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VB6 web application

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  • 01-11-2006 1:08am
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    bman
    Registered Users Posts: 590 ✭✭✭


    Hey,

    I'm fairly new to VB6 so maybe the answer to this is obvious, I couldn't find much when I googled it so I thought I'd ask here.
    I've written an application in VB6 to display a graph and give the user a few buttons to press. Is there some way I can turn this into a web application (ie. one that anyone can use over the internet regardless of their OS) or is this type of thing supported by VB6? If not, then can it be done using VB.NET, and is there much of a difference between the two languages?

    Thanks in advance.


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    TempestSabre
    Registered Users Posts: 4,142 ✭✭✭TempestSabre


    Thats not a simple question.

    You can turn your VB app into an activeX or com object which will run via the web on windows platforms. If you want something that will run on other platforms you'd be better writing it in something else like java and writing an applet or similar. Another choice is ASP but thats slightly different.

    VB is different from VB.NET but thats a whole different thread.

    You also need to look at the difference of applications running client side and server side.


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    bman
    Registered Users Posts: 590 ✭✭✭bman


    Thanks for the quick reply.
    I'll try turning it into an ActiveX component and see how that goes. I tried writing this app in Java but it was proving too much hassle on the GUI side of things. It'll just have to run on windows only I guess :( .


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    Ginger
    Registered Users Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Ginger


    There is a control conversion wizard in VB6 to turn it to activex.

    One of the main things to remember is that is only supported in IE

    Also if you use any variables to pass into the control you need to set the height and width of the control or else it will not display. Also you will need to sign it to get it to work

    If that isnt enough MS have had to change their instansiation methods for ActiveX controls since loosing the case so check out the changes


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