Using DirectX in Windows Forms
Windows Forms is a Microsoft technology that provides a clean and easy framework for building graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and is both extensible and componentized. However, it is sometimes desirable to have a rich 3D user interface to display 3D data or to allow the user to interact in 3D. DirectX, another Microsoft technology, is a graphics framework with support for 2D and 3D graphics, which supplies an abstraction layer between low-level system components (such as drivers) and high-level applications (such as a GUI or a game). This document will discuss the process of hosting DirectX inside of a Windows Forms application in order to provide seamless integration between the two frameworks for use in GUIs that may be graphics intensive.
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ASP.NET Web Services and Web Clients
Web Services Overview
. The World Wide Web has opened up the possibility of large-scale distributed computing
. Web Applications only allow interaction between a client browser and web server hosting a web page
. Web Services create web-based apps that interact with other apps running on other computers
- A Web Application is intended for viewing by a person using a browser
- Web Service: a program with which any other program can interact. Web Server program has no user interface
- Web Client: a program that consumes (uses, interacts with) a web service
. Could be a Web Form, a Windows Form, or even a command line application
. The web client usually has some sort of user interface
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Simple Dialogs in WSH
Most WSH scripts show results in dialog boxes or ask for user input. This chapter introduces a few techniques offered in JScript and VBScript to create dialogs within WSH scripts.
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VBScript Database Tutorial Part 1 to 4
Probably the most popular use for ASP scripting is connections to databases. It’s incredibly useful and surprisingly easy to do. The first thing you need is the database, of course. A variety of programs can be used to create it, but probably the most popular is Microsoft Access. You can also use FoxPro or create it directly in an SQL Server using whichever utilities are supplied with the server (Enterprise Manager in the case of Microsoft SQL Server), or native SQL commands.
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