VB6.0 Versus VC++ 6.0

[Guest_imported]

Hi
I am planning to develop a commercial application that would have about 50 Screens and with extensive Database access.
We have decided to use MS Technology for this purpose.
Between VC++ and VB which one should I use and why
Help appreciated.....
Thanks
Mike

 

[Karl Blessing]

that depends....

(I would use both, VB as frontend, C++ as backend)

thats like saying, which is better, a hammer or a screwdriver.

try them out, see which one would fit your purpose. Karl
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[Gorecki]

If it's for a desktop application with a database I'd surely go the VB route. This is the exact thing VB is great for. Doing work like this in C++ my cause a slight faster compiled program. The difference probably not visible by the naked eye and it will take you three times as long to get the same result. If you're already a C++ programmer, VB is still a possiblity. If you're a VB programmer, C++ is a big stretch.

B

 

[Karl Blessing]

if you are doing intensive work tho, it is much easier to design backend ActiveX dlls and such, then to use VB as the visual front end that uses the activeX plugin, this is great for organization, not to clutter yourself up with problems, also being able to fix, functionality vs interface.

of course that depends, database-wise, if it's ADO , simple tasks, doing it all in VB would work just fine and dandy.

But if it involves alot of visual interface, user wise, I would lean towards VB, if it gets a bit complicated, I would start using VC++ as a backend, then if it really gets more needy, then you might do the whole thing in VC++. Karl
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Experienced in : C++(both VC++ and Borland),VB1(dos) thru VB6, Delphi 3 pro, HTML, Visual InterDev 6(ASP(WebProgramming/Vbscript)

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