[dba-VB] VB.Net - Using modules in other projects

LOL  Think of a solution as an application superstructure that contains
various projects.  It can contain as many projects as you need, and
those projects don't have to originate in the solution.  One of the
projects in the solution is the startup project, the rest are the bits
that make it work.  We insist that a project have a single focus, i.e.,
a configuration project, a data project, a UI project, a custom controls
project, a reports project, etc., etc.  All of those are variously
imported into the individual classes  in the solution as required.  All
our winforms and subforms (user controls) live in the UI project, while
all our data entities, typed datasets, and defined interfaces live in
the data project.  Our custom controls project is shared among our
applications.

Charlotte Foust

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From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:48 AM
To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] VB.Net - Using modules in other projects

Charlotte,

This conversation is like trying to discuss a specific switch on the
space shuttle.  I don't know enough to know what I want to do.  I have
modules that I am developing or have found out there that I want to use
in various projects.  I do not want those modules embedded in each
project precisely because of maintenance issues.  In my terminology that
is a library.  ATM this is really a "library" of classes / modules that
will be shared between projects.

Understand that I do not truly understand "project" and "solution".  A
project is where poor people live and a solution is chemicals mixed in a
liquid.  Alternatively Project and Solution are terms used by much more
advanced .Net programmers used to confuse beginners and establish
respective positions in the programming hierarchy.

Take it from there. 


John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com
-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte
Foust
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 12:16 PM
To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] VB.Net - Using modules in other projects

But I thought you were trying to add your other project to a solution,
not just a specific class.

Charlotte Foust