Visual Basic

Visual Basic is a third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model first released in 1991 and declared legacy during 2008. Microsoft intended Visual Basic to be relatively easy to learn and use. [1] [2] Visual Basic was derived from BASIC and enables the rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, access to databases using Data Access Objects , Remote Data Objects , or ActiveX Data Objects , and creation of ActiveX controls and objects.

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1. Language features

2. Characteristics

3. History

4. Derivative languages

5. Performance and other issues

6. Legacy development and support

7. Example code

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9. References

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Visual Basic is a third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model first released in 1991 and declared legacy during 2008. Microsoft intended Visual Basic to be relatively easy to learn and use. [1] [2] Visual Basic was derived from BASIC and enables the rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, access to databases using Data Access Objects , Remote Data Objects , or ActiveX Data Objects , and creation of ActiveX controls and objects.

2017

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1. Language features

2. Characteristics

3. History

4. Derivative languages

5. Performance and other issues

6. Legacy development and support

7. Example code

8. See also

9. References

10. External links

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Visual Basic is a third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model first released in 1991 and declared legacy during 2008. Microsoft intended Visual Basic to be relatively easy to learn and use. [1] [2] Visual Basic was derived from BASIC , a user-friendly programming language designed for beginners, and it enables the rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, access to databases using Data Access Objects , Remote Data Objects , or ActiveX Data Objects , and creation of ActiveX controls and objects.

2016

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1. Language features

2. Characteristics

3. History

4. Derivative languages

5. Performance and other issues

6. Legacy development and support

7. Example code

8. See also

9. References

10. External links

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Visual Basic is a third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model first released in 1991 and declared legacy in 2008. Microsoft intended Visual Basic to be relatively easy to learn and use. [1] [2] Visual Basic was derived from BASIC , a user-friendly programming language designed for beginners, and it enables the rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, access to databases using Data Access Objects , Remote Data Objects , or ActiveX Data Objects , and creation of ActiveX controls and objects.

2015

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1. Language features

2. Characteristics

3. History

4. Derivative languages

5. Performance and other issues

6. Legacy development and support

7. Example code

8. See also

9. References

10. External links

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Visual Basic is a third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for its COM programming model first released in 1991 and declared legacy in 2008. Microsoft intended Visual Basic to be relatively easy to learn and use. [1] [2] Visual Basic was derived from BASIC and enables the rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, access to databases using Data Access Objects , Remote Data Objects , or ActiveX Data Objects , and creation of ActiveX controls and objects.

2014

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1. Language features

2. Characteristics

3. History

4. Derivative languages

5. Performance and other issues

6. Legacy development and support

7. Example code

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9. References

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Visual Basic is a third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for its COM programming model first released in 1991. Microsoft intended Visual Basic to be relatively easy to learn and use. [1] [2] Visual Basic was derived from BASIC and enables the rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, access to databases using Data Access Objects , Remote Data Objects , or ActiveX Data Objects , and creation of ActiveX controls and objects.

2013

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5. Performance and other issues

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7. Example code

8. See also

9. References

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Visual Basic is a third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for its COM programming model first released in 1991. Microsoft intends Visual Basic to be relatively easy to learn and use. [1] [2] Visual Basic was derived from BASIC and enables the rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, access to databases using Data Access Objects , Remote Data Objects , or ActiveX Data Objects , and creation of ActiveX controls and objects.

2012

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5. Performance and other issues

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7. Example code

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Visual Basic is a third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for its COM programming model first released in 1991. Visual Basic is designed to be relatively easy to learn and use. [1] [2] Visual Basic was derived from BASIC and enables the rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, access to databases using Data Access Objects , Remote Data Objects , or ActiveX Data Objects , and creation of ActiveX controls and objects. Scripting languages such as VBA and VBScript are syntactically similar to Visual Basic, but perform differently.

2011

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2. Characteristics

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5. Performance and other issues

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7. Example code

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Template:Infobox image Visual Basic ( VB ) is the third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for its COM programming model. Visual Basic is designed to be relatively easy to learn and use. [1] [2]

2010

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Visual Basic ( VB ) is the third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for its COM programming model. Visual Basic is relatively easy to learn and use. [1] [2]

2009

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Visual Basic ( VB ) is the third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for its COM programming model. VB is also considered a relatively easy to learn and use programming language, because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. [1]

2008

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2. Characteristics present in Visual Basic

3. Evolution of Visual Basic

4. Derivative languages

5. Performance and other issues

6. Legacy Development and Support

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Visual Basic ( VB ) is the third-generation event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft for its COM programming model. VB is also considered a relatively easy to learn and use programming language, because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. [1]

2007

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2. Characteristics present in Visual Basic

3. Evolution of Visual Basic

4. Derivative languages

5. Performance and other issues

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Visual Basic ( VB ) is a third-generation event driven programming language and associated development environment from Microsoft for its COM programming model. [1] Visual Basic was derived from BASIC and enables the rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, access to databases using DAO , RDO , or ADO , and creation of ActiveX controls and objects. Scripting languages such as VBA and VBScript are syntactically similar to Visual Basic, but perform differently. [2]

2006

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Visual Basic ( VB ) is an event driven programming language and associated development environment from Microsoft . VB has been replaced by Visual Basic .NET . The older version of VB was derived heavily from BASIC and enables the rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, access to databases using DAO , RDO , or ADO , and creation of ActiveX controls and objects.

2005

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Visual Basic ( VB ) is an event driven programming language and associated development environment created by Microsoft . In business programming, it has one of the largest user bases.

2004

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Visual Basic ( VB ) is an event driven programming language and associated development environment , created by Microsoft . It is derived heavily from BASIC . VB enables Rapid Application Development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications; allows easy access to databases using DAO , RDO , or ADO ; and makes it easy to create ActiveX controls. A moderately skilled programmer can quickly put together a simple business application using components provided with Visual Basic.

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1. Visual Basic for Applications

2. Criticisms of Visual Basic

3. Older Versions of Visual Basic

4. Visual Basic and HyperCard

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Visual Basic ( VB ) is a programming language marketed by Microsoft Corporation . The system for connecting the programming language proper to the graphic user interface is a descendent of a system called Tripod , originally developed by Alan Cooper , and further developed by Cooper and his associates under contract to Microsoft. The internal language itself is a descendent of BASIC . It was first introduced by Microsoft in 1991 with the intention of making programing easier by having a visual basis for designing the user interface, and to some extent, the code.

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Visual Basic ( VB ) is a descendant of the BASIC programming language that is developed by the Microsoft Corporation . It is an event driven programming language centered around a very powerful forms engine that enables rapid development of graphical user interface (GUI) applications and a complex database object library ( ADO ). It is used primarily for business applications such as database front ends, and its relative VBScript is the default language for Active Server Pages . VB is very friendly to a novice programmer . Its syntax tries to resemble English , it doesn't require the use of pointer arithmetic, and it has a vast library of utility objects to do everything from printing a Microsoft Word document to printing barcodes or displaying a web page. A skilled programmer can build a web browser in minutes using components provided with Visual Basic. This use of built-in visual components and programming aids was an important factor in the acceptance of Visual Basic by programmers, and the use of visual components spread both to other programming languages and to web editors.

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Visual Basic ( VB ) is a descendant of the BASIC programming language that is developed by the Microsoft Corporation . It is centered around a very powerful forms engine that enables rapid development of graphical user interface (GUI) applications and a complex database object library ( ADO ). It is used primarily for business applications such as database front ends, and its relative VBScript is the de facto language for Active Server Pages .