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Direct x 8 in visual basic

Hi, I have been looking all over to find a reference for directx 8 or 9 to add to visual basic. Does anyone know where i could find it please ?

Edot, I found that Direct X 8 SDK wont run on windows 7 so i'll have to make do with the latest one, can it still be added to VB however ?
 
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?? I think that you only can use DirectX with C++
 
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sgt frankieboy said:
?? I think that you only can use DirectX with C++

I downloaded an old pdf to help me learn how to program games in VB and it says that Direct x 8 can be supported in it. i just installed the latest Directx SDK and it only come with support for C++. Any ideas ?
 
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I downloaded an old pdf to help me learn how to program games in VB and it says that Direct x 8 can be supported in it. i just installed the latest Directx SDK and it only come with support for C++. Any ideas ?

told you :tongue:

yes, go program in C++. much better for games or you could use gamemaker 8
 
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sgt frankieboy said:
told you :tongue:

yes, go program in C++. much better for games or you could use gamemaker 8

Thanks, all im basically trying to do is learn a language that can help me produce things i can make a portfolio of, in college were learning the basics of VB but nothing worthy of bragging about.
 
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sgt frankieboy said:
?? I think that you only can use DirectX with C++

no. maybe newer versions but like older versions its still possible. idk bout vb tho.
 
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XNA Studio has Direct X 10 built in i think...
 
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Om3ga Sn1per said:
XNA Studio has Direct X 10 built in i think...
XNA uses DirectX 9.

You CAN use DirectX in .net (both VB and c#), hell I use it in my applications plenty of times.

You need to download and install the DirectX SDK (I have the August 2009 SDK installed). Then in your VB project, add the reference "Microsoft.DirectX" and whatever other DirectX libraries you might want.

Oh, and for reference, the SDK works perfectly well on Windows 7 (that's what I use).
 
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