[AdamSpeight2008]

Labels
You have a label on a form and
If you're using

Label1.Caption = "Text for label"

it's VB6

If you're using

Label1.Text= "Text for label"

it's VB.Net

Buttons
You have a button on a form.
To set the text on the button.

You're using

Button.Caption="Text on button"

it's VB6

You're using

Button.Text="Text on button"

it's VB.Net


Updated: 24 May 2010

If you're using one of the following Editions then it is based on VB.Net.

• Visual Basic .NET (VB 7)
  
• Visual Basic .NET 2003 (VB 7.1)
  
• Visual Basic 2005 (VB 8.0)
  
• Visual Basic 2008 (VB 9.0)
  
• Visual Basic 2010 (VB 10.0)
  
• or an Express Edition

VB6



VB.NET

[Locke]

Subs

If you're using

Private Sub btnButton_Click()

'stuff

End Sub

it's VB6

If you're using

Private Sub btnButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnButton.Click

'stuff

End Sub

it's VB.Net

This post has been edited by Locke37: 19 July 2008 - 08:55 PM

[Zhalix]

It'd be cool if first-time posters in the VB section had to read this before posting. Would probably save the moderators a lot of time.

[Locke]

Zhalix, on 19 Jul, 2008 - 06:40 PM, said:

It'd be cool if first-time posters in the VB section had to read this before posting. Would probably save the moderators a lot of time.

Agreed.

[no2pencil]

** Pinned **
Although, little can be done to force anyone to read this.

But it's a great topic.

[Locke]

no2pencil, on 19 Jul, 2008 - 08:28 PM, said:

** Pinned **
Although, little can be done to force anyone to read this.

But it's a great topic.

HOO-RAY!

Maybe some people will read this before they post. I don't think it'll keep them ALL organized...but it'll cut down on some of the wrong posting...I hope.

[born2c0de]

There are far too many changes to mention here.
But I'll add another one:

VB.NET:
Control events usually have two parameters, the first one being an instance of the Object Class and the second one being a derived class of EventArgs. They are also followed by Handles <event>

Eg.

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

VB6:
Control Events either have no parameters or parameters of basic data types such as Integer, String etc.

Private Sub Form_Activate()

End Sub

Private Sub Form_DblClick()

End Sub

Private Sub Form_KeyDown(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer)

End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()

End Sub

Private Sub Form_QueryUnload(Cancel As Integer, UnloadMode As Integer)

End Sub

[mineeric123]

Hello Everyone,


For a Rookie this was very helpful, because with out it, I may have been one of the people posting in the wrong place. Until now I had never really seen any VB6 code, or understood if it was really different.

Thanks

[JerwinM]

Zhalix, on 19 Jul, 2008 - 05:40 PM, said:

It'd be cool if first-time posters in the VB section had to read this before posting. Would probably save the moderators a lot of time.

gud day...im jerwin 18yrs old,2nd year bsit...i just need some help from you...can u help me of making basic calculator using vb6? please...what codes will i use to the numbers 0-9, the +,-,*,/ and =...etc....hoping you can help me.tnks.

[Zooms]

Oh, so the programs you make in, for example, visual basic 2008 can only be used in Windows?
Because the codes you have written are the "defaults" in it.

[Locke]

Correct, it's used with the .Net Framework. Only with Windows as far as I know. I'm sure SOMEONE has figured out how to ninja it onto another system.

[PsychoCoder]

The true .Net Framework will run only on Windows. There is now a version called Mono that will run on *Nix

[Locke]

PsychoCoder, on 8 Dec, 2008 - 10:01 AM, said:

There is now a version called Mono that will run on *Nix

<off-topic>
Speaking of which...I still don't see that li'l penguin as your preferred operating system yet...
</off-topic>

This post has been edited by Locke37: 09 December 2008 - 06:49 PM

[mailderemi]

VB6 or VB.Net?
I am using VB for about 10 years... tested VB.Net 2003,2005,2008 and 2010 (beta)...
I think one of the FULL BUG program is Visual Studio .Net . Of course VS2008 is one of the bests but because of those bugs I prefer VB6...

I don't know if I put a link here, admin user makes me banded or...
This shows how powerful is VB6 !!

[firebolt]

Great document which has the differences.

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