How can I actually MAKE a program?

[njshadow]

As of right now I'm generally new to the computer programming scene. I am currently taking a class in Microsoft Visual Basic but when I asked my Computer Science teacher how to export the programs that I create he said that I really couldn't unless it was opened in Visual Basic which is the launcher. Does anybody now of a good program to ceate a program? Or do you not even need a special program? Thanks. Oh yeah, btw, how do you get a link to change from a URL to a titel such as Digg.com into DIGG like many Revision3 users do in their sig?

[tokenuser]

1. Making a Program.

You need to COMPILE the program. That turns it into an EXE file. Then you can run the program. Ask your teacher about compiling a standalone app.

2. Making a Link in the forums.

The Rev3 forums use vBulletin software. The vBulettin system use something called BBCode to allow a level of markup for posts.

As a simple example ( replace "(" and ")" with "[" and "]" ) ...

(b)Bold Text(/b) = Bold Text
(i)Italic Text(/i) = Italic Text
(b)(i)Bold Italics(/i)(/b) = Bold Italics
(color="Red")Coloured Text(/color) = Coloured Text
(size=3)Resized Text(/size) = Resized Text
(url=http://www.address.com/blah)Website(/url]) = Website (http://www.digg.com)

Pretty easy stuff, and can be combined so yo end up with something like:

Digg (http://www.digg.com)

[masherscf]

Does anybody now of a good program to create a program? Or do you not even need a special program? Thanks.

Hmm, Odd question. Visual Basic isn't an ideal example of how a programing language usually works. Nevertheless, there should be a way to "export" your program as a stand-alone executable.

Anyhow, the answer to your equation is not an easy one. Well, actually it is easy. Computer programming is one of those things that takes minutes to learn but a lifetime to master.

A program to translate code into an executable is called a compiler.

I'm recommending that TokenUser provide the rest of the story.

[njshadow]

Ha ha nice. Thanks, I'll give it a shot. :cool: :D

[klitzy]

Completely off topic masher but do you actually play any games on the xbox 360 or do you just sit and stair at the dashboard?

[striker1211]

If you are just using the VBS editor in like excel or something u cant compile an exe, or if u are using VB5 learners edition, it was put out free by microsoft to boost vb5. In any VB IDE you just go to File> Make EXE

[masherscf]

Completely off topic masher but do you actually play any games on the xbox 360 or do you just sit and stair at the dashboard?

I play games like crazy, but I also watch videos. Sometimes, my daughter gets a hold of the controller. That big "X" button is hard to resist. She'll turn on the console and it will stay on for a bit.

[muled]

I play games like crazy, but I also watch videos. Sometimes, my daughter gets a hold of the controller. That big "X" button is hard to resist. She'll turn on the console and it will stay on for a bit.

Haha has she found the magic silver lever on the toilet that makes things disappear yet?

And NJShadow
I don't know VB but I remember having the same question when I was just starting to learn programming and all I can say is google is your friend but token has put you on the right track.