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Explore an overloading method in VB.NET

November 8, 2007 11:40am PST

Developers often need to define a method with the same name that may perform different functionalities. In order to do that, you should use the Overloads keyword in .NET.

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Remember a form's position between uses in VB.NET

November 1, 2007 9:43am PDT

There are times when it's handy for developers to be able to remember where a form was located the last time the application was used. This quick VB.NET tip shows you a way of using Application...

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Create shortcut menus for forms in VB.NET using ContextMenuStrip

October 25, 2007 11:18am PDT

In order to implement shortcut menus for a form, you can add the VB.NET ContextMenuStrip control to your form. Irina Medvinskaya explains how to use this control.

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Sharing the event logic between controls in VB.NET

October 19, 2007 12:05am PDT

Whenever you write the code logic that may be used for more than one control, it makes sense to try to save time by creating only one procedure that will handle the event and perform that logic....

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See how simple it is to create a fading form in VB.NET

October 12, 2007 12:45am PDT

Even though you may be able to implement purely cosmetic features in an application, it's important to keep the functionality in mind. In this VB.NET tip, Irina Medvinkskaya shows how to give...

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Creating a Web service with VB.NET

October 4, 2007 12:05pm PDT

VB.NET allows you to use Web services as if they were entirely local objects since most of the marshaling between the client and the server is taking place in the background. This tip shows you...

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Adding a Setup Wizard to VB.NET applications

September 27, 2007 12:12pm PDT

Visual Studio .NET simplifies the process of installing your applications by providing an easy way to add the Setup Wizard to your applications. In this tip, Irina Medvinskaya will create a simple...

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Using the PrintDocument component in VB.NET applications

September 13, 2007 9:20am PDT

If you want to allow users to print form components in run-time, the PrintDocument component lets you offer users this functionality. The PrintDocument component is an object that allows users to...

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Split data onscreen logically with VB.NET's Tab Control

September 6, 2007 1:31pm PDT

VB.NET developers are often tasked with having to display a lot of necessary information on the screen with limited space. If you canÂ split the data on the screen logically into different...

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Let users pick a file to open via OpenFileDialog in VB.NET

August 23, 2007 3:01pm PDT

Whenever you need to allow a user to open a particular file without forcing the user to type the full path and file name, you can use the OpenFileDialog class. OpenFileDialog has a number of...

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Keep an eye on file system changes with VB.NET's FileSystemWatcher

August 16, 2007 10:33am PDT

The FileSystemWatcher component in Visual Studio .NET allows you to respond to file system changes. It's very handy whenever you need to perform a certain action in response to a file being updated.

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Display hierarchical data in VB.NET with the TreeView control

August 9, 2007 12:53pm PDT

Whenever you need to display hierarchical data in a tree-like format in VB.NET, you should use the TreeView control. In this tip, Irina Medvinskaya presents an example that uses the TreeView...

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Control Windows services with VB.NET's ServiceController component

August 2, 2007 12:06pm PDT

Whenever you need to start, stop, pause, or pass parameters to a Windows service, Visual Studio .NET's ServiceController component makes it easy. In order to use ServiceController, you first need...

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Learn how to use the DateTimePicker control in VB.NET

July 26, 2007 10:58am PDT

Visual Studio .NET's DateTimePicker control offers a convenient way to allow users to make a date/time selection. In this quick tip, Irina Medvinskaya creates a sample that uses the DateTimePicker...

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Putting VB.NET's MonthCalendar control to use

July 12, 2007 11:04am PDT

Visual Studio .NET provides the MonthCalendar control, which allows you to select dates or a range of dates. The control is a convenient way to allow users to make a date selection. It is similar...

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Convert a byte array to a string with VB.NET

June 28, 2007 2:03pm PDT

I recently covered ways to convert a string into a byte array with VB.NET. When you need to convert a byte array into a string, you can use either BitConverter.ToString or Convert.ToBase64String...

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Convert a string into a byte array in VB.NET

June 14, 2007 10:51am PDT

If you need to convert a string into a byte array in VB.NET, you can use the GetBytes method of one of the encoding objects available in the System.Text namespace. This tip shows various encoding...

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Validate an ISBN value with VB.NET

June 7, 2007 1:04pm PDT

The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a unique commercial book identifier barcode. If you work with VB.NET applications that deal with books, you're all-too-familiar with the task of...

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Replace all occurrences of a pattern in a string with VB.NET

May 31, 2007 12:00am PDT

The Regex.Replace method allows you to replace a pattern in a string with a fixed string literal. This VB.NET tip describes how developers can use this method.

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