Windows Forms Concepts for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
If you are familiar with forms and controls in Visual Basic 6.0, you will recognize many similarities in Windows Forms in Visual Basic 2008. There are, however, a few areas that are conceptually different. The following topics will familiarize you with those differences.
In This Section
The following topics present conceptual differences between working with forms and controls in Visual Basic 6.0 and in Visual Basic 2008.
Color Handling for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
Control Arrays for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
Dialog Box Changes for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
Drag and Drop for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
Dynamic Data Exchange for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
Font Handling for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
Form Positioning for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
Forms Tasks for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
Graphics for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
Help Support for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
How to: Add Visual Basic 6.0 File System Controls to Your Application
Menu Handling for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
MDI for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
Printing Changes for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
ToolTip Support for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
Version Numbering for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
Related Sections
Windows Forms Controls for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
Describes differences between Visual Basic 6.0 and Windows Forms controls.Windows Forms Overview
Introduces basic concepts related to forms.What's New in Windows Forms for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
Describes new features for Windows Forms.Windows Applications Namespaces in Visual Studio
Introduces the namespaces related to Windows Forms.Help for Visual Basic 6.0 Users
Provides links to additional topics describing differences between Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual Basic 2008.