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Smart Client Offline Application Block

Brief Description
The Offline Application Block serves as an architectural model for developers who want to add offline capabilities to their smart client applications.

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Quick Details
File Name:Offline Application Block.exe
Version:1.0
Date Published:2/15/2007
Language:English
Download Size:1.3 MB
Estimated Download Time: 4 min 56K

Overview

The Offline Application Block serves as a model for developers who want to extend their smart client applications to function while offline. It demonstrates possible approaches for:
● Detecting the presence or absence of a network.
● Caching the required data so the application can function while offline.
● Synchronizing the client application state and /or data with the server when the application goes online again.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP
Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1
Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET 2003 development system (Enterprise Architect, Enterprise Developer, or .NET Professional edition)

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Instructions

1. Click the Download link to start the download.
2. Do one of the following:
o To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.
o To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.
3. Extract the .exe.
4. View the .pdf using Adobe Acrobat 4.0 or later.
5. View the Microsoft EULA using Microsoft Word.
6. Run the .msi to install the code block.

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