Needs lot of help launching a VB Application......

[EdRev]

I am new with Visual Programming and I was asked to design an application to be distributed to remote PC. Is there any good reference book that I can read on launching a VB application. Or can anybody help me with the following questions?

1. When I get a licence for VB, does it come with SQL server and Crystal Reports?

2. Can I install SQL Server on our existing server?

3. How can I create run-time applications?

4. Does the user need to have VB in their PC, and Access
if I create Access reports to be launched by the VB application?

My questions may not make sense, that's because I am new in programming. I have a little background in VB programming and that's all I have for now.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Antzz]

1. When I get a licence for VB, does it come with SQL server and Crystal Reports?
Answer: You can buy only Visual Basic or Visual Studio(which includes VJ++,VC++,VB). SQL Server is completely separate. VB includes Crystal Reports which you can distribute. But the version of Crystal Reports which comes with VB is not the latest which is normally available in the market.

2. Can I install SQL Server on our existing server?
Answer : Depends on what type of server you have. SQL Server needs Windows NT.

3. How can I create run-time applications?
Answer: What do you mean by this? You can write an application and compile into an EXE program which you will be able to run.

4. Does the user need to have VB in their PC, and Access
if I create Access reports to be launched by the VB application
Answer: No, the user does not need to have VB. You will have to include Access drivers(ODBC) on the user's machine though.