From 2b9a9720e71345fe87fbd69690fc405e9bcc2974 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Developer01 <developer01@didaloghe.onmicrosoft.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2025 07:42:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Modernize License.vbproj to SDK-style and .NET 8.0

Converted License.vbproj to the SDK-style project format and updated the target framework to .NET 8.0. Replaced assembly references for NLog with a NuGet package reference. Removed legacy configuration options, unnecessary property groups, and the packages.config file. Updated item groups to use the new syntax and streamlined resource and compile includes. Retained the post-build event and project reference to Logging.vbproj. This modernization simplifies project maintenance and enables use of newer .NET features.
---
 License/License.vbproj | 88 +++++++-----------------------------------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 74 deletions(-)

diff --git a/License/License.vbproj b/License/License.vbproj
index 6c5e1b33..48ba7c19 100644
--- a/License/License.vbproj
+++ b/License/License.vbproj
@@ -1,105 +1,53 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
-    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
-    <ProjectGuid>{5EBACBFA-F11A-4BBF-8D02-91461F2293ED}</ProjectGuid>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <RootNamespace>DigitalData.Modules.License</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>DigitalData.Modules.License</AssemblyName>
-    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <MyType>Windows</MyType>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.6.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
-    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <PostBuildEvent>powershell.exe -command "&amp; { &amp;'$(SolutionDir)copy-binary.ps1' '$(TargetPath)' '$(TargetFileName)' '$(ConfigurationName)' '$(ProjectName)' }"</PostBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
-    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
-    <DefineDebug>true</DefineDebug>
-    <DefineTrace>true</DefineTrace>
-    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DocumentationFile>DigitalData.Modules.License.xml</DocumentationFile>
     <NoWarn>42016,41999,42017,42018,42019,42032,42036,42020,42021,42022</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
-    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
     <DefineDebug>false</DefineDebug>
-    <DefineTrace>true</DefineTrace>
-    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
-    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
     <DocumentationFile>DigitalData.Modules.License.xml</DocumentationFile>
     <NoWarn>42016,41999,42017,42018,42019,42032,42036,42020,42021,42022</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <OptionExplicit>On</OptionExplicit>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <OptionCompare>Binary</OptionCompare>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <OptionStrict>Off</OptionStrict>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <OptionInfer>On</OptionInfer>
-  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
-    <Reference Include="NLog, Version=5.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=5120e14c03d0593c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\NLog.5.0.5\lib\net46\NLog.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Configuration" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
     <Reference Include="System.IO.Compression" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization" />
     <Reference Include="System.ServiceModel" />
     <Reference Include="System.Transactions" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Core" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Import Include="Microsoft.VisualBasic" />
-    <Import Include="System" />
-    <Import Include="System.Collections" />
-    <Import Include="System.Collections.Generic" />
-    <Import Include="System.Data" />
-    <Import Include="System.Diagnostics" />
-    <Import Include="System.Linq" />
-    <Import Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
-    <Import Include="System.Threading.Tasks" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="5.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Compile Include="LicenseCreator.vb" />
-    <Compile Include="LicenseFile.vb" />
-    <Compile Include="LicenseLegacy.vb" />
-    <Compile Include="LicenseManagerLegacy.vb" />
-    <Compile Include="LicenseSchema.vb">
+    <Compile Update="LicenseSchema.vb">
       <DependentUpon>LicenseSchema.xsd</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="LicensesLegacy.vb" />
-    <Compile Include="My Project\AssemblyInfo.vb" />
-    <Compile Include="My Project\Application.Designer.vb">
+    <Compile Update="My Project\Application.Designer.vb">
       <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
       <DependentUpon>Application.myapp</DependentUpon>
       <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
     </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="My Project\Resources.Designer.vb">
+    <Compile Update="My Project\Resources.Designer.vb">
       <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
       <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
       <DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="My Project\Settings.Designer.vb">
+    <Compile Update="My Project\Settings.Designer.vb">
       <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
       <DependentUpon>Settings.settings</DependentUpon>
       <DesignTimeSharedInput>True</DesignTimeSharedInput>
     </Compile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="My Project\Resources.resx">
+    <EmbeddedResource Update="My Project\Resources.resx">
       <Generator>VbMyResourcesResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator>
       <LastGenOutput>Resources.Designer.vb</LastGenOutput>
       <CustomToolNamespace>My.Resources</CustomToolNamespace>
@@ -107,28 +55,20 @@
     </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="LicenseSchema.xsd">
+    <None Update="LicenseSchema.xsd">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </None>
-    <None Include="My Project\Application.myapp">
+    <None Update="My Project\Application.myapp">
       <Generator>MyApplicationCodeGenerator</Generator>
       <LastGenOutput>Application.Designer.vb</LastGenOutput>
     </None>
-    <None Include="My Project\Settings.settings">
+    <None Update="My Project\Settings.settings">
       <Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
       <CustomToolNamespace>My</CustomToolNamespace>
       <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.vb</LastGenOutput>
     </None>
-    <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\Logging\Logging.vbproj">
-      <Project>{903b2d7d-3b80-4be9-8713-7447b704e1b0}</Project>
-      <Name>Logging</Name>
-    </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Logging\Logging.vbproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.VisualBasic.targets" />
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <PostBuildEvent>powershell.exe -command "&amp; { &amp;'$(SolutionDir)copy-binary.ps1' '$(TargetPath)' '$(TargetFileName)' '$(ConfigurationName)' '$(ProjectName)' }"</PostBuildEvent>
-  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
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