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VBLG Meeting News:

Monday we demonstrated using the Scripting Encoder object to help us with simple encoding needs. We demonstrated a 1 way encryption and encoding scripts in HTML pages. We used the Scripting Runtime control which most people are familiar with because it contains the File System Objects. We referenced the Encoder with VB6.

We then showed how to create a shaped form class using VB.NET, most of the group was suprised at how little code we actually wrote. We demonstrated an easy way to create a form with transparent regions that spelled out VBLG. We also made added button that changed the shape of our form on the fly.

Lastly we spent a good portion of the meeting working with automatically related grids. We demonstrated the ease of creating a connection and data adapter using the Server Explorer. We also created some DataSets as well. We then proceeded to bind the datasets to a datagrid and then connect the a few grids to simulate parent/child relationships with as little code as possible.

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Important announcements:

Don't forget May 5th we will have a guest speaker. Just so you know, Paul Litwin's course here in New Orleans on May 6th costs $369 for a 6 hour class. He will be stopping by the VBLG/GNONUG for an hour or so on May 5th. Please visit http://www.ineta.org to find out more about Paul. He will be presenting a topic on Controls in .NET. I believe he will discuss user and custom controls. We should have a few door prizes for those attending the meetings and signing up for VBLG/GNONUG membership.

We would also like to thank Mike Clark for being the keymaster for the past year or so. Mike has been available almost every Monday to open the meeting room, setup the projector, and setup the PC. Mike has volunteered his time, but now he wants to pass the keys along. So, to make this simple, I need another volunteer. Previous volunteers have been John Maggiorre, Jim Veitch, and Gordon Rush. So, if anyone else would like to take on the responsibility for helping the VBLG and GNONUG please step up to the task.

ASP.NET Connections and Visual Studio Connections (www.devconnections.com) is being held here in New Orleans from May 6th-May10th. I will be attending, and I hope to see some of you as well. Please email me so I can make a list of those people I should look for.

Tapes:
It is almost that time again when we will be purchasing training videos again. We want to try to purchase a C#, Advanced VB.NET, ASP.NET, and .NET Security videos from AppDev. Those interested should answer a poll we will create in the near future. The training videos will be on CD so we can present the materials at future meetings.

Posted reviews:
We have a added a few more reviews to our Review webpage
http://vblg.xocomp.net/reviews.htm
Remember, your review counts becuase it allows the group to receive more products.