Debug and Test (How Do I in Visual Basic Express)
This page links to Help on widely used Visual Basic debugging tasks. To view other categories of popular tasks covered in Help, see How Do I in Visual Basic Express.
Note
If you are using Visual Basic Express Edition, some of the Help links on this page may be unavailable, depending on the options that you chose during installation. For more information, see Troubleshooting Visual Basic Express.
In Visual Basic Express
Visual Basic Express Edition includes tools for debugging your application. Visual Basic makes it easy with Edit and Continue.
- Finding the Errors: Introduction to Visual Basic Debugging
Learn about fixing program errors through a technique called debugging.
- Know Your Bugs: Three Kinds of Programming Errors
Learn about the different types of errors that can occur when writing a program.
- Oops, a Typo: Finding and Getting Rid of Compiler Errors
Demonstrates how to find and fix compiler errors.
- Ouch! My Program Didn't Like That! Finding and Eliminating Run-Time Errors
Explains how to fix and find run-time errors.
- What? It Wasn't Supposed To Do That! Tracking Down Logic Errors
Learn how to fix your program so it does what you intended.
MSDN Express Library for Visual Basic Express
These are some of the more in-depth topics the Library offers to help you debug and test your application. You need to have the MSDN Express Library installed or have access to MSDN Online library.
- Walkthrough: Debugging a Windows Form
Demonstrates debugging on Windows Forms.
- Walkthrough: Debugging an XML Web Service
Demonstrates debugging an XML Web Service.
- Debugging Preparation: XML Web Service Projects,
Demonstrates debugging a deployed and running XML Web service from Visual Studio.
- KbAlertz!
Allows you to receive free e-mail alerts when Microsoft publishes new support or Knowledge Base articles.
Monitoring Applications
- Walkthrough: Exploring Event Logs, Event Sources, and Entries
Demonstrates how your applications and components can record information about important events. You can use these records to audit access to your system, troubleshoot problems, and re-create usage patterns.
Other Resources
These Web sites are excellent resources to find more information, see what other Express users are doing, and stay in touch as the Visual Basic Express Edition community grows.
- Visual Basic Developer Center
Central location for information about Visual Basic. Includes case studies, new tools, and other downloads.
- Coding4Fun
Includes lots of articles and coding tips geared to the Express user.
- Visual Basic 6.0 Resource Center
Here's extra help for Visual Basic 6 developers looking to upgrade or make Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual Basic 2005 play together.