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VB File - What is a .vb file and how do I open it?
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What is a VB file? A VB file is a project item file written in the Visual Basic language, an object-oriented programming language created by Microsoft for use with the .NET Framework. It contains Visual Basic instructions in ASCII text format.
More Information A project item can refer to a variety of Visual Basic project components. Each available project item differs based on whether you are working in a local or web project. Examples of project items include a Windows form, Login form, splash screen, dialog, class, interface, code file, custom control, web custom control, or installer class. The "vb" extension is used for all of these items. Visual Basic is a programming language implemented on the .NET framework. Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET) was released in 2002 to replace the original Visual Basic language. The VB.NET language is used to create applications based on .NET, such as web applications and XML web services. ".NET" was eventually dropped by Microsoft in 2005 and the VB file is now used by Microsoft Visual Studio. NOTE: VB files can also be used to contain viruses or other malware. Therefore, do not open VB files if they are an unknown e-mail attachments.
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DeveloperBeam Software
Popularity3.6 | 7 Votes
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.VB File Extension
4 file types use the .vb file extension.
Visual Basic Project Item File
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Popularity |
3.7 | 110 Votes |
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What is a VB file?
A VB file is a project item file written in the Visual Basic language, an object-oriented programming language created by Microsoft for use with the .NET Framework. It contains Visual Basic instructions in ASCII text format.
More Information
A project item can refer to a variety of Visual Basic project components. Each available project item differs based on whether you are working in a local or web project. Examples of project items include a Windows form, Login form, splash screen, dialog, class, interface, code file, custom control, web custom control, or installer class. The "vb" extension is used for all of these items.
Visual Basic is a programming language implemented on the .NET framework. Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET) was released in 2002 to replace the original Visual Basic language. The VB.NET language is used to create applications based on .NET, such as web applications and XML web services. ".NET" was eventually dropped by Microsoft in 2005 and the VB file is now used by Microsoft Visual Studio.
NOTE: VB files can also be used to contain viruses or other malware. Therefore, do not open VB files if they are an unknown e-mail attachments.
Programs that open VB files
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File Viewer Plus
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2022
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Microsoft Windows Script Host
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Category: Developer Files
Updated: May 24, 2016
Virtual Boy ROM File
| Developer | N/A |
| Popularity |
3.3 | 24 Votes |
Game ROM created from a Nintendo Virtual Boy video game; contains data from a Virtual Boy cartridge saved in a read-only file; can be played on a PC using a Virtual Boy emulation program such as Red Dragon.
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Virtual Boy was a portable game console developed by Nintendo and released in 1995. It included a headset that provided a 3D experience for gamers.
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OpenEmu
Free
Category: Game Files
Updated: March 11, 2008
Grand Theft Auto Audio File
| Developer | Rockstar Games |
| Popularity |
3.0 | 29 Votes |
Audio file used by Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 3 and GTA: Vice City games for PlayStation 2; stores multiple audio clips and includes radio station clips, radio news clips, and cutscene audio; used for audio playback during gameplay.
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VB files can be converted to the .WAV format with MFAudio by setting the following program options:
VB files are saved in the
\AUDIO\
directory on the PlayStation 2 GTA disc.
NOTE: VB audio files may also be used by the Windows versions of GTA3 and GTA: Vice City with the VBDec plugin installed.
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MFAudio
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VBDec
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Category: Audio Files
Updated: February 25, 2020
Beam Games SIFF Video
| Developer | Beam Software |
| Popularity |
3.6 | 7 Votes |
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A VB file may also be a video used by a Beam Software video game. It contains a scene played within a game. VB files cannot be played by most popular media players.
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VB file open in VLC media player
Beam Software is an Australian video game developer that was founded in 1978 and acquired by Krome Studios in 2006, at which point Beam was renamed Krome Studios Melbourne. In the 1990s, Beam produced a handful of games that use their proprietary SIFF file format, including KKND2: Krossfire and The Lost Vikings II.
The SIFF file format can be used to create files that contain both audio and video or just audio. When a SIFF format file contains both audio and video, it is saved using the .vb extension. When it contains just audio, it is saved with the .SON extension.
How to open a VB file
Because VB files are so uncommon, most popular media players cannot play them. However, you can play VB files in VLC media player , and you can convert them to a more usable video format using FFmpeg .
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FFmpeg
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VideoLAN VLC media player
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FFmpeg
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FileHelper.com
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Category: Game Files
Updated: September 10, 2020