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  1. Apr 17th, 2002, 02:26 AM #1
    marex
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    Upgrading to .net

    I am looking for more information about vb.net.

    I'm running VB6 sp5 and just want to know if .net is so much better than VB6.

    Which version do I need for developing applications with databases on 1 single computer. I also need to distribute the applications to my clients so is there a kind of setup & deploymentkit?

    Where can I find all the information about vb.net.

    If you are programming with .net, let me know how it feels after changing from any older vb version.

    Thanx for your time

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  2. Apr 17th, 2002, 09:47 AM #2
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    There's a little learning curve, but trust me, it's worth it. Once you get in the groove of .NET, the old VB6 looks almost ancient. You probably won't see a huge performance increase if your app is running on a single machine, but there is a noticable difference in performance for C/S apps. You can also do a lot more things with a lot less code. For example, you can populate a 20 column datagrid with data from a database with 5 lines of code.
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  3. Apr 18th, 2002, 12:32 AM #3
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    Thanx for the url's.


    Thelonius

    The most I'm doing is programming database appl's.
    I'm using MS-Access 2000 and ADO for the connection.
    I suppose that would give me no problems with VB.NET.
    I also need to create an setup package for distributing it to
    my clients.

    Which version of vb.net can do all this because there are 3 different versions.
    Can it be done with vb.net standard or must I buy the enterprise version.

    thanx
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  4. Apr 18th, 2002, 02:50 AM #4
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  6. Apr 18th, 2002, 09:07 AM #5
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    you can use the upgrade version.
    all it requires is that you have vb6 installed on your machine.

    although my installation was quite funny.

    i was running vb6 on my d drive and then i installed vb.net on my c drive. and the installation was fine...
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  7. Apr 18th, 2002, 04:49 PM #6
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    Just to add some info for upgrading:

    Most of the time, you can do a full install with Upgrade disks. All you have to do is show the installer that you have a previous version by putting the old disk in the drive when it asks you where a qualifying product is. This way, you don't have to worry about all the upgrade problems...
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  8. Apr 18th, 2002, 05:52 PM #7
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    Thanx for the information.

    I just ordered the vb.net version.


    cheers
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