Jim DeMarco
Jdemarco at hshhp.org
Mon Feb 24 08:08:00 CST 2003
John, I'm just starting to work with .NET now but I'd advise looking into (and writing) a web service then hook into it from an ASP.NET application and/or .NET Windows Forms application. The web service/ASP.NET thing is probably the biggest reason to look into .NET. The problem I have with it is that the syntax and the way you reference various libraries has changed substantially from VB 6. But the IDE has much better syntax checking with more detailed info on why a line of code may be incorrect. Good luck, Jim DeMarco Director of Product Development HealthSource/Hudson Health Plan -----Original Message----- From: John W. Colby [mailto:jcolby at colbyconsulting.com] Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 9:17 AM To: AccessD Subject: [AccessD] Now what do I do with this thing? OK, so now that I have this fancy Visual Studio.net (which comes with no book of course) - what do I do with it? I have: Visual Basic .net Visual C# .net Visual C++ .net Visual J# .net and Crystal Reports .net. The .net framework SDK The Windows application compatibility toolkit What the &^%$ is this .net thing they are so proud of? What the (*&%* is the # thing they are so proud of? How do I write a program? Hello world? ;-) I feel very discombobulated in this environment. It appears that it is designed to allow navigation through a varied set of tools, but I was kind of expecting to press a button somewhere and be transported on my magic carpet to something resembling the VB development environment. I haven't found that button yet! If anyone out there is using this thing and wants to discuss it with other (even us neophytes) please raise your hand. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com _______________________________________________ AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************************** "This electronic message is intended to be for the use only of the named recipient, and may contain information from HealthSource/Hudson Health Plan (HS/HHP) that is confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error or are not the named recipient, please notify us immediately, either by contacting the sender at the electronic mail address noted above or calling HS/HHP at (914) 631-1611. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not forward this email to anyone, and delete and destroy all copies of this message. Thank You". ***********************************************************************************