Lab Answer Key - Module 1 - Introducing Visual Basic and The

10/4/2014 Lab Answer Key: Module 1: Introducing Visual Basic and the .
NET Framework
Lab Answer Key: Module 1: Introducing Visual Basic

and the .NET Framework
Lab: Introducing Basic and the .NET Framework
Exercise 1: Creating a Simple Console Application
Task 1: Create a new Console Application project
1. Open Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
Click Start, point to All Programs, click Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, and
then click Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
2. Create a new console application project named ConsoleApplication in the

D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex1\Starter folder.
a. In Visual Studio, on the File menu, click New Project.
b. In the New Project dialog box, in the Installed Templates pane, expand
Visual Basic, and then click Windows.
c. In the Templates pane, click Console Application.
d. Specify the following values for each of the properties in the dialog box,
and then click OK.
Name: ConsoleApplication
Location: D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex1\Starter
Solution name: ConsoleApplication
Create directory for solution: Select the check box.
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Task 2: Add code to read user input and write output to the console
1. In the Main procedure in the Module1 module, add code to read a line of text
from the keyboard and store it in a string variable named line.
Your code should resemble the following code in bold.
Sub Main()
' Buffer to hold each line as it's read in
Dim line As String
line = Console.ReadLine()
' Loop until no more input (Ctrl-Z in a console or end-
of-file)
While Not line Is Nothing
' Format the data
line = line.Replace(",", " y:")
line = "x:" & line
' Write the results out to the console window

Console.WriteLine(line)
End While
End Sub
This code uses the Console.ReadLine method to read the input, and includes
comments with each line of code that indicates its purpose.
2. Add code to write the text back to the console by using the Console.WriteLine
method.
Your code should resemble the following code in bold.
Sub Main()
Dim line As String
End Sub
3. Build the application.
On the Build menu, click Build Solution. Correct any errors.
4. Run the application and verify that it works as expected. You should be able to
enter a line of text and see that line written to the console.
a. Press Ctrl+F5.
b. In the console window, type some text, and then press Enter.
c. Verify that the text that you typed is echoed to the console.
d. Press Enter to return to Visual Studio.
Task 3: Modify the program to read and echo text until end-of-file is detected
1. In the Main procedure, modify the statement and comment shown in bold in the
following code example, which reads a line of text from the keyboard.
Sub Main()
Dim line As String
' Loop until no more input (Ctrl-Z in a console or
end-of-file)
End While

End Sub
This code incorporates the statement into a While loop that repeatedly reads
text from the keyboard until the Console.ReadLine method returns Nothing
(this happens when the Console.ReadLine method detects the end of a file, or
the user presses Ctrl+Z).
2. Move the Console.WriteLine statement into the body of the While loop as
shown in bold in the following code example. This statement echoes each line of
text that the user has entered.
Sub Main()
Dim line As String
of-file)
End While
End Sub
4. Run the application and verify that it works as expected. You should be able to
repeatedly enter lines of text and see those lines echoed to the console. The
application should only stop when you press Ctrl+Z.
a. Press Ctrl+F5.
b. In the console window, type some text, and then press Enter.
c. Verify that the text that you typed is echoed to the console.
d. Type some more text, and then press Enter again.
e. Verify that this line is also echoed to the console.
f. Press Ctrl+Z, and then verify that the application finishes.
g. Press Enter to return to Visual Studio.
Task 4: Add code to format the data and display it
1. In the body of the While loop, add the statement and comment shown in bold
before the Console.WriteLine statement in the following code example.
Sub Main()
Dim line As String
of-file)
' Format the data

End While
End Sub
This code replaces each occurrence of the comma character "," in the input read
from the keyboard and replaces it with the text y:. It uses the Replace method of
the line string variable. The code then assigns the result back to the line variable.
2. Add the statement shown in bold in the following code example to the code in
the body of the While loop.
Sub Main()
Dim line As String

of-file)
' Format the data
line = "x:" & line

End While
End Sub
This code adds the prefix x: to the line variable by using the string concatenation
operator &, before the Console.WriteLine statement. The code then assigns the
result back to the line variable.
4. Run the application and verify that it works as expected.
The application expects input that looks like the following code example.
23.54367,25.6789
Your code should format the output to look like the following code example.
x:23.54367 y:25.6789
a. Press Ctrl+F5.
b. In the console window, type 23.54367,25.6789 and then press Enter.
c. Verify that the text x:23.54367, y:25.6789 is displayed on the console.
d. Type some more text that consists of pairs of numbers that are separated
by a comma, and then press Enter again.
e. Verify that this data is correctly formatted and displayed on the console.
f. Press Ctrl+Z.
g. Press Enter to return to Visual Studio.
Task 5: Test the application by using a data file
1. Add the DataFile.txt file that contains the sample data to the project. This file is
located in the D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex1\Starter folder, and you can copy it by
pointing to Add, and then click Existing Item on the context menu, which is
accessible by right-clicking the project in Solution Explorer. The file should be
copied to the build output folder when the project is built. You can do this by
setting the Build Action property to None, and the Copy to Output property
to Copy Always, for the DataFile.txt item in Solution Explorer.
a. In Solution Explorer, right-click the ConsoleApplication project, point to

Add, and then click Existing Item.
b. In the Add Existing Item ConsoleApplication dialog box, move to the

D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex1\Starter folder, select All Files (*.*) in the drop-
down list box adjacent to the File name text box, click DataFile.txt, and
then click Add.
c. In Solution Explorer, select DataFile.txt. In the Properties window, change

the Build Action property to None, and then change the Copy to Output
property to Copy Always.
2. Rebuild the application.
On the Build menu, click Rebuild Solution.
3. Open a Visual Studio Command Prompt window, and then move to the
D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex1\Starter\ConsoleApplication\bin\Debug folder.
a. Click Start, point to All Programs, click Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, click
Visual Studio Tools, and then click Visual Studio Command Prompt
(2010).
b. In the Visual Studio Command Prompt (2010) window, browse to the

D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex1\Starter\ConsoleApplication
\ConsoleApplication\bin\Debug folder.
4. Run the ConsoleApplication application and redirect input to come from

DataFile.txt. You can do this by typing in ConsoleApplication < DataFile.txt in
the Command Prompt window.
Verify that the output that is generated looks like the following code example.
x:23.8976 y:12.3218
x:25.7639 y:11.9463
x:24.8293 y:12.2134
In the Command Prompt window, type the command in the following code
example, and then press Enter.
ConsoleApplication < DataFile.txt
5. Close the Command Prompt window, and then return to Visual Studio.
6. Modify the project properties to redirect input from the DataFile.txt file when the
project is run by using Visual Studio. You can do this by typing in < DataFile.txt
in the Command line arguments text box, on the Debug page, of the Project
Designer.
a. In Solution Explorer, right-click ConsoleApplication, and then click

Properties.
b. On the Debug page, in the Command line arguments text box, type <
DataFile.txt.
c. On the File menu, click Save All.
d. Close the ConsoleApplication properties window.
7. Run the application in Debug mode from Visual Studio.
On the Debug menu, click Start Debugging.
The application will run, but the console window will close immediately after the
output is generated. This is because Visual Studio only prompts the user to close
the console window when a program is run without debugging. When a
program is run in the Debug mode, Visual Studio automatically closes the
console window as soon as the program finishes.
8. Set a breakpoint on the End Sub statement that signals the end of the Main
procedure.
In the Module1.vb file, move the cursor to the End Sub statement for the
Main procedure, right-click, point to Breakpoint, and then click Insert
Breakpoint.
9. Run the application again in the Debug mode. Verify that the output that is
generated is the same as the output that is generated when the program runs
from the command line.
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a. On the Debug menu, click Start Debugging.
The application will run, and then the program will stop when control reaches the
end of the Main procedure and Visual Studio has the focus.
b. On the Windows taskbar, click the icon for ConsoleApplication.exe.
c. Verify that the output that is displayed in the ConsoleApplication.exe

window is the same as before.
d. Return to Visual Studio, and then on the Debug menu, click Continue. The
application will finish.
Exercise 2: Creating a WPF Application
Task 1: Create a new WPF application project
Create a new project named WpfApplication in the D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex2
\Starter folder by using the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

Application project template.
a. In Visual Studio, on the File menu, click New Project.
b. In the New Project dialog box, in the Project Types pane, expand Visual Basic,
and then click Windows.
c. In the Templates pane, click WPF Application.
d. Specify the following values for each of the properties in the dialog box, and
then click OK.
Name: WpfApplication
Location: D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex2\Starter
Solution name: WpfApplication
Create directory for solution: Select the check box
Task 2: Create the user interface
1. Add TextBox, Button, and TextBlock controls to the MainWindow window.

Place them anywhere in the window.
a. Open the Toolbox.
b. Expand the Common WPF Controls section if it is not already open.
c. Click and drag the TextBox control to anywhere in the MainWindow

window.
d. Open the Toolbox.
e. Click and drag the Button control to anywhere in the MainWindow window.
f. Open the Toolbox.
g. Click and drag the TextBlock control to anywhere in the MainWindow

window.
2. Using the Properties window, set the properties of each control by using the
values in the following table. Leave any other properties at their default values.
Control Type Property Name Property Value
TextBox Name TestTextBox
Height 28
HorizontalAlignment Left
Margin 12,12,0,0
VerticalAlignment Top
Width 302
Button Name TestButton
Content Format Data
Height 23
Margin 320,17,0,0
Width 80
TextBlock Name FormattedTextTextBlock
Height 238
Margin 14,50,0,0
Text
Width 384
a. In the MainWindow window, click the TextBox control.
b. In the Properties window, click the textBox1 text adjacent to the TextBox
prompt, and then change the name to TestTextBox.
c. In the list of properties in the Properties window, locate the Height property,
and then change it to 28.
d. Repeat this process for the remaining properties of the TextBox control.
e. In the MainWindow window, click the Button control.
f. Follow the procedure described in steps b to e to set the specified properties for
this control.
g. In the MainWindow window, click the TextBlock control.
h. Follow the procedure described in steps b to e to set the specified properties for
this control.
3. The MainWindow window should appear as the following image.
Task 3: Add code to format the data that the user enters
1. Create an event handler for the Click event of the button.
a. In the MainWindow window, click the Button control.
b. In the Properties window, click the Events tab.

c. In the list of events, double-click the Click event.
2. Add code to the event-handler method that reads the contents of the TextBox
control into a string variable named line, formats this string in the same way as
the console application in Exercise 1, and then displays the formatted result in
the TextBlock control. Notice that you can access the contents of a TextBox
control and a TextBlock control by using the Text property. Your code should
resemble the following code.
Private Sub TestButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object,

ByVal e As
System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) Handles TestButton.Click
' Copy the contents of the TextBox into a string
Dim line As String = TestTextBox.Text
' Format the data in the string

line = "x:" + line
' Store the results in the TextBlock

FormattedTextTextBlock.Text = line
End Sub
3. Build the solution, and then correct any errors.
4. Run the application and verify that it works in a similar manner to the original
console application in Exercise 1.
a. Press Ctrl+F5.
b. In the MainWindow window, type 23.654,67.823 into the TextBox control,
and then click Format Data.
c. Verify that x:23.654 y:67.823 appears in the TextBlock control below the
TextBox control.
5. Close the MainWindow window, and then return to Visual Studio.
Task 4: Modify the application to read data from a file
1. Create an event handler for the Window_Loaded event. This event occurs when
the window is about to be displayed, just after the application has started up.
You can do this by clicking the title bar of the MainWindow window in the
MainWindow.xaml file, and then double-clicking the Loaded event in the list of
events in the Properties window.
a. Display the MainWindow.xaml file.
b. Click the title bar of the MainWindow window.
c. In the Properties window, click the Events tab.
d. In the list of events, double-click the Loaded event.
2. In the event-handler method, add the code shown in bold in the following code
example.
Private Sub Window_Loaded(ByVal sender As System.Object,

ByVal e As
System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Loaded
' Buffer to hold a line read from the file on
standard input
Dim line As String
' Loop until the end of the file

' Format the data in the buffer
line = "x:" & line & vbNewLine
' Put the results into the TextBlock

FormattedTextTextBlock.Text &= line
End While
End Sub
This code reads text from the standard input, formats it in the same manner as
Exercise 1, and then appends the results to the end of the TextBlock control. It
continues to read all text from the standard input until end-of-file is detected.
Notice that you can use the &= operator to append data to the Text property of
a TextBlock control, and you can add the newline character, vbNewLine,
between lines for formatted output to ensure that each item appears on a new
line in the TextBlock control.
3. Perform the following steps to modify the project settings to redirect standard
input to come from the DataFile.txt file. A copy of this file is available in the
D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex2\Starter folder.
a. In Solution Explorer, right-click the WpfApplication project, point to Add,

and then click Existing Item.
b. In the Add Existing Item WpfApplication dialog box, move to the

D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex2\Starter folder, select All Files (*.*) in the drop-
down list box adjacent to the File name text box, click DataFile.txt, and
then click Add.
c. In Solution Explorer, select DataFile.txt. In the Properties window, change

the Build Action property to None, and then change the Copy to Output
property to Copy Always.
d. In Solution Explorer, right-click the WpfApplication project, and then click

Properties.
e. On the Debug tab, in the Command line arguments: text box, type
< DataFile.txt
f. On the File menu, click Save All.
g. Close the WpfApplication properties window.
4. Build and run the application in the Debug mode. Verify that when the
application starts, it reads the data from DataFile.txt and displays in the
TextBlock control the results in the following code example.
x:23.8976 y:12.3218
x:25.7639 y:11.9463
x:24.8293 y:12.2134
Exercise 3: Verifying the Application
Task 1: Modify the data in the DataFile.txt file
Modify the contents of the DataFile.txt file as the following code example shows.
1.2543,0.342
32525.7639,99811.9463
24.8293,12.2135
23.8976,12.3218
25.7639,11.9463
24.8293,12.2135
a. In Solution Explorer, double-click DataFile.txt.
b. Edit the data in the file so that it resembles the data shown.
d. Close the DataFile.txt window.
Note: There must be a blank line at the end of DataFile.txt.
Task 2: Step through the application by using the Visual Studio 2010 debugger
1. Set a breakpoint at the start of the Window_Loaded event handler.
a. Display the MainWindow.xaml.vb file.
b. Scroll down to the Window_Loaded event.
c. Right-click the statement in the following code, point to Breakpoint, and

then click Insert Breakpoint.

ByVal e As
2. Start the application running in the Debug mode.
Note: When the application runs the Window_Loaded event handler, it

reaches the breakpoint
and drops into Visual Studio. The method declaration is highlighted.
3. Step into the second statement in the Window_Loaded method that contains
executable code.
a. On the Debug menu, click Step Into, or press F8.
b. Repeat step a.
Note: The While statement should be highlighted. This is because

the statement that declares the line variable does not contain any
executable code.
4. Examine the value of the line variable. It should be 1.2543,0.342. This is the text
from the first line of the DataFile.txt file.
In the Locals window, verify that the value of line is 1.2543,0.342.
5. Step into the next statement.
On the Debug menu, click Step Into, or press F8.
The cursor moves to the line in the following code example.
7. Examine the value of the line variable. It should now be 1.2543 y:0.342. This is
the result of calling the Replace method and assigning the result back to line.
In the Locals window, verify that the value of line is 1.2543 y:0.342.
9. Examine the value of the line variable. It should now be x:1.2543 y:0.342 . This is
the result of prefixing the text x: to line and suffixing a newline character. The
latter is displayed as a space.
In the Locals window, verify that the value of line is x:1.2543 y:0.342 .
a. On the Debug menu, click Step Into, or press F8.
b. Repeat step a.
Note: The cursor moves to the end of the While loop.
11. In the Immediate window, examine the value of the Text property of the
FormattedTextTextBlock control. It should contain the same text as the line
variable.
Note: If the Immediate window is not visible, press Ctrl+Alt+I.
a. In the Immediate window, type the expression in the following code example
(including the question mark), and then press Enter.
?FormattedTextTextBlock.Text
b. Verify that the text "x:1.2534 y:0.342 " is displayed.
12. Set another breakpoint at the end of the While loop.
Right-click End While, point to Breakpoint, and then click Insert Breakpoint.
13. Continue running the programming for the next iteration of the While loop. It
should stop when it reaches the breakpoint at the end of the loop.
On the Debug menu, click Continue, or press F5.
14. Examine the value of the line variable. It should now be x:32525.7639
y:99811.9463. This is the data from the second line of DataFile.txt.
In the Locals window, verify that the value of line is x:32525.7639

y:99811.9463.
15. Remove the breakpoint from the end of the While loop.
Right-click End While, point to Breakpoint, and then click Delete

Breakpoint.
16. Continue the programming running. The Window_Loaded method should now
run to completion and display the MainWindow window. The TextBlock control
should contain all of the data from DataFile.txt, formatted correctly.
a. On the Debug menu, click Continue, or press F5.
b. Verify that the TextBlock control displays the formatted results for every
line in the DataFile.txt file.
Exercise 4: Generating Documentation for an Application
Task 1: Open the starter project
In Visual Studio, open the WpfApplication solution located in the

D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex4\Starter folder. This solution is a working copy of the
solution from Exercise 2.
a. In Visual Studio, on the File menu, click Open Project.
b. Browse to the D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex4\Starter folder, click WpfApplication.sln,

and then click Open.
Task 2: Add XML comments to the application
1. Display the MainWindow.xaml.vb file.
In Solution Explorer, expand MainWindow.xaml, and then double-click

MainWindow.xaml.vb.
2. Add the XML comment in the following code example before the MainWindow
class declaration. There should be no blank line between the class declaration and
the last line of the XML comment.
''' <summary>
''' WPF application to read and format data

''' </summary>
''' <remarks></remarks>
In MainWindow.xaml.vb, immediately before the class declaration, type the

following XML comment.
''' <summary>
''' </summary>
Class MainWindow
3. Add the XML comment in the following code example before the
TestButton_Click method. There should be no blank line between the method
declaration and the last line of the XML comment.
''' <summary>
''' Read a line of data entered by the user.
''' Format the data and display the results in the
''' FormattedTextTextBlock control.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="sender"></param>
''' <param name="e"></param>
In MainWindow.xaml.vb, immediately before the TestButton_Click method

declaration, type the following XML comment.
''' <summary>
''' </summary>
Private Sub TestButton_Click(ByVal sender As
System.Object...
4. Add the XML comment in the following code example before the
Window_Loaded method. There should be no blank line between the method
declaration and the last line of the XML comment.
''' <summary>
''' After the Window has loaded, read data from the standard
input.
''' Format each line and display the results in the
''' </summary>
In MainWindow.xaml.vb, immediately before the Window_Loaded method

declaration, type the following XML comment.
''' <summary>
''' After the Window has loaded, read data from the
standard input.
''' </summary>
Private Sub Window_Loaded(ByVal sender As System.Object...
5. Save MainWindow.xaml.vb.
The saved MainWindow.xaml.vb should resemble the following example code.
''' <summary>
''' </summary>
Class MainWindow
''' <summary>
''' </summary>
Private Sub TestButton_Click(ByVal sender As
System.Object, ByVal e As
System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs) Handles TestButton.Click
' Copy the contents of the TextBox into a string
Dim line As String = TestTextBox.Text
' Format the data in the string

line = "x:" + line
' Store the results in the TextBlock

FormattedTextTextBlock.Text = line
End Sub
''' <summary>
''' After the Window has loaded, read data from the
standard input.
''' </summary>
ByVal e As
' Buffer to hold a line read from the file on
standard input
Dim line As String
' Loop until the end of the file
' Format the data in the buffer
line = "x:" & line & vbNewLine
' Put the results into the TextBlock
FormattedTextTextBlock.Text &= line
End While
End Sub
End Class
Task 3: Generate an XML comments file
1. Set the project properties to generate an XML documentation file when the
project is built.
a. In Solution Explorer, right-click the WpfApplication project, and then click

Properties.
b. On the Compile tab, ensure the Generate XML documentation file check
box is selected.
d. Close the WpfApplication properties window.
2. Build the solution, and then correct any errors.
3. Verify that an XML comments file named WpfApplication.xml has been

generated in the D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex4\Starter\WpfApplication\bin\Debug
folder, and then examine it.
a. Using Windows Explorer, browse to the

D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex4\Starter\WpfApplication \bin\Debug folder.
b. Double-click the WpfApplication.xml file. The file should be displayed in

Internet Explorer. Verify that it contains the text for the XML comments that
you added to the WPF application (it will also contain other comments that
Visual Studio has generated).
c. Close Internet Explorer.
4. Copy the WpfApplication.xml file to the D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex4\HelpFile folder.
Task 4: Generate a .chm file
1.Open a Windows Command Prompt window as Administrator. The Administrator
a. Click Start, point to All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt,
as administrator.
b. In the User Account Control dialog box, in the Password text box, type Pa$$w0rd
2.Browse to the D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex4\HelpFile folder.
3.Copy the sandcastle.config file from the
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sandcastle\Presentation
\vs2005\configuration folder, to the current folder by running the following command:
copy "C:\Program Files (x86)

\Sandcastle\Presentation\vs2005\configuration\sandcastle.config"
a. In the Command Prompt window, type the command in the following code example,
Enter.
copy "C:\Program Files (x86)

\Sandcastle\Presentation\vs2005\configuration\sandcastle.
4.Use Notepad to edit the builddoc.cmd script, and then edit the input variable to
D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex4\Starter\WpfApplication\bin\Debug
\WpfApplication.exe.
b.In the Command Prompt window, type the command in the following code example,
Enter.
notepad builddoc.cmd
c. Edit line 13 so it looks like the following code example.
set
input="D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex4\Starter\WpfApplication\bin\Debug\WpfAppl
d.Save the file and close Notepad.
5.Run the builddoc.cmd script.
a. In the Command Prompt window, type the command in the following code example.
builddoc.cmd
b. Press Enter when the script prompts you to do so.
6.Open the test.chm file that the builddoc.cmd script generates in the D:\Labfiles\Lab01
\Ex4\HelpFile\Output folder.
a. Using Windows Explorer, browse to the D:\Labfiles\Lab01
\Ex4\HelpFile\Output folder.
b. Double-click the test.chm file.
7.Browse documentation that is generated for your application, and then close test.chm.
8.Close Visual Studio.
In Visual Studio, on the File menu, click Exit.

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Lab: Introducing Basic and the .NET Framework

Exercise 1: Creating a Simple Console Application

Task 1: Create a new Console Application project

1. Open Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.

2. Create a new console application project named ConsoleApplication in the

a. In Visual Studio, on the File menu, click New Project.

c. In the Templates pane, click Console Application.

Solution name: ConsoleApplication

Create directory for solution: Select the check box.

Your code should resemble the following code in bold.

' Write the results out to the console window

Your code should resemble the following code in bold.

3. Build the application.

On the Build menu, click Build Solution. Correct any errors.

d. Press Enter to return to Visual Studio.

' Write the results out to the console window

3. Build the application.

On the Build menu, click Build Solution. Correct any errors.

d. Type some more text, and then press Enter again.

e. Verify that this line is also echoed to the console.

f. Press Ctrl+Z, and then verify that the application finishes.

g. Press Enter to return to Visual Studio.

Task 4: Add code to format the data and display it

before the Console.WriteLine statement in the following code example.

' Write the results out to the console window

' Loop until no more input (Ctrl-Z in a console or end-

' Write the results out to the console window

3. Build the application.

On the Build menu, click Build Solution. Correct any errors.

4. Run the application and verify that it works as expected.

b. In the console window, type 23.54367,25.6789 and then press Enter.

c. Verify that the text x:23.54367, y:25.6789 is displayed on the console.

g. Press Enter to return to Visual Studio.

Task 5: Test the application by using a data file

a. In Solution Explorer, right-click the ConsoleApplication project, point to

b. In the Add Existing Item ConsoleApplication dialog box, move to the

c. In Solution Explorer, select DataFile.txt. In the Properties window, change

2. Rebuild the application.

On the Build menu, click Rebuild Solution.

b. In the Visual Studio Command Prompt (2010) window, browse to the

4. Run the ConsoleApplication application and redirect input to come from

ConsoleApplication < DataFile.txt

a. In Solution Explorer, right-click ConsoleApplication, and then click

c. On the File menu, click Save All.

d. Close the ConsoleApplication properties window.

7. Run the application in Debug mode from Visual Studio.

On the Debug menu, click Start Debugging.

a. On the Debug menu, click Start Debugging.

b. On the Windows taskbar, click the icon for ConsoleApplication.exe.

c. Verify that the output that is displayed in the ConsoleApplication.exe

Exercise 2: Creating a WPF Application

Task 1: Create a new WPF application project

Create a new project named WpfApplication in the D:\Labfiles\Lab01\Ex2

\Starter folder by using the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

a. In Visual Studio, on the File menu, click New Project.

c. In the Templates pane, click WPF Application.