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Re: Anyone used/worked with iTextSharp off sourceforge.net

30-Jan-06 1:15

Have you used or worked with ITextSharp, its a PDF manipulating component which I got off sourceforge, but it does not have extensive help/documentation and sourceforge does not have message boards and forums

Ravi Bhavnani30-Jan-06 8:07

Ravi Bhavnani

30-Jan-06 8:07

I found the tutorial[^] (corrected url) to be very helpful.

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DataGrid + array

ita_cas30-Jan-06 1:00

ita_cas

30-Jan-06 1:00

Hi all ,
I need to disaplay a byte array within a datagrid
The array size could reach 500 bytes but I have only 16 COl in the grid

Is there a quick way to do this ?
Or should I run manualy on the grid and fill it ?

Thanks

How to get SqlTypes of a particular column in sqlserver using C#

YogeshChoudhary30-Jan-06 0:58

YogeshChoudhary

30-Jan-06 0:58

I am using Datatable. I am getting DataType of the column but not SqlType.

C# or VB?

cybernd30-Jan-06 0:51

cybernd

30-Jan-06 0:51

Hiho

Are there good reasons available, to chose c# instead of vb?

Currently i know:
C#:
++
case sensitive
block-comments
cats
unmanaged code might be easier
closer to c++ / java syntax
arrays are defined in a proper way (elementCount instead of the index of the highest value)
unsigned datatypes
vb:
with
case insensitive (some guys think thats a benefit - im not so sure)
events might be easier

Is there some kind of in deep comparison available?

Maybe other reasons:
Member base of both languages might differ => but its rather hard to estimate both communities.

thx
Bernhard Neuhauser

NewbieDude30-Jan-06 1:17

30-Jan-06 1:17

I know for a fact that C# is more powerful and interfaces with all that the .NET framework offers, which VB .NET does not. If you're going to learn I new language, I would suggest C# since its used in industry extensively.

Dave Kreskowiak30-Jan-06 1:39

Dave Kreskowiak

30-Jan-06 1:39

NewbieDude wrote:
interfaces with all that the .NET framework offers

Really? That goes both ways.

For example, C# supports Unsafe code blocks, VB doesn't. VB supports optional parameters, C# doesn't.

It's just a matter of preference. They both target the .NET Framework quite well, each with it's own limitations.

I'd agree that learning C# would be very useful to him, but I'd also have to add that learning every language you can would be very useful to prospective employers even more so.

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cybernd30-Jan-06 2:31

cybernd

30-Jan-06 2:31

> C# is more powerful

Are you able to give some Examples?

> If you're going to learn I new language,
> I would suggest C# since its used in industry extensively.

Sometimes its not so easy ;o)

I see 2 possibilities:
a) convince my boss that c# is better
b) convince myself that vb is as good or even better.

Thats the reason for my vb vs. c# comparison research.

thx
Bernhard

open xmlReader with internet explorer c#

Guffa30-Jan-06 2:54

Guffa

30-Jan-06 2:54

There are no absolute, water-proof and one-sided reasons for choosing C# over VB. As VB uses the same framework, anything you can do in C# you can also do in VB. For an example, the untyped datatypes that you mention is a part of the framework, so of course they are also available in VB.

It's more a matter of taste. The difference is how you do things, not what you can do. For an example the event handing is easier in VB, if by easier you mean less typing. If you want to be able to read in the code what happens, the C# way is easier.

BASIC (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) was a simple interpreted language in the beginning. Many attempts have been made to make it compiled and object oriented, and perhaps VB is one of the best, but my opinion is that the language still suffers from it's history. C# on the other hand is a language that is compiled and object oriented right from the start.

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fady_sayegh30-Jan-06 0:18

fady_sayegh

30-Jan-06 0:18

hi to all,

i'm working with a c# win form application and an sql server database.

i'm making a query that returns data with xml format.

i get the result of the query in an xmlReader c# object

how can i open the xml reader in internet explorer, in other word how can i put these date into internet explorer

best regards and thanks in advance

fady

Re: open xmlReader with internet explorer c#

Douglas Troy30-Jan-06 5:34

Douglas Troy

30-Jan-06 5:34

"Flatten" the Xml to a physical disk file and then "point" IE to that file; if you have Xml file types bound to IE, then you can use a ShellExecute command on that Xml file and it should open in IE.

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IE Web Controls

karthik_dotnet129-Jan-06 23:21

karthik_dotnet1

29-Jan-06 23:21

Does anyone know of any known issues with Microsoft IE WebControls? We have
never used WebControls in our project and need to
know if any known security holes exist specific to IE WebControls.

SQL Server 2005

AB777129-Jan-06 23:18

AB7771

29-Jan-06 23:18

Hi all,

I have just started working on SQL Server 2005
and am new to this so if anyone could guide me to
start with this.

Thanks

Pramod

Re: SQL Server 2005

Douglas Troy30-Jan-06 5:40

Douglas Troy

30-Jan-06 5:40

Try reading the information here:

SQL Server[^]

Here's a link to some web casts for the product:
Web casts[^]

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Re: SQL Server 2005

sucharita30-Jan-06 16:39

sucharita

30-Jan-06 16:39

This is where you start ....
http://msdn.microsoft.com/sql/learning/default.aspx[^]

-Sucharita

Re: SQL Server 2005

AB777130-Jan-06 18:14

AB7771

30-Jan-06 18:14

Thanks for the link
Smile | :)

Pramod

Code editor is not organizing my code

NewbieDude29-Jan-06 21:42

29-Jan-06 21:42

Hi Howzit,

I am used to VB .NET. When you type "private sub whatever" and press enter, it creates a nice little nice procedure, with an "end sub" and everything.

In C# when I type for e.g. "private static void whatever" and press enter, it does not automatically put in the braces, is this how C# works? I assumed it would put the braces in automatically? The same applies to typing for e.g. an "if (asdf=1)" statement and pressing enter, should it not put the braces in for me?

Maybe its a setting?

imsathy29-Jan-06 21:56

imsathy

29-Jan-06 21:56

its all u have to do Wink | ;)

sathy

Guffa29-Jan-06 22:42

Guffa

29-Jan-06 22:42

It doesn't put the braces in for two reasons:

1. C# is not line based, as VB. A new line doesn't mean that the header declaration is complete.

2. In some cases the parenthesis after the parameters is not the last part of the declaration. It would be confusing if the editor would fource the braces in when there still is more things that you can put there.

Example: This is perfectly valid code in C# (if perhaps badly structured):

public
class
A
{
	public
	A
	(
	)
	:
	base
	(
	)
	{
	}
}

Notice the call to the base (object class) constructor call after the parameter paranthesis.

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Colin Angus Mackay30-Jan-06 0:34

Colin Angus Mackay

30-Jan-06 0:34

NewbieDude wrote:
is this how C# works?

It is how the IDE works.

NewbieDude wrote:
I assumed it would put the braces in automatically?

Is it really such a big deal to type two braces?

I tried Visual Assist, which does that sort of thing for you, but I got rid of it because it was just plain annoying.

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NewbieDude30-Jan-06 0:54

30-Jan-06 0:54

I don't mind typing braces in but I just had to ask! I am really starting to enjoy C# now, its quite an adjustment from VB6 & VB.net

Sebastian Schneider30-Jan-06 1:03

Sebastian Schneider

30-Jan-06 1:03

SCNR: Thats because you are PROGRAMMING now and not SCRIPTING anymore...

Wink | ;)

Cheers,
Sebastian

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