I have vb6 and it does not want to save projects. It saves them but then doesnt work when opening them and theres a binary file for each file saved not sure whats up.

why on earth are you using vb6? it's older than diablo 2.

you can try uninstalling your IDE and reinstalling it. afaik it should be compatible with windows 8, so i dont think it's a compatibility issue with the OS.

Not sure why I have really been using it lol. just hate how it waits till I want to reload my project for it to tell me its going to corrupt everything Is there anything new you'd suggest?

what do you intend to do with it? make any program in particular? learn in general? make websites? make scripts that make your computer easier to use?

you can try VB.NET for a little bit of similar syntax, but don't let the name fool you; it's far different since it uses OOP and the .NET libraries. it can also be used to make web applications, better than the old ASP mixed with vbscript.

This post was edited by carteblanche on May 24 2014 07:17pm

Well I was looking to learn and make my own launcher/multi tool to make life easier for me and maybe other people I know. Ive also thought about learning more about using memory addressees in the future.

for the first part, i'm not clear what you're talking about. i'm imagining an app that lists different programs, you click, and it opens the corresponding program? .NET is fine for that. keep in mind that .NET is best for windows machines, but you can get it to work on other operating systems using mono.

for the second part, what is it that you intend to learn about memory addresses? if you want to access specific memory addresses on your machine for hacking / etc, then C or C++ are your best bet. you can use C in native blocks in C# as well. C# is another .NET flavour which is compatible with VB.NET. in fact, C# is closer to VB.NET than VB6 is.

What I ment about the program is that I would like to start by making a launcher that can automatically update its self when opened to a more current version thats say on my website. Aswell as other tools and programs I make and decide to add. Its nice to hear that I could make my programs work on both windows and linux with this so im not limited. For memory addresses I used a program some time ago called art money that got me interested, so pretty much. Are there good amounts of resources for C# and vb.net?

Yes, that's pretty straightforward to do.

attempting to manipulate a game you did not write (and don't have source code for) requires a considerable amount of knowledge/experience. i wouldn't even bother using this as a consideration for picking a language. learn how to program first, then if you're still interested farther down the road, you can revisit it.


Yes. also a fair number of jobs in them. just google/youtube for some tutorials. visual studio is the main IDE. the express version is free, but the main version is not. if you're a student with an MSDN subscription, you should be able to get it.

This post was edited by carteblanche on May 24 2014 08:34pm

Hey thanks a lot for all the information its been a big help getting me going. Ive been using vb13 and its taken a little to get used to but I see how much better it is then what I was using. Are there any resources you'd suggest or can point me to that will help explain the different project types and what functions they are most useful for?

i've never heard of visual basic 13. i assume you mean visual studio 2013? just focus on the basics for now; don't worry about different project types. either console app or windows forms.