Calculate the investment required for a VB Migration project


The investment required for a VB migration project depends mainly on the complexity of the original Visual Basic 6.0 application. This complexity is calculated taking into account a number of characteristics of the underlying VB code and the required target architecture.

The most important of these VB6 characteristics are listed below:

VB6 characteristics that affect complexity of the migration:

  • Application size, in term of Lines of Code (LOC)
  • What percentage does the Visual Lines represent of the total LOC
  • Presence and quantity of embedded 3rd party components, like ActiveX
  • GUI sophistications
  • Level of usage of API calls
  • Use of scripting technologies (such as MSScript)
  • Presence of VB6 reporting technologies
  • Presence of ActiveX EXE VB6 projects
  • Presence of VB6 projects that are Windows Services
  • Applications relying on specific performance characteristics of Visual Basic 6.0, such as arcade games
  • Intensive and advanced use of XML (MSXML.library)
  • Reliance on specific behaviors of VB6 regarding arithmetic operations
  • Use of the following technologies:
    • Drag and Drop
    • Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)
    • ActiveX Documents
    • Property Pages
    • Web Classes
    • OLE Container Control
    • Visual Basic Add-ins
    • ClipBoard Object
    • GoSub
    • COM+ (transactional objects)
VB Migration Services Pricing

Target requirements that affect the complexity of the migration:

  • Replacing 3rd party components with .NET native versions
  • Whether database technology will be used through COM Interop or will it need to be converted to ADO.NET
  • Converting unstructured error handling to .NET try/catch statements
  • Dynamic creation of visual controls

So, how can I get pricing for my specific VB migration project?

ArtinSoft can provide 2 levels of cost estimates: a ballpark and a formal quote

  • Ballpark estimate: Our consultants can provide you with a approximated cost figure using the results from our VB/ASP Assessment Tool. Just follow these easy steps, and please note that this is a free service, but time for delivery depends on the work load at any given time:

  • Formal quote: This is a mandatory step in order to provide you with a fixed price and time quote for the migration project. Called a Ready assessment, it comprises a thorough application analysis, including current platform issues and customer needs, delivering in the end a complete VB to .NET migration project plan that includes the following: detailed analysis of the VB 6.0 application, code inventory, .NET migration plan (VB.NET or C#), recommendations, suggested product customizations, expected benefits, project budget and project schedule, etc. It normally involves one of our migration experts travelling to your location and meeting with your team for 5 days, at a cost of US$5,000, plus travel expenses.

    Visual Basic Ready Assessment – Content Overview

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