by Will Vasquez, on Feb 3, 2020 11:25:50 AM

Some Context A client contacted us to understand why is the VB6 AI Migrator a paid tool when there's a free conversion tool (Visual Basic Upgrade Wizard or VBUW) available …

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Topics:VB6 AI Migrator

by Mauricio Rojas, on Jan 31, 2020 6:26:36 AM

Ok. Let go back a few years into early 90s, those great years just after the Rick Astley hits (“Never gonna give you up…”). At that time, if you where …

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Topics:Application MigrationVB6asp.netvb.netVB6 AI Migrator

by Mauricio Rojas, on Nov 13, 2019 3:44:44 PM

In VB6, you need VBControlExtender object for dynamically adding a control to the Controls collection using the Add method. For example for adding a MSFlexGrid dynamically to a form you …

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Topics:VB6C#VB6 AI Migrator

by Will Vasquez, on Sep 6, 2019 2:30:53 PM

What are helper classes? When you convert code from VB6 to .NET, some elements from the source application don't have a direct equivalent in the target platform. To bridge this …

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Topics:WinformsVB6 AI Migrator

by John Browne, on Aug 21, 2019 1:52:56 PM

Dear CIO, I'm writing you today as a friend. Seriously. I'm not trying to sell you anything (ok, our sales department is probably trying to sell you something, but I'm …

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Topics:Application ModernizationVB6 AI Migrator

by Will Vasquez, on Jul 22, 2019 5:20:00 AM

Whenever you're trying to convert a VB6 or Classic ASP application to .NET with the VB6 AI Migrator it is recommended that you do so in an environment where the …

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Topics:Application MigrationVisual BasicVB6VB6 AI Migrator

by Will Vasquez, on Jul 17, 2019 1:34:48 PM

You finally migrated your VB6 application using the VB6 AI Migrator. Now you have a WinForms application, but since you're just getting started with .NET and Visual Studio you might …

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Topics:Visual BasicVB6Visual StudioWinformsVB6 AI Migrator

by John Browne, on Oct 23, 2018 7:45:00 AM

Eike Michel had a problem. The Director of Research and Development at Aucotec, in Hannover, Germany, was responsible for a 18 year old VB6 program that was a critical piece …

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Topics:Application ModernizationVB6VB6 AI Migrator

by John Browne, on Sep 10, 2018 8:00:00 AM

Please Note: The VBUC has been renamed to VB6 AI Migrator as of August 2025 Today we feature two announcements: one from an established global leader in development tools and …

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Topics:AzureVB6 AI Migrator

by John Browne, on Mar 21, 2017 6:00:00 AM

Please Note: The VBUC has been renamed to VB6 AI Migrator as of August 2025 In our continuing struggle to make the world safe from nasty old legacy code, we …

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Topics:Visual Studio 2017VB6 AI Migrator

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