On Aug 1, 4:45 pm, "Alfie [UK]" <al...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:09:38 -0700, Art Wrok <johnscpie...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> 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
websitehttp://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.
> --
> Alfie [UK]
> <http://www.delphia.co.uk/>
> Can fat people go skinny-dipping ?
Thanks to Alfie and Nathan for your replies.
The book I have did come with a DX8 disk, which, it sounds like,
should work with the WM of VB6? I think I'll see how far I can get
with this. What would be a "non-obsolete platform" to use in the
future?
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