July 2005

• July 31, 2005 31 Jul'05

  View on Vista development

  Key new Microsoft betas are ready for download. Now developers can get a look at the company's next big OS.  Continue Reading

• July 28, 2005 28 Jul'05

  VB code: Enterprise software downloads, page 1

  SearchVB.com has compiled a list of the 50 most popular enterprise software downloads posted on our sister site, VBCode.com. Here we list downloads 1-25.  Continue Reading

• July 25, 2005 25 Jul'05

  GroupBox inheritance

  A reader is developing a custom control inherited from GroupBox class. The reader must change bounds used by components when they are docking.  Continue Reading

• July 21, 2005 21 Jul'05

  Another round on the certification treadmill

  Writer Mike Gunderloy reflects on what recently announced changes to Microsoft's certification exams will mean to developers.  Continue Reading

• July 20, 2005 20 Jul'05

  Oracle .NET tools hit the street

  Last week, Oracle Corp. announced availability of Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio .NET. The plug-in tools allow Visual Studio .NET develop to create and deploy Oracle Database 10g applications on Microsoft Windows. These tools could be a ...  Continue Reading

• July 18, 2005 18 Jul'05

  Survey: VB .NET has advanced

  VB .NET has made significant advances. So has C#. In a recent SearchVB.com poll, VB.NET language use measured at 52.9 percent, while infant C# use hovers at about 30 percent.  Continue Reading

• July 18, 2005 18 Jul'05

  Calling via command prompt from ASP.NET

  A reader is trying to find a way to call a program using the command prompt from ASP.NET.  Continue Reading

• July 14, 2005 14 Jul'05

  Datagrid issue: 'onselection' is not populating

  A reader needs to show a Dropdownlist in page load and, based on a selection from Dropdownlist, to populate a Datagrid.  Continue Reading

• July 13, 2005 13 Jul'05

  Microsoft certification program to get a makeover

  Microsoft's introducing sweeping changes to its certification program to make credentials more challenging -- and to reward IT professionals who have extensive on-the-job training.  Continue Reading

• July 09, 2005 09 Jul'05

  VSTO Fast Guide

  VSTO represents a major upgrade over Visual Basic for Applications. This reference offers a quick intrpoduction to Visual Studio Tools for Office.  Continue Reading

• July 08, 2005 08 Jul'05

  Microsoft joins the RSS party

  News of Microsoft's addition of RSS support to Longhorn is welcome, but it poses several questions for ISVs and Microsoft.  Continue Reading

• July 05, 2005 05 Jul'05

  ASP.NET application development tips

  At VSLive 2005 in Boston, Chris Kinsman offered tricks for building ASP.NET apps, advising attendees to create a class for app settings, to create an n-tier architecture and more.  Continue Reading

• July 05, 2005 05 Jul'05

  As Visual Studio 2005 ramps up, Indigo waits in the wings

  At VS Live in Boston, Microsoft described a unified programming model for distributed system development. Code-named Indigo, it is due to arrive with Longhorn in 2006.  Continue Reading