Does Microsoft still offer VS Express versions?

**ShuckyD** · July 3rd, 2007, 01:53 PM

I was looking on Microsoft.com today trying to download a version of Visual Basic Express Edition, I thought I had one that i downloaded about a year or so ago, but I couldnt find it. Do they no longer offer it as a free trial to VS? I have VS03 and 05 at home but im at work and want to automate something and VB6 just isnt cutting it for me...

Any suggestions?

**RicheemxX** · July 3rd, 2007, 02:27 PM

might this be what you are looking for
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/downloads/

**ShuckyD** · July 3rd, 2007, 02:50 PM

it just might be...

too bad i couldnt find it when I was looking

**RicheemxX** · July 3rd, 2007, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by ShuckyD

it just might be...

too bad i couldnt find it when I was looking

you must look for things like my 12y/o nephew if its not in his hand it can't be found

**DeathWish187** · July 3rd, 2007, 08:43 PM

Is this limited? Started my vis basic class a few weeks ago.
The idiots here do theory n lab seperately, can't stand sitting at school after seeing the demonstration of the project well be doing in lab, when we should be doing it in lab while hes doing the demonstration.... ggggrrrrrrr

**sr71000** · July 4th, 2007, 12:03 PM

vb6 and vb.net are two different languages :-/ if you can use vb.net then yes, it is free and the only thing stripped from it i think it's the collaboration with partners...:-/

**DeathWish187** · July 6th, 2007, 12:55 AM

I guess the features get locked. I can't even resize stuff. As soon as i saw this thread at school, i left, expecting to get the assignment done at home...

**sr71000** · July 6th, 2007, 04:48 PM

no...the program just probably isn't configured to include the same packages. It should do anything your school's programs do assuming it's the same version (the express should just have lost team stuff i think)

**ShuckyD** · July 26th, 2007, 04:03 PM

i cant seem to find a OleDbDataAdapter in my toolbox in VBExpress.. and this is after i use the Database Explorer to make a connection... what the heck, am I not looking in the right place? or is this one of the limitations of VB Express?