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MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC PROGRAMMING

Microsoft Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic for Applications

All about Visual Basic: VB6 and VBAMicrosoft Visual Basic 6 (VB6) is the most used language in the world today. The sophisticated Rapid Application Development (RAD) environment of Microsoft Visual Basic is widely used in industry, and is particularly stable.

The Visual Basic programming language is the natural choice for rapid development of sophisticated business software. Its extensive range of Windows controls and procedures allow a speedy build of the graphical user interface (GUI), business logic, and database access.

Microsoft Visual Basic is simple, easy-to-learn, and can be used to build the most complex Windows applications. Microsoft Visual Basic Programming allows the creation of practical programs quickly. With the optimising compiler, Microsoft Visual Basic runs as fast as any language, yet is much easier to use.

By making extensive use of drag-and-drop component assembly, wizards, form-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) design, the Microsoft Visual Basic Programming Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is the fastest way to get custom Windows software into production. The programmer can use Microsoft Visual Basic to write Component Object Model (COM) Objects, ActiveX Controls, and ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) for handling a SQL Server Database or an Access Database.

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

Visual Basic for ApplicationsAn extension of Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications is the common development language found throughout Microsoft Office software (i.e Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access).

By providing a common development language and environment, Microsoft has enabled programmers to focus on the functionality of the applications – instead of learning a new language for each application they incorporate into their programs.

Microsoft's support of VB6

Support ended in 2008. VB6 will never get support in 64-bit environments. All MSDN library CDs only have VB.Net examples. There will no longer be any VB6 Service Packs or fixes. The latest Windows security updates are aimed directly at Visual Studio.Net, and can invalidate some VB6 routines.

Microsoft is committed to supporting the VB6 runtime on Vista for the next 10 years (although installing VB6 on Vista can be problematic). It is impossible to ignore the advent of VB.Net. Like VB3, the VB6 routines will become harder and harder for programmers to maintain. Planning for the adoption of VB.Net should start now.