Upgrading Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET is the complete technical guide to upgrading Visual Basic 6 applications to Visual Basic .NET, covering all upgrade topics from APIs to ZOrders. It shows how to fix upgrade issues with forms, language, data access, and COM+ Services, and how to upgrade applications with XML Web services, ADO.NET, and .NET remoting. It also provides big-picture architectural advice, a reference of function and object model changes, hundreds of before-and-after code samples, and a CD packed with useful examples.
Following are the topics covered in this vb.Net book.
- Introduction to Upgrading
- Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic .NET Differences
- Upgrading Options
- Preparing Your Project for the Upgrade to Visual Basic .NET
- Your First Upgrade
- Common Tasks in Visual Basic .NET
- Upgrading Wizard Ins and Outs
- Errors, Warnings, and Issues
- Using Visual Basic 6 with Visual Basic .NET: COM Interop
- Ten Common Upgrade Problems
- Resolving Issues with Language
- Resolving Issues with Forms
- Upgrading ActiveX Controls and Components
- Resolving Data Access Issues
- Problems That Require Redesign
- Upgrading COM+ Components
- Upgrading VB Application Wizard Projects
- Adding Value to Your Applications
- Replacing ActiveX Controls with Windows Forms Controls
- Moving from ADO to ADO.NET
- Upgrading Distributed Applications
