Visual Basic .NET

Crystal Reports Using Local Database

I receive one comment on one of my post “ How to Print Using Crystal Reports” asking on how to create a crystal reports using a local database. I told him to create a video on this, but I decided to create a project before I publish the video. Local database has an extension filename “.sdf”. By default you cannot see it (Data Source) when you create crystal reports using a wizard. There is no

Save and Retrieve Radio Button Value

Somebody is asking me on how to save and or retrieve value from a radio button. So I decided to create a simple project so that you will have an idea on how Radio Button works on VB.NET. Please note that when you saved the value in the form, the changes is saved under the bin/debug folder and not under the base directory of this project. You may also see the changes when you close and open the

Payroll System: How to Compute Withholding Tax

On my last post I submitted projects that will Compute SSS on a Payroll System. This time you’ll learn on how to compute Withholding Tax based on the Withholding Tax table as revised for January 2009. Withholding tax is computed based on gross pay minus deductions like SSS, PHIC, & Pag-ibig contribution. For complete information on the manual computation please visit http:/

Payroll System: How to Compute SSS

Are you struggling on how to compute the SSS of the employee based on the “Schedule of SS and EC Contributions” table? This project will let you compute the Employee Share, Employer Share, and EC based on the gross income of the employee. The SSS Contribution is computed semi-monthly. The gross income is divided into two and the 2nd half of the month is computed based on the 1st half of the month

How to Read and Write XML File using VB.NET

In this example you’ll learn on how to read and write into XML file using VB.NET. XML file is useful if you want to store simple data like storing database name and server information so that your application will remember what server and or database your program is connected in last session. An example of storing your database and server info: Where “server” is the name of your computer that run