[RESOLVED] VB6 Linux

[Bobalandi]

I know this is stupid, cause linux is coded in either c++ or assembly, but is is posssible that there is a vb6 version of linux?

[sunburnt]

I know this is stupid, cause linux is coded in either c++ or assembly, but is is posssible that there is a vb6 version of linux?

No. VB.NET can be compiled and run on linux (any .NET code generally can be). VB6 cannot.

REALBasic is similar to VB and can be compiled for Windows, Mac and Linux.

[Bobalandi]

Even stupider one... Is there a version of linux like ubuntu, etc. made with vb6? Is it even possible?

[si_the_geek]

VB6 heavily relies on Windows to run... so that would only be possible if you had a 'fake' OS which ran inside Windows.

[Bobalandi]

oh...I figured... Thanks

[buechse]

did anybody try to compile code from vb6 on wine? i am an linux user for years and i did never see any code compiling on windows and not on wine, but i dont know enought of visual basic to try it myself...

buechse

[kregg]

I have ran VB6 from Wine in the past. And let me tell you, it is not pretty!

You're better off getting virtualisation software. If you use your package manager to get virtualbox and then install Windows on that, once you install the Guest Addons (pipsqueak easy), then you can do this thing where the Windows OS integrates into the Linux desktop:

http://www.venturecake.com/images/VirtualBox15.jpg

Very good for running any Windows application on Linux (except games I'm guessing :( )