You are sometimes faced with some challenges to develop Arabic applications. Most of these issues are due to the fact that Arabic is a right-to-left (rtl) language, where the letters are written from right-to-left, unlike most scripts, where letter are written from left-to-right. In Visual Studio 2005 we bring you more Arabic and rtl support.

Explore the new features included in the latest version of Visual Studio .NET, including integrated support for the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework for mobile device developers, and the Enterprise Instrumentation Framework and smooth integration to Windows Server 2003 for enterprise developers

Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 is a comprehensive suite for creating scalable multi-tier applications and Web applications, and integrating Internet technologies and client/server solutions. It sets the standard for developer productivity and comprehensive design support with integrated features across all the popular languages. Visual Studio 6.0 includes the complete set of development tools for building reusable applications in Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Visual C++ 6.0, Visual J++ 6.0, or Visual FoxPro 6.0. Visual InterDev 6.0 provides easy integration with the Internet and a full Web page authoring environment.

With its local cursor engine, tight coupling between language and data, and powerful features, Visual FoxPro 7.0 is a great tool for building database solutions of all sizes. Its data-centric, object-oriented language offers developers a robust set of tools for building database applications for the desktop, client/server environments, or the Web. Developers will have the necessary tools to manage datafrom organizing tables of information, running queries, and creating an integrated relational database management system (DBMS) to programming a fully-developed data management application for end users

In this section you will find several articles on miscellaneous topics solving common problems people might face when using Arabic with Microsoft Products. Of the topics covered, "how to use formatting control characters", Codepage Data Transformation for SQL Server 2000, as well as the Hijri Calendar Support in several of Microsoft Products like Windows XP, SQL server, and Visual Studio .NET

In this section you will learn how to develop Arabic web applications as well as how to justify text using Cascaded style Sheets in Internet Explorer

In this section you will find answers for a lot of your questions concerning developing Arabic applications using the above Microsoft Products