Visual Basic Programmer Career Guide and Counseling

Question: how to be a good visual basic programmer? i am 16 male i am interested in doing some serious visual basic programming ... right now i can do some simple programming ...i lear vb myself through onlline websites ..so what are the skills essential for a vb programmer what skills should i develop to b successful..can u give me some websites to learn vb from? thanks

Answer: I agree with the other poster about getting a good book on it. You can learn from websites, but sometimes there are advanced methods that are not covered on websites, and it can be confusing going from site to site because everyone has their own "style" if you will. If you get a decent book, you can be sure that each concept will build on the previous one, and you won't miss the little details in between. Deitel makes a good, tutorial based VB.Net book called "Simply VB.Net". I would look into it. As far as the main skills, I would focus on the basics first - loops, decisions, etc. - then move on towards data I/O operations, i.e. connecting to a database, retrieving and manipulating data. Much of the code at the application level deals with those kind of operations. Good luck : )

Question: can I be employed as visual basic programmer while handicapped walking with scratches? P.O. BOX 77433 - 00611 NAIROBI KENYA Phone +254-0202355763 Mobile +254-0722747248 E-mail: charlykotieno@yahoo.com, charles@cachenetworksystems.com CHARLES O. OTIENO Professional Attribute I am an enthusiastic and dedicated professional with extensive experience across all areas of Information Technology management and Software Development. An exceptional leader who is able to Research, Analyse, Design, Develop and Implement a Computer Software Application Program and Motivate others to achieve targeted use of the Application, I can demonstrate a strong ability to manage projects from conception through to successful completion. A proactive individual with a logical approach to challenges, I perform effectively even within a highly pressurised working environment. Objective I am now looking to progress into a highly professional position within the ICT sector. I am therefore keen to find a new and suitably challenging role within an Information and Communication Technology organisation. Key I.T. Skills � Project Research, Analysis Design, Development, Implementation and End User Development Training � High level Of Programming Skills using Visual Basic With Ms SQL or VB.Net With Ms SQL � Implementation skill using SQL/MYSQL databases Summary of qualifications 1992 - Date ICIPE Kenya, Agha Khan Hospital University of Kenya , Regional Computers Limited, Cache Network Systems Nairobi Kenya Business Information Technology (BIT) & Computer Application  The Founder of Cache Network Systems  Chief Programmer Cache Network Systems  Research, Architectural Design, Drawing of Software and its functionality (ICIPE Kenya, Agha Khan Hospital University, Regional Computers Ltd)  Programming and Database Analysis (Regional Computers Ltd)  Software Qualitative Analysis (Regional Computer Ltd)  Software Application User Manual Development and Writing (Regional Computers Ltd, Cache Network Systems)  Training Officer  Management Information Systems (MIS) Project Manager Professional experience 2003 - Date Cache Network Systems Nairobi Kenya Chief Programmer and Managing Director  The Founder and managing Director  Chief Programmer 1997- 2003 Regional Computers limited Nairobi, Kenya Co-operative Management and Information System Awarded Certificate In Co-operative Accounting System Area Operations • Responsible for Research Analysis design and Development of Information Accounting based Management Software e.g. the great Secure SACCO Manager. Website Design and implementation, Account Auditing software and System Auditing Software, POS (Point Of Sale )Systems using Visual Studio 6.0 .NET Components, e.g. Visual Basic, Visual FoxPro, Visual C++ and Visual Internet Development with SQL, MYSQL at the Back End having windows 2000/NT/XP/2003 as the operating platform • Installation, Customization and Implementations of the developed Software • Management and support of the clientele based software projects • Monitoring and controlling store compliance in all areas, including customer care, effective planning, staff training and development, organization and time management • Supporting management and staff to help create their own successful and productive team and become effective in the implemented software by training • Maximizing every software project opportunity by promoting the highest standards of customer care and recognizing potential development and training opportunities required • Reviewing and evaluating software project achievement and producing an end of project spreadsheet Customer Project Manager (1999-2000) • Reporting to the Managing Director of Regional Computers Limited on service quality, primarily responsible for all company customers • Maintaining the Service Quality Customer Service Standards for the department • Developing a CD ROM training program to be used , in line with customer service strategy • Supervising, motivating and developing team reward and recognition program • Handling and swiftly resolving customer complaints in a professional and effective manner Training Officer – (1998-2000) • Responsible for training External and internal private company trainee in Software Application (Ms-Office suit) and programming • Training company client end user in the use of SML98 Cooperative Accounting Software • Designing effective Training program and communication procedures to ensure the smooth running of all operations in the software supply, installation, customization and implementation procedures • Responsible for seasonal event management for the company regarding training • Investigating and understanding issues, producing a user friendly guide, and subsequently testing and rolling-out faced out systems List of some of the corporate client served while in assignment and developed personal effect in my carrier are as below :- No Society Contact 1 Ukul

Answer: VB Programmers are generally required to be free of scratches and other superficial dermal injuries. Maybe you could program in Java, where the requirements are not quite so severe? Seriously though, Answers is not a job-seeking site. Try Monster or any one of a number of similar sites.

Question: i wanna be a profrssional visual basic programmer where to find good and exciting books 4 visual basic?

Answer: I don't have a book in mind but while I was looking at learning VB I ran across the following resource on the web: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner… This starts as low as you want to go and works its way up. It is part of the training that has been made available to allow people to actually use the "Visual Studio Express" development platform from Microsoft. They have one free for downloading that is specific to VB. Note: VB is now available "only" under .NET although I believe with a SDK download you can also develop COM applications.

Question: how can i use my downloaded active x ocx in visual basic in my windows vista laptop? I am a visual basic programmer but i used to work in windows xp. Recently my mother brought me a brand new laptop which has an os of windows vista, now, everytime i add the components in the toolbox, it says that my active x is not registered. I registered it already using regsvr32 but it still prompt the same problem. What should I do?

Answer: You should go back to Windows XP if you want to run unsigned ActiveX controls, because Vista makes running unsigned ActiveX controls nearly impossible. Alternatively, you can purchase a code-signing certificate and sign your controls, so that Vista will let you run them. http://www.dougv.com/blog/2008/09/12/my-…

Question: I am a Visual Basic programmer. How could I determine version of Microsoft Office files (Word,Excel,...) ? If I have a number of .doc files or .xls files, how could I determine which versions of Word/Excel programs create/modify them ? Thanks.

Answer: Hi , i think we can do this with version number of any office file properties. To read properties for a perticular file please refer http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-3513-5838187.html

Question: visual basic certificate or general computer programmer certificate? i have a bachelor of science,major in physics univ. in other country and i am looking for changing my career, i want to become a computer programmer. My closest community college has more certificates,one is visual basic.net programmer and other is just computer programmer and is more general. questions:is visual basic.net a good start in this career and has it a good future,will i find a lot of jobs w vb.net.This is the reason for changing my career, right now my job is waitress.Should i better take a regular computer programmer certificate where i can study more C++ and JAVA

Answer: If you're interested in Microsoft platform development, I advise you to go for Microsoft learning. Getting certified will help you find a decent job to begin with. Development courses with microsoft are generally associated with the .net framework. You can choose between web development and windows development. I advise you to go for web development... when you take a test, you can choose your language of choice .. http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mc… Hope this helps.

Question: where i could chat to a visual basic programmer?

Answer: You mean Version before VB6? Notice that Version after VB6, VB syntax had been changed a lot. Now we call VB as VB.Net which is one of the language in Microsoft.net I am familiar with both languages and had experience use VB and VB.net to write some utilities. Contact me if you want.

Question: Any good freelancer visual basic programmers looking for work?

Answer: Yes. You could email me. However here are a couple of places to also look, if you need help finding staffing. http://www.sologig.com http://www.rentacoder.com best wishes...

Question: Visual Basic Programmer help needed!? Ok. For my computing class I need to do a project. I have a stock control system with all the stock saved as a .dat file. I have a list box which displays the contents of the array. I also have a delete button which needs to be able to permanently delete the items. I cannot get it to work - any help appreciated!!! What code would I need to ensure that the stock from the list box is permanently deleted? Basically, I want to highlight a stock item, press the delete button and it is deleted.

Answer: 1. I assume you mean to edit the .dat file when the stock item is deleted. 2. I assume the .dat file is a text based file as opposed to a database file or other type of binary file. without knowing more details the simplest method I can recommend is to simply write out your listbox to the text file, overwriting the contents of the text file. Private Sub cmdDelete_Click() Dim lIndex As Long 'this avoids a run time error if nothing is selected If lstStock.ListIndex > -1 Then lstStock.RemoveItem lstStock.ListIndex 'this deletes any existing file of this name and opens it for new entries Open "stock.dat" For Output As #1 For lIndex = 0 To lstStock.ListCount - 1 Print #1, lstStock.List(lIndex) Next Close End If End Sub

Question: where can i start a career as a comp. programmer with visual basic certification? how can i get c+ cert.?

Answer: Take a look at the want ads in your local paper (or online version) and career resources like CareerBuilder.com and Monster.com (plenty of others to check too). You could also look at career pages on a company website to see what they have available too.