Badger Messenger, an MSN clone that uses the MSN Network.

[whatsup]

Hmmm...looks like I may have to revisit this app and write a new .NET version that uses the latest MSNP18 protocol.


Woka

why not using vb6 ?

[Wokawidget]

errrr...

1) VB6 can only be compiled in 32bit form
2) A lot of API is required for added functionality but in .NET this is wrapped up in nice simple objects
3) Visual Studio UI has limited functionality compared to any of the Visual Studios for .NET
4) .NET language is more powerful
5) Handling sockets, and other functionality, in .NET is MUCH easier
6) I haven't done any VB6 dev for a long long time...so I am rusty as I do c# mostly now
7) Err handling in .NET is far simpler and providers more info
8) .NET handles multithreading way better
9) Inheritance is not an option in VB6

That's just a few, but there are a million more.
VB6 in it's day was a great great language...but it was limited. It bcame very complex to achieve what was essentially simple functionality, for example UI work.

VB.NET, or any of the other .NET dev languages, are simply far superior to VB6.
I can't see a reason why you would want to go backwards and dev in an old language.
You can download Visual Studio 2008 Express for free...so it's not as if people don't have the means to dev in .NET without spending a penny.


Cheers,

Woka
I love VB6 to bits and won't hear a bad word said about it...but .NET is just better in every way.

[FidelCostra]

Hi,can anyone attach here compiled workable version of this messenger? I don't know to compile, and in one attachment, is version which not work.Thank you.

[Wokawidget]

Hi,can anyone attach here compiled workable version of this messenger? I don't know to compile, and in one attachment, is version which not work.Thank you.

Hi,

The source code is attached to this thread.
However....MS discontinued the MSN protocol a good few years back. By doing this it made this messenger source code obsolete overnight.

cheers,

Woika