101 Samples for Visual Studio 2005

101 Samples, in both Visual Basic and C#, featuring many of the new features available with Visual
Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0. For more samples using Visual Studio 2003 .NET, see this
download.

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VB Version

These samples have been written and tested with Beta 2 of Visual Studio 2005

Base Class Libraries

The Base Class Library samples show how to use the classes in the
namespaces System.Net, System.RegEx, System.Transaction,
System.Console and more. Samples include:

Changing ACL (Access

Control Lists) on files
Console Enhancements
including buffer control, simple
animations and colors
Downloading files using FTP
(File Transfer Protocol)

Network Programming
including PING, UDP, and TCP
network statistics

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Using the new Stopwatch

class to measure time
Compressing and
decompressing files in the GZip
format
Retrieving Drive Information
Using Generic Collections
Creating Regular
Expressions to parse text

VB Version

Data Access
The Data Access samples show how to use the classes in the System.Data
and related namespaces. In addition, how to use the new features of SQL
Server 2005. Samples include:

Asynchronous Queries
Attaching a database with
your application
Creating and using User
Defined Types with SQL Server
2005
DataReader vs. DataSet
comparision
DataSet and DataTable
Enhancements
Performing Batch Updates
and Data Paging
Performing Bulk Updates

Reading and Writing Images

from a Database

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Web Development

VB Version

Using Factory Classes

Using Managed Stored
Procedures and User Defined
Functions with SQL Server 2005
Using Multiple Active Result
Sets with SQL Server 2005
Using Notifications with SQL
Server 2005
Using the XML data type
with SQL Server 2005
XPath and XSLT
Transformations Enhancements

The Web Development samples show how to use some of the new features
of ASP.NET 2.0. Samples include:

Using SQLCacheDependency
for caching
DataBinding using the
ObjectDataSource,
SqlDataSource, and
XmlDataSource objects
Create a Master/Details view
using the DataGridView and
DetailsView controls
Basic Master Pages, Nested
Master Pages, and Browserspecific Master Pages

Using the Menu and

SiteMapPath controls
Using Profiles to store user
properties
Using the Membership and
Roles API for custom roles
Using the TreeView control
dynamically and responding to
TreeView events
Creating a custom portal
using Web Parts

Using the new membership

controls including the
LoginStatus, LoginName,
LoginView, CreateUserWizard
controls

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VB Version

Windows Forms
The Windows Forms samples show how to use some of the new functionality
available to developers building desktop applications. Samples include:

Running Asynchronous Tasks

Storing Custom Client
Settings
Creating Master/Detail
Forms
Playing, Looping, and
asynchronously using Sounds
Using BindingNavigator for
static and dynamic data
Using BindingSource for
static and dynamic data
including objects
Extending ClickOnce to
programmatically check for
updates

Customizing the
DataGridView control with
different column control types

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Coming Soon
The remaining 51 samples are coming soon. Stay tuned.

VB Version

Using LayoutPanels
Using the MaskedTextBox
control for built-in data types
and custom data types
Controlling a simple rich
texteditor using the Menus,
StatusStrips and ToolStrips
controls
Using My for application,
computer, settings information
and more. Note: This sample is
only available for Visual Basic
Using the SplitContainer
control
WebBrowser control basics
and using the
WebBrowserControl
HTMLDocumentModel for Formto-browser two-way
communication.