FILE: White Paper: Migrating Applications to Visual Basic 5.0

ID: Q175531

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0

SUMMARY

Visual Basic 5.0 offers many new features and functions that make it a worthwhile platform to move to. Of course, the most compelling reason may be the fact that it now creates native code executables, resulting in performance gains over previous versions of Visual Basic. In addition, you have the ability to create ActiveX controls, ActiveDocs, as well as other features.

MORE INFORMATION

This document considers and discusses the following:

Reasons to migrate
Issues to Consider
Notable Changes to Visual Basic
Types of Change
Plan of Attack
Migration Resources

The document is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

 ~ Migrate.exe (size: 26002 bytes)

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

You can also view this document in its entirety at the following URL:

http://www.microsoft.com/vbasic/docs/migrate/migrate.htm.

Additional query words: upgrade upgrading

Keywords          : kbVBp500 
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: January 22, 1999