Embed a bot in a web page using Web Chat

This post describes how to embed a bot in a web page using the Bot Framework Web Chat. The Web Chat control is a highly-customizable web-based client for the Bot Framework V4 SDK. It uses the  Direct Line channel, associated with the bot, to allow the user to talk with the bot from within the web page. In its essence, this….

Build 2020 – Conversational AI updates

Build 2020 is here and in this video we summarize all of the announcements within the area of conversational AI, across Bot Framework SDK, Azure Bot Service and the Cognitive Services (LUIS, Speech, QnA Maker). If you would prefer to read about the announcements, you can read our blog post over on Microsoft Tech Community at https://aka.ms/Build20-ConversationalAIBlog, which also contains links….

Microsoft discontinues the ability to create new SDK V3 Bots. Deployed V3 bots will continue to run without interruption.

Microsoft Bot Framework SDK V4 was released in September 2018, and since then we have shipped a few dot-release improvements. As announced previously, the V3 SDK is being retired with final lifetime support ending on December 31st, 2019. Existing V3 bot workloads will continue to run without interruption. We have no plans to disrupt any running workloads. Accordingly, Microsoft will discontinue the….

Debugging Your Locally Hosted v4 Bot Using Azure Relays

This blog explains how to set up an Azure Relay resource, create the necessary relays in Visual Studio, and connect your locally hosted v4 bot for debugging across the various channels available in the Bot Framework ecosystem. Prerequisites: An Azure account (create a new account here) Access to Visual Studio .Net Framework 4.7 or .Net Core 2.1 installed (project dependent) Access….