VB.NET Tutorials & Articles
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Introducing a post-relational database for .NET
by John SasakThis is a step by step guide for a post-relational database for .NET, Matisse. The article is aiming at helping developers quickly evaluate this alternative solution as .NET database when they face problems of productivity, flexibility, extensibility, or maintainability.
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Using .NET to make your Application Scriptable
by Tim DawsonShows how to use the built-in compilers in the .NET framework to allow users of your product to write script to control and hook in to the application.
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Hosting Control Panel Applets using C#/C++
by Mark BellesCheck out this article which describes how to enumerate and host Windows Control Panel Applets using C# and unmanaged C++.
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Winforms Data Binding Lessons Learned
by Roy OsheroveI’ve been dabbling with Winforms data binding and the DataGrid control for the past week, and here are some lessons I’ve learned.
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Creating a Generic Site-To-Rss Tool
by Roy OsheroveI’ll show how to use regular expressions to parse a Web page’s HTML text into manageable chunks of data. That data will be converted and written as an RSS feed for the whole world to consume. Finally, I’ll show how to create a generic tool that enables you to automatically generate an RSS feed from any website, given a small group of parameters.
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Introduction to Designers
by Tim DawsonDesigners are essential in creating professional controls with polished design time behaviour. This article serves as an introduction to writing your own.
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Writing Plugin-Based Applications
by Tim DawsonPlugins are a great way to make your application extensible. They are easy to implement with the .NET framework, and this article shows how.
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Windows Form Designer generated code
by Palo MrazTaking a closer look at the code generated by the Windows Forms Designer and understanding some of the important implications.
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The Quick & Dirty .NET Guide to C#/VB OOP
by Dimitrios MarkatosAlthough this article won't be an exhaustive OOP treatise, its objective nevertheless is to present in a quick and dirty manner C#/VB Object-Oriented Programming. Moreover, even though this article may be slightly geared more towards C#, all important VB assessments or similarities are addressed and demonstrated. By the way, keep in mind C# is very case sensitive. Incidentally, don't be put off at the length of this article, a lot of it is simply repeated code examples for both languages.
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The ColorPicker WinForms Control
by Palo MrazDeveloping a simple ColorPicker WinForms control by implementing the IWindowsFormsEditorService interface and leveraging the WinForms design-time infrastructure.
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.NET Data Caching
by Dimitrios MarkatosAn introduction to using data caching in your ASP.NET pages, from simple time-specific data expiration to file dependencies, plus a real-world example with caching for data in a pagable DataGrid control.
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An Introduction to VB.NET and Database Programming
by Chas ProfittI am a beginner. I wanted to share some experiences with other beginners. The next few articles that come from my keyboard will be about my experience with teaching myself to develop applications in VB.NET.
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C# Threading in .NET
by Randy Charles MorinThe first in a two part series on C# threads, introducing how to create and manipulate threads with the .NET framework, including creating a thread, thread pools, syncronization, race conditions and timers.
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Drag and Drop in Windows Forms - A Primer
by Brian O'ConnellExamples of how to implement Drag & Drop in Windows Forms including TextBox, TreeView and Dragging a control around a form.
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XML transformations in .NET - Part I
by JLogicAn introduction to using XSL transformations on XML documents, and how to perform these in VB .NET using the XslTransform class.
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Object-Oriented ASP.NET
by Greg EnnisLearn how to use the powerful object-oriented features of C# and VB.NET to build re-usable classes in ASP.NET
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Web Forms - Working with ASP.NET server controls
by Pearson EducationExtensive coverage of the ASP.NET Web Form server controls, including Images, Image Buttons, List Boxes, Drop-Down Lists, Hyperlinks, and Link Buttons.
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Introduction to Microsoft's .NET Platform
by Nakul GoyalASP.NET is not just another upgrade or the next version of ASP. It is a unified web development platform that provides necessary services for developers to build Enterprise Web based Applications. ASP.NET allows you to use a full featured programming language such as C# or VB.NET to build web applications easily.
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Encapsulating ODBC in ASP .NET
by Jason G. WilliscroftHotQuant, LLC, builds on their previous ODBC article by demonstrating how to use encapsulation to isolate an application's data access layer and significantly streamline the code.
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Implementing The Google Web Service In VB.NET
by Jayesh JainLearn how to implement the new Google Web Service and take advantage of its powerful searching features in your VB.NET program.