Here is a list of some more cool links and articles targeting VB6 and
VB.NET
I've copied some cool links to articles and samples for the developers of
the Visual Basic Learners Group.
OPTIMIZING WEB SERVICE CALLS FROM WEB FORMS
In a previous tip, Bob Tabor demonstrated how to call Web Services
asynchronously from a Win Form application using callbacks. While
this approach works well, it is not a good technique to use for Web
Forms. In this tip, Bob explains how to optimize Web service calls
from Web forms.
>> CLICK for the Full Tip...
http://searchvb.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid8_gci800343,00.html
HOW DOES SOAP COMPARE TO DCOM?
A member asks, "How does SOAP compare to DCOM?" Find our how guru
Anne Thomas Manes responds.
>> CLICK for the Full Answer...
http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid26_cid446777_tax289201,00.html
FORM TRANSPARENCY
Member Big Al submits this week's code. Al's code snippet sets the
transparency of a form and then back to normal again.
>> CLICK for the Code Download...
http://www.vbcode.com/Asp/showsn.asp?theID=6146
HOW TO GET THE CD SERIAL NUMBER?
Member luis_roig posts: "I need to know how can I get the serial
number of a CD, and what is the device letter of this drive." Find
our how your peers responded.
>> CLICK for the Full Discussion...
http://forums.vb-web-directory.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002253.html
MICROSOFT EASES JAVA-TO-C# TRANSITION | News: Wininformant
Microsoft probably would love for you to jump from Java and land
safely in .NET. Now the company is giving you a springboard for
jumping platforms. The Java Language Conversion Assistant (JLCA) Beta
1 is ready to port Java to C#. Microsoft says it will give Java
developers another way to target XML Web services through the .NET
Framework. JLCA Beta 1 is a free download on MSDN.
WHAT IS SOAP?
What is SOAP and how does it work? Find out in our exclusive video
authored by developer and Visual Studio expert Bob Tabor. This easy
to understand overview provides you with the information you need to
know.
>> CLICK to watch the SOAP Video...
http://www.searchwebservices.com/searchWebServices/downloads/what_is_soap.swf
MICROSOFT SQL SERVER TIPS
SearchVB now offers Microsoft SQL Server Tips. Visit for a variety of
helpful tips and shortcuts designed to save you time and increase
your SQL Server knowledge.
>> CLICK to read our SQL Server Tips...
http://searchvb.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid8_tax289208,00.html
EXPLORER STYLE TEMPLATE
Member Thomas Anderson submits this Explorer Style template for new
projects. It includes documentation on how to add nodes to treeviews
and how to add list items and columnheaders to listviews. It also
includes email support so you can add a 'Send' feature to your
applications.
>> CLICK for the Code Download...
http://www.vbcode.com/asp/showzip.asp?ZipFile=http://www.geocities.com/dante45/explorer_style.zip&theID=6175
CRYSTAL DECISIONS PROVIDES VS.NET WITH A FAMILIAR FEEL
Today Microsoft officially launches Visual Studio.NET, and it has
once again bundled Crystal Decisions' graphical report-building
environment, Crystal Reports, with its flagship development suite.
Crystal Decisions says with its VS.NET add-on, developers can turn
business intelligence into Web services faster.
http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid26_gci802028,00.html
Allowing Users to Upload Multiple Files at Once
By Donny Mack - 2/6/2002
http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/tutorials.aspx?tutorialid=257
This article demonstrates how to allow users to upload multiple files
from thier computer (the client) to your server.
Maintaining State With User Controls
By Kurt Mang - 2/3/2002
http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/tutorials.aspx?tutorialid=251
This tutorial shows how a simple user control can provide
easy-to-maintain navigation, track users through your site (i.e.
"maintain state"), and provide security for various areas of a site
Converting a DataReader to a DataTable
By Donny Mack 1/29/2002
http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/tutorials.aspx?tutorialid=247
In this article I'll demonstrate how to make a helper function that
takes DataReader object as a parameter and returns a fully populated
DataTable object with all the data from the DataReader in it.
NET Anatomy - Data Concurrency in ADO.NET, Part III
By Barton Friedland 1/16/2002
http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/tutorials.aspx?tutorialid=234
In the two previous articles on this subject we have looked at how the
ADO.NET DataSet object contains built-in support for concurrency
operations. This functionality helps the developer to build
applications that keep users from overwriting each others data
accidentally. The implementation is open and flexible and so what I
will be showing you here can be tailored to your own requirements.
Developing Factory Class for ADO.NET
Submitted by Bipin Joshi - 2/2/2002
http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/news/default.aspx?newsid=255
In order to make your data access layer components independent of any
database you can code against certain System.Data interfaces rather
than actual classes. In this article we will develop a factory class
that returns objects from appropriate namespace...
Read More: http://www.bipinjoshi.com/dotnetpages/displayarticle.asp?id=61
Performance Comparison: Data Access Techniques
Submitted by Donny Mack - 2/1/2002
http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/news/default.aspx?newsid=248
Compares performance of data access techniques in common application
scenarios. Applies to Microsoft .NET Framework Beta 2 and Microsoft
SQL Server 2000. (23 printed pages) By: Priya Dhawan
Read More: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/Dnbda/html/Bdadotnetarch031.asp?frame=true
Web Applications Technology Map
Submitted by Donny Mack - 2/1/2002
http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/news/default.aspx?newsid=249
The Web Applications Technology Map is your guide to getting started
with the new Microsoft .NET technologies for Web application
development. Microsoft ASP.NET (part of the .NET Framework SDK) and
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET provide exciting new paradigms for
building secure, reliable, high-performance Web applications and XML
Web services. The information below will help you get started.
Read More: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/Dndotnet/html/Techmap_webapps.asp?frame=true
The .NET Show: "Terrarium" and Peer-to-Peer
Submitted by Doug Seven - 2/1/2002
http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/news/default.aspx?newsid=253
See what challenges Lance and Erik Olson came across when building
out the peer-to-peer infrastructure of "Terrarium," a multiplayer
ecosystem game, as well as how they took advantage of the .NET
Framework security model during development.
Read More: http://msdn.microsoft.com/theshow/
Adventures in Visual Basic .NET: Overriding My Shadows
Submitted by Doug Seven - 2/1/2002
http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/news/default.aspx?newsid=254
Rockford Lhotka uncovers the mystery of the Shadow keyword in Visual
Basic .NET and discusses how it differs from traditional overriding
methods.
Read More: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnadvnet/html/vbnet12252001.asp
