Upgrading VB6 applications to VB.Net and VB 2005
I was asked a question about this for a possible new assignment and obviously thought of the upgrade wizard that is part of the Visual Studio IDE. Just open the VB6 solution in Visual Studio and just follow the steps.
But there's obviously more to it than just running the wizard. I found extensive documentation at Microsoft's MSDN site. There is a lot of documentation about convertiing VB6 to VB.Net at MSDN. Simply follow this link. At this page you will find, among others, the following information:
- An Upgrade Assement tool. This tool analyzes the application components and the relationships between them from an upgrade perspective, considering elements, constructs, and features that consume resources during an upgrade. It generates a group of reports that are used for calculations related to task effort and cost
- An Upgrade Guide. This guide is intended for software technical decision makers, solution architects, and software developers who are involved in Visual Basic 6.0 application or component development. It helps you understand the issues and risks that go along with upgrading to Visual Basic .NET. It also provides steps for preparing your applications for a successful and cost-effective upgrade.