Appendix A: Guide to the Code Samples

Overview

The code samples for this book are available for download from http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/6432.asp. See the book’s Introduction for instructions on installing the code samples. The code samples are divided into four categories:

• Practice files for each chapter These are organized by version of Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, within the folders VB.NET 2002 and VB.NET 2003. Within each version folder are the chapter folders (for example, CH01_Encryption). Within each chapter folder are Start and Finished folders. The Start folder contains the project or projects that are the starting point for the exercises in the chapter. The Finished folder contains completed project or projects, reflecting what the result of each chapter’s exercises should be. Usually, the finished project from one chapter becomes the starting project for the next chapter.

• Encryption demo This sample is a project that displays the results of each encryption technique. The sample is located in the Extras\EncryptionDemo folder within the version folders.

• TogglePassportEnvironment utility This utility toggles a client computer between Passport preproduction and live modes.

• EmployeeDatabase.mdb This is the Microsoft Access database used by the EmployeeManagementSystem practice files. It is installed in the same sample directory as the version folders.

The following sections explain some of the code samples in more detail.