Learn how to use the DateTimePicker control (29/7/07)

 Visual Studio .NET's DateTimePicker control offers a convenient way to allow users to make a date/time selection. In this quick tip, Irina Medvinskaya creates an example that uses the DateTimePicker control. Get more hands-on tips in the Visual Basic archive.

 

Help peers with their VB questions

• This VB code crashes if the user doesn't have Office 97 -- how should we change the code?
• How can I save text box data to a new file through a command button?
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Discussion: Compared to VB.NET
Justin James thinks that using the Singleton pattern in Java sounds like a lot of work compared to VB.NET. He writes: "In VB.NET, you just mark a class or method with 'Shared,' and you are done."

Encrypting .NET configuration files through code
The .NET Framework libraries include full support for controlling encryption and decryption in code. Tony Patton includes examples in both VB.NET and C# to demonstrate the encrypting and decryption of configuration file sections.