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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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"Grid Snaps to Value" - Implementation-detail of Autoscaling Chartcontrol

7 Jan 2008 by Mr.PoorEnglish

Compute "SnapValues" with minimum of fractional digits, useful in autoscaling Chart-control

"Mutating" Login

24 Nov 2011 by ortund

Login system with breach redundancy handling.

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"There is insufficient memory or disk space. Save the document now" - Opening MS Word from ASP.NET

5 Oct 2005 by Sadish Kumar.V

This article will help you to open an MS-Word Document (Document or Document template) or MS-Excel sheet from server side code (ASP.NET) with minimum configuration efforts.

"Unrecognized Tag" problem while changing the namespace for a custom Atlas control project

16 Oct 2006 by azharkhan

This article provides the steps to solve the "Unrecognized Tag" problem for an Atlas control.

"Zero Web.config Configuration" Deployment / "No touch web.config" Application Deployment

2 Dec 2004 by nssidhu

No web.config modifications required, for deployment.

'Encryption/Decryption with .NET' Modified (Frank Fangs' Code) CCW and VB

19 May 2002 by Dan Elebash

Modified version of Frank Fang's code ported to VB and made CCW.

(ASP.NET)Sending mail using SMTP in HTML format using IP settings in web.config file

20 Feb 2006 by creativesri

This article briefs you about sending mail using SMTP in HTML Format, which takes the default SMTP settings from web.config file

.NET - COM Interoperability

16 Sep 2003 by KRISHNA PRASAD.N

This paper provides a technical overview of .NET and COM interoperability.

.NET and COM: The Complete Interoperability Guide

24 May 2003 by Erik Westermann

Book Review of .NET and COM: The Complete Interoperability Guide

.NET App Settings Demystified (C# & VB)

25 Feb 2023 by Graeme_Grant

Enabling development and production AppSettings support for non-ASP.NET Core apps

.NET Appications Automation

22 Jul 2007 by Yuriy Kyyan

An article on creation automated interface for .NET applications.

.NET Bullet Question (small but effective)

9 Nov 2008 by dheerajindian

Small but important questions

.NET Canvas for Network visualization

4 Nov 2016 by Mr. xieguigang 谢桂纲

.NET language Canvas control for Interactive visualizing network data.

.NET Chaînes Utilitaires (String Utils)

15 Mar 2004 by Romelard Fabrice (Alias F___)

Classes Library for String manipulations in Your .NET projects

.NET class to create and maintain vCalendar information

6 Feb 2003 by slolife

.NET class to create and maintain vCalendar information

.NET class to create and maintain vCard information

8 Apr 2003 by slolife

.NET class to create and maintain vCard information

.NET COM+ Interop Component with Classic ASP (Part I)

25 Sep 2008 by tomcat1

Call a .NET COM+ Interop component with Classic ASP.

.NET Command Line Tools

1 Mar 2007 by TheKarateKid

Various Command Line Tools Available under .NET Development Environment

.NET component from a COM client

28 Jun 2007 by ponnurajs

This article discusses how to access a .NET component from a COM client, with an example of how to merge two different word documents into one

.NET component that simplifies tracking of system's idle time

13 Jul 2008 by Dazdarevic Edin

A .NET component that simplifies tracking of system's idle time.

.NET cryptography library for files and strings

29 Dec 2005 by HanreG

This is a VB.NET wrapper for the .NET framework cryptography classes (HashAlgorithm, SymmetricAlgorithm) for working with strings and files.

.NET Data Access Class for Exchange 2000 Webstore

16 Aug 2005 by clementsm

Assembly written in VB.NET that accesses Exchange 2000 Webstore data, using WEBDAV.

.NET DataSet to ADODB Recordset Conversion

8 Mar 2006 by KRucker

A description of how how to convert a .NET DataSet to an ADODB Recordset.

.NET Deque

8 Nov 2007 by Chris Kolkman

A .NET implementation of a Deque object.

.NET Design Patterns

12 Jan 2009 by Rabeeh Abla

Design patterns are recurring sequences, built-in .NET patterns are scattered over the framework.

.NET Distributed Transactions on Enterprise Services: a demo

6 May 2004 by Alberto Venditti

This demo shows you how to develop .NET components capable of participating in distributed transactions coordinated by .NET Enterprise Services

.NET Encryption Simplified

28 Jan 2007 by wumpus1

A simple, string-oriented class for symmetric encryption, asymmetric encryption, and hashing.

.NET Enumerated Types Explained

3 Jul 2010 by bjames02

Overview of enumerated types in .NET

.NET Event Handling using the Template Method Design Pattern

20 Mar 2002 by Kevin McFarlane

How to enhance .NET event handling with the Template Method design pattern

.NET Framework 3.0 Buffet

27 Dec 2006 by Anil Kr. Sharma

.NET Framework 3.0 primer.

.NET Interactions with j2EE based Web Applications

12 Aug 2004 by Chellam

An article on .NET applications' interaction with j2EE based web applications.

.NET Library Localizer

20 Nov 2015 by Mohamed Amine SEBBANE

Localization of .NET assemblies in the cloud and translation

.NET Mass Downloader - Download the .NET Framework Source Code

26 Apr 2010 by Izzet Kerem Kusmezer

With this tool you can download whole .NET Framework source code at once, and enjoy offline browsing. With it, you can have whole the source code without any Visual Studio product installed

.NET MySQL Connexion V 1.2

17 Jul 2003 by Romelard Fabrice (Alias F___)

Class Library for MySQL request

.NET Performance Tips & Tricks

27 Mar 2006 by arunlala

.NET Performance Tips & Tricks

.NET Phone Communication Library Part I - Retrieve Phone Settings

4 Dec 2006 by mengwangk

Communicate with GSM modem phones using AT commands

.NET Phone Communication Library Part IV - Receive SMS

10 Dec 2006 by mengwangk

Receive SMS using the atSMS library.

.NET Remoting Events Explained for VB.NET

25 Oct 2015 by Greg Nutt

This is a VB.NET Version for ".NET Remoting Events Explained"

.NET Remoting in Simple English (Really, it's that simple)

26 Jun 2003 by Daniel Ang Chee Meng

This article is meant to be a step by step guide to give its reader a gist of .NET Remoting. This tutorial guides the reader to set up a fully functional chat program.

.NET Remoting under IIS - ASP.NET Application as Client

2 Aug 2009 by Raj Settipalli

Simplest method to host remote component under IIS with ASP.NET application as client

.NET Silent ClickOnce Installer for Winform & WPF in C# & VB

12 Oct 2023 by Graeme_Grant

.NET compliant Silent ClickOnce Update Background Worker Service for Winform, WPF & Console in C# & VB

.NET system wide hotkey component

18 Apr 2006 by Duncan Edwards Jones

A component to respond to a hotkey combination, system-wide.

.NET Targa Image Reader

15 Dec 2008 by David Polomis

Loads a Targa image file into a Bitmap using nothing but .NET code.

.NET Type Conversion Utility

14 Jan 2014 by Ron Beyer

Convert what System.Convert can't.

.NET WebScheduler for scheduled downloading of web sites and files through HTTP and FTP

28 Oct 2005 by David van Leerdam

An article describing a ScheduledTask class for writing a WebScheduler application, for example a Windows Service.

.Net Win Forms Themes

8 Jul 2004 by Chandra Hundigam Venkat

Creating Custom theme/skins in .net require merely a few lines of code

.Net Wizard Control

22 Jul 2007 by Yasin HINISLIOGLU

This article is about creating wizard style user interface

.NET Wrapper for ChangeDisplaySettingsEX

6 Jul 2009 by Bruce Kempthorne 79

ChangeDisplaySettingsEx

1-Wire USB Interface

16 Feb 2010 by ingvar8

1-wire USB interface to read the temperature from a DS18B20 sensor in VB6.

100 ASP.NET FAQs: Part 1

16 Aug 2005 by Narayana Rao Surapaneni, krmpradeep

This question bank has been created as an electronic resource for all kinds of .NET enthusiasts: novices who need to know the nitty-gritty details for their upcoming interviews, or experts who desire to refresh their knowledge of the framework.

100 ASP.NET FAQs: Part 2

6 Sep 2005 by Narayana Rao Surapaneni, krmpradeep

This question bank has been created as an electronic resource for all kinds of .NET enthusiasts: novices who need to know the nitty-gritty details for their upcoming interviews, or experts who desire to refresh their knowledge of the framework.

100% .NET component for rendering PDF documents

15 Mar 2005 by Frank Rem

Describes how to use the PDFRasterizer.NET control to convert PDF to raster images, to display PDF in your Windows application and to silently print PDF documents.

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2D Collision Detection System

7 Apr 2010 by O.G.I.

2D collision detection system with VB.NET

2D Polyline Vertex Smoothing

1 Apr 2019 by veen_rp

Smooth a 2D polyline through interpolation (Catmull-Rom) or approximation (Chaikin)

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.

3D object Rotation in WPF using Leap Motion

24 Jun 2013 by Meshack Musundi

Rotating a 3D object in a WPF application using hand gestures and Leap Motion

3D Pie

11 Oct 2008 by dasjoedf

3D pie Charts and Trigonometry

47 Useful Windows Vista Command-Line Utilities

25 Jan 2009 by rspercy65

47 of the most used Vista apps are just 1 click away. NOTE: Vista users only.

5 Tips for Accelerating Your Web Site Development in ASP.NET

11 Jan 2006 by Petr Palas

Did you know there’s an easier way how to create dynamic web sites? Learn how Kentico CMS for ASP.NET will increase your productivity and help you win more clients.

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7 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask about Content Management Systems

23 May 2007 by Petr Palas

What is a content management system? Does it really work? Why should I use it? How does it help me? This article answers the most common questions developers ask about content management systems (CMS).

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[A Simple] AI Chatbot Wizard: Create, Train and Chat

8 Jan 2004 by dzzxyz

This application demonstrates how to Create, Train and Test an AI Chatbot.

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[WPF] Easiest Way to Create an Animated/Smoothed Scroll Bar

4 Jan 2020 by The Ænema

Here's the best, beautiful and easiest way to create an animated and smooth sliding scroll viewer in WPF Platform (Windows Presentation Foundation).

A .NET Class for Creating/Reading/Editing INI Files

15 Jan 2007 by felixLindemann

Handling INI files in VB.NET.

A .NET evolutionary computing framework

2 Aug 2004 by Duncan Edwards Jones

An evolutionary computing demonstration.

A .NET Snap To Screen Form

24 Aug 2006 by Perry Marchant

An article on snapping a Windows Form to a desktop screen border.

A 21 KB Datalayer For All Your Data Transfer Needs

31 Dec 2010 by Joe Sweeney

How to build a single datalayer DLL that can be used by any application

A basic review on making a VB.NET Class Library using Visual Studio 2005

17 Jan 2007 by dmm12

Discusion and example on making a VB.NET Class Library(DLL)

A Basic Scheduler

28 May 2008 by Didara F Dosabhai

Define schedules to the program for executing programmer defined jobs

A Beginner tutorial for writing simple COM/ATL DLL

6 Nov 2004 by ThatsAlok

An article touching simple issues like events, methods and properties.

A Beginner's Guide to Delegates

29 Mar 2006 by Malli_S

An article on delegates in .NET.

A behavior study of Windows form events

31 May 2008 by Johan Fourie

How much can we rely on WinForm events to fire in a particular order when loading.

A Better ProgressBar - Using Panels!

29 Dec 2008 by Saul Johnson

Crafting your own progressbar UserControl from scratch.

A C++ OCX for drawing pictures on any window of your Application

7 Nov 2002 by Romout

The control overwrites the windows event handler to overtake the paint event.

A CAPTCHA Server Control for ASP.NET

31 Jan 2007 by wumpus1

A CAPTCHA control implemented as a simple, visual drag-and-drop Server Control for ASP.NET.

A Checkbox Tree Control for Use in Filtering Selections

23 Feb 2003 by Magerusan Grigore Cosmin

An ATL filter control

A Checked Listbox Collection Editor

23 Feb 2008 by pstucke

Implements a custom, checked listbox editor in a property grid.

A class for reading and writing the Windows Registry using VB.NET

24 Jun 2004 by Sinhue Baez

Reading and writing the Windows Registry overcoming the restrictions imposed by GetSetting and SaveSetting.

A class that persists form settings automatically

28 Oct 2003 by Scott Krug

This class will save the settings of a form automatically.

A class to parse graphical fonts

3 Jan 2004 by Matthew Hazlett

How to use graphical fonts in your games

A Class to Print and Print Preview a DataGrid or DataGridView Control

24 Jan 2016 by Duncan Edwards Jones

A class to add to your application to generate nicely formatted prints from a DataGrid.

A class to put a ProgressBar or any control into a StatusBar

18 May 2005 by Eric Marcon

How to simply display a control inside the StatusBar of your program.

10 May 2005 by GauravCreations.com

Create an analogue clock with a game !!

A closer look at XML Data Binding, including a product appraisal

18 Aug 2004 by Sprotty

An introduction to XML Data Binding, and a review of a number of leading products.

A COM component offering Internet download utilities

22 Dec 2002 by Philipos Sakellaropoulos

A COM component written in C++ that offers functions for multiple parallel downloads, Internet cache access, URL and path resolving.

A command line tool to deploy COM components in COM+

25 Jan 2008 by Tomer Doron

In a mixed .NET/COM COM+ based environment, one may find a need for a command line tool to deploy COM components in COM+.

A comparison between ASP.NET 1.x and ASP.NET 2.0

17 Mar 2006 by Benoy Baskaran

This article explores a comparison chart between ASP.NET 1.x and ASP.NET 2.0.

A Comparison Of .net COBOL, Visual Basic and C#

17 Dec 2009 by alex turner

A simple table showing the syntactic conversion from between each of these languages.

A Complete Excel Programming Sample

19 Dec 2007 by Lyrix

An article on Excel programming, including Excel operations in C# and VBA

A Complete Read Only ComboBox

18 Jun 2012 by Thomas Wells

A ComboBox with a read-only property that allows text copy and drop-down viewing

A complex Mathematics expression evaluation module in Visual Basic

5 Sep 2013 by Mr. xieguigang 谢桂纲

Object-oriented evaluator of the mathmatics expression

A control for skinning groups of controls

18 Dec 2006 by iwdu150

A control used to mass change other controls' properties.

A Cool Vista Sidebar Gadget Style CPUInfo Animate Control! (Fixed)

8 May 2008 by Davidwu

A Cool Vista Sidebar Gadget Style CPUInfo Animate Control! (Fixed)

A cube assembly solution

19 Jan 2009 by carl morey

A puzzle class to solve a cube assembly puzzle.

A custom control for image annotations and image processing

18 May 2004 by yvdh

Evolution of an image annotation control after its use for image processing.

A custom control for images with annotations

7 Mar 2004 by yvdh

An article about a custom control for displaying images with the possibility of adding annotations.

A Custom Image Button Control with Mouse-Over Effects and Client Side Action

14 Aug 2006 by salysle

This article describes an easy approach to the construction of a custom ASP.NET 2.0 image button control that contains both a mouse-over effect and calls a JavaScript function when clicked.

A date control better than DateTimePicker

29 Mar 2006 by Muhammad Abubakar Dar

Makes the input of date values as fast as the user can via keyboard. Also has the ability to pick date from a picker like in the traditional DateTimePicker.

A Design Breakthrough: Low-cost Enterprise Web Services

5 Sep 2006 by Inventu Corporation

Jump-start your projects with our rapid Web Service generation tools for existing Mainframe, AS/400, iSeries, and UNIX applications.

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A Developer's First Look at Visual Studio 2010

19 Sep 2009 by jebarson

New features of Visual Studio 2010 discussed

A Developer's Survival Guide to IE Protected Mode

20 May 2007 by Michael Dunn

Busted features? APIs failing? Use this guide to get your IE plugin up and running again in protected mode!