Intro to Visual Studio'Net for Domino Designer Developers

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Intro to Visual Studio.Netfor Domino Designer
Developers

• Gary Devendorf
• Microsoft Technical Evangelist

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Agenda

• Why learn VS.Net
• Getting started with VS.Net
• Mapping Designer to VS.Net
• Hello World
• What is Managed code
• Look at templates
• Web Services
• Client and server
• Domino Objects

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Why learn VS.Net

• As of early 2003, more .Net developers than Java
• VB.Net 95 the same as LotusScript language
• Access the Domino Objects (COM)
• No more deployment or DLL hell
• Web Services made easy
• Multiple clients and languages
• Not difficult

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Setting up VS.Net

• Install from CDs
• 3 hours
• XP, Win2003 or Win 2000 SP3
• 192 MB memory/ 4GB disk space
• DVD is faster
• Check for updates

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Once installed

• Select Visual Basic Developer Profile
• F8,F5,F9

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VB Projects Notes NSF
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Domino Designer
Form Design Pane
Code Pane
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Visual Studio work area
Solution Explorer
Form Design window
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Double Click Form to See Code
Code Design Pane
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Window Tabs to Navigate
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Toolbox
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VS.Net Demo

• Hello World
• Win Form

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Look at templates
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Similar to Notes Database Templates

• Code generated
• Toolbox tools grayed out
• New tools available
• Forms properties set
• Debugging tools

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SmartPhone Template

• Demo

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Web Services

• Create a Web Service with VS.Net
• Very simple
• Use a template
• Demo

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Web Services

• Client
• Calling a Web Service
• Any .net product
• Very easy

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Domino Objects

• Access the Domino Objects from VS.Net
• COM

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Domino Web Services

• Act like any other .Net Web Service

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Conclutions

• VS.Net is easy to use
• LotusScript skill apply
• It is good for your CV
• Works with Notes/Domino
• Templates for applications types
• Web Services are easy
• Client and Server
• Multiple clients and languages

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Lab

• Down load instructions from www.msdomino.net