Web Development Project

I have built small stand-alone Program in VB Studio 6. It is a MDI Application. The program uses an MS Access database but I will be changing this to Microsoft SQL Server 2005. I do have some custom controls (i.e buttons). I want to convert it to a web-based program.

I have Visual Studio 2008. What would you suggest I do as this is my first attempt at something like this. I have use PHP before and I have done some web dev but graphical only.

I have been programming for 8 years and am excellent at picking up new languages. I am not concerned with the challenge of learning a new process or new language (ASP, Javascript)

Should I create this application with ASP .Net?

Yes, because it'll be another technology you can add under your belt. Once you know ASP.NET, you can then decide how you want to do your future work by making your own judgment rather than relying on expert testimony such as "ASP.NET is crap".

Also, it should be interesting for you because ASP.NET isn't just a matter of using <% and %> to get your data to the page, it's about separation.

you could try out PHP as this is a totaly different way of programing that may return more benifit.

I don't use ASP (I did create a calendar app at college with it) today. I am just trying out PHP. I too use VB6 and VBA. the .net approach may be easier as you have VB experiance.

webdeveloper.com is a good resource for web dev tuts ect.

good luck

David

Thanks for the advice guys!

Any other good websites that can offer me some tutorials. I did some PHP in College years ago. We built a website with a basic database for querying attached to it.

I have only recently taken to VB.net as I graduated from the Information Technology program at SAIT in Calgary in 2001...just missed the whole .Net training. But I find it pretty easy to grasp.

I have VB Studio 6 at it has the Microsoft Development Environment (Microsoft Visual Interdev 6.0) as well as I have Visual Studio 2008. 2008 doesn't seem to have the Interdev...I assume that is because I can develop websites with the ASP.Net aspect built into 2008

However when I try to start a new website project it asks me for a Server and a Mode...does this mean I can't start from scratch here?