Project Types for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
The types of projects that can be created with Visual Basic 2008 differ from Visual Basic 6.0. In some cases, the project types are essentially the same but the names have changed. In other cases, some Visual Basic 6.0 project types have no direct equivalent.
The following list provides a comparison of Visual Basic 6.0 project types and their Visual Basic 2008 equivalents.
Visual Basic 6.0 |
Visual Basic 2008 |
|---|---|
Standard EXE |
Windows Application |
ActiveX DLL |
Class Library |
ActiveX EXE |
Class Library |
ActiveX Control |
Windows Control Library .gif "Note") Note:
Windows Control Library projects create Windows Forms controls; the creation of ActiveX controls is no longer supported.
|
ActiveX Document |
No equivalent. Visual Basic 2008 can interoperate with ActiveX Documents. |
DHTML Application |
No equivalent. Use a Visual Web Developer ASP.NET Web Site Application. |
IIS Application (Web Class) |
No equivalent. Use a Visual Web Developer ASP.NET Web Site Application. |
See Also
Concepts
Default Project Templates in Visual Studio
Web Programming for Visual Basic 6.0 Users