VB.NET program coversion to Web Interface

[Jim Florence]

Hello,

I've just started on .NET and was asked if there was an easy way to convert
a VB.NET app to a web based version without having to re-code the whole
thing

Many thanks for any pointers

Regards

Jim Florence

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Jim,

Practicly not except when you are using it in places where you are able to
set yourself the security settings.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/02/06/rich/default.aspx

When you want to convert it real to webpages, than know that although a lot
of controls have the same name in windowsforms as webforms, they are
deriving from a completly different class and therfore completly different.

I hope this helps a little bit?

Cor

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I've just started on .NET and was asked if there was an easy way to
convert a VB.NET app to a web based version without having to re-code the
whole thing

If your current application has been designed following a multi-tiered
architecture, you can keep the business logic and replace the presentation
layer (user interface).

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Herfried,

If your current application has been designed following a multi-tiered
architecture, you can keep the business logic and replace the presentation
layer (user interface).

I was writing ACK, and when it well is done it is n my opinion ACK

However when in that application are used shared components there can become
some trouble.

See this as an addition.

Cor

 

[Rob Nicholson]

I've just started on .NET and was asked if there was an easy way to

convert a VB.NET app to a web based version without having to re-code the
whole thing

I suspect the real answer to your question is "not really". The environments
are pretty different from each other especially if your Windows app is
primarily user interface.

However, if you have a traditional client/server application that you want
to "web enable" then a lateral-thinking solution is Citrix/Terminal Server.
Okay, so it'll cost you £10k but that's possibly comparable to re-writing
the application.

Cheers, Rob.