vb help for a newbie

[mclarenbabe]

ok, i'm totaly new at vb, but i have experiance in C++. i'm not sure if what i'm trying to do is even possible:

I want to have two threads, one to control 4 servo motors (have this part pseudo-working) and the other one to monitor when buttons have been clicked. The buttons control the amplitude of each servo (4 numeric up/downs) and a stop button to end the program.

If the above is possible, how do i check/wait for a button to be clicked?

Thanks

[pr0x]

well, vb is just a clean version of C# but at a command and design level below C#, if you know C++ you should stick with it.

[pr0x]

in my opinion atleast.

[Tewl]

vb is not C# vb6 is an event driven language while C# is a total object oriented language ( basically a rip of java ) now vb .net is object oriented but is still nothing like C# even tho C# does have the form designer. Back to the topic at hand are you using vb6 or vb .net in vb6 the only way to create a thread is to use the windows api in vb .net you use the System.Threading namespace, check msdn for information on the namespace. For information on the api i suggest going to allapi.net and getting the api guide and looking up createthread

[pr0x]

well, i just see vb as C# for dummies, lol simpler code, easier to debug, easier to learn.

[DeeEmm]

When you say buttons are these softkeys (ie buttons on a form) or hard wired? if they are hard wired what kind of interface do you have between the buttons and the pc?

You can make a very basic i/o interface through your parallel port to give you inputs from a few buttons, although this is easier on win 95 / 98 platforms than 2k and nt due to security restrictions for i/o access. But there are ways you can get around this.

Either way it is possible to do this with vb but some specifics would be a big help.

DeeEmm.