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10/24/2014 Major Release

New Upgrade Solution Samples!

The sample upgrade solutions have been updated and several impressive new samples have been added. All samples produce functional code in both C# and VB.NET (unless noted otherwise).

  • WPFScanTool (new) an EXE and DLL that implement a file analysis application
    Demonstrates VB6 forms to C#/Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
  • FMStocks (updated) a set of DLLs and an ASP site that implement simplified stock trading application
    Illustrates ASP to ASP.NET upgrade, Shared file Consolidation, and COM Replacements
  • Waves (new) a stand-alone graphics/mathematics application
    Illustrates upgrading advanced forms, graphics, and mathematics logic
  • vb3DDefine (new) a stand-alone graphics/mathematics application
    Illustrates upgrading advanced forms graphics and mathematics logic to C#
  • Calculator (new) a stand-alone calculator application
    Illustrates control arrays and copy/paste through the clipboard
  • StringEvaluator (new) a stand-alone arithmetic and function evaluator
    Illustrates Win32 API replacements, complex logic, and resource management
  • FileExplorer (updated) an stand-alone implements a simple directory explorer application
    Illustrates COM replacement and ActiveX controls to WinForms controls
  • ScanTool (updated) an EXE and DLL that implement a file/directory analysis application
    Illustrates VB6/COM/Win32 to .NET WinForms upgrade.

gmBasic VB6/ASP/COM Processor (V20.02.00)

  • Improves accuracy and consistency of upgraded code
  • Improves details stored in COM description files
  • Improves conditional compilation capability
  • Improves stub assembly generation

gmStudio IDE

  • Adds Visual Studio Solution File Generation feature
  • Improves project-specific metalanguage file management on Settings form
  • Improves XML handling and use read-only access as appropriate
  • Improves ScriptRule process with additional features, comments, and samples
  • Improves IDF log information in References panel
  • Adds support for using subsystem-specific deployment folder settings from template.xml file
  • Adds OLE Control interface to meta-language file vbb6control.dcl.xml
  • Improves resolution of custom translation script path
  • Improves remote registration and licensing support
  • Improves missing reference messages in .NET Build Log report
  • Adds ScriptRule to activate WPF

gmRuntime Library

  • Adds runtime library support for VB6 Graphics and Forms conventions in WinForms and WPF