Upgrade to VB 2005

[Andy]

Hi

As I try to learn VB programing I've been playing around with sourcecode
from projects hosted on sourceforge. If I open this code in VB 2005 (it is
originally developed in VB 2003), it will automatically upgrade to VB 2005?

/Andy

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

Yes

Ken
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"Andy" <ne*@multizite. org> wrote in message
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Hi

As I try to learn VB programing I've been playing around with sourcecode
from projects hosted on sourceforge. If I open this code in VB 2005 (it is
originally developed in VB 2003), it will automatically upgrade to VB
2005?

/Andy

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"Andy" <ne*@multizite. org> schrieb:

As I try to learn VB programing I've been playing around with sourcecode
from projects hosted on sourceforge. If I open this code in VB 2005 (it is
originally developed in VB 2003), it will automatically upgrade to VB
2005?

You will be asked if the project should be upgraded to VS 2005. It's not
supported to edit VS 2003 projects in VS 2005 without converting them to the
newest version.

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

[Andy]

And I don't have to have Visual Studio/VB.net 2003 installed?

/Andy.

"Ken Tucker [MVP]" <vb***@bellsout h.net> wrote in message
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Hi,

Yes

Ken
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"Andy" <ne*@multizite. org> wrote in message
news:Ok******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP15.phx.gbl. ..

Hi

As I try to learn VB programing I've been playing around with sourcecode
from projects hosted on sourceforge. If I open this code in VB 2005 (it
is originally developed in VB 2003), it will automatically upgrade to VB
2005?

/Andy

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"Andy" <ne*@multizite. org> schrieb:

And I don't have to have Visual Studio/VB.net 2003 installed?

VS.NET 2003 doesn't need to be installed.

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Andy,
In addition to the other comments.

VS 2005 will convert VS 2003 or VS 2002 projects to the new VS 2005 project
format. This conversion is one way. In that you will not be able to open the
converted project in either VS 2002 or VS 2003.

VS 2005 does not rely on VS 2002 or VS 2003 for this conversion.

Code project had a utility that would convert a VS 2003 project to the VS
2002 format, however I have not looked for a similar utility for VS 2005
yet.

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Hope this helps
Jay [MVP - Outlook]
..NET Application Architect, Enthusiast, & Evangelist
T.S. Bradley - http://www.tsbradley.net
"Andy" <ne*@multizite. org> wrote in message
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| Hi
|
| As I try to learn VB programing I've been playing around with sourcecode
| from projects hosted on sourceforge. If I open this code in VB 2005 (it is
| originally developed in VB 2003), it will automatically upgrade to VB
2005?
|
| /Andy
|
|

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Andy,

You would not believe it, I could add something add to the previous given
answers but I can.

A nice conversion log is made when the conversion is done

Cor

"Andy" <ne*@multizite. org> schreef in bericht
news:Ok******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP15.phx.gbl. ..

Hi

As I try to learn VB programing I've been playing around with sourcecode
from projects hosted on sourceforge. If I open this code in VB 2005 (it is
originally developed in VB 2003), it will automatically upgrade to VB
2005?

/Andy

[Dennis]

Are there any "special items" that cannot be converted automatically from
VB2003 to vb2005? I am considering upgrading to VB2005 but don't want to
spend weeks converting "special items" like I did when I upgraded from VB3.0
to vb5.0.

--
Dennis in Houston
"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Andy,
In addition to the other comments.

VS 2005 will convert VS 2003 or VS 2002 projects to the new VS 2005 project
format. This conversion is one way. In that you will not be able to open the
converted project in either VS 2002 or VS 2003.

VS 2005 does not rely on VS 2002 or VS 2003 for this conversion.

Code project had a utility that would convert a VS 2003 project to the VS
2002 format, however I have not looked for a similar utility for VS 2005
yet.

--
Hope this helps
Jay [MVP - Outlook]
..NET Application Architect, Enthusiast, & Evangelist
T.S. Bradley - http://www.tsbradley.net
"Andy" <ne*@multizite. org> wrote in message
news:Ok******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP15.phx.gbl. ..
| Hi
|
| As I try to learn VB programing I've been playing around with sourcecode
| from projects hosted on sourceforge. If I open this code in VB 2005 (it is
| originally developed in VB 2003), it will automatically upgrade to VB
2005?
|
| /Andy
|
|

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Dennis,

I have not seen it yet, however it is not nice when you have by instance an
axwebbrowser while there is a better one. However the axwebbrowswer works as
it was in 2003.

The same for by instance the datagrid. It is not in the toolbox, however you
can easily set it in that, while it works as before.

But probably you will soon want to use some features which are in my opinon
so much more simple as in 2003 that you want to use them. By instance the
Generic list, the DataGridView, the BackGroundWorke r, etc etc.

See by instance this page to see how often asked question in this newsgroup
have now simple answers.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/11bxex12.aspx

I hope this gives an idea.

Cor

[Robert Beaubien]

My conversion experience so far is that Windows apps convert nicely with
very few changes (if any). Web is a different matter completely. A lot of
changes happen under the conver in a ASP.NET conversion and you should look
at what has been done in a test conversion to make sure everything works.

- Robert Beaubien

"Dennis" <De****@discuss ions.microsoft. com> wrote in message
news:52******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Are there any "special items" that cannot be converted automatically from
VB2003 to vb2005? I am considering upgrading to VB2005 but don't want to
spend weeks converting "special items" like I did when I upgraded from
VB3.0
to vb5.0.

--
Dennis in Houston
"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Andy,
In addition to the other comments.

VS 2005 will convert VS 2003 or VS 2002 projects to the new VS 2005
project
format. This conversion is one way. In that you will not be able to open
the
converted project in either VS 2002 or VS 2003.

VS 2005 does not rely on VS 2002 or VS 2003 for this conversion.

Code project had a utility that would convert a VS 2003 project to the VS
2002 format, however I have not looked for a similar utility for VS 2005
yet.

--
Hope this helps
Jay [MVP - Outlook]
..NET Application Architect, Enthusiast, & Evangelist
T.S. Bradley - http://www.tsbradley.net
"Andy" <ne*@multizite. org> wrote in message
news:Ok******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP15.phx.gbl. ..
| Hi
|
| As I try to learn VB programing I've been playing around with
sourcecode
| from projects hosted on sourceforge. If I open this code in VB 2005 (it
is
| originally developed in VB 2003), it will automatically upgrade to VB
2005?
|
| /Andy
|
|