For over a decade, the PowerPacks were a staple for VB.NET developers. But as of Visual Studio 2015 and later versions, they are no longer included, deprecated, and unsupported.
If you are maintaining a legacy Windows Forms application (especially one written in VB.NET), you have likely encountered the dreaded “missing reference” error for . visual basic powerpacks vs
' Requires dragging a RectangleShape from the toolbox. RectangleShape1.BorderColor = Color.Red RectangleShape1.Size = New Size(100, 50) For over a decade, the PowerPacks were a staple for VB
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