What CAB? CAB is short term for Composite UI Application Block. This is realase by Microsoft to solve proble of many developer face when try to copy cat on wincontainer like Outlook. Using CAb, all proble of share state, transfering data and so on we face when using a wincontainer is solve. In CAB, its contains a part as major item. Work Item, SmartPart, ShellProgram, Presenter and so on. WorkItem is working as a module which can contain few smartpart. SmartPart is a user control or a view for user to look. A presenter is a place we put event handler, methods and rule or whatever. This part will communicate together and will be inject into shellProgram and run on it.
So if we have 4 or more workItem, we can combine it in ShellProgram and the data between workitem can be transfer to each other and we do not need to press our brain to work hard to think about it. All of ot will be done and will be help by using CAB.
But, ofurtunately, Smart Client Software factory came and more on helping us on developing. Using SCSF is very greatfull to me. Because, by using it, we simplu can reduce a time to think about on develop system on CAB.
It is realy easy. Very easy, even i who just very new in this programming arena can understand it. Create Smart Client solution when open VS and you just only have to follow the order and it is have guidance to. All help document is there. And to accomplish this, download all this from Microsoft. Refer to gotDotNet and find more about SCSF and CAB.
Happy trying dude.
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