[dba-VB] Properly importing code

I was looking at moving my SysVars to VB.Net.  I found an "address book"
project in the VB.net book I am studying that builds and maintains an
address book stored out to XML.  It is AMAZING how easy this stuff is with
.net.  You build a class that serializes an object, then inherit that object
in any class that stores your data.  That class can now export / import
(serialize / deserialize) any property that is read/write for any object
that inherits the serializer.  Feed the data class to a class that opens a
file and serializes / deserializes an object and you now have data read or
written somewhere (to a stream).  In this case the stream goes to disk, but
it can go a lot of different places - FTP, Encryption etc.  

Three classes (SerializableData, Address, AddressBook) and the form and it's
done.  Each class is tiny.

This stuff is simply amazing.  Oh for the day I understand enough to program
as easily as I do in Access / VBA.

What I can do though is modify this to be a Sysvar system.  Plus keep it
around as a template for other such needs.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com 

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[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Perry Harold
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 2:23 PM
To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [dba-VB] Properly importing code


Haven't moved to .net but with VB6 when bringing in forms or code I always
save as to the directory where the project is saved.  All forms, modules,
classes, etc are then in one project directory and all changes from that
point on get saved in the project directory and the original code is left
untouched.

Perry Harold