VB 6.00 under XP and/or VISTA?

[Guv]

I wrote about ten applications using VB 6.0 (SP5) under Windows 98SE. I have the Enterprise Edition, but have not done much with either Visual C++ or Visual FoxPro.

Can Visual Basic 6.0 create Windows XP applications? Will it be able to create VISTA applications? I have been using XP for about a year, but have not tried writing VB 6.0 applications for it. I intend to get a new system next year with VISTA. Will I be able to create applications using for it using VB 6.0?

I have Visual Studio .NET 2003, but have not used it much. I assume it will create XP applications. What about VISTA applications?

I am very familiar with VB 6.0 and miss the fixed length strings which are very useful for many of the applications I create. What are my chances of staying with VB 6.0?

[MartinLiss]

VB 6 definitely runs on XP and here is what MS says about it on Vista. VB6 will be good for development for several years yet and for maintenance for a lot longer than that, but, unfortunately, .Net is the future.

[RhinoBull]

There is a "fresh" thread in Gen Dev forum:

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...wpost&t=419328

[dom_stapleton]

It is worth moving to .NET as there are so many different things that you can do. It take a bit of getting used to but it's worth it. I think you can still download a free copy of Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition from Microsoft.com if you did want to give .NET a go.

[rory]

Windows Vista doesnt seem to look like a replacement to XP though, more for home users and entertainment.?

[gavio]

Can run on XP but have to upgrade some components immediatly They are not XP styled (skinned) like other non VB apps.

[MartinLiss]

Can run on XP but have to upgrade some components immediatly They are not XP styled (skinned) like other non VB apps.

What do you mean?

[gavio]

For example, i had to search the web for a special button.ocx, so my button can look like ordinary (when using themes on XP) button

[gavio]

Is there any other way?

[MartinLiss]

The poster asked if VB6 would run on XP, not how it would look on XP. VB6 apps look fine on XP they just don't have the exact same look as Microsoft's XP applications. BTW, I've never used them but I believe there are XP manifest(?) files that enable you to have VB6 apps look exactly like other XP apps.

[penagate]

That's correct and it's also the case for non-VB apps, it's not a VB6-specific issue.

BTW, Vista is most definitely the successor to XP. When it's done.

[gavio]

Just a hunch... not sure how to use those manifest files... any advices?

[penagate]

http://vbforums.com/search.php

[gavio]

How nice of you

[JohnTurnbull]

I just finished converting one of my apps to Vista using VB5 and am busy on the next.

There is nothing you cannot do in Vista with VB5 but there are lots of things you have to do differently.

As far as manifest files are concerned, mess with 'em if you like but some kind gentleman has published a free utility called XPMe (Search Google for it) which will convert your .exe to xp style after you compile.

[x2fusion]

Just remember you need XP to compile ...

& I warn you of vista .... I used it an it overloaded my CPU
Its an AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+

[gavio]

I have tried this XPMe, but it doesn't work. Application wouldn't even start after processing it.

[dom_stapleton]

It is much eaiser to use Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 which enables you to create applications with Windows XP theme support straight away.

[gavio]

Yes... it's easier, but not for me. I'm using 5 years old 1.0 Ghz CPU in my notebook. You can guess the rest.

[Guv]

Thanx for all the information.

I have yet to be disappointed at this site.