How to come around the need of .NET 2.0

Hello moellert,
for .net 2.0 apps to work you need the .net 2.0 framework, there is no way around that
bruintje

Is it possible to rewrite the app using vb6 or do you need to use these framework 2.0 dlls?

Leo

.Net framework is used by many purchased applications, it may already be on a user's machine.  Check out http://www.httprevealer.com/usage_dotnet.htm to see how to test if the framework is present.

I have just downloaded VB Express Edition as it is for free. I have never used any .NET components knowingly. So I do not know why the Express Edition choose them. I would be glad to remove the dependency if I know how to do.

I have never used VB Express Edition, but you should be able to remove dependecies in 1 of 2 ways.

1.  Under Project menu, select references and unselect the ones using the .NET components

2.  Open the .vbp file in notepad and you will see the dependecies at the top.  Delete the ones you want.  (It should show you the .dll name for each one)

Leo

vb express needs the .net framework
most windows clients already have version 1.1 but vb express needs .net 2.0 explicitly

And VB6 does not need .NET framework?

no

and yes it is possible to rewrite in vb6, but be prpared to do some api digging.


this is a pretty big list of api functions:
http://www.allapi.net/apilist/apilist.php

Can't run a VB program without the runtime.  The download is much smaller than .Net framework.  More at: http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/vbrun6.html

Keep in mind that the .NET 2.0 Framework is a 1 time install.  Once it is installed, you don't need to re-install it with every application.  Just like the VB6 run-time files, your VB6 app won't run without those, but you only need to install them once.  

If the application you created is an important one that will need to be used for the long haul, I'd recommend sticking with VB.NET since that is the platform that MS is actively supporting.  It might be a bit of a pain to have to install the .NET 2.0 framework at the moment, but there will be a time when the .NET 2.0 framework will be as common as the current VB6 run-time files and you won't need to worry if they are installed or not.

Just my 2 cents....  :)

I don't think the .NET 2.0 framework is going to be as popular as the VB6 run time.  If it isn't too dificult to rewrite the application in VB6 I say rewrite it in VB6.

Leo