Beginning LightSwitch in Visual Studio 2013 - Address Book HTML Sample

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I just uploaded the completed sample that you build step-by-step in the Beginning LightSwitch in Visual Studio 2013 Article Series. If you’re completely new to LightSwitch or HTML5/JavaScript development, then this series is for you. It walks you through everything you need to know to get started quickly building professional quality business apps for mobile devices & tablets, suitable for a wide range of form factors.

imageDownload the Sample & Read the Tutorials

Download the sample here.

Read this article series to get started with the most important concepts you need to build any LightSwitch HTML business application:

Part 1: What’s in a Table? Describing Your Data

Part 2: Feel the Love - Defining Data Relationships

Part 3: Screen Templates, Which One Do I Choose?

Part 4: Too much information! Sorting and Filtering Data with Queries

Part 5: May I? Controlling Access with User Permissions

Part 6: More Control! Customizing the app with JavaScript & CSS

Build and Run the Sample

  1. Download the sample ZIP file to your computer, right-click on the ZIP, select properties, and Unblock the file.
  2. Then extract the contents of the ZIP and double-click on the .SLN file to open Visual Studio.
  3. Important: From the BUILD menu, select "Rebuild Solution" to generate the necessary files to run the sample.
  4. After you rebuild, press F5 to run.

Visit the LightSwitch Developer Center for more tutorials and get started learning! For LightSwitch questions and troubleshooting please visit the LightSwitch Forums.

Have fun building your first apps!

Enjoy!