Windows Forms in Visual Studio 2005: An

Overview Name: Joe StegmanTitle: Lead Program Manager

Session code

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Agenda

• Goals• Deployment• New Feature Demonstrations

– Run time– Design Time, Layout and Configuration– Data

• Questions

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Windows Forms in Visual Studio 2005:Design Goals

• Bring the ease and reliability of Web application deployment to client apps

• Professional Look and Feel– New controls and enhancements

• Simplify client application development– Simplify working with data– Fewer lines of code– Fewer clicks

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Deployment with ClickOnce

• Smart Client Deploy meets Web Deploy– Run an application by clicking on a URL– Update an application by updating a server

• Robust Downloader & Installer– File & HTTP server support– Flexible updates – optional, required, etc..– Start Menu & Add/Remove Programs integration– Extensibility via an API

• Deep Visual Studio Integration• Rich Security Model

– CLR CAS sandboxing – Permission elevation prompting w/ Authenticode

Demo: Deployment using ClickOnce

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New Windows Forms Components

• NewToolBars and Menus (ToolStrip) • DataGridView• SplitContainer• WebBrowser• MaskedEdit• TableLayout, FlowLayout• BackgroundWorker• BindingSource (manages bindings)

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More New Windows Forms Features

• Client Configuration– Read/Write User Settings– Read Only Application Settings

• Asynchronous Component• Sound API• XP control and OS features• Enhanced Existing Controls

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New Windows Forms Designer Features

• Smart Tags• Snap Lines• RAD Data

– Simplified Data Binding

• Partial Classes

Demo: Developing Applications using Windows Forms and Visual Studio 2005

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Visual Studio 2005Tools For OfficeVisual Studio 2005Tools For Office

• Leverage existing Office experience• Strategic tool for developing Office

solutions– Supports Excel 2003, Word 2003 and InfoPath 2003– Designed for professional developers:

• Visual C# and Visual Basic .NET

• Office development approachable– Provides all the productivity of Visual Studio– Provides all the power of the .NET Framework

• Secure and easy to deploy

Demo: Visual Studio Tools for Office

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Resources: ClickOnceResources: ClickOnce

• Introduction to ClickOnce:– http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/

dnwinforms/html/clickonce.asp

• ClickOnce Articles:– http://www.windowsforms.net/Articles/default.aspx?PageID=1&Cat=%2

2ClickOnce%22+Deployment&ModuleFilter=131&tabindex=3– http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url

=/library/en-us/dnreal/html/realworld12012004.asp

• FAQ: – http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/community/wffaq/wf20.aspx#9m

qicswf

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Resources: Windows FormsResources: Windows Forms

• Smart Client on MSDN: – http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient– http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/understanding/windowsforms– http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/community/wffaq/wf20.aspx

• Windows Forms web site:– http://www.windowsforms.net

• Beta 1 Samples:– http://www.windowsforms.net/Default.aspx?

tabindex=4&tabid=49#Whidbey%20Beta%201

• Online Discussion Forums:– http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=2– http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/community/discussions/

default.aspx

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Resources: Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO)Resources: Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO)

• VSTO on MSDN: – http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/vsto/

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