VB6 + VisualStudio 2008

[BlackRiver]

My friend and me have decided to build a web-based application!Basicly,we're building a dynamic web page wich we will use to access our database and manipulate data.
My knowledge is,at the moment, restricted to VB6,PHP and MySQL.My friend uses VisualStudio2008,ASP and MySQL.

Here is my question.Can I keep track with him?Are VB6 and VS08 compatible?
What are my options when it comes to designing web forms?Can it be done in VB6?What about PHP vs ASP?

Basicly,do I need to switch from VB6 to VS08 in order for the two us to work together on this project?

[techgnome]

>>Here is my question.Can I keep track with him?Are VB6 and VS08 compatible?
No, they are not compatible....

>>What are my options when it comes to designing web forms?Can it be done in VB6?
No, VB only compiles to code which can only run on a PC machine... yes, I know ActiveX OCXs can "run" in a browser... but that's actually more trouble than it's worth.

>> What about PHP vs ASP?
Those are server-side technologies.... you'll need to determine which you want to use and makes sure that the server that's going to host the website supports it. And there's a difference between aSP and ASP.NET....

>> Basicly,do I need to switch from VB6 to VS08 in order for the two us to work together on this project?
Yeah, pretty much... MS does offer free versions, VB Express 2008, VW Express 2008, which is probably what you're going to want to use.

-tg

[BlackRiver]

Is there a big difference between VB6 and VS08 code syntax?How much time,do you think,an average user needs to switch from one to another?
VisualStudio08 + MySQL = a good combination?

[JuggaloBrotha]

The syntax is very, very similar between the two, however going from the vb6 to the .Net model is going to be quite a shift for you.

.Net + (almost any database) is good

[Jenner]

It shouldn't take too long for you to pick up. It took me about 2 months of casual programming to get halfway decent. Probably less if I was thoroughly into it.

[BlackRiver]

Well,we have until the end of the year to finish the project,so I think thats more than enough time.What about some books,tutorials on this subject?I had VisualBasic Black Book and it helped me a lot.I am particulary interested in using VS for creating web forms and manipulating DB's.

[Gambit001]

have a look at vb6 -> vb.net conversion books. it help you get a grip of the basics and also the new IDE

[Shaggy Hiker]

You might also look at books that focus on Object Oriented design. The syntax of the two languages is so similar that you can probably read .NET right now, but since .NET is OO while VB6 was not, most of the differences will be cases where you are seeing methods that are members of objects that are members of other objects, and so on. That focus on OO is what will give you the most trouble. It's a good programming paradigm, but it is different from what you say that you are used to.