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Respected Sir/Madam,
I am a beginner in vb programming and i want to try out some applications which might make me more confident.So,can
you guide me what type of applications can i try and how to proceed further for implementing the same.Awaiting your response for the same.

Yours Sincerely,
Harish.R

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asked for beginner VB project ideas. Building on ’s suggestion to pair an IDE with a learning resource and on ’s point about experimenting with controls, a focused, stepwise approach works best: pick very small projects that each teach one or two concrete skills, complete them, then combine features into larger apps.

Start with bite‑sized projects and what each teaches: a simple calculator (event handling, input validation, numeric types); a unit converter (parsing and formatting strings); a notepad clone (file open/save, menus); a to‑do list that saves to CSV (list controls, persistence); a tiny address book with basic CRUD (data storage and retrieval, simple queries); a small game like tic‑tac‑toe (arrays, game state). Each project adds a repeatable skill: UI layout, separating UI from logic, error handling, and persistence.

A practical workflow: sketch the UI, list required events and data structures, implement the core logic in a separate module/class, wire events to that logic, add save/load, then test and refactor. A minimal VB.NET event handler for adding two numbers (shows validation and simple error feedback):

Private Sub btnAdd_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnAdd.Click
    Dim a As Integer, b As Integer
    If Integer.TryParse(txtA.Text, a) AndAlso Integer.TryParse(txtB.Text, b) Then
        lblResult.Text = (a + b).ToString()
    Else
        MessageBox.Show("Enter valid integers.")
    End If
End Sub

Troubleshooting and habits that save time: enable strict typing (Option Strict/Option Explicit), use meaningful names, set breakpoints and step through code, use Debug.Print to inspect values, handle exceptions (Try/Catch in .NET or structured error handling in older VB), and keep UI logic separate from business logic. Study other people’s code as advised, but trace it line by line before copying. Finally, avoid experimenting with or distributing code that invades privacy or breaks the law (for example keyloggers); focus on constructive, ethical projects.

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Hi, Harish
I started with a version of VB(Control Creation Edition, I believe this version is downloadable free), and a book from the library. This is all you need to get you going, plus there is plenty of online help.
If you already have these 3 things, could you give us more idea exactly what you need ?

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Hi Harish,

I assume you have the software for VB development.

I would suggest you to try and "Play" with the common buttons and fields like Push Button, Text Field, Combo Box, Text List.... and see what can you do with them.

try to get some info about the way to reach all those components method from the MSDN site of Microsoft and later on you'll see that you can do a lot with this nice software.

Good Luck ,

Yoav

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another good resource is looking at code from other people. Try for snippets of code and complete applications.

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ei, im also a beginner in programming....all you have to do is to try to browse or play first or i men to study first vb environment so that you'll know where to you it...and try to search the net a free tutorial in vb......have a nice day!

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I go to pscode 2 it is probbaly the best site to learn, i think the best thing u should look off is key loggers (i dont mean to say to use them just look off of them) they have mostly everything to learn off of server/client saving data and all kinds of things, and you can check out mirage source (orpg develpoment source code) it is located at

And to any1 that remembers me hey im back, im not doing php no more cuz i suck at it mabey after vb is finished ill go back to php well cya guys

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