VB6 application in Vista
When I compile my VB6 program, will it run on a Windows Vista platform? Has anyone run into any problems?
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as long as you have the runtime ,there is no problem
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what does that mean?
When you want to deploy the application ,create a package using setup wizard and then install it in Vista.The setup will take care of all the dependencies (dlls need to run VB app) and thats it
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you have to execute your installer "as administrator", if not, it won't work at all due security protections of Vista.
'See this link for a list of Vb6 Ocx/Dll that ship with Vista.
Also a second list of Ocx/Dll that have been tested but do not ship with Vista and need to be included in your deployment package.
'Read Support Statement for Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows® Vista™
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vbrun/ms788708.aspx
Also a second list of Ocx/Dll that have been tested but do not ship with Vista and need to be included in your deployment package.
'Read Support Statement for Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows® Vista™
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vbrun/ms788708.aspx
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I installed my program on Vista and this is the error I got:
Run time error '214746259 (8004005)':
[DBNETLIB]
ConnectionOpen (Connect ().] SQL server does not exist or access denied.
Run time error '214746259 (8004005)':
[DBNETLIB]
ConnectionOpen (Connect ().] SQL server does not exist or access denied.
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