VB 6 compatibility layer in VB.NET

[Guest]

Is there a way to remove the VB 6 compatibility layer from VB.NET applications? The reason that I want to do this is so that I am sure that VB 6 syntax is not being used. Also, I am hoping that removing this layer reduces overhead for an application.

 

[Charles Law]

Hi Andrew

There is no VB6 syntax in VB.NET; it is all VB.NET syntax.

The compatibility stuff is in the Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility
namespace, so as long as you don't import it you can't use it by accident.

HTH

Charles

Is there a way to remove the VB 6 compatibility layer from VB.NET

applications? The reason that I want to do this is so that I am sure that VB
6 syntax is not being used. Also, I am hoping that removing this layer
reduces overhead for an application.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Is there a way to remove the VB 6 compatibility layer from VB.NET
applications?

Remove the references to "Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibilit.dll" and
"Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility.Data.dll", if they are set.

The reason that I want to do this is so that I am sure that VB 6
syntax is not being used.

Then you will have to choose another programming language, for example,
C++, C#, or Java.

Also, I am hoping that removing this layer reduces overhead for an
application.

I would not use functionality implemented in the compatibility libraries
(Microsoft doesn't recommend that too). Nevertheless,
"Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll" is a "must" reference, IMO, if you want real
RAD development.

 

[Tom Shelton]

Is there a way to remove the VB 6 compatibility layer from VB.NET applications? The reason that I want to do this is so that I am sure that VB 6 syntax is not being used. Also, I am hoping that removing this layer reduces overhead for an application.

Remove any references to Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility.dll from
the project (of course, you won't need to from new projects because they
aren't added by default - unless the project is a VB6 conversion

Now, if you talking about the stuff in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll -
that's a different story. That isn't a compatability layer, that's the
stuff that makes VB.NET, well, VB.NET

 

[Paul Clement]

¤ Hi Andrew
¤
¤ There is no VB6 syntax in VB.NET; it is all VB.NET syntax.
¤

You were just kidding, right? ;-)


Paul ~~~ (e-mail address removed)
Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)