t’s now been more thantwo years since I wrote the article “18 CommonProgramming Traps in MTS.” The article wasgreat fun to write, and I received, and in fact am still
Unlike VB6, VB.NET requires that you specify the default value of any Optional argument. In general you should use a value that is invalid under normal circumstances, so that the
The version of the Shell function included in VB.NET expands on the original version and supports an additional argument that enables you to specify whether to wait until the shelled
The Visual Studio debugger offers complete control on what happens when an application throws an exception, or calls a .NET method that throws an exception. You set all the relevant
Unlike VB6, in VB.NET the ParamArray keyword defines a true array object, which you can process using any of the methods of the Array class. For example, here’ s a
The Visual Basic .NET Err.Raise method and the Throw command are (partially) compatible. For example, you can use a Try…End Try block to catch an error raised with the Err.Raise