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  • What is the most recent version of Microsoft Visual Basic?

    Compatibility:VB3  VB4  VB5

    As of this writing, 5.0. (Plus one bug patch.)

     

     

  • Is there a student discount for Visual Basic and other related products?

    Compatibility:VB3  VB4  VB5

    Yes; you can get VB5 Pro for $90.

    Contact Microsoft for the dealer closest to you.

     

     

  • Does VB create stand alone Exe files?

    Compatibility:VB3  VB4  VB5

    Yes. However, each version of VB requres a different "runtime" file.

     

     

  • What are some good examples of commercial apps built using Visual Basic?

    Compatibility:VB3  VB4  VB5

    Many commercial programs have been writen in Visual Basic:

    Please note that this is only a small list of all the programs written in VB.

     

     

  • What are the limits of VB?

    Compatibility:VB3  VB4  VB5

    The higher the version you have, the fewer limits you'll encounter.

    VB5 has almost no limits. VB4 can do more then VB3, but still can't approach C++.

    You can use pointers in VB5, which speeds up variable manipulation quite a bit.

    You can also write ActiveX controls and servers in VB5.

    However, the following things are not possible to write in straight VB:

     

     

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