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Subject: MSDNFlash, Volume 2, Number 5, March 9, 1998
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*** MSDN Flash ***

A Twice-Monthly Newsletter for the Microsoft Developer Community

Visit us today on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.microsoft.com/msdn/

In this issue:

PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS
*Free Developer Edition of Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
*Look Out for a Special MSDN Flash
*Watch Bob Muglia's Keynote Live from Spring Internet World
*SAP Delivers Free COM Connectivity to its Systems

RESOURCES
*Mastering Chapter for MSDN Online Members
*MSDN Online Chat: HelpDesk Sample Application
*MSDN Online Chat: VBA and Office Development
*New Download for MSDN Online Members
*March/April MSDN News Now Online
*Windows 98 Resource Kit
*Introducing TechNet ITHome

EVENTS
*Web TechEd - Australia
*XML Conference
*XML Xposed
*VBITS
*Windows CE Developer Conference
*Visual C++ Developer Conference
*Visual J++ Developer Conference
*Visual FoxPro Devcon 98
*Microsoft TechEd
*Developer Events - United States
*Developer Events - Europe

MSDN FLASH TIP OF THE WEEK
*Visual J++ Developer's Journal
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PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS
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FREE DEVELOPER EDITION OF WINDOWS NT 4.0 WORKSTATION.
For a limited time developers can get a free Developer Edition of
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 when they buy the Professional Editions of
Visual Basic, Visual C++ or Visual Studio.  If the Enterprise Edition of
these same products are purchased, developers can get a free Developer
Edition of BackOffice Server 4.0.  Developer Editions include the full
feature set with a development and testing license; the BackOffice
license is limited to 10 simultaneous connections.  For more information
visit
http://www.microsoft.com/developer/offer

LOOK OUT FOR A SPECIAL MSDN FLASH
Watch for a special MSDN Flash update later this week to fill you in on
an exciting product announcement.

WATCH BOB MUGLIA'S KEYNOTE LIVE FROM SPRING INTERNET WORLD
Bob Muglia, Microsoft Senior Vice President, will discuss effective
business applications on the Web at Spring Internet World, Los Angeles,
CA. Watch it live on the Site Builder Network at
http://www.microsoft.com/sbnmember/sbnlive/iworld-f.htm
Wednesday, March 11 at 5:45p.m. (Pacific Time). Visit this site early to
test your NetShow player and preferred bandwidth.

SAP DELIVERS FREE COM CONNECTIVITY TO ITS SYSTEMS
Download a free beta version of the SAP DCOM Component Connector at
http://www.sap.com/bfw/dcom.htm. The connector makes it possible to
integrate the rich business rules of SAP R/3 into your applications and
solutions using Microsoft's award-winning Visual Tools and Microsoft
COM.
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RESOURCES
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MASTERING CHAPTER FOR MSDN ONLINE MEMBERS
Gain the skills you need to build dynamic, data aware, client/server Web
sites. Check out this online training module on Using Microsoft
Transaction Server from "Mastering Web Site Development using Visual
InterDev" to start learning now. For more information visit
http://www.microsoft.com/msdn/training/mastering.htm

MSDN ONLINE CHAT: HELPDESK SAMPLE APPLICATION
Tuesday, March 10, 11a.m. - noon Pacific Time
Chat about building the HelpDesk Sample Application How did the MSDN
developers build the HelpDesk sample application? What went wrong? How
did they correct it? Ask them yourself in our MSDN Online chat. For more
information visit
http://microsoft.com/msdn/newsgroups/chats.htm

If you can't make it to the chat but have a question, submit it to
msdn@microsoft.com with "MSDN Chat" as the subject line. Then check back
on MSDN Online for the transcript a day or two after the chat for the
answers.

MSDN ONLINE CHAT: OFFICE AND VBA DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, March 17th, 11:00 am to noon Pacific Time Join Microsoft VBA
staffers for an on-line chat. You'll get a chance to pose your questions
about developing solutions with Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, or any
other VBA host application. Microsoft product managers, test engineers,
and software designers will be on line to provide answers and guidance,
so don't miss out. Visit
http://www.microsoft.com/msdn/newsgroups/chats.htm
for more information

NEW DOWNLOAD FOR MSDN ONLINE MEMBERS
Chili!ASP is an open, cross-platform web application environment that is
the functional equivalent of Microsoft's Active Server Pages (ASP).
Chili!ASP provides ASP functionality to Netscape, Lotus, IBM, and other
web servers on Windows NT and 95, and soon on UNIX as well. For more
information visit
http://www.microsoft.com/msdn/downloads/

MICROSOFT WINDOWS 98 BETA RESOURCE KIT 
Get a head start in evaluating Microsoft Windows 98 and reviewing the
architecture. The Microsoft Windows 98 Beta Resource Kit is the first
full technical overview. And it includes a time-limited evaluation copy
of the Beta 3 release of Windows 98. Quantities are limited. Not
available outside North America. For more information visit
http://mspress.microsoft.com/order/

MARCH/APRIL MSDN NEWS NOW ONLINE
The new issue of MSDN News is online, with articles on adding Dynamic
HTML to your VB apps, MFC for Windows CE, a new column by the esteemed
Dr. GUI and more. Visit
http://www.microsoft.com/msdn/news/devnews/

ANNOUNCING TECHNET ITHOME
If you're responsible for selecting, deploying or supporting technology
ITHome is for you. Get the latest details on new technologies,
strategies, and industry issues from leading sources, including
Microsoft, Network Computing, Information Week, New Riders Publishing,
SAMS Publishing, and more. For more information visit
http://www.microsoft.com/ithome/
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EVENTS
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MICROSOFT WEB TECHED - AUSTRALIA
March 10, Sydney
March 12, Melbourne
Microsoft Web Tech Ed will be bringing you sessions on IIS 4.0, Site
Server 3.0, Electronic Commerce, Dynamic HTML, and Data Access.  Cost is
$250 for MSDN and SBN Level 2 & 3 Members, or $350 full conference fee.
To register
http://www.microsoft.com.au/australia/sitebuilder/webteched.asp

XML, THE CONFERENCE
March 23-27, Seattle, WA
See tools that support XML today and those planned for tomorrow. For
more information visit
http://www.gca.org/conf/xmlcon98/

XML XPOSED
If you are a Web developer or using the Web for business purposes,
you'll want to learn more about XML. For more information visit
http://Xmlu.com/

VBITS SAN FRANCISCO '98
March 23-27, San Francisco, CA
Hands-on training on topics ranging from multithreading applications and
servers, to leveraging component-based solutions to the Internet or
intranet. Visit
http://www.windx.com/vbits/
for more information

REGISTER NOW FOR THE WINDOWS CE DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE
April 6-8, San Jose, CA
In-depth technical sessions will teach you all you need to know about
the latest advances in Windows CE-based devices. Attendees will receive
a complimentary Palm PC. For more information or to register visit
http://www.microsoft.com/events/windowsce/

VISUAL INTERDEV 6.0 PRE-RELEASE SEMINAR
Microsoft and 32X announce a 12-city US seminar tour for developers on
the Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 Web development system. Seminars begin
April 13, and all attendees will receive a beta version of Visual
InterDev 6.0.  For more information see
http://www.32x.com

MICROSOFT VISUAL C++ DEVELOPER CONFERENCE IV
April 15-17, Boston, MA
Come learn about COM and DCOM, MFC and ATL, MTS, hardcore Visual C++,
and more. For more information visit
http://www.vcdj.com/

VISUAL J++ DEVELOPER CONFERENCE
April 27 - 30, Los Angeles, CA
A technical forum on advanced Java development using Microsoft Visual
J++, this event features four tracks and 48 sessions. For more
information visit
http://www.javaconference.com/

VISUAL FOXPRO DEVCON 98
May 17-20, Orlando, FL
Come learn all about Tahoe, the next version of Microsoft Visual FoxPro
at Visual FoxPro DevCon. For more information visit
http://www.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/

MICROSOFT TECHED 98
June 1-4, New Orleans, LA
This is the definitive technical conference for building complete
solutions with Microsoft technologies. For more information or to
register visit
http://www.microsoft.com/events/teched/

MICROSOFT TECHED EUROPE 98
7-10th July, Nice Acropolis Convention Centre, France
For more information visit
http://www.eu.microsoft.com/europe/teched/

DEVELOPER EVENTS - UNITED STATES
DEVELOPER CAF HITS MICHIGAN AND OHIO
Developers' Cafe hits Michigan and Ohio in March
Learn the basics of Active Server Pages (ASP), a flexible server-side
scripting environment you can use to create and run dynamic web server
applications. See development environments including Internet
Information Server 4.0, ActiveX Data Objects and others for creating and
maintaining HTML pages. For more information visit
http://www.microsoft.com/greatlakes/events/

BOB AND LARRY'S DEVELOPER WORKSHOP SERIES
March 12, Waltham MA (event code 14776)
March 17, Farmington CT (event code 14777)
The theme in March is migration. Find out how to migrate your Visual
Basic 3 and 4 code to Visual Basic 5; how to upsize your Access
databases to SQL Server; and how to migrate your Two - Tier
Client/Server applications to the Internet. For more information visit
http://www.microsoft.com/newengland/developer/boblarry/default.asp

MICROSOFT COLLABORATION COMPUTING SEMINAR FOR DEVELOPERS
In Michigan and Ohio: Developing Applications with Collaboration Data
Objects (CDO)  and the Microsoft Exchange Scripting Agent. Get an
in-depth technical look at the tools developers have available to them
for promoting and extending collaboration among users. For more
information visit http://www.microsoft.com/greatlakes/events/

DEVELOPER EVENTS - EUROPE MICROSOFT SQL SERVER AND UNIVERSAL DATA
ACCCESS TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
March 25 - 26 Paris
March 30 - 31 Stockholm
April 2 - 3 Frankfurt
April 6 - 7 London
For more information visit
http://www.eu.microsoft.com/europe/msdn/events/sql/
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MSDN Flash Tip
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Configuring the Call Stack Window
from Visual J++ Developer's Journal

During debugging, you can configure the Call Stack Window to display
only method parameters, parameter types, or both. Viewing only the
parameter types is particularly useful when your code contains a lot of
long method names.

MSDN Online Members - we have a new Tip for you each week at
http://www.microsoft.com/msdn/
For a free issue of Visual J++ Developer's Journal visit
http://www.cobb.com/vjp/freevyer.htm
To receive the Visual J++ Developer's Journal tip of the Week in email,
visit
http://www.zdtips.com/vjp/msd-f.htm
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