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Q194412: PROJUPDG.EXE VB 6.0 ActiveX Control Upgrade Utility

Article: Q194412
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 09-APR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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ProjUpgd.Exe is a self-extracting file that contains a program that upgrades
your Visual Basic 5.0 or pre-release 6.0 projects to use the latest Visual Basic
6.0 ActiveX controls. The utility updates any project that uses the following
controls:

Descriptive name                          .OCX filename
-----------------------------------       -------------
Microsoft Windows Common Controls          COMCTL32.OCX
Microsoft Windows Common Controls-2        COMCT232.OCX
Microsoft Chart Control                    MSChart.OCX

After you run the utility, your project will reference the following ActiveX
controls:

Descriptive name                          .OCX filename
-----------------------------------       -------------
Microsoft Windows Common Controls 6.0      MSCOMCTL.OCX
Microsoft Windows Common Controls-2 6.0    MSCOMCT2.OCX
Microsoft Chart Control 6.0 (OLEDB)        MSChrt20.OCX

NOTE: To use this utility, you must have the released version of Visual Basic 6.0
installed on your system.

MORE INFORMATION
================

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Visual Basic
site by selecting ActiveX Control Upgrade Utility from Code Samples in Samples
and Downloads at:

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/downloads/addins.asp


When you run the self-extracting executable file, the following files are
expanding into the following directory:

Program Files\Microsoft VisualStudio\VB98\Tools\ProjUpgd

   File Name              Size
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  PrjUpgd.exe             40Kb
  PrjUpgd.log              2Kb
  ReadMe.txt               6Kb
  Uninstal.exe            81Kb

Before installing or using the utility, please read the following.

Do Not Convert Projects Using Binary Compatibility
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Be careful when converting an ActiveX .EXE, .OCX or .DLL project. If the project
is binary compatible with an existing .EXE, .OCX or .DLL, then you probably
should not run this upgrade utility. If you upgrade a binary compatible project
to use any of the Visual Basic 6.0 controls, then you risk breaking binary
compatibility.

Backup Your Files Before Using This Tool
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This tool offers no means for reverting your upgraded project back to the Visual
Basic 5.0 ActiveX controls.

To ensure that you can get back to using the Visual Basic 5.0 ActiveX controls,
backup your project files before running this tool. If you decide to revert back
to using the Visual Basic 5.0 ActiveX controls, you can restore your backed up
files. Otherwise, you will need to edit your project files with a text editor
and restore all ActiveX control references to reference the Visual Basic 5.0
controls.

NOTE: The upgrade information listed in the Output window lists the exact files
that were upgraded. This information may be helpful in editing or restoring a
specific set of upgraded files.

REFERENCES
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For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q190952 : HOWTO: Upgrade Project to Use New VB6 Controls

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbVBp kbVBp600 kbCtrl kbActiveX kbdsd kbUsage

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Keywords          : kbfile kbGrpDSVB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVB600Search kbVB500 kbVB600
Version           : :5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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