Facilitate a smooth transition from VB6 to .NET with essential guidelines and tools. This resource outlines key strategies for migrating applications, including leveraging the Visual Basic 6 Upgrade Assessment Tool and the built-in .NET Upgrade Wizard to ensure a successful upgrade process.
.NET is a much better solution than VB6 in the following areas.
Visual Basic 6.0 Upgrade Assessment Tool, is provided to give your organization assistance in identifying common upgrade issues and estimating the cost and effort required to upgrade your Visual Basic 6.0 code. The purpose of this tool is to analyze your Visual Basic 6.0 projects to determine what issues you will need to address to be able to upgrade. It also provides information about where to get help understanding each issue and the types of skills needed to address them.
The Visual Basic Upgrade Wizard is a great place to start converting to VS.NET 2005 process. The upgrade happens automatically when you open a Visual Basic 6.0 project in Visual Basic 2005: the Upgrade Wizard steps you through the upgrade process and creates a new Visual Basic 2005 project.