Start .py without visible cmd (save as *.vbs)
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Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
objShell.Run "C:\adb\PowerampCtrl.py", 0, True
Set objShell = Nothing

#VisualBasic #CodeAlcea

TIL: VB.Net will compile if you misspelled the variable you return. It seemingly assumes you want to return a null as a new variable. No errors, no warnings. #dotNET #visualbasic

@remy9999 Mein Ethik-Lehrer, der auch Latein und Alt-Griechisch konnte, hatte damals ein Übersetzungsprogramm Deutsch-Latein geschrieben. Und ein Stundenplan-Programm, das alle Klassen, Lehrer und Räume in Stundenpläne gießt. In #VisualBasic…

I've been taking a #digitaltwin or #sustainable building technology course for 7 weeks, and this week is the final week of it. It was so tiring to travel to another city every morning and head back home every evening (at least for 2 weeks), but it was/is also a great time. When/where would I try modelling in #Revit and start #VisualBasic and #Python unless now, unless I weren't occupied with something else such as WORK!

Few people on the planet this is useful for, but here’s a #RoslynAnalyzer for when you have VB legacy code and want compiler warnings if it had Option Strict Off:

https://www.nuget.org/packages/VbOptionStrictAnalyzer

It’s OSS at https://github.com/chucker/VbOptionStrictAnalyzer

Credit for the code really goes to https://johnkoerner.com/csharp/code-analyzers-they-arent-just-for-c/; I mostly just made it easy to install.

#DotNet #VisualBasic

Habe mich in #VisualBasic mal eben vertippt 😂

Da ich die Lösung, einen einfachen Textstring, zu verschlüsseln und andernorts wieder zu entschlüsseln, bisher nicht erreicht habe, hat das mit dem „fuck“ sogar seine Berechtigung 😱 🤣

Visual Bacon
Do Until Brown = True And Crispy = True
Call FryBacon
Loop
#AddBaconToMakeItBetter
#HashtagGames
#VisualBasic

A wise person once opined that you should never spend 20 minutes doing something when you can spend 2 hours failing to automate it.

#VisualBasic #Excel #Macro

A poster found in my wife’s classroom showcasing the programming languages teens should be aware of. #logo #c #python #java #visualbasic #kodu

Well, I've gone and done it. Nobody sane asked for something like this, but here it is. An abomination I have birthed into this world: https://github.com/MidwintersTomb/VisualC2Handler
#programming #vb #visualbasic

Well, I've gone and done it. Nobody sane asked for something like this, but here it is. An abomination I have birthed into this world: https://github.com/MidwintersTomb/VisualC2Handler
#programming #vb #visualbasic

RCR Episode #265: Poolside computing arrives. 1965 brought us Moore's Law, the PDP-8, and a Programma 101 computer you can use by the pool or in the bathtub. We also talk Visual BASIC, Xerox Alto, Globus, LZW, and more!— https://rcrpodcast.com/2023/05/19/rcr-episode-265-poolside-computing-arrives/

#retrocomputing #lzw #programma101 #globus #visualbasic #mooreslaw

#introduction

Who me? Just a #Maker, IT Consultant and "all-around-nerd".

I grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons, original #StarTrek re-runs, reading #Fantasy & #SciFi (not SyFy), lots of #Lego and eventually graduated to #RPG and #tabletop gaming. 

My first computer was a #Commodore Vic-20 - at school, we learned graphical #LOGO on PETS and Apple IIe's... crashed the Unisys ICON network often before getting my first PC - grudgingly - really wanted an #Amiga.

Eventually, it was time for college - I *thought* I would be heavily involved in the physical aspects of technology, circuit design, and hardware engineering - instead, I gravitated to #programming.

My first professional #programming language was #VisualBasic 1.0; eventually, jumping into Borland #Delphi 1.0 and #ObjectPascal - still dabble with #FreePascal #Lazarus, a smidge of #Java, a lot of #CSharp and some #Python. My #JavaScript is ancient...

You can find me online at - https://linktr.ee/jasonkaczor

@thePunderWoman Ok, true story related to this:

I got my programming start in #VisualBasic and when I first started adding assets to an app I didn't know where to put them and didn't understand the directory structure or file path resolution.

I found the "bin" directory which contains the built executable in #VisualStudio and interpreted that as "a bin or container of all your files", so I dropped my assets into there.

This was also before I learned about source control, so thank god I didn't know how to clean a project, or else it would have deleted all my assets too. I had no idea how dangerously I was living...

@indie1337 actually I remember that -1 means true in #VisualBasic... so might not be that bad ;)

On Godot & Visual Basic (yes).

So, I caught up with https://retool.com/visual-basic/ . That's quite a nice history of Visual Basic, which origin is a lot more involved than I expected.

Worth reading, if only for nostalgia. For me, I have very good memories of Visual Basic. It was not my first programming tool, but I was still largely clueless at the time. And Visual Basic provided a well rounded environment, which was both a pleasure to use, all integrated and still quite powerful. Not that I had the skills to go into more advanced stuff at the time but still.

Obviously nowadays I have a much better picture, and I understand why people might not have that of a rosy picture of VB - but still, it provided an experience which was by itself enjoyable. And that is not something I've often encountered across the vast number of programming-related tools I've used over the years. Quite the contrary, I sometimes have the impression that it gets worse and worse.

Well, that is, until I've started playing with Godot. It offers a well integrated environment, incl. code editor, language and all the parts necessary to create games. Its philosophy is targeting the sweet spot between simplicity & enough features to be a solid Game engine. Not everything might be the most advanced stuff ever, but it is always well integrated and usable.

And Godot is so refreshing - it is a joy to use, like I remember the Visual Basic of my childhood. Except it comes up with modern features and a solid technical base. I'll probably never manage to create a game - I cannot design game loops to save my life - but that will be fun along the way :)

#godot #programming #visualbasic #godot4

Xojo 2023 Release 1 is now available. It has 80+ bug fixes and 19 new features, including:

* New Chart Control for Desktop and iOS
* Debugger Variable Filter
* Code Editor Duplicate Line and Swap Line
* iOS target updated to iOS 16.1 SDK

#Xojo #VisualBasic #Development #Programming

https://www.xojo.com/download

https://documentation.xojo.com/resources/release_notes/2023r1.html

@amoroso If you liked/miss VB, be sure to check out Xojo, which is incredibly similar.
#VisualBasic #Xojo
https://www.xojo.com

Something pretty right: a history of #VisualBasic
https://retool.com/visual-basic/

Wow, this article and the website. Pretty neat to get the history of #visualbasic. I don't think I've seen anything like this website before. Some good stuff in this article, and the #screenshots! Brings back the memories.

https://retool.com/visual-basic/

#retrocomputing #computerhistory