Can I save programs with the VB6 learner's edition?

[Apollo]

I just want to know if I can create, run, and save projects with the VB6 learner's edition.

Is it really worth buying?

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"I'm carrying a Geometry book, but I'm not in Geometry...it's crazy...crazy man!"

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

I once had a learners version of 5.0 it let me save. Just not able to make .exes'.
I think, I am not sure with the version change.

[Apollo]

Well, with the VB6 learner's edition. What can't I do, that the VB6 professional edition can? Besides make .exe's?

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"I'm carrying a Geometry book, but I'm not in Geometry...it's crazy...crazy man!"

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

It might be saved dis-abled too. I'm not sure. I know for sure it's exe disabled.

[Compwiz]

I recently used VB6 LE just to test VB and you can do everything that the professional can do except create ActiveX things. It only has Standard Exe, The Wizard and Learning Edition controls.

You can compile, save, run, and etc.

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Tom Young, 14 Year Old
tom@e-bizinternet.com
ICQ: 15743470
AIM: TomY10
PERL, JavaScript and VB Programmer

I have and use VB 6 learner edition.

you can save programs, forms, classes, modules etc... and you can compile them into .EXE files (digitalerror's talking out of his butt), you can distribute them.

im not sure about the activex stuff.
im pretty sure the MSCOMM control is out of bounds too.

however:
The MSDN cd that comes with it is superb, and so is the "Learn VB6 NOW!" cd rom.

for the saving in money, it is well worth getting it.

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Wossname,
Email me: wossnamex@talk21.com :)

[Compwiz]

wossname: Amen!

[fred_dead]

What Compwiz said is true, and I also believe the licensing agreement says you are not allowed to ship the EXEs you do make in the Learning Edition, they can only be used on your own computer.

If you really want to learn VB, I would say getting, but if you can, try and get a developers discount first. That drops the price to about $40 for LE and $99 for Pro.

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Kevin
fred_dead@rocketmail.com


[This message has been edited by fred_dead (edited 10-31-1999).]

[prestodsi]

I have gotten into the same trouble. The *.exe works in the machine at which I installed VB6 Learning Edition, but not anywhere else.

If you copy your *exe to another computer and try to execute it several *dll's will be requested. Copying them to the new machine will not help (some dll's cannot be run after copied)

Finally, I spoke to Microsoft and, after vehemently refusing to pay US$245 for that question, they admitted that the Learning Edition CANNOT create distributable executables.

Upgrade to Professional Edition, which is what I will do.

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Paul Stermann
DSI-Houston

[jimdalby]

How much is vb learners addition, and is MSDN cd compatable with vis studio 6? also, what does the Learn VB6 NOW!" cd help u with?

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jimmy
ICQ:35813919
mail:jim@rdalby.f9.co.uk

[clwill]

This might sound silly, but I have access to Pro, but do not have time or authority to write my own apps (games, etc.) on it. Would it be possible to write your programs in the Learning Edition and then compile them with the Pro Edition? Has any one tried this? Is there any reason it shouldn't work?

If it doesn't work, isn't there some financial benefit to buying the Learning Edition and then upgrading to Pro versus just buying Pro?

Thanks,
Chris Will

[PhilipG]

VB6 Learning Edition:
Intrinsic Controls (Textbox, Labels, etc)
Tab Control
Grid Control
Data-bound Controls

VB6 Professional:
All features of learning
Additional ActiveX (MSComm and many others)
IIS Application developer (Web stuff)
VB Database Tools and Data Environment
ADO
DHTML Page Designer

VB6 Enterprise:
All features of learning and Pro
SQL Server
MTS
Internet Information Server
Visual SourceSafe
SNA Server
Other Backoffice Tools

If you are doing or think you will ever do any database programming or internet programming, go with the Pro. Otherwise LE will do most of the plain stuff.

Phil

[Framestore]

VB6 LE CAN make exe's and has included some basic activeX components.

If you want to distrubute your newly created apps, a special distribution program for your exe is included in the package which adds all the required .DLLs you need to install on another computer AND creates quite a good automatic install program.

Phew, i'm outa breath now!