VB.NET equivalent to C#'s using directive

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I am converting some code from C# to VB.NET, and I need to know what the equivalent is for C#'s using directive.

Update: Sorry, but so far I haven't gotten my answer. Here is a C# example:

using moOutlook = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook;
using moExcel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel;

namespace ReportGen
{
    class Reports

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If you like me you ended up here looking for the statement ie using (var obj = new obj) { } equivalent the answer is here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/887831/how-does-the-using-statement-translate-from-c-sharp-to-vb — Martin Brown, Jul 15 '14 at 16:03

Cody Gray - on strike · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-30T11:10:39.133

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You're looking for the Imports statement. Place any import statements that you need at the very top of your code file, just like the using directive in C#:

Imports moOutlook = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook
Imports moExcel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel

Namespace ReportGen
   Public Class Reports
      'Your code here
   End Class
End Namespace

edited Jun 30 '11 at 11:10

answered Nov 09 '10 at 14:30

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kemiller2002 · Answer 2 · 2010-11-09T15:24:46.440

Here is a link showing a syntax comparison between C# and VB.NET side by side.

http://www.harding.edu/fmccown/vbnet_csharp_comparison.html

From the link:

Using reader As StreamReader = File.OpenText("test.txt")
  Dim line As String = reader.ReadLine()
  While Not line Is Nothing
    Console.WriteLine(line)
    line = reader.ReadLine()
  End While
End Using

Or the imports statement (from site also):

Imports System 

Namespace Hello
   Class HelloWorld 
      Overloads Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String) 
         Dim name As String = "VB.NET" 

         'See if an argument was passed from the command line
          If args.Length = 1 Then name = args(0) 

          Console.WriteLine("Hello, " & name & "!") 
      End Sub 
   End Class 
End Namespace

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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Imports moOutlook = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook; 
Imports moExcel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel;

see: Global Import/using Aliasing in .NET

edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 09 '10 at 14:05

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"Using" with a capital U

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