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WPF 3D FlipPanel

by Fredrik Bornander

WPF Implementation of the spinning panel frequently used on the iPhone

AJAX-enabled Name Selector User Control

by Steve Krile

Fully AJAX-enabled user control used to select names from a database in a drop-down format.

Flexible WPF ToggleSwitch Lookless Control in C# & VB

by Graeme_Grant

A Modern Toggle Switch - From mock concept to a full custom WPF control that you can plug into your own apps

Create and Send An Email Reply in C# / VB.NET

by JosipK, Marko Kozlina

C# and VB.NET console applications that demonstrate how to create and send an email reply with IMAP and SMTP protocols in .NET Framework

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Redesigned German Cards Game "Schafkopf"

by Jo_vb.net

This article and the demo are about getting started using my Schafkopf_OOP VB.NET project.

Collapsible-Panels

by CODING_MLD

Expanding and collapsible panels implemented in VB.NET

SET Network Parameters with IPCONFIG and Text Files

by Allegra Angelo

Save, read and text recognition of network parameters

Smart Home – Controlling Shelly® Devices (Part 4) - Property-Manipulation with the PropertyDescriptor

by Ralf Meier

This article revolutionizes Shelly device management, providing an updated, efficient, and feature-rich solution for both beginners and advanced users." You will discover new ShellyCom2 features, such as property manipulation using PropertyDescriptor, and a set of valuable helpers and commands.

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Visual Basic

Writing a Total Commander plug-in in Visual Basic (or C#)

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.

Dynamically generate a MS Word document using HTML & CSS

23 Jun 2006 by 'Anil' Radhakrishna

A lightweight method to generate a Word document without using any components and show it in Print Layout.

Insight into Security Model using Principal and Identity Objects in .NET

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.

A ToolPartHelper to use with ReturnOfTheSmartPart

23 Oct 2007 by .chris

The code helps speed up the devopment of toolparts using SmartPart and SharePoint.

On click any of the column in datagrid to make that fullrow selected

26 Apr 2007 by .NetRams

ASP.Net datagrid onclick change selected row back color.

A Simple Data Manager Class

12 Nov 2007 by 00K

A simple way to access your database using vb.net

DocMounter 2: A tool to build VS.NET documentation (now with Sandcastle)

15 Nov 2010 by 10Tec, Sergey Gorbenko

Tool for creating MS Visual Studio documentation files - XML Summaries, HxS/MSHC help solutions and manuals.

Create data-driven applications with the Hera Application Framework

21 Dec 2006 by 2sky

A brief overview of how the Hera Application Framework aids you in the development of data-driven applications.

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Universal COM Callable Wrapper

15 Oct 2010 by 401unauthorized

Allows working with most .NET classes in any COM-aware programming or scripting language

Visual Studio 2005 Auto-versioning Add-in

21 Oct 2007 by ]Whatever[

An add-in that handles incrementing assembly and file version numbers under certain conditions.

3D Geometry Library (Basic Classes) and 3D Drawing using VB.NET

7 Sep 2007 by _Bala

This article explains a 3D geometry library developed using VB.NET.

Custom GMail Vacation Auto-Responder

27 May 2009 by _Khallaf

Use IMAP to auto-reply to unread GMail messages while on vacation

The Amazingly Forgotten 2-Way .NET Rijndael CryptoStream

29 Aug 2009 by _Khallaf

How To Do Precise 2-Way Rijndael CryptoStream Communication

Selecting Form's Controls at Design Time

2 Jun 2014 by _Plutonix

Accessing the Form's Controls in your UIDesigner

Enhanced CollectionEditor Framework

21 Jul 2014 by _Plutonix

An easy to use, customizable Collection Editor; with inheritance support

Explorer Shell Extensions in .NET (Revised)

16 Sep 2015 by _Plutonix

Framework for NET based Shell Context Menus using VB, C#

Explorer Context Menu Manager

16 Sep 2015 by _Plutonix

Helper class to add, change and delete Registry based Explorer Context Menus from your app

Warning: .NET Hell and Version Control, unstable, irreproducable bugs.

27 Aug 2003 by A Berglas

Version mismatches can cause unreproducable instability

Dangers of using OnChange/ViewState for validation.

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.

A*****'s tracker cleaner

16 May 2007 by A*****

An article on cleaning tracks from users computers

Add multimedia effect to system clock

3 Sep 2004 by A.k.joshi

This article focuses on how to add a virtual multimedia effect to the system clock.

Windows Forms Controls: VB.NET Translucent Control using GDI+

10 Jun 2014 by a_pess

Build a standard Windows Forms translucent control using GDI+ & VB.NET

Image Transition in VB.NET Windows Forms

8 Nov 2009 by a_pess

Image transition and visual effects in VB.NET using GDI+.

Implementation of IEnumerable(of T) & IEnumerator(Of T) in VB.NET

21 Jul 2011 by a_pess

Read the data in the Collection

Add Custom Event to a Class in VB.NET

21 Jul 2011 by a_pess

Add Custom Event to a Class

Image Color Picker

9 Sep 2011 by a_pess

Turn an image to a ColorPicker.

Basic Content Management System with ASP.NET and MS Access

4 Aug 2004 by aa2max

A very basic web-based content management system using ASP.NET and MS Access

Using Data Relation with Data Table

6 Apr 2007 by Aakash Jain

This article exemplifies how to use the Data Relation of ADO.NET with Data Table to create the in memory Data Relation between two tables.

Using FileMapping on .NET as IPC

21 Jan 2007 by aalday

Sample code for using FileMapping on .NET.

Microsoft Office Version Detector

8 Nov 2012 by aalvarez13

This is an alternative for "Microsoft Office Version Detector".

The Story of ICalculated... the Calculated Column for a Class and More

7 Sep 2010 by Aaron @ Think Software

Custom calculated columns for classes as well as programmatic access, and list of all public variables read/write.

Real Time SynTax Colorizing

25 Apr 2004 by Aaron Eldreth

Aaron shows how to use the RichTextbox for Real Time Syntax Coloring painlessly.

Get Emails From Address Book Using Outlook Object

1 Mar 2004 by aarrabi76

Getting emails from address book using outlook object, and other folders

Building COM Components Using MATLAB - Part I

27 Feb 2004 by Abbas_Riazi

Building COM components that can be called from any IDEs that support COM with MATLAB COMBuilder toolbox

Building COM Components Using MATLAB - Part II

2 Mar 2004 by Abbas_Riazi

Building COM components that can be called from any IDE that supports COM with MATLAB COMBuilder toolbox.

Scan2PDF

22 Apr 2005 by Abbas_Riazi

A utility for bulk scanning, converting the scanned pages to PDF and burning them on CD/DVD for archiving.

29 Oct 2008 by Abd Allah Diab

A library that lets you easily manipulate your drawings

Construct and Display Unlimeted Dynamic Menu (English & Arabic)

25 Sep 2005 by Abdelmoniem Hafez

the article provide an admin module to construct unlimeted menu in db and code to display this menu

Construct and display dynamic unlimited levels of menu

3 Oct 2005 by Abdelmoniem Hafez

This article provides developers and non-developers with a module that builds and displays dynamic unlimited levels of menu [English and Arabic].

How to Send Mails from your GMAIL Account through VB.NET or C#. Windows Programming, with a Bit of Customization

9 Aug 2012 by Abhishek Sur

Sending Mails from your Windows Application

Code Security in .NET

16 Aug 2008 by Abhishek Sur

All about vulnerabilities with Code Reverse Engineering, and the best steps to fix them (DotFuscator included).

Basics of LINQ & Lamda Expressions

28 Feb 2009 by Abhishek Sur

Basic Examples to work with Language Integrated Query(LINQ) concept that was introduces with C# 3.0 and/or .NET 3.5 (Corresponding VB.NET code included)

Working with MS Excel(xls / xlsx) Using MDAC and Oledb

9 Jun 2009 by Abhishek Sur

Simple demo to create/modify/delete Excel for both windows and web

Difference Between DirectCast and TryCast

16 Jul 2009 by Abhishek Sur

What is the difference between DirectCast and TryCast

Working with CLR Objects in SQL Server 2005 or Above Part 2

2 Aug 2009 by Abhishek Sur

Gives an introduction of how to create SQL CLR managed objects in SQL server.

SQL-Server-2005

Basics of Bing Search API using .NET

31 Oct 2009 by Abhishek Sur

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

Simplify Code Using NDepend

3 Nov 2009 by 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.

Save Changes on Close of Browser or When Exiting the Page

24 Sep 2007 by Abishek R Srikaanth

This article will show how to save changes on the close of the browser or when exiting a page.

Starting DirectX with Visual Basic .NET

21 Feb 2011 by Abudreas

Create a DirectX device and draw some Primitives using VB!

Basic Directx Transformation with VB.NET

15 Mar 2011 by Abudreas

Applying simple world transformation in 2D world using DirectX and VB.NET

Software Configuration Management (SCM) Considerations for Agile Development

9 Jan 2008 by AccuRev

Why organizations considering moving to an Agile development methodology to increase product quality, decrease costs and respond more quickly to market needs should also consider the changing requirements that the new model places on the SCM system and which aspects are critical to success.

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Extract Images from a PDF Document

31 Aug 2012 by Accusoft

The PDF Format is a very popular medium for document exchange around the world. PDF files are great for saving and exchanging files across all platforms and on the internet. This whitepaper focuses on how you can use PDF Xpress to extract images from these PDF documents.

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Gantt Chart

2 Oct 2008 by Adagio.81

Adds an easy to use Gantt chart to your application.

Delegates in .NET

8 Jul 2014 by Adalat Khan

Delegates in .NET

Anonymous Methods and Lambda Expressions in .NET

28 Jul 2014 by Adalat Khan

Anonymous methods and lambda expressions in .NET

Mapping Zip Code From Your Database

25 Jul 2004 by Adam A. Mitteer

Using longitude, latitude, and zip code to map the United States, and then mark the zip codes that are matched in your database

ADCollectionsVisualizer

14 Sep 2008 by Adam Dawes

A VS2005 visualizer to help view the content of a wide variety of collection-type objects

Easy asynchronous operations with AsyncVar

1 Dec 2009 by Adam Maras

A simple class to asynchronously retrieve a value and hold it until needed.

How To Get A Website Thumbnail in a C# Application Without Creating A Form (console)

5 Jul 2008 by AdamNajmanowicz

The article describes how to get a thumbnail of a Website in .NET Framework 2.0+ without launching a fully interactive WinForms application.

ADO.NET Data Access Component for SQL Server in C# and VB.NET

28 Sep 2012 by AdamNThompson

A data access component for SQL Server in VB.NET.

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Distribute your site's contents with RSS 2.0

28 Sep 2007 by AdamNThompson

Distribute your site's contents with RSS 2.0 using ASP.NET/VB.NET/MS SQL Server 2005.

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AdHawkMailer - An ASP.NET Component for Sending Emails in VB.NET

16 Jun 2008 by AdamNThompson

AdHawkMailer is an ASP.NET component for sending emails in VB.NET.

Generic Sorting with LINQ and Lambda Expressions

24 Jun 2009 by AdamNThompson

This class sorts objects using Generics and LINQ Lambda Expressions.

NTime - Performance unit testing tool

30 Mar 2006 by AdamSlosarski

An article on a performance testing tool to test an application against its performance

Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005: Chapter 1 - Introducing .NET

27 Oct 2006 by Addison-Wesley

An introduction to .NET.

Generate Properties from Class Variables in Visual Studio .NET

25 Nov 2008 by Adeel Hussain

Generate properties from class variables using macro

Number To Word (Arabic Version)

21 Mar 2012 by Adel Khayata

An article that describes how to convert a number to written words in English and Arabic

Get the registry keys recursively

7 Oct 2005 by Adelino Araújo

Get the registry keys recursively

Making a Jarvis that reads commands from external file

20 Aug 2015 by ADemontis

Making a Jarvis that reads commands from external file

What About ProcessStartInfo.ErrorDialog Property? Or Another Way to Show the "Open With" Dialog

5 Jan 2007 by ADLER1

This article describes the use of the ErrorDialog property

Equivalent of CopyMemory in .NET

24 Oct 2004 by Adnan Samuel

This tutorial will show you how to use the corresponding managed classes in .NET framework to get the same result as unmanaged Windows API function CopyMemory (RtlMoveMemory) provides.

Exploring general functions of the Marshal class

24 Oct 2004 by Adnan Samuel

This article will explore general functions of the Marshal class - your bridge for managed and unmanaged code.

Implementing Digital Signing in .NET

25 Nov 2004 by Adnan Samuel

Implements digital signing using .NET framework.

Secret Key Encryption in .NET

27 Nov 2004 by Adnan Samuel

Implemnts secret key encryption.

Marshaling Structures

14 Dec 2004 by Adnan Samuel

The article shows marshling of simple and complex structures and how to pass them in function parameters.

Encrypt and sign data using PKCS #12 Certificates

12 Jun 2005 by Adnan Samuel

Encrypt and sign data using PKCS #12 certificates.

PKCS Standards and .NET Framework

18 Mar 2007 by Adnan Samuel

The article describes what is standardized in the PKCS (Public Key Cryptographic Standards) standards and their implementation in .NET 1.1 Framework.

Discover WIN32. How to use a sync/async retrieve HTTP content in your ASP & VB projects.

19 May 2002 by Adrian Bacaianu

This article shows how to create one ATL COM component using the WinInet functions, how to use it in ASP programs and how to test it from the Visual Basic client. It also shows how to use multithreading support in this component.

Discover COM. Realtime feed for Excel

28 Jun 2002 by Adrian Bacaianu

This article will demonstrate how to build and use a COM Add-In using Visual Basic. An useful sample is also provided.

Introduction to GOLD Parser

26 May 2005 by Adrian_Moore

This article introduces the GOLD Parser, a free, multi-programming language parser.

Compressing Persisted DataSets

19 Jun 2005 by Adrian_Moore

Using .NET 2.0 DeflateStream and GZipStream to compress persisted DataSets.

Peer Graph - Search Criteria Helper

16 Jan 2006 by Adrian_Moore

Expression conversion to XML search criteria for a Peer Graph, using Microsoft's Peer-to-Peer technology.

MySqlBackup.NET - MySQL Backup Solution for C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET

24 Sep 2021 by adriancs

A tool to export and import MySQL database in .NET

MSDN style help for VB.NET projects using VBCommenter from Gotdotnet

29 Jun 2004 by Adrita Bhor

Creating Help files for VB.NET

OPC XML-DA Sample Clients

25 Apr 2007 by Advosol Inc.

The OPC XML-DA sample clients show how OPC XML-DA web services can be accessed from different kinds of desktop and web applications.

ReorderListView Control with AutoScroll

3 Mar 2009 by afoxster

A VB version plus enhancements to "Manual reordering of items inside a ListView".

DataGridView Printing by Selecting Columns and Rows

11 Mar 2007 by Afrasiab Cheraghi

An article on DataGrdView printing.

Complex numbers library in multiple languages

8 Mar 2015 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

This article contains a basic overview of the complex numbers, and their creation and functions most specifically the operator overloading for arithmetic functions. Programming languages include Java, C++, C# and VB.NET at the moment.

PDA / Pocket PC Signature Capturing and Saving as BMP

1 Feb 2008 by Agha Zair Ali

A way to capture signature on Pocket PC and saving as BMP file

Building Blocks For ASP.NET Applicationa: Part 1

30 Jan 2006 by Agha.net

This is a series of articles providing Building Blocks for any ASP.NET application.

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Simple WebPart To Load UserControl

12 Sep 2008 by agusto xaverius

It is a simple webpart but very usefull to load many usercontrols

UDP application for VB.NET

2 Sep 2003 by ahai163

The Sample help u basic understand how to develop UDP application under VB.NET

Webservice with Win Forms and Web Forms

6 May 2009 by ahkayastha

Basics of Web service, and how to use it

Dynamic Gridview Columns

7 Apr 2008 by ahmed-itani

Very simple article to show how to add columns to a GridView at runtime.

Elliptical/Circular Button

6 May 2005 by ahmed1979

Learn how to draw an Elliptical/Circular button with 3D or popup styles.

15 Feb 2012 by Ahmedn1

Skypekit API for .NET

Database Script Generator

9 Oct 2006 by Ajey Dudhe

This utility can be used to compare two MS Access databases for changes in the data. You have the option of generating the SQL scripts and\or a summary XML

Visual Studio.NET Blank Property Browser Bug

14 Aug 2004 by Akash Kava

Visual Studio.NET 2003 version's property browser goes blank, I found the remedy and I have made an Add-in to resolve this bug.

Global Shortcuts in WinForms and WPF

20 Oct 2020 by Akinmade Bond

Library that allows an app to process hotkeys and perform other keyboard manipulations

A Fast Diff Algorithm in Visual Basic .NET

8 Feb 2005 by akjohnston

An implementation of a Diff algorithm in VB.NET, with various techniques to improve performance, while keeping the code simple.