Developing a small intranet application

[isha]

I know only VB.
I want to develop a small intranet application to be used in the small LAN in our office. Can someone suggest the easiest way to do it.
Thanks

 

[rjoubert]

I was in the same boat years ago. In order to put together an intranet-based application, you will need to learn ASP. I would suggest picking up "Teach Yourself ASP in 24 hours" (not ASP.NET). For a VB6 programmer, picking up ASP is not that difficult. You will also need to find a resource to setup and manage the web server for you.

 

[dilettante]

That isn't strictly true. You can create internet applications based on VB6 as WebClasses or even as CGI EXEs. However neither is very mainstream and neither resemble simple VB Forms application development.

ASP.Net is more an outgrowth of VB6 WebClasses than it is classic ASP, so it is good to avoid confusing them despite similar appearing names.

 

[JoeAtWork]

I would think that ASP.NET using VB.NET code-behind would be an easier transition then VB to ASP. First of all, you have an intuitive UI designer that is not all that different from creating VB forms. Second, the business logic code is nicely separated from the UI, unlike classic ASP which is an untidy mix of UI and business logic code. Third, ASP.NET has built in ways of maintaining the state of controls, where as in ASP you have to write extra code to refill the controls everytime the page is posted back.

VB.NET has some differences to VB6, but then the VBScript you would use in ASP is also a little different then VB.

 

[rjoubert]

Actually, the jump from VB6 to .NET involves learning Object Oriented Programming, which is no small task. ASP uses VBScript, which is just a watered down version of VB6. I certainly don't dispute your other points about the advantages of .NET, but going from VB6 to ASP is much easier than making the jump to .NET.

 

[strongm]

>involves learning Object Oriented Programming

Whilst you can use VB6 without knowing about OOP you will have been missing out on a large portion of it's functionality and power ...

 

[TipGiver]

For intranet applications use ASP.NET with Windows authentication in the congiguration file. You will need some time to get used to the .NET platform. As already mentioned, you can use classic ASP. I would suggest taking the big step for ASP.NET

For more info: forum855

 

[JoeAtWork]

I've been using object oriented programming in VB for years and the transition to .NET felt quite natural.

 

[rjoubert]

Sorry, I assumed since you were posting in a VB 5 & 6 forum that you were only talking about VB 5 or 6. So doing your app in ASP.NET should be a cinch for you.