VB Help urgently please!

hexXie · Post by **hexXie** » 20 Apr 2006, 18:46

This is really stupid, but I need to know how to run a sub as soon as the form/program has loaded - we havent worked with classes yet, so i need something else.

PLEASE!?!?!

Moses · Post by **Moses** » 20 Apr 2006, 18:52

I have never really done anything in VB, but is there not a form.create() or form.show() method? Try put code in there.

Zell · Post by **Zell** » 20 Apr 2006, 18:53

What he means... or should, because this method is much easier....

Is when we go Open "c:\......." For Input As 1

How do you take the info stored inside the text file and assign it to your local variables?

Zell · Post by **Zell** » 20 Apr 2006, 18:59

Never mind... its sorted... If he listened to me all along... -_-

Law · Post by **Law** » 20 Apr 2006, 19:00

you have the name of a textfield so all you dou is

textfieldname.gettext()

hexXie · Post by **hexXie** » 20 Apr 2006, 19:02

nooo... it was as the first reply stated.

thanks moses.... i was using the form name and trying to load like that, instead of using "FORM_load".... thanks! sorted.

Moses · Post by **Moses** » 20 Apr 2006, 19:08

Ha ha. I helped someone having never looked at VB ever. What do you mean by sub, by the way?

Candidate · Post by **Candidate** » 25 Apr 2006, 12:00

Just FYI for moses.

In VB a sub is the same as a method in JAVA/C++. I.e block of code that can be called to do soemthing with out returning anything.

Hex_Rated · Post by **Hex_Rated** » 25 Apr 2006, 12:37

Or known as a void function or procedure in non OOP or less striclty OOP languages (straight/embedded C, Delphi, some types of assembler)

r-it · Post by **r-it** » 25 Apr 2006, 12:41

Sorry for thread spamming, but Hex_Rated, would you perhaps know of training centres that offer assembler and software testing on a part-time basis

Hex_Rated · Post by **Hex_Rated** » 25 Apr 2006, 12:52

Lately I've only encounterred assembly code while working with "postage stamp" embedded devices and in the dissassembly windows of some compilers. Its not very commonly used today outside of very low-level (ie hardware level) designs. Your best bet would be to look for a microproccessor architecture / engineering course if you want to learn assembler. One of the quality assurance guys at our company has done a bit of assembler lately, I think he studied at Wits Tech concentrating on the PIC instruction set. I will find out for you.