Access to VB conversion

[muzza79]

Hi,

I have been tasked with updating an Access 97 database with several forms that would take me a good while to recreate.

I wondering if there is a way to convert them from 97 to either VB6 of VB.NET that is free of charge to me. All the solutions I have come across thus far cost money, and it is not possible for me to do this.

I have tried exporting the forms to an external file but it won't let me save them as a file type that my VB6 installation can open.

Cheers
Murray

 

[FoFa]

Well first off, development of the forms is usually faster in Access than VB, because Access has certain funcionality built in you have to recreate in VB.
About the only reasons to move to VB are for security (code security) or multi-users exceed ehat Access comfortably handles.

 

[Pat Hartman]

You don't need to abandon your Access front end if all you want to do is convert the back end to something more robust than Jet.

 

[muzza79]

Thanks for your comments,

Looks like i'll be keeping the front end!

Regards Murray