VISUAL BASIC (VB)

an extension of Microsoft Basic that allows for GUI controls, animations, and drag-and-drop features. Its main competitors are Borland's Delphi and Sun's Java. VB is used in many Microsoft products and in numerous applications by third parties. The main web site for Visual Basic at Microsoft is http://www.microsoft.com/vbasic/ . Many links are provided at http://www.pcwebopaedia.com/VB.htm . VBX is a Visual Basic custom control used in may sofrtware components. VBX components allow developers to more quickly write Visual Basic components. When used in conjunction with Windows Scripting Host utilities, Visual Basic adds great risks for viruses when using email and web browsing software from Microsoft. For more discussion of such matters, see ActiveX .