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LINQ to SQL N-Tier Smart Client - Part 3 Database Transactions
16 April 08 12:03 PM

In my previous posts this week I showed how to build a simple distributed application with a Windows client, a WCF hosted middle-tier and a data access layer that used LINQ to SQL: LINQ to SQL N-Tier Smart Client - Part 1 Building the Middle-Tier LINQ Read More...

Postedby Beth Massi | 20 Comments    

Filed under: Visual Basic, LINQ, VS2008, Winforms, DevCenter, WCF, Article, Data, N-tier

LINQ to SQL N-Tier Smart Client - Part 2 Building the Client
14 April 08 11:03 AM

In my last post we built the service and data access layer for our LINQ to SQL N-Tier application. In this post we'll walk through building a very simple Windows client form that works with our middle-tier. Adding the Service Reference Now that we have Read More...

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Filed under: Visual Basic, LINQ, VS2008, Winforms, DevCenter, WCF, Article, Data, N-tier

LINQ to SQL N-Tier Smart Client - Part 1 Building the Middle-Tier
12 April 08 09:01 AM

In my previous posts on LINQ to SQL I showed how to build LINQ to SQL classes and set up the data binding in your Windows applications. If you missed them: Related Data Binding and ComboBoxes with LINQ to SQL Creating Lookup Lists with LINQ to SQL One-To-Many Read More...

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Filed under: Visual Basic, LINQ, VS2008, Winforms, DevCenter, WCF, Article, Data, N-tier

Simple Validation with LINQ to SQL Classes
25 February 08 05:04 PM

In the last few posts on LINQ to SQL I've showed how to set up an object model using the O/R designer and how to handle a couple data binding scenarios with Comboboxes here and here . Last post on this topic we implemented a one-to-many data entry form Read More...

Postedby Beth Massi | 31 Comments    

Filed under: Visual Basic, LINQ, VS2008, Winforms, DevCenter, Article, Data

One-To-Many (Master-Detail) Forms with LINQ to SQL
19 February 08 03:11 PM

In previous posts this month I showed how to use LINQ to SQL classes with a couple different Combobox data binding scenarios. (You can read those articles here and here .) Today I'm going to show you how to create a one-to-many data entry form (and we'll Read More...

Postedby Beth Massi | 39 Comments    

Filed under: Visual Basic, LINQ, VS2008, Winforms, DevCenter, Article, Data

Creating Lookup Lists with LINQ to SQL
07 February 08 09:00 AM

In yesterday's post I showed you how to bind LINQ to SQL classes to a Combobox in order to filter records on a one-to-many form. Today I want to show you how how you can use a Combobox as a lookup list in order to edit values on a record. We'll be building Read More...

Postedby Beth Massi | 14 Comments    

Filed under: Visual Basic, LINQ, VS2008, Winforms, DevCenter, Article, Data

Related Data Binding and ComboBoxes with LINQ to SQL
06 February 08 02:07 PM

In a previous post I showed how to set up related data binding using ComboBoxes against DataSets and a loyal reader asked how this would be done using LINQ and Visual Studio 2008. I assume he meant LINQ to SQL in this case, because remember LINQ can be Read More...

Postedby Beth Massi | 23 Comments    

Filed under: Visual Basic, LINQ, VS2008, Winforms, DevCenter, Article, Data

Using Data Across Multiple Windows Forms
01 October 07 11:11 AM

Recently I've had more than a few questions about how to handle working with data across multiple forms. If you've watched my Forms over Data video series you know how to create a database , connect to it , save your data properly , and work with data Read More...

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Filed under: Visual Basic, VS2005, Winforms, DevCenter, Article, Data

Attachment(s):MultiFormSample.zip

Binding Multiple Combo Boxes to the Same Data Source
19 September 07 11:03 AM

Recently the VB Team received a customer bug submitted through Connect that had to do with binding multiple combo boxes to the same data source. The customer was reporting that once a selection was made in one combo, the other combos were also changing. Read More...

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Line and Shape Controls For Visual Basic Just Released
13 August 07 04:52 PM

The VB Team just released an updated version of the Visual Basic Power Packs on the VB Developer Center that includes a new set of controls for Visual Studio 2005 that allow you to draw lines, rectangle and oval shapes on your Windows Forms. These controls Read More...

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Forms Over Data Video Series - Two More Videos Released
01 August 07 04:34 PM

I just released two more videos ( #15 , #16 ) in the Forms Over Data video series . One is on understanding data binding and how it works from database all the way to the controls you see on forms. We talk about the relationship between the TableAdapter, Read More...

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Filed under: Visual Basic, VS2005, Winforms, Videos, DevCenter, Data

Attachment(s):FormsOverDataCode15-16.zip

Object Binding Series - Just Added One More!
01 August 07 04:30 PM

I just added a new video ( #4 ) to the Object Binding Series on filtering your custom objects -- based on customer request -- so keep them coming! The code is also attached . Enjoy! Read More...

Postedby Beth Massi | 7 Comments    

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Attachment(s):4FilteringAndObjectBinding_Code.zip