Introduction

1.1.1.Compile Visual Basic source code in command line

vbc /r:System.DLL /r:System.Windows.Forms.DLL /r:System.Drawing.DLL WinEvents.vb

1.1.2.How to compile and run the code in this tutorial

Go to: Start->Programs->Visual Studio.NET->Visual Studio.NET Tools-> Visual Studio.NET Command Prompt, and type:

c:\examples>vbc example1.vb.

1.1.3.Simple Visual Basic program. Module Tester    Sub Main()       Console.WriteLine("Welcome to Visual Basic!")    End Sub ' Main End Module

 1.1.4.Writing line of text with multiple statements.

Module Tester

   Sub Main()
      Console.Write("Welcome to ")
      Console.WriteLine("Visual Basic!")
   End Sub ' Main

End Module