Hello, I have received a program in VB6 from a colleague, he wrote this about 8 years ago. It contains over 5000 lines of code and has to do with mainly database manipulations. He was utilizing a MySQL database called Detector Information Database which I do not have access to (but I have the raw data in .det files that comprised this database).
Hypothetically, would this program work if I setup my own stand alone MySQL database, and added the data that was in his database?
If yes, what are some considerations I might want to make before starting? And how would I setup a database on my isolated laptop (not part of a network) from scratch after installation?
My colleague has told me that the IP address might be hardcoded into the code or made it changable with an .ini file
*Note: I have zero experience in SQL
Hypothetically, would this program work if I setup my own stand alone MySQL database, and added the data that was in his database?
If yes, what are some considerations I might want to make before starting? And how would I setup a database on my isolated laptop (not part of a network) from scratch after installation?
My colleague has told me that the IP address might be hardcoded into the code or made it changable with an .ini file
*Note: I have zero experience in SQL