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Exact duplicate: Best strategy for moving applications from VB6 to VB.Net
Exact duplicate: Conversion tool comparisons for VB6
can any one please tell the tool which converts vb6 to vb.net
thanks
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There is one that comes with vb.net. When you open a .vbp vb6 project, it asks if you would like to automatically convert it to vb.net. It does a pretty good job, exclusive of third party add-ons.
Microsoft Corp just published a world-wide case study based on the successful VB6 migration project:
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000006181
You can also try Visual Basic Upgrade Companion.
It generates VB .NET and C# and maps COM components to Framework components.
pr_vb_companion
I believe that Visual Studio has a built-in VB6 -> VB .NET project and source conversion component built in. I haven't used it for a while, last time I did a conversion was with Visual Studio 2005. It was a little tricky, and there was still some manual clean up involved to get things working just right. I don't know what the VS2008 system is like.
This is certainly not a trivial matter.
DotNetRocks recently did a show on this, which you will find here - Francesco Balena on VB to .NET Migration - http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?showNum=491
This will introduce you to some of the issues, and indeed, a tool to do a conversion.
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So far I have worked with C Programming and C++ Programming. I am fairly new to DOT NET environment and my current project requires VB.Net skills. I need to know
1)Which books to refer for starting with VB.Net language?
2)How to Start with VB.Net Programming?
3)Are there any forums/articles for quick head start.
Thanks in advance to all !
After mastering c/c++, VB.NET will be easy for you.
Where to start:
MSDN Visual Basic Programming Guide, specialy the Visual Basic Language Features, and Program Structure and Code Conventions.
Forums / Articles:
Stackoverflow has lots of .NET experts, ask anything and you shell be answered! :)
http://www.vbdotnetheaven.com/
Visual Basic Developer Center
Since VB.NET and C# are both .NET languages, almost all code written in C# can be easily converted to VB. From my personal experience, C# is more widely spread and I often find myself converting C# code samples to VB.NET.
Since C# is similar to C, you could start by looking at this
http://www.harding.edu/fmccown/vbnet_csharp_comparison.html
To help you how to write VB. Then it's just a matter of learning the framework classes.
You could also look at the ".NET Framework Class Library" http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/w0x726c2.aspx to give you a quick list of every namespace/class available.
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WiX is great in that there is no GUI, you just write the installer you want it to be. No fiddling with GUI-wizards!
However, drawing GUI is actually one thing I prefer to use a GUI for.
So, is there any Dialog-drawing program which exports WiX-data?
(I suppose else-wise perhaps I could transform what Visual Studio's forms editor does to WiX-XML.)
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I created a full list of editors for WiX here: https://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2007/11/20/wix-editors/ (which is amazingly still up to date)
You can try WixEdit.
SharpDevelop also has built-in capabilities for laying out a WiX dialog. I prefer it over WixEdit.
this is excellent GUI IDE and it is open source.....
try this...
http://community.sharpdevelop.net/blogs/mattward/archive/2006/09/17/WixIntegration.aspx
download IDE from here:
http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/Download/
If you use Visual Studio 2008/2010 and want to install an application that requires .NET framework you might be interested in having a look at SharpSetup. It allows you to graphically edit installer UI as WinForms controls (and use VS designer for that).
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While I used to VB 6 like the back of my hand, it has been a very long time I have never attempted to convert a large project. Are their any guides to help me along the process?
There is Dan Appleman's Moving to VB .NET
Also:
10 Things to Avoid When Moving From VB6 to VB.NET
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Migration Resource Center (an excellent resource)
Moving from VB6 to VB.NET (Windows Forms)
These 2 tools can be useful in conversions:
Code Advisor for Visual Basic 6.0
Visual Basic 6.0 to Visual Basic .NET Upgrade Assessment Tool
At this http://migrationguide.artinsoft.com/ you will find a good guide, as a matter of fact is a whole book addressing a lot of issues of VB6 migration.
You can also look at the blogs in artinsoft which provide good information and also there is a tool by this company that you can download from MSDN.
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I have been looking at a few of our VB.NET dll's using FxCop and all of the errors relate to DLL setup (i.e. Strong Names, Culture Info) and the case of Variables methods.
Looking at a few examples of FxCop examining a C# Dll, it appears to offer a lot more potential errors.
Does this mean that FxCop is more valuable on C# developments that VB.NET or have I just chosen bad examples.
I thought it was the case that FxCop worked on IL rather than the specific languages, so am I just missing rules files for VB.NET or are there more available for C#?
I would say that's not correct. FxCop is invaluable to any .NET developer.
You need to show an example of where you get more (or less) output from FxCop for a piece of VB.NET code, versus a piece of C# code, both of which compile to the same IL.
As far as I am aware, FxCop is language agnostic. It is more likely that C# has more freedom than VB.NET in various areas allowing for more mistakes to occur (as FxCop interprets it) rather than FxCop being biased somehow. If this is the case, then I can see it being more valuable to a C# developer than a VB.NET developer as the former language has more scope for creating issues that FxCop can detect.
However, FxCop is an invaluable tool for any .NET project, even if some languages make it harder to make mistakes.
FxCop is supposed to work on compiled code, so the language you write in shouldn't matter. I've used the tool on projects with either C# or VB, so it does indeed work. It has been rather helpful, actually.
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Can someone recommend some good VB.net code generation tools?
I only need a tool for developing desktop applications. So the web side of things doesn't really concern me too much.
CodeSmith Generator has a bunch of Visual Basic Templates.
The de-facto standard for code generation (especially for .NET languages) seems to be CodeSmith. The latest version will cost money, however, they have made an older version freeware.
If you'd like to go with something free and open-source, MyGeneration is also quite good, and can actally use (after some conversion) CodeSmith templates.
The Microsoft copy of CodeSmith is T4, built into VS 2005 & 2008.
I only know of a couple of products that are not free:
There is CodeRush from DevExpress:
http://devexpress.com/Products/Visual_Studio_Add-in/Coding_Assistance/
Miguel Castro has one called CodeBreeze:
http://www.steelbluesolutions.com/Summary/CodeBreeze/Default.aspx
CodeSmith has a ton of templates and supports the latest technologies. It does cost money but it is well worth it in the time you will save as well as the support that comes with it. If you are using Linq to SQL, check out our PLINQO templates. There is currently a sweet CodeSmith offer on plinqo.com
Thanks
-Blake Niemyjski