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DrawIconExWhat is the exact syntax for using DrawIconEx
DrawIconEx(System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox1.hdc, _ 0, _ 0, _ lngmIcon, _ 660, _ 450, _ 0, _ 0, _ DI_NORMAL) as you can see it doesn't work. I tried adding .PictureBox1 (the name of the control) and it didn't work either. I'm new to this, so please bear with me. Marshall Private Declare Function ExtractAssociatedIcon Lib "shell32.dll" Alias
"ExtractAssociatedIconA" (ByVal hInst As Long, ByVal lpIconPath As String, lpiIcon As Long) As Long Private Declare Function DrawIconEx Lib "user32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal xLeft As Long, ByVal yTop As Long, ByVal hIcon As Long, ByVal cxWidth As Long, ByVal cyWidth As Long, ByVal istepIfAniCur As Long, ByVal hbrFlickerFreeDraw As Long, ByVal diFlags As Long) As Long Private Declare Function DestroyIcon Lib "user32" (ByVal hIcon As Long) As Long Why do you want to use unmanaged code? Just curious. -- Show quoteHide quoteGet a powerful web, database, application, and email hosting with KJM Solutions http://www.kjmsolutions.com "Marshall" <ram***@oriok.net> wrote in message news:1140316446.082918.169540@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > What is the exact syntax for using DrawIconEx > DrawIconEx(System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox1.hdc, _ > 0, _ > 0, _ > lngmIcon, _ > 660, _ > 450, _ > 0, _ > 0, _ > DI_NORMAL) > as you can see it doesn't work. I tried adding .PictureBox1 (the name > of the control) and it didn't work either. > I'm new to this, so please bear with me. > Marshall > vbnetdev wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > Private Declare Function ExtractAssociatedIcon Lib "shell32.dll" Alias I've done all that. I just took my code out of context.> "ExtractAssociatedIconA" (ByVal hInst As Long, ByVal lpIconPath As String, > lpiIcon As Long) As Long > > Private Declare Function DrawIconEx Lib "user32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal > xLeft As Long, ByVal yTop As Long, ByVal hIcon As Long, ByVal cxWidth As > Long, ByVal cyWidth As Long, ByVal istepIfAniCur As Long, ByVal > hbrFlickerFreeDraw As Long, ByVal diFlags As Long) As Long > > Private Declare Function DestroyIcon Lib "user32" (ByVal hIcon As Long) As > Long > > Why do you want to use unmanaged code? Just curious. > > -- > Get a powerful web, database, application, and email hosting with KJM > Solutions > http://www.kjmsolutions.com > vbnetdev: I didn't think that I had to show it all. It's just that DrawIconEx(System.WIndows.Forms.PictureBox.Picture1.hdc doesn't work either. So what is the syntax for System.Forms.....? Marshall Show quoteHide quote > > > "Marshall" <ram***@oriok.net> wrote in message > news:1140316446.082918.169540@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > What is the exact syntax for using DrawIconEx > > DrawIconEx(System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox1.hdc, _ > > 0, _ > > 0, _ > > lngmIcon, _ > > 660, _ > > 450, _ > > 0, _ > > 0, _ > > DI_NORMAL) > > as you can see it doesn't work. I tried adding .PictureBox1 (the name > > of the control) and it didn't work either. > > I'm new to this, so please bear with me. > > Marshall > > "Marshall" <ram***@oriok.net> schrieb Where do you get the Icon from? Do you have a System.Drawing.Icon object or> So what is the syntax for System.Forms.....? did you receive a icon handle somewhere from unmanaged functions? Wherever possible, use the Graphics object to draw. In a Paint event, you get it in e.graphics. Outside Paint, you create it by calling YourControl.Creategraphics. Then call the Graphics object's DrawIcon method. Armin
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"vbnetdev" <vbnetdev@community.nospam> schrieb Your code is VB6 code but this is a VB.Net group.> Private Declare Function ExtractAssociatedIcon Lib "shell32.dll" > Alias "ExtractAssociatedIconA" (ByVal hInst As Long, ByVal > lpIconPath As String, lpiIcon As Long) As Long > > Private Declare Function DrawIconEx Lib "user32" (ByVal hdc As Long, > ByVal xLeft As Long, ByVal yTop As Long, ByVal hIcon As Long, ByVal > cxWidth As Long, ByVal cyWidth As Long, ByVal istepIfAniCur As Long, > ByVal > hbrFlickerFreeDraw As Long, ByVal diFlags As Long) As Long > > Private Declare Function DestroyIcon Lib "user32" (ByVal hIcon As > Long) As Long The correct declaration is: (unverified) Private Declare Function ExtractAssociatedIcon Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ExtractAssociatedIconA" (ByVal hInst As intptr, ByVal lpIconPath As String, byref lpiIcon As Integer) As intptr Private Declare Function DrawIconEx Lib "user32" (ByVal hdc As intptr, ByVal xLeft As integer, ByVal yTop As integer, ByVal hIcon As intptr, ByVal cxWidth As integer, ByVal cyWidth As integer, ByVal istepIfAniCur As integer, ByVal hbrFlickerFreeDraw As intptr, ByVal diFlags As integer) As boolean (In VB 2005 you can use the Unsigned Integer type for istepIfAniCur and diFlags.) Private Declare Function DestroyIcon Lib "user32" (ByVal hIcon As intptr) As boolean But I agree that we should use the managed version wherever possible. BTW, in Framework 2.0, there is the Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon method. Armin My bad. Old habits die hard.
-- Show quoteHide quoteGet a powerful web, database, application, and email hosting with KJM Solutions http://www.kjmsolutions.com "Armin Zingler" <az.nospam@freenet.de> wrote in message news:%23pGdiOUNGHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > "vbnetdev" <vbnetdev@community.nospam> schrieb >> Private Declare Function ExtractAssociatedIcon Lib "shell32.dll" >> Alias "ExtractAssociatedIconA" (ByVal hInst As Long, ByVal >> lpIconPath As String, lpiIcon As Long) As Long >> >> Private Declare Function DrawIconEx Lib "user32" (ByVal hdc As Long, >> ByVal xLeft As Long, ByVal yTop As Long, ByVal hIcon As Long, ByVal >> cxWidth As Long, ByVal cyWidth As Long, ByVal istepIfAniCur As Long, >> ByVal >> hbrFlickerFreeDraw As Long, ByVal diFlags As Long) As Long >> >> Private Declare Function DestroyIcon Lib "user32" (ByVal hIcon As >> Long) As Long > > > Your code is VB6 code but this is a VB.Net group. > > The correct declaration is: (unverified) > > Private Declare Function ExtractAssociatedIcon Lib "shell32.dll" > Alias "ExtractAssociatedIconA" (ByVal hInst As intptr, ByVal > lpIconPath As String, byref lpiIcon As Integer) As intptr > > Private Declare Function DrawIconEx Lib "user32" (ByVal hdc As intptr, > ByVal xLeft As integer, ByVal yTop As integer, ByVal hIcon As intptr, > ByVal > cxWidth As integer, ByVal cyWidth As integer, ByVal istepIfAniCur As > integer, > ByVal hbrFlickerFreeDraw As intptr, ByVal diFlags As integer) As boolean > > (In VB 2005 you can use the Unsigned Integer type for istepIfAniCur and > diFlags.) > > Private Declare Function DestroyIcon Lib "user32" (ByVal hIcon As > intptr) As boolean > > > But I agree that we should use the managed version wherever possible. BTW, > in Framework 2.0, there is the Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon method. > > > Armin Gentlemen;
here is the project. All 54 lines of it. Private Declare Function DestroyIcon Lib "user32" _ (ByVal hIcon As Long) As Long Private Declare Function DrawIconEx Lib "user32" _ (ByVal hdc As Long, _ ByVal xLeft As Long, _ ByVal yTop As Long, _ ByVal hIcon As Long, _ ByVal cxHeight As Long, _ ByVal cyWidth As Long, _ ByVal istepIfAniCur As Long, _ ByVal hbrFlickerFreeDraw As Long, _ ByVal diFlags As Long) As Long ' ' For Icon extraction and placement in Image control Private Declare Function ExtractIcon Lib "shell32.dll" _ Alias "ExtractIconA" _ (ByVal hInst As Long, _ ByVal lpszExeFileName As String, _ ByVal nIconIndex As Long) As Long Private lngmIcon As Long Const DI_MASK As Long = &H1 Const DI_IMAGE As Long = &H2 Const DI_NORMAL As Long = DI_MASK Xor DI_IMAGE Const ERROR_SUCCESS = 0 Private Sub frmCCw_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load Extract_the_Icon() End Sub Private Sub Draw_The_Icon() DrawIconEx(System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox1.hdc, _ 0, _ 0, _ lngmIcon, _ 660, _ 450, _ 0, _ 0, _ DI_NORMAL) ' remove the icon from the memory DestroyIcon(lngmIcon) End Sub Private Sub Extract_the_Icon() lngmIcon = ExtractIcon("C:\Windows\System32", "Shell32.dll", 84&) If ERROR_SUCCESS Then Draw_The_Icon() End If End Sub Private Sub PictureBox2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles PictureBox2.Click End Sub End Class Now everything is fine, I guess, except the line that has DrawIconEx(System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox1.hdc, _ .. .. Where it reports in the error window, Error 1 'PictureBox1' is not a member of 'Forms'. F:\VB Studio Net Projects\ControlCenter\ControlCenter\CCW.vb 32 20 ControlCenter So again; What is the syntax for DrawIconEx? Marshall "Marshall" <ram***@oriok.net> schrieb Is there a reason why you ignore my posts? The declarations are still wrong.> Gentlemen; > here is the project. All 54 lines of it. Armin Armin Zingler wrote:
> "Marshall" <ram***@oriok.net> schrieb I'm looking now on Microsoft.com for just what are the Declarations.> > Gentlemen; > > here is the project. All 54 lines of it. > > > Is there a reason why you ignore my posts? The declarations are still wrong. > > > Armin No luck so far. When I'm wrong I will change the declaration. WHAT ARE THEY. God I cant find anything. They're doesn't appear to be any built-in API Viewer so I can get the declaration right. AND STILL, what is the syntax fro DrawIconEX? Marshall
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"Marshall" <ram***@oriok.net> schrieb <quote>> > > > Is there a reason why you ignore my posts? The declarations are > > still wrong. > > I'm looking now on Microsoft.com for just what are the Declarations. > No luck so far. > When I'm wrong I will change the declaration. > WHAT ARE THEY. > God I cant find anything. They're doesn't appear to be any built-in > API Viewer so I can get the declaration right. > AND STILL, what is the syntax fro DrawIconEX? > Marshall > Where do you get the Icon from? Do you have a System.Drawing.Icon object or did you receive a icon handle somewhere from unmanaged functions? Wherever possible, use the Graphics object to draw. In a Paint event, you get it in e.graphics. Outside Paint, you create it by calling YourControl.Creategraphics. Then call the Graphics object's DrawIcon method. </quote> <quote> Private Declare Function ExtractAssociatedIcon Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ExtractAssociatedIconA" (ByVal hInst As intptr, ByVal lpIconPath As String, byref lpiIcon As Integer) As intptr Private Declare Function DrawIconEx Lib "user32" (ByVal hdc As intptr, ByVal xLeft As integer, ByVal yTop As integer, ByVal hIcon As intptr, ByVal cxWidth As integer, ByVal cyWidth As integer, ByVal istepIfAniCur As integer, ByVal hbrFlickerFreeDraw As intptr, ByVal diFlags As integer) As boolean (In VB 2005 you can use the Unsigned Integer type for istepIfAniCur and diFlags.) Private Declare Function DestroyIcon Lib "user32" (ByVal hIcon As intptr) As boolean But I agree that we should use the managed version wherever possible. BTW, in Framework 2.0, there is the Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon method. </quote> I do not have the declaration for DrawIconEx, but you can use Icon.FromHandle to create an Icon and draw it the managed way as shown above. Armin Armin Zingler wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > "Marshall" <ram***@oriok.net> schrieb 1. Up above is the method with which I retrieved the Icon.> > > > > > Is there a reason why you ignore my posts? The declarations are > > > still wrong. > > > > I'm looking now on Microsoft.com for just what are the Declarations. > > No luck so far. > > When I'm wrong I will change the declaration. > > WHAT ARE THEY. > > God I cant find anything. They're doesn't appear to be any built-in > > API Viewer so I can get the declaration right. > > AND STILL, what is the syntax fro DrawIconEX? > > Marshall > > > > > <quote> > Where do you get the Icon from? Do you have a System.Drawing.Icon object or > did you receive a icon handle somewhere from unmanaged functions? > > Wherever possible, use the Graphics object to draw. In a Paint event, you > get it in e.graphics. Outside Paint, you create it by calling > YourControl.Creategraphics. Then call the Graphics object's DrawIcon method. > </quote> > > > <quote> > Private Declare Function ExtractAssociatedIcon Lib "shell32.dll" > Alias "ExtractAssociatedIconA" (ByVal hInst As intptr, ByVal > lpIconPath As String, byref lpiIcon As Integer) As intptr > > Private Declare Function DrawIconEx Lib "user32" (ByVal hdc As intptr, > ByVal xLeft As integer, ByVal yTop As integer, ByVal hIcon As intptr, ByVal > cxWidth As integer, ByVal cyWidth As integer, ByVal istepIfAniCur As > integer, > ByVal hbrFlickerFreeDraw As intptr, ByVal diFlags As integer) As boolean > > (In VB 2005 you can use the Unsigned Integer type for istepIfAniCur and > diFlags.) > > Private Declare Function DestroyIcon Lib "user32" (ByVal hIcon As > intptr) As boolean > > > But I agree that we should use the managed version wherever possible. BTW, > in Framework 2.0, there is the Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon method. > </quote> > > I do not have the declaration for DrawIconEx, but you can use > Icon.FromHandle to create an Icon and draw it the managed way as shown > above. > > > Armin Armin, 2. What the heck is 'the managed version'? Never heard of that before. 3. I must be stupid or whatever, because I don't understand a damn thing you are saying about Icon.handle and create an Icon, etc. I extracted the Icon, NOW, How do I draw it into a Picture Box. Step by Step. If you can't or no one else can, then forget it. Thanks for all your time and trouble. Marshall PS. Now I know why VB6 coders are fighting moving to VB.Net. It looks similar to Java and C#. Now who in their right mind wants to go thru all the trouble of the name.name.name stuff when in VB6 you could just do it. I'm trying to learn VB.Net, but as you can see I have a mindset to overcome. VB6 is SO MUCH EASIER to understand and to code for; I started with VB 3.0 on WIndows 3.11 and was writing code within a 1/2 hr. Now I can't even get the program to run unless I do ctrl+F5 VB6 not being an OOP language, as far as I am concerned is a complaint of the Publishers of magazines, C++ and Java programmers who have a propensity to favor total OOP languages. Now that said, I would be willing to wager that 1,000's of VB6 programs run companies. So to say it's not a 'real' language is absurd. But I digress. Sorry to go on a rant, but I had to say my 2 cents worth. For whatever that's worth.
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"Marshall" <ram***@oriok.net> schrieb Today... I did not quote it because I wanted to know how you get the icon> > Armin Zingler wrote: > > "Marshall" <ram***@oriok.net> schrieb > > > > > > > > Is there a reason why you ignore my posts? The declarations > > > > are still wrong. > > > > > > I'm looking now on Microsoft.com for just what are the > > > Declarations. No luck so far. > > > When I'm wrong I will change the declaration. > > > WHAT ARE THEY. > > > God I cant find anything. They're doesn't appear to be any > > > built-in API Viewer so I can get the declaration right. > > > AND STILL, what is the syntax fro DrawIconEX? > > > Marshall > > > > > > > > > <quote> > > Where do you get the Icon from? Do you have a System.Drawing.Icon > > object or did you receive a icon handle somewhere from unmanaged > > functions? > > > > Wherever possible, use the Graphics object to draw. In a Paint > > event, you get it in e.graphics. Outside Paint, you create it by > > calling > > YourControl.Creategraphics. Then call the Graphics object's > > DrawIcon method. </quote> > > > > > > <quote> > > Private Declare Function ExtractAssociatedIcon Lib "shell32.dll" > > Alias "ExtractAssociatedIconA" (ByVal hInst As intptr, ByVal > > lpIconPath As String, byref lpiIcon As Integer) As intptr > > > > Private Declare Function DrawIconEx Lib "user32" (ByVal hdc As > > intptr, ByVal xLeft As integer, ByVal yTop As integer, ByVal hIcon > > As intptr, ByVal cxWidth As integer, ByVal cyWidth As integer, > > ByVal istepIfAniCur As integer, > > ByVal hbrFlickerFreeDraw As intptr, ByVal diFlags As integer) As > > boolean > > > > (In VB 2005 you can use the Unsigned Integer type for > > istepIfAniCur and diFlags.) > > > > Private Declare Function DestroyIcon Lib "user32" (ByVal hIcon As > > intptr) As boolean > > > > > > But I agree that we should use the managed version wherever > > possible. BTW, in Framework 2.0, there is the > > Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon method. > > </quote> > > > > I do not have the declaration for DrawIconEx, but you can use > > Icon.FromHandle to create an Icon and draw it the managed way as > > shown above. > > > > > > Armin > Armin, > 1. Up above is the method with which I retrieved the Icon. because you posted it meanwhile. I only quoted it because I wrote how you use the graphics object to paint an icon, and because you wrote you didn't find the correct declaration. That's why I assumed that you didn't see the message and I quoted it again. > 2. What the heck is 'the managed version'? Never heard of that Calling API functions (also called pInvoke (=plattform invoke)) is the> before. "native" way to draw an icon, wheras using the classes in the ..Net Framework is called the "managed" way. It is called that because the Framework provides the "managed excution" of applications that are based on the framework. > 3. I must be stupid or whatever, because I don't understand An Icon is an object. See class System.Drawing.Icon. The method> a damn > thing you are saying about Icon.handle and create an Icon, etc. Icon.FromHandle is a method that can be used to create an Icon object by passing an icon handle. Pass the icon handle that you got from the Extracticon function. > I extracted the Icon, NOW, How do I draw it into a Picture Box. 1. get the icon handle using your api function> Step by Step. 2. call icon.fromhandle to create an Icon 3. see first quote above > If you can't or no one else can, then forget it. Do you have all your files in C:\ or do you create sub folders? I love > Thanks for all your time and trouble. > > Marshall > > PS. Now I know why VB6 coders are fighting moving to VB.Net. > It looks similar to Java and C#. > Now who in their right mind wants to go thru all the trouble of the > name.name.name stuff > when in VB6 you could just do it. (VB).Net for being able to organize classes in namespaces. Would be very chaotic if thousands of them were thrown in one big pot, including the problem of conflicting names. Show quoteHide quote > I'm trying to learn VB.Net, but as you can see I have a mindset to Well, it takes some time to get accustomed to it because it is so different,> overcome. > VB6 is SO MUCH EASIER to understand and to code for; I started with > VB 3.0 on WIndows 3.11 and was writing code within a 1/2 hr. > Now I can't even get the program to run unless I do ctrl+F5 > VB6 not being an OOP language, as far as I am concerned is a > complaint of the Publishers of magazines, C++ and Java programmers > who have a propensity to favor total OOP languages. > Now that said, I would be willing to wager that 1,000's of VB6 > programs run companies. > So to say it's not a 'real' language is absurd. > But I digress. > Sorry to go on a rant, but I had to say my 2 cents worth. For > whatever that's worth. > but once done, you'll love it. Things are often much simpler to do (not always, of course). Armin Armin Zingler wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > "Marshall" <ram***@oriok.net> schrieb Thank you for your time and efforts.> > > > Armin Zingler wrote: > > > "Marshall" <ram***@oriok.net> schrieb > > > > > > > > > > Is there a reason why you ignore my posts? The declarations > > > > > are still wrong. > > > > > > > > I'm looking now on Microsoft.com for just what are the > > > > Declarations. No luck so far. > > > > When I'm wrong I will change the declaration. > > > > WHAT ARE THEY. > > > > God I cant find anything. They're doesn't appear to be any > > > > built-in API Viewer so I can get the declaration right. > > > > AND STILL, what is the syntax fro DrawIconEX? > > > > Marshall > > > > > > > > > > > > > <quote> > > > Where do you get the Icon from? Do you have a System.Drawing.Icon > > > object or did you receive a icon handle somewhere from unmanaged > > > functions? > > > > > > Wherever possible, use the Graphics object to draw. In a Paint > > > event, you get it in e.graphics. Outside Paint, you create it by > > > calling > > > YourControl.Creategraphics. Then call the Graphics object's > > > DrawIcon method. </quote> > > > > > > > > > <quote> > > > Private Declare Function ExtractAssociatedIcon Lib "shell32.dll" > > > Alias "ExtractAssociatedIconA" (ByVal hInst As intptr, ByVal > > > lpIconPath As String, byref lpiIcon As Integer) As intptr > > > > > > Private Declare Function DrawIconEx Lib "user32" (ByVal hdc As > > > intptr, ByVal xLeft As integer, ByVal yTop As integer, ByVal hIcon > > > As intptr, ByVal cxWidth As integer, ByVal cyWidth As integer, > > > ByVal istepIfAniCur As integer, > > > ByVal hbrFlickerFreeDraw As intptr, ByVal diFlags As integer) As > > > boolean > > > > > > (In VB 2005 you can use the Unsigned Integer type for > > > istepIfAniCur and diFlags.) > > > > > > Private Declare Function DestroyIcon Lib "user32" (ByVal hIcon As > > > intptr) As boolean > > > > > > > > > But I agree that we should use the managed version wherever > > > possible. BTW, in Framework 2.0, there is the > > > Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon method. > > > </quote> > > > > > > I do not have the declaration for DrawIconEx, but you can use > > > Icon.FromHandle to create an Icon and draw it the managed way as > > > shown above. > > > > > > > > > Armin > > Armin, > > 1. Up above is the method with which I retrieved the Icon. > > Today... I did not quote it because I wanted to know how you get the icon > because you posted it meanwhile. I only quoted it because I wrote how you > use the graphics object to paint an icon, and because you wrote you didn't > find the correct declaration. That's why I assumed that you didn't see the > message and I quoted it again. > > > 2. What the heck is 'the managed version'? Never heard of that > > before. > > Calling API functions (also called pInvoke (=plattform invoke)) is the > "native" way to draw an icon, wheras using the classes in the > .Net Framework is called the "managed" way. It is called that > because the Framework provides the "managed excution" of applications > that are based on the framework. > > > 3. I must be stupid or whatever, because I don't understand > > a damn > > thing you are saying about Icon.handle and create an Icon, etc. > > An Icon is an object. See class System.Drawing.Icon. The method > Icon.FromHandle is a method that can be used to create an Icon object by > passing an icon handle. Pass the icon handle that you got from the > Extracticon function. > > > I extracted the Icon, NOW, How do I draw it into a Picture Box. > > Step by Step. > > > 1. get the icon handle using your api function > 2. call icon.fromhandle to create an Icon > 3. see first quote above > > > If you can't or no one else can, then forget it. > > Thanks for all your time and trouble. > > > > Marshall > > > > PS. Now I know why VB6 coders are fighting moving to VB.Net. > > It looks similar to Java and C#. > > Now who in their right mind wants to go thru all the trouble of the > > name.name.name stuff > > when in VB6 you could just do it. > > Do you have all your files in C:\ or do you create sub folders? I love > (VB).Net > for being able to organize classes in namespaces. Would be very chaotic if > thousands of them were thrown in one big pot, including the problem of > conflicting names. > > > I'm trying to learn VB.Net, but as you can see I have a mindset to > > overcome. > > VB6 is SO MUCH EASIER to understand and to code for; I started with > > VB 3.0 on WIndows 3.11 and was writing code within a 1/2 hr. > > Now I can't even get the program to run unless I do ctrl+F5 > > VB6 not being an OOP language, as far as I am concerned is a > > complaint of the Publishers of magazines, C++ and Java programmers > > who have a propensity to favor total OOP languages. > > Now that said, I would be willing to wager that 1,000's of VB6 > > programs run companies. > > So to say it's not a 'real' language is absurd. > > But I digress. > > Sorry to go on a rant, but I had to say my 2 cents worth. For > > whatever that's worth. > > > > Well, it takes some time to get accustomed to it because it is so different, > but once done, you'll love it. Things are often much simpler to do (not > always, of course). > > > Armin Armin; I will give it a try. Hopefully I can get it to work. As an aside; Who knew that Native was not as good as Managed. Native sounds like it's built in, and Managed sounds like it run by a committee. LOL Marshall Marshall,
I agree with Armin. I've been coding for some time but I just started coding in .NET a couple of years ago. It takes about 3-6 months before you "get it" (OOP) but once you do you don't want to go back. VB6 uses objects it just conceals them from you and consequently you don't get the benefit of being able to use them yourself for the most part. The basic idea of "managed code" is that your code runs in it's own process space and the framework "manages" it. The framework keeps an application from interfering with other applications running on the system and keeps the application from interfering with the system itself. There are a number of advantages to "managed code", including cleaning up objects after they're no longer needed, but the most significant is probably that in the even that your program crashes the vast majority of the time it won't affect other running applications or crash the system. If you use "unmanaged code" and you make a simple programming error you can crash the entire system. I'm sure that some of the other posters could give you a better synopsis of the advantages but that should give you a good start. I've read quite a few books on OOP and .NET and if you'd like to keep the length of time it takes to "get it" down to 3 months get a copy of John Connell's book Coding Techniques for Microsoft(r) Visual Basic(r) .NET. Stan -- Stan Smith ADS Programming Services Birmingham, AL 205-222-1661 ssm***@adsprogramming.com |
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