I am starting a school project and I have to make a progrma with a
programming language and I am going to use Visual Basic 5 (learning
edition)
it doesnt have to be too fancy does anyone have any tips for me. I have the
visual basic in 21 days book  but I need some tips of so people that have
had hands on experience
thanks heaps
Kris!

Maybe a simple database-app for storing the adresses and phonenumbers of
your friends?

Andre'

You have the right book.  All the SAMS books are pretty good, especially if you
are just starting.  I would also suggest that you do something related to a
database.  It is not difficult and VB 5 handles it with ease.

What is your assignment?  Will you have to create EXEs or merely the
source code.  If you have to compile code (turn it into EXEs) be careful
when working with the learning edition.  It does not allow you to
compile code with CreateDatabase and it may not allow you to compile code
that directly accesses database (I think that you have to go through the
database control).  You can get around this by creating the database
(with empty tables) with MS Access and then merely adding or removing
records.  
If you
        1) plan on doing considerable programming in VB in the future
        2) are going to be a student for many years
        2) purchased the learning edition
        3) can return it for a refund

then you should consider returning the learning edition and
purchasing the Student Edition.  It cost significantly more (about
$100) and it is not upgradable, but it has all the features of VB5Pro and
some come bundled with Windows NT4.

: You have the right book.  All the SAMS books are pretty good, especially if you
: are just starting.  I would also suggest that you do something related to a
: database.  It is not difficult and VB 5 handles it with ease.

: > I am starting a school project and I have to make a progrma with a
: > programming language and I am going to use Visual basic 5 (learning
: > edition)
: > it doesnt have to be too fancy does anyone have any tips for me. I have the
: > visual basic in 21 days book  but I need some tips of so people that have
: > had hands on experience
: > thanks heaps
: > Kris!

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Fox

Jeroen Snoek.

BTW, you dutch?  :-)

if (m_TextEdit== True )

MessageBox (m_TextEdit);

else

MessageBox("Enter Text Here");

if (m_TextEdit== True )

MessageBox (m_TextEdit);

else

MessageBox("Enter Text Here");

if (m_TextEdit== True )

MessageBox (m_TextEdit);

else

MessageBox("Enter Text Here");

if (m_TextEdit== True )

MessageBox (m_TextEdit);

else

MessageBox("Enter Text Here");

if (m_TextEdit== True )

MessageBox (m_TextEdit);

else

MessageBox("Enter Text Here");

What version of Basic are you using?

B4Igo, most if...block statements end with "end if" - perhaps this
might help?

See ya,

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Are you sure you're in the right newsgroup?  Your code is in C/C++ syntax, not
Visual Basic.  In VB, the code would be:
        If m_TextEdit = True Then
           MessageBox m_TextEdit
        Else
           MessageBox "Enter Text Here"
        End If

Lee Weiner
weiner AT fuse DOT net

VB only uses one =

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