Getting the ball rolling. Which VB6 projects are you working on?

[yereverluvinuncleber]

I still use VB6 for the development of three commercial applications,

That's impressive and unexpected too. What is it called, this 'planomatic' software you create? Is there a link? What do you use to develop it (o/s & hardware)?

[Erwin69]

That's impressive and unexpected too. What is it called, this 'planomatic' software you create? Is there a link? What do you use to develop it (o/s & hardware)?

In our industry we're calling it planogramming software (for visualization of shelf layouts) or floorplanning software (for visualization of total store layouts). More info can be found on the websites:

https:\\retailshelfplanner.com and https:\\retailfloorplanner.com.


As I mentioned before, the technical side is just a small part of my overall job, so I prefer to keep things simple. After hearing about challenges to get VB6 installed on post-XP Windows versions, I decided to set up a virtual machine, using Oracle VM VirtualBox. Once Microsoft pulled the plug on XP-support, I disconnected the VM from the Internet, so there is no risk of viruses, hacks, etc. I run that on a strong laptop (Intel i9, 64GB RAM, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 2060, 2x 1TB M.2 SSD, Win10 Pro) with two exernal 27"screens, so that I can efficiently run multiple apps (and even VM's) at the same time, search the Internet, etc. Hardware is a bit overkill, but it will keep me happy for a couple of years, so that I don't have to set up a new kit too often.