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  1. Mar 9th, 2015, 02:55 AM #6
    fafalone
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    Re: Using VB 6 to write software for use on more recent operating systems

    If it's something really simple you'll be fine, but if you plan on using anything outside VB's own little walled garden (e.g. apis, especially shell apis as LaVolpe mentioned) it's going to be hard to get xp and vista+ compatibility right if you don't have a way to test it yourself; and if you do have a modern OS and you're targeting exclusively modern windows, you should just develop on that in the first place. I gave up a while ago trying to keep my programs XP-compatible when not job-required (although i mostly do shell programming).. and if you're talking even below XP, forget it unless you're not using ANYTHING outside of basic VB.

    That said, there's a lot of good reasons to develop modern applications with modern features in VB, and you should never underestimate the power of VB to take advantage of modern features.
    Last edited by fafalone; Mar 9th, 2015 at 07:11 AM.
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