using visual basic (VB) in linux

[mementomori]

I am using gOS . It is upgraded with the latest upgrades.

My problem is I dont want to use windows anymore but I need to use Visual basic very much . i am in a project involving visual basic .

So if anybody can help me with an application or anything of that sort which will serve the purpose I will be grateful to him.

I am a novice user in love with Linux desperately seeking help.
Please help.

Regards to all .

[jledhead]

it looks like crossover can run vb6 Compatibility - View App - Visual Basic 6.0

you could try your hand at wine and see or try the crossover demo

[mementomori]

is it free like other apps?
i will try the demo - but a free app might come in handy -
@jledhead - did not understand what you meant by crossover though! anyway thanks for your reply- looking forward to more and more and more help from you !

regards.

[techieMoe]

is it free like other apps?
i will try the demo - but a free app might come in handy -
@jledhead - did not understand what you meant by crossover though! anyway thanks for your reply- looking forward to more and more and more help from you !

regards.

There's only handful of ways to run Microsoft Windows software in Linux. The main (and free of charge) way is to use a program called WINE. Some companies take the source code from WINE, alter it, and sell a specialized version for certain people (games emphasis, office software emphasis). These products are CodeWeavers Crossover and TransGaming Cedega. Those last two products are not free of charge, but do offer a few nicer things like GUI configuration/installation tools and a direct way to ask for your favorite application to get supported.

Visual Basic is a very Windows-specific platform, and unless you're doing VB.net you're not going to find a perfect solution for running it in Linux. The closest native thing we have is the Mono Project, which is a clone of the .NET framework.

If you have the option, I very strongly recommend you do your Visual Basic development in a Microsoft Windows environment. It's the only sure-fire way to get what you want.

[mementomori]

@ techieMoe thanks - but my visual basic task is very primitive - so i might mono will serve the purpose . btw does Mono support Visual basic ( simple form making and connecting it to a database ) ? i will also try the cedega though i am not too familiar with it except the name

thanks again. Expecting a loooot more help from you on this.
Regards.

[techieMoe]

@ techieMoe thanks - but my visual basic task is very primitive - so i might mono will serve the purpose . btw does Mono support Visual basic ( simple form making and connecting it to a database ) ?

I don't know. I try to avoid programming languages that are operating-system-specific. If your VB program relies on something like an Access database you might not be able to use Mono. Is there no way for you to get access to a Microsoft Windows computer for this work?

[jledhead]

one problem you may have a problem with is mono probably won't like vbscript. I looked at hosting a classic asp site I have and putting it on a linux machine under apache, everything worked except the vbscript part, all the asp code and javascript stuff worked

Those languages are simpler to implement due to the restricted dependency on external COM objects, but there are no plans at this point to implement them by the Mono team.

taken from the the mono faq
FAQ: Technical - Mono

also, if its real simple, there is always vi, nano, gedit, kate,........

[mementomori]

@ techieMoe thanks again.
I tried to dual boot my system - i installed windows xp sp3 first then on another partition i installed gOS.
at start up i would get a screen with the choice of xp and gOS and i could boot into any system i wished. Now after the downloading the initial updates in gOS the screen comes with the choice between ubuntu 8.04 (as far as i remember ) and Xp but the key board does not work at that moment ( which is not a hardware problem -i have changed key board and tried) and i cant choose which operating system to boot in. So it directly boot into gOS.

Now firstly I love using gOS and hate to use an all windows system again.
secondly i could delete both of them and install them afresh but if the problem arises again it will be expensive for me to update gOS again as i use a limited internet connection. Moreover if the booting problem persists it will be of no good. With the data in the system I cannot also just format.
If you can tell me an easy solution to my problem at the time of booting ,I wont mind using windows for small purposes- So how can i use my keyboard again to choose the operating system to boot in ?

@jledhead thanks for the information.

regards to both.
SOS

[DrakeMagi]

This might not help but you can always try Gambas
not a vb clone . but similar to vb.