December 2001
Intermediate to advanced
360 pages
9h 6m
English
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Summary
Microsoft has attempted to give you a good upgrade path for your Visual Basic 6 projects. The Upgrade Wizard is just one step, albeit an important one, in that process. You must first learn VB .NET and understand the underlying .NET Framework before you can hope to successfully port your applications to VB .NET.
Even before you move your applications, however, there are modifications you can make to your VB6 applications to ease the migration path. Keep these modifications in mind as you develop new VB6 applications between now and the final release of Visual Studio .NET.
There are several things to remember. Don't forget to check the _UpgradeReport.htm file. This will indicate areas that could not be upgraded, and will help you locate ...