Visual+BASIC

Visual Basic Visual Basic is derived from Basic. It was introduced in 1991. Truly anyone could use it; there was a learning version, professional version, and enterprise version. Microsoft, with Alan Cooper, combined tripod with basic under code name RUBY. (Nothing related to the programming language) This eventually turned into Visual BASIC. The professional version of basic cost $550.00 - $580.00 (Version 6) Like the BASIC program it is designed to be learned and used easily. You could create simple GUI applications or complex ones. In it you can create .exe files, Active X controls, DLL files, develop windows applications and interface web database systems. Forms are created with a drag and drop technique, a tool is used to place controls on the form. Visual Basic is still used, but Visual Basic .NET is used more often and is still being updated, unlike Visual Basic which is at 6.0. Visual Basic's name does have some importance, Basic means  Beginner’s ALL-Purpous Symbolic Instruction Code Examples: ** Program to display a pop-up message box with the words "Hello, World!" on it: ** Private Sub Form_Load MsgBox "Hello, World!" End Sub

** Program to display an input box: ** Sub Main Dim a As String a = InputBox("Enter your name:") MsgBox a End Sub