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chance

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unchartered waters
« on: August 18, 2006, 11:53:58 AM »
well I am new here and new to VB(a)....so can you recommend any reading materails....and I will be asking alot of simple questions....so hello gang :lol:

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Re: unchartered waters
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2006, 12:01:01 PM »
Welcome to the swamp!

If you get a chance stop by This thread

These threads might get ya going.....

http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=10327.0

http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=5958.0

deegeecees

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Re: unchartered waters
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2006, 12:03:15 PM »
xxxxxxxxxxxx has some great tutorials as well.

edit: Just clicked to Afralisp, sadly it has changed.
« Last Edit: August 18, 2006, 12:04:51 PM by deegeecees »

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Re: unchartered waters
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2006, 12:04:26 PM »
Hi chance! Welcome to theSwamp and the world of VBA. Recommended reading:
Acad DevHelp
Every message you see in this forum. I found that examining other's code solutions to tasks that I won't even use has been quite beneficial in the long run.
I've never read a VBA book, but I've heard that the one written by Joe Sutphin is good. Kerry Brown may have more input on this.

While questions are welcomed and answered, I'd like to suggest that you use the search features of both the forum & DevHelp prior to asking. More often than not, the simple questions can be answered much quicker with a simple search.

Good Luck and have fun!

Arizona

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Re: unchartered waters
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2006, 03:45:31 PM »
I've never read a VBA book, but I've heard that the one written by Joe Sutphin is good.
Hi chance,

Welcome to theswamp!
Joe Sutphin taught a VBA class at Autodesk University several years back that I attended. During the class he gave away copies of his book (I got my signed). I read, highlighted and flagged that book all over as I was learning and to this day it is still a great desktop reference.
Also as Jeff pointed out, reading other examples of code and asking questions will help you on your path to learning.

Paul Richardson

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Re: unchartered waters
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2006, 06:07:05 PM »
xxxxxxxxxxxx has some great tutorials as well.

edit: Just clicked to Afralisp, sadly it has changed.

It's now 'Afralisp.net'
« Last Edit: August 18, 2006, 09:19:08 PM by daron »

Birdy

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Re: unchartered waters
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2006, 09:35:39 PM »
If you get a chance...
Now that's funny! :0)

Welcome Chance.

Troy Williams

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Re: unchartered waters
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2006, 09:48:05 AM »
well I am new here and new to VB(a)....so can you recommend any reading materails....and I will be asking alot of simple questions....so hello gang :lol:

Best thing that I can recommend is start small. Write code to accomplish tasks that you would have to do manually. Write as many small applications as you can then make one big program that incorporates all of your stuff.


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Re: unchartered waters
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2006, 11:38:31 AM »
Think of a programmer as a mason -- you erect buildings one brick (function|method) at a time, each subsequent layer depending on the quality and integrity of the infrastructure preceding it.

Also, it's best to start as a laborer rather than an architect. While some architects go to school, completely by-passing trades work, the best engineers | architects are frequently borne of the trades, as there's just no substitute for that real world experience.

And so it is with programming imo; hope the analogy wasn't too much.
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Jim Yadon

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Re: unchartered waters
« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2006, 11:50:57 AM »
I think that's an excellent analogy!

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Re: unchartered waters
« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2006, 12:43:58 PM »
Hey, thanks Jay. :)

I opted out of the blueprints / standards ... part of the comparison.
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Re: unchartered waters
« Reply #11 on: August 19, 2006, 04:03:54 PM »
Welcome to Paul as well.

JohnF

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Re: unchartered waters
« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2006, 06:12:09 AM »
Chance,

A good place to start in VBA is Excel where you can record macros and look at the code.

The only downside is the code can be overloaded with unnecessary lines.

Once you get the hang of reading the code in Excel in the same environment as AutoCAD (the IDE) you can experiment and experiment and experiment then ask someone on this forum to help point you in the correct direction with your CAD problems.

John

Malik641

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Re: unchartered waters
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2006, 07:29:07 PM »
Acad DevHelp

I've never read a VBA book, but I've heard that the one written by Joe Sutphin is good. Kerry Brown may have more input on this.
I have 2 books on VBA (excel and ACAD), and 3 books that have like a chapter on vba...and I have to say the way that Joe Sutphin explains the concepts of VBA is definitely the best. He goes a little more in-depth than the others, giving you the why and how's of it's workings.

And I agree with what MP said. You'll have a big advantage in VBA if you understand how autocad works....which I found out the hard way  :roll: and it's still a learning process.