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Best VB.NET article of September 2011

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26 Sep 2011MBigglesworth79
A good primer for getting into serialization
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14 Sep 2011Amir Eshaq
This code demostrates how to use Silverlight 5 with OOB+elevated trust to play a local video (.avi). Uses P/Invoke support for native code
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9 Sep 2011a_pess
Turn an image to a ColorPicker.
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21 Sep 2011Anshul R
Private Sub GetIPAddress()Dim strHostName As StringDim strIPAddress As StringstrHostName = System.Net.Dns.GetHostName()strIPAddress = System.Net.Dns.Resolve(strHostName).AddressList(0).ToString()MessageBox.Show("Host Name: " & strHostName & "; IP Address: " &...
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22 Sep 2011nlarson11
On Vista/Win 7, I have seen code where only a single period is returned for (0). This makes sure you get the actual IP regardless of the system.Const IPPattern As String = "^\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}$"With Dns.GetHostEntry(System.Environment.MachineName) Return...
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19 Sep 2011marc9889
In response to the request to use a website (instead of a file), the pertinent code is shown below. Note that you will need to replace "www.somewebsite.com" with the website page that you want to capture the source code (HTML, for example) from.Dim webclient As System.Net.WebClient = New...
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26 Sep 2011AspDotNetDev
The Silverlight WebBrowser won't navigate to some URL's, but this can be worked around.
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14 Sep 2011Brady Kelly
No default IDs here. Move along.
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20 Sep 2011Soroush Falahati
Introducing a class for generating 3D images (Stereoscopic and Anaglyph) from DepthMaps.
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22 Oct 2013Bashar Tahir
Easily zip / unzip files using Windows Shell32
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22 Sep 2011rspercy65
Look, Buntt cake, nope, just another Lotto game with the tumbling animation.
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23 Apr 2013rspercy65
This is a code converter that uses two different DLL files from around the .NET community. New Ver. 2013 is available for download.
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29 Sep 2011Meshack Musundi
A WPF application that replicates the Windows 8 Start screen
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30 Apr 2012NewPast
Using any Control In ComboBox or in EditingControl for DataGridView
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2 Oct 2011Mithun Thakur From NICE Computers
Clear All textboxes text in VB
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14 Sep 2011Mohammad A Rahman
namespace IpAddresses{ using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Net; class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { GetIPAddresses().ForEach(ip => Console.WriteLine(ip)); } ...
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29 Sep 2011Stuart Blackler
Introduction to extension methods in .NET with examples
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9 Dec 2011rhawk4
I needed a datetimepicker that allowed users to easily empty it and edit it like a maskedtextbox, so I made one from the actual DateTimePicker class.
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26 Sep 2011Yasser Sobhy
A .NET control to control the layout of categorized sections in your application.
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13 Sep 2011Koshy Panicker John 6 alternatives  
Different Method(s) to Find IP Address?
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23 Sep 2011Dool_Cookies
Customizable multi-directional picture/colour progressbar control.
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20 Sep 2011Archimedes24
I find this useful:Dim st As System.IO.StreamDim sr As System.IO.StreamReaderDim req As System.Net.WebRequest = System.Net.WebRequest.Create("http://www.whatismyip.com/automation/n09230945.asp")Dim resp As System.Net.WebResponse = req.GetResponsest = resp.GetResponseStreamsr =...
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28 Sep 2011ac-2008
Maybe this would have saved you some efforts: http://developer.mindtouch.com/SgmlReader[^]. I have already developed a project (Delivery Predictor) with this reader: http://achristov.info/Projects.aspx[^]

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I am a software developer in Johannesburg, South Africa. I specialise in C# and ASP.NET MVC, with SQL Server, with special fondness for MVC and jQuery. I have been in this business for about eighteen years, and am currently trying to master Angular 4 and .NET Core, and somehow find a way to strengthen my creative faculties.
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Hello Everyone,

I didn't study programming at academic levels, but rather learned it by myself at home.
From time to time i will try to post some code that's rarely being used and it does prove useful.

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My first computer was a Commodore Pet 2001 and I learned BASIC on it. In college I learned and played with Fortran, Colol, PL/1, ASM, JCL and such. I started working with computers in the early 80s programming Z80, 8088 machine code and then BASIC, Turbo Pascal, Modula-2, 6800 machine code, 6809 machine code and 6502 machine code. By the late 80's I was doing a lot of Borland Pascal and communications/modem programming and making EDI translators and using BTrieve databases. I worked up to C and then Delphi when it came out. By the mid 90's I was a web developer on Netscape servers and then Microsoft NT. I then began to use Classic ASP and started to learn SQL Server and Access. Now I am an IT Manager, but on the side do web development (mostly retail sites and shopping carts) and I sell cat toys online.
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I am currently retired.
I have no degree but I have some programming experience
when I was in college(Cobol, Pascal).

My accomplishments thus far are;
Best VB.Net article for January(2009)
Best VB.Net article for July(2009)
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Coding PHP, Asp.Net, C#, VB6, VB.Net and C++,

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I am a self-taught programmer originating from the Isle of Wight. I have approximately 3 years commercial experience in developing LOB applications for a wide range of customers (local companies to FTSE 100). During this time, I have honed my development skills across a wide range of platforms and frameworks including C#, VB.net, T-SQL, Web Services and Android programming.

I am currently training towards my MCSA SQL Server 2012 qualification alongside my degree in Computing from Bournemouth University (Graduating 2013). During my time at Bournemouth University, I have built an extensive knowledge in core networking protocols and architecture including TCP, IP (v4 & v6), DNS, ARP, HTTP, EMAIL (SMTP, POP3 and IMAP), WiMAX (802.16) and WiFi (802.11).

I like to help fellow developers through the StackExchange network, accumulating approximately 3000 reputation across the various sites. I also like to maintain a technology blog to help others learn.
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I am a software and web developer using C#, C/C++, VB.NET, PHP

And a lot of other programs and technologies
I also have a good knowledge of Photoshop

My favorite hobby is writing application to solve any problems I face and to provide web community and computer users with a new helping solutions.
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