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Introduction to D3DImage

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.

Cryptographic Interoperability: Keys

by Jeffrey Walton

Import and export Cryptographic Keys in PKCS#8 and X.509 formats, using Crypto++, C#, and Java.

XQueue - a non-MFC C++ class to manage an interprocess queue

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.

XResFile - Files Stored in Resources: Part 2 - Zip Files

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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Masking Texture in OpenGL using Class CImage

by Petrov Vladimir

Masking Texture in OpenGL from Bitmap Image File using Class CImage (just call the File Name)

Rich OutlookBar in XP and Vista Style

by Star Vega

Creating a rich OutlookBar in XP or Vista style

DWinLib 6: Pretty WinAPI Incorporation

by David O'Neil

My DWinLib Windows API wrapper combined with Francisco Campos's Pretty WinAPI framework

Simple Magnifier Dialog

by Manuel Campos

A modeless dialog that allows magnification of a section of a display screen

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Masking Texture in OpenGL using Class CImage

6 May 2022 by Petrov Vladimir

Masking Texture in OpenGL from Bitmap Image File using Class CImage (just call the File Name)

Rich OutlookBar in XP and Vista Style

31 Mar 2021 by Star Vega

Creating a rich OutlookBar in XP or Vista style

DWinLib 6: Pretty WinAPI Incorporation

17 Jan 2021 by David O'Neil

My DWinLib Windows API wrapper combined with Francisco Campos's Pretty WinAPI framework

Multi RDP Client .NET - A Simple and Friendly User Interface for You to Work and Navigate Easily Through a Tabbed RDP Remote Window

12 May 2020 by Jayson Ragasa

Multi RDP Client .NET is used for managing your RDP connections. It allows you to Import/Export .RDP files, disconnect all connection at one click, and connect all your servers at one click as well.

Magic Formula of the Intersection Point of Two Line Segments

5 Dec 2019 by Petrov Vladimir

Compact and simply Vector Formula of the Intersection Point of Two Line Segments

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A Framework in C# for Fingerprint Verification

2 Jan 2019 by Octavio Loyola-González, Miguel Angel Medina-Pérez, Andres Eduardo Gutierrez Rodriguez, Milton García Borroto

In this article, we introduce a framework in C# for fingerprint verification, we briefly explain how to perform fingerprint verification experiments and how to integrate your algorithms to the framework.

GUI Modeling in Perl/Tk Using Composite Design Pattern

14 Dec 2018 by pravin kumar sinha

This document is spanned over two sections DESIGN and EXAMPLE. DESIGN talks about generic way to develop GUI for a command line utility through composite design pattern and EXAMPLE is about using the above GUI design formula to develop DataPool ,DoS security tool, GUI.

AvalonDock [2.0] Tutorial Part 1 - Adding a Tool Window

6 Nov 2018 by Dirk Bahle

How to create a new tool window in AvalonDock [2.0]

18 Oct 2018 by Emre Guldogan

A System for Simulation and Analysis of Logic Circuits

Computer Temperatures, Fan Speeds, etc.

16 Oct 2018 by JL Doty

Fully exploit features of OpenHardwareMonitorLib.dll

Splitter Control for Dialog

29 Sep 2018 by libbyliugang

A splitter control for dialog can auto change the linked window's position

Width of Text in Italic Font

25 Jul 2018 by Alexandru Matei

Shows an alternative to GetCharABCWidths and GetCharABCWidthsFloat

PSAM WPF Control Library

19 Jul 2018 by Ajcek84

PSAM Control Library ported over to WPF

PSAM Control Library

19 Jul 2018 by Ajcek84

WinForms library containing the IncipitViewer control for drawing musical notes

Get HDD Serial Number with C#

10 Jun 2018 by hasan bozkurt

How to obtain HDD information with C#

Weiler-Atherton Algorithm in 3D

11 Mar 2018 by Petrov Vladimir

Weiler-Atherton algorithm in 3D codes demo implementation

Bug Finder, A Real Win32 Extensible Passive Debugger

28 Feb 2018 by Antonio Petricca

Win32, compiler independent, and extensible passive debugger

Weiler-Atherton Algorithm in MFC

25 Feb 2018 by Petrov Vladimir

Weiler-Atherton algorithm in MFC codes demo implementation

PracticeSharp (or Practice#) - A Utility for Practicing your Musical Instrument with Playback

12 Jan 2018 by Yuval Naveh

A playback practice tool for musicians that allows slowing down, changing pitch, defining presets and loops on music files.

Avi from Image Files in One Click

27 Dec 2017 by Petrov Vladimir

Simple solution for small avi demo performance from Image files of any kind

Your Own Quadrics in OpenGL MFC

20 Nov 2017 by Petrov Vladimir

The alternative Quadrics in OpenGL MFC for your Own design and Universal Polyhedron Procedure.

How to Use Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) in C++ with gSOAP

13 Jul 2017 by Chris Moutsos

How to connect to Amazon S3 with gSOAP to store and retrieve data

50 OpenGL Win32 Projects in One

8 Jun 2017 by Petrov Vladimir

Former NeHe OpenGL Lessons adapted to MSVS-15 pro Win32 in INICODE and the samples of the Joystick implementation

50 OpenGL MFC Projects in One

10 May 2017 by Petrov Vladimir

Former NeHe OpenGL Lessons adapted to MSVS-15 pro MFC in INICODE and the samples of the Joystick implementation

Visual Studio Design Patterns Add-in/Extension

3 May 2017 by dmihailescu

A Visual Studio add-in that inserts some commonly known OO patterns into your working project and searches your highlights online.

An AutoRepeat Button Class

12 Apr 2017 by PJ Arends

This is an alternative for "An AutoRepeat Button Class"

Color Picker and Font Picker by Owner Drawn Control

18 Jan 2017 by nilaysoft

Demonstrates how to implement a WIN32 color picker and font picker by owner drawn control

Joystick Win32 and MFC Projects

19 Dec 2016 by Petrov Vladimir

Joystick Win32 and MFC Projects Templates ready to use

11 Dec 2016 by Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

Did you spot any bugs today? Than this tool might save some of your time

Avoid tedious coding with LeMP

10 Dec 2016 by Qwertie

The Lexical Macro Processor transforms your C# code with a LISP-inspired macro system. Nice substitute for T4 templates, with Visual Studio integration and a Linux-compatible editor.

Using SQLite, Leverage the create_aggregate(), and SQL's Between Operator to Create a Normal Probability Distribution Histogram, or What is More Commonly Referred to as a Bell Curve

8 Dec 2016 by rerhart585

Using SQLite, leverage the create_aggregate(), and SQL's Between Operator to create a Normal Probability Distribution Histogram, or what is more commonly referred to as a Bell Curve.

TraceTool 12.7: The Swiss-Army Knife of Trace

20 Nov 2016 by Thierry Parent

A C#, C++, Delphi, ActiveX , Javascript , NodeJs and Java trace framework and a trace viewer: Tail, OutputDebugString, event log, and with Log4J, Log4Net, and Microsoft Enterprise Instrumentation Framework (EIF) support. This also comes with full support for Pocket PC, Silverlight, and Android.

Accessing alternative data-streams of files on an NTFS volume

15 Aug 2016 by Richard Deeming

A pair of classes to encapsulate access to NTFS alternative data streams.

Texture Mapping in OpenGL using Class CImage

5 Aug 2016 by Petrov Vladimir

Texture Mapping in OpenGL from any Image File in any format using Class CImage(just call the File Name).

Automatically Create Data Access Layers and Business Layers From Microsoft Access or SQL Server Databases

27 May 2016 by icemanind

How to automatically create data access layers and business layers from a Microsoft Access or a SQL Server database

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PolyHook - The C++11 x86/x64 Hooking Library

17 May 2016 by stevemk14ebr

A modern, universal, c++ hooking library.

CWindowScroller

7 May 2016 by PJ Arends

An MFC control for adding middle mouse button scrolling to any CWnd derived window

Using the Windows MIDI SYSEX API in .NET

13 Apr 2016 by Steve Grundy

This article describes using the Windows MIDI API functions in a managed environment.

SSE2 Vectorization of Alphablend Code

12 Apr 2016 by Shao Voon Wong

Using SSE2 to speed up alphablending.

Your Own Recent File List(s)

5 Apr 2016 by Petrov Vladimir

The alternative way of recent files handling with the direct access to the list of the files notepad edit including.

To And From Binary Literals

5 Apr 2016 by Mark Kruger

To And From Binary Literals for all standard .net numeric value types.

Using the Java Native Interface in C#

16 Feb 2016 by Simon Agholor

How to invoke Java methods from a .NET application.

GLFW: A (Simple) OpenGL Framework Library

23 Dec 2015 by Simone Serponi

An easy to use library to quickly setup and run OpenGL applications.

MemServer : a dynamic memory allocation server

22 Dec 2015 by Simone Serponi

A way to ensure the deallocation of all used dynamic memory using one DLL

WPF/XAML NotifyIcon and Taskbar (System Tray) Popup Window

4 Nov 2015 by Murray Foxcroft

Integrating WPF and XAML with the Windows forms NotifyIcon control to produce a slick, styled popup window when the mouse is moved over the NotifyIcon

LayerGenMMX

2 Nov 2015 by icemanind

Easily create Business and Data Layers!

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SMTP Client with SSL/TLS

22 Oct 2015 by David Johns, John_Tang

C++ SMTP client, support SSL and TLS encrypted connection to SMTP server

Highlight GridView rows in JavaScript and CSS

6 Oct 2015 by Fandango68

Use JavaScript to manage control layouts, formatting and highlights, without the need for Postback which is not so clean.

Most Recently Used (MRU) File Manager Component

21 Aug 2015 by David Hall

An MRU Manager Component that can be dropped on a Windows Form or WPF Window and integrates with Menu, MenuStrip, Application Settings, Registry, and Windows Recent Files.

Parallel fast compression unleashing the power of multi-core machines using the .NET TPL (Task Parallel Library)

16 Aug 2015 by Bharath K A

Parallel fast compression uses TPL to achieve complete usage of a multi-core system. Fast compression compresses files nX times faster, where n = the number of processors in the machine.

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File Compare And Hash extension for Windows explorer

4 Aug 2015 by dmihailescu

A windows explorer extension for easy binary/text file comparisons and calculating the MD5, SHA1, SHA256 hashes.

ListView Column Sorter

21 Jul 2015 by Sven So.

A column sorter that sorts columns with strings and numbers (also decimals), but also the first column on image and then on string.

32 Bits on 64-Bit Processors (Article written in 2005)

30 Jun 2015 by Toby Opferman

Building your own 64-bit Windows Extender

Extend OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog the Easy Way

19 Jun 2015 by dmihailescu

Customize OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog using a User Control

Extend OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog Using WPF

16 Jun 2015 by dmihailescu

Customize OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog using a WPF Window

Twitter API v1.1 with OAuth

2 Apr 2015 by Rajan Patekar

Twitter API v1.1 with OAuth.

Multi-Threading: Deadlock Tracer Utility

25 Mar 2015 by Chivate Atul

Tracing dead-locks in multi-threaded applications.

A Customizable Architecture for 3D Graphics Applications

24 Mar 2015 by Carlos Jiménez de Parga

Explanation of a consistent 3D graphics software architecture through a basic OpenGL application

MinHook - The Minimalistic x86/x64 API Hooking Library

17 Mar 2015 by Tsuda Kageyu

Provides the basic part of Microsoft Detours functionality for both x64/x86 environments.

Using Raw Input from C# to handle multiple keyboards

9 Mar 2015 by Steve Messer, Emma Burrows

Windows XP supports multiple keyboards, but by default, the .Net Framework will treat them all as one. This article explains how to use the Windows API Raw Input methods to support multiple keyboards from a C# application.

Fully Customizable XP Progress Bar (with examples)

20 Jan 2015 by Marcos Meli

A progress bar like the WinXP progress bar control, but completely customizable.

Customize the built-in Outlook Select Names dialog (or any other)

14 Jan 2015 by Helmut Obertanner

In this article, you will learn how to customize the built-in Select Names dialog and use different external data sources for your own dialog.

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Web Ink/Drawing Control

8 Dec 2014 by daluu

An article on creating and using a web browser (IE only) compatible ink or drawing control using the Microsoft Tablet PC SDK version 1.7. A sample pre-built control is provided for use and demonstration.

Real time. Windows Runs in the Ring2 (x86 32 bit OS)

3 Dec 2014 by khavkin18@yandex.ru

This article presents the Hadcon's real time module for Windows 7/XP

A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.

26 Nov 2014 by Jeremy Falcon

Provides a base to use when programming OpenGL-enabled applications for the real world, rather than a simple hello world.

Extract icons from EXE or DLL files

10 Nov 2014 by Tsuda Kageyu

Extract all the variations of an icon, including the ones ExtractIconEx() can't extract.

Sharpening Notepad++

29 Oct 2014 by Oleg Shilo

This article describes the CS-Script C# Intellisense plugin for Notepad++ (CSScriptNpp).

Recursive VBA JSON Parser for Excel

24 Oct 2014 by Tim Ski

JSON parser for VBA class module, allows recursive data

A USB Library to Detect USB Devices

21 Sep 2014 by slelong

A USB library to detect USB devices, and manage Attach and Detach events

Book review : “MCSD Certification Toolkit (Exam 70-483): Programming in C#”

8 Sep 2014 by Pragmateek

"MCSD Certification Toolkit (Exam 70-483): Programming in C#” - book review

A simple C# library for graph plotting

4 Sep 2014 by Zimmermann Stephan

An easy to use C# library for quick and simple graph plotting.

Storing and Retrieving Images from SQL Server Using Strored Procedures and C#

12 Aug 2014 by Thilina Chandima

An introduction on how to store and retrieve images from SQL Server 2008 by using Stored Procedures and C#.

Wix# (WixSharp) - managed interface for WiX

6 Aug 2014 by Oleg Shilo

An article on C# interface to the WiX toolset

Single Page Application using Knockout JS and ASP.NET MVC 4 and Web API

20 Jul 2014 by Khademul Basher

Single Page Application development using Knockout JS, ASP.NET MVC 4 and Web API

USB IR with c8051

18 Jul 2014 by ingvar8

USB IR with c8051

Adding COM Automation Support To Win32 Applications

2 Jul 2014 by Mohammed El-Afifi

Given an existing win32 application, how to provide COM automation capability to it?

Automated Extract and Build from Team System using PowerShell

26 Jun 2014 by Clift Norris, John D. Cook

We describe a PowerShell script to extract source code from Team System version control and automate the build process

A C++ Embedded Web Server

23 Jun 2014 by ravenspoint

Give a C++ application its own web page

Save Zip File in Access Database With File Encryption in C#

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 . . .

Convert Integers to Their Textual Description

6 May 2014 by Jeremy Falcon

Convert an integer to its textual description

Simple Web Server in c#

6 May 2014 by Pritesh Dhokchaule

Monitoring a Printer Queue from VB.NET

2 May 2014 by Duncan Edwards Jones

How to monitor a printer queue from Visual Basic .NET

EMF Printer Spool File Viewer

23 Apr 2014 by Duncan Edwards Jones

A viewer application for EMF format spool files

Using Unicode in INI files

3 Apr 2014 by Manabu Kumeta

How to use Unicode in INI files.

Secure String Handling in Windows Applications

9 Mar 2014 by Selvam R

This article explains about Strsafe, Secured C run time library (CRT) and safe STL functions.

Detect System Wide Mouse Events

7 Mar 2014 by Kazi Zakir Hossain

How to detect system wide mouse events in your application

License Key Generation

7 Mar 2014 by Adamanteus

This is an alternative for "License Key Generation"

The Loyc LL(k) Parser Generator: Part 3

25 Feb 2014 by Qwertie

Lots of new stuff this time, including an (almost) complete C# parser demo

The Loyc LL(k) Parser Generator: Part 4

25 Feb 2014 by Qwertie

The ambivalent world of ambiguity, the slash, greedy and nongreedy. At the end, in lieu of refreshments, there will be an API reference.

Go to sleep! Fade to B/W

3 Feb 2014 by andyj115

Fading a window from color to black and white like Windows/XP

Wake the PC from standby or hibernation

3 Feb 2014 by Daniele Di Sarli

How to automatically wake up the PC at some time in the future.

AvalonDock [2.0] Tutorial Part 4 - Integrating AvalonEdit Options

31 Jan 2014 by Dirk Bahle

Integrate AvalonEdit with text editing options into AvalonDock [2.0]

AvalonDock [2.0] Tutorial Part 3 - AvalonEdit in AvalonDock

31 Jan 2014 by Dirk Bahle

How to integrate AvalonEdit into AvalonDock [2.0] using MVVM

AvalonDock [2.0] Tutorial Part 2 - Adding a Start Page

31 Jan 2014 by Dirk Bahle

How to create a start page based on AvalonDock [2.0].

An UMDF Driver for a Virtual Smart Card Reader

30 Jan 2014 by Fabio Ottavi

A simple implementation of a driver for a virtual smart card reader, based on UMDF

Visual Basic 6.0: A giant more powerful than ever

14 Jan 2014 by ISpliter

When discussing VB6, we should look at the reality of the situation and not on preconceived opinions. New source code projects are made daily in Visual Basic 6.0. The paper proposes the reintroduction of Visual Basic 6.0 on the market, in parallel with Visual Studio line.

Autoshutdown Service in C#

10 Jan 2014 by Kees van Spelde

This is an alternative for "AutoShut, my first program in C#"

ExpTreeLib Version 3 - Explorer-like Navigation and Operation for your Forms

9 Jan 2014 by Jim Parsells

A Class Library for building Forms with a folder navigation TreeView and form specific ListViews that can be tailored for your application and behave like Windows Explorer. Full documentation.

Version Helper API for .NET

7 Jan 2014 by Petr Alexeev

Version Helper API for .NET – checking version of Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 without Environment.OSVersion or application manifest

Truncate Log File in SQL Server 2005

6 Jan 2014 by Assil

A tool that facilitates the truncation of SQL log file

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