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A quick and easy way to direct Java System.out to File and to Console

by Lodewijk Pool

A quick and easy way to direct Java System.out to File and to Console.

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" PDFLibNet.dll " The process cannot access the file

12 Jun 2012 by sigma_ivan

hi everyonei would like some help with the application that we developed.this is for our office use only, and what our app is doing is extracting the text from the pdf file using pdflibnet.dllbut we lately encountered a problem with a particular pdf file.the problem is when we try to...

(C#) How to I convert a .avi part into a .gif file?

6 Feb 2015 by User 11197367

HiI'd like to know how I can cut down a .avi file and make a .gif file out of it.I want to create a Proram you can use to ripoff episode-changing gags from the Intro. This is (more or less) useful for Series like The Simpsons or American DadThanks.Sincerely:Jonas

(C#) How to I convert a .avi part into a .gif file?

6 Feb 2015 by Zoltán Zörgő

Check these: A Simple C# Wrapper for the AviFile Library[^]NGif, Animated GIF Encoder for .NET[^]https://dotnetpuzzle.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/animated-gif-image-with-c/[^]You can find there much everything you need to make it working.

(C#) How to I convert a .avi part into a .gif file?

6 Feb 2015 by Gaurav_Chaudhary

Try FFMPEG binary executable to which you can feed in console commands and get the gif image from a video file and you have more advanced options like time interval of frame etc... ffmpeg -i video.avi -t 5 out.gif

.rm and .mp3 file formats

25 May 2010 by Lokesh Lal

Hi, could some one point me where i can get the real media (.rm) and .mp3 file format details.I need a converter which can convert .rm files to .mp3 files using C#.Thanks.

.rm and .mp3 file formats

25 May 2010 by Sandeep Mewara

You need to plug into an external library such as ffmpeg,DirectShowLib.Have a look at these articles:FFMPEG All in One Video & Audio Converter Interface[^]Media files conversion using C#[^]

.rul files

21 Jun 2010 by nimi_2010

What softwares are recommended that are used to extract or view the .rul files??

.rul files

21 Jun 2010 by Sandeep Mewara

RUL is a file extension associated with InstallShield Rules.Thus, open with InstallShield Professional.Look here:*.RUL extension[^]

[Not a question] Usage of File Listener

20 Nov 2013 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

The question makes no sense at all. You are not even trying to clarify it in any reasonable way. It becomes pretty obvious that you don't understand your own questions and hardly can do the job you might mean to do.Please, next time make sure you understand what you are asking about. As I can...

[Shell script] parse through text file, search on matching values

24 Mar 2021 by wifinut

I'm trying to scan a text file for values that match some values that I obtain earlier. For clarity I'm statically assigning them here. The input file is a CSV but doesn't contain any commas. I'm open to using a plain text file if that helps. ...

[Shell script] parse through text file, search on matching values

24 Mar 2021 by k5054

Problem one seems to be a mix of UTF-8 and ASCII quotation marks (") in your code -- assuming you did a cut&paste from your source. Next, your logic is slightly off. You break the while loop and report no matches on the first non-match. One...

A C# implementation of the Tail -f command

4 Dec 2010 by Felice Pollano

A C# implementation of the Tail -f command

19 Dec 2010 by Ian Shlasko

Unless I'm misreading your code on CodePlex, it looks like your utility loads in the entire file every time it changes. That might be fine for tiny files, but it would be a huge performance hit for larger ones (a few megs, for example).Why not do it a bit more simply?using (FileStream str...

A network program with some facility mentioned below

17 Feb 2012 by OriginalGriff

Reason for my vote of one: You want to write a virus.

A problem while transferring data over the NetworkStream

1 Jun 2011 by SimpleData

Hi,I am trying to send a big file over a TCP connection using NetworkStream and TCPClient. Both the client and the server is written in C#.There is no problem while transferring small files around the size of 300KB. My buffer size is 2KB and here is how the protocol works.-Server...

A problem while transferring data over the NetworkStream

1 Jun 2011 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

If you really want to keep to pure client-server paradigm, server cannot request anything. Server is purely passive. If you want to implement some inversion of control, it's fine but don't call it client and server. You application does not need it.— Client: I'm sending a file: name is...

A quick and easy way to direct Java System.out to File and to Console

17 Jan 2012 by Lodewijk Pool

A quick and easy way to direct Java System.out to File and to Console.

A quick and easy way to direct Java System.out to File and to Console

2 Feb 2012 by Member 3896609

try{ FileOutputStream fout= new FileOutputStream("stdout.log"); FileOutputStream ferr= new FileOutputStream("stderr.log"); TeeOutputStream multiOut= new TeeOutputStream(System.out, fout); TeeOutputStream multiErr= new TeeOutputStream(System.err, ferr); ...

A Small C# File Cloner Class

6 Sep 2010 by Uwe Keim

Introducing a small class that helps you in creating automatic copies of files and clean them up automatically, too

About file access on alibaba cloud

4 Jan 2018 by ZurdoDev

You should contact the vendor directly to find out how to do this.

About Google Protocol Buffers .

31 May 2010 by jamseyang

I want to know how to define a .proto file to store a tree struct.Thank you.

Absolute path for a mapped drive letter

13 Oct 2012 by KevinBrady57

I just discovered that VB2010 code will not let you write to a mapped drive letter.For example if "W" is mapped to some location, the following will not work:My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyFile("C:\TEST1.TXT", "W:\TEST1.TXT", True)So, the question is, is there a method to get the absolute...

Absolute path for a mapped drive letter

13 Oct 2012 by Dave Kreskowiak

I just discivered that VB2010 code will not let you write to a mapped drive letter.Utter bullsh*t. Yes it will. The problem is in your code or the account you're using doesn't have create/write permissions to the path the drive letter is mapped to.

access a different system using its ip and log in credentials using VB.net

12 Dec 2012 by Pyakaa

i want to access the hard disk drive of another system, whose ip and log in credentials are know to me, copy a file and send it as an attachment to my program (running in a different system...)the above has to be done using program(i.e no manual intervention)Plz let me know how to do it..

access a different system using its ip and log in credentials using VB.net

12 Dec 2012 by Sampath Kumar Sathiya

Hi,Please rerer the following link,Access remote PC's share file by UNC path with username/password[^]

access a different system using its ip and log in credentials using VB.net

15 Apr 2013 by Pyakaa

i found the answer to it, as the in-build function impersonate().this will solve the purpose

Access to the path 'T:\T Drive.vhd' is denied

7 Jan 2014 by MichCl

I'm writing a backup program for our new server. I'm an administrator, and I'm learning a lot. The issue is that I can back up a file on the c:\ drive to the c:\ drive, but not for the drives on the SAN, like when I try to backup a file on the T drive (SAN) to the H drive (server). I tried using...

active-directory

SQL-Server-2008

Access to the path 'T:\T Drive.vhd' is denied

7 Jan 2014 by bowlturner

I'm going to take a guess and say you might need to use the UNC path vs. the mapped path. Here instead of Z:\PlaceIWantToAccess we often need to use \\TheServer\PlaceIWantToAccess

active-directory

SQL-Server-2008

accessing CAN BUS data in C++

28 Oct 2015 by Ramiien

Hi ,I am also trying to access CAN bus data in C++. I have PCAN_USB(my hardware board connected with CAN) and I am getting heart beats which i can see from PCAN_View(PEAK systems API) but what i need to do is to save all coming CAN Data(heart beats) into a log file (pcanlog.txt) using...

accessing CAN BUS data in C++

28 Oct 2015 by CPallini

Well, they provide the API documentation, at least[^]. You should carefully study the API and then write your application.

accessing CAN BUS data in C++

29 Oct 2015 by bling

PCAN_CHANNEL_AVAILABLEPCAN_C...

Accessing System Files with Directory

12 Feb 2010 by Derek R. White

Hello.I am trying to write a Control that displays all files and folders in a specified directory. If a folder throws an UnauthorizedAccessException, I can't display that folder in my Control.I have heightened the running permissions to administrator, and have employed code that confirms...

Accessing System Files with Directory

12 Feb 2010 by #realJSOP

You shouldn't elevate permissions programatically (and I don't think Windows will allow it).

Accessing System Files with Directory

12 Feb 2010 by William Winner

There are a lot of reasons that you shouldn't show a folder if you get an UnauthorizedAccessException. Why would you want to? If you're user Jack, you want that user to be able to see the files in Judy's namespace?

Accessing System Files with Directory

12 Feb 2010 by Derek R. White

If I'm user Administrator, I'd want everyone's everything.

Add a filegroup at database creation on SQL 2014

23 Aug 2018 by Dev O'Connor

Hi, i have a client that is trying to enforce filegroups when new databases are created. AS the admin doesnt create the database and is done by a 3rd Party Software via the 'Create Database' command, we do not have the ability to enforce it. We tried a server tigger monitoring for the create...

SQL-Server-2014

Add Images in Image Rotator with the Help of FileUpload Control

18 Oct 2013 by ASP.NET Community

How to add images in Image Rotator with the help of FileUpload control

Add Javascript inside head element of page from code behind

11 Oct 2013 by ASP.NET Community

Howto: Add JavaScript inside Head element from code behind Here is the sample how you can do that.1) Add some JavaScript inside page header

Add NewRow to .mdb problems

6 Jun 2012 by Srinivas39

Hi Guys,I'm getting an Outofmemory Exception while loading a table into an mdb file using oledb connection. the table is having more than 6 lakh records and the file size will not 150 mb. we have that space in our server. still it is giving us exception.Can any one tell me the solution...

Add NewRow to .mdb problems

6 Jun 2012 by Dave Kreskowiak

You're using a DataAdapter to fill a DataTable from the SQL database, and you expect the system to hold over 6,000,000 records IN MEMORY?? How big is a single record?? Do the math...A more appropriate way to do this would be to create a SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) job to export...

Adding controls to a dialog

23 Mar 2001 by Wolfram Steinke

An entry level tutorial on using one of the Windows Common Controls in a dialog.

Adding CSS 3.0 support to Visual Studio 2010

11 Oct 2013 by ASP.NET Community

Many of us want to use CSS 3.0. This feature is promised in Visual Studio 2010 however if you open any given CSS file, the option does not appear in

Addressing resource files in C#

30 Mar 2017 by M@hdi

I've added my file into resources with right click -> existing item. Now I want to copy the added file into another directory like this:File.Copy(@"I don't know", @"C:\Users\user-1\Desktop\", true);I don't know what I have to write in @"I don't know" part to addressing the added resource...

Addressing resource files in C#

30 Mar 2017 by Dave Kreskowiak

You can't use File methods to get at a resource. You should be using Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream. You can then just write the content, be it text or bytes, to the target file yourself.GetManifestResourceStream[^]

Android Download Manager Tutorial: How to Download Files using Download Manager from Internet

17 Jul 2016 by Andy Point

Android Download Manager Tutorial: How to download files using Download Manager from the Internet

android programming bluetooth auto send file without show bluetooth device chooser

3 Mar 2016 by Member 11403735

Hello. I have a program for send a file via Bluetooth but i want to send a file via Bluetooth without show Bluetooth device chooser. I already tried.Please help me

android programming bluetooth auto send file without show bluetooth device chooser

3 Mar 2016 by ali majed

This can help you Innodroid - Android Freelance Contract Software Developer[^]I wrote a program on it

animated gif not working in ie7

13 Sep 2012 by softprga

animated gif not working in ie7.It works in other browser like firefox,crome.

animated gif not working in ie7

13 Sep 2012 by Sandeep Mewara

It's a common issue (was I should say as we are into IE9 now!). It's a known bug (limitation) of IE. Resolution: You could use JavaScript to solve it - Preload image and change source () of freezing image to that preloaded image on "onbeforeunload" action OR place the image...

Any file transfer over socket Client Server

27 Apr 2013 by Khaled Mohamed El Sawy

I made a file transfer project that sends any type of files but there is a problem that the file sent is not saved , I don't know what is wrong with my code ?the file chooser opens correctly and the selection is fine but there is something wrong in the receiver cant figure it out ...This...

Anybody know how antivirus programs implement access control to files?

8 Feb 2015 by thorssig

Antivirus programs such as Comodo Internet Security have extremely cool access control to files based on program access.I'm particularly interested in how they interrupt access to files, provide a pop-up asking the user to confirm and then allow/deny access to files based on his reply.Any...

Anybody know how antivirus programs implement access control to files?

8 Feb 2015 by Frankie-C

AV software make use many different systems, some of system hooks, rootkits (i.e. kaspersky) and AV API's form MS for office products.If you want take a closer look check clamwin that is an open source AV under GNU license.About hooking there are some excellent articles here like EasyHook.

Anyone seen code to read process monitor PML files?

5 May 2021 by Blake Miller

I have two PML files. One from a system that 'works' and one from a system that does not. I want to compare the two PML files and find the 'differences', which could indicate why the system that is broken, is broken. There are hundreds of 'false...

Anyone seen code to read process monitor PML files?

4 May 2021 by Rick York

Have you had a look at these ? procmon-parser · PyPI[^] GitHub - asquigglytwist/SeeBee: A PML Analyzer.[^] This might be helpful also : The Ultimate Guide to Procmon[^]

Append data to file in correct order

13 May 2010 by Poonamol

Hi,I had created a file with "a+" mode.I want to write data into that file asNU2947;03/09/2004;NU2947;03/09/2004;F50359;03/06/2004;but I am gettingF50359;03/06/2004;NU2947;03/09/2004;into that file.Can anyone help me out to write duplicate data in a file.Also let...

Append two different file formats and detach them back

27 May 2014 by jeffingeorge

How to append two different file formats and detach them back to its original form?

Append two different file formats and detach them back

28 May 2014 by Richard MacCutchan

Create a new fileAdd a header record identifying the first file, its type and length.Read the file, and write it to the output.Add a trailer record confirming the end of the file.Repeat for any number of files.Add en and of data record confirming no more file.Close the output...

appending and splitting files larger than 2gb

4 Jan 2011 by brsecu

Visual studio doesn't allow you to append or split files larger than 2gb. I'm trying to append a file using this method.FileStream fsSource = new FileStream(OriginalFilePath, FileMode.Append);Byte[] bytePart = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(Part2FilePath);fsSource.Write(bytePart, 0,...

appending and splitting files larger than 2gb

4 Jan 2011 by Tony Richards

Have you tried opening it with an appropriate Windows API function, instead of the built in File functions. These may not have the limit imposed (or may have a documented way around it). I suggest you have a look through the Windows API documentation, find a function that may work, and then...

appending and splitting files larger than 2gb

4 Jan 2011 by OriginalGriff

Yes it can be done - I believe, I haven't tried it (I don't have many 2Gb files lying around, and those I do I don't particularly want to but together)The problem is that you are trying to do it in a single chunk, via File.ReadAllBytes, which is (understandably) limited to 2Gb.If you...

appending and splitting files larger than 2gb

4 Jan 2011 by Manfred Rudolf Bihy

You have to read the file you want to append to the other in smaller chunks inside a loop. There is a limit of 2GB for one process (at least on 32bit machines). So if the function were to read the whole 2GB at once the process would run out of memory.Besides that: fSource is a bit misleading...

appending and splitting files larger than 2gb

4 Jan 2011 by Shree

Is it for your personal use or is it for an application that you are developing? If it is for an in-house purpose, you might save time using System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() to call the tool that you downloaded. If the tool doesn't support command line, you could use some other free tools....

appending and splitting files larger than 2gb

4 Jan 2011 by ninasg11

Read this article. Hope it will benefit youSplit large XML files into small files[^]Good Luck :)

appending and splitting files larger than 2gb

5 Jan 2011 by brsecu

Thank you everyone for your help. I always appreciate it and every answer here was a good one. I gave everyone a 5. I am using an ftp api that downloads a 5g file everynight. The api requires on fail to make a new file then merge them. This is why i had that problem. I agree its not the...

Application Offline

11 Oct 2013 by ASP.NET Community

App_Offline.htm ASP.NET 2.0 introduced the ability to take an application offline simply by adding a file named App_Offline.htm to the

ASP.Net - Call a function from inside an external cs source file

9 Aug 2012 by Xaltus

I've been struggling with what seemed like an easy task in asp.net/c# for longer than I would like. I thought this would be easy, since I understand the syntax of C/C++, JavaScript, VBScript, and VB.Net.I have an aspx page and I would like to include a c# source file that defines and calls a...

ASP.Net - Call a function from inside an external cs source file

9 Aug 2012 by Christian Amado

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asp.net folder structure

26 Oct 2010 by Spyker55

Hi I am sitting with a problem where I am trying to write a PDF file to a folder inside of my solution e.g JunkFolder.Can any 1 please advise me on how I can do this?Anton

asp.net folder structure

26 Oct 2010 by E.F. Nijboer

You would need to use Server.MapPath to get the correct folder:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms524632%28VS.90%29.aspx[^]Good luck!

Asp.net master.cs file not identifying the controls present in master.aspx page

18 Jul 2011 by AnuguPradeep

I have created a label control in my master.aspx page....in my code behind file(master.cs) when Iam trying to use it..it's throwing error like--- "the control does not exist in the current context"..not only label any control when I try to use in .cs file it's showing 'control does not exist"...

Asp.net master.cs file not identifying the controls present in master.aspx page

18 Jul 2011 by Espen Harlinn

I believe this answers your question:How to: Reference ASP.NET Master Page Content[^]Best regardsEspen Harlinn

Asp.net mvc5 one to many relationship dont work (razor + attachments)

7 Nov 2017 by ddgjgj

These are the classes im working with : public partial class AttachmentFile { public string Id { get; set; } public string FileName_ { get; set; } public string Ext_ { get; set; } public int FileSize_ { get; set; } public Nullable...

Asp.Net not only create a text file on client but also delete it

2 Oct 2015 by Patrick70__

When pressing a button I have to create on client a text file, open it and then delete it. I can create and open/download it with:protected void btNotepadPending_Click(object sender, EventArgs e){ string sFileName = System.IO.Path.GetRandomFileName(); try { ...

Asp.Net not only create a text file on client but also delete it

3 Oct 2015 by F-ES Sitecore

Your code isn't creating a file on the client, it is offering the client the opportunity to download the file. You can't create files on the client and you can't delete them either. Would you want web sites creating and deleting files on your file system?

ASP.NET Page Life Cycle Events

11 Oct 2013 by ASP.NET Community

When a page request is sent to the Web server, the page is run through a series of events during its creation and disposal. In this article, I will

ASP.NET Page rendered blank after Response.Writefile

3 Jun 2013 by bbirajdar

I have this code written to export data to excel in a click event. The export works fine except that the page is rendered blank on this button click.Can somebody tell me what I am missing in this code..??protected void btnExportPDF_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { ...

ASP.NET Page rendered blank after Response.Writefile

3 Jun 2013 by Sunasara Imdadhusen

Hello,For downloading file please use public void DownloadFile(string filePath){..} from following linkASP.NET File Upload with Progress Bar[^]Thanks,

assign folder name on runtime in jsp

12 Mar 2014 by xprtgovind

how can i assign name of...

AsyncFileUploader

24 Mar 2010 by Ozgur salginci

page struct : -content---script manager----- update panel--------repeater

AsyncFileUploader

24 Mar 2010 by Sandeep Mewara

Ozgur salginci wrote:Width="100%" EnableViewState="False" />Looks like this is a Custom Control. What is the base control that you had used? From your page design, you have placed the fileuploaded inside the UpdatePanel. ASP.NET file upload control is not compatible with Update panel...

Batch file - write any text to file

18 Oct 2013 by xmark1rax

Need write to file %variable%, instead of its "value". Basically what I have:@ECHO OFFSET variable=2ECHO Some text... > file.batECHO %variable% >> file.batECHO More text.. >> file.batWHAT I GET, file.bat:Some text...2More text...WHAT I WANT, file.bat:Some...

Batch file - write any text to file

18 Oct 2013 by xmark1rax

I found a solution: Instead of %variable%, write %%variable%%.So in order to display/write one %, write ECHO %%.

Batch file issue need some help with

18 Feb 2023 by Eddie Winch

Hi there, I have the following line of Code in a Batch File :- set "SourceFolder=C:\Users\eddyw\Desktop\PAC_PNL Misc\PAC-MISC\pacbob1940" for %%a in ("%SourceFolder%\*.PAC") do PAC-MISC.exe -d Test_Files "%%a" The Batch File runs a C...

Batch file issue need some help with

10 Feb 2023 by Dave Kreskowiak

First, the SET statement does not need the quotes around it at all. Next, the problem is going to be with the command you're running as part of the FOR statement, or the batch files ability to find the command. Is the batch file in the same...

Batch file issue need some help with

10 Feb 2023 by Richard MacCutchan

You have a space character in the directory path, which will cause the path passed in the for statement to be interpreted as "C:\Users\eddyw\Desktop\PAC_PNL". Try changing the set statement to the following, removing the double quote in front of...

Batch file issue need some help with

19 Feb 2023 by l o o l

@echo off cd /d "C:\Users\eddyw\Desktop\PAC_PNL Misc\PAC-MISC" pushd "C:\Users\eddyw\Desktop\PAC_PNL Misc\PAC-MISC\Test_Files" for %%i in (*.PAC)do PAC-MISC.exe -d . "%%~nxi" popd I have a feeling that the program already handles its argument...

Best method to copy a lot of files to a remote storage?

8 Nov 2017 by nina4ever

hi i need to copy a lot of image files (more that a thousand image, each of which is maximum 1 MB), which are stored on different machines on intranet, to a central NAS storage. i will write a C# program for that.. what is the most efficient method to do the job? is (File.Copy) enough, or...? ...

best way to add a header to a large file

2 Apr 2011 by Du Sijun

HowdyWhat 's the best way to add a header to an existing file if the file size is around 1-2GBC++

best way to add a header to a large file

3 Apr 2011 by OriginalGriff

1-2GB. Source? In one file? :WTF:I think you have bigger things to worry about than adding anything, even a header, to that file...

best way to add a header to a large file

3 Apr 2011 by mbue

You can do it like mp3 (v1) files do: append a fixed size header at the end of the file.Otherwise like mp3v2-header you have to move all content of the file to make room for the header. mp3v2 reserves some extra space for changes. Thats why you must not move all the content again for minor...

best way to add a header to a large file

3 Apr 2011 by Albert Holguin

the problem with adding the wav header to a file this big is that any player will attempt to load the entire file to memory when playing it, completely bogging down a computer, what I would suggest is first breaking up the file into fixed size blocks (lets say 256MB, with the last file...

Big file manipulation and watermarking php Apache

4 Apr 2011 by funniezatee

Hi all,I am in a fix for a better solution here for my digital web shop.My situation is that I have 6 packages for sale, each containing 1GB of files on my server.These files will be uniquely watermarked before being compressed to allow fordownload by each buyer - reason to uniquely...

web_development

Big file manipulation and watermarking php Apache

4 Apr 2011 by Peter_in_2780

Is there any reason you can't do the watermarking on-the-fly as you are serving the download? That way, all you need to store for more than a few minutes is stuff you're keeping anyway - customer name and watermark key. To do this, you will probably need to set up your watermarker as an external...

web_development

Bigger Directories

15 Dec 2017 by Laurie Stearn

Dialogex with Listbox to manipulate long paths in Windows

Binary files read/write syntax in C++ and the usage of classes or object in it

4 Feb 2018 by Member 13661441

can we use the name of the class instead of its object in the following syntax : student s; fin.read((char*)&s,sizeof(s)); where s is the object of the class. and student is the mane of the class What I have tried: Basically nothing,

Binary files read/write syntax in C++ and the usage of classes or object in it

4 Feb 2018 by CPallini

Yes you can. The compiler happily accetps fin.read((char*)&s,sizeof(student)); As you may easily verify. The form fin.read((char*)&s,sizeof(s)); however is more robust (if you change the type of s it remains correct).

Binary Serialization to Isolated Storage in Silverlight - BinaryFormatter vs. sharpSerializer

6 Oct 2010 by Pawel idzikowski

How to serialize binary data to IsolatedStorage in a Silverlight client when there is no BinaryFormatter in Silverlight? Why not with sharpSerializer? - An open source XML and binary serializer for .NET and Silverlight

Bitmap file reading vs setpixel()

23 Apr 2010 by skt149

Hi all,I have got a problem regarding Bitmap file. To read the bitmap (256x256) file I use two dimensional array by scrip the header. for (x =0; x

Bitmap file reading vs setpixel()

23 Apr 2010 by Henry Minute

The Bitmap class has a RotateFlip method which may be of use to you (see the Help system for details) although I have to say that your whole methodology seems a little complicated.There may of course be a perfectly valid reason for this but if you were to explain what it is that you are...

BufferedFileReader & BufferedFileWriter: extending BinaryReader and BinaryWriter using BufferedStream

8 Mar 2011 by Olivier Levrey

Simple helper classes to read/write files using BufferedStream plus a few handy methods (read/write structs or simple arrays)