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Records Management for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
By Gustavo Velez - Published 11/21/2008
The Records Center is an important MOSS (Microsoft Office SharePoint Server) component for companies that need to save critical or legally sensitive information. Discover how to create a Records Center then secure its contents with the MOSS Object Model and one of its default WebServices.

Dumping an Object's State with a DynamicMethod
By Paul Kimmel - Published 11/07/2008
Emitted code and the DynamicMethod have the benefit of speed and the emitted code can be unloaded when the DynamicMethod goes out of scope, resulting in the best of all worlds.

Speed Up Your Reflection Processes
By Paul Kimmel - Published 10/28/2008
Use Reflection.Emit to speed up Reflection intensive processes by writing one general algorithm that emits a specific solution.

Best Practices for Improving Software Delivery Webcast: Nov. 20, 2008 (2 p.m. EST, 11 a.m. PST) Businesses of all sizes face the need for developers to deliver quality software in a timely manner. This Internet.com Webcast will look at some of the methods software developers can use to streamline the management of software development projects and allow them to create software in an efficient manner without sacrificing security and functionality in the end product. Register now!

Dumping an Object's State with Reflection and Extension Methods
By Paul Kimmel - Published 10/17/2008
One general-purpose algorithm, written one time, is a great time saver for programmers.

Handling that Pesky Windows ControlBox
By Paul Kimmel - Published 09/30/2008
Some things that seem hard are actually quite easy, and some things that seem easy take a little work, like that little [X] on a Windows Form, the ControlBox. Learn how to know just when that little bugger is pressed.

Creating a Most Recents Menu Item with the MenuStrip
By Paul Kimmel - Published 09/24/2008
The MenuStrip and ToolStripMenuItem are a little harder to use than the Menu from earlier versions of VB. Walk through exercises using the MenuStrip, ToolStrip, and the Command behavior pattern to encapsulate a Recents menu for your applications that operate on files.

Inferring an XML Schema from an XML Document
By Paul Kimmel - Published 09/03/2008
Let the .NET Framework write your XML Schema document (XSD) for you.

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Tutorials: Discover Visual Basic
By Bill Hatfield -
Are you new to Visual Basic .NET? Best-selling Dummies author Bill Hatfield teaches you the basics of Visual Basic .NET.

Karl Moore's Visual Basic Tutorials

Back by popular demand, here is an index page to Karl Moore's Visual Basic Tutorials. (This is for Visual Basic 5/6.)

ADO.NET Overview
By Karl Moore -
An Overview of ADO.NET.

Discovering Visual Basic .NET
By Bill Hatfield -
There is no need to put off learning Visual Basic .NET any longer. With this tutorial you will be on your way!

VB .NET Uncovered: Getting Started
By Karl Moore -
Move over Ibiza, here comes VB.NET Uncovered! In this six-part series, the wizzy Karl Moore gives you the ultimate lowdown on the next version of Visual Basic — in English. In this first instalment, he looks at setting up VB.NET, explores the new programming environment, plus does the 'Hello World' thing all over again.

Windows Secrets for Visual Basic, Part 1
By Karl Moore -
Veteran VB-World author Karl Moore makes his return this week, with the first of twelve articles in which he exposes some of the most hidden .NET secrets. In this article, Moore uncovers a bundle of nifty Windows form tricks. Interested? Read on...

ActiveX Control Tutorial - Part 1
By Karl Moore -
Confused over controls? Puzzled by properties? Fear no more as Karl Moore dons centre stage to explain all. By the end of this first tutorial, you'll be an ActiveX wizard and a love machine. Well, maybe just an ActiveX wizard...

Programming with Stored Procedures in Visual Basic .NET (Part 1)
By Paul Kimmel -
Stored procedures are an excellent way to optimize complex business solutions for database applications. Learn how you can edit and run stored procedures in Visual Studio .NET and how to incorporate them into your Visual Basic .NET applications.

Taking the Visual out of Visual Basic
By Karl Moore -
Learn how to creating a DOS-style console application with Visual Basic. The simplicity of doing this may surprise you!

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Developer Forum

Topic	By	Replies	Updated
Database select statement problem	brjames32	7	11-21-2008 10:30 AM
How can init a class containing an array?	Marc from D	3	11-21-2008 09:02 AM
Can i use C++ dll in VB.Net	invent	1	11-21-2008 03:41 AM
System.net.sockets.networkstream.Write + 2d array	freefrag	0	11-20-2008 11:59 PM
Beginner .net question	RabidDonkey	2	11-20-2008 05:53 PM

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large stings memory footprint	Marraco	22	11-20-2008 01:40 PM
Adding ComboBox Values At Run Time	kriti	22	11-12-2008 03:11 AM
programming a class[organising it]	mosu	17	11-12-2008 11:50 AM
Why the events can't be raised?	zhshqzyc	12	11-17-2008 08:56 PM
Sub inside of a sub?	freefrag	9	11-14-2008 04:02 AM