Converting VB3 code to VB5.0 
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 Converting VB3 code to VB5.0

Hi:
    I would like to know if there are any tools available to convert vb3
code to vb5...... any help would be greatly appreciated....

Thanks a lot...

-Murali



Wed, 28 Jun 2000 03:00:00 GMT  
 Converting VB3 code to VB5.0

yeah.  so do i

I used to program in VB3...

Peter
Nemesis

http://cheaters-dungeon.home.ml.org/

On Sat, 10 Jan 1998 09:05:17 -0500, "Murali Prabhala"

Quote:

>Hi:
>    I would like to know if there are any tools available to convert vb3
>code to vb5...... any help would be greatly appreciated....

>Thanks a lot...

>-Murali



Sat, 01 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT  
 Converting VB3 code to VB5.0

I have recently been upgrading progs from VB3 to VB5.

The syntax is more or less exactly the same.

I found that the easiest way to convert them is to load the VB3 programs
into VB5 and try running it.  This will find the majority of bugs and
errors.  The biggest problem is, if VB5 doesn't recognise a control, it
sticks in a picture box.

The only othermain difference that I found was that VB5 uses Recordsets
instead of Dynasets and tables

It is not really that difficult!!  Just monotonous

Good luck
Alistair McIntosh



Sat, 01 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT  
 Converting VB3 code to VB5.0

On Tue, 13 Jan 1998 15:05:38 +0000, Alistair McIntosh

Quote:

>I have recently been upgrading progs from VB3 to VB5.

>The syntax is more or less exactly the same.

>I found that the easiest way to convert them is to load the VB3 programs
>into VB5 and try running it.

How?  You can't load VB3 Projects into VB5.
Quote:
>  This will find the majority of bugs and
>errors.  The biggest problem is, if VB5 doesn't recognise a control, it
>sticks in a picture box.

>The only othermain difference that I found was that VB5 uses Recordsets
>instead of Dynasets and tables

>It is not really that difficult!!  Just monotonous

>Good luck
>Alistair McIntosh



Sat, 01 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT  
 Converting VB3 code to VB5.0

Quote:

> Version 3.0 defaults to storing the project in a binary format that Version
> 5.0 doesn't
> recognize.  If you have access to a version 3.0 compiler, load the
> application and
> save in text format.  I don't know how
> to do this so you will have to look it up in the documentation.  Another
> solution is to find a
> version 4.0 which WILL be able to read the binary files in version 3.0 and
> will save it in
> text format.  Then you can easily read into version 5.0.

> Kent

I hope it's worth suggesting that one ALWAYS save in
text format, rather than binary. IMO, the forms aren't that
big, it doesn't take that much longer to load, and the
possible problems with binary are immense.

I have one project from VB2 that I forgot to check
before changing computers and upgrading to VB3.
Turns out it was saved in binary by mistake.
It uses a variable called "table" - bad bad bad.
As a reserved word in VB3, this program would
require me to reload VB2 before I could edit it.
If it had been saved in text form, I could just go
in with an editor and change the darn variable name.

- Matt



Sat, 01 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT  
 Converting VB3 code to VB5.0



Quote:
> On Tue, 13 Jan 1998 15:05:38 +0000, Alistair McIntosh

> >I have recently been upgrading progs from VB3 to VB5.

> >The syntax is more or less exactly the same.

> >I found that the easiest way to convert them is to load the VB3 programs
> >into VB5 and try running it.

> How?  You can't load VB3 Projects into VB5.

> >  This will find the majority of bugs and
> >errors.  The biggest problem is, if VB5 doesn't recognise a control, it
> >sticks in a picture box.

> >The only othermain difference that I found was that VB5 uses Recordsets
> >instead of Dynasets and tables

> >It is not really that difficult!!  Just monotonous

> >Good luck
> >Alistair McIntosh

Version 3.0 defaults to storing the project in a binary format that Version
5.0 doesn't
recognize.  If you have access to a version 3.0 compiler, load the
application and
save in text format.  I don't know how
to do this so you will have to look it up in the documentation.  Another
solution is to find a
version 4.0 which WILL be able to read the binary files in version 3.0 and
will save it in
text format.  Then you can easily read into version 5.0.

Kent



Sun, 02 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT  
 Converting VB3 code to VB5.0

Yes you can, if all forms were saved in text rather than binary
format.

Quote:

>How?  You can't load VB3 Projects into VB5.

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Sun, 02 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT  
 Converting VB3 code to VB5.0

I'll get to my 386 and check they were saved as text, but I always
save as text.

How do you load a .MAK file into VB5 though?  It uses .VBP...

Peter


Quote:



>> On Tue, 13 Jan 1998 15:05:38 +0000, Alistair McIntosh

>> >I have recently been upgrading progs from VB3 to VB5.

>> >The syntax is more or less exactly the same.

>> >I found that the easiest way to convert them is to load the VB3 programs
>> >into VB5 and try running it.

>> How?  You can't load VB3 Projects into VB5.

>> >  This will find the majority of bugs and
>> >errors.  The biggest problem is, if VB5 doesn't recognise a control, it
>> >sticks in a picture box.

>> >The only othermain difference that I found was that VB5 uses Recordsets
>> >instead of Dynasets and tables

>> >It is not really that difficult!!  Just monotonous

>> >Good luck
>> >Alistair McIntosh

>Version 3.0 defaults to storing the project in a binary format that Version
>5.0 doesn't
>recognize.  If you have access to a version 3.0 compiler, load the
>application and
>save in text format.  I don't know how
>to do this so you will have to look it up in the documentation.  Another
>solution is to find a
>version 4.0 which WILL be able to read the binary files in version 3.0 and
>will save it in
>text format.  Then you can easily read into version 5.0.

>Kent



Sun, 02 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT  
 Converting VB3 code to VB5.0

I'll get to my 386 and check they were saved as text, but I always
save as text.

How do you load a .MAK file into VB5 though?  It uses .VBP...

Peter

Quote:

>Yes you can, if all forms were saved in text rather than binary
>format.


>>How?  You can't load VB3 Projects into VB5.

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Sun, 02 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT  
 Converting VB3 code to VB5.0


Quote:
>......
>I hope it's worth suggesting that one ALWAYS save in
>text format, rather than binary.....

Except this allows easy decompile of EXEs, or so I am told.


Mon, 03 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT  
 Converting VB3 code to VB5.0

Don't know if this applies to all flavors of VB5, but VB5EE can certainly
open and read VB3 .MAK files.

This is not to say that you can't get into all kinds of interesting problems
when you try to convert your VB3 project to VB5, especially if you're using
odd 3rd party VBX's, but that's another matter.

Gunnar Syren

Quote:

>I'll get to my 386 and check they were saved as text, but I always
>save as text.

>How do you load a .MAK file into VB5 though?  It uses .VBP...

>Peter


>>Yes you can, if all forms were saved in text rather than binary
>>format.


>>>How?  You can't load VB3 Projects into VB5.

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Mon, 03 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT  
 Converting VB3 code to VB5.0

It also recognizes .MAK files.

Quote:

>I'll get to my 386 and check they were saved as text, but I always
>save as text.

>How do you load a .MAK file into VB5 though?  It uses .VBP...

>Peter

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Mon, 03 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT  
 Converting VB3 code to VB5.0


says...

Quote:

>Don't know if this applies to all flavors of VB5, but VB5EE can
certainly
>open and read VB3 .MAK files.

It does apply.  VB 4.0 16 and 32 bit Proffesional and Standard as well
as VB 5.0 Prof can all read .mak files
You are correct that the third party controls can be a problem since VB
5.0 will only recognize active x add ins, it wont "see" a lot of third
party vbx's.

Quote:

>This is not to say that you can't get into all kinds of interesting
problems
>when you try to convert your VB3 project to VB5, especially if you're
using
>odd 3rd party VBX's, but that's another matter.

>Gunnar Syren


wrote...

>>I'll get to my 386 and check they were saved as text, but I always
>>save as text.

>>How do you load a .MAK file into VB5 though?  It uses .VBP...

>>Peter


>>>Yes you can, if all forms were saved in text rather than binary
>>>format.


>>>>How?  You can't load VB3 Projects into VB5.

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Tue, 11 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT  
 
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