Software for Windows and Mac

[peter gast]

Hello,
we've developed a software for the windows world (VB6) and now we are going
to start with a version 2. We have many requests for running on Mac-Systems
and therefore I want to find out what time the development would needed if
we have realised a software for both systems. The software by itself is a
"normal" windows software with UI and database (dao/ado) functionality,
similar to a text processor? Is there a programmer language for both systems
which enables to write only ONE code and compile it for this two systems?

Thanks Peter

 

[Brendan Green]

Yep. Java.

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello peter,

There are several open-source implementation .net platform that u could use
to run yo app on Win and Mac platforms
See Mono (http://www.go-mono.com), Portable.NET (http://www.southern-storm.com.au/portable_net.html)

pg> Hello,
pg> we've developed a software for the windows world (VB6) and now we
pg> are going
pg> to start with a version 2. We have many requests for running on
pg> Mac-Systems
pg> and therefore I want to find out what time the development would
pg> needed if
pg> we have realised a software for both systems. The software by itself
pg> is a
pg> "normal" windows software with UI and database (dao/ado)
pg> functionality,
pg> similar to a text processor? Is there a programmer language for both
pg> systems
pg> which enables to write only ONE code and compile it for this two
pg> systems?
pg> Thanks Peter
pg>

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[Scott M.]

Were you going to follow up your misleading answer with the rest of the
answer? Like the fact that the write once-run anywhere paradigm isn't
exactly as true as you make it sound. Like the fact that there will need to
be differences in the code due to the different run-times used on the
different platforms.

 

[Brendan Green]

Having a bad day?

Were you going to follow up your misleading answer with the rest of the
answer? Like the fact that the write once-run anywhere paradigm isn't
exactly as true as you make it sound. Like the fact that there will need
to be differences in the code due to the different run-times used on the
different platforms.

 

[darrel]

Were you going to follow up your misleading answer with the rest of the

answer? Like the fact that the write once-run anywhere paradigm isn't
exactly as true as you make it sound. Like the fact that there will need
to be differences in the code due to the different run-times used on the
different platforms.

That's only a huge problem if your org makes a bad decision to go with the
'MS-Java' Run Time (yes, I'm pointing at you Netilla!)

-Darrel

 

[darrel]

we've developed a software for the windows world (VB6) and now we are

going to start with a version 2. We have many requests for running on
Mac-Systems and therefore I want to find out what time the development
would needed if we have realised a software for both systems.

It's impossible for us to say based on a short post in a newsgroup. But, the
one hurdle would be the fact that you are currently using an MS-centric
IDE/language (and likely a MS-DB as well)

There's a product called RealBasic that is like VB but is cross-platform.
But it can bog down if your application gets too large.

Your best bet, though, would be to join and ask these types of questions
within the Apple Developer Connection:

http://developer.apple.com/

-Darrel

 

[Scott M.]

Not at all. Thanks for asking.

Having a bad day?

 

[Scott M.]

Or, look into MONO.

It's impossible for us to say based on a short post in a newsgroup. But,
the one hurdle would be the fact that you are currently using an
MS-centric IDE/language (and likely a MS-DB as well)

There's a product called RealBasic that is like VB but is cross-platform.
But it can bog down if your application gets too large.

Your best bet, though, would be to join and ask these types of questions
within the Apple Developer Connection:

http://developer.apple.com/

-Darrel

 

[darrel]

Or, look into MONO.

Sure. That may be an option too.

-Darrel