Hi CS Tutor,
Now for VB.NET is there a similar online resource? That tells me which
function is in what library, and what its purpose is?
For instance, I have been trying to figure out what this statement does:
ValidateMDBExistence = Dir(Application.StartupPath & "xyz.mdb")
I have an idea, it is trying to find out the startup path of the
application and looking for xyz.mdb in that folder.
Your idea is right, but this has few to do with API.
Vb.net, J# and C# are languages that create (almost the same) intermediate
code.
They use the framework as a kind of runtimer.
Although you can use API's, is that only normal use when there is no
alternative.
(And for me that becomes more and more seldom, there is so much in the
framework)
You probably won't find "ValidateMDBExistence" never, because it is a
String made by the programmer.
In vb.net that is created by
dim ValidateMDBexistence as string
"Dir" is a so called function (most functions are Microsoft.VisualBasic and
addition but full part of the framework)
"Application.StartupPath" the startuppath of the application
"&" the concationation character like in java + (also usable in vb.net but
not preferred)
"xyz.mdb" the file name as a string.
So when you are looking for information about words in this operation, you
can find normaly only:
"dir", "application" and "startuppath".
"=" and "&" are not to find because the search system cannot recognise them
and you have to look for "operators".
The other words are created by the programmer.
I hope this gives some understanding.
Cor