Convert vb6 to c# winform

Question

Hi everyone I am supposed to rebuild an app that already exists in vb6. This app allows a group of users to perform a series of crud operations on a series of clients with forms and some financial math based operations based on government lows applied between certain dates. I started a simple winform c# app but am wondering how to create the child forms. Should i design the labels and textboxes and all controls with the mouse on all forms (30 or 40 forms)? or... code them and how ? Or should i go with some other technologie ? I have about 3 years in Web Dev. Thank you Best Regards

Rajanikant Hawaldar · Answer

Best way to convert VB6 winform to C# winform is to use tools. Even though if you use tools(i used VBUC) to convert VB6 winform to C# winform conversion depends on LOC, design, use of third party control like Gridx20, some active x, OCX controls etc. here after conversion you have fix compilation errors, you have to replace old controls with new available controls(Gridx20 to datagridview, Gridx20 to Farpoint spread, SFTree to treeview, SFTree to datagridview or SFTree to ListView etc), you have to replace old dlls with new dlls, sometimes old dlls which are used not availble so you have study and build dll for that logic and you may need to change architecture or may need to use patterns as required you will come to know this once you start and when it comes to design part you have to use TableLayoutPanel and FlowLayoutPanels in C# winforms to make perfect UI design these are containers. tottally its big tough and headache work which i have done more then 3 years! Tool will comment deadcode, adds TODO, for code chages it add error code and links to refer to know how to fix etc.

Rui Ruivo · Answer

292 forms to be more exact. (Dont know why the text is all together. No paragraphs.)

Sachin Singh · Answer

Vb 6 to C# is tough to achieve, a lot have changed and c# has many new features that can easily solve your problems in 2 lines of code where you'd have used lots of logic with VB6.

Ashutosh Gupta · Answer

Use VBUC as suggested by RajaniKant.

Rui Ruivo · Answer

If i go for a web site. With allcode instead of designing the thing with new controls. Will it be easier ?