Evolutionary Software Development

In the past, we have converted very large MS Access based applications to VB.NET. This can be a very expensive and time consuming process for any business. The advantages of converting older MS Access based apps. to VB.NET, however, are considerable. VB.NET has far more power and flexibility, and once your apps. are fully converted you should be very happy with the difference in development speed, the improvements in presentation and the fact that the business logic code can be re-purposed for web based ASP.NET applications.

Along with our own custom built Evolution conversion system, we have created a suite of tools that enable us to upgrade your old procedural code, to a fully OOP code base with a Data Access Layer customised to your database. This works best with systems that do not consist of purely bound forms, but have lots of business logic code in the forms and modules.

Bound forms can also be converted successfully, as we add our own record set navigation controls during translation. If you have forms with lots of old DAO code, our conversion process is especially useful as the Evolution tool 'automagically' translates this code to ADO.NET.

MS Access Conversion

Converting legacy systems written in MS Access to Microsoft's' flagship development platform (.NET) can be a time consuming and laborious process. Visual layouts alone can take hours to convert, even for a relatively small form. Many companies are finding that they need to upgrade their old MS Access based systems to the latest technology, but have precious little time to spare for this. The Evolution MS Access to VB.NET Converter is designed to convert Access Forms and Code Modules to the equivalent VB.NET quickly and simply.

Advantages of Conversion to .NET

The advantages of converting your MS Access applications to VB.NET are numerous, but .NET contains features that MS Access will never have. These include - Full object oriented code model, powerful ADO.NET data connectivity, with typed datasets, LINQ (Language integrated Query) which is a radically new way to access any kind of data, fully integrated controls - data grid, user security components etc. Furthermore, the .NET framework is constantly being improved and updated, while development on the VBA language halted years ago.