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The methodology produces many outputs: logs, model files, reports, .NET codes and assemblies. Plan for about one gigabyte of disk space for these files.
Software Software Requirements
The system has been tested on:
- Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7
- .NET 2.0 or higher Framework SDK
- VB6 to validate/build VB6 codes
- IIS to validate ASP sites
- VB Migration Assessment tool (optional)
- Visual Studio 2005, 2008, or 2010 (or other application associated with csproj/vbproj files). This guide assumes you have associated a version of Visual Studio with csproj/vbproj files.
- Your choice of a programmer's text editor; we use Notepad++ (default = notepad.exe, not recommended)
- Your choice of a file and directory comparison tool; we use BeyondCompare
Your choice of tab-delimited file viewer (launched by associated appapplication); we use Excel.
Warning Most gmStudio reports are authored as tab-delimited files named *.tab. After authoring a report, the tool will try to display the file using the application associated with .tab files. If no association is defined, the report will not be displayed.title Viewing Reports
Installed Files
gmStudio Product
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When you load gmStudio for the first time, you will see the Main Form. Normally the application reloads your the migration project from your last session, but if this is your first session, the Main Form will be blank.
You can do a direct migration of a small project in two steps:
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