[Lazarus] I am just wondering

[Zelimir Ikovic]

It doesnot have to be full conversion but at least some help!
I have 20000 lines VB6 program and I am not sure how to start.
Just write all lines again line by line, function by function etc

or try to make a program that will generate GUI positions, and properties 
and import VB6 code (commented) and place it on right place, and then continue to fix and test
...

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VB6 FORM
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Begin VB.ListBox List1 
         Height          =   3375
         Left            =   2040
         TabIndex        =   3
         Top             =   2640
         Width           =   5175
End
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VB6 CODE:
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Private Sub Command1_Click()
Label1.Caption = "aaa"
List1.AddItem "bbb"
End Sub


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LAZARUS FORM:
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object ListBox1: TListBox
        Left = 44
        Height = 285
        Top = 97
        Width = 358
        ItemHeight = 0
        TabOrder = 1
end
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LAZARUS CODE:
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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Label1.caption := 'aaa';
  ListBox1.Items.Add('bbb');
end;










--- On Fri, 2/4/11, Juha Manninen <juha.manninen62 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Juha Manninen <juha.manninen62 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Lazarus] I am just wondering
> To: "Lazarus mailing list" <lazarus at lists.lazarus.freepascal.org>
> Received: Friday, February 4, 2011, 9:15 AM
> Zelimir Ikovic kirjoitti perjantai 04
> helmikuu 2011 18:48:10:
> > Is there any VB6 to Lazarus translator, and how
> difficult would be to make
> > one
> 
> Syntax translation would be rather easy but the libraries
> used by real 
> programs are very difficult to map to FCL / LCL .
> On a positive side, converting Visual Basic programs is
> still more realistic 
> than C++ or even Java.
> C++ has complex syntax. Java has clean syntax but the huge
> amount of libraries 
> makes it (almost) impossible to convert.
> 
> Even Delphi conversion is quite a challenge sometimes.
> 
> If you want to study about Lazarus replacements for VB
> classes and functions, 
> please write them down somewhere. They maybe can be used
> later.
> 
> Juha
> 
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