6. Visual Basic Upgrade Companion - Command Line Interface

To create an upgrade solution and perform the upgrade process:

VBUM <sourcePath> <solutionName(without extension)> [options*]

To upgrade an existing solution file:

VBUM [options*]

Options detail:

Option	Description
/?	Show the usage of the VBUM
/license	Display the license information
/out <outputPath>	Specify the output directory (Default: <sourcePath>\UpgradeOutput)
/target {vb\|cs}	Specify the target language (Default: vb)
/upgradeoption <file>	Upgrade Option file to use [Standard \| MoreDotNet \| MoreInterop]
/vsversion <version>	Choose Visual Studio Version for output.(2005-2008-2010)
/folder <folder>	Choose to preprocess/upgrade only one subfolder (it has to be relative to the solution source path)
/includeNeeded	Include all needed * projects in the preprocess phase
/ignoreWarnings	Don’t update warnings when loading a solution
/phase <phaseId>	Execute only the indicated phase (Default: Preprocess and upgrade)
<phaseId> values: solution - Only create solution file. Not valid for case #2 above preprocess - Only preprocess projects and create analysis information upgrade - Only upgrade phase using existing preprocess information assessment - Generate the assessment report xml.
Typing options (only one option can be used):
/typer	Use full typing for object and variant members
/noTyper	Don’t use typing for object and variant members
/localTyper	Use local typing for object and variant members
* The needed projects are those that reference or are referenced by one of the projects included in the upgrade. If the needed project is not in the upgrade solution, it will not be included.

Examples:

Upgrade all the VB6 projects that are contained in
“C:\Source Code\” vbum “C:\Source Code\” MySolutionFilename /out ./OutputPath /target cs
Perform upgrade on all the projects specified in an upgrade solution file.
vbum SolutionFilename.VBCSln

See also:

5. Start the Automated Upgrade
6. Visual Basic Upgrade Companion - Command Line Interface
7. Shortcuts

Visual Basic Upgrade Companion Quick Start