June 21, 2003

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hen you make a method call on an object, typically you must block the client while the object executes the call, and control returns to the client only when the

DI+ is a technology that developers generally associate with Windows Forms applications because they use it to draw anything on the screen from custom controls to diagrams. However, you can

here was a time, not too long ago, when browser-based user interfaces were considered both the status quo and the Next Great Thing. The demand for Windows Forms-based applications started

ith over 45,000 topics, finding what you need in the Visual Studio .NET documentation can be a daunting task. The Doc Detective is here to help, utilizing his investigative skills

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eb Forms that require only controls and functionality provided by the built-in ASP.NET Web server controls are easy to create. But creating Web Forms that require or are designed with

asic error handling in SQL Server’s programming language, Transact-SQL, is straightforward. But when you nest calls to stored procedures, and the procedures have SQL transactions, error handling becomes much more