Visual Basic 6.0 Code Advisor

If you are programming in Visual Basic 6.0 and planning to move to Visual Basic .NET, then the Visual Basic 6.0 Code Advisor is for you.

The Visual Basic 6.0 Code Advisor is a new add-in that can assist developers in making a successful transition to Visual Basic .NET. Once installed, the add-in can scan your Visual Basic 6.0 projects to ensure they meet predetermined coding standards. The Code Advisor can also suggest changes and best practices to ease your migration from Visual Basic 6.0 to Visual Basic .NET, and enables you to create custom scanning rules to check your Visual Basic 6.0 code for compliance with your own personal or development team best practices.

For more information about creating custom rules for the Code Advisor, see the documentation that accompanies the Visual Basic 6.0 Code Advisor download.

For additional technical resources and information on the benefits of using Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Framework, visit the Migrating to Visual Basic 2005 page.

System Requirements

Supported operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), Windows 98, and Microsoft Windows NT.

In order to install the Code Advisor, you must be running Windows 98 or later, Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, and Visual Basic 6.0. Note that the Code Advisor relies on the VBScript and MSXML components distributed in Internet Explorer 6.0. Internet Explorer is not required to be the default browser.

Known Issues

The following known issues prevent the Visual Basic 6.0 Code Advisor from installing and running properly.

Setup fails with Unicode characters in the installation path on non-English operating systems.

During setup, specifying an installation path that contains certain Unicode characters can cause the setup to fail. To fix this problem, either accept the default installation path or enter an installation path that does not contain Unicode characters.

Uninstall fails to remove registry keys.

When the Code Advisor is uninstalled, registry keys for the FixIt Filter settings are not removed. If you subsequently reinstall the Code Advisor, your previous FixIt Filter settings will be restored instead of reverting to the default settings. To revert to the default settings, open Regedit.exe and delete the following keys before re-installing:

HKEY_USERS\{…}\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\Code Advisor for Visual Basic 6\1\
HKEY_USERS\{…}\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\Code Advisor for Visual Basic 6\2\
HKEY_USERS\{…}\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\Code Advisor for Visual Basic 6\3\
HKEY_USERS\{…}\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\Code Advisor for Visual Basic 6\State\

Where {…} is a unique identifier for each user.