Visual Basic .NET is a .NET oriented-object implementation and evolution of Visual Basic developed by Microsoft.
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Is VB.NET a viable migration path for an application currently scripted in VBScript? [closed]
Our C++ MFC application gives the user the ability to define custom scripts in vbscript (via the VBScript engine).
Since (parts of) the application are moving to .NET anyway, and since vbscript seems ...
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VB.Net vs C# debate [closed]
I've been in workplaces where, at the start of a project, the "Should we use VB.Net or C#" question has been raised.
Granted, it's probably less common to have to make that decision now than it was ...
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Introducing Fowler's Table Data Gateway to refactor poorly designed systems
I am developing an application, which currently has about 150,000 lines of code. The previous developer didn't really use any discipline when writing code. Application is in production but is ...
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adding excel sheet in Windows Forms Application [closed]
I want to create Windows based inventory application. I need to automate the manual entry in multiple excel spreadsheets, and in spreadsheet formula's are also used . values in sheets are ...
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Should I open up to .net, c# and visual basic? [closed]
I am a huge linux fan and have been ignoring .net, C#, and visual basic due to their relationship with Microsoft. Am I foredooming them just for their relationship?
Is there any advantage to ...
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Does VB.NET have a future in windows 8 given Bob Tabor's comments? [closed]
http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-1-Series-Introduction
Bob Tabor: "While I began with VB, I haven't seen a lot of docs / videos / articles / ...
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What javadoc equivalents do you use in .net? [closed]
Java developers use Javadoc in order to write inline documentation in their comments. What are the alternatives for .net - specifically c# and VB.net that people actually use in real world projects?
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Multilingual Windows Based Application [migrated]
I want to make my windows based application in vb.net in 5 different languages... (Japanese, Chinese, German, French and English), by default it’s developed in English. I have already made the whole ...
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Not using SQL Transactions
I am looking at a codebase where a developer never uses SQL transactions i.e. each update/insert into the SQL database is an atomic operation.
I believe the codebase would benefit from transactions. ...
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Where to start with Unit Testing [closed]
I am currently working on some projects that are pretty large and intermingled. We have never done unit testing, and are beginning to realize that it would be a good thing to try to start but our ...
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VB.NET: Two tiers for three layers or three tiers for three layers
I asked a question on StackOverflow in November about separating a very large application into layers and tiers: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13342626/net-divorcing-layers. The previous ...
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How much should I pay to Microsoft when I am selling a desktop software built on VB.NET? [closed]
I am using Microsoft's free tool Visual Basic 2010 Express (downloaded from here ) to develop a desktop application with database features using Microsoft access as the database. Connectivity is being ...
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Buying an MSDN license [closed]
I work as a full time developer (primarily using Visual Studio and VB.NET) with two other developers and three application support technicians. We use Visual Studio 2008 and do not have an MSDN ...
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How do I handle having so many SQL queries?
I have an MVC3 project that uses SQL Server.
I use data from the SQL database all the time and I often find that I'm reusing/duplicating some SQL queries. I thought I'd solve this problem by creating ...
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.NET Properties - Use Private Set or ReadOnly Property?
In what situation should I use a Private Set on a property versus making it a ReadOnly property? Take into consideration the two very simplistic examples below.
First example:
Public Class Person
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.Net Language Interoperability Gotchas [closed]
I hope this is the appropriate forum to ask this question.
A group of colleagues and I just starting learning C# a few weeks ago and we are planning on having a discussion about language ...
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How to create an Intelligent Agent
I am currently doing my Honours in Computer Science and taking Artificial Intelligence as a subject. As part of completing the subject I have to develop my own basic intelligent agent.
I have yet to ...
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COM INTEROP Support - which is better? C# or VB
I keep hearing that c# is "better" than vb... but as far as I can see, aside from syntactical differences, both compile down to the same IL. I've found some good articles by googling that explain what ...
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How do I explain to non-programers what .NET is?
I don't work at a software company, and I'm one of a small handful of people in the company that know anything about programming. I spend a lot of time automating other programs that are used in the ...
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About shared (static) Members and its behavior
I just realized that I can access shared members from instances of classes (probably this is not correct, but compile and run), and also learn/discover that, I can modify shared members, then create a ...
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VB.Net object Program can run in Windows 8 Phone?
We have a desktop app in VB.Net 2010, and we need to know if it can run on a Windows 8 Phone with ARM processor?
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Should we hire a new developer now, or wait until the code is refactored to make it suitable for a team environment?
I support and develop a large system that uses various technologies e.g. c++,.net,vb6 etc. I am a sole developer.
I am debating whether now is the right time to approach my manager (who is not a ...
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Obtain reference to Parent object during instantiation
I have a situation where a custom class is a property of another class.
What i need to be able to do, if it is possible at all, is obtain a reverse to the "parent" class (ie the the class that holds ...
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How to experience gradual improvement of knowledge while a newbie does .NET maintenance programming? [closed]
I started my career as a software developer about 6 months ago. This is my first job, and I am the only developer in this company. I gained .NET knowledge by self study and also by doing some ...
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How get and set accessors work
The standard method of implementing get and set accessors in C# and VB.NET is to use a public property to set and retrieve the value of a corresponding private variable. Am I right in saying that ...
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Does 'Me' in VB.NET refer to the instantiated object only?
Does 'Me' in VB.NET refer only to an instantiation of the type? Just occurred to me that since I can reference properties in my VB.NET class without using 'Me', that I don't see a reason for using it ...
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.NET mulithreading and quad core processors
I have a single threaded application that runs on a machine with a quad core processor. The scheduled tasks that run VB.NET forms are too slow.
I am new to multi threading and parallel computing. ...
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Naming Convention for Dedicated Thread Locking objects
A relatively minor question, but I haven't been able to find official documentation or even blog opinion/discussions on it.
Simply put: when I have a private object whose sole purpose is to serve for ...
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ASP.NET design not SOLID [closed]
SOLID principles are described here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOLID_%28object-oriented_design%29
I am developing a large ASP.NET app. The previous developer created a few very large classes each ...
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How do I Export to excel on aspx page?
I am trying to take data that I request from an access database and put it into and excel file on the client computer.
I usually use ajax to request a summary of the data I need. It is formatted ...
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Query regarding VBA as career option [closed]
I am a dot net developer, with over 7 years experience in VB, Vb.net, C# and Asp.net.
Would it be worthwhile to learn VBA/VSTO? Would it be adding value to my career?
Would there be any companies ...
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Is this program possible?
Everyday I have to "count" files that come in from facilities across the country to ensure we receive them all. The names of said files are defined by which date/facility they came from.
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Testing my VB.NET code?
I'm having trouble developing unit testing approaches to testing both if the "code does what I want it to do", and testing "does my code work".
For example, I'm writing code to validate input that ...
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Do I lose anything by coding in c# and using free online vb.net code convertors?
The company I work for uses vb.net since there are many programmers who moved up from vb6 to vb.net. Basically more vb.net resources in the company for support/maintenance vs c#. I am a c# coder and ...
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Is a readonly field in VB.NET thread safe?
Is a readonly field in VB.NET thread safe? For example, see the code below:
Class Customer
ReadOnly Name As String
ReadOnly ZIP As Integer = 98112
Sub New(ByVal Name As String)
Me.Name = ...
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Review quality of code
I have been asked to quality review two code bases. I've never done anything like that, and need advice on how to perform it and report it.
Background
There are two providers of code, one in VB and ...
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How in the earth CHRW produce unicode codes given that it only accept 65k possible input?
http://babelstone.blogspot.com/2005/11/how-many-unicode-characters-are-there.html says there are 1 million unicode characters and around 240k of which are already assigned.
1 million > 240k > 65k
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How to synchronize web page refresh with file upload from windows application?
I have a rather simple app in .net which uploads images in fixed intervals in an ftp server.
The file name is specific.
I need to have a web page that refreshes but i want this to happen only when ...
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I want to turn VB.Net Option Strict On
I recently found out about strong typing in VB.Net (naturally it was on here, thanks!) and am deciding I should take another step toward being a better programmer. I went from vba macros -> VB.Net, ...
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Why there is perception that VB.NET is good for small to medium size application and not for enterprise class project? [closed]
I love VB.NET very much. Coding VB.NET with Visual Studio is just like typing messages. Smooth, fast and simple. Any error will be notified instantly. The OO capability of VB.NET is good enough.
But ...
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Should a c# dev switch to VB.net when the team language base is mixed?
I recently joined a new development team where the language preferences are mixed on the .net platform.
Dev 1: Knows VB.net, does not know c#
Dev 2: Knows VB.net, does not know c#
Dev 3: Knows c# and ...
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Changing from VB.NET to C#? [closed]
I am working on co-op at a company as a test engineering specialist. This is not technically a software job, however at the end of the day, I spend most of my time programming.
I am not a ...
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Addressing a variable in VB
Why doesn't Visual Basic.NET have the addressof operator like C#? In C#, one can
int i = 123;
int* addr = &i;
But VB has no equivalent counter part. It seems like it should be important.
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Why is VB so popular?
To me, Visual Basic seems clumsy, ugly, error-prone, and difficult to read. I'll let others explain why. While VB.net has clearly been a huge leap forward for the language in terms of features, I ...
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string.format with variables vs inline variables
What are the pros/cons (if any) to using
string output;
int i = 10;
output = string.Format("the int is {0}", i);
versus
string output;
int i = 10;
output = "the int is " + i;
I have always ...
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Any changes/improvement for LINQ 2010 vs LINQ 2008
I'm VB.NET user and now learning LINQ. The book I'm reading now focus on LINQ 2008 VB.NET. I want to know whether there are changes/improvement in LINQ 2010?
p/s: I'm reading this book: Pro LINQ ...
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Book for LINQ in VB.NET [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Books for LINQ in VB.NET
I want to learn LINQ and I only know VB.NET. Please recommend a book for me. Thanks.
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Bill of materials database design in EF codefirst?
I'm having trouble generating a proper database design for bill of materials in EF Code-first
I just need a general structure then ill add additional fields
So i need to have a Product that is ...
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Where can I get a definition of how the code is laid out in VB.NET 2010?
I am just starting out learning Visual Basic 2010. I have books and videos. The books all seem to be written for people who have some programming experience, even the books that say they are for ...
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Is there any well known project to VBify C and make C as RAD language?
I have two questions:
Question #1: Is there any well known project to VBify C? VBify here means to make it as easy as in VB.NET and to make C well supported in IDE just like VB.NET, i.e. with ...
