Visual Basic Programming

Almost any programming task can be accomplished numerous different ways. The larger the task, the larger the number of solutions. As far as I'm concerned, if it works, it's right - some methods may be better than others, but with programming the end justifies the means. You may look at the following code snippets and wonder 'well why didn't he do it this other way?'. Try it the other way - if it works, congratulations! If it doesn't, try to figure out why it didn't.

You'll need some version of the Microsoft Visual Basic compiler to try out the code. You can probably find a learning edition for a reasonable price if you aren't ready to purchase a full version.

Ok, so here we go...