What is Visual Basic ?
Visual Basic (VB) is a programming environment from Microsoft in which a programmer uses a graphical user interface (GUI) to choose and modify pre-selected sections of code written in the BASIC programming language. Visual Basic was derived from BASIC, a user-friendly programming language designed for beginners, and it enables the rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, access to databases using Data Access Objects, Remote Data Objects, or ActiveX Data Objects, and creation of ActiveX controls and objects.
In 2002, Microsoft released Visual Basic.NET(VB.NET) to replace Visual Basic 6. Thereafter, Microsoft declared VB6 a legacy programming language in 2008. Fortunately, Microsoft still provides some form of support for VB6. VB.NET is a fully object-oriented programming language implemented in the .NET Framework. It was created to cater for the development of the web as well as mobile applications. However, many developers still favor Visual Basic 6.0 over its successor Visual Basic.NET.
History
As you all know Visual Basic is an advanced GUI for BASIC. BASIC (Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), is a procedural language originally created as an alternative to “hard” programming tools such as FORTRAN, COBOL, Algol, and the like. Visual Basic (VB6 and earlier) is an event-driven language coupled with an IDE, GUI builder, and assorted tools. Versions before VB6 are best described as “object based”: programs may use events, libraries, and objects created by C/C++ (or similar) but have limited object creation features. VB6 removed many of the restrictions on object creation. There was an MS-DOS version of VB but the language is most commonly associated with building MS Windows applications. VB .Net is the MS .Net framework based version of the language and the current supported forms. VB .Net is objected oriented, sharing most of the capabilities of the framework with other .Net languages such as MS C#, F#, etc.
VB6 and earlier required a proprietary VB runtime. These versions compile to a form that executes with the VB runtime. These programs run across all versions of MS Windows up tthrough 10. VB .Net compiles to a form using the .Net framework libraries with no VB-specific runtimes (unless compatibility with early VB versions is required).
BTW, BASIC is a standardized language: see ANSI X3.113-1987 "Programming Languages Full BASIC" for details. Visual Basic is a Microsoft dialect alth
Different Flavours of Visaul Basic
Visual Basic (VB) is a programming environment from Microsoft in which a programmer uses a graphical user interface (GUI) to choose and modify pre-selected sections of code written in the BASIC programming language. Visual Basic was derived from BASIC, a user-friendly programming language designed for beginners, and it enables the rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, access to databases using Data Access Objects, Remote Data Objects, or ActiveX Data Objects, and creation of ActiveX controls and objects.
In 2002, Microsoft released Visual Basic.NET(VB.NET) to replace Visual Basic 6. Thereafter, Microsoft declared VB6 a legacy programming language in 2008. Fortunately, Microsoft still provides some form of support for VB6. VB.NET is a fully object-oriented programming language implemented in the .NET Framework. It was created to cater for the development of the web as well as mobile applications. However, many developers still favor Visual Basic 6.0 over its successor Visual Basic.NET.
History
As you all know Visual Basic is an advanced GUI for BASIC. BASIC (Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), is a procedural language originally created as an alternative to “hard” programming tools such as FORTRAN, COBOL, Algol, and the like. Visual Basic (VB6 and earlier) is an event-driven language coupled with an IDE, GUI builder, and assorted tools. Versions before VB6 are best described as “object based”: programs may use events, libraries, and objects created by C/C++ (or similar) but have limited object creation features. VB6 removed many of the restrictions on object creation. There was an MS-DOS version of VB but the language is most commonly associated with building MS Windows applications. VB .Net is the MS .Net framework based version of the language and the current supported forms. VB .Net is objected oriented, sharing most of the capabilities of the framework with other .Net languages such as MS C#, F#, etc.
VB6 and earlier required a proprietary VB runtime. These versions compile to a form that executes with the VB runtime. These programs run across all versions of MS Windows up tthrough 10. VB .Net compiles to a form using the .Net framework libraries with no VB-specific runtimes (unless compatibility with early VB versions is required).
BTW, BASIC is a standardized language: see ANSI X3.113-1987 "Programming Languages Full BASIC" for details. Visual Basic is a Microsoft dialect alth
Different Flavours of Visaul Basic
- Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET) is a general-purpose programming language that works in the .NET environment. Visual Studio includes a compiler and other tools for this language.
- Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is a programming language that is built into Office applications like Excel and Access. VBA is typically accessed through the Developer section of the application in which it's embedded.
- Visual Basic 6 (and earlier) is a general-purpose programming language that pre-dated the .NET versions of Visual Basic. I mention it because there are still a lot of organizations that still use it and rely on it. VB6 targets the COM (component object model) infrastructure of Windows.
Installation on Windows 8/10
(ScreenShots will be attached soon)
Installation process is pretty similar for all Versions of Windows Systems
All you have to do is the same Download the ISO from End of this Article. As long as you are not using Windows 7 you don't need any software to extract setup files from the ISO, just Double Click the Downloaded ISO to open it as a portable installation disk .
Next Run Setup.exe with Administrative Privileges
The Intro for the program and the Read Me files for Visual Basic just click Next
Next Screen May be the EULA using Radio Button Accept the License Agreement.
Product Number and User ID - put your user name, company name and product ID (put 0's in this). Fill in the fields as you see fit, and click Next to continue with the wizard.
Next you'll be having three options here; Custom, VB6 Enterprise Edition, or Server Applications. Select Custom option Here
If you haven't installed compatible java resources Setup will ask for updation of Virtual Machine for Java, Tick the Check Box if isn't already and Install it after that you'll be prompted to reboot the system to apply changes
Usually this step is skipped if Java Virtual Machine is installed
For them install doesn't ask for Reboot click Next or If you have rebooted the System Start the Process Again from Setup.exe follow the same steps until you reach to something Called Setup Wizard
Next a Setup Wizard Showing the default installation path as "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common"
Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Setup - This is where the actual installation of VB6 begins.
Next you'll be Prompted With All install-able features you want in your VB6 IDE, un-check the Source Safe until and unless you really use it to secure your will be created projects with password protections, un-check the Data Access (Very Important) if you don't want an error for the installation process and also un-check the MSDN files as they consume more space on hard drive
Click Next and the Setup will start copying the setup files for IDE, After the process is completed You'll be able to Launch Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 program from the Start Menu.
Happy Programming :)
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