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Finding the Application Blocks

You will find the setup files on the MSDN Web site. Follow this link to get to the download section of the site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnbda/html/emab-rm.asp.

These .msi files are each under 1MB. It takes a short time to download them. Follow these steps to install the Exception Management Application Block:

  1. Double-click the .msi install file to start the installation process.

  2. Choose the directory for the new folder where all the new code will reside.

  3. Once the code finishes installing, click the Start button and check the Programs menu for the "Microsoft Application Blocks for .NET\Exception Management" choice.

One nice thing to note is that not only do you get sample source code for using these classes, but you also get the source code for the classes. If you want to see really well-thought-out code from a team of excellent programmers, I suggest you study the source code for both the Exception Management and Data Access classes.

Once you have downloaded and installed the classes, you need to bring up the C# or VB projects to make the necessary DLLs.


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