Creating a Smart Client

[Jim Bassett]

Does anyone know of a whitepaper or other source of information about step by step instructions of how to create a Smart Client?

[ambreesh]

what exactly is a smart client?

[Jim Bassett]

A Smart Client is a Windows Form application that accesses data over the Internet using Web services. Using a Windows form allows for a richer, faster User interface than one can have using just a web page. Also Smart Clients have the smarts to know there is a newer version of itself and will update itself. I have created a Smart CLient Win App using VB6 which uses SOAP 3.0 for internet access and it will update itself but .NET has makes use of some namespaces, existing classes and standard practices to help create Smart Clients and that is what I am looking for.