Making An OCX

[Rh0ads]

i am using the VB: Learning Edition, the only reason i purchased this version was because it was a LOT less expensive that the other versions. When i learned how to make an OCX file, i tried but i couldn't with my learning edition, does anyone know if there is a way to make OCX files in VB: Learning Edition?

[CyberCarsten]

Buying learning edition was a bas choice...It has limited functions, and limited controls you can use.
I have never tried it, but I think you're only able to create exe's.
Get Pro or Enterprise...(I know they are very expensive, but they are worth it... )

Rh0ads:

You did the right thing! It is a lot cheaper to buy the learning edition and then UPGRADE to Pro edition.

This is what I did last year and I saved over £180!!

I got LE for about £80 and the upgrade was £190, I have never had any problems at all with this setup and it does everything that you would want, OCX's activex DLL's IIS apps etc...

Save up your pennies and get the upgrade.

The learning edition doesn't even allow you to create exe's... (i think)

You'll need the Pro or Enterprise edition to make .exe's .ocx, .dll, .<anything>

The upgrade option is indeed a good thing. The same goed for buying only MS Word and then upgrade to MS Office. That also saves some major ƒƒ

Gerco.

I think you can download the VB Control Creation Edition from VB.

[Rh0ads]

just for the record, you can make .exes with LE, but nothing else. I tried hexing VB, but i couldn't find anything to change, so i guess i'll just have to buy an upgrade, Microsoft got me again, lol

[CyberCarsten]

Of course you are able to makes exes. If you weren't, why would the even publish it!

Hypothetically speaking, they would publish it because people can still run their programs in the development environment, and if they like it a lot, this could persuade them to purchase the edition with a compiler.

[CyberCarsten]

The only minus is, that the can't make exes/compile, right?

[Microbasic]

LE: Can make .exe's and nothing else. Missing many tools.

PE <My Version>: Can make .exe, .dll, and .ocx, PLUS some other stuff.

EE: Can make Internet applications and Data Servers.

VS PE <My Version>: Can make designers...

CONTROL CREATION EDITION (5.0): Can make .ocx's and UNCOMPILED EXE projects. FREE. Download from http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/

[JasonLpz]

I got Visual Studio Profressional Edition i was woiundering how much it goes for cause i got mines for free hehe

[Microbasic]

$1000 something.

Did you hack for it?
I got mine through my dad at a Microsoft interview. My dad received it for free because he is the first to attend...

I am 13, so it's legal for me to use it without violating COPYRIGHT laws.

[JasonLpz]

Na my friend Gave it to me as a christmas gift. Wait to I see Her I am going to make her day.(its a girl lol) I doubt she paid that much for it i woulder where she got it from . Thanks on price check

Originally posted by CyberCarsten
The only minus is, that the can't make exes/compile, right?

Yes...It's a really big minus though

[CyberCarsten]

Yeah!

[Chris]

How much is the Learning Edition? All the while, I was using the Visual Studio in MSDN subcription in my company (so save a lot)

[CyberCarsten]

About a 100$

[alex_read]

Let me clear things up here as I use the learning ed for most of my apps.

• It CAN create exe's & compile (has the start with full compile under the run menu too.
• It's missing a couple (around 5 I guess) controls - Winsock and a couple of other high end ones.
• It's only got 4 entries under the add-ins - no API viewer (though you can add this on if you know someone with the pro edition - copy the exe & text files )
• You can't create ocx's, dll's, DHTML pages, everything apart from exe's.
• No Visdata add-on included (thank god as I never use this anyway )

apart from that, everything else is the same
The learning Ed I bought for £68 ($108).

Megatron's right though, if you download the control creation suite you can.
Actual program :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/...mpositedoc.xml

documentation :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/dow...umentation.asp

Samples :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/dow...ce/samples.asp