Visual Basic .NET
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Visual Basic .NET is the second series of Microsoft's Visual Basic series. It is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) and it includes an easy 'drag-and-drop' interface. It can make complete programs for Windows very easily.
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[edit] Background
[edit] Visual Basic
- See also: Visual Basic
It was first released in 1991 by Microsoft. Visual Basic is a simple way to make programs for Windows. It started as Project Ruby by Alan Cooper and then was sold to Microsoft. The system is built loosely on the original BASIC programming language released in 1963 and it can 'Test' programs in real-time, error checking them in a user-friendly way.
[edit] .NET Framework
This package is the 'backbone' of Visual Basic .NET. When applications are created, the Windows Installer packages the framework with it. It includes all the items needed to run the VB.NET applications that have been made.
[edit] Editions
Visual Basic was first released in May 1991 for Windows. Many versions have been released since then. These are listed below:
| Name | Operating System | Date Released |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Basic .NET | Windows | 2002 |
| Visual Basic .NET 2003 | Windows | 2003 |
| Visual Basic 2005 | Windows | 2005 |
| Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition | Windows | 2005 |
[edit] Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition
This is a free version of Visual Basic 2005 released officially from Microsoft. It is aimed at encouraging more newbie programmers to try the series. The program can be downloaded from Microsoft's Website.
[edit] Controls
There are many to list - and so only the basics are covered.
- CheckBox
- TextBox
- WebBrowser
- This is a web browser that uses Internet Explorer to display the content. To use an alternative, you need to download an ActiveX control from the browser's website.
- PushButton
- MenuBar
- ToolStrip
- SaveFileDialog
- Can be used to display the 'Save As..' box to save fields of your program to a file chosen by the user.
- OpenFileDialog
- Similar to SaveFileDialog, but this one opens a file instead.
