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Build WPF Data Controls for Outlook Addins Easily with VS2010
21 December 09 02:14 PM

Last post I showed how to migrate our Northwind Outlook client to .NET 4 and Office 2010 . This Outlook Add-in displays order history information in an adjoining form region so sales associates can see that data immediately when communicating with customers. Read More...

Postedby Beth Massi | 0 Comments    

Filed under: WPF, DevCenter, Article, Office, Data, VS2010, VSTO, OBA

Migrating an Outlook Client to .NET Framework 4 in Visual Studio 2010
15 December 09 11:12 PM

Early this year we built a business application for order management for Northwind Traders on the Office and SharePoint platform using Visual Studio 2008 and Office & SharePoint 2007. If you missed them: Architecture of the Northwind Office Business Read More...

Postedby Beth Massi | 2 Comments    

Filed under: Visual Basic, WPF, DevCenter, Article, Office, VS2010, VSTO, OBA

Using Windows Presentation Foundation in Office Clients
10 August 09 05:31 PM

I was cleaning up my desk today and in the piles of mail and gobs of paper I found the SDN Magazine “Women in Technology” issue 101 that featured an article I wrote that was released in print back in May. Well, I just noticed today that near the end of Read More...

Postedby Beth Massi | 5 Comments    

Filed under: WPF, VS2008, DevCenter, Article, XML, Office, ADO.NET Data Services, VSTO, OBA

Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 – Everyone can download and play today!
20 May 09 10:50 AM

Here it is folks, Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 has been released to the public today. Check out the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 1 site to download the Beta, submit product feedback on the Beta 1 Forums , report bugs on Connect , and find Read More...

Postedby Beth Massi | 11 Comments    

Filed under: WPF, DevCenter, Data, VS2010, VSTO

OBA Part 4 - Building an Excel Client against LOB Data
08 March 09 03:45 PM

In my last few app building posts we've been building a simple Office Business Application (OBA) for the new Northwind Traders. If you missed them: OBA Part 1 - Exposing Line-of-Business Data OBA Part 2 - Building and Outlook Client against LOB Data OBA Read More...

Postedby Beth Massi | 2 Comments    

Filed under: Visual Basic, WPF, DevCenter, Article, Office, ADO.NET Data Services, VSTO, OBA

OBA Part 2 - Building an Outlook Client against LOB Data
07 February 09 02:36 PM

In the last couple posts we've been talking about an Office Business Application (OBA) architecture for the new Northwind Traders and how to expose line-of-business (LOB) data , in our case the Northwind SQL database, using ADO.NET Data Services . Today Read More...

Postedby Beth Massi | 9 Comments    

Filed under: Visual Basic, WPF, VS2008, DevCenter, Article, Office, ADO.NET Data Services, VSTO, OBA

Building an Office Business Application for TechReady 8
02 February 09 07:09 PM

The last week I've been working with a couple teammates on an Office Business Application (OBA) demonstration we wanted to put together for TechReady 8. TechReady is an internal conference we deliver to the field employees. It's my first one and so far Read More...

Postedby Beth Massi | 18 Comments    

Filed under: Visual Basic, WPF, VS2008, DevCenter, Office, Data, ADO.NET Data Services, VS2010, VSTO, SharePoint, OBA