> > Hi
> > I'm new to VB and am just starting to learn the language. I have a couple
> of
> > questions. Firstly, I have a copy of VB5 and was wondering if I should
> > upgrade to VB6 first or are the differences between the versions so little
> > that I can just learn on VB5. Secondly, are there any tutorials on the web
> > that I can use to get started?

> Personally, I don't think I'd bother upgrading to VB6 if I were you, mostly
> considering the life-span that both VB5 and VB6 have left and that there's
> not a whole lot of difference between them.  VB5 and VB6 are very close in
> most respects.  Yes, VB6 does have some new language features that are
> definitely convenient, and there are a couple of additional controls in VB6
> that are also convenient (for example, I don't think VB5 includes a couple
> of Windows Common Controls that VB6 has). Ultimately, however, there's very
> little (if anything at all) that you could write with VB6 that you
> ABSOLUTELY COULD NOT write with VB5. There may just be some things you need
> to code a little bit differently.

> To help you determine if upgrading from VB5 to VB6 may be worthwhile, see
> the following web page:

> http://www.*-*-*.com/

> (watch out for URL-wrapping, and if you have trouble go to
> http://www.*-*-*.com/ , click on "Visual Tools and
> Languages", click on "Visual Studio 6.0", click on "Visual Basic 6.0", click
> on "Product Documentation", and finally click on "What's New in Visual Basic
> 6.0".)

> This page (rather, links from it) lists most, if not all, of the differences
> in "stock" features between VB5 and VB6.

> If you can get VB6 for a really good price (whatever that may be, and it
> really depends on how much you're willing to spend for a few extra
> features), then go ahead and upgrade.  But I CERTAINLY wouldn't go with the
> MS upgrade path of buying VB.NET and downgrading to VB6 when you already
> have VB5.  Nor do I, personally, think it'd be worth spending more than $30
> or $40 to upgrade from VB5 to VB6 at this point in time. But again, that's
> subjective.

> Just my opinion....and opinions will (and do) vary.

> Mike

> I've seen references to this in the recent past, so I'd like to ask for a follow
> up on the above statement, especially as to how it applies to me:

> I've got an OCX file written in VB5CCE that is invoked by my .VBS file.  So if
> I understand things right (and please correct me if I'm wrong), this means that
> anyone who wants to use my app should have both WSH (to run the
> VBScript file) and VB5 or VB6 runtimes installed (to use the .OCX file).

> How will this "life-span" thing affect my distributing my application?  In
> other words (how soon) do I have to start (seriously) worrying about
> whether the required files will be on the destination machines?

> Thanks,
> Csaba Gabor from New York

> > > Hi
> > > I'm new to VB and am just starting to learn the language. I have a couple
> > of
> > > questions. Firstly, I have a copy of VB5 and was wondering if I should
> > > upgrade to VB6 first or are the differences between the versions so little
> > > that I can just learn on VB5. Secondly, are there any tutorials on the web
> > > that I can use to get started?

> > Personally, I don't think I'd bother upgrading to VB6 if I were you, mostly
> > considering the life-span that both VB5 and VB6 have left and that there's
> > not a whole lot of difference between them.  VB5 and VB6 are very close in
> > most respects.  Yes, VB6 does have some new language features that are
> > definitely convenient, and there are a couple of additional controls in VB6
> > that are also convenient (for example, I don't think VB5 includes a couple
> > of Windows Common Controls that VB6 has). Ultimately, however, there's very
> > little (if anything at all) that you could write with VB6 that you
> > ABSOLUTELY COULD NOT write with VB5. There may just be some things you need
> > to code a little bit differently.

> > To help you determine if upgrading from VB5 to VB6 may be worthwhile, see
> > the following web page:

> > (watch out for URL-wrapping, and if you have trouble go to
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp, click on "Visual Tools and
> > Languages", click on "Visual Studio 6.0", click on "Visual Basic 6.0", click
> > on "Product Documentation", and finally click on "What's New in Visual Basic
> > 6.0".)

> > This page (rather, links from it) lists most, if not all, of the differences
> > in "stock" features between VB5 and VB6.

> > If you can get VB6 for a really good price (whatever that may be, and it
> > really depends on how much you're willing to spend for a few extra
> > features), then go ahead and upgrade.  But I CERTAINLY wouldn't go with the
> > MS upgrade path of buying VB.NET and downgrading to VB6 when you already
> > have VB5.  Nor do I, personally, think it'd be worth spending more than $30
> > or $40 to upgrade from VB5 to VB6 at this point in time. But again, that's
> > subjective.

> > Just my opinion....and opinions will (and do) vary.

> > Mike