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Are any of you going to stop using VB 6?

Are any of you going to stop using VB 6?

Are any of you going to stop using VB 6?

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Are any of you going to stop using VB 6?
I received an e-mail from SolidWorks API support today. He suggested

Quote:

"By the way, we don't recommend using VB6 any longer.  It is no longer supported by Microsoft.  VB.net or C# are better options."

Standing
SolidWorks Pro 2009 x64, SP3.0, PDMWorks Workgroup, SolidWorks BOM,
HP xw8600, 64-bit Windows Vista Business, Service Pack 1
Intel Xeon CPU, 3.00 GHz, 16 GB RAM, Virtual memory 166682 MB, nVidia Quadro FX 4600

RE: Are any of you going to stop using VB 6?

My once-formidable VB6 kung-fu is getting old and rusty.  I am finding it difficult to be a useful and credible API dude while still using it.

It does still work, though.

RE: Are any of you going to stop using VB 6?

I'll likely continue with it for a while.  I spoke to a fellow regarding .net, and his remarks suggested that it has not really taken off the way Micro$oft would have liked(Vista anyone?).  VB still works, and I don't seem to have the same amount of time that I once did to redo a lot of my stuff.

RE: Are any of you going to stop using VB 6?

Much like XP itself, I have a feeling that SW will continue to support their version of it for some time.  VB.NET is not a true macro language (as in, it is its own full fledge programming language), and having to use a separate program to make macros isn't a good idea, in my mind.

Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources
Co-moderator of Solidworks Yahoo! Group
and Mechnical.Engineering Yahoo! Group

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