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Thearon Willis is a senior consultant with over 25 years of programming experience. He started writing applications using the Basic language in 1980 and later moved on to Visual Basic and finally to Visual Basic .NET. He began working with databases in 1987 and has been hooked on writing database applications every since. He has experience with SQL Server, Oracle, and DB2 but works with SQL Server on a daily basis. Thearon has programmed in several other languages, some of which include C++, Assembler, Pascal, and COBOL. However, he enjoys Visual Basic .NET the best, as it provides the features needed to quickly build Windows and Web applications as well as components and Web Services. He currently develops intranet applications, Web Services, and server-side and client-side utilities using Visual Basic .NET. Most of these applications and utilities are database-driven and make use of XML and XSL.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Desktop Weather.

Using the Desktop Weather Program.

Design of the Desktop Weather Program.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Desktop Weather Program.

Summary.

Password Keeper.

Using the Password Keeper Program.

Design of the Password Keeper Program.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Password Keeper Program.

Summary.

Application Registry Manager.

Using the Application Registry Manager Program.

Design of the Application Registry Manager Program.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Application Registry Manager.

Summary.

Event Log and Trace Writing.

Using the Application Registry Manger Program.

Design of the Application Registry Manager Program.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Application Registry Manager.

Summary.

Event Log Service.

Using the Event Log Service.

Design of the Wrox Event Log Service.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Event Log Service.

Tips on Creating Windows Services.

Summary.

Multi-Threaded Notepad.

Using the Notepad Plus Application.

Design of the Notepad Plus Application.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Notepad Plus Application.

Summary.

Notepad Printing.

Using the Notepad Plus Application.

Design of the Notepad Plus Application.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Notepad Plus Application.

Summary.

Data Binding.

Using the Data Binding Application.

Design of the Data Binding Application.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Data Binding Application.

Summary.

Database Image Manager.

Using the Database Image Manager Application.

Design of the Database Image Manager Application.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Database Image Manager Application.

Summary.

Custom Controls.

Using the Custom Controls Application.

Design of the Custom Controls Application.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Custom Controls Application.

Summary.

Index.