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Chapter 1
How to get started with
Visual Studio

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A Windows Forms application running on the
Windows desktop
Radio Button
Label
Text Box
Button
Form and Controls

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A Web Forms application running in a Web
browser

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Visual Studio 2010 Editions
Edition Description
Express Edition A free, downloadable edition that supports just
one of the Visual Studio programming
languages. There is also an Express Edition of
SQL Server called SQL Server 2008 Express.
Professional Edition For individual developers who want to build a
wide variety of Windows, web, mobile, and
Office-based solutions
Premium Edition For individuals and teams who want to build
scalable applications; includes standard testing
tools, database deployment and change-
management tools, and basic lifecycle
management tools.
Ultimate Edition For teams; includes full testing, modeling,
database, and lifecycle management tools.

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Programming languages supported by
Visual Studio 2010
• Visual Basic
• Visual C#
• Visual C++
• Visual F#

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The .NET Framework
Operating System and Hardware
Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Other Operating Systems
.NET Framework
.NET Applications
Visual Basic Visual C# Visual C++ Visual F#
.NET Framework Class Library
Windows Forms classes ASP.NET classes Other classes
Common Language Runtime
Managed applications Common Type System Intermediate Language

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The Visual Studio IDE

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How a C# application is compiled and run
Solution
.NET FrameworkVisual Studio
Project
Common
Language
Runtime
Integrated
Development
Environment
Source files
C#
compiler
1 2 3
Assembly
Intermediate Language (IL)
Class references

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The Visual Studio Start Page

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The Open Project dialog box

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Project and solution concepts
• Every C# project has a project file with an extension of csproj that
keeps track of the files that make up the project and records
various settings for the project.
• Every solution has a solution file with an extension of sln that
keeps track of the projects that make up the solution.
• When you open a project file, Visual Studio opens the solution
that contains the project. And when you open a solution file,
Visual Studio automatically opens all the projects contained in the
solution.
• The project file can be stored in the same directory as the solution
file or in one of its subdirectories.

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The Form Designer window of Visual Studio

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The Code Editor window of Visual Studio

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The Solution Explorer

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Project files
• The Solution Explorer uses different icons to distinguish between
source code files that define forms and those that don’t.
• Each form is defined by two C# source files where each file
contains a partial class. The file with the cs extension contains the
code that’s entered by the programmer; the file with the
Designer.cs extension contains the code that’s generated when the
programmer works with the Form Designer. When the project is
compiled, these partial classes are combined into a single class
that determines the appearance and operation of the form.
• A source code file that doesn’t define a form is usually stored in a
single C# source file that contains a single class.
• The References folder contains references to the assemblies for
the namespaces that the application can use. These namespaces
contain the classes that the project requires. In most cases, all the
references that you need are included when the project is created.

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Visual Studio with two floating windows and a
hidden window

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How to rearrange windows
• To undock a docked window so it floats on the screen, drag it by its
title bar away from the edge of the application window or double-
click its title bar.
• To dock a floating window, drag it by its title bar onto one of the
positioning arrows that become available. Or hold down the Ctrl
key and double-click its title bar to return it to its previous docked
location.
• To hide a docked window, click its Auto Hide button. Then, the
window is displayed as a tab at the edge of the screen, and you can
display it by placing the mouse pointer over the tab.
• If two or more windows are grouped into tabbed windows, you can
display any window in the group by clicking on its tab.
• If you dock, undock, hide, or unhide a tabbed window, all the
windows in the group are docked, undocked, hidden, or unhidden.

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The form that’s displayed when the Financial
Calculations project is run

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How to build a project without running it
• Use the BuildBuild Solution command. Or, right-click the
project in the Solution Explorer and select the Build command
from the shortcut menu.
How to run a project
• You can run a project by clicking on the Start Debugging button
in the Standard toolbar or by pressing F5. Then, the first form of
the project is displayed on top of the Visual Studio window.
• If the project hasn’t already been built, the project is first built and
then run.

20. Activity
• Use the information in Appendix A to
download sample files from Murach’s web
site
• Work your way through the exercises at the
end of chapter 1
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