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    run my program on mac?

    Ok, basically, i have my procram in vb6 and i can compile it to an .exe, but exe does not run on mac, how do i get a program i have made to run on mac?
    i searched around and some people said you can't convert an exe to a version that runs on mac, but if you have the source code, then you can do it.
    I have made a program in VB6 and i do have the source code, so does anyone know how i can do it?

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    Re: run my program on mac?

    As far as I know, VB cannot run on a Macintosh unless it is running Windows.

    There may be a project such as Wine for Linux that will allow you to run executables on a Macintosh, but I am not aware of one.

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    Re: run my program on mac?

    VB6 can only produce executables for Windows (and only desktop/server versions).

    You could use a Windows emulator (like Wine as kfcSmitty mentioned) on non-Windows OS's, or re-write your program in another language.

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    Re: run my program on mac?

    No one in their right mind running a MAC would bother trying to get a program written in VB6 working.

    Switch to VB.NET and get onto the Mono project, or rewrite your application in another language (as si said).

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    Re: run my program on mac?

    There is a build of Wine for OS X that works very well I should add and the application may run under that.
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