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by Jeffrey Walton

Import and export Cryptographic Keys in PKCS#8 and X.509 formats, using Crypto++, C#, and Java.

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.

Guide to WIN32 Regions

by Paul M Watt

Guide to understanding how to create and use regions with the WIN32 SDK

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Shell Extensions - Part VI

by Michael Dunn

A tutorial on writing a shell extension that can be used on the Send To menu.

Latest Articles

Yet Another Fully Functional ownerdraw Menu

by Steffen Ploetz

Another fully functional ownerdraw menu with minimal effort - this time based on Win32, with icons instead of bitmaps, with accelerators and tested for ReactOS and WinNT 4.0 to Windows 10

Circuit Engine

by Emre Guldogan

A System for Simulation and Analysis of Logic Circuits

Splitter Control for Dialog

by libbyliugang

A splitter control for dialog can auto change the linked window's position

Width of Text in Italic Font

by Alexandru Matei

Shows an alternative to GetCharABCWidths and GetCharABCWidthsFloat

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Windows 2000

Circuit Engine

18 Oct 2018 by Emre Guldogan

A System for Simulation and Analysis of Logic Circuits

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Splitter Control for Dialog

29 Sep 2018 by libbyliugang

A splitter control for dialog can auto change the linked window's position

Width of Text in Italic Font

25 Jul 2018 by Alexandru Matei

Shows an alternative to GetCharABCWidths and GetCharABCWidthsFloat

PSAM WPF Control Library

19 Jul 2018 by Ajcek84

PSAM Control Library ported over to WPF

PSAM Control Library

19 Jul 2018 by Ajcek84

WinForms library containing the IncipitViewer control for drawing musical notes

Using an Output Stream for Debugging

30 May 2018 by Sven Axelsson

How to create an output stream that writes to the debug terminal

Developing a SOHO web filter step by step

9 Jun 2017 by Reza Shademani

The main goal of this article is to explain the practical details of low level network security programming.

Consuming a Web Service .NET with VB6.0 App

25 Apr 2017 by Rene Bustos

I will show you how to get a response from a Web Service developed over .NET (version does not matter)

An AutoRepeat Button Class

12 Apr 2017 by PJ Arends

This is an alternative for "An AutoRepeat Button Class"

Color Picker and Font Picker by Owner Drawn Control

18 Jan 2017 by nilaysoft

Demonstrates how to implement a WIN32 color picker and font picker by owner drawn control

Issue Tracker

11 Dec 2016 by Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

Did you spot any bugs today? Than this tool might save some of your time

TraceTool 12.7: The Swiss-Army Knife of Trace

20 Nov 2016 by Thierry Parent

A C#, C++, Delphi, ActiveX , Javascript , NodeJs and Java trace framework and a trace viewer: Tail, OutputDebugString, event log, and with Log4J, Log4Net, and Microsoft Enterprise Instrumentation Framework (EIF) support. This also comes with full support for Pocket PC, Silverlight, and Android.

Accessing alternative data-streams of files on an NTFS volume

15 Aug 2016 by Richard Deeming

A pair of classes to encapsulate access to NTFS alternative data streams.

Automatically Create Data Access Layers and Business Layers From Microsoft Access or SQL Server Databases

27 May 2016 by icemanind

How to automatically create data access layers and business layers from a Microsoft Access or a SQL Server database

CWindowScroller

7 May 2016 by PJ Arends

An MFC control for adding middle mouse button scrolling to any CWnd derived window

SQL User Defined Function to Parse a Delimited String

5 Apr 2016 by SQLMonger

SQL Function to parse a delimited string and return it as a table. Handles multi-character delimiters and returns the results as a table.

GLFW: A (Simple) OpenGL Framework Library

23 Dec 2015 by Simone Serponi

An easy to use library to quickly setup and run OpenGL applications.

MemServer : a dynamic memory allocation server

22 Dec 2015 by Simone Serponi

A way to ensure the deallocation of all used dynamic memory using one DLL

LayerGenMMX

2 Nov 2015 by icemanind

Easily create Business and Data Layers!

Parallel fast compression unleashing the power of multi-core machines using the .NET TPL (Task Parallel Library)

16 Aug 2015 by Bharath K A

Parallel fast compression uses TPL to achieve complete usage of a multi-core system. Fast compression compresses files nX times faster, where n = the number of processors in the machine.

ListView Column Sorter

21 Jul 2015 by Sven So.

A column sorter that sorts columns with strings and numbers (also decimals), but also the first column on image and then on string.

Multi-Threading: Deadlock Tracer Utility

25 Mar 2015 by Chivate Atul

Tracing dead-locks in multi-threaded applications.

A Customizable Architecture for 3D Graphics Applications

24 Mar 2015 by Carlos Jiménez de Parga

Explanation of a consistent 3D graphics software architecture through a basic OpenGL application

Fully Customizable XP Progress Bar (with examples)

20 Jan 2015 by Marcos Meli

A progress bar like the WinXP progress bar control, but completely customizable.

Web Ink/Drawing Control

8 Dec 2014 by daluu

An article on creating and using a web browser (IE only) compatible ink or drawing control using the Microsoft Tablet PC SDK version 1.7. A sample pre-built control is provided for use and demonstration.

A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.

26 Nov 2014 by Jeremy Falcon

Provides a base to use when programming OpenGL-enabled applications for the real world, rather than a simple hello world.

Extract icons from EXE or DLL files

10 Nov 2014 by Tsuda Kageyu

Extract all the variations of an icon, including the ones ExtractIconEx() can't extract.

Book review : “MCSD Certification Toolkit (Exam 70-483): Programming in C#”

8 Sep 2014 by Pragmateek

"MCSD Certification Toolkit (Exam 70-483): Programming in C#” - book review

Convert Integers to Their Textual Description

6 May 2014 by Jeremy Falcon

Convert an integer to its textual description

Monitoring a Printer Queue from VB.NET

2 May 2014 by Duncan Edwards Jones

How to monitor a printer queue from Visual Basic .NET

EMF Printer Spool File Viewer

23 Apr 2014 by Duncan Edwards Jones

A viewer application for EMF format spool files

Using Unicode in INI files

3 Apr 2014 by Manabu Kumeta

How to use Unicode in INI files.

Detect System Wide Mouse Events

7 Mar 2014 by Kazi Zakir Hossain

How to detect system wide mouse events in your application

Go to sleep! Fade to B/W

3 Feb 2014 by andyj115

Fading a window from color to black and white like Windows/XP

Autoshutdown Service in C#

10 Jan 2014 by Kees van Spelde

This is an alternative for "AutoShut, my first program in C#"

Version Helper API for .NET

7 Jan 2014 by Petr Alexeev

Version Helper API for .NET – checking version of Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 without Environment.OSVersion or application manifest

Get Full Shamsi Date in String Format with C# Class

2 Dec 2013 by A. Najafzadeh

Class used to display date in complete string format in Shamsi

Exception Handling Using Custom Attributes and Stacktrace

25 Nov 2013 by Balachandar Jeganathan

Exception handling using custom attributes and stacktrace.

Programming Without Coding Technology (PWCT)

23 Nov 2013 by Mahmoud Samir Fayed

Introduction to Programming Without Coding Technology

Machine Solution to Einstein's Riddle Revisited

29 Oct 2013 by Dezhi Zhao

This article shows a fast solution to Einstein's Riddle by using brutal search.

Timed Update Edit Control

9 Sep 2013 by Craig Henderson

An edit control to periodically validate and reformat its contents.

EfTidyNet: .NET Wrapper for Tidy library

6 Sep 2013 by ThatsAlok

Free component for parsing HTML, .NET version of EfTidyCom

EfTidy: The Tidy Library Wrapper

6 Sep 2013 by ThatsAlok

A free component for HTML parsing and cleaning

OeLibrary 1.0

22 Aug 2013 by ThatsAlok

Opensource Outlook Express automation library

A Fast Priority Queue Implementation of the Dijkstra Shortest Path Algorithm

4 Aug 2013 by Tolga Birdal

Anyone needs a fast, efficient algorithm to compute the shortest path in C#? This article provides one.

SourceGrid - Open Source C# Grid Control

4 Aug 2013 by Davide Icardi

SourceGrid is a free open source grid control. Supports virtual grid, custom cells and editors, advanced formatting options and many others features

Protecting an Application's Unauthorized Copy

2 Aug 2013 by Manish K. Agarwal

To protect your application's unauthorized copy by using image integrity functions (Platform SDK's ImageHlp APIs) and to manage certificates in a portable executable (PE) image file.

Yet Another Logging Library

9 Jul 2013 by Taka Muraoka

Message logging library

Quick and convenient way to build STL strings.

9 Jul 2013 by Taka Muraoka

A quick and convenient way to build STL strings.

Upgrading an STL-based application to use Unicode.

9 Jul 2013 by Taka Muraoka

Problems that developers will face when upgrading an STL-based application to use Unicode and how to solve them.

XCrypt - Encryption and decryption class wrapper

24 Jun 2013 by Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

This is an alternative for "XCrypt - Encryption and decryption class wrapper".

Querying a SharePoint Portal Server (SPPS) Index using a WebDAV request

6 Jun 2013 by Naveen Karamchetti

An article on querying a SharePoint Portal Server (SPPS) Index using a WebDAV request.

Reflection optimization techniques

29 May 2013 by Jain, Ajay

The article presents some .NET techniques for using Reflection optimally and efficiently.

Enhanced BrowseForFolder Styled TreeView

27 May 2013 by Chris Richner

Supports Explorer, SingleChecked and RecursiveChecked mode (checkboxes). Lets you specify the displayed drive types, etc...

Magic Library Docking Manager Designer

16 May 2013 by Chris Richner

Provides docking support without writing one line of code.

Graceful Handling Of JavaScript Errors

16 May 2013 by Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

In this article, we would see how to gracefully handle JavaScript errors on a webpage, without creating a wrong impression in the minds of our visitors and/or users.

A Set of MFC Wrapper Classes for ADO - Version 2.20J

16 May 2013 by Joffrey Brouillet

This is an alternative for "A set of ADO classes - version 2.20"

An exception safe OO thread-pool framework

16 May 2013 by Peter Hancock

Provides a plug in multithreaded environment, using an exception safe thread-pool and functors.

Create an SQL Server Database Using C#

24 Apr 2013 by Phuong Thanh Nguyen

Create a SQL Server database using C#.

NetDasm - A tool to disassemble and patch .NET assemblies

22 Apr 2013 by Fco. Javier Marin

Disassemble and patch .NET assemblies using the Mono.Cecil library.

How to execute multiple long running SQL Statements Asynchronously in small chunks

28 Mar 2013 by Khorshed Alam, Dhaka

How to execute multiple long running SQL Statement Asynchronously in smaller chunks

Creating a Glass Button using GDI+

26 Mar 2013 by Lukasz Swiatkowski

How to create an animating glass button using only GDI+ (and not using WPF)

Notifying Windows Explorer about files in use

26 Mar 2013 by Lukasz Swiatkowski

How to notify Windows Explorer about which files are used and locked by your application.

How to Prepare a USB Drive for Safe Removal

13 Mar 2013 by Armanisoft

This is an alternative for "How to Prepare a USB Drive for Safe Removal"

DHTML User Interface Library

1 Mar 2013 by Ted Crow

Implement an advanced DHTML user interface in your own MFC applications

Keep everyone away from breaking your database object naming convention with SQL Server Policy Based Management.

19 Feb 2013 by Khorshed Alam, Dhaka

Standardization database object name with SQL Server Policy Based Management.

The Ultimate Toolbox - Updates and User Contributions

12 Feb 2013 by The Ultimate Toolbox

Updates and User Contributions for the Ultimate Toolbox Libraries

CXml - A Wrapping Class for MSXML 3.0/4.0/5.0/6.0

10 Jan 2013 by Jerry.Wang

This wrapping class will try to use the latest version of MSXML in the machine, and it is easy because of using auto_ptr.

A Basic Media Player

10 Jan 2013 by Mehdi Bonvari

Using MCIWnd wrapper class to write a simple media player

Using comboboxes in the MFC Grid Control

8 Jan 2013 by Chris Maunder

Explains how to use comboboxes to edit cells in the MFC Grid Control

Coding an N-Tier Application in C# Without Any Wizard: Part II

5 Jan 2013 by Vimalsoft(Pty) Ltd

Coding an N-Tier application in C# without using Wizards.

How to reverese a string in C#/.NET with almost one line of code using P/Invoke

4 Jan 2013 by Kerem Guemruekcue

How to reverese a string in C#/.NET with almost one line of code using a build in Windows library function which is available on any Windows system.

Introduction to RPC - Part 2

22 Dec 2012 by Anders Dalvander

An introduction to context handles in RPC. A simple RPC client/server application using context handles is explained.

Introduction to RPC - Part 1

22 Dec 2012 by Anders Dalvander

An introduction to RPC programming. A simple RPC client/server application is explained.

MFC D3D Application: Direct3D Tutorial: Part I

9 Dec 2012 by hector [.j.] rivas

Yet another Direct3D framework, this time for MFC apps, with a step by step tutorial

FTP Client Class

8 Dec 2012 by otom

A non-MFC class to encapsulate the FTP protocol.

JavaScript Date Format

3 Dec 2012 by hector [.j.] rivas

A fast VB-like date format function in JavaScript (requires JScript 5.5+).

Events and Delegates Simplified

28 Nov 2012 by Meysam Mahfouzi

This article shows you how to design events for your classes.

Toolbar Editor for Visual Studio

31 Oct 2012 by Francesco Aruta

A toolbar editor for Visual Studio. It can modify, add and create buttons, images and all that is needed for a toolbar.

Using the Actor Programming Model

27 Oct 2012 by H.Brydon

Using the Actor Programming Model

Empty Template Text Box

4 Oct 2012 by stebo0728

This guide shows how to extend a standard TextBox to have an "empty value" template

Timers Tutorial

4 Oct 2012 by Nemanja Trifunovic

A tutorial on different kinds of timers

Cool, Semi-transparent and Shaped Dialogs with Standard Controls for Windows 2000 and Above

28 Sep 2012 by Jerry.Wang

This article tries to find a way to show Windows standard controls on layered windows. Provides both Native MFC and WinForms source code.

CBuilder - An STL 'replacement' for the FormatMessage API

27 Sep 2012 by PJ Arends

This is an alternative for "MakeMessage - An STL 'replacement' for the FormatMessage API"

IlPad

21 Sep 2012 by icemanind

A program to compile C# code into MSIL code

Zip Utils - Clean, Elegant, Simple, C++/Win32

19 Sep 2012 by ljw1004

Adding zip/unzip easily, no LIBS or DLLs, with an elegant and powerful API

Creating and consuming MFC DLLs for Beginners

18 Aug 2012 by Imran Ebrahim

The objective of this tutorial is to demonstrate in a step by step manner how to build and call methods present in a DLL using Visual C++ 6.0. We are going to develop a DLL that takes in a string as input parameter and returns the string prefixed with a "Hello".

Htmlhelp Forensics

12 Aug 2012 by Christian Ernst Rysgaard