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2006 - Visual Basic Blog

Holiday fun with LinQ, and LinQ technologies in mind

November 22, 2006 Nov 22, 2006 11/22/06
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OK, so when you're playing around with LinQ and all it's various additional bits, you really do get to have a bit of fun. I've made this available simply because i enjoyed doing it. The basic idea is to time and then compare the duration of various 'IsPrime' implementations. The 'client' simply allows you to run various IsPrime implementations...

Key VB Hotfixes Available for Download

November 14, 2006 Nov 14, 2006 11/14/06
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We’ve heard from you that popular hotfixes should be a public download rather than requiring a call to support.   Based your feedback, we’ve launched a pilot program that will allow you to download the most frequently requested Visual Basic 2005 hotfixes without having to contact Microsoft Developer Support.  For ...

Interop Roadmap – UserControls, MDI, and Data

November 2, 2006 Nov 2, 2006 11/2/06
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Recently the VB team released the Interop Forms Toolkit, which allows VB6 developers to extend their existing applications using .NET.  The toolkit allows developers to write a regular Windows Form in VB.NET, click “Generate Wrapper Classes”, and then call those forms from VB6.  It also provides mechanisms for firing and handling...

Notes from a recent tour to Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Phillipines (well, almost!)

October 17, 2006 Oct 17, 2006 10/17/06
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All, I recently went on a trip to 3 Asian countries, and thought I would share the notes.Here’s my summary of the recent trip a colleague and I made to Asia. The trip was cut short due to a typhoon in Manila, which was a real shame: my colleague and I were very much looking forward to seeing the Philippines. However, the trip ...

Check out "Live from Redmond series #3" from the .NET FX product teams

October 10, 2006 Oct 10, 2006 10/10/06
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The .NET Framework teams are providing several Live Meeting presentations spanning application technologies like Smart Clients, Web 2.0 (AJAX) and Mobile.  Check out SimonMu's blog for more information:http://blogs.msdn.com/simonmu/archive/2006/10/09/The-next-series-of-team-member-Live-From-Redmond-webcasts.aspxSimon also pointed me to a ...

VB Developer's Introduction to ASP.NET

October 4, 2006 Oct 4, 2006 10/4/06
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by Kathleen McGrath If you're a Visual Basic developer who wants to learn about ASP.NET, you should check out this new MSDN article:  A Visual Basic Developer's Introduction to ASP.NET 2.0There's also a number of introductory webcasts and multimedia presentations at Learn ASP.NET ...

Video Screencast: Microsoft Interop Forms Toolkit 1.0

September 23, 2006 Sep 23, 2006 09/23/06
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by Kathleen McGrathI've created a screencast that shows you how to create a Windows form in Visual Basic 2005 that you can call from your Visual Basic 6 application using the Microsoft Interop Forms Toolkit 1.0. The screencast is about 6 minutes long.Interop Forms Toolkit Screencast...

Visual Basic 2005 Power Pack!

September 20, 2006 Sep 20, 2006 09/20/06
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I’m excited to announce that the Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Power Pack has been released and is now available for download on MSDN!  In this release we have two components:  Both components are fully supported, and we’ve included the source code for the Interop Toolkit as well.  For more information check out http...

Create Add-ins for Office 2007 with Visual Basic

September 14, 2006 Sep 14, 2006 09/14/06
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By Kathleen McGrathThe beta release of Visual Studio Tools for the 2007 Microsoft Office System (VSTO 2005 SE) was announced today. VSTO 2005 SE is a free add-on for Visual Studio (Professional or above) that enables you to create add-ins for the most popular Office 2007 and Office 2003 applications. You can get VSTO 2005 SE Beta here...

Visual Basic Express Edition Videos

September 13, 2006 Sep 13, 2006 09/13/06
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by Kathleen McGrath Have you ever wished that you could have someone show you how to accomplish a programming task instead of having to read through the steps on how to perform the task? Or maybe you just need a little more clarification about where a particular option is located. They say a picture is worth 1,000 words, so imagine what a...