Migration and Interoperability Roadmap

The topics listed in the following sections provide information about migrating your existing applications toMicrosoft .NET Framework, which is the managed programming model for Windows Vista, and interoperability between Microsoft technologies and Microsoft .NET Framework. These references also provide details about how to leverage your existing programming knowledge when moving to Microsoft .NET Framework.

Migrating Applications and Skills

Use the following resources to help port your existing applications to Microsoft .NET Framework. These topics can also help you leverage your existing programming knowledge as you begin to develop Microsoft .NET Framework applications.

Migrating from Win32 to Microsoft .NET Framework

• Unmanaged Features and Their Managed Equivalents

• Getting Started with Windows Presentation Foundation

• Getting Started Tutorial

• Microsoft Win32 to Microsoft .NET Framework API Map (MSDN Web site)

• Replacing API Calls with .NET Framework Classes (MSDN Web site)

• Adam Nathan's Win32 to WinFX Blog (blog discussing migration to managed code, Microsoft .NET Framework, and Windows Vista)

Migrating from Visual Basic 6.0 to Visual Basic 2005

• Upgrading Reference for Visual Basic

• Upgrade Resources for Visual Basic 6 Developers (Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Resource Center)

• Upgrading to Visual Basic 2005 (Microsoft Visual Basic Developer Center)

• Help for Visual Basic 6.0 Users (MSDN Web site)

Migrating from managed extensions for C++ to C++/CLI

• Translation Guide: Moving Your Programs from Managed Extensions for C++ to C++/CLI (MSDN Web site)

Migrating from ATL/STL to Microsoft .NET Framework

• Overview of Generics in the .NET Framework

• Pure C++: CLR Generics Versus C++ Templates (MSDN Magazine)

• STL.NET Primer (MSDN Web site)

Migrating from CRT to Microsoft .NET Framework

• Run-time Routines and .NET Framework Equivalents (MSDN Web site)

Migrating from MFC to Microsoft .NET Framework

• Windows Forms for MFC Developers (Microsoft .NET Framework, Windows Forms Web site)

Migrating from ADO to ADO.NET

• ADO.NET for the ADO Programmer (MSDN Web site)

Migrating from DCOM to Microsoft .NET Framework

• Using Web Services Instead of DCOM (MSDN Web site)

Migrating from ASP to ASP.NET

• Migrating to ASP.NET (Microsoft ASP.NET Developer Center)

• Converting ASP to ASP.NET (MSDN Web site)

Threading

• Multithreaded Programming with the Event-based Asynchronous Pattern

Interoperability Between Technologies

The following topics will help you use Microsoft .NET Framework features and functionality to enhance your existing applications.

Microsoft .NET Framework interoperability with Win32

• Native and .NET Interoperability

• Interoperability (Microsoft .NET Framework Developer Center)

• Native and .NET Interoperability (C++) (MSDN Web site)

• PInvoke.Net (Wiki site)

Microsoft .NET Framework interoperability with ActiveX

• Walkthrough: Hosting an ActiveX Control in Windows Presentation Foundation

Microsoft .NET Framework interoperability with COM and COM+

• System.Runtime.InteropServices

• System.EnterpriseServices

• System.Runtime.Remoting

• COM Interop in Visual Basic (MSDN Web site)

Microsoft .NET Framework interoperability with Visual Basic 6.0

• VB Fusion (Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Resource Center)

Interoperability with Windows Communication Foundation

• Windows Communication Foundation (Indigo) FAQ (Windows Vista Developer Center)

• VSLive ! Video--Indigo Upgrade and Interoperability (FTPOnline Web site; registration required)

Interoperability with Windows Presentation Foundation

• Migration and Interoperability

• Walking Through Avalon and Windows Forms Interoperability in Code (MSDN Web site)

• Windows Forms Interop (blog: Nick on .NET Framework)

See Also

Concepts

Unmanaged Features and Their Managed Equivalents

Windows Presentation Foundation Samples