101 Samples for Visual Studio 2005

101 Samples, in both Visual Basic and C#, featuring many of the new features available with Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0. For more samples using Visual Studio 2003 .NET, see this download.

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Base Class Libraries - Group 1 Samples

The Base Class Library Group 1 samples show how to use the classes in the namespaces System.Net, System.RegEx, System.Transaction, System.Console and more. Samples include:

Changing ACL (Access Control Lists) on files
Console Enhancements including buffer control, simple animations and colors
Downloading files using FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
Network Programming including PING, UDP, and TCP network statistics

Using the new Stopwatch class to measure time
Compressing and decompressing files in the GZip format
Retrieving Drive Information
Using Generic Collections
Creating Regular Expressions to parse text

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Base Class Libraries - Group 2 Samples

The Base Class Library Group 2 samples show how to use the new classes and methods in the namespaces System.Net.Cache, System.Runtime.InteropServices, System.Net.Sockets.Socket and more. Samples include:

Building a tracing infrastructure to track errors and application performance
Controlling cache policies with the new System.Net.Cache namespace
Creating a process viewer
Creating a Windows service manager
Using the data protection API
Encrypting and decrypting data
Using platform invoke to access legacy or unmanaged code from within managed code

Building in support for localization
Using the NGEN utility
Using the new SecureString class
Using new socket class methods
Using serial ports with the new Port class
Working with the file system
Working with threads to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Building a simple web server with HTTPListener

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Data Access Samples

The Data Access samples show how to use the classes in the System.Data and related namespaces. In addition, how to use the new features of SQL Server 2005. Samples include:

Asynchronous Queries
Attaching a database with your application
Creating and using User Defined Types with SQL Server 2005
DataReader vs. DataSet comparision
DataSet and DataTable Enhancements
Performing Batch Updates and Data Paging
Performing Bulk Updates
Reading and Writing Images from a Database

Using Factory Classes
Using Managed Stored Procedures and User Defined Functions with SQL Server 2005
Using Multiple Active Result Sets with SQL Server 2005
Using Notifications with SQL Server 2005
Using the XML data type with SQL Server 2005
XPath and XSLT Transformations Enhancements

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Web Development Samples

The Web Development samples show how to use some of the new features of ASP.NET 2.0. Samples include:

Using SQLCacheDependency for caching
DataBinding using the ObjectDataSource, SqlDataSource, and XmlDataSource objects
Create a Master/Details view using the DataGridView and DetailsView controls
Basic Master Pages, Nested Master Pages, and Browser-specific Master Pages
Using the new membership controls including the LoginStatus, LoginName, LoginView, CreateUserWizard controls

Using the Menu and SiteMapPath controls
Using Profiles to store user properties
Using the Membership and Roles API for custom roles
Using the TreeView control dynamically and responding to TreeView events
Creating a custom portal using Web Parts

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Windows Forms Samples

The Windows Forms samples show how to use some of the new functionality available to developers building desktop applications. Samples include:

Running Asynchronous Tasks
Storing Custom Client Settings
Creating Master/Detail Forms
Playing, Looping, and asynchronously using Sounds
Using BindingNavigator for static and dynamic data
Using BindingSource for static and dynamic data including objects
Extending ClickOnce to programmatically check for updates
Customizing the DataGridView control with different column control types

Using LayoutPanels
Using the MaskedTextBox control for built-in data types and custom data types
Controlling a simple rich texteditor using the Menus, StatusStrips and ToolStrips controls
Using My for application, computer, settings information and more. Note: This sample is only available for Visual Basic
Using the SplitContainer control
WebBrowser control basics and using the WebBrowserControl HTMLDocumentModel for Form-to-browser two-way communication.

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Visual Studio Tools for Office Samples

The Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) samples show how to add functionality to Office applications like Word, Excel, InfoPath, and Outlook using the .NET framework and C# or Visual Basic. Samples include:

Creating custom menus in Outlook
Creating smart tags in documents
Creating custom toolbars
Data islands and caching
Integrating Windows forms into Outlook
Using bookmarks in Word
Using managed controls in Excel
Using VBA and VSTO together

Working with charts in Excel
Working with contacts and tasks in Outlook
Working with InfoPath 2003
Working with named ranges in Excel
Working with the In Box
Working with XML in Excel
Working with XML in Word
Using the List object

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Tablet PC Samples

The Tablet PC samples show how to create ink-enabled applications that utilize the power handwritten input with Tablet and Ultra Mobile Personal Computers. Samples include:

Utilizing the back of pen erase feature
Creating a content enabled form
Working with drawing attributes
Enabling gestures

An ink-enabled text box
Creating power aware applications
Simple text recognition
Speech recognition

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.NET Compact Framework Samples

The .NET Compact Framework samples show how to use the new functionality found in Windows Mobile 5.0. Samples include:

Creating a setup CAB
Creating a data-centric application
Creating a data-centric application (part 2)
Using the date/time picker feature in the month calendar
Document list
Embedded resources
Handling the screen orientation

Handling the hardware button screen orientation
Help and notifications
Registry sample
Creating a SQL CE result set
Using Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ)
Web browser sample

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