Book for C#?

[Kuit_Been]

Anyone know any good book to start learning C#.NET?

I need it for my final work this year.
Would like to learn it over a short period (if possible).
Need to build a program in C#.NET which can read/import external files,
import external bitmaps, send to certain ports (RS232), write files, check
status ports (via OCX), ...

Anyone that has a good experience with a book of C#.NET?

Thanks in advance,
Kind Regards

[Finn J Johnsen]

Kuit_Been wrote:

Anyone know any good book to start learning C#.NET?

I need it for my final work this year.
Would like to learn it over a short period (if possible).
Need to build a program in C#.NET which can read/import external files,
import external bitmaps, send to certain ports (RS232), write files, check
status ports (via OCX), ...

Anyone that has a good experience with a book of C#.NET?

I recommend Wrox'es "Professional C# (Programmer to Programmer)". ISBN:
0764557599

It's good for both new and experienced programmers (from other
languages). Simply skip the first section (the basics), just have a
quick look at the syntaxes for for-loops, declaration, variables etc.

It hasn't got RS232 nor OCX'es (ActiveX'es, right?). But I would be
supprised if google couldn't get you throught those topics.

regards,
Finn J Johnsen

[Ole Hanson]

Support for serial ports (RS232) is not supported in the present version of
..NET (1.1).
I will come however, in version 2.0 coming this spring!

You can already now download Beta versions of .NET 2.0 supporting the serial
ports!

/Ole
"Kuit_Been" <ol**********@WEGhotmail.com> wrote in message
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Anyone know any good book to start learning C#.NET?

I need it for my final work this year.
Would like to learn it over a short period (if possible).
Need to build a program in C#.NET which can read/import external files,
import external bitmaps, send to certain ports (RS232), write files, check
status ports (via OCX), ...

Anyone that has a good experience with a book of C#.NET?

Thanks in advance,
Kind Regards

[Arran Pearce]

You can still use P/Invoke to access RS232 port.
Ole Hanson wrote:

Support for serial ports (RS232) is not supported in the present version of
.NET (1.1).
I will come however, in version 2.0 coming this spring!

You can already now download Beta versions of .NET 2.0 supporting the serial
ports!

/Ole
"Kuit_Been" <ol**********@WEGhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:41**********************@news.skynet.be...

Anyone know any good book to start learning C#.NET?

I need it for my final work this year.
Would like to learn it over a short period (if possible).
Need to build a program in C#.NET which can read/import external files,
import external bitmaps, send to certain ports (RS232), write files, check
status ports (via OCX), ...

Anyone that has a good experience with a book of C#.NET?

Thanks in advance,
Kind Regards