Building the Interface

Start by creating a new Windows application titled Album Catalog, and follow these steps:

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Change the Name of the default form to fclsMain.
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Change the Text property of fclsMain to Album Catalog.
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Right-click the default form in the Solution Explorer, choose Rename, and change the name of the file to fclsMain.cs.
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Click the View Code button in the Solution Explorer, scroll down and find the reference to Form1 and change it to fclsMain.

Designing the Main Window

The interface for the main form will contain a List View control that lists the albums in the database. This List View will show the album title and artist name. In addition, it will display a picture of a camera if artwork is attached to the album information. ...

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