kablok.exe (aka: lisp.exe)

[Bill McCarthy]

Hi all,

Does anyone know why, when I try to convert a VB6 project to VB.NET, that
Kablok.exe (actually Lisp.exe under the covers) *needs* to access the
internet for the project to be converted ??? My firewall keeps warning me
about it, and if I block it, then the wizard fails !! Why does the
conversion wizard need to access the internet for a non-web based app ?

[--==[ russ ]==--]

My guess is that it is sending Microsoft info about the conversion so they
can collect the data to improve the wizard.... it would be nice if they were
more up front about it though.

--

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Russ



"Bill McCarthy" <Bill_McC@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
news:3a28cf0d@news.devx.com...
> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone know why, when I try to convert a VB6 project to VB.NET, that
> Kablok.exe (actually Lisp.exe under the covers) *needs* to access the
> internet for the project to be converted ??? My firewall keeps warning
me
> about it, and if I block it, then the wizard fails !! Why does the
> conversion wizard need to access the internet for a non-web based app ?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

[Michael \(michka\) Kaplan]

Considering the current legal climate surrounding this type of issue, that
would be exceedingly stupid on their part and could cause severe sanctions
in some countries. If they are doing it, they will hopefully remove said
feature prior to their next beta.

--
MichKa

a new book on internationalization in VB at
http://www.i18nWithVB.com/

"--==[ russ ]==--" <russ_spamsux@ihateapple.com> wrote in message
news:3a298a71@news.devx.com...
> My guess is that it is sending Microsoft info about the conversion so they
> can collect the data to improve the wizard.... it would be nice if they
were
> more up front about it though.
>
> --
>
> --------
> Russ
>
>
>
> "Bill McCarthy" <Bill_McC@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
> news:3a28cf0d@news.devx.com...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Does anyone know why, when I try to convert a VB6 project to VB.NET,
that
> > Kablok.exe (actually Lisp.exe under the covers) *needs* to access the
> > internet for the project to be converted ??? My firewall keeps warning
> me
> > about it, and if I block it, then the wizard fails !! Why does the
> > conversion wizard need to access the internet for a non-web based app ?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Bill McCarthy]

Hi Russ,

"--==[ russ ]==--" <russ_spamsux@ihateapple.com> wrote in message
news:3a298a71@news.devx.com...
> My guess is that it is sending Microsoft info about the conversion so they
> can collect the data to improve the wizard.... it would be nice if they
were
> more up front about it though.
>

don't know about that.. it doesn't seem to be sending or recieving much at
all ??

[Ed Robinson [MSFT]]

The wizard never accesses the internet, however it does use TCPIP to
communicate between the "devenv.exe" (Visual Studio.NET) and "kablok.exe"
components. In fact, you actually have to have TCPIP installed for the
wizard to work.

While we felt it was acceptable to ship Beta1 with this limitation, we are
integrating new components in Beta2 that don't use TCPIP.

Russ: I'm not familar with the configuration of your firewall, so I don't
know why it is
giving warnings. If this is presenting a problem, you could disconnect your
computer from the network when you do an upgrade; although, if it were me, I
would simply ignore the warnings.

If you have any more concerns, let me know.

--
Ed Robinson
Microsoft Corporation
Program Manager, Visual Basic.NET

"Bill McCarthy" <Bill_McC@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
news:3a29abde@news.devx.com...
> Hi Russ,
>
> "--==[ russ ]==--" <russ_spamsux@ihateapple.com> wrote in message
> news:3a298a71@news.devx.com...
> > My guess is that it is sending Microsoft info about the conversion so
they
> > can collect the data to improve the wizard.... it would be nice if they
> were
> > more up front about it though.
> >
>
> don't know about that.. it doesn't seem to be sending or recieving much at
> all ??
>
>

[Bill McCarthy]

Hi Ed,

"Ed Robinson [MSFT]" <EMAIL_edrob@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3a2bd172@news.devx.com...
> The wizard never accesses the internet, however it does use TCPIP to
> communicate between the "devenv.exe" (Visual Studio.NET) and "kablok.exe"
> components. In fact, you actually have to have TCPIP installed for the
> wizard to work.
>
> While we felt it was acceptable to ship Beta1 with this limitation, we are
> integrating new components in Beta2 that don't use TCPIP.
>

good to hear.

> Russ: I'm not familar with the configuration of your firewall, so I don't
> know why it is
> giving warnings. If this is presenting a problem, you could disconnect
your
> computer from the network when you do an upgrade; although, if it were me,
I
> would simply ignore the warnings.
>
> If you have any more concerns, let me know.
>

Actually I think that was I who referred to the firewall giving a warning.
Strange thing was, if I disconnected the network, then no problems, but if I
had the network connected and let the firewall block it, then the wizard
would fail.

But anyway, that's neither here nor there if it is already fixed for beta 2.

Thanks for the info.

[Ed Robinson [MSFT]]

Its already fixed in our latest builds.

"Bill McCarthy" <Bill_McC@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
news:3a2e7a50@news.devx.com...
> Hi Ed,
>
> "Ed Robinson [MSFT]" <EMAIL_edrob@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3a2bd172@news.devx.com...
> > The wizard never accesses the internet, however it does use TCPIP to
> > communicate between the "devenv.exe" (Visual Studio.NET) and
"kablok.exe"
> > components. In fact, you actually have to have TCPIP installed for the
> > wizard to work.
> >
> > While we felt it was acceptable to ship Beta1 with this limitation, we
are
> > integrating new components in Beta2 that don't use TCPIP.
> >
>
> good to hear.
>
> > Russ: I'm not familar with the configuration of your firewall, so I
don't
> > know why it is
> > giving warnings. If this is presenting a problem, you could disconnect
> your
> > computer from the network when you do an upgrade; although, if it were
me,
> I
> > would simply ignore the warnings.
> >
> > If you have any more concerns, let me know.
> >
>
> Actually I think that was I who referred to the firewall giving a warning.
> Strange thing was, if I disconnected the network, then no problems, but if
I
> had the network connected and let the firewall block it, then the wizard
> would fail.
>
> But anyway, that's neither here nor there if it is already fixed for beta
2.
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
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