Starting out in VB.net

[bckc]

NOTE: This is a copy and paste from www.hackforums.net, I'm putting it here because it helped me immensely when I was starting VB, Now I'v made lots of bots and programs, some of them I released on Hackforums.net

Thanks to Delicious from hackforums for this, all credits go to him.

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1. Introduction
2. Hello World
3. Variables
4. If Statements
5. Math Functions
6. Form Properties
7. The Progress Bar
8. The Listbox
9. The Radio Button And The CheckBox
10. The Menu Strip
11. Linking Forms
12. Log In Form
13. Text To Speech
14. Splash Screen
15. For Loop
16. Do While
17. Do Until
18. Subs
19. Functions
20. Advanced MessageBox
21. Conditional Operators
22. Logical Operators
23. Timers
24. Sending An Email
25. Emailing Application
26. FTP Upload
27. FTP Application
28. ByVal and ByRef
29. Comments
30. Download and Run File
31. Web Browser
32. Application Settings
33. Using Settings
34. Auto Typer
35. Arrays
36. Splitting Strings
37. Computer Information
38. Try Catch
39. Web Page Source Code
40. Application Updater
41. Website Login
42. Reading Text Files
43. Saving Text Files
44. OpenFileDialog
45. SaveFileDialog
46. Special Folders
47. Get Elements By Tag Name
48. Get All HTML Elements
49. Click Button Without ID
50. Write To Online Text File
51. HttpWebRequest POST Method
52. HttpWebRequest CookieContainer
53. MultiThreading
54. Regex
55. Modules

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Getting Started

• Getting started with VB.NET
  
• Visual Basic .NET Forms
  
• Adding Controls using the Toolbox
  
• Adding a Textbox to the Form
  
• Visual Basic .NET and Properties
  
• The Text Property
  
• Adding a splash of colour
  
• Saving your work
  
• Create a New Project
  

Write your first .NET code

• What is a Variable?
  
• Add a coding button to the Form
  
• Writing your first .NET code
  
• String Variables
  
• How to get at Text in a textbox
  
• More about VB .NET variables
  
• Using variables in your .NET code
  
• A VB NET Calculator Project
  
• The code for the calculator
  
• The Message Box in VB .NET
  

Conditional Logic

• If Statements
  
• Select Case Statements
  
• Add a Combo Box to a VB .NET form
  
• The Conditional Operators
  
• Section Three Exercises
  

Loops

• An Introduction to Loops in VB .NET
  
• For Loops
  
• Do Loops
  
• A Times Table Programme
  
• The Code for the Time Table Programme
  
• The Basic Math Symbols in VB .NET
  

Adding menus to Forms

• Add a menu to a VB .NET Form
  
• How to add code to a Menu
  
• How to add a Sub Menu to your Form
  
• How to add Shortcuts to your Menu Items
  
• A VB .NET menu Project
  
• The Open File Dialogue Box
  
• Filter files with the Open File Dialogue Box
  
• The Open File Dialogue Box
  
• The Save File Dialogue Box
  
• Cut, Copy, Paste and Undo menus
  
• How to Show and Hide Controls
  
• Insert Images into a Picture Box
  
• Add a Checkbox to a VB .NET form
  
• Writing code for Checkboxes
  
• Add Option Buttons to a VB .NET form
  

Debugging your code

• Error Handling and Debugging in VB .NET
  
• Design Time Errors
  
• RunTime Errors
  
• Try ... Catch in VB .NET
  
• Logic Errors
  
• Breakpoints and Debugging tools
  

Mastering Arrays

• What is an Array?
  
• Arrays and the Index Number
  
• Assigning Values to an Array
  
• Arrays where boundaries are not known
  

String Manipulation

• The String Variable Type
  
• How to use the Trim Method
  
• The difference between Char and Chars()
  
• How to use the InStr Method
  
• How to use the Substring Method
  
• Equals, Replace and Insert Methods
  
• How to use Split and Join in VB .NET
  

Working with Text Files

• What is a Text File?
  
• How to Open a Text File in VB .NET
  
• How to Read a Text File Line by Line
  
• How to Write to a Text File in VB .NET
  
• Appending Text to a File in VB .NET
  
• How to Copy a File
  
• How to Move a File
  
• How to Delete a File
  

Functions and Subs

• An Introduction to Functions and Subs
  
• How to Create your own Subs in VB .NET
  
• Using Parameters in your Subs
  
• ByVal and ByRef in VB .NET
  
• How to Create a Function in VB.NET
  
• How to use Parameters with Functions
  
• Standard Modules - Part One
  
• Standard Modules - Part Two
  

Events

• The Click Event
  
• The MouseDown Event
  
• The KeyDown Event
  
• The Form Load Event
  

Classes and Objects

• An Introduction to Classes and Objects
  
• Create your own Classes in VB .NET
  
• How to Create Methods in your Classes
  
• More about Creating Methods
  
• Create Properties in your Classes
  
• How to Use your New Property
  

VB.NET and Databases

• VB NET Express and Databases
  
• The Database Wizard in VB NET Express
  
• Write your own VB .NET database code
  
• Learn about DataSets and Data Adaptors
  
• Display the Data in the DataSet
  
• Navigate a Database with VB .NET
  
• How to Move through the Database
  
• Add, Update and Delete Records
  
• Add a New Record using VB .NET
  
• Delete a Record using VB .NET
  

VB.NET and Forms

• Anchor and Dock Controls on a Form
  
• Add a Toolbar to a Form
  
• Creating Multiple Forms in VB .NET
  
• Modal and Non Modal Forms
  
• Getting at Values on Other Forms
  

[AceInfinity]

You didn't need the link to HF, all you needed was the username. Since SF doesn't support any hacking material or references to sites with such material.

Good list though, however I can imagine there's a few important things missing. There's no explanation of resource files or references anywhere from what I can see in the list.

[bckc]

You didn't need the link to HF, all you needed was the username. Since SF doesn't support any hacking material or references to sites with such material.

Good list though, however I can imagine there's a few important things missing. There's no explanation of resource files or references anywhere from what I can see in the list.

Agreed it's an incomplete guide but still, it helps begginers it certainly helped me

[B3cnoc]

thanks a lot for the list!

[bckc]

thanks a lot for the list!

No problem, Enjoy!

[Bigandrewgold]

even though ive seen this before it can still be very helpful to beginners

[bckc]

even though ive seen this before it can still be very helpful to beginners

Yeah, it was very helpful to me anyway.

[+GFx]

Thank you, Thank you.

Oh did I say thank you!!!!

[Inventor]

Thank you, Thank you.

Oh did I say thank you!!!!

Same here!
I will be comming here several times!

Inventor1

[bckc]

Same here!
I will be comming here several times!

Inventor1

No problem