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Custom Controls in Win32 API: Scrolling

by Martin Mitáš

How to support scrolling within your controls.

Understanding the Insides of the SMTP Mail Protocol: Part 1

by Higty

This article describes the mail sending process using the SMTP mail protocol.

by David Rogers Dev

Learn how to load related entities using the Entity Framework with simple examples

The Impossibly Fast C++ Delegates, Fixed

by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Derived work based on the article by Sergey Ryazanov "The Impossibly Fast C++ Delegates": this good solution is fixed and further developed using C++11.

Latest Articles

FingerPrintf: A Small Library for Quick Usage of the Biometric API, Fingerprint and Camera

by Michael Chourdakis

Use your sensors for identification and verification

Pathfinding Algorithms in C#

by KristianEkman

A comparison of Dijkstra and Astar

Visual Studio Extensibility (Day 2): Deploying Visual Studio Extension on Staging Server and GIT via Continuous Integration

by Akhil Mittal

Directly check in VS extension to Git repo and automatically deploy to staging server via continuous integration

Making HTTP REST Request in C++

by Shao Voon Wong

Example of making HTTP REST Request in C++

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Visual Studio 2013

FingerPrintf: A Small Library for Quick Usage of the Biometric API, Fingerprint and Camera

18 Jun 2023 by Michael Chourdakis

Use your sensors for identification and verification

C++

Win64

VS2013

Win32

64-bit

Pathfinding Algorithms in C#

3 Apr 2023 by KristianEkman

A comparison of Dijkstra and Astar

HTML

.NET

VS2013

Accessing variables between two classes in MFC

1 Apr 2023 by Tester_13

Hi, I have a MFC application. in this application i want to access variable of one class into another class. Since MFC doesnot have a main function i am not able to perform friend class operation. in one class the variable values are assigned...

VS2013

MFC

Accessing variables between two classes in MFC

1 Apr 2023 by merano99

In MFC you can use Document/View Architecture https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/mfc/document-view-architecture?view=msvc-170 Place your data in the document class and access it as follows: CMyDoc* pDoc = GetDocument();

VS2013

MFC

Accessing variables between two classes in MFC

29 Mar 2023 by OriginalGriff

You have two possibilities: use an instance, or use a static variable. When you create a new instance of a class, you can access all the public variables the class contains as long as you have the pointer to that instance: it's like a car in...

VS2013

MFC

I am trying to authenticate user using ldap in C# but getting following errors.

1 Feb 2023 by Member 12080232

This is my Login click button event code:using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Linq;using System.Web;using System.Web.UI;using System.Web.UI.WebControls;using System.DirectoryServices;namespace WebApplication1{ partial class ldapLogin :...

.NET

VS2013

VS2008

I am trying to authenticate user using ldap in C# but getting following errors.

1 Feb 2023 by ao017545 engineer

get project aspx file tag to this form

.NET

VS2013

VS2008

Visual Studio Extensibility (Day 2): Deploying Visual Studio Extension on Staging Server and GIT via Continuous Integration

13 Dec 2022 by Akhil Mittal

Directly check in VS extension to Git repo and automatically deploy to staging server via continuous integration

VS2013

Visual-Studio

Git

How do I connect to an existing GIT repository located on a network server?

18 Aug 2022 by Mike Hankey

The link to the Network server is done using a remote PULL or Clone, which copies the entire code and history to the other computer. The interaction comes when trying to do a PUSH of the modified data from either computer.

VS2013

Git

How do I connect to an existing GIT repository located on a network server?

18 Aug 2022 by Rick Rackley Jr.

I have an existing GIT Repository - (NOT GITHUB) - located on a Network Server in my work environment. From another computer on the network, I would like to copy all of the .NET source code from the Network Server and then load it on another...

VS2013

Git

Making HTTP REST Request in C++

27 Jun 2022 by Shao Voon Wong

Example of making HTTP REST Request in C++

C++11

C++

VS2013

Cinchoo ETL - Sorting Large CSV File

20 Sep 2021 by Cinchoo

Easy way to sort large CSV files using Cinchoo ETL

Adventures in Debugging: Hosting Processes, Windows Subsystems, and Other Magical Things

1 Aug 2021 by David A. Gray

Though useful and mostly harmless, pitfalls can lead unwary developers astray.

Connection between VB.NET and ASP.NET CORE API

20 Jul 2021 by Member 12037531

I'm new creating API with ASP.NET CORE and using ASPNET. I have a VB.NET app that I made to print labels and a Android App with One Button, and I would like to know how can I use the ASP.NET CORE API to send a command from Android to the VB.NET...

Android

VS2013

API

Connection between VB.NET and ASP.NET CORE API

20 Jul 2021 by Richard MacCutchan

See Socket �|� Android Developers[^].

Android

VS2013

API

Wi-Fi Remote for Sony TV

6 Mar 2021 by Avirup Das

This tip describes an application to control with Sony TVs connected to your Home Wi-Fi network from PC.

fastJSON - Smallest, Fastest Polymorphic JSON Serializer

23 Jan 2021 by Mehdi Gholam

In this article I demonstrate why fastJSON is the smallest, fastest polymorphic JSON serializer (with Silverlight4, MonoDroid and .NET core support)

Ctreectrl insertitem is returning NULL

16 Dec 2020 by Member 15023404

HTREEITEM hItem = InsertItem(_T("Leti:extract"), I_IMAGECALLBACK, I_IMAGECALLBACK, hParentItem, hInsertAfter); I dont know why it is returning NULL. the parameters which I am passing is correct. What I have tried: I tried the...

Ctreectrl insertitem is returning NULL

16 Dec 2020 by KarstenK

The NULL signals that it wasnt sucessful. Consult the Microsoft documentation with sample code how to do it correctly.

How to fix VS Community : Cannot Find or Open the PDB File

16 Dec 2020 by Pramana A. Putra

Hi, I'm PramanaI'm using Visual Studio 2013. My problem is every time when i want to run my C/C++ codes using local windows debugger error will occurred. Cannot find or open the pdb file. I have checklist the Microsoft Symbol Server, or download the PDB file ( 600mb size ) and install it...

Windows

VS2013

Learn C# (CSharp) Step by Step - Beginners Tutorial: Part 1

9 Nov 2020 by Shivprasad koirala

In this article, we will learn how to use C# step by step for beginners.

VS2013

A PostgreSQL Notification Example

15 Oct 2020 by RickZeeland

PostgreSQL notifications Windows Forms application

How do I display the content in generalerror.aspx.cs on generalerror.aspx page?

11 Oct 2020 by User 14859875

Can I ask about why the output in GeneralError.aspx.cs cannot display on GeneralError.aspx page, please? Because I have tried to change a lot of methods in some my codes of application error based on search google (but not suitable) but cannot...

How do I display the content in generalerror.aspx.cs on generalerror.aspx page?

11 Oct 2020 by Richard MacCutchan

Why are you still using that bad code? I explained yesterday how to validate your inputs at https://www.codeproject.com/Questions/5282429/How-do-I-display-the-correct-pageerror-aspx-output[^]

How do I display the correct pageerror.aspx output after I entered two inputs such as 7 and 0?

11 Oct 2020 by User 14859875

Can I ask about why my output for PageError.aspx is not same as correct output below, please?: The correct output for PageError.aspx after I entered two inputs such as 7 and 0 by using the pageerror method only (cannot use try catch method): ...

How do I display the correct pageerror.aspx output after I entered two inputs such as 7 and 0?

11 Oct 2020 by Richard MacCutchan

double dblAns = Convert.ToDouble(TextBox1.Text) / Convert.ToDouble(TextBox2.Text); You should not use code like that as it allows any garbage to be entered into your program. Capture each field separately and check that the entered values are...

Reportviewer shows blank report using dynamic dataset

16 Aug 2020 by Member 14915876

as i tried , it must have refreshing in the report. it works for me. this.reportViewer1.RefreshReport();

Reportviewer shows blank report using dynamic dataset

16 Aug 2020 by Andrew Alix

I am using a dynamic table in a dataset and filling it with data from various other tables, based on a linq query. I have created a report.rdlc, based on that table and put it in a reportviewer on the form.For information, I have used several reports in the ReportViewer control to show...

Delete a datatable row

24 Jul 2020 by Mo Nek

I have a Datatable (dtP) filled by an OledbDataAdapter(daP) from an Access database. Textboxes on the Form are bound to the dtP I have 4 buttons that allow me to move through the rows (Next,Previous,First and Last) and a buttons to Update changes...

VS2013

Delete a datatable row

22 Jul 2020 by Sandeep Mewara

Try to go in reverse order while looking for row to delete to avoid skipping a row after deleting the current index.For i As Integer = dtP.Rows.Count - 1 To 0 Dim dr As DataRow = dtP.Rows(i) If dr("ID") = CurrID Then dr.Delete() ...

VS2013

Delete a datatable row

22 Jul 2020 by OriginalGriff

Read the documentation: DataRow.Delete Method (System.Data) | Microsoft Docs[^] It's pretty clear on what happens: Quote: If the RowState of the row is Added, the RowState becomes Detached and the row is removed from the table when you call...

VS2013

ASP.NET Core and Web API: A Custom Wrapper for Managing Exceptions and Consistent Responses

4 Jun 2020 by Vincent Maverick Durano

This article will talk about how to implement a custom wrapper for your ASP.NET Core and Web API applications for managing exceptions, providing meaningful and consistent responses to consumers.

A Simple Asynchronous Logger in C#

23 May 2020 by Toby Patke

Clearcove.Logging is a very simple logging library designed to meet most logging needs with straight-forward licensing terms.

Reportviewer shows blank report using dynamic dataset

19 Apr 2020 by Andrew Alix

It's been so long that I can't remember ever getting it to work. Out of frustration I went to SAP Crystal Reports and downloaded the Visual Studio Free version. The new one (I believe It's still free) is here ...

C# Poisson Cumulative Distribution for large Lambdas

8 Apr 2020 by Gunnar S

Implementation of the Poisson Cumulative Distribution function for large Lambdas

DayPilot - AJAX Monthly Event Calendar for ASP.NET MVC in 10 Minutes

11 Mar 2020 by Dan Letecky

Create an AJAX monthly event calendar (with drag and drop support) displaying data from SQL Server database in just 10 minutes (including a coffee break).

CloudCooker - IoT Temperature Controller

11 Feb 2020 by Chris Gannon

An Azure-driven service for Arduino based PID controllers designed for control and monitoring of grills and other cooking devices

C# ZKTeco Biometric Device Getting Started

7 Feb 2020 by Ozesh Thapa

An implementation of a Zkteco (K14) Biometric Device using C#

Google Takeout Image Downloader

13 Jan 2020 by PrafullaVedante

This utility downloads Google takeout images from the downloaded JSON files.

DotNetPeLib: A Library to Read and Generate .NET Assemblies in C++11

2 Jan 2020 by Alexandre Bencz

DotNetPELib is a library which abstracts managed information such as namespaces, classes, fields, methods, and instructions. The information can then be used to generate assembly language source files, or PE executables or DLLs.

Delegates & its 5 Modern Flavors (Func, Action, Predicate, Converter, Comparison)

30 Dec 2019 by Ashwin. Shetty

.NET Delegates & its 5 different features (Func, Action, Predicate, Converter, Comparison)

Create .rdlc Report in Lightswitch Html Client Using Visual Studio 2013

11 Dec 2019 by kametepe

This article shows how to simply create .rdlc report in Lightswitch Html client without using WCF RIA Services

fastBinaryJSON

26 Oct 2019 by Mehdi Gholam

A binary JSON serializer based on fastJSON (support for MonoDroid, netcore)

VS2013

Visual-Studio

JSON

Signal Segmentation Algorithm of Radhakrishnan, et al. Ported to C and C#

20 Oct 2019 by Lance A. Endres

The algorithm presented by Radhakrishnan, et al., originally used to segment well logs for the oil industry, has been ported to C and C#.

I have date error in SQL server database while using it with my VB.NET application

23 Sep 2019 by OriginalGriff

Never concatenate strings to build a SQL command. It leaves you wide open to accidental or deliberate SQL Injection attack which can destroy your entire database. Always use Parameterized queries instead. When you concatenate strings, you cause problems because SQL receives commands like:...

VB12

SQL-Server-2014

VS2013

I have date error in SQL server database while using it with my VB.NET application

22 Sep 2019 by BassamKassem

I'm getting this error after migrating my database from Access to SQL Server . below are that actions I need do but all of them gave me error "SqlDateTime overflow. Must be between 1/1/1753 12:00:00 AM and 12/31/9999 11:59:59 PM." 1- I need to search for all records that are exceeded 24 hours...

VB12

SQL-Server-2014

VS2013

I have a problem getting results from SQL database for two dates in datepicker

22 Sep 2019 by Dave Kreskowiak

You're using an Access query with SQL Server. Obviously, that doesn't work. Also, NEVER use string concatenation to build an SQL query. ALWAYS use parameters. In Access, parameters are denoted with a ? and no name. In SQL Server, they are named parameters denoted with a @: sqlQry = "SELECT...

SQL-Server-2014

VS2013

I have a problem getting results from SQL database for two dates in datepicker

22 Sep 2019 by BassamKassem

I have a problem getting results from SQL database for two dates in DatePicker .. noting that i'm using SQL Server in local machine and the field i'm referring to its data type in SQL Server is "datetime2(0)" I have tried this still gives me this error "Incorrect syntax near '?'." ...

SQL-Server-2014

VS2013

Image Puzzle: An HTML Game

19 Aug 2019 by Anurag Gandhi

An HTML 2D game to describe some basic game development tips in HTML/CSS and JavaScript.

SignalR with Self-hosted Windows Service

24 Jul 2019 by Roger C Moore

Two SignalR Demo Projects: Self-Hosted Windows Service and Broadcasting Application

RaptorDB - The Document Store

24 Jul 2019 by Mehdi Gholam

NoSql, JSON based, Document store database with compiled .net map functions and automatic hybrid bitmap indexing and LINQ query filters (now with standalone Server mode, Backup and Active Restore, Transactions, Server side queries, MonoDroid support, HQ-Branch Replication, working in Linux, .net

Quiz Application in Angular

26 Jun 2019 by Anurag Gandhi

A general purpose quiz application in Angular (version 8) that can be used to run quizzes, mock tests, surveys, etc. This is an updated version for "Quiz Application in AngularJs".

SMTP Client Supporting Implicit SSL Secure Sockets Layer with OAuth2 Open Authorization or Password Authorization (2.0)

20 Jun 2019 by Uzi Granot

The attached open source C# .NET library is an SMTP client implementing implicit SSL and OAuth2 protocols. The library answers the question: how to send email message using Gmail as a server. Or, how to send email message using email server that implements implicit SSL and port 465.

Trying to see all open word docs. My code displays only two word docs when 4 are open.

19 Jun 2019 by ironclads

when using this code from answer 2: https://www.codeproject.com/Answers/185610/Getting-currently-open-MS-word-insatnce-count-and-.aspx#answer2 Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application objWord;...

VS2013

Trying to see all open word docs. My code displays only two word docs when 4 are open.

19 Jun 2019 by Maciej Los

There's a collection of Documents[^], you can step through... foreach(Document doc in WordApp.Documents) { //your logic here }

VS2013

Trying to see all open word docs. My code displays only two word docs when 4 are open.

19 Jun 2019 by Richard MacCutchan

You shoul ask the person who posted that answer.

VS2013

Complete Sudoku Game for Windows using VB.NET 2013

9 Jun 2019 by Hung, Han

This article is a tutorial on how to code your own Sudoku game using VB.NET

Windows

VS2013

Dev

The GOD : Google, Onedrive and Dropbox Access in One REST Windows Library!

30 May 2019 by Michael Chourdakis

C++ dir, upload, download and management library

Extendable TCP Client/Server Application Framework

4 May 2019 by Michael Janulaitis

Provides an introduction to the open source client/server DotNetOpenServer SDK project for Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Windows, Mac and Java Platforms

C++ Object Relational Mapping (ORM)- Eating the Bun - Part 1 of N

20 Apr 2019 by BrainlessLabs.com, sibani.p

Creating a simple ORM for C++ on-top of SQL database

Create Your Own SQL Server Management Studio 17 (SSMS) Extension

7 Apr 2019 by Stefan Timovski

A short tutorial on how to get started with creating SSMS extensions

Dynamic Treeview with Drag and Drop by Kendo

4 Apr 2019 by Mahsa Hassankashi

This article explains how to make data source for kendoTreeView, particularly it is designed for organization chart such as personals or documents which need nested query, after drag and drop one node to another one, it will save it. Look at the demo.

Security on the Web by Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)

3 Apr 2019 by Mahsa Hassankashi

Best approach for having more secure channel to transfer user information throughout the web

Automatic Table Generation in any Database by NHibernate ORM and CodeDom for Code Generation

3 Apr 2019 by Mahsa Hassankashi

This article enables you to generate table in any database such as Oracle, SQLServer, MySQL, SQLite, Sybase, etc. just by typing table name and its fields. Then you can use NHibernate facilities to make query for data layer.

AngularJS MVC Repository Dispose

3 Apr 2019 by Mahsa Hassankashi

This is the simplest tutorial on AngularJS and Repository Pattern for developing professional MVC applications. It includes a source code about practical permission management project.

Node.js for .NET Developers by WCF

3 Apr 2019 by Mahsa Hassankashi

This article illustrates how to use Node.js by WCF which is written in C# and using node.js as real time communication technology with the aid of C# code to connect MS SQL Server.

ASP.NET Multiple Selection DropDownList Using .NET C#

17 Mar 2019 by Nitin_Rajurkar

ASP.NET Multiple Selection Drop Down List using C# and ASP.NET

Sprache.Calc: Building Yet Another Expression Evaluator

9 Mar 2019 by AlexeyYakovlev

This paper demonstrates a technique of building Sprache parsers using grammar inheritance.

Tiny Framework for Parallel Computing

1 Mar 2019 by Igor Ladnik

This article presents a simple framework for parallel computing applicable to managing operation flow for machine and process control, gaming, simulators, etc.

Append Multiple Colored Texts to a RichTextBox using VB.NET

25 Feb 2019 by EAHMK

This is an alternative for "Multiple Colored Texts in RichTextBox using C#"

hOOt - full text search engine

24 Feb 2019 by Mehdi Gholam

Smallest full text search engine (lucene replacement) built from scratch using inverted MGRB bitmap index, highly compact storage, operating in database and document modes

VS2013

VS2010

App for CPU Temps, Fan Speeds, etc.

20 Feb 2019 by JL Doty

Minimalist app to monitor a system's sensors

Real Time Collaboration: A Quick C++ Windows Library with RDC Support

13 Feb 2019 by Michael Chourdakis

Create collaborating projects easily

C++

VS2013

Win32

Clipping Plane in WPF 3D - Part 3

5 Feb 2019 by charles922

Demonstrate Clipping Plane in WPF 3D - Part 3

Asynchronous Multicast Callbacks with Inter-Thread Messaging

25 Jan 2019 by David Lafreniere

Simplify passing data between threads using this multithreaded, portable C++ asynchronous callback framework

Automatically Create Dump File When Program Hangs

24 Jan 2019 by Bloody Chicken

How to automatically create a dump file when the program hangs

.NET3.5

VS2013

Dev

All About MFC Serialization

9 Jan 2019 by steveb

Describes all aspects of MFC serialization mechanism

DataGridView Event Sequences

3 Jan 2019 by Zasky

A useful tool to help you understand DataGridView events as you navigate the DataGridView

Implement Observer Pattern in .NET (3 Techniques)

30 Dec 2018 by Chinmoy Mohanty

Multiple techniques of implementing The Observer Pattern in .NET

Reducing Page Faults

25 Dec 2018 by Fiwel

Using native GDI will decrease page faults

How to add MS access 2007 driver as pre-requisiste in setup project

17 Dec 2018 by CHill60

A simple search found me this … How to include Access 2007 as a prerequisite[^]

How to add MS access 2007 driver as pre-requisiste in setup project

17 Dec 2018 by DoingWork

I want to Add MS Access Driver x64 and x86 in Pre-Requisite list for Setup Project in Visual Studio. What I have tried: I have already installed drivers but they don't show in Pre-Requisite List

Sending WhatsApp Messages from a Win32 C++ Program - Part 2

13 Dec 2018 by Michael Haephrati