learn to program.

    Is there any project you have to do? Its more fun to have a goal when learning, otherwise its boring lecture style.
    I'd disagree with this.

    A good book is an invaluable resource for any programmer, especially one with a structured approach to teaching topics.

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    Indeed, my Java book is like my bible, I have references to everything I need in it. VB is also a good language for what it's designed for, you should never put down a language if you're thinking comparitively.

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    As they say, no language is bad, just not right for that particular job.
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    Well im an constrained to VB6 for a number of reasons and find i take to it quite fast anyway.

    I have borrowed a good book full of projects from my school which lets you easily learn all the skills, of course i still reference the net when im stuck.

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    the sams teach yourself books are very very good

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    agreed, its a horrible language that i could not get into. just doesnt seem to have any structure lol

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    For a payment of 40 bucks (sorry to patronise ~£20), you get a 3 month trial and access to over 500 video tutorials, well worth the membership imo, the videos are an invaluable resource for getting started. However, you should have some form of hard documentation to maybe backup a bit of the detail.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davos
    the sams teach yourself books are very very good
    I found them absolute junk! Wasted too much on them. It is down to the person though.

    For a pure beginner I'd recommend the in easy steps range:

    http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=s...&Go.x=0&Go.y=0

    It's out of stock atm and ime play are slow at getting stuff back in stock, here's the more expensive amazon link.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...788681-1760653

    You won't be an expert programmer, but it will give you a good grounding in 6.

    After you've completed the ineasysteps book, try this.
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...788681-1760653
    It's basically a compilation of other books and is very good, but I don't recommend starting from scratch with it.

    Also visit VB sites (I still recommend .NET) and download load of source code, then start looking it, playing around and seeing how it works.

    If you're feeling really secure get this, it truely is a great book. (His blog http://blogs.msdn.com/michael%5Fhoward/)

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...788681-1760653

    Quote Originally Posted by Davos
    agreed, its a horrible language that i could not get into. just doesnt seem to have any structure lol
    I ditto fowl language, good for small, quick simple proggies.

    I'm not buying any more books until .NET 2005 has been truely established (release Nov.). Then I'll continue with C#

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