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Silverlight is different because it communicates with the website that launches it using asynchronous communication. Learning how to design applications this way can be a bit challenging.

Here is a quick sample, I did using EF, RIA services which involves CRUD operations when there is many to many relationship between tables.

This is the 8 video by Ken Cox about the development of CRUD application using Silverlight and Visual Basic.NET.

In Episode 8, we continue working with the AutoCompleteBox control that we implemented in Episode 7. This time, we fetch a long list of country names as XML from a third-party Web service, cache the file on the client using isolated storage, and harness LINQ to XML to retrieve the country names. One of the considerations is checking Silverlight's access to the remote data.

This is the 8 video by Ken Cox about the development of CRUD application using Silverlight and Visual Basic.NET.

In Episode 8, we continue working with the AutoCompleteBox control that we implemented in Episode 7. This time, we fetch a long list of country names as XML from a third-party Web service, cache the file on the client using isolated storage, and harness LINQ to XML to retrieve the country names. One of the considerations is checking Silverlight's access to the remote data. Finally, you learn how to use (and re-use) a static resource within XAML markup.
I'm currently collecting topics for a ninth episode. My intention is to make it a bug fix screencast based on feedback, so send in those reports! It will likely also cover usability issues like implementing tabs and tooltips.
Make sure you've worked through Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 6 and Episode 7 first.

The full source code is available for download from here.

Please, give your valuable feedback about the video by leaving a comment. Thank you for watching and stay tuned for the last episode 9 based on your feedback!

This is the seventh of 8 videos by Ken Cox about the development of CRUD application using Silverlight and Visual Basic.NET.

Episode 7 of my series on creating a Silverlight 2 data form concentrates on adding visual appeal.
You implement rounded borders, gradient effects, and import professional styles from the Silverlight Control Toolkit. You also learn how to use the AutoCompleteBox control to prompt users for data input.
 
Make sure you've worked through Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5 and Episode 6 first.

This is the seventh of 8 videos by Ken Cox about the development of CRUD application using Silverlight and Visual Basic.NET.

Episode 7 of my series on creating a Silverlight 2 data form concentrates on adding visual appeal.
You implement rounded borders, gradient effects, and import professional styles from the Silverlight Control Toolkit. You also learn how to use the AutoCompleteBox control to prompt users for data input.

Make sure you've worked through Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5 and Episode 6 first.

The full source code is available for download from here.

Please, give your valuable feedback about the video by leaving a comment. Thank you for watching and stay tuned for episode 8!

This is the sixth of 8 videos by Ken Cox about the development of CRUD application using Silverlight and Visual Basic.NET.

In this episode, you build a XAML form that acts like a popup, modal window. The form validates user input with WCF callbacks to ensure that the customer ID is unique. By the end of the episode, you're able to add a customer to the NorthWind database using Silverlight, VB, ADO.NET Data Services and the Entity Framework. Here's a reminder: this series is sequential.

This is the sixth of 8 videos by Ken Cox about the development of CRUD application using Silverlight and Visual Basic.NET.

In this episode, you build a XAML form that acts like a popup, modal window. The form validates user input with WCF callbacks to ensure that the customer ID is unique. By the end of the episode, you're able to add a customer to the NorthWind database using Silverlight, VB, ADO.NET Data Services and the Entity Framework. Here's a reminder: this series is sequential. If you haven't worked through the first five episodes, you'll find this one tough sledding because of the prerequisites.

Make sure you've worked through Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4 and Episode 5 first.

The full source code is available for download from here.

Please, give your valuable feedback about the video by leaving a comment. Thank you for watching and stay tuned for episode 7!

This is the fifth of 8 videos by Ken Cox about the development of CRUD application using Silverlight and Visual Basic.NET.

Episode 5: "D" is for Delete probes data associations, properties and links in the Entity Framework. It takes you step by step through the code to delete a customer, the customer's orders, and the order details. I hope you find it worthwhile.
 
Make sure you've worked through Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, and Episode 4 first.

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