Robert McLaws: FunWithCoding.NET
Public Shared Function BrainDump(ByVal dotNet As String) As [Value]
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Exclusive Setup Screenshots on LonghornBlogs.com
One of the benefits of installing Longhorn over an RDC connection is the ability to grab screenshots easily of the setup process. In a LonghornBlogs.com EXCLUSIVE, I walk you through the setup process step-by-step. The process is basically unchanged from the PDC bits, but it's pretty cool nonetheless. Head on over and check it out.
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A Simple Error Trapping Utility
Brady Gaster took my implementation of error handling in VisualBlogger 2004 and turned it into a general WinForms error handling tool. It's a lot easier to use that the Exception Management Application Block. Check out ErrorTrapper on CodeProject.
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Curse You, Rob Howard!!!
I spent the past 2 weeks reverse-engineering the .NET Framework 2.0 so that I can get in-depth and understand how the Provider Model works. Then, I started adapting my knowledge to v1.1 of the Framework for VisualBlogger 2004. So then I get online today, and Rob Howard posted a new article on MSDN on the Provider Model, complete with a .NET 1.1 implementation in downloadable source code! AGGGH, Man, if I had this two weeks ago...
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Calling a WinForms app from another app?
OK. So I want to implement a new feature in VB2004 that I'm not ready to talk about yet. You may be able to infer what I want to do from the situation I'm about to describe, but I won't give any specifics until the next beta release. Here's what I need to do:
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VisualBlogger 2004 Beta 2 Status Report
I just spent the better part of 4 hours working on some major modifications to VisualBlogger. I heard your struggles, I felt your pain. I made configuration much simpler. Instead of using a config file for some global settings, I'm pulling from the registry. You should no longer get any errors when the application loads. The Configuration.xml file has been renamed to Blogs.config, and the default location is prespecified to be relative to the executable. Should make life TONS easier.
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Responses to some VisualBlogger Feedback
Josh, thanks for the feedback. I'll address them point by point.
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New VisualBlogger 2004 Beta Posted
I just posted a new build of VisualBlogger 2004. This build fixes the following issues:
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Some Notes About the VisualBlogger 2004 Beta
Just wanted to say a few things based on the initial feedback on VisualBlogger 2004 before I go to sleep. First off, PLEASE read the readme.txt file before starting to use the program. It has very useful information about configuration and known issues. If you get an error as soon as you run it, you haven't read the readme file very thoroughly.
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Announcing VisualBlogger 2004 Beta 1
OK guys, here it is. The moment one or two of you have been waiting for. The VisualBlogger 2004 Beta is finally available for download.
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FINALLY! The Help Integration Wizard Is Here!
Some of you may have noticed this, but a while back on MSDN, there was an article posted on this cool new toy called the Help Integration Wizard. A team at Microsoft had FINALLY made it dirt-simple to create an integrated VS.NET help collection, without making it ridiculously convoluted, aka the VSHIK.