Datasheet

Part I: IDE

Projects and Solutions

Before you can understand how to use the IDE effectively to manage Visual Basic projects and solutions,

you should know what projects and solutions are.

A project is a group of files that produces some specific output. This output may be a compiled execut-

able program, a dynamic-link library (DLL) of classes for use by other projects, or a control library for

use on other Windows forms.

Figure 1-1: Use the Tools menu’s Import and Export Settings command to change the Visual Studio

configuration.

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