Well, optimization of SQL in general and VB/SQL (ADO.NET) apps in particular is a huge topic. There is quite a bit on MSDN if you search for it, including some information aimed directly at VB/C# ...

Microsoft's latest version of Visual Basic, often called VB.NET, can help you create professional looking desktop applications and websites quickly. That's possible because the .NET framework upon ...

I've only made console apps in VB 6 but I figure I can do this in VB.NET as well. I'm just going to make a small exe file that runs through Windows Scheuler to kick off the job and encrypt the ...

The DLR Hosting API allows a DLR language to be scripted from a CLR language such as C# and VB.NET. Through the DLR hosting API, one can easily extend the functionality of a C# or VB.NET application ...

In this tip, I will create a simple VB.NET Windows application and add a Setup Wizard to it in order to allow the Windows application to install. Add a Setup Wizard in .NET.

Optimizing a VB.NET application often requires a deep understanding of how the .NET Framework works, including details about the inner workings of the garbage collector and the Just In Time (JIT ...

Utilizing a VB.NET-compatible set of COM objects, the VB-Motion motion-control software promises to simplify the creation of Windows-based software for motion control products. It comes with all ...

One VB.NET code base contains your logic and business-rules code. Then, you can adapt the UI (forms) ... Quick Facts: Sophisticated add-in to VS.NET for developing VB.NET applications for Windows ...

Optimization rules have changed under VB.NET -- here's half a dozen new ways to build wicked-fast code. By Francesco Balena; 09/01/2002; Optimizing a VB.NET application often requires a deep ...

The PrintDocument component is an object that allows users to send an output to a printer from Windows Forms applications. In this tip, I show you how to use the component in your VB.NET applications.