what is visual basic? 

hi jeenu Visual Basic (VB) is a third-generation event driven programming language and associated development environment from Microsoft for its COM programming model.[1] Visual Basic was derived from BASIC and enables the rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, access to databases using DAO, RDO, or ADO, and creation of ActiveX controls and objects. Scripting languages such as VBA and VBScript are syntactically similar to Visual Basic, but perform differently.[2]

A programmer can put together an application using the components provided with Visual Basic itself. Programs written in Visual Basic can also use the Windows API, but doing so requires external function declarations.

The final release was version 6 in 1998. Microsoft's extended support ended in February 2008 and the designated successor was Visual Basic .NET.
this is taken from source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual _Basic

Answered by laks , an ibibo Master, at 2:22 PM on May 14, 2008

Visual Basic (VB) is a programming environment from Microsoft in which a programmer uses a graphical user interface (GUI) to choose and modify preselected sections of code written in the BASIC programming language.
Since Visual Basic is easy to learn and fast to write code with, it's sometimes used to prototype an application that will later be written in a more difficult but efficient language. Visual Basic is also widely used to write working programs. Microsoft says that there are at least 3 million developers using Visual Basic.

Answered by Nagendra , an ibibo Master, at 10:22 PM on May 05, 2008

well jeenu Visual Basic (VB) is a programming environment from Microsoft in which a programmer uses a graphical user interface (GUI) to choose and modify preselected sections of code written in the BASIC programming language.

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Sin ce Visual Basic is easy to learn and fast to write code with, it's sometimes used to prototype an application that will later be written in a more difficult but efficient language. Visual Basic is also widely used to write working programs. Microsoft says that there are at least 3 million developers using Visual Basic.

Answered by sujata , an ibibo Specialist, at 11:43 PM on April 18, 2008

A programming language and environment developed by Microsoft. Based on the BASIC language, Visual Basic was one of the first products to provide a graphical programming environment and a paint metaphor for developing user interfaces. Instead of worrying about syntax details, the Visual Basic programmer can add a substantial amount of code simply by dragging and dropping controls, such as buttons and dialog boxes, and then defining their appearance and behavior.

Answered by Bishan Preet , an ibibo Specialist, at 10:38 PM on April 18, 2008

A version of the BASIC programming language from Microsoft specialized for developing Windows applications.With its visual user interface development tools, Visual Basic became very popular by the mid-1990s. Visual Basic 6.0, which was released in early 1999, was the last version of Visual Basic to be offered as a stand-alone development product. Visual Basic became part of Visual Studio.NET.
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is a subset that provides a common macro language included with many Microsoft applications.

Answered by Kajal , an ibibo Master, at 6:05 PM on April 18, 2008

Visual Basic (VB) is a third-generation event driven programming language and associated development environment from Microsoft for its COM programming model.Visual Basic was derived from BASIC and enables the rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, access to databases using DAO, RDO, or ADO, and creation of ActiveX controls and objects. Scripting languages such as VBA and VBScript are syntactically similar to Visual Basic, but perform differently.

Answered by pooja , an ibibo Master, at 5:41 PM on April 18, 2008

VISUAL BASIC is a high level programming language in which a programmer uses a graphical user interface (GUI) to choose and modify preselected sections of code written in the BASIC programming language.

Answered by Ashish Yadav , an ibibo Wizard, at 5:29 PM on April 18, 2008

VB is a programming language often used for application development or prototyping applications.

Visual Basic (VB) is a third-generation event driven programming language and associated development environment from Microsoft for its COM programming model. Visual Basic was derived from BASIC and enables the rapid application development (RAD) of graphical user interface (GUI) applications, access to databases using DAO, RDO, or ADO, and creation of ActiveX controls and objects. Scripting languages such as VBA and VBScript are syntactically similar to Visual Basic, but perform differently.

A programmer can put together an application using the components provided with Visual Basic itself. Programs written in Visual Basic can also use the Windows API, but doing so requires external function declarations.

Source site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V isual_Basic

Answered by Saurabh , an ibibo Master, at 5:16 PM on April 18, 2008

A programming language and environment developed by Microsoft. Based on the BASIC language, Visual Basic was one of the first products to provide a graphical programming environment and a paint metaphor for developing user interfaces. Instead of worrying about syntax details, the Visual Basic programmer can add a substantial amount of code simply by dragging and dropping controls, such as buttons and dialog boxes, and then defining their appearance and behavior.

Answered by Konark , an ibibo Citizen, at 5:00 PM on April 18, 2008

well jeenu, Visual Basic (VB) is an event driven programming language and associated development environment from Microsoft for its COM programming model. VB has been replaced by Visual Basic .NET.

Visual Basic (VB) is a programming environment from Microsoft in which a programmer uses a graphical user interface (GUI) to choose and modify preselected sections of code written in the BASIC programming language.

Ask your questions about .NET and Visual Basic on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Sin ce Visual Basic is easy to learn and fast to write code with, it's sometimes used to prototype an application that will later be written in a more difficult but efficient language. Visual Basic is also widely used to write working programs. Microsoft says that there are at least 3 million developers using Visual Basic.

Answered by Uttam , an ibibo Master, at 2:17 PM on April 18, 2008