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In the previous articles on CAB, we have gone over some of the basics of getting our shell application ready to load up some modules. In this article, we will actually create a simplistic Module to display a “SmartPart” in our primary workspace. The first thing we need to do, is to add a new “Class Library” project to our current solution. ...

The solution files for the fifth part of the blog series.

In the previous articles on CAB we have gone over creating the basics with a CAB, right now our application really has no "Composite" to it, just "Application Block".  In this article we will go over creating our first WorkSpace for modules to dock into, which will lead us to our next article on creating a basic module ...

The solution files for the fourth part of the blog series.

In the previous articles for CAB we have gone over creating our base form, as well as implementing a new way to load our modules (once we create some), in this article we are going to go over another simple implementation (that is specifically not covered in the documentation) to make our application much more user friendly. Splash Screens.  ...

The solution files for the third part of the blog series.

In the first part of the CAB articles, I explained a bit about getting the CAB working in a generic shell, and simply initiating the framework, in this article I will explain a little known ability with the CAB to dynamically load all modules in a directory, instead of the "ProductCatalog.xml" that is used in the CAB samples.  This ...

The solution files for the second part of the blog series.

Well, here goes nothing.  This will be the first part of a series of blog entries explaining how to get a Composite UI Application Block up and running from scratch. Where do we start? First thing we will want to do is to Download the Composite UI Application Block from Microsoft.  This download requires that you login to ...

The solution files for the first part of the blog series.