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  • M Michael Haephrati

    VB6 has its magic...

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    Syntax42
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    I think that may have been the version I used. Thanks for the suggestion. I have downloaded VB Express 2010 and started to tinker with it. Things have definitely changed a lot since I last used it 14 years or so ago. I am going to have to re-learn how to program, but VB looks like the fastest way to do so with enough flexibility to ensure I can create what I need to create.

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    • M Michael Haephrati

      VB6 has its magic...

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      Paul Conrad
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      Michael Haephrati wrote:

      VB6 has its magic...

      Maybe 15 years ago.... You might want to change has to had :rolleyes:

      "Any sort of work in VB6 is bound to provide several WTF moments." - Christian Graus

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        Michael Haephrati wrote:

        VB6 has its magic...

        Maybe 15 years ago.... You might want to change has to had :rolleyes:

        "Any sort of work in VB6 is bound to provide several WTF moments." - Christian Graus

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        After I have been accepted to the BizSpark program I have downloaded VB6 which still works and is excellent for small tasks...

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        • M Michael Haephrati

          After I have been accepted to the BizSpark program I have downloaded VB6 which still works and is excellent for small tasks...

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          Michael Haephrati wrote:

          I have downloaded VB6

          It's not a free download, and no longer for sale. It's a proprietary app that has been discontinued. Recommending it for current development is not even an option.

          Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: if you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]

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            Michael Haephrati wrote:

            I have downloaded VB6

            It's not a free download, and no longer for sale. It's a proprietary app that has been discontinued. Recommending it for current development is not even an option.

            Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: if you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]

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            Michael Haephrati
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            I am a member of BizSpark. Didn't know its not available.

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            • M Michael Haephrati

              After I have been accepted to the BizSpark program I have downloaded VB6 which still works and is excellent for small tasks...

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              Dave Kreskowiak
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              ...and will teach you all kinds of bad habits you will have to unlearn in order to step up to using a modern language!

              A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^]
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                ...and will teach you all kinds of bad habits you will have to unlearn in order to step up to using a modern language!

                A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^]
                Dave Kreskowiak

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                Michael Haephrati
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                My habits are c++ and I don't plan to change them

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                • M Michael Haephrati

                  My habits are c++ and I don't plan to change them

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                  Dave Kreskowiak
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                  Yours may be, but every noob who touches VB6 are screwing themselves over. There just no reason at all to suggest VB6 for anything in this day and age.

                  A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^]
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                    Yours may be, but every noob who touches VB6 are screwing themselves over. There just no reason at all to suggest VB6 for anything in this day and age.

                    A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^]
                    Dave Kreskowiak

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                    Michael Haephrati
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                    I prefer VB6 over VB.NET...

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                    • M Michael Haephrati

                      I prefer VB6 over VB.NET...

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                      Michael Haephrati מיכאל האפרתי wrote:

                      I prefer VB6 over VB.NET...

                      That only tells me that you have more experience in VB6 than you have in VB.NET, nothing else. Objectively, VB.NET is technically superior. I too, prefer the things I know, above the unfamiliar things. Problem with using it today is that there's no support; security-flaws aren't corrected, no new servicepacks will be coming. New software that's developed (Sql Server 2012) does not take the existence of VB6 in account, as far as Microsoft is concerned it's simply deprecated. My apologies for pushing you into the defensive in the first place; you're right that it's a beauty, which is why it so actively refuses to die - despite our efforts.

                      Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: if you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]

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                        Michael Haephrati מיכאל האפרתי wrote:

                        I prefer VB6 over VB.NET...

                        That only tells me that you have more experience in VB6 than you have in VB.NET, nothing else. Objectively, VB.NET is technically superior. I too, prefer the things I know, above the unfamiliar things. Problem with using it today is that there's no support; security-flaws aren't corrected, no new servicepacks will be coming. New software that's developed (Sql Server 2012) does not take the existence of VB6 in account, as far as Microsoft is concerned it's simply deprecated. My apologies for pushing you into the defensive in the first place; you're right that it's a beauty, which is why it so actively refuses to die - despite our efforts.

                        Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: if you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]

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                        You are probably right. I do have feelings to "nostalgic" things, and VB6 looks more "compact" and less heavy. Usually I work with VS2010 and stick to c++.

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