"Carlo Stonebanks" <cstoneba***@nissenfasteners.com> wrote in message
news:%23jr%23Dv8YGHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I would like my app to have its own run-time data connection wizard so that
> users can connect to a data source of their choice. I'm new to ADO.NET,
> previously programing for RDO/ODBC. With that, I could actually invoke the
> Data Source wizard from the Windows System, browse/edit/add a data source
> and then pass it back to the program.
>
> The ODBC technique had the advantage of providing a wizard with the ODBC
> provider's own interface, complete with proprietary connection properties
> and drivers.
>
> How do I replicate this functionality with ADO.NET?
>
> Carlo
>
>

"William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
news:%23UoWKl9YGHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> The ADO.NET 2.0 factory classes can return the "visible" data providers
> and the servers/instances of those database providers.
> This is a subset of an example from my new book that enumerates the
> visible data sources...
> Private Sub ShowServerInstances()
>
> ' List Providers
>
> Dim tblProviders As Data.DataTable = DbProviderFactories.GetFactoryClasses
>
> DataGridView2.DataSource = tblProviders
>
> ' List Server Instances for a selected provider
>
> Dim factory As DbProviderFactory =
> DbProviderFactories.GetFactory("System.Data.SqlClient")
>
> Dim dsE As DbDataSourceEnumerator = factory.CreateDataSourceEnumerator
>
> Dim dtInstances As DataTable = dsE.GetDataSources
>
> DataGridView1.DataSource = AddServiceName(dtInstances)
>
> End Sub
>
> hth
> --
> ____________________________________
> William (Bill) Vaughn
> Author, Mentor, Consultant
> Microsoft MVP
> INETA Speaker
> www.betav.com/blog/billva
> www.betav.com
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> __________________________________
>
> "Carlo Stonebanks" <cstoneba***@nissenfasteners.com> wrote in message
> news:%23jr%23Dv8YGHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>I would like my app to have its own run-time data connection wizard so
>>that
>> users can connect to a data source of their choice. I'm new to ADO.NET,
>> previously programing for RDO/ODBC. With that, I could actually invoke
>> the
>> Data Source wizard from the Windows System, browse/edit/add a data source
>> and then pass it back to the program.
>>
>> The ODBC technique had the advantage of providing a wizard with the ODBC
>> provider's own interface, complete with proprietary connection properties
>> and drivers.
>>
>> How do I replicate this functionality with ADO.NET?
>>
>> Carlo
>>
>>
>
>

"Carlo Stonebanks" <cstoneba***@nissenfasteners.com> wrote in message
news:%233fl4cBZGHA.1200@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Bill,
>
> Of course, the first question is: what's the title of the book, and when
> will it be published?
>
> The second question is: only the sqlClient has the value
> CanCreateDataSourceEnumerator set to true. What can be done about finding
> the available data sources for the other providers (particularily ODBC and
> OleDb?
>
> Carlo
>
>
> "William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
> news:%23UoWKl9YGHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> The ADO.NET 2.0 factory classes can return the "visible" data providers
>> and the servers/instances of those database providers.
>> This is a subset of an example from my new book that enumerates the
>> visible data sources...
>> Private Sub ShowServerInstances()
>>
>> ' List Providers
>>
>> Dim tblProviders As Data.DataTable =
>> DbProviderFactories.GetFactoryClasses
>>
>> DataGridView2.DataSource = tblProviders
>>
>> ' List Server Instances for a selected provider
>>
>> Dim factory As DbProviderFactory =
>> DbProviderFactories.GetFactory("System.Data.SqlClient")
>>
>> Dim dsE As DbDataSourceEnumerator = factory.CreateDataSourceEnumerator
>>
>> Dim dtInstances As DataTable = dsE.GetDataSources
>>
>> DataGridView1.DataSource = AddServiceName(dtInstances)
>>
>> End Sub
>>
>> hth
>> --
>> ____________________________________
>> William (Bill) Vaughn
>> Author, Mentor, Consultant
>> Microsoft MVP
>> INETA Speaker
>> www.betav.com/blog/billva
>> www.betav.com
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> __________________________________
>>
>> "Carlo Stonebanks" <cstoneba***@nissenfasteners.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23jr%23Dv8YGHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>I would like my app to have its own run-time data connection wizard so
>>>that
>>> users can connect to a data source of their choice. I'm new to ADO.NET,
>>> previously programing for RDO/ODBC. With that, I could actually invoke
>>> the
>>> Data Source wizard from the Windows System, browse/edit/add a data
>>> source
>>> and then pass it back to the program.
>>>
>>> The ODBC technique had the advantage of providing a wizard with the ODBC
>>> provider's own interface, complete with proprietary connection
>>> properties
>>> and drivers.
>>>
>>> How do I replicate this functionality with ADO.NET?
>>>
>>> Carlo
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
news:%23UoWKl9YGHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> The ADO.NET 2.0 factory classes can return the "visible" data providers
> and the servers/instances of those database providers.
> This is a subset of an example from my new book that enumerates the
> visible data sources...
> Private Sub ShowServerInstances()
>
> ' List Providers
>
> Dim tblProviders As Data.DataTable = DbProviderFactories.GetFactoryClasses
>
> DataGridView2.DataSource = tblProviders
>
> ' List Server Instances for a selected provider
>
> Dim factory As DbProviderFactory =
> DbProviderFactories.GetFactory("System.Data.SqlClient")
>
> Dim dsE As DbDataSourceEnumerator = factory.CreateDataSourceEnumerator
>
> Dim dtInstances As DataTable = dsE.GetDataSources
>
> DataGridView1.DataSource = AddServiceName(dtInstances)
>
> End Sub
>
> hth
> --
> ____________________________________
> William (Bill) Vaughn
> Author, Mentor, Consultant
> Microsoft MVP
> INETA Speaker
> www.betav.com/blog/billva
> www.betav.com
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> __________________________________

"james" <jjames700REMOV***@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:uDPe1bLZGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
> "William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
> news:%23UoWKl9YGHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> The ADO.NET 2.0 factory classes can return the "visible" data providers
>> and the servers/instances of those database providers.
>> This is a subset of an example from my new book that enumerates the
>> visible data sources...
>> Private Sub ShowServerInstances()
>>
>> ' List Providers
>>
>> Dim tblProviders As Data.DataTable =
>> DbProviderFactories.GetFactoryClasses
>>
>> DataGridView2.DataSource = tblProviders
>>
>> ' List Server Instances for a selected provider
>>
>> Dim factory As DbProviderFactory =
>> DbProviderFactories.GetFactory("System.Data.SqlClient")
>>
>> Dim dsE As DbDataSourceEnumerator = factory.CreateDataSourceEnumerator
>>
>> Dim dtInstances As DataTable = dsE.GetDataSources
>>
>> DataGridView1.DataSource = AddServiceName(dtInstances)
>>
>> End Sub
>>
>> hth
>> --
>> ____________________________________
>> William (Bill) Vaughn
>> Author, Mentor, Consultant
>> Microsoft MVP
>> INETA Speaker
>> www.betav.com/blog/billva
>> www.betav.com
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> __________________________________
>
>
> Hi Bill, sounds like I'll be adding another book to my collection! I can
> get your example to work using :
> Imports System.Data.Common
> But, this line is giving me fits:
>
> DataGridView1.DataSource = AddServiceName(dtInstances)
>
> I get an error that "AddServiceName" is not defined. Looking in the
> Factory Class I cannot find a reference to that anywhere.
> I know this was a partial example, but, I like trying things to see the
> results and besides, there are times I end up needing the info . I can
> comment that line out and the rest works great.  But, I am stumped to get
> the other part working.
> Any free clues ? Or do I need to wait till I get the book ?    :-)
>
> Sorry to (slightly) hijack this thread, I just found the topic interesting
> and the example interesting as well.
> james
>
>

"William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
news:%23WmKpfMZGHA.4836@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Ah, that's in another part of the example... sorry for the oversight.
> Private Function AddServiceName(ByVal dtLi As DataTable) As DataTable
>
> Dim colService As New DataColumn("ServiceName", GetType(String))
>
> dtLi.Columns.Add(colService)
>
> Dim colState As New DataColumn("Status", GetType(String))
>
> dtLi.Columns.Add(colState)
>
> For Each dr As DataRow In dtLi.Rows
>
> dr("ServiceName") = DBNull.Value
>
> If Not IsDBNull(dr("Version")) Then
>
> dr("ServiceName") = "MSSQL$" & dr("InstanceName")
>
> Else
>
> dr("ServiceName") = "MSSQLSERVER"
>
> End If
>
> dr("Status") = GetStatusForService(dr("ServiceName"), dr("ServerName"))
>
> Next
>
> Return dtLi
>
> End Function
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> ____________________________________
> William (Bill) Vaughn
> Author, Mentor, Consultant
> Microsoft MVP
> INETA Speaker
> www.betav.com/blog/billva
> www.betav.com
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> __________________________________
>
> "james" <jjames700REMOV***@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:uDPe1bLZGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23UoWKl9YGHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> The ADO.NET 2.0 factory classes can return the "visible" data providers
>>> and the servers/instances of those database providers.
>>> This is a subset of an example from my new book that enumerates the
>>> visible data sources...
>>> Private Sub ShowServerInstances()
>>>
>>> ' List Providers
>>>
>>> Dim tblProviders As Data.DataTable =
>>> DbProviderFactories.GetFactoryClasses
>>>
>>> DataGridView2.DataSource = tblProviders
>>>
>>> ' List Server Instances for a selected provider
>>>
>>> Dim factory As DbProviderFactory =
>>> DbProviderFactories.GetFactory("System.Data.SqlClient")
>>>
>>> Dim dsE As DbDataSourceEnumerator = factory.CreateDataSourceEnumerator
>>>
>>> Dim dtInstances As DataTable = dsE.GetDataSources
>>>
>>> DataGridView1.DataSource = AddServiceName(dtInstances)
>>>
>>> End Sub
>>>
>>> hth
>>> --
>>> ____________________________________
>>> William (Bill) Vaughn
>>> Author, Mentor, Consultant
>>> Microsoft MVP
>>> INETA Speaker
>>> www.betav.com/blog/billva
>>> www.betav.com
>>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights.
>>> __________________________________
>>
>>
>> Hi Bill, sounds like I'll be adding another book to my collection! I can
>> get your example to work using :
>> Imports System.Data.Common
>> But, this line is giving me fits:
>>
>> DataGridView1.DataSource = AddServiceName(dtInstances)
>>
>> I get an error that "AddServiceName" is not defined. Looking in the
>> Factory Class I cannot find a reference to that anywhere.
>> I know this was a partial example, but, I like trying things to see the
>> results and besides, there are times I end up needing the info . I can
>> comment that line out and the rest works great.  But, I am stumped to get
>> the other part working.
>> Any free clues ? Or do I need to wait till I get the book ?    :-)
>>
>> Sorry to (slightly) hijack this thread, I just found the topic
>> interesting and the example interesting as well.
>> james
>>
>>
>
>

"Carlo Stonebanks" <cstoneba***@nissenfasteners.com> wrote in message
news:eFJMw$NZGHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Which in turn begs the question, what does
> GetStatusForService() do?
>
> The fun never stops. Aren't you glad you gave your code away?
>
> ;-D
>
> Carlo
>
> "William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
> news:%23WmKpfMZGHA.4836@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Ah, that's in another part of the example... sorry for the oversight.
>> Private Function AddServiceName(ByVal dtLi As DataTable) As DataTable
>>
>> Dim colService As New DataColumn("ServiceName", GetType(String))
>>
>> dtLi.Columns.Add(colService)
>>
>> Dim colState As New DataColumn("Status", GetType(String))
>>
>> dtLi.Columns.Add(colState)
>>
>> For Each dr As DataRow In dtLi.Rows
>>
>> dr("ServiceName") = DBNull.Value
>>
>> If Not IsDBNull(dr("Version")) Then
>>
>> dr("ServiceName") = "MSSQL$" & dr("InstanceName")
>>
>> Else
>>
>> dr("ServiceName") = "MSSQLSERVER"
>>
>> End If
>>
>> dr("Status") = GetStatusForService(dr("ServiceName"), dr("ServerName"))
>>
>> Next
>>
>> Return dtLi
>>
>> End Function
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> ____________________________________
>> William (Bill) Vaughn
>> Author, Mentor, Consultant
>> Microsoft MVP
>> INETA Speaker
>> www.betav.com/blog/billva
>> www.betav.com
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> __________________________________
>>
>> "james" <jjames700REMOV***@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:uDPe1bLZGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> "William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23UoWKl9YGHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> The ADO.NET 2.0 factory classes can return the "visible" data providers
>>>> and the servers/instances of those database providers.
>>>> This is a subset of an example from my new book that enumerates the
>>>> visible data sources...
>>>> Private Sub ShowServerInstances()
>>>>
>>>> ' List Providers
>>>>
>>>> Dim tblProviders As Data.DataTable =
>>>> DbProviderFactories.GetFactoryClasses
>>>>
>>>> DataGridView2.DataSource = tblProviders
>>>>
>>>> ' List Server Instances for a selected provider
>>>>
>>>> Dim factory As DbProviderFactory =
>>>> DbProviderFactories.GetFactory("System.Data.SqlClient")
>>>>
>>>> Dim dsE As DbDataSourceEnumerator = factory.CreateDataSourceEnumerator
>>>>
>>>> Dim dtInstances As DataTable = dsE.GetDataSources
>>>>
>>>> DataGridView1.DataSource = AddServiceName(dtInstances)
>>>>
>>>> End Sub
>>>>
>>>> hth
>>>> --
>>>> ____________________________________
>>>> William (Bill) Vaughn
>>>> Author, Mentor, Consultant
>>>> Microsoft MVP
>>>> INETA Speaker
>>>> www.betav.com/blog/billva
>>>> www.betav.com
>>>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
>>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>>> rights.
>>>> __________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Bill, sounds like I'll be adding another book to my collection! I can
>>> get your example to work using :
>>> Imports System.Data.Common
>>> But, this line is giving me fits:
>>>
>>> DataGridView1.DataSource = AddServiceName(dtInstances)
>>>
>>> I get an error that "AddServiceName" is not defined. Looking in the
>>> Factory Class I cannot find a reference to that anywhere.
>>> I know this was a partial example, but, I like trying things to see the
>>> results and besides, there are times I end up needing the info . I can
>>> comment that line out and the rest works great.  But, I am stumped to
>>> get the other part working.
>>> Any free clues ? Or do I need to wait till I get the book ?    :-)
>>>
>>> Sorry to (slightly) hijack this thread, I just found the topic
>>> interesting and the example interesting as well.
>>> james
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
news:emMN7gWZGHA.4884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Oh well. It polls the service status from the ServiceProcess.
>
> Private Function GetStatusForService(ByVal strServiceName As String, ByVal
> strServerName As String) As String
>
> Try
>
> Dim Controller As New
> System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController(strServiceName, strServerName)
>
> Return Controller.Status.ToString
>
> Catch ex As Exception
>
> Return ex.Message
>
> End Try
>
> End Function
>
>
> I guess you'll have to come to my VSLive workshop where I'll be showing
> the entire code sample. I'll be happy to give you access to the code if
> you see me at TechEd Boston. I'll be hanging around the TLC when I'm not
> eating lobster somewhere...
>
> --
> ____________________________________
> William (Bill) Vaughn
> Author, Mentor, Consultant
> Microsoft MVP
> INETA Speaker
> www.betav.com/blog/billva
> www.betav.com
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> __________________________________
>
> "Carlo Stonebanks" <cstoneba***@nissenfasteners.com> wrote in message
> news:eFJMw$NZGHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Which in turn begs the question, what does
>> GetStatusForService() do?
>>
>> The fun never stops. Aren't you glad you gave your code away?
>>
>> ;-D
>>
>> Carlo
>>
>> "William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23WmKpfMZGHA.4836@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Ah, that's in another part of the example... sorry for the oversight.
>>> Private Function AddServiceName(ByVal dtLi As DataTable) As DataTable
>>>
>>> Dim colService As New DataColumn("ServiceName", GetType(String))
>>>
>>> dtLi.Columns.Add(colService)
>>>
>>> Dim colState As New DataColumn("Status", GetType(String))
>>>
>>> dtLi.Columns.Add(colState)
>>>
>>> For Each dr As DataRow In dtLi.Rows
>>>
>>> dr("ServiceName") = DBNull.Value
>>>
>>> If Not IsDBNull(dr("Version")) Then
>>>
>>> dr("ServiceName") = "MSSQL$" & dr("InstanceName")
>>>
>>> Else
>>>
>>> dr("ServiceName") = "MSSQLSERVER"
>>>
>>> End If
>>>
>>> dr("Status") = GetStatusForService(dr("ServiceName"), dr("ServerName"))
>>>
>>> Next
>>>
>>> Return dtLi
>>>
>>> End Function
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> ____________________________________
>>> William (Bill) Vaughn
>>> Author, Mentor, Consultant
>>> Microsoft MVP
>>> INETA Speaker
>>> www.betav.com/blog/billva
>>> www.betav.com
>>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights.
>>> __________________________________
>>>
>>> "james" <jjames700REMOV***@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>> news:uDPe1bLZGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>> "William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23UoWKl9YGHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> The ADO.NET 2.0 factory classes can return the "visible" data
>>>>> providers and the servers/instances of those database providers.
>>>>> This is a subset of an example from my new book that enumerates the
>>>>> visible data sources...
>>>>> Private Sub ShowServerInstances()
>>>>>
>>>>> ' List Providers
>>>>>
>>>>> Dim tblProviders As Data.DataTable =
>>>>> DbProviderFactories.GetFactoryClasses
>>>>>
>>>>> DataGridView2.DataSource = tblProviders
>>>>>
>>>>> ' List Server Instances for a selected provider
>>>>>
>>>>> Dim factory As DbProviderFactory =
>>>>> DbProviderFactories.GetFactory("System.Data.SqlClient")
>>>>>
>>>>> Dim dsE As DbDataSourceEnumerator = factory.CreateDataSourceEnumerator
>>>>>
>>>>> Dim dtInstances As DataTable = dsE.GetDataSources
>>>>>
>>>>> DataGridView1.DataSource = AddServiceName(dtInstances)
>>>>>
>>>>> End Sub
>>>>>
>>>>> hth
>>>>> --
>>>>> ____________________________________
>>>>> William (Bill) Vaughn
>>>>> Author, Mentor, Consultant
>>>>> Microsoft MVP
>>>>> INETA Speaker
>>>>> www.betav.com/blog/billva
>>>>> www.betav.com
>>>>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
>>>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>>>> rights.
>>>>> __________________________________
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Bill, sounds like I'll be adding another book to my collection! I
>>>> can get your example to work using :
>>>> Imports System.Data.Common
>>>> But, this line is giving me fits:
>>>>
>>>> DataGridView1.DataSource = AddServiceName(dtInstances)
>>>>
>>>> I get an error that "AddServiceName" is not defined. Looking in the
>>>> Factory Class I cannot find a reference to that anywhere.
>>>> I know this was a partial example, but, I like trying things to see the
>>>> results and besides, there are times I end up needing the info . I can
>>>> comment that line out and the rest works great.  But, I am stumped to
>>>> get the other part working.
>>>> Any free clues ? Or do I need to wait till I get the book ?    :-)
>>>>
>>>> Sorry to (slightly) hijack this thread, I just found the topic
>>>> interesting and the example interesting as well.
>>>> james
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
news:emMN7gWZGHA.4884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I guess you'll have to come to my VSLive workshop where I'll be showing
> the entire code sample. I'll be happy to give you access to the code if
> you see me at TechEd Boston. I'll be hanging around the TLC when I'm not
> eating lobster somewhere...
>
> --
> ____________________________________
> William (Bill) Vaughn
> Author, Mentor, Consultant
> Microsoft MVP
> INETA Speaker
> www.betav.com/blog/billva
> www.betav.com
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> __________________________________

"james" <jjames700REMOV***@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:eKKHpabZGHA.4920@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
> "William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
> news:emMN7gWZGHA.4884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> I guess you'll have to come to my VSLive workshop where I'll be showing
>> the entire code sample. I'll be happy to give you access to the code if
>> you see me at TechEd Boston. I'll be hanging around the TLC when I'm not
>> eating lobster somewhere...
>>
>> --
>> ____________________________________
>> William (Bill) Vaughn
>> Author, Mentor, Consultant
>> Microsoft MVP
>> INETA Speaker
>> www.betav.com/blog/billva
>> www.betav.com
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> __________________________________
>
>
> Wish I could be there Bill. How about this, since you are an INETA
> speaker, maybe, you could give a presentation to the Fort Worth DotNet
> User's Group. And give a presentation on this subject!! I know that lots
> of people in our group would be interested in the subject.  If that's a
> possibility, I can get you contact information with our group.
> james
>
>

"William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
news:%23bvpbviZGHA.4620@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> As a matter of fact, I'm going to be in Abilene the week of June 26th to
> help my daughter move to Dyess. I would be more than happy to come talk to
> your UG that week sometime. Have your people talk to the INETA people ASAP
> as they are trying to hook me up with north Texas user groups.
>
> --
> ____________________________________
> William (Bill) Vaughn
> Author, Mentor, Consultant
> Microsoft MVP
> INETA Speaker
> www.betav.com/blog/billva
> www.betav.com
> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> __________________________________
>
> "james" <jjames700REMOV***@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:eKKHpabZGHA.4920@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
>> news:emMN7gWZGHA.4884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> I guess you'll have to come to my VSLive workshop where I'll be showing
>>> the entire code sample. I'll be happy to give you access to the code if
>>> you see me at TechEd Boston. I'll be hanging around the TLC when I'm not
>>> eating lobster somewhere...
>>>
>>> --
>>> ____________________________________
>>> William (Bill) Vaughn
>>> Author, Mentor, Consultant
>>> Microsoft MVP
>>> INETA Speaker
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>>
>> Wish I could be there Bill. How about this, since you are an INETA
>> speaker, maybe, you could give a presentation to the Fort Worth DotNet
>> User's Group. And give a presentation on this subject!! I know that lots
>> of people in our group would be interested in the subject.  If that's a
>> possibility, I can get you contact information with our group.
>> james
>>
>>
>
>

"james" <jjames700REMOV***@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Bill, I have forwarded this post , along with a message from me to our
> group's president, Stephen Swenton. Hopefully, he can get in touch with
> you and INETA and make arrangements for you to speak. Usually, our group
> meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Justin Brands Company's office
> area in Ft.Worth. There have been a couple of times where the meeting was
> changed to accomodate a speaker's schedule or because the meeting room we
> use was scheduled for another event.
> Hopefully, Stephen can get with you and INETA and work something out.
> james
>
> "William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
> news:%23bvpbviZGHA.4620@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> As a matter of fact, I'm going to be in Abilene the week of June 26th to
>> help my daughter move to Dyess. I would be more than happy to come talk
>> to your UG that week sometime. Have your people talk to the INETA people
>> ASAP as they are trying to hook me up with north Texas user groups.
>>
>> --
>> ____________________________________
>> William (Bill) Vaughn
>> Author, Mentor, Consultant
>> Microsoft MVP
>> INETA Speaker
>> www.betav.com/blog/billva
>> www.betav.com
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>> "james" <jjames700REMOV***@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:eKKHpabZGHA.4920@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> "William (Bill) Vaughn" <billvaRemoveT***@nwlink.com> wrote in message
>>> news:emMN7gWZGHA.4884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> I guess you'll have to come to my VSLive workshop where I'll be showing
>>>> the entire code sample. I'll be happy to give you access to the code if
>>>> you see me at TechEd Boston. I'll be hanging around the TLC when I'm
>>>> not eating lobster somewhere...
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> ____________________________________
>>>> William (Bill) Vaughn
>>>> Author, Mentor, Consultant
>>>> Microsoft MVP
>>>> INETA Speaker
>>>> www.betav.com/blog/billva
>>>> www.betav.com
>>>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so that others can benefit.
>>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>>> rights.
>>>> __________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>> Wish I could be there Bill. How about this, since you are an INETA
>>> speaker, maybe, you could give a presentation to the Fort Worth DotNet
>>> User's Group. And give a presentation on this subject!! I know that lots
>>> of people in our group would be interested in the subject.  If that's a
>>> possibility, I can get you contact information with our group.
>>> james
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>