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Free book: Upgrading Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET

posted Tuesday, June 28, 2005 9:39 AM by davidboschmans

After this free book there's now another free book available for download: Upgrading Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET

Upgrading Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET is is the complete technical guide to upgrading Visual Basic 6 applications to Visual Basic .NET, covering all upgrade topics from APIs to ZOrders. It shows how to fix upgrade issues with forms, language, data access, and COM+ Services, and how to upgrade applications with XML Web services, ADO.NET, and .NET remoting. It also provides big-picture architectural advice, a reference of function and object model changes, hundreds of before-and-after code samples, and a CD packed with useful examples.

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Upgrading   
  • Chapter 2: Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic .NET Differences   
  • Chapter 3: Upgrading Options   
  • Chapter 4: Preparing Your Project for the Upgrade to Visual Basic .NET   
  • Chapter 5: Your First Upgrade   
  • Chapter 6: Common Tasks in Visual Basic .NET   
  • Chapter 7: Upgrading Wizard Ins and Outs   
  • Chapter 8: Errors, Warnings, and Issues   
  • Chapter 9: Using Visual Basic 6 with Visual Basic .NET: COM Interop   
  • Chapter 10: Ten Common Upgrade Problems   
  • Chapter 11: Resolving Issues with Language   
  • Chapter 12: Resolving Issues with Forms   
  • Chapter 13: Upgrading ActiveX Controls and Components   
  • Chapter 14: Resolving Data Access Issues   
  • Chapter 15: Problems That Require Redesign   
  • Chapter 16: Upgrading COM+ Components   
  • Chapter 17: Upgrading VB Application Wizard Projects   
  • Chapter 18: Adding Value to Your Applications   
  • Chapter 19: Replacing ActiveX Controls with Windows Forms Controls   
  • Chapter 20: Moving from ADO to ADO.NET   
  • Chapter 21: Upgrading Distributed Applications
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