help with VB for coding a psp app..

[xmOD]

hey,

i'm trying to code an app for the psp using Visual Basic.. it'll be one of those arrange things on memstick or something at first.. i'm using VB cause that a part of my college curriculum and so it'll help me learn more on VB..

I am well versed with the basic functions that VB offers and also am capable of coding apps for computers using VB and performing database operations using adodc/adodb ..

Now my question is.. can i access flash on the psp when its connected through USB? Now i dont mean accessing flash when flash is switched on USB from the recovery mode.. For detecting whether the psp is connected is not, i use the Sysinfo controls for VB which trigger a DeviceArrival event when a USB thing is plugged, then i search fro folder structure and if its found then that means the psp is connected..

But when the psp is connected through USB using the XMB, can we access flash somehow? What are the various other operations that are possible with VB on the PSP besides the normal copy,paste,delete,move and the other basic things?
if you have any other advices or tips then those are welcomed too as any info regarding VB and PSP is useful to me at the moment as am completely new to coding stuff for PSP using VB..

Thx
xmOD

[pasky13]

I don't believe the Flash data can be accessed via USB device, otherwise you'd be seeing an even larger flood of 'customizers' that are unnecessarily bloating the homebrew scene.

With visual basic you are limited to what you stated, normal file manipulation operations. Visual basic isn't exactly a low level language and if you want to communicate with the USB device directly you'll either need to write a wrapper yourself (which can get pretty messy in VB) or a pre-made library file such as: http://libusb-win32.sourceforge.net/#about

Good luck!

[xmOD]

thx pasky.. i'm looking at the lib you linked..

[Glynnder]

you can get flash usb, but solely thru recov. mode of 3.03OE-C+