Visual Studio 2012 (Nerd Thread)

Tonks4x4 · 22-12-12, 06:36 PM

Hi chaps, I need a point in the right direction....

Does anyone program in VB in Visual studio 2012?

I have a selection of programs that I have written over the years in VB6 they all access Microsoft Access databases.

Most of this stuff I need to revamp to be able to use it on the latest Window platforms.

I have been trying to update the old stuff to use later style functions in VS2012 but I feel like I am banging my head against the wall as they appear to got rid of most of the database control stuff I used to use.

So my question is....

What is the best language to write stuff in to be a little more future proof
and
What is the best type of database am I to use as it appears access is well outdated and may soon not be supported.

please help any I have been out of this stuff for 11 years

BIGGYIN · 22-12-12, 07:32 PM

You could always,dual boot your pc?Then when you turn on your pc,it'll ask which system you want to boot.

bazburn · 22-12-12, 08:14 PM

Or virtual machine it...

BIGGYIN · 22-12-12, 08:17 PM

I was think that,aswell.

Tonks4x4 · 22-12-12, 09:09 PM

It needs updating guys.....
Its like trying to keep an Audi on the road at the minute.

and all the stuff is NLA or should I say No Longer Supported....

I cant use dual boot as some software has to run 64bit and the other 16 and 32
and I need to be able to view both at the same time and I dont want 2 machines.

I have just speed read the VB.net manual and might of found a way, however it still means rewriting several thousand lines of code....

Oh well it was great while it lasted.

geneandbolly · 22-12-12, 10:36 PM

could you start of that thread in chinese mandarin please? it might make more sense to the likes of me....

BIGGYIN · 22-12-12, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tonks4x4

It needs updating guys.....
Its like trying to keep an Audi on the road at the minute.

and all the stuff is NLA or should I say No Longer Supported....

I cant use dual boot as some software has to run 64bit and the other 16 and 32
and I need to be able to view both at the same time and I dont want 2 machines.

I have just speed read the VB.net manual and might of found a way, however it still means rewriting several thousand lines of code....

Oh well it was great while it lasted.

If you do it as fast as your cars,you'll have it done in minutes.

I know alittle about computers,but never heard of 16 bit.

I thought of dual booting,because I'll have to do that on my main pc.Some of the programs I have,use 32+64bit.

SorenR · 22-12-12, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tonks4x4

It needs updating guys.....
Its like trying to keep an Audi on the road at the minute.

and all the stuff is NLA or should I say No Longer Supported....

I cant use dual boot as some software has to run 64bit and the other 16 and 32
and I need to be able to view both at the same time and I dont want 2 machines.

I have just speed read the VB.net manual and might of found a way, however it still means rewriting several thousand lines of code....

Oh well it was great while it lasted.

Have you seen this ?? http://www.vbto.net/

I don't use VB much myself, mostly PHP and some javascript with MySQL for webserver stuff, it's been ages since I wrote a real program from start to finish...

22-12-12, 07:32 PM	#2
BIGGYIN 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Merseyside Posts: 7,976	Don't know that much. You could always,dual boot your pc?Then when you turn on your pc,it'll ask which system you want to boot. __________________ q90 B2 Type 85 - q90 B2 Type 85-PROJECT-ABY 20vt KARL. Injection is nice but I'd rather be blown

22-12-12, 08:17 PM	#4
BIGGYIN 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Merseyside Posts: 7,976	I was think that,aswell. __________________ q90 B2 Type 85 - q90 B2 Type 85-PROJECT-ABY 20vt KARL. Injection is nice but I'd rather be blown

22-12-12, 10:36 PM	#6
geneandbolly 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: The Psychiatric Ward, North Ayrshire Posts: 7,490	could you start of that thread in chinese mandarin please? it might make more sense to the likes of me.... __________________ 1997 Audi S6 Ruby Red

22-12-12, 08:14 PM	#3
bazburn Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 273	Or virtual machine it...

22-12-12, 09:09 PM	#5
Tonks4x4 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire Posts: 2,607	It needs updating guys..... Its like trying to keep an Audi on the road at the minute. and all the stuff is NLA or should I say No Longer Supported.... I cant use dual boot as some software has to run 64bit and the other 16 and 32 and I need to be able to view both at the same time and I dont want 2 machines. I have just speed read the VB.net manual and might of found a way, however it still means rewriting several thousand lines of code.... Oh well it was great while it lasted.