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C# USB HID Interface

by Szymon Roslowski

Just another approach to understanding communication between HID devices and C#.

Custom Controls in Win32 API: Scrolling

by Martin Mitáš

How to support scrolling within your controls.

XColorSpectrumCtrl - a non-MFC color picker control that displays a color spectrum

by Hans Dietrich

XColorSpectrumCtrl displays a color spectrum that allows user selection, and provides APIs for color based on RGB and HSL color models.

XQueue - a non-MFC C++ class to manage an interprocess queue

by Hans Dietrich

XQueue implements a shared-memory first-in first-out (FIFO) queue, based on memory-mapped files, that works on all versions of Windows.

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Atata - C# Web Test Automation Framework

by Yevgeniy Shunevych

An introduction to Atata C#/.NET web UI test automation full-featured framework based on Selenium WebDriver

Saving Visual Studio Settings for All Your Projects

by PJ Arends

How to use a .props file for your custom user settings across all your projects

JavaScript Event Calendar for Resource Scheduling

by Dan Letecky

Weekly HTML5 event calendar with CSS themes, drag and drop support, date navigator. PHP and ASP.NET Core REST API backends.

Collapsible-Panels

by CODING_MLD

Expanding and collapsible panels implemented in VB.NET

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Visual Studio

"Avalon" Application Type (By Deployment)

23 Aug 2005 by Its Piyush Gupta

In the Vista world, application type selection is based on security requirement and deployment method but not on user interface requirements. This article describes various application types supported by Avalon sub-system of the Vista operating system.

"Browse For Folder" dialog alike with source

5 Sep 2001 by Marat Bedretdinov

Shell interfaces in use. IShellFolder, IEnumIDList, etc.

"C# Hooks For RRDtool"

26 May 2010 by Mike Corley

C# (.NET and Mono) library provider for RRDtool

"ClassWizard" in VS.NET 2003

29 May 2003 by Nicolas Bonamy

Simulate the Class Wizard in VS.NET 2003

"Do not ask again" Message Boxes

4 Feb 2003 by Nicolas Bonamy

Two simple ways to add "Do not ask again" Message Boxes to your application.

"Filmstrip" or CatalogView Photo Gallery Sample

4 Nov 2005 by eug_acc (Eugene Akimov)

A photo images gallery browsing template - CatalogView style.

"Hey! Is That My Car? How to Sharpen a QuickBird Satellite Image Using DotImage"

12 Nov 2007 by Lou Franco

Atalasoft leverages their DotImage toolkit to manipulate color channels for the purpose of image enhancement, in this case satellite images. The article is a tutorial on image enhancement and it includes all source code and test images.

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"Paint.exe" in CsGL

16 Dec 2003 by Todd.Harvey

Imitate Windows Paint.exe using C# and CsGL

"Select Computer" Dialog

16 Apr 2001 by Igor Sukhov

The ATL and MFC versions of the class that implements a dialog for selecting users(computers) within the Windows Network.

"Taskbar and Start Menu Properties Dialog" showing made easy

19 Sep 2006 by tanvon malik

This article shows you ways to run Control Panel applets from VC++, even those that don't have a cpl extension file.

"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.

# Nullable DateEdit Control

15 Jun 2003 by Oscar Bowyer

A Nullable C# DateEdit Control

#zlib - Modifying Archives

14 May 2007 by TyronM

A way to modify Zip archives without extracting them completely.

'Copy To' & 'Move To' in Shell Context Menu.

7 Jan 2001 by Mumtaz Zaheer

This article is all about how to create a context menu shell extension. 'Copy To' & 'Move To' will be added to the files/folder context menu.

'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.

'Inheriting' from an Internal WinForms Designer

26 Jan 2011 by OrlandoCurioso

Customize an internal designer by encapsulation in a custom component designer

'which' utility for Windows

6 Jul 2005 by SathishVJ

Find all possible locations of an executable.

'You Who?' - Trust in Web 2.0

12 Apr 2007 by Trenton Moss

Issues of online trust have evolved as web 2.0 is becoming more widespread - find out what implications this has for your website.

(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

(Desktop) Falling Snowflakes

3 Oct 2007 by User 2739121

Using GDI+ and a transparent form

(Memory and Resource) Leak Detection for WinCE

23 May 2012 by Sergeant Kolja

This is an alternative for "Memory leak detection for WinCE".

.001,.002, ... Part Files Combiner

4 Oct 2007 by tahouri

This program simply generates a batch file that you can extract your .00x files

.NET - COM Interoperability

16 Sep 2003 by KRISHNA PRASAD.N

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

.NET - Diving into System Programming - Part 1

8 Mar 2004 by Vladimir Afanasyev

Device configuration using C# (Part 1)

.NET - Diving into System Programming - Part 2

9 Mar 2004 by Vladimir Afanasyev

Device configuration using C# (Part 2) . How to enumerate devices.

.NET - Diving into System Programming - Part 3

10 Mar 2004 by Vladimir Afanasyev

Device configuration using C# (Part 3). Device resources - IRQ, DMA, etc.

.NET - Localization using Resource file

15 Nov 2003 by Prakash Kumar Singh

This article explains and demonstrates various ways to implement localization in your .NET application.

.NET 2.0 Configuration and Provider Model

27 Mar 2010 by Sergey Sorokin

Use .NET 2.0 configuration features for building a pluggable provider framework for your application.

.NET 3.0 WPF Tools and Examples

22 Mar 2007 by Sacha Barber

An article which shows how to achieve some of the common XAML concepts.

.NET 4.0 FAQ Part 1 -- The DLR

11 Oct 2009 by Shivprasad koirala

In this article we will discuss about new feature DLR and also about ‘dynamic’ and ‘expando’ objects.

.NET addins for Visual Studio 6.0

20 Dec 2005 by Johann Anhofer

Extend the VS6 IDE with .NET addins.

.NET and COM: The Complete Interoperability Guide

24 May 2003 by Erik Westermann

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

.NET Appications Automation

22 Jul 2007 by Yuriy Kyyan

An article on creation automated interface for .NET applications.

.NET Application Boot Strapping

20 Aug 2014 by Sandeep sunku

This article explains the boot strapping process of .NET Application.

.NET Application Continuous Integration ( CI ) using Jenkins

19 Aug 2015 by Ashwin. Shetty

Continuous Integration of .NET project using Jenkins & Gradle Script

.NET Audio buttons with professional look

10 Aug 2003 by dallyanzi

.NET buttons that used for audio functions - write your own control

.NET Based Add-in/Plug-in Framework with Dynamic Toolbars and Menus

2 May 2006 by thomas_tom99

An article on a .NET based add-in/plug-in framework, with dynamic toolbars and menus.

.NET Best Practice No: 1:- Detecting High Memory consuming functions in .NET code

16 Aug 2010 by Shivprasad koirala

.NET Best Practice No: 1:- Detecting High Memory consuming functions in .NET code

.NET Best Practice No: 3:- Using performance counters to gather performance data

18 Aug 2010 by Shivprasad koirala

.NET Best Practice No: 3:- Using performance counters to gather performance data

.NET CF and Google APIs

24 May 2004 by Mark Arteaga

Sample application to access Google APIs from a .NET Compact Framework application

.NET CF Custom DataGrid Formatting

29 Aug 2007 by hayles

This article shows you how to customize individual cells in a DataGrid - and it works on the Compact Framework.

.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 Client Classes for openldap/winldap

11 Mar 2003 by Leon Finker

An example of using LDAP/OpenLDAP with .Net

.NET CLR Injection: Modify IL Code during Run-time

7 Aug 2014 by Jerry.Wang

Modify methods' IL codes on runtime even if they have been JIT-compiled, supports release mode / x64 & x86, and variants of .NET versions, from 2.0 to 4.5.

.NET Code or SQL – Where’s the Performance Problem?

18 Oct 2011 by Redgate Software

Identifying an application’s performance bottlenecks is all about understanding how the application is spending its time. Only with the most complete understanding of how an application is operating is it possible to understand what it is doing wrong, as this article describes.

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.NET Code Profiler Speeds PlanGen Web Application

19 Apr 2004 by Redgate Software

ANTS Profiler used to optimize code, lower hardware costs and improve application performance.

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.NET Code Protection Solutions Review

3 Sep 2013 by michaelas

The article discusses .NET code protection methods.

.NET Color Picker Controls

6 Nov 2001 by Philip Lee

A control library containing three color picker controls written in C#

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

25 Sep 2008 by tomcat1

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

.NET COM+ Transactions

12 Aug 2005 by hadhmy

Implementation of .NET COM+ Transactions

.NET Command Line Tools

1 Mar 2007 by TheKarateKid

Various Command Line Tools Available under .NET Development Environment

.NET Command Prompt Here

22 Aug 2003 by flipdoubt

Command Prompt Here for VS.NET Users

.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 Connector for Microsoft Outlook

19 Feb 2004 by Mathias Taylor

Export Microsoft Outlook data using XML DataSets and the Outlook COM Object Library.

.NET Console Password Input By Masking Keyed-In Characters

27 Aug 2004 by Lim Bio Liong

Demonstrates how to intercept .NET console keyboard input and display a * in place of each actual typed-in character.

.NET Core On Mac - Building An ASP.NET Core App With Web API, EF, PostgreSQL And Running It On Docker

14 Nov 2016 by Vincent Maverick Durano

A quick demo tutorial on how to setup .NET Core on Mac and creating a simple ASP.NET Core app that talks to PostgreSQL database, and running it on Docker.

.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 Data Persistence: SQL Server vs. Matisse vs. FastObjects

10 May 2004 by A.Z. Rosenberg

An article with source code examining the development speed and performance capability of .NET, Matisse and FastObjects

.NET DataSet filter demonstration

26 Jul 2007 by Praveen Nair (NinethSense)

This article explains how to filter rows in a DataSet/DataTable. The example provided will help you get information faster.

.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 Delegates: A C# Bedtime Story

3 Dec 2001 by Chris Sells

An exploratory story of delegates and events for C# programmers told in the style of a bedtime story

.NET Deque

8 Nov 2007 by Chris Kolkman

A .NET implementation of a Deque object.

.NET Diagnostics - II, A Threads Monitoring Application Using C#

4 Feb 2001 by Naveen K Kohli

Using the ProcessThread class to monitor the states of threads inside a process.

.NET Diagnostics - III, Enumerate System Services and Dependencies Using C#

18 Mar 2001 by Naveen K Kohli

How to get the list of all system services on a system and also finds out their dependencies.

.NET Diagnostics – IV, Use the Environment class to get your environment

19 Mar 2001 by Naveen K Kohli

Use of the Environment class explained to extract information like Operating System, Environment Variables, etc.

.NET Directory Copy Program

23 Jun 2005 by Aryasheel

The article fills in the gap for the .NET framework to copy directory contents.

.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 DUMeter clone

10 Feb 2003 by leppie

A DUMeter clone, but with some better/different reporting features.

.NET Dynamic Software Load Balancing

9 Dec 2002 by Stoyan Damov

A Draft Implementation of an Idea for .NET Dynamic Software Load Balancing

.NET Encryption Simplified

28 Jan 2007 by wumpus1

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

.NET Enum: The Next Level

25 Jul 2006 by mikeperetz

How to associate an object to your enum value.

.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 Expression Evaluator using DynamicMethod

13 Mar 2007 by Wilson, Drew

Evaluating Dynamic expressions by compiling C# code to IL, then creating a DynamicMethod from the IL.

.NET File Browser

27 Oct 2007 by carlos@takeapps

A basic .NET file browser fully based on the framework

.NET File Logging Library

17 Apr 2008 by msvcyc

A simple yet useful library for file based logging implemented in .NET using C#

.NET Framework 1.1 Installer for Innosetup

22 May 2004 by Ted Ehrich

An innosetup install script that detects which dependencies to download from Microsoft, dowloads and installs them with little user intervention.

.NET Framework 3.0 Buffet

27 Dec 2006 by Anil Kr. Sharma

.NET Framework 3.0 primer.

.NET Framework Zip / UnZip Tool Using the Packaging Namespace

10 Sep 2008 by Mayur Chauhan

An UI tool that can be used to zip and unzip a file.

.NET Gridview with AJAX and REST Web Services

31 Aug 2010 by Livio Francescucci

How to create an ASP.NET gridview AJAX enabled connected with WCF SOAP and REST webservices.

.NET Image Uploading

12 Mar 2002 by Chris Khoo

Uploading images in .NET and thumbnailing, resizing, etc.

.NET Implementation of an Ogg Vorbis Player

4 Apr 2007 by Perry Marchant

An article on decoding Ogg Vorbis audio files in .NET.

.NET implementation of the SynchronizerToken pattern

7 Oct 2005 by Fred Wang

An article on resolving the issue of unintentional web form resubmission.

.NET Interactions with j2EE based Web Applications

12 Aug 2004 by Chellam

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

.NET Internationalization: The Developer's Guide to Building Global Windows and Web Applications: Chapter 11 - Custom Cultures

14 Aug 2006 by Addison-Wesley

Custom cultures in the .NET Framework represent a great leap forward and open new and exciting possibilities to developers. The new cultures are recognized by the .NET Framework as first-class citizens and, once registered, are as valid as any other culture.

.NET Interop for Gadgets – A C# GMail Inbox Reader Example

30 Jan 2007 by TylerBrinks

How to call absolutely any .NET code from your Vista Sidebar Gadget

.NET Interprocess Communication

14 Dec 2009 by TheCodeKing

An easy-to-use, zero configuration solution to .NET communication across application boundaries. A simple library to use as an alternative to .NET Remoting based on low-level Windows Messaging.

.NET jQuery (DNJ): new features in version 0.4.0

22 Jan 2010 by Alaa-eddine KADDOURI

This articles describes the newly implemented features in version 0.4.0: client events, third party extensions, and resource management.

.NET LCD MatrixControl and GDI+

19 Jun 2004 by Mikhail Cholokhov

Implementation of a LCD User Control in .NET using C#.

.NET like Access(V1)

28 Feb 2006 by Refky Wahib

Database library for rapid development.

.NET like Delegates in Unmanaged C++

26 Sep 2002 by Jörgen Sigvardsson

This article describes a design pattern on how to implement generic delegates as found in .NET, but using ordinary/unmanaged C++

.NET LwVCL (visual components library)

21 Mar 2004 by User 832107

The same GUI for both: .NET and Java

.NET Manifest Resources

28 Oct 2005 by Daniel Pistelli

An article on .NET Manifest Resources internal format.

.NET MessageBox Control

11 Sep 2006 by Russell Aboobacker

For displaying Error,Warning or Information Messages in your ASP.NET WebSite

.NET MSIE OnBeforeNavigate2 Fix

29 Oct 2002 by Stephane Rodriguez.

Provides a fix to catch otherwise hidden events of MS Internet Explorer