From: Gregg N 

Robert Comer wrote:

>>I don't agree that ceasing to sell VB 6 is equivalent to telling customers
>>that they can no longer use it to maintain their products.
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>That's exactly what they did.
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What is exactly what they did? That they ceased to sell VB6? Yes. That they
told you you can no longer use your existing VB6? No.

>>Many people maintain their products using older versions of software
>>development tools that are no longer being sold. In fact, it's usually the
>>prudent thing to do ("If it's not broken don't fix it.").
You use new
>>tools for new development.
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>Just upgrading the development environment isn't enough to go from VB6 to
>VB.NET, there are far to many changes, it's rewrite time, and if you're
>lucky enough to have a significant VB6 codebase, well, to bad.
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>- Bob Comer
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I just got through saying that it is wise not to upgrade to maintain
existing software, so why are you responding that "just
upgrading..."?

Gregg

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