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by Dr. WPF
.NET 3.5 SP1 is here! It's time to break out your DirectX skills. This article provides the information necessary to get started using a new DirectX interop feature in WPF called D3DImage.
by Jeffrey Walton
Import and export Cryptographic Keys in PKCS#8 and X.509 formats, using Crypto++, C#, and Java.
by Hans Dietrich
XQueue implements a shared-memory first-in first-out (FIFO) queue, based on memory-mapped files, that works on all versions of Windows.
by Hans Dietrich
This series of articles is a step-by-step guide to reading files stored in your program's resources. Along the way I will present some non-MFC classes to assist you in reading text, binary, zip, and even encrypted files that have been compiled into your program as resources.

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by Petrov Vladimir
Masking Texture in OpenGL from Bitmap Image File using Class CImage (just call the File Name)
by Star Vega
Creating a rich OutlookBar in XP or Vista style
by David O'Neil
My DWinLib Windows API wrapper combined with Francisco Campos's Pretty WinAPI framework
by Manuel Campos
A modeless dialog that allows magnification of a section of a display screen

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20 Aug 2009 by "Fish" (David B. Trout)
A command-line tool to run multiple programs in parallel (i.e. concurrently, as a group).
19 Oct 2010 by "Fish" (David B. Trout)
Simple parsing of VS_VERSIONINFO version information strings displayed in an XP-style file-properties "Version" tab
12 Dec 2001 by #realJSOP
A small function to either accept or create a UUID* and return a CString
8 Dec 2002 by #realJSOP
Some dialogbox code to give the Blonde a clue
9 Dec 2002 by #realJSOP
One technique for performing a binary insertion sort on a std::list
13 May 2005 by #realJSOP
Create blinking cells for Chris Maunder's grid control.
9 Aug 2005 by #realJSOP
Enumerate all controls in a dialog box or form view.
3 Aug 2006 by #realJSOP
A passable workaround for the COleDateTime formatting behavior in MFC8.
27 Jan 2007 by #realJSOP
Implement XML application profiles that are similar (but not too similar) to using INI files
15 Apr 2008 by #realJSOP
The right way to code using CodeProject for occasional support
15 Apr 2008 by #realJSOP
The right way to code using CodeProject for occasional support
27 Jan 2007 by #realJSOP
The right way to code using CodeProject for occasional support
15 Apr 2008 by #realJSOP
The right way to code using CodeProject for occasional support
12 Jan 2010 by #realJSOP
The right way to code using CodeProject for occasional support
11 Dec 2010 by #realJSOP
Scrape the My Articles page here on CodeProject to keep an eye on your articles.
12 May 2005 by #realJSOP
Build a menu and/or a toolbar dynamically without using resource files (well, almost).
7 Sep 2005 by $icK$
This article gives a class that extracts Windows XP hotfix installed on a computer.
1 Aug 2005 by $icK$
This articles illustrates CheckMail which is a C++ class to extract a list of email addresses found on a local computer, using the registry.
8 Mar 2009 by Đonny
This article introduces and describes a framework that allows the creation of managed plug-ins for the Total Commander file manager.
7 May 2003 by 'Anil' Radhakrishna
Overcome the problem of image quality deterioration on resizing by converting to PNG format.
23 Jun 2006 by 'Anil' Radhakrishna
A lightweight method to generate a Word document without using any components and show it in Print Layout.
9 Oct 2003 by * Sandeep Alur
This article introduces the concept behind Principal and Indentity objects in .NET and proposes a security model adopting these objects in a .NET application.
6 Aug 2002 by -Kirill-
Enhancing window fade-in to render common controls correctly and to allow the window to remain transparent after the fade-in
27 Jul 2002 by .dan.g.
A dynamic window attribute viewer to replace Spy++
21 Mar 2003 by .dan.g.
Simplifying the implementation of Windows hooking through the use of a templatized manager class
31 Mar 2004 by .dan.g.
A one-click process to building the source files in the active project into a self contained zip file, using this simple-to-use Visual Studio Add-In
27 Sep 2003 by .dan.g.
A Visual Studio addin for creating and editing ASCII diagrams in source files
27 Sep 2003 by .dan.g.
A 'Visio-like' tool for adding and editing ascii diagrams in your source code
25 Mar 2006 by .dan.g.
A support tool to allow those performing builds to independently determine exactly what source files have been changed and by whom
31 Mar 2004 by .dan.g.
Zip your VC6 and .NET workspace and project files using a Standalone Executable, an Explorer shell extension or an updated VC6 Addin
21 Mar 2004 by .dan.g.
A 'drop-in' FTP solution for applications providing a full GUI, extended commandline options and no resource files. Use standalone or compiled into your own app.
15 Apr 2003 by .dan.g.
A utility providing enhanced Windows message debugging.
26 May 2003 by .dan.g.
A new and unique approach to the perennial problem of how to change the default appearance of Windows menus
27 Jul 2003 by .dan.g.
High level wrapping of the zlib library to make easy work of zipping and unzipping files and folders
22 May 2005 by .rich.w
An MFC implementation of a DNS class, it can retrieve multiple IPs and hostnames.
25 Jun 2005 by .rich.w
An easy updating method with a small foot print.
6 Sep 2007 by /randz
A library used to encapsulate web request parameters to keep them from prying eyes and to prevent injection of unwanted data.
8 Jul 2002 by 0xdeadbeef
Advanced critical section which features TryLock and timeouts
21 Mar 2007 by 10Tec, Sergey Gorbenko
Tool for creating MS Visual Studio XML documentation files. These files can be used for Visual Studio Intellisense, and to create help files via tools such as NDoc and SandCastle.
15 Nov 2010 by 10Tec, Sergey Gorbenko
Tool for creating MS Visual Studio documentation files - XML Summaries, HxS/MSHC help solutions and manuals.
4 Jul 2008 by 2b|!2b==?
A command-line program that backs up folders and files specified in a text file to CD-W
28 Feb 2006 by 3sL
Dynamically load DLLs, configure them, and use different DLLs / stubs when unit testing and when using the production version.
28 Mar 2003 by 73Zeppelin
An article on 2-D Polygon Clipping
17 Dec 2001 by @deel@bbas
A Garbage Collector framework that is based upon Generational Copying
16 Jul 2002 by [goofy]
An article on simple loading GIF, JPEG pictures from a resource (.RC) (no MFC)
23 Sep 2007 by [ICR]
How to create an application that consists primarily of a tasktray icon
18 May 2002 by [James Pullicino]
Navigate through the Protected Storage in Windows 2000 or XP
23 May 2002 by [James Pullicino]
Save window sizes, positions and state for all frames in an MDI MFC Application
21 Oct 2007 by ]Whatever[
An add-in that handles incrementing assembly and file version numbers under certain conditions.
15 Aug 2004 by __PPS__
Shows how simple accessing Windows Registry can be if you do not need bells and whistles.
25 Sep 2006 by _alank
A basic Article on using Visual Studio Setup (Web Setup)
19 Oct 2005 by _duk_
Using the Excel namespace in C#, we can load or open an Excel file and read the cell contents.
31 Oct 2006 by _Olivier_
Console process output flushing is no longer a problem with this little stub.
29 Jun 2006 by _oti
An article and source code regarding the implmentation of B-Trees in C++.
8 Aug 2009 by _Reinhard
A simple to use tool that generates ADO based classes for calling SQL Stored Procedures. Only a few clicks, and you can access any Stored Procedure in your database.
27 Aug 2003 by A Berglas
Version mismatches can cause unreproducable instability
11 May 2004 by A Berglas
This article demonstrates serious bugs and security vulnerabilities that can be easily introduced by using the ASP.NET OnChange event for validation.
27 Feb 2007 by A. Bhandari a.k.a Amit Bhandari
Batch file renaming utility using threading
2 Dec 2013 by A. Najafzadeh
Class used to display date in complete string format in Shamsi
7 Jun 2014 by A. Najafzadeh
Saving zip files in access database with encrypting bytes when file saved in access database and decrypting bytes when extracting files from database . . .
14 Nov 2003 by A.Said
You can get right to left Forms and Controls with mirroring property, which Right to Left Common property can't do.
9 Sep 2005 by A.Salem
this article will help you in knowing what is cookies and how to set,clear and edit them in c# web application,you can use it in your web application to facilitate the users login
3 Feb 2003 by A.Samar
This article explains inserts and deletion of queues
24 May 2004 by aa2max
ASP Content Mangement System.
30 Jan 2004 by aa2max
Web based content management solution for your own music review site.
12 Jan 2004 by aa2max
Monitor your website and create HTML reports.
9 Feb 2004 by aa2max
A complete website content management system using ASP and MySQL
3 Aug 2004 by aa2max
Receive email notification if your website is down or slow
20 Apr 2005 by aa2max
Complete ready to run real estate agent, or for-sale-by-owner website.
4 Aug 2004 by aa2max
A very basic web-based content management system using ASP.NET and MS Access
11 Jul 2004 by aa2max
Easy Guestbook with ASP and MS Access
5 Aug 2004 by aa2max
Simple News System using ASP and MS Access
29 Oct 2004 by aa2max
A simple image gallery with captions using ASP.
29 Jul 2005 by aa2max
Simple web-based time management application using ASP and MS Access.
25 Sep 2006 by aaa_xxx_aaa
The Win API cannot access inifile in UNICODE, sometimes, we may want to add some wide characters into INI file, so I wrote a class to access INI file in UNICODE
31 Mar 2005 by aaccoobb
13 Sep 2004 by aakaab
OOP aspects of JavaScript programming language.
26 Oct 2004 by aalo
A workaround to escape the "Your email message has been idle" when clicking a link in a hotmail message that has been displayed for more than five minutes
17 Jun 2004 by Aamir Butt
An article on how to put and get information to an OLE Structured Document.
25 Apr 2004 by Aaron Eldreth
Aaron shows how to use the RichTextbox for Real Time Syntax Coloring painlessly.
13 Feb 2007 by Aaron Sulwer
Code and example showing how to update the Assembly Version.
28 Sep 2006 by Abbas Ali Butt
How Processor solve the arithmetic expressions
18 Feb 2003 by Abbas_Riazi
Use serial ports to add GPS (Global Positioning System) support to your desktop computer by using NMEA0183 protocol
8 Feb 2003 by Abbas_Riazi
A CStatic derived class to show drive information.
19 Aug 2003 by Abbas_Riazi
Obtaining Information from Computer Hardware/Software
6 Jan 2003 by Abbas_Riazi
Add an analog clock to your project (A tutorial for creating CStatic derived controls)
10 Jan 2003 by Abbas_Riazi
A List Control to Monitor Windows Registry
25 Jan 2003 by Abbas_Riazi
Use WiNRADiO card to add radio support to your desktop computer
15 Mar 2003 by Abbas_Riazi
A Shell Extension Context Menu to Change Skin of Windows Explorer
23 May 2003 by Abbas_Riazi
Using MATLAB engine to solve engineering problems.
1 Jul 2003 by Abbas_Riazi
Using MATLAB Engine API to control MATLAB
21 Jul 2003 by Abbas_Riazi
Using MATLAB C++ Math Library to solve engineering problems
18 Apr 2004 by Abbas_Riazi
A CStatic derived class for displaying GIF Animations.
21 Jul 2003 by Abbas_Riazi
A Free Tool to Convert Bin Image Format to ISO Image Format
3 Aug 2003 by Abbas_Riazi
A free utility to convert text files to Adobe PDF.
26 Aug 2003 by Abbas_Riazi
This is a handy utility to show system information of a remote computer by using common gateway interface known as CGI, a must have tool for administrators!
8 Sep 2003 by Abbas_Riazi
Calculating Magic Square In Any Order Using Standard Template Library (STL)
20 Sep 2003 by Abbas_Riazi
This article shows you how to create MATLAB MEX-files for improving speed of MATLAB when executing a function.