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Moving from VB to .Net

Dear All,

We currently use VB + SQL Server to create all our business applications. We are now considering moving to .Net technologies for our next project but have little expertise. The proposed project will be a multi-user, multi-location application with a central SQL Server database. Should we create a VB.Net application or an ASP.Net web-based application? Can web-based applications access devices such as barcode readers? Does ASP.Net have the standard controls like grids, menus etc? What tools would we need to buy other than Visual Studio .Net? Any info would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

cyberdevil67

Hi vbtiger,

Only if the device is connected to the server, and will not be able to access the clients devices unless you write ActiveX objects to be inside the browser, which will mean you'll need to get signatures for these to run in the browser.

But yes its possible for either solution to work. Using asp.Net would make it slower to access, than a vb.net client/server application.

Cheers!

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Howard Cantrell

Hi,

Here is where I found good examples for getting started in VB.Net

.....http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/downloads/samples/101samples.aspx

Link for ASP programs...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/downloads/kits/default.aspx

vbtiger

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Hi Arthur,

What is the advantage of using web services over an ADO connection to the remote database?

Thanks

Arthur_Wood

web services allow you to have a LOCAL exe (as opposed to w web-based application) carry out the local handling, and does not involve opening an ADO Connection to the remote database. What kind of network are you working with?

If you are working with a Local barcode reader, it is much easier to access the reader with a local EXE than to try to access the barcode reader with a web-app. There are all kinds of nasty security issues that arise when you attempt to connect a local device (like a bar code reader) to a client web page.

AW