Re: VB6 to RealBasic

Boris Danner wrote:
>> So with RB you may just ask here, but don't be suprised if a lot of
>> functions are just built in.
> 
> 
> I would be glad to learn from an experienced user a short list of those 
> often used functions which are NOT built in what would abbreviate the 
> learning curve significantly and enhance the chance to change over 
> considerably.

I think you are thinking about this backwards.

"Often used functions" are very different between programs and the 
programmers that create them.

Most things I have tried to do in RB are significantly easier than in VB 
since the functionality is already there and usually behaves in a 
orderly fa****on. The old VB bit of declare this and declare that is not 
needed but is still available if you want (or have to) to go that way.

For example in my programs I always grab the machine and user names on 
startup so they can appear in the status line of each major window. In 
VB I used declares to get this information. When I started with RB I did 
it the hard way and used a declare in #if TargetWin32 and shell commands 
for #if TargetLinux or TargetMacOS. It didn't take me long to find that 
System.EnviromentVariable("ComputerName") and 
System.EnviromentVariable("UserName") will do exactly the same thing 
with a LOT less effort.

There is a significant difference between the way RB works best compared 
to VB. To make a list like you desire will likely be less useful than 
you imagine.

You should take Christian up on his offer to "just ask here" for the 
functionality you require. His knowledge of how to get things done in RB 
is amazing...