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WPF layout, NaN, and VB code
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:09:00 +0300
WPF is very different from Windows Forms, in part because things are drawn on the output in a way that can make your code fail in unexpected ways.
This short...
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2D Graphics using WPF
Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:08:00 +0300
For many years, GDI+ has been the graphic foundation of Microsoft technology. Today, there's a new technology, WPF - Windows Presentation Foundation. WPF is usually thought of as a replacement...
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TripPlanner - A Complete Program Using WPF and XAML
Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:34:00 +0300
Several weeks ago, I posted part 5 of my series on WPF and XAML containing some actual VB.NET code. WPF and XAML are so different from Windows Forms that I...
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Mike Chapple's book about SQL Server 2008 is for the rest of us!
Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:36:00 +0400
About.Com's database guru, Mike Chapple, has just published one of the famous "Dummies" books. This one is about SQL Server 2008.
Since VB programmers are highly likely to use SQL Server,...
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Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:47:00 +0400
How often do you see this error? If you're like me, you see it a lot. I've seen Microsoft techies get balled up in variations of this error in presentations....
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VB.NET versus Java versus C#
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:18:00 +0400
"Adrian" wrote in to ask:
"Some people tell me VB.NET is bound to disappear, and that C# or Java are better. What do you recommend?"
I haven't answered this question in a...
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Data Binding using WPF and XAML
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:57:00 +0400
Get the data for one control from a different one ...
Part 4 of our series on WPF and XAML tells you how to code "markup extensions" in XAML so...
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Programming a WPF and XAML Application
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:08:00 +0400
For those who might not have heard yet, the traditional "Windows Form" is going away.
Someday...
Microsoft's direction is to gradually replace Windows Forms with WPF - Windows Presentation Foundation. This isn't...
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Printing from VB.NET
Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:32:00 +0400
VB.NET has direct and easy to use support for printing using the System.Drawing.Printing namespace. In addition, if you run into an InvalidPrinterException in Windows XP or an AccessViolationException in Vista,...
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ImageList: Project a Good Image When Using VB.NET
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:57:00 +0400
The ImageList control has been a feature of Visual Basic since VB6 days. But most people don't use it, probably because it's just not clear to many programmers what the...
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