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Getting StartedVisual Basic is an object-oriented programming language that uses the Microsoft Windows platform. The programs that are created using Visual Basic will look and act like standard Windows programs. Visual Basic provides one the tools to create windows with elements such as menus, text boxes, command buttons, option buttons, list boxes and scroll bars. This tutorial does not completely cover all aspects of Visual Basic. This is just basically an overview to get a beginner to the language up to pace. Databases, Crystal Reports and others are not included to keep this tutorial under 500 pages and to keep carpal tunnel from occurring. Although this tutorial is aimed at beginners, it was also written assuming that the reader possibly has some programming knowledge. For instance: what an IF / THEN / ELSE statement is, For / Next loop and so on. If you have taken Basic or QBasic, that’s ideal before reading through this article. Additionally, this tutorial would not be of much help if you do not have VB 6.0 installed on your computer. I believe a trial version can be downloaded somewhere. I would try searching google to find it. If you do have it, open it and read this and follow through. Procedural vs. Non-Procedural LanguagesProcedural Languages - Programming languages that have a set plan that you follow to execute a program. In other words, you have an algorithm or step-by-step process to execute. The statements are executed in order from beginning to end and the program will terminate after the last statement is executed. Examples of Procedural Languages:
and others as well... Non-Procedural Languages - These are Object-Oriented programming languages that are event-driven. With Non-Procedural Languages, one does not have only a series of statements that are executed, but several choices of different things you can do in a program. You select the event that you want to occur and only the code for that event will be executed. Examples of Procedural Languages:
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