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I am about 2 months into Visual Basic, and I have heard all this stuff about how VS.net is going to really change things, blah blah blah. I have heard of significant improvements to Visual Basic, and the new C# language.
I am deep into a new file-sharing program I am making with VB6, and I'd like to know these things:
1) If I upgrade to VB.net, how will that affect my project?
2) Should I learn C# instead? I have extensive JavaScript experience..would that help?
1) I think VB6 will be around for a few years yet, keep your app as is now. You will always have the option later (should) you want to put put this into VB7 / VB.NET, there's a wizard that converts this code from VB5/6 into VB7.
2) The Javascript part doesn't really matter, and C# will be like learning a new language for you. I would stick to VB (which will be around for a llllllllooooooonnngggggg while yet). Though I suppose it's down to what you need to do, what sort of things are you gonna develop ?
According to Microsoft there is no speed difference between VB.NET and C#. It's only a matter of syntax. So if you're a VB programmer stick with VB.NET if you're C++ programmer then using C# will be in some way similar to that.
Where is the converter you mentioned?Quote:
Originally posted by alex_read
1) I think VB6 will be around for a few years yet, keep your app as is now. You will always have the option later (should) you want to put put this into VB7 / VB.NET, there's a wizard that converts this code from VB5/6 into VB7.
Thanks!
~Piz
Try opening a vb6 project with vb7 & it'll pop up.
As for where it's hidden, I haven't got it on this PC at the moment, try the help file for upgrade wizard etc :)
Do not rely on the wizard for upgrading. It cannot upgrade everything and you can expect to still do a lot of changes manually
3 out of 3 projects were fine for me. Have you had a problem with this then Cander ?
Yeah but the projects I used it on are very complex and also use some things removed in Vb .NET.