C#

float m_alphaStep = 0.100000000f;
int m_X = 0;
int m_Y = 0;

public void Fade(Bitmap bitmap)
{
	float width = (float)m_bitmap.Width;
	float height = (float)m_bitmap.Height;
	Rectangle destRect = new Rectangle(0, 0, m_bitmap.Width, m_bitmap.Height);
	float alpha = 0.000000000f;

	try
	{
		for (alpha = 0.000000000f; alpha < 1.000000000f; alpha += m_alphaStep)
		{
			m_colorMatrix[3, 3] = alpha;
			m_attributes.SetColorMatrix(m_colorMatrix);
			m_graphics.DrawImage(bitmap, 
			                     destRect, 
			                    (float)m_X,
			                    (float)m_Y, 
			                    width, 
			                    height, 
			                    GraphicsUnit.Pixel, 
			                    m_attributes);

			// this line doesn't work despite intellisense saying it's a valid overload
			//m_graphics.DrawImage(bitmap, 
			//                     new Point(m_X, m_Y), 
			//                     destRect, 
			//                     GraphicsUnit.Pixel, 
			//                     m_attributes);

		}
		m_colorMatrix[3, 3] = 1.0f;
		m_attributes.SetColorMatrix(m_colorMatrix);
		m_graphics.DrawImage(bitmap, 
		                     destRect, 
		                     (float)m_X, 
		                     (float)m_Y, 
		                     width, 
		                     height, 
		                     GraphicsUnit.Pixel, 
		                     m_attributes);

		// this line doesn't work despite intellisense saying it's a valid overload
		//m_graphics.DrawImage(bitmap, 
		//                     new Point(m_X, m_Y), 
		//                     destRect, 
		//                     GraphicsUnit.Pixel, 
		//                     m_attributes);

	}
	catch (Exception ex)
	{
		if (ex != null) { }
	}
}

public void PaintItem()
{
	Fade(m_bitmap);
	Thread.Sleep(1000);
	Fade(m_offBitmap);
}

public class ErrorObject
    {
        [XmlElement("DateTimeError")]
        public DateTime DateTimeError { get; set; }
        [XmlElement("Message")]
        public string Message { get; set; }
        [XmlElement("InnerMessage")]
        public string InnerMessage { get; set; }
        [XmlElement("ErrorPriority")]
        public ErrorLevel ErrorPriority { get; set; }
        [XmlElement("Dump")]
        public object Dump { get; set; }

        public ErrorObject(DateTime DateTimeError, string Message, ErrorLevel ErrorPriority)
        {
            this.DateTimeError = DateTimeError;
            this.Message = Message;
            this.ErrorPriority = ErrorPriority;
        }
    }

    public enum ErrorLevel { Low, Normal, High, Critical };

public void AddMessage(ErrorObject errorObject)
       {
          // List<ErrorObject> errorObjects = ReadMessages();
           List<ErrorObject> errorObjects = new List<ErrorObject>();


           errorObjects.Add(errorObject);


           XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(errorObjects.GetType());

           TextWriter textWriter = new StreamWriter(LogFile);
           serializer.Serialize(textWriter, errorObjects);
           textWriter.Close();

       }

SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection("Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=northwind;Integrated Security=True");
            SqlCommand cmdSelect = new SqlCommand("select * from customers", con);
            SqlDataReader dr;
            DataTable dt = new DataTable();
            DataSet ds = new DataSet();
            con.Open();
            dr = cmdSelect.ExecuteReader();
            dt.Load(dr);
            con.Close();

            Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ReportDataSource rds = new Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ReportDataSource("Customers",dt);
            this.reportViewer2.LocalReport.DataSources.Add(rds);
            this.reportViewer2.LocalReport.ReportEmbeddedResource = "ReportingServices.Report1.rdlc";            
            this.reportViewer2.RefreshReport();