Developing and Implementing WindowsR-based Applications with Visual BasicR. NET and Visual StudioR. NET Exam CramT 2 (Exam 70-306)

Terms you'll need to understand:

  • ActiveX controls

  • COM/COM+ components

  • Windows API

  • Wrapper

  • aximp.exe

  • tlbimp.exe

  • Platform Invoke

Techniques you'll need to master:

  • Understanding the function of a proxy wrapper when integrating legacy components within .NET applications

  • Knowing how to convert ActiveX controls to use within .NET applications

  • Understanding how to use Platform Invoke to run common Windows API calls

Although the .NET Framework can handle almost all possible application-development needs, most organizations will implement new .NET applications within a collection of existing legacy code written using earlier technologies. In this chapter, we discuss the integration of legacy code objects within new .NET application development.

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