Visual Basic 6 is more than just a programming language. The secret to Visual Basic is in its name: visual. With today’s Windows operating systems, a program must be able to interact with the screen, keyboard, mouse, and printer graphically. Older programming languages, such as BASIC, worked well in a text-only computing
environment, but such languages do not support the graphical interface needed for today’s computers.
Versions of Visual Basic 6.0
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Visual Basic comes in several varieties including the following:
• Visual Basic Enterprise Edition: Created for team programming environments and client/server computing where applications distribute processing and data among several computers.
• Visual Basic Professional Edition: Geared toward professional programmers who want to get the most from the Visual Basic programming environment. This edition includes a full set of tools and wizards that help you package and distribute applications. This 21-day tutorial assumes that you use the Professional Edition as most Visual
Basic programmers do. Nevertheless, if you use one of the other editions, the majority of this book also applies to you because this tutorial does not focus on the Professional Edition-only tools as much as it presents a well-rounded introduction to the Visual Basic programming environment and language.
• Visual Basic Learning Edition: The essentials with the standard complement of programming tools and everything one needs to get started programming. A multimedia CD-ROM called Learn VB Now comes with the package as well as a full set of Microsoft Developer Network documentation so that you will have the help that you require to learn and use Visual Basic.
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