Visual Basic : Taking the Visual out of Visual Basic

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By Karl Moore Very few developers ever attempted to create DOS-style console applications by using previous versions of Visual Basic because it was just too darn difficult. Ever craving for a challenge, I went the whole hog—and even wrote an entire magazine feature showing exactly how it could be done. But, admittedly, it was bloomin' difficult. Thankfully, with the release of Visual Studio .NET, Microsoft has realized console applications are back in fashion—and added...

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