Converting Windows Form into Web Form

[atif]

Hi All


Can we convert Windows Forms into Web Forms and/or vise versa?
I have heard that this is possible through some third party tool, i m
not sure.


if yes then how much it will cost,
i mean,


what if my Windows Form contains few codes related to Threads then will

it also be there when the form will be converted into Web Form?


what if it only contains Database based codes then will it be converted

completely?


Ofcourse there would be certain loss of those properties of the
controls which are not in Web Forms


the topic requires a detailed discussion,ofcourse.


Regards
Thanks

 

[Christopher Kimbell]

If such a tool is available I wouldn't use it for the following reasons:

User interaction is completely different; rich client vs. JavaScript
modified HTML.

The way you retrieve and update data is different. In Web applications data
retrieval and update can only be done when the user requests or submits a
page. Winforms can perform requests whenever one wishes, using threads you
can pre-fetch data you think the user might need.

HTTP is stateless, you require additional mechanisms to store state, in
winforms state is stored in memory.

Presentation layout is also completely different in web compared to
winforms.

On the web the user might use different browsers that has to be taken into
consideration, in winforms it is only winforms.


There are probably more reasons why you shouldn't do it, but these are the
ones that came to mind.

Chris