New and need help!

[longwolf]

Hi and welcome!

I'm assuming you have VB6 and not VB.Net

First things to do are change a couple of settings in VB.
Open VB, click 'Tools', click 'Options'
On the 'Editor' tab uncheck 'Auto Syntax Check'
(text will still turn red if you make a mistake, but at least it won't drive you crazy with beeps.)
Next check mark 'Require Variable declaration'.
It will help you get in the habit of always declaring your vars.

Now download gbCodeLib at:
http://www.garybeene.com/gbware/gbcodelib.htm
It has code snippets you can learn from and a tutorial.

Now study the VB6 help file.
You might start by searching for 'Coding Conventions'.

Next you might go to http://www.planet-source-code.com/
At the top of the page set the language to VB6 and search for programs that do something that interests you.
But be warned, a lot of those guys never heard of a 'convention' and you can pick up some bad habits if you aren't careful.
PSC also has tutorials, just add that word in your searches.

Now here's a good trick for you.
As you study source code that's loaded in VB, highlight any commands you want to learn more about.
Then hit the F1 key to pull it up in the help files.

You'll also want to learn how to search this forum to find answers to questions that get asked too often

Later, when your ready to work with API's, be sure to download the API-Guide at: http://allapi.mentalis.org/agnet/apiguide.shtml

When you make a program that you want to have other people try you'll need to learn to make an installer package.
Forget the one that comes with VB.
Get InnoSetup and **********.
Randem, a member here, can help you a lot more with that than I can.
But at least try reading the help files before nagging him

Edits: Updated the link to the API guide
Randem is no longer a member