VB6 MSCOMM wroks on one PC and not another

[T.Jackson]

In fact everyone with a minimum of brain and a load of patience and time can be a programmer.

Don't know about that. I came across a group of some very frustrated people on the discussion boards when I did my first unit of Java. They weren't idiots, they certainly had a brain, but they just couldn't get their head around OOP, particularly polymorphism.

[T.Jackson]

I just won a professional academic copy of VB6 on a eBay auction. For years now I have been using VB5, and for just as many years I've always wanted VB6 (there are many significant differences between 5 & 6) Most notably is the "replace" function.

VB6 is still in demand -- ironically I was up against "6" other bidders.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=160220000342

I must say that I'm happy with my purchase , considering that the "buy-it-now" price in the States typically ranges from US $250 to $1,000

Any takers on my copy of VB5 I wonder

[tenaja]

I purchased Visual Studio .NET when it was new, and my PC programmer refused to use it. When 2005 .NET finally came out (and with a free version available) I convinced him to give it a try, since they replaced many of the 6.0 features that were eliminated in the original .net release.

Not only has he embraced it, but he's said he'll never go back. For those not looking forward to a new learning curve, I suggest you give it a try. The benefits will outweigh the time taken to learn them.

[T.Jackson]

I purchased Visual Studio .NET when it was new, and my PC programmer refused to use it. When 2005 .NET finally came out (and with a free version available) I convinced him to give it a try, since they replaced many of the 6.0 features that were eliminated in the original .net release.

Not only has he embraced it, but he's said he'll never go back. For those not looking forward to a new learning curve, I suggest you give it a try. The benefits will outweigh the time taken to learn them.

Some people probably think I'm nuts for purchasing an obsolete product for $150 when I can buy .net 2005 for half that. Basically I have an application that I'm too far into to be able to switch over at this point, otherwise I would be going with .net

VB6 is an obsolete 10 year-old product Vs .net which is cutting edge technology. No disputing this much.

[skimask]

VB6 is an obsolete 10 year-old product Vs .net which is cutting edge technology. No disputing this much.

I don't see what's so obsolete about it.
V.B.6 Enterprise is all I've got (actually V.S. 6 Enterprise), except for PBP...
How can it be obsolete if it works so damn good? Kinda like my old Chevy Blazer...32+ years old, still starts every time. Do you have to play with it once in awhile? Yes. Do you have to play nice? Yes.
Would I quit using either of them tomorrow if I got a new one (either .NET or an '08 Blazer) ? Not a chance...
(besides, I can't stand the new improved way of doing things that .NET introduced...makes me cringe...)

[T.Jackson]

I don't see what's so obsolete about it.

Make sure you take a picture of your prospective customer’s face to capture the reaction you get when you tell them that, you plan on developing their project in a language which is over 10 years old, not object orientated, and may or may not function in future operating systems. That picture would be priceless, and your bank account will remain with a negative balance too.

[mister_e]

Priceless

[skimask]

Make sure you take a picture of your prospective customer’s face to capture the reaction you get when you tell them that

Heck, do you think most customers (or a receiver of said projects/equipment, whatever) care much these days? Instant gratification... Does it work? Ok, I'll take it... that sort of thing..
I know .NET is the latest/greatest/next best-est thing out there...or is it Linux? My jury is still out on that one. I got a 2nd box running Ubuntu, playing with it still. If it wasn't for the lack of app's in general, I might've switched over completely years ago.
Anywhos...I've got that .NET Express loaded and I play with it off and on. Sure, it's full of features....features that I basically don't need or use. And jeeze is it slow to operate. Takes forever to load, 1/2 again as much to close, and so on. Maybe it's just the .NET Express itself vs. the full blown .NET, I don't know. And as has already been said in loads of places, those syntax changes can sometimes really kill a guy. A person could literally spend days trying to figure out the new way of doing things because the conversion wizard doesn't get it!

[T.Jackson]

(besides, I can't stand the new improved way of doing things that .NET introduced...makes me cringe...)

Struggles to learn. I know the feeling.