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Determining the Sentiment of Text Using the .NET SDK

In this hands-on lab, we use Visual Studio and C# to access a pre-created Azure Cognitive Service resource and have it determine the sentiment of a piece of text. All the code is already written. We simply need to configure the service endpoint and key, then run the code to perform the analysis.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Aug 27, 2025
Duration
1h 0m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Log In to the Azure Portal

    Start by logging in to the Azure Portal using the credentials given when starting the lab.

  2. Challenge

    Use RDP to Connect to the Visual Studio Virtual Machine

    Use the Remote Desktop client to access the virtual machine using the provided credentials.

    Note: Enter the "Lab Vm" lab provided credentials

  3. Challenge

    Open and Configure Visual Studio
    1. Open Visual Studio using either the Start menu or the desktop icon.
    2. Use the credentials used to log in to the Azure Portal, not those used for the RDP authorization.
    3. Select the defaults for all other Visual Studio options. Be patient as this takes a few minutes to complete.
  4. Challenge

    Open the Visual Studio Solution
    1. Open the solution in the c:\code directory.
  5. Challenge

    Configure the Endpoint and Key, Then Run the App
    1. Retrieve the endpoint and key for the Cognitive Service resource and place them in the code.
    2. Run the solution and examine the results.
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