[AccessD] FW: Examples In Best Coding VB.net

[Paul Hartland]

Thats what I seem to struggle with the most as I was VB6 and VBA, I seem to
struggle with the framework and classes and sure the one or two little
applications I have wrote can be a lot better


On 20 October 2016 at 13:07, Jim Dettman <jimdettman at verizon.net> wrote:

>
>  I should have added to that switching from traditional linear programming
> to OOP is the other major hurtle.
>
> Jim.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Dettman [mailto:jimdettman at verizon.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2016 08:06 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Examples In Best Coding VB.net
>
>
> <<VB.NET may look like Visual Basic but it is very different, >>
>
>  Not sure I would agree with that.   VB.NET is certainly a lot closer to
> VBA
> than C#.
>
>  Really the learning curve with .Net is learning the framework and all the
> classes more so than the language.
>
> Jim.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AccessD [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> Gustav Brock
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2016 04:13 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Examples In Best Coding VB.net
>
> Hi Paul
>
> I would strongly advise to get some basics first because just jumping into
> it will quickly turn out to be quite confusing as there are so many ways to
> solve tasks.
>
> A good and free source is MVA, Microsoft Virtual Academy:
>
> https://mva.microsoft.com
>
> An intro-course in VB.NET is here:
>
> https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/visual-
> basic-fundamentals-f
> or-absolute-beginners-16507
>
> That said, you should consider moving to C#. VB.NET may look like Visual
> Basic but it is very different, so there really isn't much to carry over
> from VBA, and there is so much more code and advice out there for C# than
> for VB.NET.
>
> And don't forget the free Visual Studio 2015 Community edition:
>
> https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/community/
>
> and to sign up to our list:
>
> Development in Visual Studio <dba-vs at databaseadvisors.com>
>
> /gustav
>
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: AccessD [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af
> Paul
> Hartland via AccessD
> Sendt: 20. oktober 2016 09:12
> Til: Access List <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>; Development in Visual
> Studio <dba-vs at databaseadvisors.com>
> Cc: Paul Hartland <paul.hartland at googlemail.com>
> Emne: [AccessD] Examples In Best Coding VB.net
>
> To all,
>
> Being self-taught and not had much time to actually spend with VB.net I now
> find myself with a little time to try and learn it properly, don;t really
> want to go through a step-by-step learning process, I seem to be able to
> pick things up quicker through working examples etc.  So could anyone point
> me in the right direction for (should I say) best coding examples, doesn't
> have to be massive just would like to see the best and most effiicient ways
> to link even a single form to a SQL Server BE, say a name and address form.
> I have looked using searches and so many examples out there with different
> ways, but I trust the people on here to guide me in the right direction, as
> I believe just a simple form that will show me the best way to select,
> update, delete and insert records is enough to start me.
>
> The reason I am after this is that I have a Access manufacturing process
> application dedicated to a certain industry and want to rewrite it in
> vb.net
> and SQL as well, I could probably get something up and running but want it
> to be as slick as it can be as I may look at selling it afterwards.
>
> Thank you so much for any help in advance.
>
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