The primary purpose of this article is to provide quality sample source code for VB.NET developers interested in building data-centric applications using the .NET Framework.

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VB10

.NET

Win7

Await Tasks in C#4 using Iterators

29 Aug 2013

Keith L Robertson

Write synchronous-looking asynchronous methods without async/await in Visual Studio 2010.

A Look under the hood of the .NET Framework

11 Feb 2013

Sander Rossel

Journey to the center of the .NET Framework with a chance of IL along the way!

EXTENDED Version of Extended Rich Text Box (RichTextBoxEx)

4 Nov 2019

Robert Gustafson

I've created an enhanced version of the Extended RichTextBox created by Razi Syed.

Assembly Manipulation and C# / VB.NET Code Injection

26 Apr 2013

Sebastien Lebreton

Reflexil is an assembly editor and runs as a plug-in for Reflector or JustDecompile. Reflexil is able to manipulate IL code and save the modified assemblies to disk. Reflexil also supports "on-the-fly" C#/VB.NET code injection.

An SNTP Client for C# and VB.NET

22 Jul 2009

DaveyM69

A complete overview and implementation of SNTP from a client perspective.

Basics of Bing Search API using .NET

31 Oct 2009

Abhishek Sur

This article will enable you to add custom search rules to your application using Bing Search API with much more

Async/Await: Unblock Gui without any additional Line of Code

12 Sep 2015

Mr.PoorEnglish

After simple introduction the Article turns to less known, but useful/important/interesting Aspects of unblocking the Gui with Async/Await

Having fun with custom collections!

14 Oct 2011

Sander Rossel

Creating custom collections from IEnumerable(T) to IDictionary(T) and everything in between!

Custom Formatting in .NET - Enhancing String.Format to all new levels!

1 Dec 2010

Scott Rippey

A string template method that allows you to fill a string with data. Easy to use, fast, extensible, and extremely powerful! Uses Reflection, Conditional Formatting, iterating through Arrays, and more!

Generic Multi-Select MVVM ListBox Drag and Drop Helper with Custom Feedback for Silverlight 4.0

11 Apr 2011

Graeme_Grant

This article focuses on developing an MVVM compatible ListBox-to-ListBox drag/drop helper for Silverlight.

ASM.Net - x86 Emulation

26 Dec 2011

Drag0nHunter

ASM.Net a assembly x86 emulator which emulates the language the managed way

gGlowBox - Create a Glow or Shadow Effect Around a Focused Control (VB.NET)

28 Feb 2019

SSDiver2112

A custom Panel that creates a glow effect around a child control or a drop shadow when it receives focus

Use WMI to obtain remote computer details

21 Nov 2011

gndzero

Utility to check for logged on user prior to using Remote Desktop Connection.

Microsoft Reporting Services (Sub Reports, Charts, Parameters, Expression Editor, etc.)

1 Jun 2009

jpaulino

This article shows the basic steps of creating a report, define the data source at runtime, work with parameters, include images, use the expression editor, and how to feed data to a subreport and charts. Finally it will demonstrate some easy customizations to ReportViewer.

XML Literals

12 Apr 2010

jpaulino

XML Literals allow you to use XML syntax in your code. It’s easy to work with XML files this way, since you have that Tags in the code, but it’s also quicker to access information rather than the traditional methods.

Generic Background Worker

8 Sep 2009

DaveyM69

No more unboxing/casting! Use generic type parameters with this background worker. Source code for C# and VB.NET.

What not to do: Anti-Patterns and the Solutions

30 Apr 2011

Sander Rossel

An introduction to knowing what NOT to do.

Fluid, Multi-column, Vertically Ordered List using CSS

19 Nov 2019

Richard Atkins

Create a fluid, multi-column, vertically ordered list using nested, floating divs

WinForms Tab Control with properly drawn bottom tabs

20 Feb 2014

Vladimir Svyatski

How to correctly draw WinForms Tab Control with bottom alignment when visual styles are enabled

How to build, sign, and deploy a ClickOnce application to be delivered over the internet without using the IDE

1 Sep 2009

Fasttimes

How to publish a ClickOnce application without using the Visual Studio IDE, with a complete working example.

Easily Create Your Own Parser

9 Jul 2011

icemanind

Create a hand made parser in VB.NET or C# easily and fast

Fully customizable Menu-, Tool-, ContextMenu-, and Status strips

3 Mar 2010

NickThissen

Change the colors used to render Menu-, Tool,- ContextMenu-, and Status strip controls during design-time.

Simplify Code Using NDepend

3 Nov 2009

Abhishek Sur

Using this article you will get the basic idea of how you could use NDepend to control/analyze your application. It allows to apply design rules and refactor code.

Bar chart in DataGridView

24 Aug 2010

Santiago Santos Cortizo

How to show a bar chart in a DataGridView

Sharing memory across different running applications

22 Aug 2011

My Bones

A simple way to share data across your diffrent applications.

ASP.NET PDF Viewer User Control Without Acrobat Reader Installed on Client or Server

19 Sep 2013

Ron Schuler

ASP.NET PDF document viewer control that does not require any Acrobat product to be installed

Generate .chm based documentation of your project using SandCastle tool

12 Dec 2012

Vijay Tanwar

.Chm based documentation generator for .net projects

RefEdit Emulation for .NET

27 Oct 2012

pablleaf

A simple implementation of a ref edit control for .NET

A VB.NET application to fix Visual Basic 6 OCX security issues

2 Nov 2011

gndzero

A threaded application to identify if system VB6 OCX files are exploitable and generate a batch file to register updated OCX controls.

Wpf-Tabcontrol, saving its visual TabItem-States (Alternative)

12 Dec 2014

Mr.PoorEnglish

Understanding Tabcontrol right enables a lightweigth solution

Give your computer sleep apnea - Don't let it go to sleep

27 Nov 2011

gndzero

A utility to prevent workstations from going to sleep (during long running processes).

TextTwist1: A Mock-Up

2 Apr 2012

rspercy65

Addiction time. Play a moch-up version of Text Twist, (a guess all the words), before your time runs out, type game.

VB10

.NET4

Dev

Painting Vista's Aero NonClientArea in VB.NET

20 Nov 2009

lipinho

VB.NET port of code for painting Vista's Aero NonClientArea.

Calculate system idle time without hooks

27 Jun 2009

Qaiser_Iftikhar

An article to demonstrate how to calculate system idle time without installing any system wide keybaord/mouse hooks.

GENOME-IN-CODE Project

1 Jun 2015

Mr. xieguigang 谢桂纲

Introduction to "GENOME-IN-CODE" Project about virtual cell modelling the bacteria Xcc 8004, visit GCModeller.org for the latest news about GCModeller

Extending Forms.Control: Lock and Unlock

30 Jun 2009

Gregory Gadow

Learn how to extend the Forms.Control object to add locking and unlocking capability

Evaluate Complex and Real Math Calculator

22 May 2011

Kenneth Haugland

Evaluation of complex and real numbers from string

Reorderable ListView

14 Dec 2009

konikula

Inherited ListView which enables user to order multiple items by mouse, and automatically scrolls if necessary

Customisable WinForms Progressbar Control VB.NET

2 Apr 2016

David Vanson

A progress bar control you can customize

A complex Mathematics expression evaluation module in Visual Basic

5 Sep 2013

Mr. xieguigang 谢桂纲

Object-oriented evaluator of the mathmatics expression

eBookReader

12 Oct 2011

rspercy65

This is a e-Book Reader for text files that uses a file splitter

Delete Functionality in GridView with Confirmation Using jQuery UI Dialog

9 Aug 2011

junnark

You're using a GridView web control to list records from a particular data source and you want a delete functionality for each row of data. A dialog must be presented to the user to confirm deletion. You also want to show a dialog to the user when an error occurs during deletion.