ProgressBar Control for Visual Basic 6.0 Users

The ProgressBar control in Visual Basic 6.0 is replaced by the Windows Forms ProgressBar control in Visual Basic 2008. The names of some properties, methods, events, and constants are different, and in some cases there are differences in behavior.

Conceptual Differences

Negotiate Property

In Visual Basic 6.0, the Negotiate property of a ProgressBar control can be used to automatically hide the control when a toolbar is displayed.

The Visual Basic 2008 ProgressBar control does not have a Negotiate property; you can achieve the same effect by setting the Visible property to false at run time.

Orientation Property

In Visual Basic 6.0, a ProgressBar control can be displayed either horizontally or vertically by setting the Orientation property. The Visual Basic 2008 ProgressBar control can only be displayed horizontally.

ProgressBar Control Property, Method, and Event Equivalencies

The following tables list Visual Basic 6.0 properties, methods, and events, along with their Visual Basic 2008 equivalents. Properties, methods, and events with the same names and behaviors are not listed. Where applicable, constants are indented beneath the property or method. All Visual Basic 2008 enumerations map to the System.Windows.Forms namespace unless otherwise noted.

Links are provided, as necessary, to topics explaining differences in behavior. Where there is no direct equivalent in Visual Basic 2008, links are provided to topics that present alternatives.

Properties

Visual Basic 6.0	Visual Basic 2008 Equivalent
Align	Dock
Appearance BorderStyle	New implementation. For more information, see Appearance and BorderStyle Properties for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.
Container	Parent
DragIcon DragMode	New implementation. For more information, see Drag and Drop for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.
Height	Height Note: Coordinates are handled differently in Visual Basic 2008. For more information, see Coordinate System for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.
HWnd	Handle
Index	New implementation. For more information, see Control Arrays for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.
Left	Left Note   Coordinates are handled differently in Visual Basic 2008. For more information, see Coordinate System for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.
Max	Maximum
Min	Minimum
MouseIcon	New implementation. For more information, see Cannot set a custom MousePointer.
MousePointer	Cursor For a list of constants, see MousePointer for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.
Negotiate	New implementation.
OLEDropMode	New implementation. For more information, see Drag and Drop for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.
Orientation	New implementation.
Parent	FindForm
Scrolling	Style
ToolTipText	ToolTip component. For more information, see ToolTip Support for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.
Top	Top Note   Coordinates are handled differently in Visual Basic 2008. For more information, see Coordinate System for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.
Value	Value Note: In Visual Basic 6.0, when the Value is changed, the Change event is raised. In Visual Basic 2008, the Change event is not raised; use the ValueChanged event instead.
WhatsThisHelpID	New implementation. For more information, see Help Support for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.
Width	Width, Size Note   Coordinates are handled differently in Visual Basic 2008. For more information, see Coordinate System for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.

Methods

Visual Basic 6.0	Visual Basic 2008 Equivalent
Drag	New implementation. For more information, see Drag and Drop for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.
Move	SetBounds Note: Coordinates are handled differently in Visual Basic 2008. For more information, see Coordinate System for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.
OLEDrag	New implementation. For more information, see Drag and Drop for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.
ShowWhatsThis	New implementation. For more information, see Help Support for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.
ZOrder:   0—vbBringToFront   1—vbSendToBack	BringToFront or SendToBack function  BringToFront  SendToBack

Events

Visual Basic 6.0	Visual Basic 2008 Equivalent
DragDrop DragOver	New implementation. For more information, see Drag and Drop for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.
OLECompleteDrag OLEDragDrop OLEDragOver OLEGiveFeedback OLESetData OLEStartDrag	New implementation. For more information, see Drag and Drop for Visual Basic 6.0 Users.

Upgrade Notes

When a Visual Basic 6.0 project is upgraded to Visual Basic 2008, any ProgressBar controls are upgraded to Windows Forms ProgressBar controls. Where properties, methods, and events have no equivalent or have differences in behavior, upgrade notes or warnings are added to your code.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Set the Value Displayed by the Windows Forms ProgressBar Control

Other Resources

ProgressBar Control (Windows Forms)