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Easy .NET Framework application deployment
Leverage the .NET Framework to create a simple application installation process in Visual Studio .NET. Continue Reading
Save/load to XML while preserving a an animated GIF's file properties
Unchecking items in a CheckedListBox
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How do I map the file path and URL for my project to the same server?
Calling another form from a click button in VB.NET
Use Windows Media Player in .NET
Intro to incorporating the player in apps.Continue Reading
When to use server controls and HTML controls on a Web form
Getting 'unable to start debugging' error in VS.NET
How do you center controls on a form in VB.NET?
Do you need to use isolated storage?
Discussion of isolated storage and in which circumstances you should use it.Continue Reading
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How do I convert a SQL server database table into a text file and vice versa?
How do I change the Font properties of a textbox at runtime in VB.NET?
How to find the size of every database in SQL Server 2000
This SQL script will find the size of every database in SQL Server 2000 without using the sp_spaceused function.Continue Reading
Correct link to the Microsoft.Web.UI.WebControls.dll file
Passing by Value and by Reference in VB.NET
This code sample demonstrates how we can pass a value by Reference and by Value in .NET viz. VB.NET and C#.Continue Reading
Generating JMS (RFH2) messages to a MQSeries queue from a .NET application
A component that automatically adds the necessary headers and formats a message in JMS (RFH2) format.Continue Reading
How can I copy text from a textbox to a clipboard through a Web Form?
Displaying an hourglass icon in an ASP.NET Web Form
Trying to access a registry key using C# code, but getting an error
Using API with VB.NET
The Singleton Pattern in VB.NET
Use the Singleton Pattern where there must be exactly one instance of the class.Continue Reading
10 rock-solid UI tips
Give your Web applications that rich-client look and feel using ASP.NET. Lots of code samples in this one.Continue Reading
What's the difference between VC.NET and VC# .NET?
Using the VS.NET debugger to remotely debug VB6 projects
How can I store Word document in a SQL Server table?
How can I pass parameters to my .exe app from ASP.NET?
Your first app with the .NET Compact Framework and smart device extensions
Developers familiar with the .NET Framework should have no problem creating apps for smart devices in the .NET Compact Framework. This tip shows how to create a 'Hello World' app.Continue Reading
Reading and writing to an XML file
With DataSets we can now read and write to an XML file with ease. The following code sample demonstrates how to read and write to an XML file.Continue Reading
'As Any' is not working in my .NET code like it did in VB6
Web application stress testing and Visual Studio
Web application stress testing has been made simple with the Application Center Test inside Visual Studio.Continue Reading
Can we store an image in XML file, just like we store an image file as binary in SqlDatabase?
Defining interfaces in VB.NET
Interfaces solve many problems associated with code reuse in object-oriented programming.Continue Reading
Properties in VB.NET
Properties abstract the data from being manipulated directly by the client. Furthermore, properties also facilitate the defining of actions and data of the interface.Continue Reading
Using the Windows API in VB.NET
How you can use the MessageBox API to display a simple MessageBox.Continue Reading
Install/uninstall MSI using VB.NET
Since the Windows Installer Object Model does not work properly with .NET, try controlling the installation, etc. of MSIs using the API provided in msi.dll.Continue Reading
How to use errorprovider control to validate a textbox
Create an icon that will blink at the right side of the control when validated incorrectly.Continue Reading
Create a DataGrid using a DataView as the source
This tip explains how to use DataView with a DataGrid and access individual fields using text field, checkboxes, etc., on the form outside the DataGrid.Continue Reading
The history.back() problem
Have you ever tried to call history.back() in a .NET page, only to get the same page as before your post-back?Continue Reading
Setting permissions to write to event log
How to set permissions for ASP.NET to write to the registry without making ASP.NET a local admin.Continue Reading
How do I create a control array in VB.NET?
Getting database schema using ADO.NET
ADO.NET provides a rich infrastructure to get the database schema information. Learn how to retrieve it.Continue Reading
How do I open Adobe Acrobat Reader from C# and load the files I want?
My Windows Service text file is hogging my CPU
Using ASP.NET and C#, how ,can I make a file copy to a local drive and open up when a user selects i
COM, COM+ and .NET: The differences
COM, COM+, MTS and .NET functionalities are all explained.Continue Reading
How do I set focus at form load in C#?
Threading in VB.NET
This example introduces you to using threads and assigning priorities to each thread for execution in VB.NET.Continue Reading
Get computer name and IP
This example demonstrates the use of System.NET.DNS namespace to get a computer's name and IP address.Continue Reading
I'm getting a lot of flickering on my application
How can I make a VB6 network app available on the Internet using .NET?
VB.NET app works on my local drive but not on the network drive
ASP.NET client side validation
ASP.NET Web Form controls and HTML Server Controls can execute client side script before posting the page back to server. This tip shows how.Continue Reading
In C#, how can I change the properties of controls on another form?
How do I add images in listview by using VB.NET?
How do I print a form in VB.NET?
How do you use control collection in VB.NET?
Performance enhancements in VB.NET
This article explains some of the finer points in VB.NET that will help you enhance the performance of your applications.Continue Reading
Working with events in VB.NET
Learn the three step procedure for implementing an event in VB.NET.Continue Reading
Overriding in VB.NET
Write an improved version of the method of the base class without affecting the message passed by the client programsContinue Reading
Word wrapping with T-SQL
If there isn't a suitable front end that can perform the word wrapping task, it can done by SQL Server. Here's how.Continue Reading
Using an array, how can I create a combo box that lists a dropdown menu for units of length?
Integrate mainframe transactions with Visual Studio
This VS add-in makes it incredibly easy to integrate mainframe functionality into Windows computers.Continue Reading
In C#, how do I set focus on first field and then, after barcode input, automatically focus this set
How to use a SQL query to document your database
Here's how to use a single SQL query to document your SQL Server database.Continue Reading
Basic ADO.NET operations
Code and instruuction on the common database tasks of Insert, Update and Delete in ADO.NET.Continue Reading
The low down on the DropDownList control
Overview of the control, how to use it and how to get data into it.Continue Reading
What's the difference between typed dataset and untyped dataset? When do you use which?
The VB DOMDocument class
Discussion of the class.Continue Reading
How to decrypt encrypted stored procedures
Here is a stored procedure used to decrypt compiled T-SQL stored procedures.Continue Reading
Returning a result set in random order
At times you might need to return the SQL Server data to the client in a random order. Here's how.Continue Reading
How to use Visual Basic .NET to create a Web service
This tip shows how to implement a Web service server and client and some of the object-oriented programming issues in designing a Visual Basic .NET application.Continue Reading
Kill the blocking connections
This stored procedure will kill the blockers that have not issued a database command in the specified number of seconds.Continue Reading
How many records in each table?
Easily find number of records in each table in a SQL Server databaseContinue Reading
Join the results of a stored procedure in T-SQL
There may be instances where you have to join the results of a stored procedure with another query. Here's how to do it.Continue Reading
SQL query: That pesky apostrophe
Our tip about substituting for apostrophes in SQL input provoked a storm of responses. Most of them said that we should have just used the Replace function instead. So in the spirit of community building, we offer these folks' responses as this ...Continue Reading
Write to Excel from VB
This tip shows how to write to Microsoft Excel from Visual Basic.Continue Reading
Skills Assessment on your Resume
How to depict skills assessment on your resume.Continue Reading
The With...End With statement
This tip covers the With...End With statement in Visual Basic.Continue Reading