Can .Net Do This?

[Kellar Wilson]

I'm trying to find out if .net is the panacea that rumours
say it is. I have two specific questions. The first is,
can you write a .net program or procedure that can write a
new .net program or procedure and run it? Or, better yet,
can you have .net code as a variable in a database that
can be run?

The other question I have is, if I create a vb.net
application and have it run off of a Microsoft Server,
will users be able to run the application across the
internet? Will this application be a web-form application
or will it look like a Windows application? Will the
users need to download whole chunks of the program to run
it on their computers?

Any input is appreciated.

Thank you,

Kellar Wilson

[clintonG]

There are two run-time environments: ASP.NET (Web Forms) that run
in the context of the browser via HTTP and Windows applications
(Windows Forms) that run on the 'desktop' or a device as the case may be.

The DNF (.NET Framework) must be installed on the server to
enable ASP.NET and on the device (client machine) when wanting to
run a Windows application. The client DNF download for the desktop
is ~20 MB and there is a version called the Compact Framework that
is ~3 MB for mobile devices.

ASP.NET applications can be made to look and feel like Windows
applications. The output is client-side DHTML that is best displayed and
accessed using IE 5 or newer in this context, and in fact in some regards,
is a requirement. The DNF can output HTML that is cross-browser
compatible but functionality is degraded when using inferior browsers.

As for your other questions I refer you to the following...

Generate and Execute Dynamic Script With .NET
SEE: http://www.devx.com/dotnet/article/7004

Microsoft .NET CodeDom Technology - Part 1
SEE: http://www.15seconds.com/issue/020917.htm
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"Kellar Wilson" <wi******@westat.com> wrote in message news:07****************************@phx.gbl...

I'm trying to find out if .net is the panacea that rumours
say it is. I have two specific questions. The first is,
can you write a .net program or procedure that can write a
new .net program or procedure and run it? Or, better yet,
can you have .net code as a variable in a database that
can be run?
I believe the DNF supports this objective using CodeDOM

The other question I have is, if I create a vb.net
application and have it run off of a Microsoft Server,
will users be able to run the application across the
internet? Will this application be a web-form application
or will it look like a Windows application? Will the
users need to download whole chunks of the program to run
it on their computers?

Any input is appreciated.

Thank you,

Kellar Wilson

[Kellar Wilson]

Clinton,

Thank you for your response, it was very helpful and the
linked pages more than answered my questions on .Net.

-Kellar