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Why so many editions of Viual Basic?

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bdw #1 / 7	Why so many editions of Viual Basic? Professional, Education, Control Creation, Learning . . . Why are there so many different editions of Visual Basic? I taught myselk BASIC and QuickBASIC and now I would like to move onto Visual Basic, but which one? I have a chance to buy the Visual Basic 6.0 Delux Learning edition for $50 ($90 off retail) but dont want to if it doesnt produce stand alone EXE programs. Any help appreciated.
Sun, 30 Jun 2002 03:00:00 GMT

r_w.. #2 / 7	Why so many editions of Viual Basic? To find out the differences between the different editions goto http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/prodinfo/datasheet/feature.asp I'm pretty sure the learning edition can compile EXE's but no program written in VB is stand alone. To use them you need to also have the VB supporting DLL's on the machine trying to execute the program. -Bob- Quote: > Professional, Education, Control Creation, Learning . . . Why > are there so many different editions of Visual Basic? I taught > myselk BASIC and QuickBASIC and now I would like to move > onto Visual Basic, but which one? I have a chance to buy the > Visual Basic 6.0 Delux Learning edition for $50 ($90 off retail) > but dont want to if it doesnt produce stand alone EXE programs. > Any help appreciated. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
Sun, 30 Jun 2002 03:00:00 GMT

John Keysto #3 / 7	Why so many editions of Viual Basic? If you are seriously interested in learning VB, I would suggest VB6 Professional. The Educational version of this program, if you can get it, is much cheaper than the "regular" version, but is identical in functionality. If you want to create stand-alone EXE programs then you had better learn Delphi (for example). No version of VB creates stand-alone EXE applications. All require runtime DLLs in addition to the EXE. John.............. Quote: > Professional, Education, Control Creation, Learning . . . Why > are there so many different editions of Visual Basic? I taught > myselk BASIC and QuickBASIC and now I would like to move > onto Visual Basic, but which one? I have a chance to buy the > Visual Basic 6.0 Delux Learning edition for $50 ($90 off retail) > but dont want to if it doesnt produce stand alone EXE programs. > Any help appreciated.
Sun, 30 Jun 2002 03:00:00 GMT

bdw #4 / 7	Why so many editions of Viual Basic? Quote: >If you want to create stand-alone EXE programs then you had better learn >Delphi (for example). No version of VB creates stand-alone EXE >applications. All require runtime DLLs in addition to the EXE. >John.............. ========================================== Well, what I mean is create stand alone programs that can be run by themselves. GWBasic and QBasic programs must be run from within those environments. But QuickBasic can compile its source code and run that program seperate from QuickBasic. Can VB do this also? Arent DLL extensions part of Windows allowing VB programs to be run from any computer with Windows installed? If so, would VB Deluxe Learning Edition allow me to write such programs that would be run free of the VB environment.
Sun, 30 Jun 2002 03:00:00 GMT

tripp #5 / 7	Why so many editions of Viual Basic? i believe the first version of VB made standalone EXEs thats the only version of VB i've heard that did that trippz Quote: > If you are seriously interested in learning VB, I would suggest VB6 > Professional. The Educational version of this program, if you can get > it, is much cheaper than the "regular" version, but is identical in > functionality. > If you want to create stand-alone EXE programs then you had better learn > Delphi (for example). No version of VB creates stand-alone EXE > applications. All require runtime DLLs in addition to the EXE. > John.............. > > Professional, Education, Control Creation, Learning . . . Why > > are there so many different editions of Visual Basic? I taught > > myselk BASIC and QuickBASIC and now I would like to move > > onto Visual Basic, but which one? I have a chance to buy the > > Visual Basic 6.0 Delux Learning edition for $50 ($90 off retail) > > but dont want to if it doesnt produce stand alone EXE programs. > > Any help appreciated.
Mon, 01 Jul 2002 03:00:00 GMT

Bob Butle #6 / 7	Why so many editions of Viual Basic? Quote: > >If you want to create stand-alone EXE programs then you had better learn > >Delphi (for example). No version of VB creates stand-alone EXE > >applications. All require runtime DLLs in addition to the EXE. > >John.............. > ========================================== > Well, what I mean is create stand alone programs that can be run > by themselves. GWBasic and QBasic programs must be run from > within those environments. But QuickBasic can compile its source > code and run that program seperate from QuickBasic. Can VB do > this also? Arent DLL extensions part of Windows allowing VB > programs to be run from any computer with Windows installed? > If so, would VB Deluxe Learning Edition allow me to write such > programs that would be run free of the VB environment. I can not say abou tthe Learning Edition -- Pro & Enterprise create EXEs that run "free of the VB environment" in that you do not need to have VB installed on the user PC to use the application. You do, however, have to install the VB runtime library and usually several other supporting DLLs since VB can not create "stand-alone" executables (i.e. you can't just mail your compiled EXE to somebody and expect it to work unless you know they already have installed the support files) Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
Mon, 01 Jul 2002 03:00:00 GMT

John Keysto #7 / 7	Why so many editions of Viual Basic? Hi again! Quote: > >If you want to create stand-alone EXE programs then you had better learn > >Delphi (for example). No version of VB creates stand-alone EXE > >applications. All require runtime DLLs in addition to the EXE. > >John.............. > ========================================== > Well, what I mean is create stand alone programs that can be run > by themselves. GWBasic and QBasic programs must be run from > within those environments. But QuickBasic can compile its source > code and run that program seperate from QuickBasic. Can VB do > this also? Arent DLL extensions part of Windows allowing VB > programs to be run from any computer with Windows installed? No. VB applications can and do use DLLs that are part of Windows - but, in additon, they all use some run-time DLLs specific to VB that are not part of Windows. VB does not need to be installed on a computer to run a VB application, but you must use a setup/installation program to package the files required for an installation on another computer and to install and register them. Quote: > If so, would VB Deluxe Learning Edition allow me to write such > programs that would be run free of the VB environment. I suggested VB6 Pro because I use it and I know that it has everything that most individual programmers would need (as opposed to enterprise programmers), include a Package and Deployment tool for installing programs on other computers and the MSDN help files. I have heard that the Learning edition is lacking a lot of the functionality of VB6 Pro, but I'm afraid that I don't know exactly what you would sacrifice if you bought this version instead. Regards, John.........
Mon, 01 Jul 2002 03:00:00 GMT

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