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Ok now this is a VB6 news group so discussion of other versions is not
encouraged.
Having said that, my best advice is as follows.
VB6 is focused on client side or Windows Forms Apps, you can do some cools
things on a web server with com components written in VB6 also.
but it sounds like you are looking for a browser application and thses days
it would be best to look at ASP.net.
ASP.net is a big jump forward from classic ASP and can produce very capable
web based applications rather quickly. when you add AJAX you can get a very
smooth web based application and You may even be able to port some of the
business logic from the old VB code over but it's not a trivial task.
Your web experience would help here, however apart from the web model being
differnt to the windows forms model the VB language has changed quite a lot
from VB6 that's the reason this group is seperate and focused on VB5/6,
there are plenty of dot net groups.
ASP.net 2.0 and MS reporting services are the kind of thing I would look at,
particulary if you want cross browser support. Others may have other ideas.
I hope this helps
Max
"eclipsme" wrote in message
news:jCxph.3$FL5.1@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
> Thanks Max. As you can see, I am just learning what questions to ask.
>
> The client has a program written in VB - not sure what version just now.
> He would like the program (or some modification of it) to actually run
> from a browser - not downloaded. We have all the source code, etc.
>
> The program begins with a form, then performs calculations based on the
> form input, and outputs certain reports. Think agents getting and printing
> out insurance quotes on line.
>
> I am experienced in web design/layout, but not so much in VB, though I
> have dabbled a bit. The owner of the program does know VB. He actually
> wrote it, so could be in a good position to alter it as need be. I could
> probably figure out the simple stuff, if somebody told me what I was
> looking for.
>
> Then the next question, I suppose, is whether this is the best solution in
> this case. Are there other ways of doing calculations, etc, that would be
> more straight forward? I don't really like the part where you say "(I have
> never seen one that works but you can do it)"
>
> Thanks again,
> Harvey
>
> Max wrote:
>> That's kind of a broad question.
>>
>> Are you asking if some one can download and run your program without an
>> installer ? then the answer now days is YES most people have the VB6
>> runtime installed, but you can't add any extra controls outside the ones
>> that come up by default for a standard EXE. as you can't be sure the user
>> will have them.
>>
>> You can an write Active x controls that run in a web page on IE these and
>> download and install all the components they need, but there are security
>> settings in most peoples browsers that you would need them to turn off to
>> allow them to run./install
>>
>> On an intranet you could Write an active X document , a program that runs
>> in a browser, (I have never seen one that works but you can do it).
>>
>> so you need to tell us a little more about what you are trying to do, so
>> we can help
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> Max
>>
>> "eclipsme" wrote in message
>> news:PXtph.7598$u8.4882@bignews2.bellsouth.net...
>>> Is it possible to take a VB program and run it from the Web?
>>>
>>> Any pointers/help would be very appreciated!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Harvey
>>
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