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- CONV.MAK - Converts VB4 Projects back to VB3
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- Notes:
- - Any reserved words used in your projects may also be translated to
- their respective VB3 counterparts.
- - Don't try to convert this project back and forth as it also contains
- lots of reserved words (really!)
- - All Images, Icons and Pictures will be lost when converting back
- to VB3; who knows how VB4 saves these...
- - If you have any "special" Controls, the program may not necessarily
- convert these correctly. Check your VB4 FRM-Files and adjust the
- GLOBAL.BAS appropriately to convert your controls if they don't
- come right.
- - If VB3 GPFs or coughs when loading the project, try to remove any
- unnecessary stuff from the END of your MAKs. When forms don't load
- properly the wrongly translated stuff is converted into picture
- boxes; test to see if the control is loaded in your project and
- adjust the frm-file by hand (otherwise VB3 kills the special
- propertys).
- - Some VB4-OCXs are converted back to VB3 VBXs. Special OCXs are
- generally ignored and need to be added as VBXs back to the
- project.
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- Tips:
- - Let the program translate your project and see how VB3 coughs
- on it.
- - Look at the LOG-Files to see what needs to be changed in the
- converter and plug these things in (hey, you gotta know how
- to program to use the program, ok).
- - Retranslate and look, test and try again
- - when MOST of it looks ok, take the FRMs and modify the rest
- via Editor (NOT in VB). Copy & Paste your tabs onto seperate
- Pictureboxes which can then be placed in "old" Tab-VBXs.
- - Load VB & add GLOBALS.TXT & DATACONS.TXT as well as any
- global files you need for 3rd party stuff. To be certain they
- work, use the ORIGINAL files, not the ones VB4 "changed".
- - Make sure the Compatibility layer is installed and all the
- databases are v1.1 or v2.0 (& not corrupt... :-()
- - Run the project and correct all the stuff it burps on (globals,
- Database access, etc.).
- - Test test test
- - (it should work about now)
- - Reinstall all pictures, bitmaps, icons,
- - make EXE
- - Test Test Test
- - Send Microsoft lots of mean emails and faxes and phone calls and
- try to get them to pay for the time you lost trying to integrate
- vb4 and finding the bugs for them.
- - Send me a postcard when it works
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- (c) 1996 SOFTplus Entwicklungen GmbH
- John Mueller
- Unterdorf 143
- CH-8933 Maschwanden
- SWITZERLAND
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