Upgrading vb2003 app to vb2005

[John]

Hi

How difficult is it to upgrade a vb2003 database app to vb2005?

Thanks

Regards

 

[Tamas Nyilanszky]

i dont really know, but i think you can just make a sql batch backup
dump and run it on the 2005 sql server and it should work. they didnt
change the language i hope
(im thinking of a dump like myadmin for mysql does it, dont ask me how
you would do it on the 2k5 server)

 

[Tamas Nyilanszky]

oh, im sorry i missed that little word "app" ...
thought you were going to port your database to 2k5 -_-
can't answer that question lol sry
-.-

 

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

John,

It is as difficult as open it with VB2005, there will be asked if you want a
backup and than go on

I hope this helps,

Cor

 

[LostAtC]

It may not be that easy...

VS2003 was forgiving about one thread accessing the controls on
another thread, such as when a worker thread uses the controls on the
parent form's thread. VS2005 does not allow this so you may need to do
some rewriting. The former is bad code practice but so is VS2003
allowing it.

Just my two cents.

 

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

LostAtC.

I have seen once a project that had not any progress more because some
clever guy had used a bug in a version to make the framework of that
application.

Bad programming will help you mostly only one time, so you have to do that
only if you know that you are quick enough gone or/and don't have to give
maintenance.

Just my idea



Cor