Compiling the VB samples from the command-line

**Ken Tucker [MVP]** · Nov 20 '05, 08:09 PM

Re: Compiling the VB samples from the command-line

Hi,

If you review 5 of the vb at movies episodes you will get a free
copy of vb.net.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/atthemovies/

Ken
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"N. P." <Not available> wrote in message
news:u7g5U%237R EHA.1644@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
>I do not have Visual Basic .NET Standard or higher but I have downloaded
>the
> .NET SDK and the 101 VB.NET samples from the MSDN website. I am sure that
> there must be a way to compile and successfully run these 101 samples from
> the command-line but even though I tried hard there are problems with the
> resources .resx files.
> Eg. I tried using the following command to compile one of the 101 samples:
> vbc *.vb /res:frmMain.res x,frmMain.resou rces
> /res:frmAbout.re sx,frmAbout.res ources /r:System.dll /r:System.Drawin g.dll
> /r:System.Window s.Forms /imports:System /imports:System. Windows.Forms
> /imports:Microso ft.VisualBasic /main:frmMain /out:myapp.exe
> When I run myapp.exe it throws an exception and says that:
>
> Unhandled Exception: System.Argument Exception: Stream is not a valid
> resource fi
> le.
> at System.Resource s.ResourceReade r.ReadResources ()
> at System.Resource s.ResourceReade r..ctor(Stream stream, Hashtable table)
> at System.Resource s.RuntimeResour ceSet..ctor(Str eam stream)
> at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.CreateResour ceSet(Stream store)
> at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.InternalGetR esourceSet(Cult ureInfo
> cultur
> e, Boolean createIfNotExis ts, Boolean tryParents)
> at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.InternalGetR esourceSet(Cult ureInfo
> cultur
> e, Boolean createIfNotExis ts, Boolean tryParents)
> at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.InternalGetR esourceSet(Cult ureInfo
> cultur
> e, Boolean createIfNotExis ts, Boolean tryParents)
> at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.GetObject(St ring name, CultureInfo
> cultur
> e)
> at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.GetObject(St ring name)
> at frmMain.Initial izeComponent()
> at frmMain..ctor()
> at frmMain.Main()
>
> There must be a problem with the way that resources files .resx are
> interpreted by the application. What am I doing wrong?
> Thanks,
> N. P.
>
>[/color]

**N. P.** · Nov 20 '05, 08:10 PM

Re: Compiling the VB samples from the command-line

No. It's only for USA and Canada, no other countries.
"Ken Tucker [MVP]" <vb2ae@bellsout h.net> wrote in message
news:OAa$VT8REH A.3140@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> If you review 5 of the vb at movies episodes you will get a free
> copy of vb.net.
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/atthemovies/
>
> Ken
> ----------------------
> "N. P." <Not available> wrote in message
> news:u7g5U%237R EHA.1644@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. ..[color=green]
> >I do not have Visual Basic .NET Standard or higher but I have downloaded
> >the
> > .NET SDK and the 101 VB.NET samples from the MSDN website. I am sure[/color][/color]
that[color=blue][color=green]
> > there must be a way to compile and successfully run these 101 samples[/color][/color]
from[color=blue][color=green]
> > the command-line but even though I tried hard there are problems with[/color][/color]
the[color=blue][color=green]
> > resources .resx files.
> > Eg. I tried using the following command to compile one of the 101[/color][/color]
samples:[color=blue][color=green]
> > vbc *.vb /res:frmMain.res x,frmMain.resou rces
> > /res:frmAbout.re sx,frmAbout.res ources /r:System.dll[/color][/color]
/r:System.Drawin g.dll[color=blue][color=green]
> > /r:System.Window s.Forms /imports:System /imports:System. Windows.Forms
> > /imports:Microso ft.VisualBasic /main:frmMain /out:myapp.exe
> > When I run myapp.exe it throws an exception and says that:
> >
> > Unhandled Exception: System.Argument Exception: Stream is not a valid
> > resource fi
> > le.
> > at System.Resource s.ResourceReade r.ReadResources ()
> > at System.Resource s.ResourceReade r..ctor(Stream stream, Hashtable[/color][/color]
table)[color=blue][color=green]
> > at System.Resource s.RuntimeResour ceSet..ctor(Str eam stream)
> > at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.CreateResour ceSet(Stream store)
> > at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.InternalGetR esourceSet(Cult ureInfo
> > cultur
> > e, Boolean createIfNotExis ts, Boolean tryParents)
> > at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.InternalGetR esourceSet(Cult ureInfo
> > cultur
> > e, Boolean createIfNotExis ts, Boolean tryParents)
> > at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.InternalGetR esourceSet(Cult ureInfo
> > cultur
> > e, Boolean createIfNotExis ts, Boolean tryParents)
> > at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.GetObject(St ring name, CultureInfo
> > cultur
> > e)
> > at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.GetObject(St ring name)
> > at frmMain.Initial izeComponent()
> > at frmMain..ctor()
> > at frmMain.Main()
> >
> > There must be a problem with the way that resources files .resx are
> > interpreted by the application. What am I doing wrong?
> > Thanks,
> > N. P.
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

**Alexandre Moura** · Nov 20 '05, 08:23 PM

RE: Compiling the VB samples from the command-line

I'm really not an expert on this, but it seems to me that you're using the
/res switch with both the .resx and the compiled version of the resource
file - you may want to try to specify just one or the other, not both.

Also, and again I'm not sure if this would affect your issue, but shouldn't
you compile your code with /t:winexe?

Hope that helps,
Alex

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>I do not have Visual Basic .NET Standard or higher but I have downloaded[/color]
the[color=blue]
>.NET SDK and the 101 VB.NET samples from the MSDN website. I am sure that
>there must be a way to compile and successfully run these 101 samples from
>the command-line but even though I tried hard there are problems with the
>resources .resx files.
>Eg. I tried using the following command to compile one of the 101 samples:
>vbc *.vb /res:frmMain.res x,frmMain.resou rces
>/res:frmAbout.re sx,frmAbout.res ources /r:System.dll /r:System.Drawin g.dll
>/r:System.Window s.Forms /imports:System /imports:System. Windows.Forms
>/imports:Microso ft.VisualBasic /main:frmMain /out:myapp.exe
>When I run myapp.exe it throws an exception and says that:
>
>Unhandled Exception: System.Argument Exception: Stream is not a valid
>resource fi
>le.
> at System.Resource s.ResourceReade r.ReadResources ()
> at System.Resource s.ResourceReade r..ctor(Stream stream, Hashtable table)
> at System.Resource s.RuntimeResour ceSet..ctor(Str eam stream)
> at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.CreateResour ceSet(Stream store)
> at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.InternalGetR esourceSet(Cult ureInfo
>cultur
>e, Boolean createIfNotExis ts, Boolean tryParents)
> at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.InternalGetR esourceSet(Cult ureInfo
>cultur
>e, Boolean createIfNotExis ts, Boolean tryParents)
> at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.InternalGetR esourceSet(Cult ureInfo
>cultur
>e, Boolean createIfNotExis ts, Boolean tryParents)
> at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.GetObject(St ring name, CultureInfo
>cultur
>e)
> at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.GetObject(St ring name)
> at frmMain.Initial izeComponent()
> at frmMain..ctor()
> at frmMain.Main()
>
>There must be a problem with the way that resources files .resx are
>interpreted by the application. What am I doing wrong?
>Thanks,
>N. P.
>
>
>[/color]

**HankG** · Nov 20 '05, 08:23 PM

Re: Compiling the VB samples from the command-line

"Ken Tucker [MVP]" <vb2ae@bellsout h.net> wrote in message
news:OAa$VT8REH A.3140@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> If you review 5 of the vb at movies episodes you will get a free
> copy of vb.net.
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/atthemovies/[/color]
[color=blue]
>
> Ken[/color]

I did it. Not only did I get VB .NET, I got the Visual Studio and the MSDN.
Boy was I surprised and happy, until I tried to run it. I've been trying to
run a simple one-line program with no luck. See my post in this group
titled, "Re: very new to .NET". I'm not sure, but I think the offer is
over.

HankG
[color=blue]
> ----------------------
> "N. P." <Not available> wrote in message
> news:u7g5U%237R EHA.1644@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. ..[color=green]
> >I do not have Visual Basic .NET Standard or higher but I have downloaded
> >the
> > .NET SDK and the 101 VB.NET samples from the MSDN website. I am sure[/color][/color]
that[color=blue][color=green]
> > there must be a way to compile and successfully run these 101 samples[/color][/color]
from[color=blue][color=green]
> > the command-line but even though I tried hard there are problems with[/color][/color]
the[color=blue][color=green]
> > resources .resx files.
> > Eg. I tried using the following command to compile one of the 101[/color][/color]
samples:[color=blue][color=green]
> > vbc *.vb /res:frmMain.res x,frmMain.resou rces
> > /res:frmAbout.re sx,frmAbout.res ources /r:System.dll[/color][/color]
/r:System.Drawin g.dll[color=blue][color=green]
> > /r:System.Window s.Forms /imports:System /imports:System. Windows.Forms
> > /imports:Microso ft.VisualBasic /main:frmMain /out:myapp.exe
> > When I run myapp.exe it throws an exception and says that:
> >
> > Unhandled Exception: System.Argument Exception: Stream is not a valid
> > resource fi
> > le.
> > at System.Resource s.ResourceReade r.ReadResources ()
> > at System.Resource s.ResourceReade r..ctor(Stream stream, Hashtable[/color][/color]
table)[color=blue][color=green]
> > at System.Resource s.RuntimeResour ceSet..ctor(Str eam stream)
> > at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.CreateResour ceSet(Stream store)
> > at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.InternalGetR esourceSet(Cult ureInfo
> > cultur
> > e, Boolean createIfNotExis ts, Boolean tryParents)
> > at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.InternalGetR esourceSet(Cult ureInfo
> > cultur
> > e, Boolean createIfNotExis ts, Boolean tryParents)
> > at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.InternalGetR esourceSet(Cult ureInfo
> > cultur
> > e, Boolean createIfNotExis ts, Boolean tryParents)
> > at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.GetObject(St ring name, CultureInfo
> > cultur
> > e)
> > at System.Resource s.ResourceManag er.GetObject(St ring name)
> > at frmMain.Initial izeComponent()
> > at frmMain..ctor()
> > at frmMain.Main()
> >
> > There must be a problem with the way that resources files .resx are
> > interpreted by the application. What am I doing wrong?
> > Thanks,
> > N. P.
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

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