What is the VB Control Creation Edition ?

[onerrorgoto]

The subject sais it all.

[Pallex]

goto:
http://www.altavista.com/query?text

type:
+"control creation edition" +"visual basic"

click on one of the 2,152 hits you`ll get.

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(Corrected URL - John)

[Edited by John on 03-29-2000 at 07:55 AM]

[rchandarana]

Microsoft has released a fully functionally version of Visual Basic 5.0 that you, or anyone can download and use free of charge or royalty fees. This version of Visual Basic is called the "Control Creation Edition".

Get it here:

http://download.microsoft.com/msdown...e/vb5ccein.exe -Installer
http://www.thevbzone.com/files/Visua...B5CCE_HELP.EXE -Help Files

[si_the_geek]

This thread is over 6 years old... I don't think they are looking any more

It may be useful for others tho (but if it is, I presume Vb.Net 2005 Express Edition would be more appropriate), so thanks for posting the link.

[VBAhack]

Microsoft has released a fully functionally version of Visual Basic 5.0 that you, or anyone can download and use free of charge or royalty fees. This version of Visual Basic is called the "Control Creation Edition".

Get it here:

http://download.microsoft.com/msdown...e/vb5ccein.exe -Installer
http://www.thevbzone.com/files/Visua...B5CCE_HELP.EXE -Help Files

The download doesn't appear to be available any more. Is there anyone out there willing to share it? Since it was available for free I wouldn't think there'd be any ethical issue.

Thanks!

P.S. Is this a stupid thing to get into?

[Al42]

P.S. Is this a stupid thing to get into?

If you're just starting with VB? Definitely. Download VB.Net 2005 Express.

[VBAhack]

Thanks. What I really meant to ask was whether it's worthwhile to play around with VB5 Control Creation Edition as a way to get introduced to VB. Fyi, I'm fairly knownedgeable of VBA (Excel).

[MartinLiss]

Even if you can get it you'll find that it's limited. Here is one of many links that talk about it.

[VBAhack]

Even if you can get it you'll find that it's limited.

Martin, thanks. I found it, installed it, and discovered the 1st thing I wanted to do I couldn't, which is to make a DLL. The only Project choices appear to be ActieX Control, Standard EXE, and CtlGroup. The link indicated that it will do everything but create EXE's and work with Database objects, so I would think DLL's would be included, unless DLL's didn't exist in VB5. Am I doing something wrong?

[MartinLiss]

Martin, thanks. I found it, installed it, and discovered the 1st thing I wanted to do I couldn't, which is to make a DLL. The only Project choices appear to be ActieX Control, Standard EXE, and CtlGroup. The link indicated that it will do everything but create EXE's and work with Database objects, so I would think DLL's would be included, unless DLL's didn't exist in VB5. Am I doing something wrong?

Don't know/remember but if you are just starting out with VB you should be using the .Net product and not VB5 or 6.