I am getting ready to start development on a new long-term project.
Development will be done in Visual Basic.  The question is whether to
develop in VB 4.0 or VB 5.0?  Some of my concerns are:

- Limited Visual Basic 5.0 knowledge base.
- What issues I may run into using a new product.
- If I start in VB 4.0, how easy to convert up to VB 5.0 later.

I have reviewed the information provided by Microsoft on the new VB 5.0.
Does anyone have any other information that may be helpful in making this
decision?

Mark, I have been using VB since version 2.0, and I have to say that the
transition from 4.0 to 5.0 is easier than it ever was.  They go out of your
way to make it easy.  I would suggest VB5 if only for the increased
performance, but it is *so* much easier to program with it.  If you are
working with objects, and place a period after a object name, it drops down
a list box under the cursor of all available properties and methods.  You
can either type it in, scroll down in the list, or type in part of the word
and VB will complete the word for you.

Overall, VB5 is *far* better than the microsoft tech documents state.

Happy Programming!

Mike Nachbaur

http://www.grossmont.k12.ca.us/helix/student/mnachbaur/index.html