Finally Got .NET working :)

[Agentarrow]

anyway, .NET is finally working for me, however I know how to work with 6.0, not .NET so if anyone would be kind enough to help or who knows a good tutorial, I've got like 2 days...

[MakerOfGames]

I take it you mean Visual Basic .Net and you know Visual Basic 6.0? I was learning the new Visual Basic EE 2005 edition just by playing with it and Googling whatever I had to to get what I wanted accomplished.

I got far enough with a training book to make a working web browser with my own graphics, but I didn't like the idea of my web browser using Microsoft's standards for networking. There is a reason I am a Firefox user (people more often target Microsoft products for hacks and viruses).

So yeah, I just Googled as I needed for specific instructions on how to do things. I know that doesn't help much, but it worked for me(over the course of many hours smashing my head against the desk yelling at the monitor ).

[Agentarrow]

My google attempts failed me...
However my dad's gonna show me how to use it
(also, do you have your web browser? I'm interested...)

[darksmaster923]

My google attempts failed me...
However my dad's gonna show me how to use it
(also, do you have your web browser? I'm interested...)

um what?
firefox is free
http://mozilla.com

[Agentarrow]

I have Firefox... But I was interested in the one he made if he still had it

[MakerOfGames]

Yeah, I think I still have the files lying around somewhere... I called it Evolution but it turns out that is a Linux program . Anyhow, yeah got the forward, back , home and url bars to work. The url did not remember the history in a drop down box though, that I hadn't tackled. But yeah, I got it decently along considering I was a VB EE2005 new comer. I never could get the progress bar to work right though. I think that sums up the feature list, but its actually really simple to code.

I have found there is a certain nack that I use when Googling but I can't describe it well. I can usually find results that can help me. I mainly use keywords though. Like if you want to learn how to use a textbox for input and extract text from it I would Google: VB copy textbox text or VB get textbox text. Actually for that it would be:

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 string your_string = textbox1.getText();

And why make your own web browser? I wanted to so I could have all the features I wanted, but since I have settled for less.

I guess I could upload it for you if you want to look at it. I know it wont ever get past the stage its in now .

[Agentarrow]

That's where I come in, If I get any cool features I'll re-Upload it. My dad's been using Visual Basic for 11 years now

[Destron]

That's where I come in, If I get any cool features I'll re-Upload it. My dad's been using Visual Basic for 11 years now

Don't tell that to any hardcore programmers or they'll burn you alive.

[MakerOfGames]

That's where I come in, If I get any cool features I'll re-Upload it. My dad's been using Visual Basic for 11 years now

Cool. However, I will stress that if you do re-release it the name must be changed because of software copyright.

[darksmaster923]

i would personally create my own web browser to have my own gfx and make it say "teh darksmaster browsa!"
but your choice

[vrageprogrammer]

i would personally create my own web browser to have my own gfx and make it say "teh darksmaster browsa!"
but your choice

THE RAGE BROWSER...

Anyway, browsers are really really easy to make in VB

[Agentarrow]

Well, I've been using VB6, .Net is new to me...

[MakerOfGames]

Im a little too busy this week to look for my old files and upload them, but I will get them here sooner or later. I don't have them on demand because since I worked on it I built my own computer so I didn't transfer all of my files to it and blah blah blah... I think you get my point . Anyhow, yeah, so soon I will get them for you, so long as I still have them! I might have deleted them along the way somewhere because I was "done" with the program as far as I was concerned.

[steven8]

Basically, browsers built in vb are just tapping into the IE in your windows, but I loved it when I made my first one. : - )

http://vbcity.com/

http://www.a1vbcode.com/code.asp?type=vb.net

http://www.codeproject.com/

http://www.freevbcode.com/

http://www.vbcodesource.com/vbNetExamples.php

[Agentarrow]

hmmm... okay.