Entity Framework samples have not been released in VB.NET! Check out the blog link below.Full Blog Entry: http://blogs.msdn.com/vbteam/archive/2009/06/18/vb-entity-framework-samples-now-available-lisa-feigenbaum.aspx
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Phoenix and San Diego June Code Camps
I hope everyone in Arizona and southern California is planning to attend this years Desert Code Camp on 6/13 and SoCal Code Camp in San Diego on 6/27 - 6/28. It's always a great time and lots of free training! I will also be selling a limited number of my latest book "David McCarter's .NET … Continue reading Phoenix and San Diego June Code Camps
Serialize and Deserialize Xml to Disk Using Generics
If you need to serialize and deserialize your objects and persist them to disk, the the code below is an easy way to accomplish this. The GetObjectTypes function correctly detects types so that the serializer will do it's job correctly. Without this you could run into problems (as I did).VB ''' <summary> ''' … Continue reading Serialize and Deserialize Xml to Disk Using Generics
VB Fusion – Extend Your Visual Basic 6.0 Applications
If you are stuck using VB6 and .NET check out the site below.http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-ca/vbrun/ms788241.aspx
SoCal Code Camp – Fullerton
I hope everyone in southern California is planning to attend this years SoCal Code Camp at Cal State Fullerton on 1/24 - 1/25. It's always a great time and lots of free training! I will also be selling a limited number of my latest book "David McCarter's .NET Coding Standards" at my sessions for $11, … Continue reading SoCal Code Camp – Fullerton
Setting a Control Property Value from a Non-UI Thread
As most of you might know (I hope) it is unwise to call methods on a Control from a non-UI thread. This can cause all sorts of issues. Actually, I think in most cases .NET will throw and Exception. If you need to set a property on a Control this is how you would properly … Continue reading Setting a Control Property Value from a Non-UI Thread
VB.NET Future
Learn about the future of VB.NET!http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/vbfutureHere is some of what is new:* sub lambdas, and multiline sub/function lambdas * sub lambdas, and multiline sub/function lambdas * AsParallel. (well, this was a plinq feature rather than a VB feature, but cool as heck) * DLR interop: invoke DLR methods from VB; create dynamic objects from VB; … Continue reading VB.NET Future
Using LINQ to Read Xml Instead of XmlDocument
If you are interested in using LINQ to read Xml instead of the older way of the XmlDocument and SelectNodes, the code below is a pretty good example. The code takes in the ISO standard file for country names and codes (see sample below) and turn it into a list of Country objects for use … Continue reading Using LINQ to Read Xml Instead of XmlDocument
Central Coast Code Camp
I hope everyone in California is planning to attend this years Central Coast Code Camp up in San Luis Obispo on 9/27 - 6/28. It's always a great time and lots of free training! I will also be selling a limited number of my latest book "David McCarter's .NET Coding Standards" at my sessions for $11, … Continue reading Central Coast Code Camp
Retrieveing All Exceptions
Do you want to retrieve all the Exceptions, including the inner Exceptions when an Exception is thrown for logging purposes? Since they are not enumerable, I wrote a block of recursive code below that will do the trick. 1 Function RetrieveAllExceptions(ByVal ex As Exception) As ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection(Of Exception) 2 Dim exceptions As New Generic.List(Of Exception) 3 4 If … Continue reading Retrieveing All Exceptions
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