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Mobilize.Net Visual Basic Upgrade Companion (VBUC)

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VBUC
Features
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FAQ
Migration Knowledge Base
Migration Guide

Visual Basic Upgrade Companion

VBUC Features
Miscellaneous Tools
Related Tools, ASP Upgrade Companion
How to modify the way the code is generated
How to solve pre-migration warnings?
ADO to ADO.NET Common
Customization and Extensibility-Custom Maps

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VBUC Features

Advanced Features
User Environment
VBUC Assessment Mode
C# Generation Features
Reference Resolution Between Projects
Resolve Late Bound Variable Types
Language Transformations
Win-API to Pinvoke Support
Advanced Code Refactoring Features
Error Handling Transformation Features
Legacy Data Access to .NET
Optional Third Party Library Mappings
Customization and Extensibility

features

VBUC Getting Started

Getting Started
VBUC Installation Guide
Create a source folder
Compile all the VB6 projects
Create a new Upgrade Solution
Resolve Warnings
Start the Automated Upgrade
Command Line Interface
Shortcuts
Glossary

started

VBUC Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs
Error 2869 During the VBUC installation
How Effective is the Visual Basic Upgrade Companion at converting an application’s front end?
What controls does the Visual Basic Upgrade Companion support?
Can the Visual Basic Upgrade Companion be customized?
How does the VBUC handle VB6 Collections?
How does the VBUC convert ADO to ADO.NET?
Visual Basic Companion customization options.
What is the process to upgrade from VB5 to .NET?
ActiveX/ User documents migration workaround using the VBUC.
Property Page migration workaround using the VBUC.
How to install the VBUC Developer Edition successfully.
Is the Mobilize.NET.dll helper class library redistributable?
What are the code changes and other activities required before migration?
XSL operations are MSXML library migration
VBUC generated Visual Studio solution file share
Where is the source code for the support (helper) classes used by the VBUC?
How effective is the Visual Basic Upgrade Companion at converting an applications front end?
VBUC Developer Edition Offline Activation Process
What’s the difference between the License file and the Activation File?
Does the VBUC migrate intrinsic VB6 functions and libraries
Error: Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {11C67C12-105A-4F42-A5C8-CB907-F285} failed do the the following error: 8004154

faq

Migration Knowledge Base

Migration Knowledge Base
VBUC Errors, Warnings and Issues
Working with EWI's
Warnings
Issues
Notes
ToDo
HOW TO
Customizations Appendix

knowledge

VBUC Migration Guide

VBUC Migration Guide
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Practices for successful upgrades
Chapter 3: Assessment and Analysis
Chapter 4: Common Application Types
Chapter 5: The Visual Basic Upgrade Process
Chapter 6: Understanding the Visual Basic Upgrade Wizard
Chapter 7: Upgrading Commonly-Used Visual Basic 6.0 Objects
Chapter 8: Upgrading Commonly-Used Visual Basic 6.0 Language Features
Chapter 9: Upgrading Visual Basic 6.0 Forms Features
Chapter 10: Upgrading Web Applications
Chapter 11: Upgrading String and File Operations
Chapter 12: Upgrading Data Access
Chapter 13: Working with the Windows API
Chapter 14: Interop Between Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual Basic .NET
Chapter 15: Upgrading MTS and COM+ Applications
Chapter 16: Application Completion
Chapter 17: Introduction to Application Advancement
Chapter 18: Advancements for Common Application Scenarios
Chapter 19: Advancements for Common Web Scenarios
Chapter 20: Common Technology Scenarios
Chapter 21: Testing Upgraded Applications

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