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VB.NET Feb 2005

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Current Entries

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27 Feb 2005Declan Brennan
Allow your DataGrid to edit pictures and a whole range of other data types.
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21 Feb 2005Daniel Turini
Design guidelines for exception handling in .NET which will help you to create more robust software
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18 Feb 2005Lim Bio Liong
Learn the fundamental principles of the COM Single-Threaded Apartment Model by code examples.
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15 Feb 2005Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu
Some things in .NET are missing "practical" short cuts. This article demonstrates how to obtain the row in a DataTable that the currently selected row in a DataGrid is linked to.
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14 Oct 2012Pascal Ganaye
An expression evaluator written in VB.NET.
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17 Feb 2005Oktay1
Explains use of Custom Collection Editors to create objects for a component during design time.
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28 Feb 2005Stumpy842
A versatile ProgressBar control featuring vertical and horizontal mode, gradients and more.
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7 Feb 2005Giancarlo Aguilera
A discussion of some differences between VB and C# MSIL code.
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1 May 2005Pascal Ganaye
This article introduces a little class which lets you show any usercontrol in XP style popup menu.
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14 Feb 2005Robert R Freeman
A textbox control that will validate against any .NET datatype. Supports databinding, max, min, and null values.
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28 Feb 2005Declan Brennan
An alternative to the standard DataBinder that can handle missing data and validation failures
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10 Apr 2005scubaduba
An ASP.NET user control for a DHTML drop down menu, with high compatibility and customization features.
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16 Feb 2005Angelo Cresta
A simple Wave Player class.
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1 Apr 2005DanielHac
Example of how to require that the user enters at least one of multiple textboxes.
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20 May 2009Eric Marcon
A control to synchronize folder contents.
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8 Feb 2005akjohnston
An implementation of a Diff algorithm in VB.NET, with various techniques to improve performance, while keeping the code simple.
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22 Feb 2005DanielHac
Shows how to prevent/detect that string data was changed.
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22 Feb 2005TylerBrinks
Automate manifest injection using post-build events.
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11 Feb 2005Buddhi Dananjaya
This article describes how to add controls to a DataGrid. This will add controls at runtime. I hope this will be helpful for developers who are using DataGrids for data entry forms.
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11 Feb 2005Stumpy842
A versatile ProgressBar control featuring vertical as well as horizontal mode.
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23 Feb 2005Raj Settipalli
An article on generating SQL strored procedures and VB.NET function calls.
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5 Feb 2005tupacs01
This article describes the implementation of an ASP.NET Web Service which can be used for SSN format validation.
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14 Feb 2005Alberto Venditti
An alternative and flexible way to manage config settings for multiple web applications.
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25 Feb 2005CQüeb
This article pretends to show how to implement an incremental search doing double click in a UltraWinGrid column.
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10 Feb 2005Buddhi Dananjaya
This article describes how to add controls to a datagrid. This will add controls at runtime.
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28 Oct 2005David van Leerdam
An article describing a ScheduledTask class for writing a WebScheduler application, for example a Windows Service.
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25 Feb 2005kennedy_franklin
This is a customized ListView control having facility for sorting, finding an element in the list, selecting necessary rows from the list by using a checkbox, selecting all rows in the list and inverting the selection.
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9 Feb 2005JSaunders
Create single instances of forms using the Compact Framework.
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14 Feb 2005Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu
Whether you are new to development, or coming from Visual Basic, C++, Java, or Delphi, managing forms in WinForms can be initially confusing. This is an article targeted at beginners in WinForms programming to demonstrate how to easily manage and work with forms in a WinForms application.
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29 May 2006VictorVele
Example for read Magnetic Strip Reader using ActiveX, COM Object for KioskMsr reader
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21 Feb 2005j1webb
This code will let you save .WAV files to either a MSSQL, MSDE or MySql database and then retrieve them
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4 Mar 2005japel
A folder watch utility written to work in conjunction with Canon's eCopy solution.
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16 Feb 2005Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu
Demonstrates how to use a UDP client, and a UDP server. The example is named "Remote BSOD Invocator", or simply RBSOD for short. RBSOD can be used to trigger fake (and funny) BSODs on your colleagues' (or enemies') computers.
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10 Apr 2006Peter Schlang
A DLL helping to measure process time in your applications.
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23 Feb 2005Mohit Soam
This is a complete Puzzle implementation.
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4 Feb 2005Just Greeky Creek
This article explains how raw data is printed
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28 Feb 2005Parag Paithankar
An article on getting user logon times for a specific domain or computer

Current Participants

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Web Developer
United States United States
I'm an independent software architect based near London.
Technical Lead
Italy Italy
I was born in 1970.

My first computer experience dates back to early 80s, with a Sinclair ZX81.
From that time on, as many "friends" say, my IT-illness has increased year by year.

I graduated in Electronic Engineering and earned the following Microsoft certifications:
MCP, MCT, MCDBA, MCSD, MCAD, MCSD for .NET (early achiever).

I worked in IT as a developer, a teacher, a consultant, a technical writer, a technical leader.
IT knowledge applied to real life is my primary interest and focus.
Chief Technology Officer
Switzerland Switzerland
Senior Manager with broad experience in all aspects of information technology.
Direct experience with:
- project management and organization
- application architecture/development
- infrastructure and security design/implementation

Senior Security Architect
Senior Technical Information Security Officer
Team Leader
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
Chad Z. Hower, a.k.a. Kudzu
"Programming is an art form that fights back"

I am a former Microsoft Regional DPE (MEA) covering 85 countries, former Microsoft Regional Director, and 10 Year Microsoft MVP.

I have lived in Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Switzerland, France, Jordan, Russia, Turkey, The Caribbean, and USA.

Creator of Indy, IntraWeb, COSMOS, X#, CrossTalk, and more.
Software Developer (Senior)
Mexico Mexico
A programmer resident in Mexico that wishes to contribute and to acquire knowledge with the members of this one excellent site of Internet. At the moment I am developing applications in C# .NET with SQL Server 2000/2008 R2 and 2014, mainly using WPF with the MVVM pattern design. I love develop software using DevExpress components. NetTiers frameworks is used in some projects too. Currently starting with mobile development using .NET.

Also I have developed applications using VB 6, Visual FoxPro, Cobol, dBase/FoxBase and Clipper.
CEO
Brazil Brazil
I develop software since I was 11. In the past 20 years, I developed software and used very different machines and languages, since Z80 based ones (ZX81, MSX) to mainframe computers. I still have passion for ASM, though no use for it anymore.
Professionally, I developed systems for managing very large databases, mainly on Sybase and SQL Server. Most of the solutions I write are for the financial market, focused on credit systems.
To date, I learned about 20 computer languages. As the moment, I'm in love with C# and the .NET framework, although I only can say I’m very proficient at C#, VB.NET(I’m not proud of this), T/SQL, C++ and libraries like ATL and STL.
I hate doing user interfaces, whether Web based or not, and I’m quite good at doing server side work and reusable components.
I’m the technical architect and one of the authors of Crivo, the most successful automated credit and risk assessment system available in Brazil.
Web Developer
United States United States
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
Web Developer
Netherlands Netherlands
I am a .NET developer for a large European IT consultancy company.
Web Developer
Ireland Ireland
Declan Brennan is Chief Architect for Sekos Technology (www.sekos.com). Over the years he has worked in a huge range of technologies and environments and still gets a great thrill from the magic of computers.
Engineer
France France
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United States United States
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Web Developer
United States United States
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Web Developer
Australia Australia
I am a Software and hardware consultant with 10 years in the IT Space. I am a novice to the .net and programming world but learning as I go (much like the rest of the programming community I guess).
Web Developer
United States United States
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Web Developer
Turkey Turkey
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Web Developer
Kuwait Kuwait
I am J. Franklin Kennedy, Working as a programmer in application software developement.

Systems Engineer NEC
Singapore Singapore
Lim Bio Liong is a Specialist at a leading Software House in Singapore.

Bio has been in software development for over 10 years. He specialises in C/C++ programming and Windows software development.

Bio has also done device-driver development and enjoys low-level programming. Bio has recently picked up C# programming and has been researching in this area.
Software Developer (Senior)
India India
FD 100
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output : M

that's my first code in LOGO, when i was in VI standard.

it's me... Mohit.

from Holy City of India.... Rishikesh.
I love programming, not much else to say

"Those who dreams the most do the the most"

RSM 4 U
Web Developer
Turkey Turkey
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
This member has not yet provided a Biography. Assume it's interesting and varied, and probably something to do with programming.
Software Developer (Senior)
France France
I am a French programmer.
These days I spend most of my time with the .NET framework, JavaScript and html.
Web Developer
Germany Germany
Peter Schlang, working with computers since 1974
Developing mainly for newspapers since 1981, first as employee of ATEX
Freelancer since 1987
Preferred language is VB: Starting with VB 1.0 and VBDOS, up to VB.NET
Web Developer
Australia Australia
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Chief Technology Officer Kiefer Consulting
United States United States
Sacramento, CA based Senior .Net and SharePoint Solution Architect for Kiefer Consulting
(1-800-794-1928)
B.S. in Mathematics from UCDavis
.NET Wizard - Experts-Exchange
MCSD, MCTS: MOSS 2007 Config

Some of the bigger questions:
1. What is the meaning of my life?
To satisfy the purpose of your creator(s). (Meaning must derive from purpose. Those who create you, give you meaning.)

2. Who is my creator?
Ultimately, God is your creator. God designed and created the universe and everything in it. You and others in your life can also be a part of your creation, overriding or furthering God's purpose.

3. What is God's purpose for me?
To love and be loved by your creator and others and to enjoy the life you've been given.
This can be distinguished two ways.
a. Use your built in common sense (morality/feelings)
b. Use the creator's handbook. Fortunately our creator did not abandon us. He is with us now and even lived and died as one of us. Check out his biography in "The Bible"

Note on free-will vs. predetermination:
God exists outside the constraints of time. He exists at every point in time simultaneously and knew of your birth and every decision you will/have made. But this does not mean God predetermined any of it. Pre and post are time related concepts that do not apply to God. God always has been and always will be. He determines our universe to exist, gives it the parameters of natural law, and allows us to make our own way through it (free-will). Note that these are all present tense, it would be more appropriate to use past, present, and future tense combined. God's purpose is for us to love him and one another. But a prerequisite of love is the free-will to love. So even though God wants us to love him/others, he can not ensure it. He can, however, help us if we allow him to. A miracle is God modifying natural parameters in response to human will.
Software Developer
Turkey Turkey
Bogac Guven

I love technology , programming, foreign languages...list goes on. I have a small office in Istanbul and providing software development services.
United States United States
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Web Developer
United States United States
Database Admin (MCDBA) and Programmer with 15+ years' experience in data warehousing, application design and development, and systems integration.
Web Developer PageLabs
United States United States
I'm the founder of PageLabs, a web-based performance and SEO optimization site.

Give your site a boost in performance, even take a free speed test!

http://www.pagelabs.com
Ecuador Ecuador
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