> >Any recommendations for a self-paced VB6 program? On-line or CD would be
> >great!  Mike

> Yes, I have one question for you--"How do you get to Carnegie Hall?"
> The answer is the solution to your question--"Practice!"  You learn
> VB6 by *doing* VB6.  Open up the Help and start going through it, step
> by step.  Start writing simple programs.  Do stuff like

>         1.  Create a new form.  Create a text box on the form (click
>         on the control that looks like a white box with "ab" the
>         middle of it, then position the cursor somewhere over the
>         form, click and drag to draw the textbox into the shape
>         and size you desire).,
>         2.  Double click the Form--this takes you to the "Code page"
>         (the place where you enter code which is attached to the
>         form).  Depending on *where* on the form you double-clicked,
>         you will either see "Form_Load()" or "Text1_Change()".  If
>         you're NOT in "Form_Load()", look at the two combo boxes
>         at the top of the code window (the one on the left is called
>         the Object combo box, the on on the right is called the
>         "Procedures" combo box); click on the left combo box and
>         select the "Form" object, then press TAB to go to the
>         Procedure combo box and select the "Load" procedure.
>     3.  Type the following in the Form_Load procedure (don't type
>         in the first or third lines):

>        Private Sub Form_Load()
>            Text1 = "This is a test"
>        End Sub
>     4. Run the program by pressing F5.  You'll see a text box
>        appear on the form with the init9ial value of "This is
>        a test".  Congratulations, you've just finished your
>        first VB6 program.

> There are literally *dozens* of VB programming books at your local
> bookstore.  To learn the basics of VB6, I'd recomment either a VB5  or
> VB6 programming book.  To learn the basics of Windows programming with
> Visual Basic, you can get a book as "far back" as VB 3.0.

> HTH

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> :)    S i e m p r e  P o r   V i d a !   :)  Music: ./music.htm
> ;)         Pour la Vie, toujours !       ;)  Y2K: ./y2klinks.htm

> > >Any recommendations for a self-paced VB6 program? On-line or CD
would be
> > >great!  Mike

> > Yes, I have one question for you--"How do you get to Carnegie Hall?"
> > The answer is the solution to your question--"Practice!"  You learn
> > VB6 by *doing* VB6.  Open up the Help and start going through it,
step
> > by step.  Start writing simple programs.  Do stuff like

> >         1.  Create a new form.  Create a text box on the form (click
> >         on the control that looks like a white box with "ab" the
> >         middle of it, then position the cursor somewhere over the
> >         form, click and drag to draw the textbox into the shape
> >         and size you desire).,
> >         2.  Double click the Form--this takes you to the "Code page"
> >         (the place where you enter code which is attached to the
> >         form).  Depending on *where* on the form you double-clicked,
> >         you will either see "Form_Load()" or "Text1_Change()".  If
> >         you're NOT in "Form_Load()", look at the two combo boxes
> >         at the top of the code window (the one on the left is called
> >         the Object combo box, the on on the right is called the
> >         "Procedures" combo box); click on the left combo box and
> >         select the "Form" object, then press TAB to go to the
> >         Procedure combo box and select the "Load" procedure.
> >     3.  Type the following in the Form_Load procedure (don't type
> >         in the first or third lines):

> >        Private Sub Form_Load()
> >            Text1 = "This is a test"
> >        End Sub
> >     4. Run the program by pressing F5.  You'll see a text box
> >        appear on the form with the init9ial value of "This is
> >        a test".  Congratulations, you've just finished your
> >        first VB6 program.

> > There are literally *dozens* of VB programming books at your local
> > bookstore.  To learn the basics of VB6, I'd recomment either a VB5
or
> > VB6 programming book.  To learn the basics of Windows programming
with
> > Visual Basic, you can get a book as "far back" as VB 3.0.

> > HTH

> > --- ICQ: 40164792

> ---

> gnarly

> > Thanks for the "heads up" Jack. You're right, there is no substitute
> for
> > just doing it. Mike

> > > >Any recommendations for a self-paced VB6 program? On-line or CD
> would be
> > > >great!  Mike

> > > Yes, I have one question for you--"How do you get to Carnegie Hall?"
> > > The answer is the solution to your question--"Practice!"  You learn
> > > VB6 by *doing* VB6.  Open up the Help and start going through it,
> step
> > > by step.  Start writing simple programs.  Do stuff like

> > >         1.  Create a new form.  Create a text box on the form (click
> > >         on the control that looks like a white box with "ab" the
> > >         middle of it, then position the cursor somewhere over the
> > >         form, click and drag to draw the textbox into the shape
> > >         and size you desire).,
> > >         2.  Double click the Form--this takes you to the "Code page"
> > >         (the place where you enter code which is attached to the
> > >         form).  Depending on *where* on the form you double-clicked,
> > >         you will either see "Form_Load()" or "Text1_Change()".  If
> > >         you're NOT in "Form_Load()", look at the two combo boxes
> > >         at the top of the code window (the one on the left is called
> > >         the Object combo box, the on on the right is called the
> > >         "Procedures" combo box); click on the left combo box and
> > >         select the "Form" object, then press TAB to go to the
> > >         Procedure combo box and select the "Load" procedure.
> > >     3.  Type the following in the Form_Load procedure (don't type
> > >         in the first or third lines):

> > >        Private Sub Form_Load()
> > >            Text1 = "This is a test"
> > >        End Sub
> > >     4. Run the program by pressing F5.  You'll see a text box
> > >        appear on the form with the init9ial value of "This is
> > >        a test".  Congratulations, you've just finished your
> > >        first VB6 program.

> > > There are literally *dozens* of VB programming books at your local
> > > bookstore.  To learn the basics of VB6, I'd recomment either a VB5
> or
> > > VB6 programming book.  To learn the basics of Windows programming
> with
> > > Visual Basic, you can get a book as "far back" as VB 3.0.

> > > HTH

> > > --- ICQ: 40164792
> ----------------------------------------------------

> > > :)             aka Jack Voltz            :)  Web:
> www.ovnet.com/~voltz
> > > :)      M  A  R  A  N  A  T  H  A  !     :)  Prolife: ./prolife.htm
> > > :)    S i e m p r e  P o r   V i d a !   :)  Music: ./music.htm
> > > ;)         Pour la Vie, toujours !       ;)  Y2K: ./y2klinks.htm

> --
> Gnarly

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