Where can I get a good, free Visual Basic compiler?

[Zach Elfers]

Where can I get a good, free Visual Basic compiler from the internet?

[jeffmott]

A Microsoft product? Free!?! Hah. The best you can do is to download the Control Creation Edition. You can have your programs interpreted for testing purposes, but cannot generate the executable.

http://download.com.com/3000-2403-880768.html?tag=lst-0-7

[Zach Elfers]

Thanks, but are you sure I can't get a compiler and not just an interpreter that shows your code for testing?

[jeffmott]

Zach Elfers
are you sure I can't get a compiler and not just an interpreter

Not for free (barring pirating a copy)

Zach Elfers
that shows your code for testing

What do you mean by shows your code? Viewing your source? You can do that with any text editor.

The Control Creation Edition should do everything you need to testing, though. It _will_ execute the program and report errors, but will not create a stand-alone application.

[yusuf]

You can get it from me if you want:)

[Stefan]

Originally posted by yusuf
You can get it from me if you want:)

If you are going to pirate software, at least use your brain and use the Private Messageing of this forum, not post it in public.

[Zach Elfers]

I meant by "shows your source" is the this thing you were talking about, the thing that shows how your program would run without compiling it, would just show how your program (source) would run without compiling it.