Re: VB.Net vs. VB 6 - Standalone Apps

Not really the same thing. You can run just about any version of Java on all of the platforms you're talking about. I'm not 100% sure about Java 6 on NT, but I know Java 5 works fine. Which means if you write for Java 5, it will run on any of your boxes. In short, Java has better cross-version support for Windows than Microsoft.

:)

Joe

Ha! Then just take my original post and substitute JVM for .Net
Framework...search and replace. :)

On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Joe Pluta<joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

How about... Java?

<grinning, ducking and running>

So I support an environment with multiple versions of client machines,
both hardware and software. All the clients run Windows, but could be
Embedded NT, Embedded XP, XP, and Windows 7. I want to have a small
app that gets some system information. I developed this in VB.Net with
VS 2010. I can't deploy it on the older machines because the app was
developed with .Net 4.0. I know I could develop with an earlier
version of the framework, but that's not going to help me with the
older machines, right? Would I be better off writing the app in VB 6
to have compatibility? I want to move forward with the client
development, but the multiple Windows versions and the framework (or
lack of) is a stumbling block.

Opinions welcomed. Thanks...

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