Re: Visual Basic for Autorun?

From: Matthew (Matthew_at_replytonewsgroup.net)
Date: 06/02/04 

Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 08:55:20 +1000

As our app is large, complex and well developed we would be loath to start
again in another language. Unless of course there was some way we could
import the code over, or at least use an environment where skills in VB gave
us some significant leverage.

"Michael Culley" <mculley@NOSPAMoptushome.com.au> wrote in message
news:uV1y35OSEHA.3628@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Use another language, seriously. From memory vb4 isn't that good because
it GPFs if the user ejects the cd while it is running. It
> would take no time to write something in delphi or maybe C as most autorun
programs are fairly simple.
>
> --
> Michael Culley

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