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Subject: Re: BridgeWorks
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2024 16:58:09 -0400
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On 7/19/2024 3:05 PM, Craig A. Berry wrote:
> On 7/19/24 1:04 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> Anybody remember BridgeWorks - nifty product for integrating
>> new stuff with traditional VMS stuff.
>>
>> Basically:
>>
>> Java/VC++/VB6 client-->BWX lib--(network)-->BWX application-->VMS code
>>
>> I think it was available for VAX and Alpha, which reveals the age.
>>
>> I am trying to see if I can get it to work with Win 10 & VMS 8.4 Alpha.
>>
>> No luck so far. But I could be doing something wrong.
>>
>> Has anybody used Bridgeworks with "newer" Windows like 10 or 11
>> and "newer VMS" like 8.4?
> 
> Not me, but semi-related, the following helps a lot getting VB6
> installed on current Windows:
> 
> https://github.com/gdsestimating/vb6-install-recipe

Interesting. I wonder if it is a retro thing or there are
still VB6 applications out there that need to be maintained.

For this I tested with a Java client.

But note that what is generated for VB6 is actually a
COM interface, so I could test with VB.NET if I were
in the VB mood.

Arne