FILE: PROJUPDG.EXE VB 6.0 ActiveX Control Upgrade Utility

ID: Q194412

The information in this article applies to:

SUMMARY

ProjUpgd.Exe is a self-extracting file that contains a program that upgrades your Visual Basic 5.0 or pre-release 6.0 projects to use the latest Visual Basic 6.0 ActiveX controls. The utility updates any project that uses the following controls: 


Descriptive name                          .OCX filename
-----------------------------------       -------------
Microsoft Windows Common Controls          COMCTL32.OCX
Microsoft Windows Common Controls-2        COMCT232.OCX
Microsoft Chart Control                    MSChart.OCX

After you run the utility, your project will reference the following ActiveX controls: 

Descriptive name                          .OCX filename
-----------------------------------       -------------
Microsoft Windows Common Controls 6.0      MSCOMCTL.OCX
Microsoft Windows Common Controls-2 6.0    MSCOMCT2.OCX
Microsoft Chart Control 6.0 (OLEDB)        MSChrt20.OCX

NOTE: To use this utility, you must have the released version of Visual Basic 6.0 installed on your system.


MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Visual Basic site by selecting ActiveX Control Upgrade Utility from Code Samples in Samples and Downloads at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/downloads/download.asp?ID=088


When you run the self-extracting executable file, the following files are expanding into the following directory:

Program Files\Microsoft VisualStudio\VB98\Tools\ProjUpgd 

    File Name              Size
   ---------------------------------------------------------
   PrjUpgd.exe             40Kb
   PrjUpgd.log              2Kb
   ReadMe.txt               6Kb
   Uninstal.exe            81Kb

Before installing or using the utility, please read the following.

Do Not Convert Projects Using Binary Compatibility

Be careful when converting an ActiveX .EXE, .OCX or .DLL project. If the project is binary compatible with an existing .EXE, .OCX or .DLL, then you probably should not run this upgrade utility. If you upgrade a binary compatible project to use any of the Visual Basic 6.0 controls, then you risk breaking binary compatibility.

Backup Your Files Before Using This Tool

This tool offers no means for reverting your upgraded project back to the Visual Basic 5.0 ActiveX controls.

To ensure that you can get back to using the Visual Basic 5.0 ActiveX controls, backup your project files before running this tool. If you decide to revert back to using the Visual Basic 5.0 ActiveX controls, you can restore your backed up files. Otherwise, you will need to edit your project files with a text editor and restore all ActiveX control references to reference the Visual Basic 5.0 controls.

NOTE: The upgrade information listed in the Output window lists the exact files that were upgraded. This information may be helpful in editing or restoring a specific set of upgraded files.


REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q190952 : HOWTO: Upgrade Project to Use New VB6 Controls

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbVBp kbVBp600 kbCtrl kbActiveX kbdsd kbCtrl kbUsage 


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Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: May 12, 1999