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VB Tech Tip: Undocumented - the Erl Function
Feb 1, 2002
Visual Basic 6.0 retains remnants of its BASIC origins, including line numbers, GoTo, and GoSub. Although most of these are now curiosities, some can be used effectively. Here, Scott Loban demonstrates a use for line numbers and the Erl function.
Visual Basic 2005: Maximizing the VB Experience with New and Old Features
Oct 28, 2005
John Traenkenschuh loved Visual Basic 6, but he has a new amour: VB 2005. It's not just a better-looking interface; Microsoft has apparently listened to users and built a new version that incorporates the best of the old. See if you agree.
Visual Basic to Visual Basic .NET Migration Approach
Jun 27, 2003
Work through the phases of migrating from Visual Basic 6.0 applications to Visual Basic .NET. You will see what features the upgrade wizard does not upgrade from 6.0, and that will set you on your way to a complete upgrade.
Web Developers Need To Prepare for .NET
Aug 6, 2001
Craig Utley prepares Web developers for Microsoft's ASP.NET technology.
Where Was I? Restoring Application State with VB and XML
Jan 25, 2002
Want your application to remember where it was when it last exited? Learn how to do it using XML to save an application's session state.
Why Should You Move to Visual Basic.NET?
May 18, 2001
Visual Basic.NET offers plenty of benefits, including automatic access to garbage collection, debugging, security services, inheritance, and more. Here, Craig Utley previews the features of VB.NET and shows how the .NET model can expand your current ...
Will One Whidbey Be the Same as the Rest?
Aug 29, 2003
Check out the likely differences and similarities in editions of Microsoft's upcoming Whidbey development environment for Visual Basic, C++, C#, and J# with tech journalist Jacqueline Emigh.
Windows XP Under the Hood: An Introduction to VBScript
Feb 1, 2008
Brian Knittel introduces VBScript and its most important features.
Working with Files in Visual Basic
Mar 30, 2001
Learn how to accomplish file operations easily by using Visual Basic code in this selection from Brian Siler and Jeff Spotts' book, Special Edition Using Visual Basic 6 (Que, 1998).
Your First VB.NET Application
May 18, 2001
If you're looking to get your feet wet with VB.NET, you've come to the right place. Here, Craig Utley walks you through your first VB.NET application, pointing out the vistas and valleys along the way.

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