Collapse relative links in visual-basic/

docs/visual-basic/developing-apps/accessing-data.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Provides links to pages that discuss incorporating data access functionality int
 [Visual Studio data tools for .NET](/visualstudio/data-tools/visual-studio-data-tools-for-dotnet)  
 Provides links to pages on creating applications that work with data, using Visual Studio.
 
-[LINQ](../../visual-basic/programming-guide/language-features/linq/index.md)  
+[LINQ](../programming-guide/language-features/linq/index.md)  
 Provides links to topics that describe how to use LINQ with Visual Basic.
 
 [LINQ to SQL](../../framework/data/adonet/sql/linq/index.md)  

docs/visual-basic/developing-apps/customizing-extending-my/customizing-which-objects-are-available-in-my.md

@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ The `_MYTYPE` conditional-compilation constant, in turn, controls the values of
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Computer>
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Logging.Log>
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.User>
-- [How My Depends on Project Type](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/how-my-depends-on-project-type.md)
-- [Conditional Compilation](../../../visual-basic/programming-guide/program-structure/conditional-compilation.md)
-- [-define (Visual Basic)](../../../visual-basic/reference/command-line-compiler/define.md)
-- [My.Forms Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-forms-object.md)
-- [My.Request Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-request-object.md)
-- [My.Response Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-response-object.md)
-- [My.WebServices Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-webservices-object.md)
+- [How My Depends on Project Type](../development-with-my/how-my-depends-on-project-type.md)
+- [Conditional Compilation](../../programming-guide/program-structure/conditional-compilation.md)
+- [-define (Visual Basic)](../../reference/command-line-compiler/define.md)
+- [My.Forms Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-forms-object.md)
+- [My.Request Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-request-object.md)
+- [My.Response Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-response-object.md)
+- [My.WebServices Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-webservices-object.md)

docs/visual-basic/developing-apps/customizing-extending-my/extending-the-visual-basic-application-model.md

@@ -96,5 +96,5 @@ If the application is a normal application (multiple-instance application), or t
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.UnhandledException>
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.Shutdown>
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.NetworkAvailabilityChanged>
-- [Overview of the Visual Basic Application Model](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/overview-of-the-visual-basic-application-model.md)
+- [Overview of the Visual Basic Application Model](../development-with-my/overview-of-the-visual-basic-application-model.md)
 - [Application Page, Project Designer (Visual Basic)](/visualstudio/ide/reference/application-page-project-designer-visual-basic)

docs/visual-basic/developing-apps/customizing-extending-my/packaging-and-deploying-custom-my-extensions.md

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ This topic discusses how to package a custom `My` extension as a hidden item tem
 
 ## Create a My namespace extension
 
-The first step in creating a deployment package for a custom `My` extension is to create the extension as a single code file. For details and guidance about how to create a custom `My` extension, see [Extending the My Namespace in Visual Basic](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/customizing-extending-my/extending-the-my-namespace.md).
+The first step in creating a deployment package for a custom `My` extension is to create the extension as a single code file. For details and guidance about how to create a custom `My` extension, see [Extending the My Namespace in Visual Basic](extending-the-my-namespace.md).
 
 ## Export a My namespace extension as an item template
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ To install the template, you can copy the compressed folder (*.zip* file) to the
 
 ## See also
 
-- [Extending the My Namespace in Visual Basic](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/customizing-extending-my/extending-the-my-namespace.md)
-- [Extending the Visual Basic Application Model](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/customizing-extending-my/extending-the-visual-basic-application-model.md)
-- [Customizing Which Objects are Available in My](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/customizing-extending-my/customizing-which-objects-are-available-in-my.md)
+- [Extending the My Namespace in Visual Basic](extending-the-my-namespace.md)
+- [Extending the Visual Basic Application Model](extending-the-visual-basic-application-model.md)
+- [Customizing Which Objects are Available in My](customizing-which-objects-are-available-in-my.md)
 - [My Extensions Page, Project Designer](/visualstudio/ide/reference/my-extensions-page-project-designer-visual-basic)

docs/visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/default-object-instances-provided-by-my-forms-and-my-webservices.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ms.assetid: de930027-9108-4f0c-b97c-5e7db4d6ef79
 ---
 # Default Object Instances Provided by My.Forms and My.WebServices (Visual Basic)
 
-The [My.Forms](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-forms-object.md) and [My.WebServices](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-webservices-object.md) objects provide access to forms, data sources, and XML Web services used by your application. They do this by providing collections of *default instances* of each of these objects.  
+The [My.Forms](../../language-reference/objects/my-forms-object.md) and [My.WebServices](../../language-reference/objects/my-webservices-object.md) objects provide access to forms, data sources, and XML Web services used by your application. They do this by providing collections of *default instances* of each of these objects.  
 
 ## Default Instances  
 
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ The [My.Forms](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-forms-object.
 
 ## See also
 
-- [My.Forms Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-forms-object.md)
-- [My.WebServices Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-webservices-object.md)
-- [How My Depends on Project Type](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/how-my-depends-on-project-type.md)
+- [My.Forms Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-forms-object.md)
+- [My.WebServices Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-webservices-object.md)
+- [How My Depends on Project Type](how-my-depends-on-project-type.md)

docs/visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/how-my-depends-on-project-type.md

@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ ms.assetid: c188b38e-bd9d-4121-9983-41ea6a94d28e
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Computer>
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Logging.Log>
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.User>
-- [Customizing Which Objects are Available in My](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/customizing-extending-my/customizing-which-objects-are-available-in-my.md)
-- [Conditional Compilation](../../../visual-basic/programming-guide/program-structure/conditional-compilation.md)
-- [-define (Visual Basic)](../../../visual-basic/reference/command-line-compiler/define.md)
-- [My.Forms Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-forms-object.md)
-- [My.Request Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-request-object.md)
-- [My.Response Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-response-object.md)
-- [My.WebServices Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-webservices-object.md)
+- [Customizing Which Objects are Available in My](../customizing-extending-my/customizing-which-objects-are-available-in-my.md)
+- [Conditional Compilation](../../programming-guide/program-structure/conditional-compilation.md)
+- [-define (Visual Basic)](../../reference/command-line-compiler/define.md)
+- [My.Forms Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-forms-object.md)
+- [My.Request Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-request-object.md)
+- [My.Response Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-response-object.md)
+- [My.WebServices Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-webservices-object.md)

docs/visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/index.md

@@ -22,26 +22,26 @@ Visual Basic provides new features for rapid application development that improv
 
 ## In This Section  
 
- [Performing Tasks with My.Application, My.Computer, and My.User](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/performing-tasks-with-my-application-my-computer-and-my-user.md)  
+ [Performing Tasks with My.Application, My.Computer, and My.User](performing-tasks-with-my-application-my-computer-and-my-user.md)  
  Describes the three central `My` objects, `My.Application`, `My.Computer`, and `My.User`, which provide access to information and functionality  
 
- [Default Object Instances Provided by My.Forms and My.WebServices](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/default-object-instances-provided-by-my-forms-and-my-webservices.md)  
+ [Default Object Instances Provided by My.Forms and My.WebServices](default-object-instances-provided-by-my-forms-and-my-webservices.md)  
  Describes the `My.Forms` and `My.WebServices` objects, which provide access to forms, data sources, and XML Web services used by your application.  
 
- [Rapid Application Development with My.Resources and My.Settings](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/rapid-application-development-with-my-resources-and-my-settings.md)  
+ [Rapid Application Development with My.Resources and My.Settings](rapid-application-development-with-my-resources-and-my-settings.md)  
  Describes the `My.Resources` and `My.Settings` objects, which provide access to an application's resources and settings.  
 
- [Overview of the Visual Basic Application Model](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/overview-of-the-visual-basic-application-model.md)  
+ [Overview of the Visual Basic Application Model](overview-of-the-visual-basic-application-model.md)  
  Describes the Visual Basic Application Startup/Shutdown model.  
 
- [How My Depends on Project Type](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/how-my-depends-on-project-type.md)  
+ [How My Depends on Project Type](how-my-depends-on-project-type.md)  
  Gives details on which `My` features are available in different project types.  
 
 ## See also
 
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.ApplicationBase>
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Computer>
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.User>
-- [My.Forms Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-forms-object.md)
-- [My.WebServices Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-webservices-object.md)
-- [How My Depends on Project Type](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/how-my-depends-on-project-type.md)
+- [My.Forms Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-forms-object.md)
+- [My.WebServices Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-webservices-object.md)
+- [How My Depends on Project Type](how-my-depends-on-project-type.md)

docs/visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/overview-of-the-visual-basic-application-model.md

@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ Visual Basic provides a well-defined model for controlling the behavior of Windo
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.Shutdown>
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.NetworkAvailabilityChanged>
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase>
-- [Extending the Visual Basic Application Model](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/customizing-extending-my/extending-the-visual-basic-application-model.md)
+- [Extending the Visual Basic Application Model](../customizing-extending-my/extending-the-visual-basic-application-model.md)

docs/visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/performing-tasks-with-my-application-my-computer-and-my-user.md

@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ The three central `My` objects that provide access to information and commonly u
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.ApplicationBase>
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Computer>
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.User>
-- [How My Depends on Project Type](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/how-my-depends-on-project-type.md)
+- [How My Depends on Project Type](how-my-depends-on-project-type.md)

docs/visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/rapid-application-development-with-my-resources-and-my-settings.md

@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ The `My.Resources` object provides access to the application's resources and all
 
  The `My.Resources` object exposes only global resources. It does not provide access to resource files associated with forms. You must access the form resources from the form.  
 
- Similarly, the `My.Settings` object provides access to the application's settings and allows you to dynamically store and retrieve property settings and other information for your application. For more information, see [My.Resources Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-resources-object.md) and [My.Settings Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-settings-object.md).  
+ Similarly, the `My.Settings` object provides access to the application's settings and allows you to dynamically store and retrieve property settings and other information for your application. For more information, see [My.Resources Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-resources-object.md) and [My.Settings Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-settings-object.md).  
 
 ## See also
 
-- [My.Resources Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-resources-object.md)
-- [My.Settings Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-settings-object.md)
-- [Accessing Application Settings](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/programming/app-settings/index.md)
+- [My.Resources Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-resources-object.md)
+- [My.Settings Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-settings-object.md)
+- [Accessing Application Settings](../programming/app-settings/index.md)

docs/visual-basic/developing-apps/index.md

@@ -12,28 +12,28 @@ This section covers conceptual documentation for the Visual Basic language.
 
 ## In This Section  
 
- [Programming in Visual Basic](../../visual-basic/developing-apps/programming/index.md)  
+ [Programming in Visual Basic](programming/index.md)  
  Covers a variety of programming subjects.  
 
- [Development with My](../../visual-basic/developing-apps/development-with-my/index.md)  
+ [Development with My](development-with-my/index.md)  
  Discusses a new feature called `My`, which provides access to information and default object instances that are related to an application and its run-time environment.  
 
- [Accessing Data in Visual Basic Applications](../../visual-basic/developing-apps/accessing-data.md)  
+ [Accessing Data in Visual Basic Applications](accessing-data.md)  
  Contains Help on accessing data in Visual Basic.  
 
- [Creating and Using Components in Visual Basic](../../visual-basic/developing-apps/creating-and-using-components.md)  
+ [Creating and Using Components in Visual Basic](creating-and-using-components.md)  
  Defines the term *component* and discusses how and when to create components.  
 
- [Windows Forms Application Basics](../../visual-basic/developing-apps/windows-forms/index.md)  
+ [Windows Forms Application Basics](windows-forms/index.md)  
  Provides information about creating Windows Forms applications by using Visual Studio.  
 
- [Customizing Projects and Extending My](../../visual-basic/developing-apps/customizing-extending-my/index.md)  
+ [Customizing Projects and Extending My](customizing-extending-my/index.md)  
  Describes how you can customize project templates to provide additional `My` objects.  
 
 ## Related Sections  
 
- [Visual Basic Programming Guide](../../visual-basic/programming-guide/index.md)  
+ [Visual Basic Programming Guide](../programming-guide/index.md)  
  Walks through the essential elements of programming with Visual Basic.  
 
- [Visual Basic Language Reference](../../visual-basic/language-reference/index.md)  
+ [Visual Basic Language Reference](../language-reference/index.md)  
  Contains reference documentation for the Visual Basic language.

docs/visual-basic/developing-apps/programming/accessing-application-forms.md

@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ The `My.Forms` object provides an easy way to access an instance of each Windows
 
 |To|See|  
 |---|---|  
-|Access one form from another form in an application.|[My.Forms Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-forms-object.md)|  
+|Access one form from another form in an application.|[My.Forms Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-forms-object.md)|  
 |Display the titles of all the application's open forms.|<xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.OpenForms%2A>|  
 |Update the splash screen with status information as the application starts.|<xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.SplashScreen%2A>|  
 
 ## See also
 
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.OpenForms%2A>
 - <xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.SplashScreen%2A>
-- [My.Forms Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-forms-object.md)
+- [My.Forms Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-forms-object.md)

docs/visual-basic/developing-apps/programming/accessing-application-web-services.md

@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ The following table lists possible ways to access Web services referenced by an
 
 |To|See|
 |---|---|
-|Call a Web service|[My.WebServices Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-webservices-object.md)|
-|Call a Web service asynchronously and handle an event when it completes|[How to: Call a Web Service Asynchronously](../../../visual-basic/developing-apps/programming/how-to-call-a-web-service-asynchronously.md)|
+|Call a Web service|[My.WebServices Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-webservices-object.md)|
+|Call a Web service asynchronously and handle an event when it completes|[How to: Call a Web Service Asynchronously](how-to-call-a-web-service-asynchronously.md)|
 
 ## See also
 
-- [My.WebServices Object](../../../visual-basic/language-reference/objects/my-webservices-object.md)
+- [My.WebServices Object](../../language-reference/objects/my-webservices-object.md)