[RESOLVED] Do i convert and recompile my vb6.0 code to .NET (any version)

[balama]

i have a project developed in vb6.0 and, it is working accurately in this environment, i want to open my vb6.0 project in any version of .NET, and i also want to recompile and publish this code by using .NET framework.

Is it possible, if yes then what is the proper procedure.

[jmcilhinney]

Yes and no. If you open a VB6 project in VS.NET it will run the conversion wizard and convert it to VB.NET but there will still be a reasonable amount of work to get it to even compile, never mind run and then work properly. The languages are just too different for any wizard to do any more. Also, the standard of the code produced will be well below what you would hope to write from scratch, so most people agree that the conversion wizard should be avoided for all but small snippets or just a test run to get an idea of what's needed.

[Hack]

Moved to General Developer

As a long time, old time, VB6 programmer and relatively new .NET programmer (just a little over a year now), my answer is NO - it isn't possible.

If you need your VB6 project to work in .NET save yourself time and trouble and don't even bother with the conversion wizard. Just rewrite it from scratch. In the long run, it will be much quicker.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I'd add that an entire project will not convert well, but a single method will convert fairly well. Therefore, if you re-write from scratch, you can copy and paste particular methods across, thereby saving some time. I was able to re-write an existing project into .NET in a tiny fraction of the time it would have taken to do a totally fresh re-write, because I could copy over any method that still applied in the new design. However, since .NET is OO and VB6 is not, the design itself is what will change the most.