Background

I really showed my ass this weekend.

I was looking at a stub of code and I couldn’t walk away from it.

Sample Code

I found a sample code that uses VB.Net.

But, not wanting to install a VB.Net compiler on my machine meant I needed the code converted to VB Script or PowerShell.

Here is a stub that is the subject of this post.

Imports System
Imports System.Numerics

Module VBModule

    Sub Main()
        
        Dim bigId As BigInteger 
        Dim strLog as String
        
        bigId = 0
        
        strLog = "The Value of BigId is:- " & bigId.ToString()
        
        Console.WriteLine(strLog)
        
    End Sub

End Module

Online Compilers

OnlineGDB

I am very vain and I really like the look and feel of OnlineGDB.

Here is a link to it:-

Here is the link to our sample code:-

1. System.Numerics.BigInteger.vb
   • https://onlinegdb.com/N6uZr1_36Y
     Link

Error Message

Error Message – Image

Error Message – Text

Visual Basic.Net Compiler version 0.0.0.5943 (Mono 4.7 - tarball)
Copyright (C) 2004-2010 Rolf Bjarne Kvinge. All rights reserved.
/home/main.vb (12,32) : error VBNC30451: 'BigInteger' is not declared. It may be inaccessible due to its protection level.
There were 1 errors and 0 warnings.
Compilation took 00:00:00.3192040

Explanation

The body of the error message reads:-

Quick Read:-

1. Visual Basic.Net Compiler version 0.0.0.5943 (Mono 4.7 – tarball)
   • Version Number:- 0.0.0.5943 ( Mono 4.7 )
2. Developer
   • Rolf Bjarne Kvinge
3. Copyright (C)
   • 2004-2010
4. File Name
   • /home/main.vb

.Net Fiddle

.Net Fiddle is a good choice, as well.

Here is its Link

Here is a link to the sample page

Message

Message – Image

Message – Text

The Value of BigId is:- 0

Technical Summary

OnlineGDB Visual Basic.Net Compiler appears to be a bit dated.

Why do I say so:-

1. Version Number:- 0.0.0.5943
2. Copyright:- 2004-2010

It is running on a linux box.

What are the sure sign indicators:-

1. Filename:- /home/main.vb

General Summary

With stolen code, please still see if it actually works in its organic state.

If it does not work, try to see if it works in a language you are familiar with.

Thankfully, there are many online compilers, and hopefully you can find one that works for you.

Dedication

I am going to dedicate this post to the Mono Team.

Inclusive:-

1. Rolf Bjarne Kvinge
2. Miguel de Icaza
3. Nat Friedman

Referenced Work

1. OnlineGDB
   • IDE
     • VB Compiler
       Link
   • Sample Code
     • System.Numerics.BigInteger.vb
       • https://onlinegdb.com/N6uZr1_36Y
         Link
2. .Net Fiddle
   • IDE
     • Generic
       Link
   • Sample Code
     • System.Numerics.BigInteger.vb
       • https://dotnetfiddle.net/Lf8woH
         Link
3. Rolf Bjarne Kvinge
   • Blogs
     • Xamarin
       • Author
         https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/author/rolf/
         Link
4. Miguel de Icaza
   • Wikipedia
     Link
5. Nat Friedman – Nathaniel Dourif Friedman
   • Wikipedia
     Link
6. Mono
   • Wikipedia
     Link
7. Xamarin
   • Wikipedia
     Link