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Why are the Data Components no longer on the Toolbox?

August 5, 2004 Aug 5, 2004 08/5/04

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The short answer:We’ve updated from untyped, configured DataAdapters to Typed, Code Generated classes similar to the type DataSet for DataAdapters.  or: The reasoning:With new releases of products, we work to make experiences better.  In Whidbey (Visual Studio 2005), we were able to pick up where we left off in 2002 for ...

Visual Basic chats in August 2004

August 2, 2004 Aug 2, 2004 08/2/04

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I've just finished scheduling the Visual Basic .NET chats for August (and two Thrursdays chats for Visual Basic 2005), and they are now live on the MSDN chat site. ADO.NET with Visual Basic .NETAugust 3, 2004, 1:00 - 2:00 P.M. PST (20:00 - 21:00 GMT)Hosts: David Sceppa, Steve Stein, and Steve Lasker Developing Windows Forms Applications with ...

Updating a Joined Query

July 29, 2004 Jul 29, 2004 07/29/04

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A statement we hear a lot is:“The Typed DataSet is great, but the DataAdapters don’t support joined queries.  I need a relational model in the database, but I need my application model to flatten things out:” Using the Data Component Wizard, which is essentially the 2003 DataAdapter Wizard, developers can create an ...

Connection and Transaction properties exposed as Friend on TableAdapters

July 19, 2004 Jul 19, 2004 07/19/04

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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 ...

Tips and Tricks of Visual Studio File and Project References

July 14, 2004 Jul 14, 2004 07/14/04

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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...

Hot Job Alert: Programmer/Writer opening on Visual Basic Team

July 7, 2004 Jul 7, 2004 07/7/04

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(image) (image) 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 ...

VS Powertoy – Bootstrapper Manifest Generator is Released for Beta 1

July 7, 2004 Jul 7, 2004 07/7/04

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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 ...

Chats on Visual Basic 2005

July 7, 2004 Jul 7, 2004 07/7/04

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For the past year, I've been organizing the Visual Basic chats that appear at http://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/. For the most part, these chats focused on answering your questions about Visual Basic.Naturally, now that the Beta 1 for Visual Basic 2005 is available, I wanted to schedule some chats to answer your Beta questions. But after ...

Tech Ed, Conclusion.

June 1, 2004 Jun 1, 2004 06/1/04

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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 ...

Tech-Ed San Diego, Thursday

May 28, 2004 May 28, 2004 05/28/04

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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...