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October 25

Building Apps for Android Mobiles

Before I compile (i.e turn the program into .exe format,) is there a way, using some software tool etc. to turn the work into an app that can work in Android mobile devices ? BTW, I program using Visual Basic 6. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.134.197.76 (talk • contribs)

It looks like it: here's a post about the different options. Note that your program will need to use Android's API, so if you wrote it for another operating system, you'll need to modify it before it will work. https://www.techwalla.com/articles/can-i-make-android-apps-with-visual-basic. OldTimeNESter (talk) 11:19, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

There are a lot of misconceptions wrapped up in this question.

".exe" is a file-name extension, not a file format. Commonly, it refers to a file that is an executable program on the Microsoft Windows platform.

In the most conventional configuration, an application written in Visual Basic targets the Windows platform. There are a few exceptions, but from the limited description we have hear, I'm hearing hoofbeats and thinking horses.

Unless you used a cross-platform toolkit, the task of porting an application written in Visual Basic is not going to work on the Android platform. You will need to do lots of work to make changes to your software.

Most importantly, Visual Basic 6 was superseded by .NET a very long time ago - almost two decades. Now, we're not speaking of some open platform or some ISO language standard - we're talking about the 1998-vintage version of a proprietary tool. Why are you using it? It is no better than the 1997-version, Visual Basic 5; it is no worse than the 2002 version, Visual Basic 7; it is just a randomly-selected version of the tool. It happens to be deprecated: it has been a dead product for almost two decades, and Microsoft has formally published an end of life statement.

Microsoft makes its current-generation software development studio available to you at zero cost.

If you continue to use VB6, you are wasting your time and our time. Stop using VB6 for any purpose. Absolutely do not attempt to use VB6 to develop for Android platforms. Read, and study, a book or web-tutorial on Android development. Here is a starting point: the Android Developer tutorials. Consider purchasing a non-free book on Android development like the O'Reilly Programming Android, 2nd Edition.

So, to summarize: educate yourself about your software development toolkit prior to using it for a complicated software development task.

Nimur (talk) 19:36, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, Nimur. This is really a sincere and concerned advice.

October 27

Blind people and the internet

How do blind people access the Internet and other materials in a library? 2601:153:680:3A34:B903:F7AA:84FB:687F (talk) 16:31, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

1) Books for the Blind are on audio tape (or a USB flash drive which plays audio when inserted into the player they provide). Typically they ask the librarian for help in selecting a book. This interaction is often done over the phone and by postal mail, so there's no need to actually go to their library.

2) Screen readers will read what's on the computer screen or create Braille output.

In either case, headphones can be used to not disturb others, when playing audio. StuRat (talk) 16:35, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

October 29

wi-fi calling

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Pl. help me to enable wi-fi calling on samsung Galaxy Tab 3V phone SM-T116NU model. I tried but could find wi-fi properties. Thank you.123.231.104.3 (talk) 00:55, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for your question. Sorry but this is not connected with the Wikipedia encyclopedia. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 08:39, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

... but this is the help desk where we try to help anyone with any question. Any suggestions Wikipedians? Dbfirs 12:01, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

Yes. There is a plethora of dedicated forums and sites for samsung Galaxy Tab 3V phone SM-T116NU model. When you have found the information, you may wish to start the Wikipedia article on it or add the content to an existing page. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 12:26, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

That's correct. I did try to find the answer to the question there so that I could link it for the OP, but wasn't successful. Perhaps someone more familiar with these forums could provide a link to the answer? Replies here do not need to relate to Wikipedia articles, though sometimes they do lead to improvements. Dbfirs 12:38, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

Re User:Dbfirs's comment "this is the help desk where we try to help anyone with any question" and User:Kudpung's comment "Sorry but this is not connected with the Wikipedia encyclopedia", This is the reference desk, where we try to help anyone with any question. The help desk (WP:HELPDESK) is for questions about how to use or edit Wikipedia. --Guy Macon (talk) 22:38, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for the correction. That's what I intended to type. Dbfirs 22:43, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.