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Connection Modifier Changes In the Beta 1 build of VS 2005 we expose the Connection as Friend.  Friend ReadOnly Property Connection() As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection Based on user feedback and usability studies we've found that this has caused confusion.  We've found that when users are creating DataSets within their exe projects ...

Tips and Tricks of Visual Studio File and Project References Cameron McColl, Bill HorstVisual Basic Product TeamMicrosoft Corporation   August 2004   Summary:  This paper describes some of the interesting properties and quirks of the Visual Studio .NET Visual Basic project model. The paper explores what's going on, and proposes poss...

Developer Tools User Education is looking for an experienced, creative writer with strong programming skills for the Visual Basic team. In this role, you'll document the Visual Basic application building process, including deployment and project design. The Visual Basic audience demands that the documentation transform complexity into ...

Posted By: David Guyer, VB Testing The Bootstrapper Manifest Generator was created to make it easier to create custom packages for Components (PreRequisites) in Visual Studio 2005 (Beta 1). One of the powerful aspects of the Generic Bootstrapper that is built into Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Frameworks Software Development Kit is the abili...

Posted By: Alexandre Moura, Visual Basic QA, compilerWell, back in the rain in Redmond after a waiting list scare at the airport - with my first TechEd behind me, it's time to recap:The main thing I've brought from this exhibition is that most people are extremely interested on the work we've done and are doing in vb - The new features have been ve...

Posted By: David Guyer, Visual Basic TestingI've just left Tech-Ed after finishing up the last days of booth duty.Overall, it was a fantastic conference. The intelligence and knowledge of our customers is always very impressive and I learn a lot from them.  I enjoyed meeting so many people who are interested in Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Visu...

Eric Gunnerson writes about C# supporting Nullable types. We've heard a lot of positive feedback on the Nullable types. Just so everyone's aware, this is NOT a C# specific feature. Just as with all generics, VB will both emit and consume the full set of generics, including Nullable types. VB has a slightly different syntax, and is a little ea...

(Posted by Duncan Mackenzie, VB Content Strategist for MSDN) I've been spending the last few days at the Cabanas, pretty much all day every day this week actually, and I've been amazed by the folks we have hanging around there. People have come up to ask a relatively straightforward question like "How do I do a constructor in Visual Basic .NET?" a...

Posted by: Robert Green, VB Program ManagerWelcome to the VB Team blog. Some members of the VB team have their own blogs so why do we need a team blog? Well, the VB Team is a group of individuals. And while individual team members will have their own blogs, the Team, as a group, also wants a blog. Paul Vick's blog (just one example) is a great...

TechEd starts Sunday in sunny San Diego. We hope to meet many of you there. The team members who will be attending are Alexandre Moura, Amanda Silver, David Guyer, Duncan Mackenzie, Jay Roxe, Jay Schmelzer, Osama Salem, Paul Vick and Steven Lees.  You can find one or more of them in the following places. SundayVB Community Lounge, Cabana 5, 8:...