albertlee Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I have a book about qbasic, but on my computer, there is Visual Basic from Microsoft Office 2000........ If I want to learn basic on Visual Basic, can I just read my qbasic book? or do I have to buy a new book? .... because I dont know is there a difference on the basic of VB and QB....... Any suggestion? Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Well, from my experience, you do need to buy a new book . QBASIC is all about typing the scripts out. Visual basic does that automatically, and cna create forms, boxes, etc. easily. I don't know about its scripting though, or if there is a way to edit it manually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertlee Posted May 20, 2004 Author Share Posted May 20, 2004 Aomaster, do you mean that qbasic cannot creat forms ,box ,and etc? or it just takes more time? secondly, if learning visual basic's main difference to qbasic is just that it can do things more quickly and easily than qbasic, then I think qbasic would be more completely to learn as learning basic language....... Any suggestion? Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Whilst it's true that QBasic is similar to the original style of BASIC programming, the language is pretty much outdated now. You're definately better off using Visual Basic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertlee Posted May 20, 2004 Author Share Posted May 20, 2004 Then what is difference on the "language" of visual basic and qbaisc? since both are basic.. Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Visual basic is loads different. It allows you to do boxes and inputs easier than qbasic, and is more visual (hence the name), while in QB it's a lot harder to do graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiral_ju00 Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I have a book about qbasic, but on my computer, there is Visual Basic from Microsoft Office 2000........ VB that comes with MS Office is not the full thing and it's not enought to make a stand alone app. Some of the things you can use that for is to make your Spreadsheet More effective or perhaps write a new version of ILoveYou virus. If you want to program in VB, get a Full version of Visual Basic and a Pretty big book to go with it. While it'll be very pricey at a retail store, you might want to check your local college for a Student's version which will have everything you need for starters. If I want to learn basic on Visual Basic, can I just read my qbasic book? or do I have to buy a new book? ....because I dont know is there a difference on the basic of VB and QB...... VB and Basic/QBasic is a completely different beast. If you want an environment of VB but can't afford to pay 200+ bucks for it, you might want to look for a Borlands C++ Builder. This is usually much cheaper, I got my version for about $70 for the full version but you'll need to learn C++, otherwise, the basic functionality of Borlands C++ is almost exactly the same as VB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Also, to add to that, before you buy anything, make sure that you are REALLY determined to learn, and don't get put off by masses of information, 'cause it is quite a lot of information to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertlee Posted May 21, 2004 Author Share Posted May 21, 2004 Is the only difference of visual basic than qbasic is that visual basic can do things easier visually, and make windows programs, which qbasic cant? thats all? Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Well, that's it, and in effect, Visual basic is easier, because you can see what you are doing. In Qbasic, you can't. Visual Basic allows you to create graphics, or import graphics in an easier way than Qbasic. Also, QBasic graphics aren't that good. Download a few games for QBasic and compare those with Visual Basic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiral_ju00 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Is the only difference of visual basic than qbasic is that visual basic can do things easier visually' date=' and make windows programs, which qbasic cant? thats all? Albert[/quote'] what? nonono no no no. Visial Basic and Basic are two different languages. Basic may have evolved into Visual Basic, but at this point in time it's a whole different language. see for yourself: Basic source: DIM Day$(7) LET Day$(1) = "Sunday" LET Day$(2) = "Monday" and so on. To PRINT one of these variables in the array, you would do so just like a regular variable: PRINT "Today is "; Day$(1); "." And, accordingly, to get a value from the keyboard into the array, you use the INPUT command: INPUT "What is Player 1's name"; players$(1) INPUT "What is Player 2's name"; players$(2) Visual Basic source: <SCRIPT Language="VBScript"> --> Function frmExample_onsubmit If instr(frmExample.txtemail.Value, "@") = 0 OR _ instr(frmExample.txtemail.Value, ".") = 0 OR _ Len(frmExample.txtemail.Value) < 7 Then window.alert "Please specify a valid e-mail address!" frmExample_onsubmit = False End IF End Function </SCRIPT> it's a whole different language, different syntax, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertlee Posted May 21, 2004 Author Share Posted May 21, 2004 who designed qbasic? secondly, do the basic codes in vb and qb look the same? Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Take a look at the post above you. Also, I think Microsoft designed it. I am not sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiral_ju00 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 1)who designed qbasic? 2)secondly' date=' do the basic codes in vb and qb look the same? [/quote'] 1) hold on, let me find out. 2) no, well, somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertlee Posted May 21, 2004 Author Share Posted May 21, 2004 wrong statement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiral_ju00 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 the code is much more evolved in vb than it is in basic. while vb maybe is backward compatible, the reverse is not true. i never tryed compiling the basic code in vb as i never saw a practical reason it doing so, but i guess i can try when i get home and see what that does. according to this, vb will compile basic code if it's of version 4.5 basic or 7.1 professional basic http://www.fys.ruu.nl/~bergmann/history.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now