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I have an application which was developed in VB6.0. It accesses data in an approx. 300,000 kb access 2000 database. It is a read only application. It is currently running on a network. I would like to change it to a web application so that people can query the database from where :duck: ever they are located. I have no NET programming experience but want to learn. Please can you advise me on the best tools to use. Thanks.
Visual Studio has a wizard that will update VB6 code to VB.NET, but its results are highly questionable, and it will still only create a Windows app. If you want to create a Web app then you'll have to basically start from scratch. The first step is to learn HOW to code in ASP.NET. I'd say don't even touch your existing app until you've practiced on some other more basic projects to hone your skills. There are various resources in my signature that you would find useful, but I would suggest that you get yourself a good book. The Teach Yourself X in 21 Days series from Sams is good for beginners, but if you have experience with other languages you may find the wording a little patronising. Also, if you are coming from a non-OO background then the switch to OOP will strain your head a little at first. That is something to focus on. Finally, note the link in my signature to the free Express versions of Visual Basic 2005 and Visual Web Developer 2005, which you should definitely download, unless you already have, or intend to pay for, a better version.
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I also strongly recommend downloading the Microsoft code samples (see my sig) and looking through them for demonstrations of concepts you are interested in.