Introduction to Visual Basic 6.

Language Features

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UDTs (All) You can use UDTs as arguments or return

types of public properties and methods.

Arrays (All) Functions can return arrays. You can also

assign one resizable array to another.

File System Objects (All) New file system objects.

CallByName (All) Access a property or method using its

name as a string.

CreateObject (All) You can now specify the computer on

hich to create the object.
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StrConv (All) You can now convert strings using a locale ID

other than your computer's.

Dictionary object (All) Improvements to the Collection

object.

String functions (All) Several new string functions:

Filter FormatCurrency
FormatDateTime FormatNumber
FormatPercent InstrRev
Join MonthName
Replace Round
Split StrReverse
WeekdayName

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 Control Features

Data Validation (All) Validate a control before it loses focus.

* Dynamic Controls (All) Create new controls at run time (not

just using Load).

* LoadPicture (All) Specify size and color depth.

Validation (All) Validates the last control beore exiting a form.

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Control Creation

Data Consumers (Pro, Ent) Create data consumers that

you can bind to data sources.

Data Sources (Pro, Ent) Create data sources.

Start Options (All) Start the program in the browser or

form.

Lightweight Controls (Pro, Ent) Create windowless and

transparent controls.

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Arrays (All) Functions can return arrays. Classes can have

arrays as properties.

Persistent Classes (All) Can store class properties in

PropertyBags.

Class IDs (Pro, Ent) Maintains class IDs between different

versions of ActiveX components (I don't know why this is
only available in the Pro and Ent editions since it is
basically a bug fix).

Validation (Pro, Ent) Validate the control before it loses

focus.
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 Apartment Threading (Pro, Ent) Use multiple threads.

Class Builder (Pro, Ent) Enhancements.

CreateObject (All) Create objects on remote hosts.

Data Object Wizard (Pro, Ent) Helps create middle tier

objects.

FontChanged (All) New event.

Transaction Server (Pro, Ent) Support for transactional

behavior.
HasDC (All) Indicates whether a control has a fixed or
shared DC.
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Internet

IIS Applications (Pro, Ent) Server-side VB code.

DHTML (Pro, Ent) Exposes more events in Internet

Explorer.

Web Publishing Wizard (All) Now called the Package

and Deployment Wizard. This is an enhanced piece of
what was called the Setup Wizard. It helps you upload an
application to a Web site.

AsyncRead Improvements (All) Provides more

information like progress events
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IE 4.x Download Support (Pro, Ent) Lets you download

ActiveX Documents just as you download ActiveX
controls.

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 Data Access

ADO (All) Simpler object model, better integration.

Microsoft claims this is the way to go in future database
access.
Data Environment Designer (Pro, Ent) Builds ADO
database environments.
ADO Data Control (All) ADO version of the Data
control.
Enhanced Data Binding (Pro, Ent) Lets you bind any
ADO/OLEDB control to any ADO/OLEDB data
consumer.
Enhanced OLEDB support (All) Introduces non-
relational data sources.
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Query Designer (Ent) Drag and drop query creation.

Set Wizard enhancements (All) Support for ADO,

OLEDB, RDO, etc. Now renamed The Package and
Deployment Wizard.

Data Report (Pro, Ent) Drag and drop reporting.

Data Sources (Pro, Ent) Lets you create your own controls
that are data sources. You can bind other controls to them.

Data View Window (Pro, Ent) Browse databases and see

their tables.

SQL Editor (Ent) Add stored procedures and write triggers.

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Hierarchical FlexGrid Control (All) Improved FlexGrid

that works with ADO.

Data Repeater Control (Pro, Ent) Lets you build an app

that can view data records more easily.

Pass Recordsets (All) You can now pass an ADO

recordset across machines.

Data Form Wizard Enhancements (Pro, Ent) -

Enhancements. Supports ADO.

Data Object Wizard (Pro, Ent) Helps create middle tier

objects.
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 File System Objects (All) Make file system access easier.

Format Objects (All) Provides conversion to/from

database.

Data Grid Control (All) OLEDB version of DBGrid.

DataList, DataCombo (All) OLEDB versions of DBList

and DBCombo

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