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Murali Prabhal
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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
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| Wed, 28 Jun 2000 03:00:00 GMT |
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Nemes
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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
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| Sat, 01 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT |
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Alistair McIntos
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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
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| Sat, 01 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT |
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Nemes
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Converting VB3 code to VB5.0 On Tue, 13 Jan 1998 15:05:38 +0000, Alistair McIntosh
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>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
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| Sat, 01 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT |
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Matthew V. Jessic
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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
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| Sat, 01 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT |
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Kent Sha
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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
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| Sun, 02 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT |
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Futu
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Converting VB3 code to VB5.0 Yes you can, if all forms were saved in text rather than binary
format.
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>How? You can't load VB3 Projects into VB5.
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| Sun, 02 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT |
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Nemes
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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
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Nemes
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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
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>Yes you can, if all forms were saved in text rather than binary
>format.
>>How? You can't load VB3 Projects into VB5.
>--
>Spam Avoidance: You can Email me at "future at oz dot net". My web page is at:
>http://www.oz.net/~future/. Programmers: Avoid reading the backs of shampoo
>bottles, "Lather. Rinse. Repeat." can cause serious problems. :-)
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MVC
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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.
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| Mon, 03 Jul 2000 03:00:00 GMT |
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Gunnar Syr
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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
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>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.
>>--
>>Spam Avoidance: You can Email me at "future at oz dot net". My web page is
at:
>>http://www.oz.net/~future/. Programmers: Avoid reading the backs of shampoo
>>bottles, "Lather. Rinse. Repeat." can cause serious problems. :-)
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Futu
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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
-- Spam Avoidance: You can Email me at "future at oz dot net". My web page is at: http://www.oz.net/~future/. Programmers: Avoid reading the backs of shampoo bottles, "Lather. Rinse. Repeat." can cause serious problems. :-)
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Chuck Eastt
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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.
>>>--
>>>Spam Avoidance: You can Email me at "future at oz dot net". My web
page is
>at:
>>>http://www.oz.net/~future/. Programmers: Avoid reading the backs of
shampoo
>>>bottles, "Lather. Rinse. Repeat." can cause serious problems. :-)
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