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  1. Sep 21st, 2007, 07:06 PM #1
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    Resolved [RESOLVED] VB6 Linux

    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?
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    Re: VB6 Linux

    Quote Originally Posted by 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?
    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.
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    Re: VB6 Linux

    Even stupider one... Is there a version of linux like ubuntu, etc. made with vb6? Is it even possible?
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    Re: VB6 Linux

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

    oh...I figured... Thanks
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    Re: [RESOLVED] VB6 Linux

    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...

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    Re: [RESOLVED] VB6 Linux

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