VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that is implemented on the .NET Framework. Previously known as Visual Basic .NET.
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Alternatives to Microsoft Visual Basic Power Packs 3.0
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For the last several years, I used the Microsoft Visual Basic Power Packs 3.0 to draw basic shapes onto my WinForms. However, today when I had to set up my new PC for development, I cannot visit the Microsoft site for the download and it seems that all links that would previously point to the file for download has been removed. While I know Visual Basic is being "phased out" or ignored by Microsoft, is there a way I can reinstate this functionality or find a different power pack that will do the same? I'd rather not redo the program I've been working on for years by hand into C#.)
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Peter Fleischer (former MVP) 19,231 Reputation points2021-04-27T18:49:44.04+00:00 -
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2021-04-27T19:14:38.003+00:00 That actually did it. Why wasn't it available to be searched for?
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Anonymous2021-10-20T07:51:24.007+00:00 nothing appear from this given link. Any other suggestion?
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Kirin Fuji 1 Reputation point2022-11-03T20:17:16.187+00:00 Apparently you need to right click the link, and click save as, then you get the option to save as an .exe
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Kirin Fuji 1 Reputation point
2022-11-03T20:21:12.587+00:00 Apparently you need to right click, and click 'save link as' to get it to download the .exe
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Konrad Klejnowski 1 Reputation point2021-06-17T20:27:55.673+00:00 Czy można prosić o nowy link?
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David Goben 40 Reputation points2023-04-11T00:04:00.3066667+00:00 The last version of the free Visual Basic Power Packs 3.0 that worked reliably, even on VB2022, was version 9.0.30214.0 (versions 10 and 12 do not work on VB2022). The 9.0 version can still be found online, except at Microsoft Downloads. There are free software archiving sites still out there that still carry it. Just search for "Visual Basic Power Packs" and explore non-MS sites. The only drawback is we must build for Win32 platforms under .NET 3-4 Framework.