Mainstream Support for VB6 Ends This Month

Sunday, March 6, 2005

If you are still developing and/or maintaining VB6 applications, you need to be aware of the fact that mainstream support for VB6 from Microsoft ends this month. Read about this and the post-mainstream options over here.

Please don't accuse me of using scare tactics to push people to VB.NET. I am just trying to make sure you have the information.

11 Comments

You're using scare tactics to push people to VB.NET

Matt - Sunday, March 6, 2005 2:37:00 PM

No accusations here...

Comparing VB6 and VB.NET is like comparing Jet to SQL Server. It's not an "upgrade", its a completely different world. Those who have transitioned are mostly the VB-by-choice guys like me who have a formal background in C++ and other OO languages.

Those still using VB6 are either supporting legacy apps that will never be ported to .NET, or they themselves just aren't up to the task of learning a completely new language that happens to have a similar syntax and list of keywords.

Richard Tallent - Sunday, March 6, 2005 4:00:00 PM

Richard,

There is much truth to what you are saying, but another key factor is how eager the companys are to make the investment to move to .NET, one way or another.

Jackie

Jackie Goldstein - Sunday, March 6, 2005 5:00:00 PM

A lot of the VB programmers in the Richard Grimes thread on the MVP newsservers will be 'not amused' when they read this I think...

Frans Bouma - Monday, March 7, 2005 5:03:00 PM

> You're using scare tactics to push people to VB.NET

Okay, FireFox is a scare tactic to get people to upgrade from Comunicator 4.x.

lynn eriksen - Wednesday, March 9, 2005 7:09:00 PM

VB6?

VB6?

I'm still using VB5...

custom controls rock!

is that still supported?

(j/k)

Ralph Loizzo - Sunday, March 13, 2005 10:37:00 PM

Ralph,

Yes, custom controls are supported in both VB6 and VB.NET. If you want to use your VB5/VB6 custom controls (ActiveX) in .NET, it will normally work, but may first require some work on your part.

Jackie Goldstein - Monday, March 14, 2005 5:36:00 AM

I guess satire and basic joking around doesn't come through well over type as it does by voice.

:)

I was joking Jackie, but thanks for the tip!

:)

Ralph Loizzo - Monday, March 14, 2005 1:17:00 PM

Ralph,

Sorry - you satire came across the wire as cynicism !

no worries --

Jackie

Jackie Goldstein - Monday, March 14, 2005 7:56:00 PM

Does it affects support to VBA?

Alfred - Thursday, March 17, 2005 2:52:00 AM

No, VBA support is a completely separate issue

Jackie Goldstein - Thursday, March 17, 2005 7:02:00 AM

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