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I am looking for more information about vb.net.
I'm running VB6 sp5 and just want to know if .net is so much better than VB6.
Which version do I need for developing applications with databases on 1 single computer. I also need to distribute the applications to my clients so is there a kind of setup & deploymentkit?
Where can I find all the information about vb.net.
If you are programming with .net, let me know how it feels after changing from any older vb version.
Thanx for your time
Ray
There's a little learning curve, but trust me, it's worth it. Once you get in the groove of .NET, the old VB6 looks almost ancient. You probably won't see a huge performance increase if your app is running on a single machine, but there is a noticable difference in performance for C/S apps. You can also do a lot more things with a lot less code. For example, you can populate a 20 column datagrid with data from a database with 5 lines of code.
mendhak
Thanx for the url's.
Thelonius
The most I'm doing is programming database appl's.
I'm using MS-Access 2000 and ADO for the connection.
I suppose that would give me no problems with VB.NET.
I also need to create an setup package for distributing it to
my clients.
Which version of vb.net can do all this because there are 3 different versions.
Can it be done with vb.net standard or must I buy the enterprise version.
thanx
Ray
Yw...
my first ever meaningful post in vb.net :)
you can use the upgrade version.
all it requires is that you have vb6 installed on your machine.
although my installation was quite funny.
i was running vb6 on my d drive and then i installed vb.net on my c drive. and the installation was fine...
Just to add some info for upgrading:
Most of the time, you can do a full install with Upgrade disks. All you have to do is show the installer that you have a previous version by putting the old disk in the drive when it asks you where a qualifying product is. This way, you don't have to worry about all the upgrade problems...
Thanx for the information.
I just ordered the vb.net version.
cheers
Ray