Or you could just pop over to:http://www.connectionstrings.com/[^]Use the exhaustive samples they provide and not hard code your connection strings by using a standard .NET configuration file:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1xtk877y.aspx[^]

.NET

VS2005

VS2008

Visual-Studio

VS2010

VS.NET2003

Create a Drop Down Calculator Opens like DateTimePicker

24 Jun 2015 by Nadun Liyanage

This tip describes creating a user control to display a drop down calculator that pops out like the DateTimePicker in Visual Studio

Resolve DesignMode for a User Control

26 Aug 2012 by Wendelius

The tip shows one way to resolve if a user control is in design mode.

Needleman Wunsch Algorithm in C#

23 Aug 2013 by BlackMirrh

Sequence Alignment using Needleman Wunsch algorithm in C#

VS2010

Visual-Studio

Rules Engine

15 Nov 2014 by Member 3531622

Create a Rules Engine in less than 50 lines of code which is extremely powerful, extensible and adaptable

How to Sort a Table in ASP.NET and MVC

26 Feb 2015 by Shridhar Gowda

This tip will explain how to sort a table / GridView on an ASP.NET or MVC(AngularJs) application. I am demonstrating both client side and server side sorting. I am sure you will have a great knowledge on this topic after reading it.

Simple Model/Entity Mapper in C#

2 Sep 2014 by DiponRoy

Let’s see how to make a simple model or Entity mapper using reflections in C#

DLL with configuration file

11 Nov 2011 by lewax00

Unless I'm misunderstanding something, you can just go to properties for the project, Settings tab, and click "This project does not contain a default settings file. Click here to create one.".

VS2010

Visual-Studio

DLL

LinesGrid control - An easy way to draw a grid in WPF

13 Nov 2012 by maximaximum

The article describes how to draw a grid of vertical and horizontal lines in WPF.

Splash Screen using ProgressBar on Windows Phone

9 Jul 2012 by Christian Amado

In this tutorial, we will discuss on ProgressBar & Background worker. Follow the step-by-step tutorial to know how to use these clases.

Entity Model to Excel using LINQ in C#

31 Oct 2013 by Debopam Pal

How to bring data from Entity model to Excel file using LINQ.

A Tiny Custom List Control

25 Aug 2014 by HateCoding

A tiny custom list control

Word Automation using C#: Create a Word Table Programatically

13 Sep 2014 by koolprasad2003

This tip gives you an idea about how to create Word table using C# (Word automation)

WPF/MVVM Application for showing SystemColors list

4 Sep 2015 by Igor Sorokin

In this article I would like to describe simple WPF application for showing System.Windows.SystemColors list.

String Format ValueConverter

9 Aug 2015 by Clifford Nelson

This tip provides an alternate way to combine data with text in a WPF control using a ValueConverter that could be considered easier.

Color Block Overlay for DataGridView

27 May 2014 by Matus Kovacik

This component allows to overlay grid with colored blocks spanning across multiple columns.

Shortcut: Open Containing Folder

20 Nov 2010 by Ajay Vijayvargiya

Open the Folder of current file with a simple keystroke

How To Hide Or Show .NET Tabs Programmatically

20 Nov 2011 by Bernhard Hiller

That's far too obscure.All you need to do is store a reference to the TabPage instance which was removed from the TabPages collection of the TabControl. You may use the form where the TabControl is placed for that purpose.You could also create your own TabControl which has an extra property...

How to build log4cxx with Visual Studio 2010

12 Nov 2012 by Severin Friede

This article should help you building log4cxx with Visual Studio 2010

C++

VS2010

logging

Dynamically creating a predicate delegate

29 May 2014 by Randy Kroeger

Created a POC that dynamically builds a predicate using Expression and Reflection.

Virtual Cache

10 Oct 2014 by Gerardo Recinto

Virtualization of RAM & Disk for high-speed, low-footprint & scalable data caching

2D Drawing on Windows Forms and the Use of Transformation Matrices While Demonstrating the Trapezoid

18 Dec 2014 by charles922

Use of the Trapezoidal Rule to integrate a function

Treeview Dropdown With Search

9 Jan 2015 by Er. Puneet Goel

This tip implements the TreeView like DropDownList with Search Functionality using Telerik Kendo.

PictureBox with a ScrollBar

28 Mar 2015 by Alaa Ben Fatma

Surf your PictureBox using scrolling bars

A pure-C Centered MessageBox Replacement

23 Oct 2015 by Ph. Jounin

A C-replacement for MessageBox

Windows

VS2010

How-To Convert a String Collection to a Multi-Enum Item Using TryParse

14 Feb 2014 by BenScharbach

How-To Convert a String Collection to a Multi-Enum item using TryParse

Custom Seed Serializer for Entity Framework Code First C#

11 Jun 2014 by DiponRoy

Custom Seed Serializer for Entity Framework Code First C#

Minimal Undo - An Undo/Redo Framework

26 Jun 2014 by zdf

A solution for conversion of a non-undoable application to an undoable one.

Session Manager Utility for ASP.NET

6 Jul 2014 by DiponRoy

Session Manager Utility for ASP.NET

Custom String to ValueType Converter

25 Jul 2014 by Kishor Deshpande

Methods which facilitate the conversion from string to value type

Entity Framework Code First Migrations Alternative

30 Jul 2014 by DiponRoy

How to handle database scheme changes with normal SQL scripts, without migration in Entity Framework code first

OctTree Implementation for overlap detection in C#

28 Jul 2014 by sajjad kardani moghadam

Octa Tree is a 3D space partitioning algorithm

Use Webclient to Make An Auto Updater

17 Sep 2014 by BlueMaple_chief

To make a simple auto updater demo, I use webclient 'interfaces' to download the file and monitor the progress.

Creating ConcurrentPartitionedDictionary

11 Nov 2014 by D Sarthi Maheshwari

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

Alphanumeric count up

27 Jan 2015 by HiDensity

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

Update an ASP.NET Gridview using ajax client side scripting

4 Feb 2015 by Richard Roe

Example to show how to update an ASP.NET GridView control using Ajax JQuery client side script

Generate DrillDown Chart using HighChart and ASP.NET

9 Oct 2016 by Jatinath

This tip will help developers to generate DrillDown chart using HighChart and ASP.NET

.NET

VS2010

ASP.NET

Launching a VB.NET Class Library from an MS-Office Excel Ribbon

9 Nov 2015 by veen_rp

A simple, step by step tutorial to set up an MS-Office Excel Ribbon, launch your own .NET applications from Excel and interact with the spreadsheet values.

C++: Custom RTTI

12 Apr 2016 by Shao Voon Wong

This tip presents a custom RTTI class which is 10x faster than dynamic_cast

C++

VS2010

An alternate implementation to Paste data into the WPF DataGrid

28 Aug 2011 by Reto Ravasio

Howto Paste and not make a mess

A good practice for mapping TFS collections on local path

7 Jun 2012 by Mario Majčica

A well justified practice for mapping TFS collections on your local PC.

Suppress field in Crystal Reports

5 Dec 2012 by Eranda Ketawalage

Suppress field in Crystal Reports.

Insert and Bind Records from a dropdownlist using AJAX UpdatePanel

21 Feb 2013 by mimtiyaz

Insert and bind records from a dropdownlist using AJAX UpdatePanel

Visual Studio 2010 Reading SVN Revision and Updating File and Product Version (Easy Way)

27 Apr 2013 by prodrigues1990

Easy Assembly Version reflecting SVN working revision

Using Masked TextBox in .NET

11 Oct 2013 by heemanshubhalla

How to use Masked Textbox control in .NET

Rewriting "Rewriting XML Files"

1 Apr 2014 by sbarnes

Sometimes better isn't, necessarily

C# CountryInfo LanguageInfo CurrencyInfo Classes

20 Jun 2014 by Jochen Scharr

C# CountryInfo class, LanguageInfo class and CurrencyInfo class, derived from CultureInfo respectively RegionInfo for a more intuitive and compile-safe handling of countries, languages and currencies

Multicast Message Broker

4 Aug 2014 by Matus Kovacik

Single class encapsulating UDP IP multicasting functionality and exposing it via observer pattern.

Entity Framework Migrations enabled in Data Access Class Library used in MVC project

10 Nov 2014 by Valentino_Lokesh

Migrations enabled in Class Library (Data Access Layer) and the same is referenced to MVC ProjectNo need to maintain the Data Access and Model classes in the MVC Project. We can have separate Class library for Model and Data Access and have migrations enabled in Data Access where DbContext resides.

Check Modem or GSM Phone by AT Commands

26 Nov 2014 by SergVoloshyn

Main program for testing modem or GSM phones by AT commands, use only standard classes and libraries.

FFMPEG Video Converter with Progressbar VB.NET

24 Jan 2016 by David Vanson

How to make a video converter that shows the conversion progress to the user using ffmpeg

VS2010

Visual-Studio

English Language Convert to Arabic in Windows Application C#

3 Jan 2016 by shouvith hydrose Kerala

This tip will explain how to convert English language to Arabic language in Windows Forms C#.

Real Label Size and View Angle Measurement Tool

12 Aug 2019 by Member 13092868

This tool helps you create a label with given degrees of view angle. Also helps you estimate REAL label height and width by providing you linear correction functions to apply to inaccurate MeasureString values

List of Tables of Microsoft Access DataBase

17 Feb 2011 by dontumindit

While dealing with databases, sometimes there is a need to get a list of tables in the application

Get DataBase Connection Strings in Easy Way

3 Mar 2011 by crocks256

The ConnectionStringBuilder classes in .NET can be quite handy...http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.sqlclient.sqlconnectionstringbuilder.aspx[^].

Console BEEP Methods, Notation, and Generation

13 Aug 2012 by Dustin Halstead

Hark back to the days of text based adventure games, and simple PC, speaker sound.

Visual Studio Solution Load Manager

23 May 2013 by Pavlo Iarovyi

Visual Studio extension to change Visual Studio "hidden" option for project loading to reduce loading time for big solutions.

Solution Load Manager for Visual Studio 2010/2012

23 May 2013 by Pavlo Iarovyi

Visual Studio extension to change "hidden" option for project loading to optimize loading big solutions.

Rewriting XML Files

25 Mar 2014 by sbarnes

Rewriting and restoring XML files (streams) with two helper classes

Bind Crystal Reports with Dataset or Datatable

5 Aug 2014 by saurav ray

Article determines how to bind a crystal report with a virtual database

Excel Automation with SAP Generated Report

28 Nov 2014 by ehab_nour

Processing SAP generated Excel file as a report to get some information

Create Folders Using Data from Excel File

22 Aug 2014 by brpulsani

How to create folders using data from Excel file

Office

VS2010

Visual-Studio

C# / VB.NET / C++ CLI and WinAPI: How to Programmatically Press Mouse Button, and Check if Mouse Button or Keyboard Key Pressed

29 Sep 2014 by Emiliarge

Using WinAPI functions - GetAsyncKeyState and mouse_event

.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.

Web Browser Hangs/Freeze Issue VB.NET

30 Oct 2014 by Jems_007

The tip is for those who getting application hang/freeze issue in web browser control.

Autos - Immediate Access to Resources Without Clicking

1 Jan 2015 by tc99

Immediate access to resources without clicking

International System of Units Notation

26 Jan 2015 by Frank T. Clark

A simple class for abbreviating integers with SI suffixes common in computer use.

Cinchoo - Simplified File Type Associations Development

4 Feb 2015 by Cinchoo

Simple and easy to associate file types to an application

Calling Server-Side Code from Client-side Using JavaScript and TextBox's onblur Event

6 Mar 2015 by Ankur .K. Vishwakarma

Calling server-side code from client-side using JavaScript and TextBox's onblur event

Using 64-bit Shortcuts from a 32-bit Application

9 Jun 2015 by 0xC0000054

A C# library that resolves 64-bit shortcuts from a 32-bit application

Select Font

28 Jan 2019 by Roger65

Selected Font name, Point Size and Weight are displayed

C++

VS2010

MFC

Update Your Project Templates in VS2010

19 Apr 2010 by TheyCallMeMrJames

If you create smaller projects, plug-ins, libraries or, perhaps, you are a web developer that likes to keep the latest JavaScript libraries in the mix, consider updating your project templates in Visual Studio 2010.Here's how you might update the jQuery libraries to the latest for an ASP.NET...

Get at your Solutions Quickly in VS2010 with Windows 7 Pinning and Jump Lists

19 Apr 2010 by TheyCallMeMrJames

Windows 7 introduced Pinning and Jump lists, two features that, when combined, let you get at your most recent projects quickly.Visual Studio 2010 is also smart enough to differentiate between files, projects and solutions, only displaying the bigger-picture items in the jump lists.To...

Super-Easy Code Block Toggling

30 Aug 2011 by ILa @ work

This nice trick extends into://*/block 1/*/block 2; // commented out/*/block 3;/*/block 4; // commented out//*/and removing the first slash gives inverted alternation:/*/block 1; // commented out/*/block 2;/*/block 3; // commented out/*/block...

Paste proper URL bit over broken link bit of saved VSHelp "Favorites" to be useful again

28 Mar 2012 by RedDk

Visual Studio 2010 Help: "Add to Favorites" users alert -> copy & paste FIX for broken link of "Favorite"

VS2010

Using SQL Bulk Copy with your LINQ-to-Entities datacontext - Part 1

27 Aug 2013 by Måns Tånneryd

This tip shows how to significantly speed up inserts of large amounts of data using the entity framework.

File Data Inspector

2 Apr 2012 by Fabrizio Stellato

Simply search data in file

.NET

VS2010

Visual-Studio

Visual Studio 2010 Solution Creator AddIn

3 May 2012 by igorvelho

VS2010 AddIn that allows to create a solution adding multiple projects at same time

VS2010

Visual-Studio

AddIn

Deploying Workflow as WSP File

10 Jul 2012 by Jean Paul V.A

Deploying a Workflow as a WSP file.

Secure Mailing

14 Dec 2012 by Rumman92

An application which allows user to create the encrypted message and then emails it to the desired person.

Like Magic, No Strings Attached

28 Mar 2013 by dgDavidGreene

Helper utility replaces magic string property names.

Sizable Glyph for CheckBox/RadioBox Control - WinForms

4 Apr 2013 by psychohamster

This article will show you how to use the Sizable CheckBox control I have designed.

Image Re-sizing Utility

19 Apr 2013 by indianDEV

Re-sizing images to equalize the width & height

.NET Reporting Tool Tutorial - 3

23 Apr 2013 by emadns

Using the Chart control in ReportMax

Setting up the Visual Studio 2010 SP1 or Visual Studio 2012 for Azure

12 Mar 2014 by nitinnigam21

VS2010

VS2012

Visual-Studio

Operation Password: CryptoAPI with AES 256

19 Jun 2014 by KarstenK

Using the Wincrypto in the Windows SDK

Custom Control for Effective Paging and Page Navigation for GridView with Full Source

26 Sep 2014 by Sreedhar Puligundla

Creating custom control for gridview paging and page navigation

Simple Polynomial Addition and Subtraction

2 Dec 2014 by charles922

Simple Polynomial Addition and Subtraction using Lambda Expressions for sorting Lists

WCF REST - HTTP POST of Stream Data

6 Dec 2014 by Valentino_Lokesh

This tip explains how to POST different kinds of data (string, XML, JSON or bytes) to a Single WCF REST Operation.

A Tool Which is Useful to Calculate the Office Work Hours

3 Jan 2015 by Rajesh Buddaraju

A simple tool which is useful to calculate our day to day work hours

.NET

VS2010

Visual-Studio

DateTime Issue In MVC

28 Feb 2016 by Er. Puneet Goel

When you are dealing with Date&Time input from user, it's always complicated to handle the Date&Time format. You are not sure about how you will handle the user input format. So, here is the solution.

Amazon S3 .lib/Dll for Uploading File with Signature Version 4 for VS2010 in C++

14 Feb 2016 by Jigar_Patel

Amazon S3 lib for uploading file in C++ using VS2010

VS2010 Web Deployment Gem: Publishing Profiles

19 Apr 2010 by TheyCallMeMrJames

When developing ASP.NET web sites you're likely going to have multiple deployment targets. I develop on the integrated web server, but I deploy to a staging server for QA and then to prep for publishing I post the to a network URL.Take a moment to set up and save Publishing Profiles and...

Visual-Studio

VS2010

ASP.NET

Inactive code block doesn't lose color - it would be color faded

23 Apr 2010 by Ajay Vijayvargiya

Unlike previous version of Visual Studio (2005, 2008), which used to display inactive code block in grayed mode, the new version - VS 2010 - would display them in faded down color (core colors will be preserved).For example:#ifdef _DEBUGvoid CClass::AssertValid(){ ASSERT(this); ...

VS2010

Visual-Studio

CUDA 3.0 and Nexus Parallel Nsight on VS 2010

6 Jun 2010 by GPUToaster™

VS2010/VB.NET update single column for a rows in a DataTable

22 Sep 2010 by karenpayne

VS2010