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Cryptographic Interoperability: Keys

by Jeffrey Walton

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

Calcium: A Modular Application Toolset Leveraging PRISM – Part 2

by Daniel Vaughan

Calcium provides much of what one needs to rapidly build a multifaceted and sophisticated modular application. Includes a host of modules and services, and an infrastructure that is ready to use in your next application.

WPF: If Carlsberg did MVVM Frameworks: Part 6 of n

by Sacha Barber

It would probably be like Cinch, an MVVM framework for WPF.

A Project Dependency Graph Utility for Visual Studio 2008

by Marc Clifton

Review your project dependencies.

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WCF Client For Web Services that Require Authorization by HTTP Header

by NikStar

Using OutgoingMessageProperties and OperationContextScope to implement authorization by http header for WCF client that communicates with non WCF-based web services.

Working with MSDTC...

by Sufyan S Jabr

All that you need to know when working with MSDTC, troubleshooting and problem solving.

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

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.

Using a Resource Dictionary in WPF

by Rahman Masudur

Few tricks about using a Resource Dictionary in WPF

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.NET 3.5

.Net Progress Bar - Single or Multi-Threaded

15 Jul 2014 by AlexF185

A dynamic progress bar control easy to use and literally plug and play

.NET WinForms Tray Icon Implemenation with Win7 and Vista Features

23 Oct 2014 by BrokenEvent

.NET WinForms Tray icon implemenation with Win7 and Vista features: GUID identification, large custom icons, custom UI instead of the hint, etc.

3 Layer Architecture for Beginners in ASP.NET C#

19 Jan 2015 by JatinKhimani

Develop a web application in 3 layer architecture code style

?? Operator

12 Mar 2012 by Muthu Nadar

This article will explain about null coalescing operator along with its advantage and disadvantage.

[Mail Sent]How to Send an Email in ASP.NET Application

7 Feb 2014 by Subodh Raghav

In this tip, you will learn how to send an email in your ASP.NET application.

A Custom ServiceHostFactory

8 Sep 2008 by cesar_boucas

A custom derivative of ServiceHostFactory to control how WCF service hosts are created.

A Dive into ASP.NET Page Life Cycle

26 Nov 2014 by Sambhav Yadav - Sam D Silva

ASP.NET page/master page/user control's life cycle from the perspective of Session and View State

A Generic Factory Method-Create Object From Interface Parameter using Reflection

14 Oct 2013 by S. M. Ahasan Habib

I will demonstrate a generic factory method which will create object from interface type parameter from an assembly (either current or provided) with the help of reflection

A High-Quality IconBitmapEncoder for WPF

11 Nov 2017 by Herbert Lausmann

An IconBitmapEncoder that produces high-quality icons, written in VB.NET and C#, WPF

A multi-thread queue for the producers/consumers process

15 Jan 2013 by Alessandro Lentini

How to write a simple multi-thread queue for the typical producer-consumer process

A Pagination Solution using IEnumerable<T>

17 Jul 2014 by Marlon Hizole

An elegant approach to pagination

A Simple and Powerful Library to Deal with Web Robots Control Strategy

6 Mar 2014 by bluecurve01

How to parse robots.txt and robots meta tag

A simple generic TreeList

18 Aug 2010 by B. Verboven

Convert a generic list of (recursive) objects into a simple hierarchical TreeList

A simple generic TreeList

18 Mar 2012 by B. Verboven

This is an alternative for "A simple generic TreeList".

A Simple RTF Print Form

1 Oct 2016 by Howard 9448490

A WYSIWYG Printer Interface for Rich text

A Visual Studio 2010 style ToolBox control

26 Nov 2012 by nilotpalbarpujari

VS 2010 style toolbox written in C#

About Entity Framework

26 Dec 2009 by Vinayaka Krishna Shenoy

From past few days i was doing some R & D on the upcoming Entity framework from Microsoft, and i found it was interesting in many ways,The first part which i liked the most is -Querying to the Entity Data Model(EDM) rather than the real data store.At a high level , we have plenty of...

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Accessing ADS User's

4 Jun 2013 by V R Shukla

How to access Active Director users on a WinNT network and show them in a dropdown list.

Accessing SSRS Reports from SharePoint Site using C#

20 Dec 2013 by Subodh Raikar

Accessing SSRS Reports from SharePoint Site using C#

Adapter Design Pattern in C#

7 Mar 2014 by Vipin_Arora

Adapter Design Pattern in C#

Adding INotifyPropertyChanged to Entity Framework Classes

14 Dec 2014 by MarkLTX

Automatically implement INotifyPropertyChanged for every property in Entity Framework 6.0 entity classes

ADO.Net Connectivity using Stored Procedure and Output parameters

10 May 2015 by Ankit Bansal MVP

This articles explains the insertion of data into SQL Database using Stored Procedures with Output Parameters. Some Bootstrapping is also used to create a good looking HTML.

Ajax Asynchronous postback

6 Sep 2012 by Christopher John Paul

Ajax Asynchronous Postback Method

Alphanumeric count up

27 Jan 2015 by HiDensity

Class providing methods to count up a string using a definable character set.

Android GCM Push Notification

6 Aug 2012 by Mukund Thakker

Android GCM Push Notification

web_development

Another Generic State Machine

19 May 2013 by Yossi Yaari

A basic yet generic state machine implementation

ASP.NET TreeView Automatic Numbering using CSS

5 Oct 2012 by TheCoolCoder

Numbering for Multilevel ASP.Net Treeview using CSS Counters

web_development

ASP.NET Validation Made Easy

9 Jan 2014 by nasir_ml

ASP.NET textbox validation made easy.

Asynchronous execution with anonymous method pattern

15 Feb 2010 by Nitipan

This is my helper class: public class AsynchronousMethodHelper { private static Delegate _method; private static Delegate _callBack; public static void AsynchronousExecution(Delegate method, Delegate callBack) { _method = method; ...

Auto complete textbox in jQuery Tabs content

2 Jun 2012 by deepaktripathi

Using auto complete textbox in jQuery Tabs content via AJAX in an Microsoft MVC project.

Automatic Undo/Redo

11 Feb 2015 by Emiliano El Mariachi

Here is a small library to help you have an automatic undo/redo feature without explicit dependency on Undo/Redo system.

Automatically Create Dump File When Program Hangs

24 Jan 2019 by Bloody Chicken

How to automatically create a dump file when the program hangs

Avoid default formatting when exporting data from datagrid to excel.

14 Oct 2010 by ambatisreedhar

Export to Excel,default formatting of excel,excel number format,excel date format,excel currency format

Avoiding InvokeRequired

27 Apr 2012 by Igor Pashchuk, MBA

This is an alternative for "C# Pivot Table"

Back and Forward button for MDI Parent form to traverse through opened MDI child forms

27 Feb 2014 by Sarath Jayachandran

Beginner's Guide: How to Implement log4net in VB.NET Web Application

16 Jan 2012 by Robby Tendean

Simple implementation guide for log4net in a VB.NET web application.

Beveled Panel with Shadow Effect

8 Aug 2017 by practicalDeveloper

A panel that has rounded borders, gradients, edges/bevels and a shadow

Beveled Panel with Shadow Effect - Now With Tabs

2 Feb 2018 by RickZeeland

This is an alternative for "Beveled Panel with Shadow Effect"

Binding with Properties defined in Code Behind

7 Jul 2013 by Amit_Mittal

An easy way to bind XAML with properties defined in code behind

Building Data Access Layer Using Microsoft Enterprise Library 5.0

20 Aug 2013 by Jitendra Ballia

Building data access layer using enterprise library

C# / VB.NET / C++ CLI: Create, read and write MS Access (mdb, accdb), MySQL, SQL Server, SQL Server Compact and SQLite databases

13 Nov 2014 by Emiliarge

Both MS Access formats (mdb and new - accdb), MSSQL 2008 R2, MSSQL CE, SQLite, MySQL

C# / VB.NET / C++ CLI: Read and write MS Access (mdb) database without ADO and SQL via Microsoft DAO

18 Aug 2014 by Emiliarge

Read and write data to Access databases without limitations caused by the use of the SQL.

C# Alternative ProgressBar

3 Sep 2013 by blitzkrieged

An alternative ProgressBar for C# with extra functionality

C# Code Execution Time Compiler - WPF Application

15 Aug 2015 by Rakesh Vemula

A Windows application which processes your code and shows how much time it takes to execute your code.

C# Extension Method to Convert List into a Delimited Text String

13 Oct 2015 by dibley1973

A simple C# extension method to convert List into a delimited text string. Ideal for creating CSV files!

C# Named Pipes with Async

16 Aug 2012 by Maddog Mike B

A message server using named pipes and the Async CTP library (async and await keywords)

C# Storable Box Control 1.4.0.4

6 Mar 2015 by Darkencrow

A multi-drawer style collapsable UI container

C#: Read and Write Excel (*.xls and *.xlsx) Files Content without Excel Automation (using NPOI and ADO.NET)

30 Aug 2014 by Emiliarge

2 ways to read and write data to *.xls and *.xls files and display it on DataGridView.

Caching web pages in asp.net 3.5 on hard drive

12 Jul 2015 by Sem.Shekhovtsov

Caching the entire asp.net 3.5 web forms page using modules.

Call WebService Dynamically and Read WebService Definition

17 Apr 2012 by abhinavshastri

How to Call WebService Dynamically and Read WebService Definition

Calling ASP.NET Webservice using JavaScript on Regular Interval of Time

5 Sep 2013 by Praveen Chandran

This tip describes how to call a webservice using JavaScript and also calling that webservice in a regular interval of time without doing a postback in the page.

Capturing Entire Content of an Internet Explorer Window

14 Jun 2014 by Kaveh Yazdi Nezhad

A simple solution to capture entire HTML code of a web page which is displaying on Internet Explorer

Check which .NET Framework version is installed from command line

1 Nov 2012 by Fenil Desai

Check which .NET Framework version is installed from command line

Checking Internet Is Connected Or Not From .NET

25 Dec 2011 by Gandhi Ashish

Checking Internet Is Connected Or Not From .NET

Checking Internet Is Connected Or Not From .NET

16 May 2011 by J a a n s

For C# guys....using System ;using System.Runtime ;using System.Runtime.InteropServices ;public class Internet{ [DllImport("wininet.dll")] private extern static bool InternetGetConnectedState( out int Description, int ReservedValue ) ; public static bool...

Checking Internet Is Connected Or Not From .NET

27 May 2011 by Anshul R

Dim value As Boolean = My.Computer.Network.IsAvailable can be used in a situation where the only network a system will be connected to is the Internet.Dim value As Boolean = My.Computer.Network.Ping(hostNameOrAddress ,timeout) hostNameOrAddress can be any valid website -...

CherrySharp - Call functions via http

26 Apr 2010 by Froghut

Download source and example project - 64.37 KB IntroductionSome time ago I had to use CherryPy in one of our companys projects. To quote the website, 'CherryPy is a pythonic, object-oriented HTTP framework.' - but the feature I found the most usefull was that you can expose methods...

Code behind JavaScript

18 Apr 2014 by Raju_B

Code behind JavaScript

code highlight syntax

31 Aug 2010 by Moustafa Farhat

small example to show how to used Regular Expressions for code highlight

code highlight syntax

31 Aug 2010 by Simon Dufour

Check you code out, you'll have problem if you start editing from INSIDE. You change your SelectionStart without deselecting anything.. this mean that selection changes instead of only having your cursor moving.foreach(Match m in mc){ int startIndex = m.Index; ...

Collapsible Panel in ASP.NET using AJAX3.0 in VS2008

12 Aug 2010 by rwmao

A simple example of how to use Collapsible Panel in ASP.NET, especially in VS2008

Compare two datatable using LINQ Query

12 Mar 2012 by Ramanujam Shankar

Comparision between Response.Redirect, Response.RedirectParmanent and Server.Transfer

10 Sep 2009 by Abhishek Sur

It is to be noted, .NET has lately introducedResponse.RedirectParmanent() after a long await. The main motive of this is tohave permanent response redirection to the Search Engines.Response.RedirectParmanent() is an extension function introduced in .NET 4.0.Themain motive of it is to indicate

Compressing Script Files using GZIP

30 May 2013 by KK Kod

How to compress JavaScript and CSS files in a web application to reduce page loading time, using GZIP.

Concatanate Report Pages into one Report (XtraReport)

5 May 2012 by Chamila Nishantha

Adding report pages to create one report

Connecting to a C# ocket with a timeout, without using asynchronous (ConnectAsync)

19 Nov 2012 by Tyronne Thomas

Connecting to a C# socket with a timeout.

Connecting Windows Form Application With ADO.NET in C#

2 Dec 2012 by Bikash Karmokar

Connecting Windows Form Application With ADO.NET in C#

Consuming Google Maps API Rest Services in .NET

23 Jul 2010 by Pandey Vinay

This is a direction to use Google Maps API Rest Services instead of using it from JavaScript.

Conversion Between All .NET Languages

10 Jun 2010 by Anshul R

The Perfect Translation/Conversion of Code

Convert Arabic Number To Alphabet (التفقيط) تحويل الأرقام إلى حروف

11 Nov 2012 by ahmed_alashrafy

تفقيط الأرقام العربيه

Convert LINQ to Entity Result to a DataTable

22 Mar 2011 by Mohammad Al Hoss

entity-framework

Convert LINQ to Entity Result to a DataTable

20 Apr 2011 by jonx

Very good stuff. Learned me a lot about how to access to the physical structure of the query.There is also a CopyToDataTable : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb386921.aspx[^]And for the record here is a C# version:protected DataTable EntityToDatatable(IQueryable Result,...

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Convert Text Represented Number to Numeric String

7 Jun 2013 by FatzBomb

How to convert a written number to a numerical value anywhere in a string.

Convert Your Home Desktop to Webserver using IP-forwarding

11 May 2015 by Shibasis Sengupta

This tip describes how to convert your personal laptop into a webserver available on world wide web

Copy Paste and Insert in Datagridview (Winforms)

28 May 2014 by Thava Rajan

Copy and insert data at any postion in your datagridview

Copy Remote Website to Modify Functionality Locally

1 Aug 2014 by Bryan Lyman

A method for duplicating a web page (including all scripts and styles) to run as if it originated from your own server, then modify server-side and client-side functionality afterwards.

CPU Usage with graphical indication using C# .NET

19 Nov 2012 by Tyronne Thomas

CPU usage with C#.

Create a Dynamic JavaScript File for Global Resorce File Creation in JS Format Using ASP.NET MVC

3 Jan 2014 by Kirankumar Chauhan

Global Resorce File Creation in json Format using ASP.NET

Create and Consume ASP.NET WebAPI Services - MVC

9 Aug 2015 by saurabh sri

Basic steps to create ASP.NET WebApi services.

Create BarCode Images in ASP.NET

9 Feb 2014 by Er. Mayank Kothari

Generate barcode image in web application

Create job to export Stored Procedure daily

27 Nov 2012 by Aadhar Joshi

Creating job in sql server which automates taking backup of all stored procedures and functions in physical drive.

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Creating a Link in the Left Pane of the File Explorer - like OneDrive or DropBox

22 Aug 2016 by Sujith Karivelil

Creating a link in the left pane of the file Explorer - like OneDrive or DropBox

Creating Func delegates using TextToCalcExpression

16 Mar 2012 by Carlos Conceição

This article how you can use TextToCalcExpression to generate Linq Expressions in runtime

Creating or Editing the Web.config dynamically for Page Level Access (Asp.net web forms)

27 Oct 2014 by Israel Gebreselassie

This tip/trick shows you how to edit the web.config file dynamically .

Creating PartitionedDictionary

2 Nov 2014 by D Sarthi Maheshwari

A suggested solution to create Partition based Dictionary (reducing chances of OOM errors and adding capability to hold bigger KVP set in Dictionary).

Creating SQL Joins in Simple Steps

20 Sep 2012 by Sreedhar Puligundla

Simple steps to create SQL joins by using SQL Server 2008 Management Studio

SQL-Server-2005

SQL-server-2000

CTE Query in SQL Server

20 Jan 2014 by Nirav Prabtani

CTE Query for optimizing complexity of query in sql server

Custom Message Box Using Thread That Closes Automatically

29 May 2013 by Surendra Adhikari SA

Implimenting a message box that closes automatically using thread.

Custom MessageBox with checkbox

11 Sep 2016 by Avatar2400

This is a simple class that allows you to have message box with checkbox and other small features.

Custom paging like Google paging

7 May 2012 by coolnavjot31

Custom paging with only 10 pages shown in pager.

Custom Print Functionality for Microsoft Report Viewer (RDLC)

1 May 2012 by Chamila Nishantha

This tip describes how to create your own printing functionality rather than using built in print functionality on Microsoft Report Viewer.

reporting-services

Data Object to XML (Vice-versa) using C#

25 Oct 2013 by Monotosh Roy Mon

XML Serialization & Deserialization for converting our object to XML and XML to Object

Database Driven Dynamic Menu Control

15 Jan 2013 by Yugal Pandya

Database driven N-Level Dynamic Menu Control using C#.NET and SQL Server with stylesheet CSS

Database Driven Dynamic Menu Control

6 Oct 2013 by Muhammad Ahmed Azam

"Database Driven Dynamic Menu Control"

DataGridView Row Delete in CellSelect Mode

1 Apr 2013 by Weberto.com

Event to delete rows by selected cells.

DataReader into IEnumerable with C#

4 Nov 2013 by Jaume González

How to convert any datareader into generic list.

Dead Simple HTML Sanitizer

18 Jan 2013 by Tawani Anyangwe

A dead simple HTML Sanitizer (and HTML Parser) you can use to clean user HTML input.

Deeply Nested JSON Deserialization Using Recursion and JavaScriptSerializer

28 Apr 2015 by Hassan Alrehamy

JSON Deserialization in depth concept and Dictionary mapping. Special Thanks to Dr. Coral Walker

Detect Change In ActiveControl

25 Feb 2013 by TnTinMn

UpdateDefaultButton - Allows detecting change in ActiveControl

Digitally sign data

3 Sep 2013 by Sanjay H Modi

Sign data using private key from a certificate