In order to use ShortName 3.1 in your Visual Basic application, you will need to add a reference to it, by following these steps:

1. Use the Setup program to install Matrix ActiveX Component™.
2. Open a new Visual Basic project and from the Project menu, choose References..., which will cause the References dialog box to be displayed, as shown in the image below:
   

   
    

3. Find Bluebit Matrix ActiveX Component 3.1 in the list and check the box to select this component.
4. Choose OK to close the References dialog box. 
5. Add a new module or a new form and in the code window and declare a Matrix object variable.
6. Start writing code using the Matrix object by creating a new Matrix object and accessing its properties and methods.

 

Dim M as BlueBitMatrix30.Matrix
or
Dim M as Matrix
    
'=
Private sub TestMatrix()
'=

    Set M = New Matrix
    M.Size 4, 4

etc

What is next:

How to Declare Matrices

See Also:

Matrix Properties and Methods | Matrices and Arrays | Basic Matrix Operations | Matrix Decompositions | Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors