I know I won’t be able to use any of these files (apart from maybe some graphic files) in the new web based system.
I have a new client (although I have known them personally for a number of years) and his current system was written in VB6, is loaded onto his office computer and is only accessible from within his office. He now wants this to be web based but to get an understanding of how his current system works I need to be able to load his current system onto my desktop.
He has sent me all the files they have that were used to create their admin system. There are a number of issues
- I am not fluent in VB.
- I don’t have Visual Studio, and if I did I wouldn’t know where to start.
- The system was created some 20 years ago (so I believe).
- The developer retired 10 years ago, is not well now and so is unable to help in any way.
- Does anyone have any experience in VB that could guide me into setting this up so I can play with it?
I can get into the Access Database so that isn’t a problem.
From an old email that the developer sent to my client, he said “Your problem will be finding someone who can do Visual Basic 6 (VB6) and Data Dynamics Reporting an early version. These are skills that died out 10 years ago realistically.” Doesn’t give me much confidence!
Of all the files he sent (170Mb in total) here are the primary directories
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