On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:09:38 -0700, Art Wrok <johnscpierce@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>I've worked with VB before. I don't think that is a major problem, but
>there will be errors as I go along in this project. When there was a
>bug in the program a message said that help is not available in this
>version. I have only the "Working Model" for students. I'm wondering
>if in general the project in this book can be done with the "Working
>Model" because as far as I can tell by searching the web the whole VB
>6.0 program costs hundreds of dollars and I don't want to invest that
>in this little project I'm doing with my nephew.
The Working Model shouldn't be an issue, the two main drawbacks with the
WM are that you can't compile EXE files, and as you've spotted, no help
files.
In the book I mentioned the tutorial projects are completable with the
WM, but there were errors in the book. Jonathan has updated sources for
some of the books on his website
http://theharbourfamily.com/jonathan/?page_id=5
Another thing that springs to mind, did that book include the DirectX
SDK ?
The last DX SDK that works with VB6 is DX8.1, you won't be able use the
current DX SDK as there are no type libraries for VB6, and finding
somewhere to download the older SDKs from is next to impossible
(considering that book was published late 2004/early 2005 seems odd to
still be using VB6/DX8 when DX9 was already 2 years old and MS were
pulling the sup****t for DX8).
I personally found Jack Hoxley's online VB6/DX8 tutorials very helpful,
http://directx4vb.vbgamer.com/DirectX4VB/TUT_DX8_DG.asp.
Although, as Nathan says, you may be better off looking at a
non-obsolete platform, particularly if you think that you will want to
stick at game development, as VB6/DX8 will limit you compared to some of
the stuff that can be achieved with DX nowadays.
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Alfie [UK]
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