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by Ben Last » Thu 2005 Mar 03 8:46
Can you tell me what the difference between usual VB and VB.net is?
I assume it's the same but you can validate your users with .net - am I correct?
I assume it's the same but you can validate your users with .net - am I correct?
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by Spock » Thu 2005 Mar 03 10:05
VB.Net, as near as I can determine is Visual Basic Version 7. They just got tired of using the version numbers I guess.
It also uses Visual Studio as the development environment in common with C++.Net, ADO.Net, ect, etc.
It also uses Visual Studio as the development environment in common with C++.Net, ADO.Net, ect, etc.
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by Ben Last » Sat 2005 Mar 05 8:20
Oh right, M$ seem to dislike using version numbers these days, they use something daft like the year, or a random string of characters like 'XP', or 'NT'.
I'm currently having to do a Access database for my studies, it's a library system - well I hope it will be when it's finished! Were having to use VBA to check/upadte values in the tables etc. I think it may start to get a bit complex, but hope I can get it going. Got all the tables in and have started coding, but after managing to delete all my code by deleting a form I didnt want and spending even longer putting it all back in again.....
I'm currently having to do a Access database for my studies, it's a library system - well I hope it will be when it's finished! Were having to use VBA to check/upadte values in the tables etc. I think it may start to get a bit complex, but hope I can get it going. Got all the tables in and have started coding, but after managing to delete all my code by deleting a form I didnt want and spending even longer putting it all back in again.....
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by Spock » Sat 2005 Mar 05 8:33
Ben Last wrote:... after managing to delete all my code by deleting a form I didnt want and spending even longer putting it all back in again.....
That's why I periodically create new versions and make complete copies of everything I've done. If I wipe something out I simply reload to the last saved version and continue from there.
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by Ben Last » Sat 2005 Mar 05 8:39
Yeah. I had even thought, I should make a backup now, just in case... then I decided I'd just do a bit more and promptly deleted it! Oh well.
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by Spock » Sat 2005 Mar 05 8:45
Ben Last wrote:... I had even thought, I should make a backup now, just in case...
That is usually my instant indication that I need to do an immediate backup.
I've done what you did enough times to know better now.
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by Ben Last » Sat 2005 Mar 05 8:59
Spock wrote:That is usually my instant indication that I need to do an immediate backup.
Yes, hopefully I'll learn, but knowing me I'll do it again not so far in the future!
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by MythicalMe » Fri 2005 Mar 18 5:02
Hi everyone,
I wanted to chime in on this topic. Visual Studio .Net (and by inference VB.Net) is not a "next" version of Visual Studio 6. Instead is based on a totally different concept, that of managed code. The code management is done through the .Net framework. Basically that means that a control or class written and compiled in VB.Net will operate just as efficiently if used in C++, C# or Visual J++.
Further, libraries written in managed code do not need to be registered as COM objects. In fact, the .Net framework does a lot of the grunt work by providing a CLR (Common Language Runtime) environment.
I've been writing code for the .Net framework for about a year. Writing new controls is a snap compared to what is required in the COM environment.
The biggest challenge is XML. XML is fundamental in data handling for .Net. I've got a good handle on it now. It seems to me that if you want basic data structuring and you don't need the Oracle or SQL behemoths that this is the way to go.
These are just a few random thoughts.
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I wanted to chime in on this topic. Visual Studio .Net (and by inference VB.Net) is not a "next" version of Visual Studio 6. Instead is based on a totally different concept, that of managed code. The code management is done through the .Net framework. Basically that means that a control or class written and compiled in VB.Net will operate just as efficiently if used in C++, C# or Visual J++.
Further, libraries written in managed code do not need to be registered as COM objects. In fact, the .Net framework does a lot of the grunt work by providing a CLR (Common Language Runtime) environment.
I've been writing code for the .Net framework for about a year. Writing new controls is a snap compared to what is required in the COM environment.
The biggest challenge is XML. XML is fundamental in data handling for .Net. I've got a good handle on it now. It seems to me that if you want basic data structuring and you don't need the Oracle or SQL behemoths that this is the way to go.
These are just a few random thoughts.
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by Coolbreeze » Wed 2008 Jul 16 7:05
Ben Last wrote:... Got all the tables in and have started coding, but after managing to delete all my code by deleting a form I didn't want and spending even longer putting it all back in again...
How do you restore information you deleted and put it on the desktop as an icon.
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