Please see Limitations and Workarounds (PDF file) for more details. You may also want to look at some sample converted projects.

C-Sharpener For VB does not convert vbscript. However, it does convert all Visual Basic .NET code in code-behind (*.vb) pages.

C-Sharpener For VB is really a full parser that emits C# instead of MS Intermediate Language. It does full syntactic and semantic analysis including a full symbol tree of all symbols in the code and referenced assemblies. Some conversion problems can only be solved with this level of technology.

C-Sharpener For VB can automatically convert VB to C# (or as some developers like to spell it VB 2 CSharp ). It is a Visual Studio .NET addin and converts all VB.NET project related files including the project file itself.

VB Convert! is our alternative to REAL Software's current Visual Basic 6 to REALbasic converter. Many have found REAL's VBPC to be inadequate for their conversion needs, so with REAL apparently not interested in updating the VBPC, we have addressed the need with VB Convert!. VB Convert! is a tool...it's not a magical genie. Just like you must pick up and actually use a spanner or wrench to fix a car, you must use VB Convert! in the same way.

You need Visual Studio .NET 2003 or 2005 (Standard, Professional, or Team edition) installed on your computer to run C-Sharpener For VB because it is a Visual Studio .NET Addin. C-Sharpener For VB does not support Visual Studio .Net 2005 Express edition because the Express edition does not support Visual Studio .NET Addins.

If you purchase C-Sharpener For VB, we will give you minor version upgrades for free. For instance, if you license version 1.1 and we release 1.2, you can upgrade for free. If we were to release 2.0, then you would get a substantial discount coupon for the new major release.

For the record, we see value in both the VB.NET and C# languages. However, if C# is your preferred language, you want to convince others to switch from VB. You can use the reasons below to convince your managers or co-workers. Your code quality will improve because C# catches potential errors (example: variable use allowed before initialization and dead code) that are permitted in VB.NET. If your project is a mix of VB.

Assuming that you have successfully installed C-Sharpener For VB, the menu option should automatically appear. If it doesn't appear, then try the following: Turn on the checkbox to the left of C-Sharpener For VB and click the OK button. The menu option should now appear.

There is a new option to automatically convert VB.Net methods with optional parameters to C# overloaded methods. Improved handling of web references so that a web reference with a non-default name converts correctly.

When I feel that it's good enough to be released. I'm estimating that the Standard version will be released either in June or July of 2007, and the Pro version a short time after that. You should take into consideration, though, that my testers have lives of their own and I have a whole other side of this business to run, so these estimations are not guaranteed. Development on the planned VB.NET to REALbasic converter will start after the VB 6 to RB Pro version is released.

Because VB Convert! is actively developed and maintained. If you look at REAL's VBPC, it does not appear to be maintained any longer, and most people would consider it a crime if asked to pay for the VBPC due to its less than spectacular quality. Among the two versions planned for sale, the 'Standard' edition will be fairly affordable but will still help offset the development costs.

Many people, including myself and the C# language designers, believe that 'with' often harms readability, and is more of a curse than a blessing. For more information, see the Ask a C# Language Designer page.

A You must create a file called sissy.ini and add the line "LANG_C=Yes". Jokes aside, this is not something IDA can do. The output is ASM.

This argument is as old as D++ is, back to the days of version 1.5 on PSC. First off, I do not care to learn assembly to the point of writing this code. It's... pointless. Secondly, I do know that C++ would be faster. D++ began with VB6, and that's why it's still in VB6. Now then, at the time of starting this project I did not have enough knowledge of C++ to write such a thing, although at this point I do. That's why a D++ DLL in C++ is my next project. But for now, it stays in VB.

Where can I download a free C++ compiler? Updated! [Recently added the compilers.net site thanks to Dejan Milicic plus added Microsoft's command-line compiler (in 3/06). Click here to go to the next FAQ in the "chain" of recent changes.]

While there is a special test version for Linux, VB Convert!, for the moment, is officially available only for Windows 2000, XP and Vista. If I could afford a REALbasic 'Pro' license, then all three platforms would be covered, but alas, one must work with what he/she has. the moment, I don't have regular access to a Mac running OS X, so testing and debugging for that platform is next to impossible.

Currently, VB Convert! has been tested with REALbasic 2007r1. REALbasic 2007r2, based on my testing and the experiences of other RB users, is relatively unstable and stuff that worked fine in 2007r1 is broken in r2. To users of REALbasic 5.5.5 and lower, sorry, this converter won't work for you. VB Convert! converts VB 6 projects to the RBVCP format, not XML and not the native RBP (or RB) project formats. While we don't knock developers who still use RB 5.5.

Two possibilities are http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/standard_c/_index.html and http://www.dinkumware.com/htm_cl/index.html.

Additionally VB defines _Class1 as a Dual interface, that is, it sets up a standard _Class1 interface AND a Dispinterface counter-part of the _Class1 interface, so that you can access your methods via early-binding AND late-binding. Note that VB marks this interface as the default interface of the object (remember you can define additional interfaces in your class via the Implements keyword).

Yes. You can use Mainsoft for Java EE to create class libraries that can be used from Java development tools as regular Java class libraries. Read Developing a class library to be used in a Java IDE in the online help for details.

The new Jupiter automatic kilns use the same basic kiln sections that made the J Series Econo-Kilns so popular and reliable. You can purchase a new control box that the old sections will plug into. See the Jupiter Parts List for pricing on the various panels. Because of the cost of a new panel, it may be worth considering buying a new kiln but, in any case, the option is a possibility. Be sure to talk directly to the factory if you want to do this.

To have a US item run under UK current you need to buy a transformer, a product that you plug into the wall and has a US-style jack at the other end. The transformer will "step down" in voltage from 240 to 120v. From there you may want to plug in a US-style power strip and provide current for sev eral products. Next you need to consider how many watts your transformer is providing (all transformers should clearly indicate this).