distinguishing vb and java

[gusset]

is there any way to tell in what language an app was written? or does the fact that the windows api is used at a lower level mean that interfaces are identical?

thanks

 

[ponerse]

I can usually tell if a project was written in Java right away. The buttons are flatter and the load time is a little slower. Visual basic programs can sometimes look like programs written in other languages (for example you can make a visual basic project look like word, but word was not written in visual basic). I guess you just have to develop a "feel" for what language a program was written in.

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[vb5prgrmr]

gusset,

Do you have spy??? If so you can use this to tell if a program was written in VB by checking the class of the window...

Start program to check and start spy. In spy press CTRL+F you will see a dialog pop up and a miniture form with a cross hair icon. Click and drag that icon to the programs window and then click on OK. On the class tab check the Class Name box. If it has ThunderFormDC it is a VB program.

Good Luck

 

[gusset]

Thanks, both.

i remember the class distinction now (thanks, vb5prgrmr) but i meant identical to the eye, not to windows. that was ambiguous of me.

ponerse, that's interesting about the button flatness. "feel" is a bit woolly, though - if you have any more tips, i'd be plased to find out.

best wishes

g