VBCodebook Beta now available

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Jan 1st, 2003, 07:07 PM
RealNickyDude

VBCodebook Beta now available

Here's an early beta preview of the VBCodebook:

VBCodebook - Beta

It's in zip format, just unzip to a chosen directory.

Note this is just a test beta and it only contains two code snippets in the Visual FX section - Gradient Form and Fading Form. These are just for test purposes.

Feedback welcome.
Jan 1st, 2003, 07:17 PM
james14

Wow, so far it looks really good. Keep it up.
Jan 1st, 2003, 07:26 PM
Pirate

1-The links in the richbox don't work
2-It would be nicer showing the full path of child nodes in that cool status bar eg.
Code Section :Visual FX \Fading Forms
Overall it's amazing man;)
Jan 1st, 2003, 07:31 PM
Pirate

Great Idea !

why don't let the user open VS.NET (New proj) from your Application ?
Jan 2nd, 2003, 12:13 AM
DevGrp

I dont know if you did this on purpose, but the splitter bar wont size. I would be nice if you can size the splitter. Also, I'm not feeling the aqua color. It makes the program look like a amatuer program. Make it more professional looking.

Other than its pretty cool. :)
Jan 2nd, 2003, 07:49 AM
joeframbach

isnt the exit command usually under the file menu?

and can you post further updates somewhere on the internet and have a "search for updates" button?

please dont ask me how, i wouldnt know where to start!
Jan 2nd, 2003, 08:18 AM
RealNickyDude

Quote:

The links in the richbox don't work

I have DetectURL's set to true so i'm not sure why, am i missing something?

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It would be nicer showing the full path of child nodes in that cool status bar eg. Code Section :Visual FX \Fading Forms

Righty-o :D

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I dont know if you did this on purpose, but the splitter bar wont size. I would be nice if you can size the splitter

I'm working on this. (See Splitter question thread)

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I'm not feeling the aqua color. It makes the program look like a amatuer program. Make it more professional looking.

I get what you mean but I don't want it to look 'boring' as it's basically just a text displayer. I might put an option to change background / text colours, i'll have to see.

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isnt the exit command usually under the file menu?

Absoultely right! but It doesn't have a File menu, just a Help menu, so I stuck it under there! :D

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...and can you post further updates somewhere on the internet and have a "search for updates" button?

There will be updates, of course, but i'm not sure as how to implement getting them yet.
Jan 2nd, 2003, 02:37 PM
RealNickyDude

Quote:

I dont know if you did this on purpose, but the splitter bar wont size. I would be nice if you can size the splitter

Fixed ;)
Jan 3rd, 2003, 05:38 AM
RealNickyDude

There is now a website for the VBCodebook .NET: VBCodebook.NET

(Work In Progress)
Jan 8th, 2003, 02:05 PM
RealNickyDude

Beta Release 2 is now available from the website :)
Jan 8th, 2003, 03:48 PM
Shurijo

You should include these code samples also. I found them really useful when I was trying to go from VB to .NET.

HOW TO: Do Basic File I/O in Visual Basic .NET
http://support.microsoft.com/default...EN-US;Q304427&

HOW TO: Use the ODBC .NET Managed Provider in Visual Basic .NET and Connection Strings
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310985
Jan 8th, 2003, 04:02 PM
RealNickyDude

Will do Shurijo :)

Thanks! :D

Anything you've created you want to send? It's coming along slowly but surely.

I need help with a treeview question (see "On-the-fly" Treeview )
Jan 8th, 2003, 05:11 PM
Shurijo

Once, I get done with this project. I will cut out some functions and post them. But most of my stuff is in the beginner to low intermediate stuff, not any really cool whiz-bang stuff like these other guys.
Jan 8th, 2003, 05:16 PM
RealNickyDude

That's even better! I myself am an absolute beginner and most of these guys stuff is way above my head! I wish I could do all their whizz-bang stuff but we all had to start somewhere!

;)
Jan 8th, 2003, 05:29 PM
james14

Im looking forward to the database part of the book =p
Jan 8th, 2003, 05:33 PM
RealNickyDude

So am I ...

... if someone sends something in!

(don't forget to comment it heavily if you do :D )
Jan 8th, 2003, 06:07 PM
Edneeis

Something that might be of interest:

I've been working on this project called isharecode, which I bought the domain name for (although nothing is up yet) that is a web enabled code storage program like what you are doing. Maybe we can get together on somethings or something. I have it using remoting to sync to a web vault for public shared code, or a local private one for your own code.
Jan 8th, 2003, 06:14 PM
RealNickyDude

Yeah, sounds VERY interesting! Although, from the beginning, I didn't want to create a website as there are many out there already. I wanted something at hand which you didn't have to be on the web for, a sort of Online help.

But i definately would like to see your project.

Good luck :cool:
Jan 8th, 2003, 06:44 PM
Edneeis

Actually its not based on a website and I was like you on wanting it to not need an internet connection, so what I did is cache everything locally. The website would be just informational. So basically you have the local cache of the web vault and then if you want to add to it or get updates then you can sync it up which is the only thing that needs the internet. But if you are fine with what you have or just to use it then you don't need a connection. I am working on the caching part now but when I get more I'll share it. The final code for the client will be opensource and it will have plugins that you can make to add different code formatting. I'll also have a how to guide for having someone elses client connect to the web vault if they want.

I'll send you want I have so far sometime in the next few days.
Jan 9th, 2003, 03:21 AM
RealNickyDude

Sounds like you doing what i'm doing but a lot, lot better (dirty swine :D )

There are two reasons I decided to create this, one was to get better with VB.NET the more I'm creating VBCodebook .NET, the more I understand and two, to collect lots of reusable code which I could study.

And I do have an ulteria motive.

I've written an Adventure Creator called M.A.C.K (Multichoice Adventure Creation Kit) in VB6 and I want it converting to VB .NET but I don't have a clue, hench VBCodebook .NET.
Jan 11th, 2003, 06:00 AM
RealNickyDude

http://www.madladdesigns.co.uk/vbcod...kbanner_b3.gif
Jan 11th, 2003, 06:03 AM
Pirate

:eek: Beta 3 ! What about Final Release ?:D
Jan 11th, 2003, 06:13 AM
RealNickyDude

looonnnng way away! I want an "on-the-fly" treeview (see appropriate thread)first as I keep having to hard code everything. Im releasing a bit at a time for any feedback.

I spent months once creating and finishing a program, only to find it didn't work on many peoples machines, I never found out what the problem was so I ended up re-writing it from scratch, releasing a bit at a time in order to catch any problems, which I did!

So VBCodebook .NET will released slowly, little by little and if anyone has any comment at least I won't have to re-write the entire program :D

I also don't get a lot of time and I barely know VB .NET, what you see with the VBCodebook .NET, is the limit of my knowledge! I know nothing about Databases, Classes, User Controls and lots of other stuff so it's a learning experience as I'm writing it.

But hopefully it will get there in the end :p

The problem is that Im having to hard code the treeview like so:

VB Code:

Private Sub TreeView1_AfterSelect(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.TreeViewEventArgs) Handles _
TreeView1.AfterSelect
   Select Case e.Node.Text
 
       'File Handling
        Case "Strip Dir from filepath"
          Dim docPath As String = IO.Path.Combine (Application.StartupPath, "code\filehandling\stripfiledir.rtf")
          rtbcodewindow.LoadFile(docPath, RichTextBoxStreamType.RichText)
          StatusBar1.Text = "Code Section: File Handling - Stripping the dir from a filepath"
 
         Case "Strip filename from filepath"
            Dim docPath As String = IO.Path.Combine (Application.StartupPath, "code\filehandling\stripfilenamer.rtf")
            rtbcodewindow.LoadFile(docPath, RichTextBoxStreamType.RichText)
            StatusBar1.Text = "Code Section: File Handling - Stripping the filename from a filepath"
....
....
....

As you can see, not very efficient as i'm checking the text that the user's clicked on, but it's the only way I know how and the more code I recieve, the more Case..Selects i'll have to have.

If anyone can help, i would be most greatful.

Jan 14th, 2003, 04:03 PM
RealNickyDude

:D Beta 4 now available! :D

VBCodebook .NET Website
Jan 14th, 2003, 07:57 PM
PT Exorcist

as a tip...dont use things like "Code Section: File Handling - Stripping the dir from a filepath"...u can use an enumeration for example..u'll see that i'll look a lot more professional :P
also if u programming in .NET and u dont know to work with classes there is no advatange in using .NET instead of vb6
Jan 15th, 2003, 03:26 AM
RealNickyDude

Quote:

as a tip...dont use things like "Code Section: File Handling - Stripping the dir from a filepath"...u can use an enumeration for example..u'll see that i'll look a lot more professional :P

Huh? I'm not sure what you mean.

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if u programming in .NET and u dont know to work with classes there is no advatange in using .NET instead of vb6

There must be, I've found advantages already and I know nothing about classes, yet :D
Jan 15th, 2003, 07:03 PM
RealNickyDude

:D Beta Release 5 now available! :D

VBCodebook .NET Website