Re: VB.NET Discussion

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"Galen Somerville" <galen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Paul Clement" <UseAdddressAtEndofMessage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > On Mon, 9 May 2005 16:43:06 -0400, "Peter Aitken"
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> > ¤ I'm not sure I agree with you. In theory what you say is true but I
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> > ¤ imagine MS doing anything with the OS to "break" VB6 apps.
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> > A lot of folks seem to be banking on that. Unfortunately it's going to
> happen eventually and you can
> > expect quite a few companies will be scrambling to rewrite their code
> and/or simply declaring their
> > current applications obsolete.
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> > Paul
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> > Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)
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> Or not upgrading to the latest Windows.
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> Galen
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This will only be viable if you switch to another OS entirely. Try to order
a new PC with Windows NT, or in the case of some vendors, even Windows 2000.
It's getting harder and harder. Eventually, the limitations of the 16/32
bit hybrid called VB 6 will be reached. There is a thread currently running
in one of the VB classic NGs asking if it's possible to get around the 2Gb
limit of VB 6 created files. Before you say that VB 6 isn't a 16/32 bit
hybrid, don't forget that some of the shipped controls are limited to 32765
for max values. This is the upper limit of a 16 bit signed number. Also,
VB 6 will never truely support 64 bit processors, which in the next 3-5
years will become the majority of systems sold. Eventually, we will be
forced by our clients to leave VB 6.

Mike Ober.



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