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Dear,
Please advise what if Customer still using Visual Basic 6. what is the best way to upgrade and to which version?
and will it compatible with their current apps?
MSDN says you must use VB 2008 Express first
See How to: Upgrade a Project from Visual Basic 6.0
(you replace Visual Studio 2010 by Visual Studio 2019...)
(Link to VB 2008 Express : vbsetup.exe)
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I am also a VB6 user and have the same question. I have tried accessing the VB 2008 Express, including the vbsetup.exe link posted. However, everything I try comes back with "No longer Available" or a similar message. Obviously, I need more explicit instructions.
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Well, 2008 express would be a whopping 14 years old!!!!
Quite sure that Microsoft had and was purchased that migration system from this company:
Link here:
vbuc
However, keep in mind that these tools don't just like "magic" convert and result in a working vb.net application.
They HELP you - and can save large amounts of labor and time.
You STILL require solid VB6 developer, and someone with a solid knowledge of that VB6 code base. (assuming you have the source). And your migration team of developers ALSO will require high skill with vb.net.
In other words, these tools help, and automates a lot of the work - but NOT all of the work!
Thus, this is and will still be serious development project, and one that will require developer time and resources.
A number of companies looking at the investment required to migrate? They just run VM's of windows XP, and keep running the software that way. (it was not worth the investment dollars to migrate). Say they had a developer on staff for 8 years? Then that is 8 years of man hours of value here.
Bottom line:
Keep in mind that these migration tools don't automatic convert the applcation for you, they convert bits and parts - and reduce the time from say a year to say months of work.
Thanks. I found the VBUC site and instructions. I will try it. Doesn't look simple, but my code is so it may solve my problem.
Note: I am new to this Q&A system so don't fully understand the mechanics of it. But, I don't see a way to "accept" your answer.
Well, I just tried downloading the "free" download suggested by Microsoft. Turns out that this is for business use only. So, back to square one. Basically, sc . . . the little guy.
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There is no easy 'upgrade' from VB6 to VB.net. If you need to migrate it is usually best to rewrite the application.
@twinBASIC programming , please stop spamming the forum with your answer on years old post.