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nooo srware iron (basically chrome) is for win! Iron is Chrome w/o Google's callbacks. Even is more secure than Chrome!!

Yup, hope to get Bidoof's chain, kricketot's chain, and Cranidos's chain finished up soon.

Well, I've spaced out the lesson a little longer than I had wanted, but here we go. Open Visual Basic .NET Express Edition, and load a New Project, and call it mathProgram. Once loaded, create one button, and double click it. The code editor will show up, revealing the following code: Public Class Form1 Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click End Sub End Class If there is something different, might wanna check something out. Now, inside the Button1_Click Sub, add the following code: Dim Var1 As Double = 1 Dim Var2 As Double = 2 Now, add this: Messagebox.show(Var1 + Var2) Run your program by pressing the little Green Arrow at the top of the IDE (or by pressing F5) and click your button. If it worked right, you should now see a Messagebox with the number 3 inside it! VB.net supports basic math operations, like adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. It also support several advanced features that you will learn later on. HOMEWORK: Since you know how to assign a TextBox.text value to a variable, construct a program that will take in a number from two different textboxes and add them together, displaying the results in a messagebox like the lesson shows.

Then open RPG Maker XP and do so :)

Sorry, wasn't trying to offend anyone, not like you can't go on TV and see this stuff, but I understand your viewpoint. I'll keep it toned down a bit.

What's a reasonable time frame you think Emily that we could get all the Pokemon done and looking good?

Ok, before I continue this, I need to know if there's a point for me to do so. Would anyone even use this program?? It's not helpful when nobody replies or even comments, so I haven't a clue how many people even want to use this.

Looking good Tomo2000

I got Diamond! Woohoo! I'm more of a breeder myself, so if you need a Pokemon, ask me, I may have it :D

Hey man, welcome to the forums!

I bands Grim for banning me for banding Joey for banning me for betting that Joey would break the chain again.

Guilty. Seriously? Cool, well again, welcome.

Woot, KH fan! Welcome man. Hope you enjoy it :D

Well hai there, welcome. Don't worry, I'm just the residential programmer for VB.net, made several useful applications (I think) called SMS (Simple Menu System and Scrive. Hope you ever use them, and if you do, don't hesitate to ask questions! Also, sign up for mah vb.net class, link's in my signature!!

Bands Joey for banning me for betting that you'd break the chain again. (Ironically you actually extended the chain, congrats)

Bands blackbound for banning joey for being the last post before yours. (bet joey breaks the chain again.)

If you haven't read Lesson 1, please go back and do so. Lesson 1 - 1 will teach you how to use a string variable, and display it inside a little messagebox. Create a new Project (Control + N) in Visual Basic .NET, as a Windows Form and press OK. Once the project has been created, you're presented with the form. Double click the form. The following text should appear: Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load End Sub Above it, add the following line: Dim NewString As String This will create a string variable for the program to modify. Now, on the toolbar on the left hand side of the program, locate the TextBox, and create one on the form, by clicking the TextBox control, and then clicking on the form. Then, find the Button Control, and do the same thing you did to create the TextBox control. Now Double Click the button, and the following code should appear: Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click End Sub Inside this new code, add the following: NewString = TextBox1.text Messagebox.show(NewString) Let's break down the code: NewString = Textbox1.text This will set the variable we declared "NewString" equal to whatever is inside that TextBox. Messagebox.show(NewString) This will create a messagebox, that will show the variable inside it. So, this is how the entire code should look now: Public Class Form1 Dim NewString As String Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load End Sub Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click NewString = TextBox1.Text MessageBox.Show(NewString) End Sub End Class Press the little green arrow at the top of the window (Or you can press F5) to start testing the program. Fill some text in the textbox, and press the button. If all worked well, a messagebox will appear showing the text inside a messagebox! Homework: Using your knowledge of variable types (Which you should have read back in Lesson 1), create a program that will display numbers from a textbox inside a message box.

Man, it's been a while since I've released a new version! Here you guys go: Simple Menu System Version 2.0 http://www.mediafire.com/?ntwxewhjetd You will be sad to know that the previous files are no longer compatible with the menu system. I'm working on writing a conversion program to convert the SMSDF files (1.4.x series) to work with the 2.0 series. There is to much that has changed since 1.4.5, the program has been rewritten, and is way smaller. The system is also now expandable, because of the new loading method. Any and all new data files (created with the real easy Data File Editor) go inside the GameData directory. That is NOT where your games are supposed to go, but that's up to you where you want to put them. As usual, all file paths are relative to the main EXE. Example path: GameData\Game.xml is a valid path. If you have any bugs with the program please send me a PM instead of posting here, because you'll get faster response from me.

Voted for another name...here's a few: Nox (Latin) - Goddess of Night Saffir (Welsh) - Sapphire Zivar (Persian) - Jewel Teruko (Japanese) - Sunshine Girl Daichi (Japanese) - Literally meaning "The Earth"

IE likes to defy all web standards. It's amazing how many sites can be crippled by IE's terrible rendering skills.

Well, to even participate in my classes, you need to get the IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for Visual Basic .NET To do that, please click here. This will take you to the Visual Basic .NET information page. There is a download link on the left hand side. Download the EXE, run it, and follow the on screen instructions. When you're done, come back, and begin Lesson I.

Lesson I: Variables Visual Basic .NET has several types of Variables built into the Framework. The most common ones you will see are: String, Double, Integer, and Decimal. String is for storing text, like a sentence or a word. Double is for storing numbers involved in equations. Integer is for storing 32 bit numbers. Decimal is for storing numbers with a decimal value. Extra Information: Double variables take up more memory than Integer or Decimal, but provide easier access in equations, and can be utilized in such ways like using them in multiplication. Doubles can in fact hold decimals, but they are not as accurate as Decimal Variables, because they are floating point. MSDN's Definition: Doubles represent a double-precision floating-point number. Integers are when you need to store a number, and call it back later, but not modify it. They don't take up as much memory as Double variables do. MSDN's Definition: Integers are numbers without decimals Decimals are for when accuracy is important in an answer. Decimals cannot be used in equations, but can hold the answers to an equation, and are techincally faster in rounding because they are not floating point. MSDN's Definition: Decimals represent a decimal number. Now that you have a (somewhat) general idea on these variables, the next lesson will be to actually use them.

Kind of a fitting topic name. Basically, I just want to know how many people are willing to learn VB.net. I ask you to post here, so when I post an assignment after the lesson, I have an idea of how many people will possibly do the assignment. So just post in here if you'll be taking this class.

Loaded it (rather slowly) with IE6, and got the notice bar. It took the browser over 40 seconds to successfully render the page, and it didn't seem happy one bit about it either. My main browser, SRWare Iron (Google Chrome modified) takes less than 5 seconds to pull it up. EDIT: It appears IE6's rendering engine hates the site pages with a passion. I crashed the browser rather quickly trying to load the RGSS Archive. SRWare Iron had no problems with it SRWare Iron IE6

*laughs evilly in the shadows* Good good, my plan is coming together.... *more evil laughter from the shadows*