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  1. Aug 10th, 2010, 08:08 AM #1
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    Very Old VB6

    Hi
    I have been using a very old version of VB6 can I upgrade to a newer
    version for free ?????.

    Also I would like to change the printer from say printer "A" to say printer "B"
    within the code. I have tried Set Printer but an error comes up Object requried.

    Can anyone help........... Thanks..... Phlippy
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  2. Aug 10th, 2010, 08:20 AM #2
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    Re: Very Old VB6

    Welcome to VBForums
    Quote Originally Posted by Phlippy View Post
    Hi
    I have been using a very old version of VB6 can I upgrade to a newer
    version for free ?????.
    VB6 is very old (it was released in 1998), and was the end of "Classic" VB.

    You can get the latest version of VB for free from www.microsoft.com/Express

    It is a bit different from VB6 so could take a while for you to learn, but due to the large amount of extra features built-in you should save lots of time after the initial learning phase.

    Also I would like to change the printer from say printer "A" to say printer "B"
    within the code. I have tried Set Printer but an error comes up Object requried.
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  3. Aug 11th, 2010, 12:16 PM #3
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    Re: Very Old VB6

    Thanks for your advice. I have downloaded the VB 2008
    as you say it will be some time before I understand it but
    I will keep trying.


    Once again thanks........... Phlippy
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  4. Aug 11th, 2010, 01:07 PM #4
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    Re: Very Old VB6

    VB2010 (Visual Studio 2010) is out too, you might want to give that a go. But expect that it is much more resource (cpu/memory) heavy than the VB6, it wont work as fast.
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    Thanks Steve Jobs

    I think VB2010 is too expensive for me I am just an amater
    but I enjoy programming.

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    Re: Very Old VB6

    VB2010 is also free, from the link I gave before.
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    Re: Very Old VB6

    All Express editions are free (at least from what I've ran accross). So you can get the entire Visual Studio 2010 Express (not just VB) for free. You can get MS SQL Server 2008R2 Express for free too.
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