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.
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The full source code is available for download from here.
Author profile
Ken Cox
Ken Cox is the author of ASP.NET 3.5 For Dummies, published by Wiley. He works as a contract Web applications consultant, programming writer, technical reviewer, author, and as a contributing editor for Visual Studio Magazine. Microsoft has recognized Ken as a Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since 1998 for his contributions to the ASP/ASP.NET community. In a previous life, Ken was a broadcast journalist in Toronto and Quebec City. Ken's Web site is at
http://www.kencox.ca/.
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