Prepare For VB.NET

Get a head start on porting your Visual Basic 6 source code to VB.NET using VB Law and the free VB.NET Porting Rulebase to estimate porting effort and identify issues that may prevent or hinder the upgrade to VB.NET. The rules also offer advice on how to prepare your Visual Basic 6 source code to ease the migration when using the VB.NET upgrade wizard.

VB.NET Compatibility Test  Free 

Using VB Law Workstation and the VB.NET Porting Rulebase you can perform a VB.NET compatibility test on your existing Visual Basic 6 source code without needing to install VB.NET onto your development machine.

Use VB Law Workstation and the VB.NET Porting Rulebase to:

Detect VB.NET porting issues i.e. code that cannot be upgraded.

Detect Visual Basic 6 functionality / features which are not compatible with VB.NET.

Understand the changes the VB.NET upgrade wizard will make to your code.

Estimate the potential effort that porting to VB.NET will require.

Obtain advice on easing the migration from Visual Basic 6 to VB.NET.

Avoid "quirks" of the VB.NET upgrade wizard.

Link to on-line descriptions of VB.NET differences and porting advice.

Note: Updates to the VB.NET Porting Rulebase will be posted periodically and are available for download free of charge.

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