Hi,
I have a VB6 application that hosts the webbrowser control. It is a critical application for our business.
VB6 binary compatibility, as we know, still exists in Windows 8.1. The IDE also works just fine, with the correct Windows settings.
Some think this will continue indefinitely, as there are still numerous VB6 applications out there. I hope so.
But, I'd like to be prepared.
In a conversation with an MS engineer back in 2011, I was pointed to this KB article, which states, essentially, that the Webbrowser control won't work properly with .net. Although the article says that this was by design, I suppose I might be able to find some ancient .net articles that promise everything!
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934368/en-us
Anyway, have these issues been resolved?
If not, I'mtrying to see what my choices are.
The potential ones I can think of are:
1. Learning C++ and utilizing the current MS Webbrowser control. I once was a "seasoned" C developer, but I think that learning unmanaged VC++ PLUS COM, plus other OS-related things would be a real pain.
2. Learning/Using VB or C++ : Is there a reliable way, at the present time, to use .net with the MS Webbrowser control? How about gekko? Any good? Or Code project? Other?
2. Real Basic: I believe it's COM based. Any thoughts?
Any help gratefully appreciated!
Steve
Steve Siegel
