How2Day: Types of Visual Basic

Visual Basic is a programming language developed by Microsoft. Visual Basic also refers to the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) in which Visual Basic is written. Visual Basic is based on the earlier BASIC programming language. Visual Basic allows for Rapid Application Development (RAD), so programmers can build software applications relatively quickly. Visual Basic was designed to be easy to learn and easy to use for beginner programmers.

Visual Basic for Applications is a form of Microsoft's Visual Basic 6 programming language that is integrated into many Microsoft Office software tools. Visual Basic for Applications come with an implementation of the Integrated Development Environment associated with Visual Basic. Visual Basic for Applications is designed to allow users to automate tasks that they frequently perform in Windows Office. It also allows users to create their own functions and develop user interfaces.

Visual Basic .NET is an evolution of Microsoft's original Visual Basic programming language. VB .NET is usually run on Microsoft's .NET framework and the syntax of VB .NET is similar to the original Visual Basic. The .NET framework is a set of code libraries that provides for generic tasks and means that the programmer can focus on achieving high level goals without spending time coding basic functions. The .NET framework can be installed on any computer running Microsoft's Windows operating system.

VBScript, which stands for Visual Basic Scripting Edition is a scripting language based on the original Visual Basic. VBScript is frequently used in Active Server Pages, which are used to perform tasks within the servers that host websites.

StarOffice Basic is included in the open source OpenOffice and StarOffice productivity applications. StarOffice can be considered to be a "dialect" of Visual Basic and it is commonly used in a similar way to Visual Basic.

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