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VB.NET: What Happened to Control Arrays!!! (Part III)
An explanation of how to handle collections of controls that is somewhat like VB 6 control arrays.
When a variable in a program just isn't the right type...
This article will help you compare the performance of DirectCast, CType, and TryCast.
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When is If Then Else better than Select Case?
If Then Else and Select Case are two methods of conditional logic that you can choose from. Which makes most sense for your project?
Structured Error Handling -
VB Error Handling is Structured!
Instructions for Structured Error Handling from About Visual Basic.
Strings -
Characters and Text Strings: The "Bricks" of Programming
About Visual Basic Class Instructions for Chapter 12 of the Complete Course for VB.NET covering Text Files and String Processing.
VBScript -
Real World Scripting
A short About Visual Basic tutorial about using VBScript for administering computer systems. VBScript objects and the WMI and ADSI systems are introduced. - Part 2
Visual Basic Design Patterns -
Visual Basic Design Patterns
Visual Basic Design Patterns by Mark Grand and Brad Merrill About Visual Basic book review
The Visual Basic .NET Programming Language by Paul Vick -
The Visual Basic .NET Programming Language book review
The Visual Basic .NET Programming Language book review
Scriptomatic -
Scriptomatic ... a better way to go
A short About Visual Basic tutorial about using VBScript for administering computer systems. The use of VBScript with HTA applications and the Scriptomatic utility are explained. - Part 3
Object-Oriented Programming with Visual Basic .NET
Object-Oriented Programming with Visual Basic .NET
Building Intelligent .NET Applications -
An Intelligent Choice: Learning About Artificial Intelligence Software
An About Visual Basic book review of the Addison-Wesley book, Building Intelligent .NET Applications by Sara Morgan Rea
VB and .NET
VB revolutionized graphical programming and itÂ’s still at the heart of MicrosoftÂ’s .NET technology
VBA -
Access does VBA in it's own unique way
The fifth and concluding lesson of a series About using VBA - Visual Basic for Applications. This segment shows how to use VBA with Access and wraps up the series with some general observations.
Welcome -
About the Visual Basic .NET Complete Course - Answers to your questions.
Introduction to the Complete Course in Microsoft Visual Basic .NET based on the Microsoft Press Learning Edition. From About Visual Basic.
Modules and Procedures -
The secret to programming success is 'divide and conquer' !!
About Visual Basic Class Instructions for Chapter 10 of the Complete Course for VB.NET covering Using Modules and Procedures. - Part 1
Registered File Types -
Excel and Word - Understanding the Object Models
About Visual Basic Class Instructions for Chapter 13 of the Complete Course for VB.NET covering Microsoft Office Applications and Managing Processes. - Part 2
Grid -
Microsoft's Standard Database Display Control
About Visual Basic Class Instructions for Chapter 20 of the Complete Course for VB.NET covering Data Presentation Using the DataGrid Control
User Interfaces in VB.NET: Windows Forms and Custom Controls
User Interfaces in VB.NET: Windows Forms and Custom Controls
William Benton's Control Array -
William Benton shows us YET ANOTHER WAY to do Control Arrays IN VB.NET
A method using a class that is saved in an array to handle collections of controls that is somewhat like VB 6 control arrays.
Guide to the VB.NET Books
About Visual Basic's Guide to the VB.NET Technical Books. A personalized and penetrating look at the huge collection of VB.NET books that you won't find anywhere else!
Glossary of Visual Basic Terms
Find definitions of technical terms focused for Visual Basic here.
VB.NET: What Happened to Control Arrays!!! (Part IV)
An explanation of how to handle collections of controls that is somewhat like VB 6 control arrays.
Visual Inheritance Using VB .NET Standard - Part 2
A short description showing how to manage multiple forms in a VB .NET application.
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Access 2010 - The Missing Manual
Access 2010 - The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald is one of the popular O'Reilly Missing Manual series. This review focuses on the Visual Basic and macro programming parts of the book.
ASP.NET with Visual Basic Hub Site
The ASP.NET Hub is an expanding collection of articles to explain how to develop Visual Basic ASP.NET systems. The main Hub article is a short tutorial showing how to build a very basic web site using ASP.NET. The difference is that the main article is designed mainly as a container for links to other articles that explain the various parts of ASP.NET. The secondary articles, in turn, link to others for even more detail.
Migrating the Menu to VB .NET
A review of the changes in programming menus between VB 6 and VB .NET
Using ADO .NET - First Principles
The first segment of a series About using ADO with Visual Basic .NET
VB Programming for the Non-Programmers!
An Introduction to Word VBA
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Guest Blog: Brad Jensen weighs in with his ideas about how to deal with Microsoft
First, the response to the article about the VB 6'er protest of Microsoft's continuing campaign to de-emphasize VB 6 and focus exclusively on VB.NET has been
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