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It is run from a console application.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\application\ReadCommandLineArguments.snippetRead Command Line ArgumentsappArgsIterates through the command line arguments.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\application\ReadTextfromIsolateStorage.snippetRead Text from Isolated StorageappIsoReadReads the text from a file in isolated storage.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\application\RetrieveanImagethatIsanApplicationResource.snippetRetrieve an Image that Is an Application ResourceappImageAssigns an image resource in the My Application designer to the PictureBox1's Image property.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\application\RetrieveaTextFilefromanAssembly'sResources.snippetRetrieve a Text File from an Assembly's ResourcesappResTextRetrieves the text from a file that is an embedded resource of an assembly.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\application\Savetextinisolatedstorage.snippetSave Text in Isolated StorageappIsoSaveWrites a string to the assembly or user-isolated storage.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\application\SendAnApplicationKeystrokes.snippetSend Keystrokes to an ApplicationappKeysSends keystrokes to an application.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\application\StopanApplication.snippetStop an ApplicationappStopCloses all the running instances of Notepad.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\application\WriteMessagetotheApplicationLogUsingMy.snippetWrite a Message to the Application LogappEventWrites a message to the application log.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\application\WritetoaTextFileUsingMy.snippetWrite to a Text fileappLogWrites a message to the application event log.Microsoft Corporationmethod body on true 1033 %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\ Fundamentals - 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Other delimiters may be used.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\filesystem\ReadfromaBinaryFile.snippetRead a Binary FilefilReadBinReads data from a binary file.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\filesystem\ReadfromanExistingTextFileinMyDocuments.snippetRead a file in the My Documents folderfilReadMyReads the contents of a text file in the My Documents folder into a single string.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\filesystem\ReadTextfromaFile.snippetRead Text from a FilefilReadTextReads the contents of a text file into a string.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\filesystem\RenameaDirectory.snippetRename a DirectoryfilRenDirRenames a directory.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\filesystem\RenameaFile.snippetRename a FilefilRenFileRenames a file.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\filesystem\RetrievetheDriveNamesontheLocalComputer.snippetRetrieve the Drives on the Local ComputerfilDriveNamesRetrieves the drive names on the local computer.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\filesystem\SearchaDirectoryforFilesRecursively.snippetSearch a Directory for Files RecursivelyfilSearchDirSearches a directory for files recursively.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\filesystem\SearchFilesforanExpression.snippetSearch Files for an ExpressionfilSearchTxtSearches files in a directory for an expression.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\filesystem\WriteTexttoFiles.snippetWrite Text to a FilefilWriteTextWrites a line of text to a text file, replacing any text if the file exists.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\filesystem\WritetoaBinaryFile.snippetWrite to a Binary FilefilWriteBinWrites bytes to a binary file.Microsoft Corporationmethod body on true 1033 %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\math\ Math %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\math\CalculateaMonthlyPaymentonaLoan.snippetCalculate a Monthly Payment on a LoanmathPayLoanCalculates the monthly payment on a loan.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\math\CalculateCosineOfAnAngle.snippetCalculate the Cosine of a specified AnglemathCosConverts an angle from degrees to radians and then calculates cosine of the angleMicrosoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\math\CalculateDepreciation.snippetCalculate the Sum-of-Years DepreciationmathDepReturns a Double specifying the sum-of-years digits depreciation of an asset for a specified period.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\math\CalculateSineOfAnAngle.snippetCalculate the Sine of a specified AnglemathSinConverts an angle from degrees to radians and then calculates sine of the angleMicrosoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\math\CalculateTangentOfAnAngle.snippetCalculate the Tangent of a specified AnglemathTanConverts an angle from degrees to radians and then calculates the tangent of the angleMicrosoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\fundamentals\math\GetARandomNumber.snippetGet a Random Number using the Random classmathRandGenerates a random integer between an upper bound and a lower bound.Microsoft Corporationmethod body on true 1033 %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\ Data - LINQ, XML, Designer, ADO.NET on true 1033 %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\database\ Designer Features and ADO.NET %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\database\AddaNewRowToTypedDataTable.snippetAdd a new row to a typed DataTableadoNewRowAdds a new row to a typed DataTablemethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\database\CalltheExecuteNonQueryMethodofaDataCommand.snippetCall the ExecuteNonQuery Method of a SqlCommandadoExecNonQueryCalls ExecuteNonQuery on an existing command. Wraps the execution in a try/finally block to return the connection object to it's previous stateMicrosoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\database\CalltheExecuteReaderMethodofaDataCommand.snippetCall the ExecuteReader Method of a SqlCommandadoExecReaderFetches data from a database using the SqlCommand.ExecuteReader method of an existing data command.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\database\CalltheExecuteScalarMethodofaDataCommand.snippetCall the ExecuteScalar Method of a SqlCommandadoExecScalarExecutes a SQL statement that returns a single value using the SqlCommand.ExecuteScalar method of an existing data command.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\database\ConvertBindingSourceCurrenttoTypedRow.snippetConvert BindingSource.Current to a specific row in a DataTabledtBindingSourceCurrentGets the current row within a binding source and converts it to the specific row. 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This Snippet returns the value from one of the command parameters on a TableAdapter.Microsoftmethod decl on true 1033 %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\ LINQ Queries on true 1033 %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Filter with 'Where'\ Query - Filter with 'Where' %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Filter with 'Where'\qFilt.snippetFilter by a single fieldqFiltCreates a query that filters the results based on a single condition on one field.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Filter with 'Where'\qFiltDiff.snippetFilter by fields not selectedqFiltDiffCreates a query that filters by fields not selected in the results.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Filter with 'Where'\qFiltFunc.snippetFilter by a function callqFiltFuncCreates a query that filters by a call to a function.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Filter with 'Where'\qFiltMult.snippetFilter by multiple fieldsqFiltMultCreates a query that filters the results based on conditions on multiple fields.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Filter with 'Where'\qQueryDist.snippetDistinct resultsqQueryDistCreates a query that returns distinct rows of data.Microsoft Corporationmethod body on true 1033 %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Grouping\ Query - Grouping %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Grouping\qAggregate.snippetAggregate Into Count() and Sum()qAggregateUses an aggregate to count the number of fruits and sum the number of characters.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Grouping\qAggregateAvg.snippetAggregate Into Average()qAggregateAvgUses an aggregate to calculate the average char count of a fruit name.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Grouping\qAggregateMax.snippetAggregate Into Max()qAggregateMaxUses an aggregate to calculate the maximum number of characters in a fruit name.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Grouping\qGroup.snippetGroup By Into Count()qGroupCreates a query that groups results and returns a count of how many items are in each group.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Grouping\qGroupRename.snippetGroup By and rename the groupqGroupRenameCreates a query that groups the results and renames the group.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Grouping\qGroupSum.snippetGroup By Count() and Sum()qGroupSumCreates a query that groups results, and returns a count of how many items are in each group and a sum of a specific field.Microsoft Corporationmethod body on true 1033 %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Joining\ Query - Joining %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Joining\qJoinExpArray.snippetJoin (explicit) on an arrayqJoinExpArrayCreates a query that matches items against elements in an array.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Joining\qJoinImpArray.snippetJoin (implicit) on an arrayqJoinImpArrayCreates a query that matches items against elements in an array.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Joining\queGroJo.snippetGroup results from 2 sources and retrieve the CountqueGroJoCreates a query that groups results from 2 different sources, and returns a count of items in each group.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Joining\queGroJoName.snippetGroup Join - Named GroupqueGroJoNameCreates a query that groups results from 2 different sources, and returns a count of items in each group. A name is given to the groupsMicrosoft Corporationmethod body on true 1033 %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Sort with 'Order By'\ Query - Sort with 'Order By' %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Sort with 'Order By'\qSortAsc.snippetSort - AscendingqSortAscCreates a query that sorts results in ascending order, based on a specified field.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Sort with 'Order By'\qSortDesc.snippetSort - DescendingqSortDescCreates a query that sorts results in descending order, based on a specified field.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Sort with 'Order By'\qSortDiff.snippetSort by fields not selectedqSortDiffCreates a query that sorts by fields not selected in the results.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Sort with 'Order By'\qSortFilt.snippetSort and filter 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specific condition is true.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Take and Skip\qTake.snippetTakeqTakeA query that takes the first n elements of a set of ordered results.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Query - Take and Skip\qTakeW.snippetTake WhileqTakeWA query that Takes While a specific condition is true.Microsoft Corporationmethod body on true 1033 %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Using Different Sources\ Query - Using Different Sources %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Using Different Sources\qArray.snippetQuery over an arrayqArrayA query over an array.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ Queries\Using Different Sources\qArrayIn.snippetQuery over an inline arrayqArrayInA query over an array that is declared inside the query.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\data\LINQ 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Corporationmethod decl on true 1033 %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\windowsforms\controls\listview\ ListView %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\windowsforms\controls\listview\DeterminetheSelectedIteminaListView.snippetDetermine the Selected Item in a ListViewlvSelectedDetermines the selected item in a ListView and assigns it to a variable.Microsoft Corporationmethod body on true 1033 %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\windowsforms\controls\treeview\ TreeView %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\windowsforms\controls\treeview\DeterminetheSelectedNodeinaTreeView.snippetDetermine the Selected Node in a TreeViewtvSelectDetermines the selected node in a TreeView control and assigns it to a variable.Microsoft Corporationmethod body on true 1033 %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\windowsforms\controls\datagridview\ DataGridView %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\windowsforms\controls\datagridview\LocktheColumnWidthsofaDataGridView.snippetLock the Column Widths of a DataGridViewgridLockLocks the column 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body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\windowsforms\sound\PlayaSound.snippetPlay a SoundsndPlayPlays a sound from a file.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\windowsforms\sound\StopPlayingSoundsintheBackground.snippetStop Playing Sounds in the BackgroundsndStopStops a sound playing in the background.Microsoft Corporationmethod body on true 1033 %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\common code patterns\ Code Patterns - If, For Each, Try Catch, Property, etc on true 1033 %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\common code patterns\conditionals and loops\ Conditionals and Loops %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\common code patterns\conditionals and loops\CompilerDirectiveIf.snippetBuild Only Selected Portions of the Source Code by Using #IfifCondUses the #If compiler directive to control which block of code is compiled into the assembly.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\common code patterns\conditionals and 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body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\os\systeminfo\RetrieveAccessiblityPreferences.snippetRetrieve Accessibility PreferencessysAccessGets a value indicating whether the user has selected to run in high-contrast mode.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\os\systeminfo\RetrieveanEnvironmentVariable.snippetRetrieve an Environment VariablesysReadVarRetrieves the value of an environment variable.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\os\systeminfo\RetrieveorChangeUserPreferencesforIcons.snippetRetrieve User Preferences for IconssysIconRetrieves the user preferences for icon display properties.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\os\systeminfo\RetrieveorChangeUserPreferencesforKeyboardSettings.snippetRetrieve User Preferences for Keyboard SettingssysKeyRetrieves the user's keyboard settings.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\os\systeminfo\RetrieveorChangeUserPreferencesforMenus.snippetRetrieve User Preferences for MenussysMenuRetrieves several menu settings.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\os\systeminfo\RetrieveorChangeUserPreferencesforMouseSettings.snippetRetrieve Mouse SettingssysMouseRetrieves several mouse settings.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\os\systeminfo\RetrieveorChangeUserPreferencesforRegionalSettings.snippetRetrieve Regional SettingssysRegionRetrieves various regional settings.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\os\systeminfo\RetrieveorChangeUserPreferencesforSystemColors.snippetRetrieve User Preferences for System ColorssysColorRetrieves just two of the many system color settings.Microsoft Corporationmethod body%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\os\systeminfo\RetrieveorChangeUserPreferencesforSystemPowerSettings.snippetRetrieve Information about Battery 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decl%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\os\UseBeginInvokeonaControltorunCodeAsynchronously.snippetUse BeginInvoke on a Control to Run Code AsynchronouslyosInvokeUses BeginInvoke on a control to run code asynchronously.Microsoft Corporationmethod decl on true 1033 %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\WPF\ WPF %InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\WPF\DependencyProperty Attached.snippetAdd a DependencyProperty Registration (Attached)wpfdpaAdds code to register an attached DependencyProperty. This snippet must be added to a class that derives from DependencyObject.Microsoft CorporationExpansion%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\WPF\DependencyProperty ReadOnly.snippetAdd a DependencyProperty Registration (Read-Only)wpfdproAdds code to register a read-only DependencyProperty. This snippet must be added to a class that derives from DependencyObject.Microsoft CorporationExpansion%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\WPF\DependencyProperty.snippetAdd a DependencyProperty RegistrationwpfdpAdds code to register a read-write DependencyProperty. This snippet must be added to a class that derives from DependencyObject.Microsoft CorporationExpansion%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\WPF\RoutedCommand.snippetAdd a RoutedCommand RegistrationwpfrcAdds code to register a RoutedCommand.Microsoft CorporationExpansion%InstallRoot%\Vb\Snippets\%LCID%\WPF\RoutedCommandHandlers.snippetAdd a RoutedCommand CanExecute and Executed HandlerwpfrchAdds CanExecute and Executed handlers. 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