Code List for Total .NET SourceBook

Here's a summary of the categories and functions among the many types of royalty free code included in Total .NET SourceBook:

ActiveDirectory

Active Directory

Code: GetGroups

Get the list of groups in a domain and return as an ArrayList.

Code: ListDomainNames

Gets a list of Domain names the user can see on the network.

HowTo: Logon Types

4 Ways to Logon using WinNT structures for ADSI (ActiveDirectory).

Code: getComputerProperties

Gets properties for the WinNT Computer in the specified domain

Code: getGroupMembers

Gets members in the WinNT AD group

Code: getGroupProperties

Gets properties for the WinNT AD Group

Code: getGroupTypeFlags

Get the Type of Group it is

Code: getLoginHours

Function for getting the loginHours for a given user and translating them to the actual login hours for the local time

Code: getUserFlags

Function for getting the UserFlags specified by the integer returned in the UserFlags Property

Code: getUserProperties

Gets properties for the WinNT AD user

Code: getUsers

Retrieves a list of users in the specified domain

Code: convertByteToSidString

Converts the Byte array to the SID string without the API

Code: convertSIDToStringAPI

API for "ConvertSidToStringSid"

Code: getGroupsUserIsMemberOf

Gets groups the WinNT AD user is a member of and returns the Primary Group for the user

ADO.NET General

General code and examples for working with ADO.NET

Snippet: Add a DataTable to a DataSet

Example of creating a DataTable and adding it to a DataSet object.

Snippet: Create a DataTable with Constraints, Keys, etc.

This example demonstrates how to create a DataTable with keys constraints, and defaults.

Snippet: Creating a DataTable

Example of creating a DataTable in code.

Code: DataSetFromXML

Populate a DataSet from an xml file.

Code: DataSetToXML

Save a DataSet to an XML file.

Code: DataSetToXMLString

Instantiate and save DataSet contents in xml format.

Code: IsDSPopulated

Test a DataSet to see if it contains data.

Snippet: RecordCount

Get the count of records/rows in a dataset table.

Code: CSVHelper

Code to read a CSV (comma separated value) file and return a Dataset.

ADO.NET OleDB

Code and examples for working with OLEDB datasources using ADO.NET

Code: GetDataReader

Create and return a DataReader given a valid connection and SQL statement.

Code: GetDataSet

Create and return a DataSet given a valid connection string and SQL statement.

Code: GetDataSetFromExcel

Returns a DataSet from the specified range in the specified Microsoft Excel worksheet.

Code: GetMultiDataSet

Create and return a multi-table DataSet given a valid connection string and an array of tables.

Code: GetScalarValue

Returns a single value given a connection string, table, and column name.

Code: OleDbDataToXML

Converts OLEDB data to XML format.

Code: GetFieldByName

Code to demonstrate how to access data in an OLEDBDataReader using a field name.

ADO.NET SQL Server

Code and techniques for working with SQL Server objects and data in ADO.NET.

Snippet: Connection-Based Transaction Example

Example of using a connection-based transaction to update data in two tables.

Code: GetDataReader

Create and return a DataReader given a valid connection and SQL statement.

Code: GetDataSet

Create and return a DataSet given a valid connection string and SQL statement.

Code: GetMultiDataSet

Create and return a multi-table DataSet given a valid connection string and an array of tables.

Code: GetScalarValue

Returns a single value given a connection string, table, and column name.

Snippet: Getting a Stored Procedure's Output Parameters

Example of capturing output parameters from a stored procedure.

Snippet: Getting a Stored Procedure's Return Value

Example of capturing the return value from a stored procedure.

Snippet: ReadBLOB

Read a BLOB of data from a column.

Snippet: ReadBLOBWithDS

Read a BLOB of data with a dataset object.

Snippet: ShowMultiDataSetRelated

Example of a multi-table DataSet with relations created between tables that are related in the source database.

HowTo: ShowNestedDataSet

This example illustrates how to create and navigate through nested recordsets.

Snippet: Simple Delete Example

This illustrates a simple way to execute a delete command against a SQL Server table.

Snippet: Simple Insert Example

This illustrates a simple way to execute an insert command against a SQL Server table.

Snippet: Simple Stored Procedure Example

Example of executing a stored procedure with no parameters.

Snippet: Simple Stored Procedure with Parameters

Simple example of getting data from a stored procedure using input parameters.

Snippet: Simple Update Example

This illustrates a simple way to execute an insert command against a SQL Server table.

Snippet: Sort and Filter a DataTable

Example of sorting a table in a DataSet by different columns.

Code: SqlDataToXML

Return SQL data as XML.

Snippet: Stored Procedure Update Example using Parameters

Example of using a stored procedure that updates data and requires input parameters.

Snippet: Table and Column Mappings Example

Example of using table and column mappings to customize the names of a DataSet's tables and columns.

Snippet: Update Data from a DataSet

Example of how to update a data source from a DataSet populated from it.

Snippet: Update Data with only a DataSet's Modified Data

Example code to Update Data with only a DataSet's Modified Data.

Snippet: Update from a DataSet using a Stored Procedure

Example code to Update from a DataSet using a Stored Procedure

Snippet: Update from a DataSet with Auto-Generated Commands

Example code to Update from a DataSet with Auto-Generated Commands

Snippet: WriteBLOB

WriteBLOB demonstrates how to write image data to a SQL Server table.

Snippet: WriteBLOBWithDS

WriteBLOBWithDS demonstrates how to write image data to a SQL Server table using a DataSet object.

Snippet: XML from a Stored Procedure to a File

Example of writing the XML returned from a stored procedure to a file. This example uses the GetProductXML proc in Northwind.

SQLDMO

Code for working with SQLDMO, the object model for SQL Server

Code: ListSQLServers

Get a list of available SQL Servers in the current domain.

Code: DynamicCrosstabQueries

SQL code for creating dynamic crosstab queries.

HowTo: GetImagePathIntoDatabase

Gets an image from a file, and updates the path in your SQL Server database, then loads the picture into the picturebox on a form.

Other: AuditCheck.SQL

SQL Script to generate Auditing functionality on a SQL Server table.

ADO Demos

Standalone procedures demonstrating ADO coding techniques

Code: ColumnComputeAndExpression

Demonstrate ADO computed columns and data column expressions

Code: CreateRunTimeTable

Demonstrate creating and using a datatable at run-time

Code: CreateRunTimeTableCloneCopyImportMerge

Demonstrate the ADO Clone, Copy, Import and Merge features

Code: DataTableFilterByRowState

Demonstrate filtering rows in a datatable by their state

Code: DataViewFind

Demonstrate finding a DataRowView in a DataView

Code: FillTableSelect

Demonstrate using a Data Adapter to fill a DataTable using a SQL Select statement

Code: FillTableSelectWithParameter

Demonstrate using a Data Adapter to fill a DataTable using a SQL Select statement that includes parameters

Code: FillTableWithProc

Demonstrate using a Data Adapter to fill a DataTable using a SQL stored procedure

Code: FillTableWithProcInputParams

Demonstrate using a Data Adapter to fill a DataTable using a SQL stored procedure with input parameters

Code: FilterWithDataView

Demonstrate using a DataView to filter rows from a DataTable

Code: GetDataAdapterSchemaInfo

Demonstrate using an ADO DataAdapter to retrieve schema information about a table

Code: GetDataReaderSchemaInfo

Demonstrate using an ADO DataReader to retrieve schema information about a table

Code: GetOleDBSchemaInfo

Demonstrate using an ADO connection to retrieve OLE schema information

Code: ProcCommandParameters

Demonstrate using stored procedures with parameters with a command object, and re-executing with new parameter values

Code: ProcFillMultipleTables

Demonstrate filling multiple DataTables in a dataset with the results of a call to a stored procedure

Code: ProcFillRelatedTables

Demonstrate filling a DataSet with multiple tables and creating relationships between them

Code: RelatedTablesExpressions

Demonstrate using expressions to refer to related data

Code: TableSelectRows

Demonstrate using a DataTable's Select method to select a subset of rows matching a condition

BusinessLayerSample

A class that....

Other: CreateBooksProcs.sql

T-SQL script to create stored procedures required by the BusinessLayerSample class

Other: CreateLibraryProcs.sql

T-SQL script to create stored procedures required by the BusinessLayerSample class

Other: CreateLibraryTables.sql

T-SQL script to create the tables and relationships required by the BusinessLayerSample class

Class: BusinessLayerSampleObject

Sample Business Layer class to show retrieval and update of data

Code: TestBusinessLayerSampleObject

Test procedure to demonstrate the use of the BusinessLayerSampleObject class

Data Utilities

Various data utilities for ADO.NET

Code: AddOutputParameter

Add an output parameter to the parameters collection

Code: AddOutputParameter

Add an output parameter to a parameters collection, specifying the parameter's type

Code: CreateParam

Create and return a parameter for a parameters collection

Code: SetDataTablePrimaryKey

Specify the primary key of a datatable

Code: SetDataTablePrimaryKey

Specify the primary key for a datatable, optionally specifying that the key is an autoincrementing type

Code: TimestampsDiffer

Code to determine whether two timestamps are different

Code: ValuesDiffer

Code to determine whether two objects are different

Data Binding

Code: Form and control databinding example

This form demonstrates databinding to a datatable on a form as well as databinding for comboboxes

Collections

Article: Run-Time-Created DataTables

Tip: Use Run-Time-Created DataTables in place of collections.

AccessHelper

Code and examples for working with Access datasources using ADO.NET

Code: ExecuteDataset

Methods to execute OleDbCommands that return a resultset.

Code: ExecuteNonQuery

Methods to execute OleDbCommands that return no resultset.

Code: ExecuteReader

Methods to Create and prepare a OleDbCommand, and call ExecuteReader with the appropriate CommandBehavior.

Code: ExecuteScalar

Methods to execute a OleDbCommand against a specified database specified.

Code: Utility Methods and Constructors

Utility Methods and Constructors for working with Access datasources using ADO.NET.

Monitor Access or Jet Connections

Code and examples for listing connections on Access or Jet databases

Class: JetWatcher

Class to list connections to an Access/Jet database

Code: JetWatcher Example Form

Example form that shows how to use the JetWatcher class

ParameterQueryBuilder

Code and example for building parameterized ADO.NET queries.

Code: ParameterQueryBuilder

Assists building parameterized ADO.NET queries.

HowTo: ParameterQueryBuilder Example

Example for the ParameterQueryBuilder class.

QueryReader

Code and examples for filling an ADO.NET dataset in batches, and pausing a long-running query.

Code: Example Form for QueryReader

Example form for using the QueryReader class to fill an ADO.NET dataset in batches, and pause a long-running query.

Class: QueryReader Class

Code for filling an ADO.NET dataset in batches, and pausing a long-running query.

ADO Interface Code and Example

Code and example that creates and consumes a generic IDbConnection and IDataAdapter object.

Class: ADO Interface Class

Shows a generic business layer method that creates and consumes a generic IDbConnection and IDataAdapter object.

Item: ADO Interface Sample Form

Example form for the ADO Interface class.

TableBuilder

Code and example for building a DataTable from scratch. Add columns, specify primary keys, set default values, and more.

Code: Example Form for TableBuilder

Example form for using the TableBuilder class to create a DataTable from scratch.

Class: TableBuilder Class

Code for creating a DataTable from scratch. Add columns, specify primary keys, set default values, and more.

ASP.NET

Code, examples, and information for working with Active Server Pages.NET.

General

General techniques in ASP.NET.

HowTo: Change Page Background Color

Change an HTML page's background color

HowTo: GridLayout vs. FlowLayout

HowTo: Scrollable Controls

Snippet: Simple Browser Capabilities Utility

Use basic ASP.NET code to get browser capabilities

HowTo: Upload Files Larger than 4mb

Module: Data Binding

How to access controls in DataList Header and Footer

Module: Upload and Download by Streaming

This code sample demonstrates how to upload and download files in ASP.NET by streaming.

Authentication

Code, examples, and techniques for working with Authentication in ASP.NET.

HowTo: Authentication for Different Pages/Directories

Authentication for Different Pages/Directories

HowTo: Configuring Forms Authentication

HowTo: Configuring Passport Authentication

HowTo: Configuring Windows Authentication

How to configure Windows Authentication

Snippet: How to Reference the Authenticated Users Name

How to Reference the Authenticated User's Name

Code: LoginFormsAuth

This method contains the basic steps required to authenticate a user using Forms authentication.

Code: LogoutFormsAuth

Basic code necessary to log the current user out of the application when using Forms authentication.

Code: WindowsAccountDetails

Saves the properties of the current user authenticated with windows authentication to a collection.

Client-Side Behavior

Code, examples, and notes for working with web browsers using client-side code.

HowTo: Add Client-Side Script to a Page from ASP.NET

HowTo: Adding Client Script to a Form

Snippet: Disable Context Menu in the Browser

Use the context menu event to disable the right-click menu.

Snippet: Open a Page from a Popup Window

Javascript code to open a page.

HowTo: Prompt User before Button Submits a PostBack

Snippet: Show a Message Box from a Button

Use the Javascript Alert function.

Snippet: Using DHTML Effects with Web Server Controls

Configuration

Techniques for configuring ASP.NET applications.

HowTo: Always Show the ASP.NET Error Page

HowTo: Configuring ASP.NET Tracing

How to set up ASP.NET Tracing

HowTo: Handling Errors with Custom Redirects

HowTo: Handling Errors with Default Redirects

HowTo: Smart Navigation

Information about the ASP.NET SmartNavigation feature to control adding pages to the browser's cache.

Managing State

Code, examples, and notes for managing state in ASP.Net applications.

Code: Cookieless Sessions

HowTo: Overview of Session State Configuration

Code: ShowCachedItems

Iterate and display all items in the ASP.NET application's cache.

Security

Code and notes for working with ASP.NET security

Article: ASP.NET Security Overview

Server Controls - Basics

HowTo: Adding Events to Controls

HowTo: Applying Styles

Snippet: Creating a Password-Masked TextBox

Code: Iterate Through Web Form Controls

Use the controls collection to iterate all controls on a web form.

Server Controls - Data Binding

Repeated-Value Controls

Article: Data-Binding Expressions

DataGrid

HowTo: Use AlternatingItemStyle on a DataGrid

Define a data grid style that uses different background colors for every other row.

Example of Binding, Paging, and Sorting

This example demonstrates how to bind to multiple data sources using a single web form and DataGrid, and how to implement paging and sorting in the grid.

WebForm: DataGridBind.aspx

Class: DataGridBind.aspx.vb

Example of Editing Data

WebForm: DataGridEditBound.aspx

Class: DataGridEditBound.aspx.vb

Example of Filtering Data

Shows how to filter data on a datagrid control.

WebForm: DataGridFilter.aspx

Class: DataGridFilter.aspx (Code behind)

Example of Finding Data

Shows how to find data on a datagrid control.

WebForm: DataGridFind.aspx

Class: Code behind for DataGridFind.aspx

DataList

HowTo: Use AlternatingItemStyle on a data list control

Define a data list style that uses different background colors for every other row.

Example of Binding a DataList to a DataTable

Class: Code behind for DataListDataTable.aspx

WebForm: DataListDataTable.aspx

Example of Binding a DataList to a HashTable

How to bind a datalist object to a hashtable object.

Class: Code behind for DataListKeyValue.aspx

WebForm: DataListKeyValue.aspx

Example of Binding a DataList to Arrays

How to bind a datalist object to an array object.

Class: Code behind for DataListArray.aspx

WebForm: DataListArray.aspx

DropDownList

HowTo: Firing the SelectedIndexChanged Event

Example of Binding a DropDownList

How to bind data to a dropdownlist control.

Class: Code behind for ControlsDemo.aspx

WebForm: ControlsDemo.aspx

Single-Value Controls

HowTo: Binding to a Function

HowTo: Binding to Another Control

Caching

Articles, How-To's, and code for how to use caching to create high-performance Web applications.

Application Data Caching

Code, How-To's, and Articles for using Application Data Caching.

Article: Add

Adding items to the cache with the Add and Insert methods.

Article: Cache Item Removed Event

Using the Cache Item Removed Event.

Article: Delete

Using the Remove method to delete items from cache.

Article: Retrieve

Binding a grid to data from cache.

Output Caching

Code, How-To's, and Articles for using Output Data Caching.

Article: Fragment Caching

Fragment Caching to store a version of the control in the output cache.

Article: Page Caching

Setting an expiration for the cached output of a dynamically generated page.

Module: Webservice with Caching

This module demonstrates how an ASP.NET Webservice can be cached for performance.

Validation Web Server Controls

Examples for using ASP.NET's Validation Web Server controls.

WebForm: Compare Validator Control

This example shows how to use the Compare Validator Control.

WebForm: Custom Validator Control

This example shows how to use the Custom Validator Control.

WebForm: Range Validator Control

This example shows how to use the Range Validator Control.

WebForm: Regular Expression Validator Control

This example shows how to use the Regular Expression Validator Control.

WebForm: Required Field Validator Control

This example shows how to use the Required Field Validator Control.

WebForm: Validation Summary Control

This example shows how to use the Validation Summary Control.

Mobile Web Development

Code for Mobile Web Development

WebForm: Simple Mobile Web Page

Simple Mobile Web Page Using mobile:Link, mobile:Label, mobile:PhoneCall and mobile:ObjectList Controls

Delete Confirmation Code and Examples

Code and example for prompting users to confirm delete operations in ASP.NET.

HowTo: Delete Confirmation

Code for prompting users to confirm delete operations in ASP.NET.

Delete Confirmation Example

Example for prompting users to confirm delete operations in ASP.NET.

Item: WebForm1.aspx Code

Example for prompting users to confirm delete operations in ASP.NET.

Item: WebHelper Code

Example for prompting users to confirm delete operations in ASP.NET.

ASP.NET ModalDialog

Shows how to create a Modal Dialog, and return values to the parent page.

Class: ASP.NET ModalDialog Base Page

SubClass Page class to support ModalDialog window

Class: Code Behind WebForm1.aspx

Code behind the Popup Window (WebForm1.aspx)

Class: Code Behind WebForm2.aspx

Code behind the WebForm that opens the Popup Window (WebForm2.aspx)

WebForm: WebForm1.aspx

Popup Window

WebForm: WebForm2.aspx

Web Form to open Popup Window

User Controls

WebTreeControl

Server-Side tree control

Module: AssemblyInfo

TestWebTreeControl

Simple WebForm to demonstrate the usage of WebTreeControl.

Class: Code behind for Global.asax

Class: Code Behind for Index.aspx

WebForm: Index.aspx

XML: Microsoft Games.xml

Sample data file

Class: WebTreeControl

Web Control (Visible to Designer)

Class: WebTreeNode

Represents a single node in the tree control.

IE WebControls

Code, Tips, and Tricks for using IE Web Controls.

Article: How to Install Internet Explorer Web Controls

How to Install Internet Explorer Web Controls

WebForm: MultiPage WebControl Example

MultiPage WebControl Example

WebForm: TabStrip WebControl Example

TabStrip WebControl Example

HowTo: Repair IIS Mappings to ASP.NET

Steps to repair IIS mappings to ASP.NET.

DataGrid Customization

ASP.NET DataGrid Customization

Code: Highlight and Select Row with JavaScript

ASP.NET DataGrid Customization: Highlight and Select Row with Client-side JavaScript

Data Structures

Enumerations

Code: Text File to Enumeration

Code to open a text file and read it into an enumeration.

General .NET Programming

General .NET Programming Techniques

Keyboard

Code for working with the Keyboard in .NET.

Code: EatKeystrokes

Prevent a control from seeing specific keystrokes

Windows 32 Keyboard

Work with keyboard attributes through WMI.

Code: GetKeyboardInfo

Gets Keyboard properties

Code: GetKeyboardDeviceID

Gets the DeviceID for the Keyboard. Needed for all other Keyboard information.

Processes

Code for working with Processes

Code: RunProgram

Run an external program.

Code: ShowRunningProcesses

Show all processes running on this machine.

Code: ShowRunningUIProcesses

Show all processes running on this machine that have created UI (i.e. have windows)

Code: WaitForProcess

Wait for a process to finish

Code: TimeoutWaitForProcess

Wait for a process for a specified period of time.

Code: CountOfApplicationInstances

Return a count of the running instances of the current application.

Class: FormWindowsTimerManyTimers

This form contains example code that illustrates how efficient Windows.Forms.Timer objects are.

Code: IsAppRunning

Check to see if another instance of the current application is already running.

Code: BatchFileResults

Launch an external command and get the results.

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous items for general .NET programming.

HowTo: Build an Evaluate Function

How to create a replacement for the VB Eval() function

Class: ClearConsole

Code to clear the console in a Console application

HowTo: Detect if Code is Running from the IDE

Detect if Code is Running from the IDE

Code: GetWinVer

Return a string with information about the current Windows Version

Article: Calling Objects with Optional Parameters from C#

Tip: How to call a COM or VB.NET method with optional parameters from C#.

Article: Overloading on Overloads

Overloading on Overloads

Article: TypeCastingInVB

Type Casting in Visual Basic .NET

Data Structures

Arrays

Snippet: ArrayList as a Substitute for an Array

Snippet: Iterating through an Array

Snippet: Join and Split Strings Example

Code: ReadOnlyArray

Snippet: Searching an Array

Collections

Code: ArrayToStringCollection

Class: GenericCollection

Snippet: SimpleCollection

Code: StringCollectionToArray

Article: Debugging Collections

Debugging Collections in Your Visual Studio .NET Applications

Files, Disks and Folders

Code for working with Windows Files, Disk, and Folders

General

Code: CopyFiles

Copies all files from the specified source directory to the specified destination directory.

Snippet: ListEnvironmentVars

Enumerate Environment Variables using a HashTable

Code: EraseDirectory

Deletes all items in a directory, including sub dirs and sub dir files and the deletes the directory itself.

Code: GetLocalDrives

Use the System.Management classes to invoke WMI to get a list of local drives.

Code: GetNetworkAdapters

Use the System.Management classes to invoke WMI to get a list of network adaptors.

Code: GetWindowsVersionInfoFromDotNet

Returns information about the Windows OS version using the .Net libraries.

Code: PrintDirectoryTree

Recursively prints a list of directories to the console.

Code: RecursiveCopyFiles

Recursively copy all files and subdirectories from the specified source to the specified destination.

Code: RecursiveSearchForFiles

Search for files matching the specified pattern in the specified directory and all its children.

Snippet: Using System.IO.Path

Examples showing how to use the System.IO.Path library to work with paths.

Code: WriteFile

Use a FileStream to write a new file.

Code: WriteToTempFile

Writes the specified text to a temp file and returns the temp file path and name

Class: UNCDrives

A class to show a how to get the UNC mapping from a drive letter.

Code: ChangeFileNameFromReadOnly

Remove the readonly attribute from the specified file.

Code: ReturnFileNameAsDate

Generate a new file name based on the current date and time.

Code: ReadFile

Open the specified file and return its contents as a string.

Class: GetWindowsVersionInfoFromAPI

Code: GetRunningProcesses

Use the System.Management classes to invoke WMI to get a list of running processes.

Code: ListComputersOnNetwork

Returns a list of all computers on the network and places the results in a listview.

Directory and File Info

Directory and File operations

Code: AppendToFile

Append Text to a file

Code: CreateDir

Creates a directory and returns DirectoryInfo Structure for it.

Code: CreateFile

Create a file

Code: DeleteDir

Deletes a directory with options to delete subdirectories and files recursively.

Code: DeleteFile

Delete a file

Code: DirExists

Check for existence of a directory

Code: FileExists

Check for the existence of a file

Code: GetCurrentAppDir

Gets the directory the application is open from

Code: GetDirectoryAttributes

Returns the attributes of any given directory as a string

Code: GetDirsInPattern

Get a list of directories matching a specific search pattern.

Code: GetDirsInPatternRecursive

Recursively get a list of directories and subdirectories matching a specified pattern.

Code: GetFileAttributes

Get the attributes of a file.

Code: MoveDir

Moves a directory from one location to another.

Code: MoveFile

Move an existing file to another location

Code: OpenFileForWrite

Create a file and write to it.

Code: OpenFileWithParameters

Open a File by specifying specific parameters.

Code: PopulateDirectories

Populates a TreeView Control with the directories of the drive you specify. This is a Recursive function.

Code: CompareFiles

Compare to files, byte by byte

Code: EnsureNoTrailingSlash

Code to ensure that there is no backslash between the end of the path and the file name.

Code: EnsureTrailingSlash

Code to ensure that there is a backslash between the end of the path and the file name.

Logical Disk

Logical Disk information using the WMI Management structure

Code: GetDeviceID

Code: GetDriveType

Gets the DriveType using System.Management and Win32_LogicalDisk

Code: GetFileSystem

Code: GetMaximumComponentLength

Code: GetMediaType

Code: GetName

Code: GetQuotasDisabled

Code: GetQuotasIncomplete

Code: GetQuotasRebuilding

Code: GetSize

Code: GetSupportsDiskQuotas

Code: ChkDsk

Code: GetAllDrivePropertiesAvailable

Code: GetCaption

Code: GetCompressed

Code: GetDescription

Code: GetSupportsFileBasedCompression

Code: GetSystemName

Code: GetVolumeDirty

Code: GetVolumeName

Code: GetVolumeSerialNumber

FlatFileBuilder

Utility collection class to assist in creating fixed-column width flat text files.

Code: FlatFileBuilder

Contains the FlatFileBuilder collection class and the FlatFileColumn Class.

Snippet: FlatFileBuilder Demo

Demo for the FlatFileBuilder class.

HTTP and FTP

Code for working with HTTP and FTP protocols.

Code: DNSResolveLocalHost

Code: GetIPAddress

Code: LaunchURL

Code: LaunchURLWithChecks

Code: MakeHTTPGetRequest

Code: ResolveHost

Code: WebBrowserToDefaultPage

Mail

Snippet: Send Email

Code: ComposeMail

Launch the default email client to send mail.

Math

Code: GenRandom

Code: GenRandomBounded

Code: IsCloseTo

Fuzzy Match

MathAreaVolume

This category contains mathematical functions for determining the area and volume of various objects.

Code: AreaOfCircle

Returns the area of a circle

Code: AreaOfRectangle

Returns the area of a rectangle

Code: AreaOfRing

Returns the area of a ring

Code: AreaOfSphere

Returns the area of a sphere

Code: AreaOfSquare

Returns the area of a square given the length of one side

Code: AreaOfSquareDiag

Returns the area of a square given the length of the diagonal

Code: AreaOfTrapezoid

Returns the area of a trapezoid

Code: AreaOfTriangle

Returns the area of a triangle

Code: AreaOfTriangle2

Returns the area of a triangle

Code: LenOfRectangleDiagonal

Returns the length of the diagonal of a rectangle

Code: LenOfSquareDiagonal

Returns the length of the diagonal of a square

Code: VolOfCone

Returns the volume of a cone

Code: VolOfCylinder

Returns the volume of a cylinder

Code: VolOfPipe

Returns the volume of a pipe

Code: VolOfPyramid

Returns the volume of a pyramid or cone

Code: VolOfSphere

Returns the volume of a sphere

Code: VolOfTruncPyramid

Returns the volume of a truncated pyramid

MathGeneral

This category contains general math routines, such as rounding, factorials, and determining the minimum and maximum values from a set of numbers.

Code: ComputeWindChillEnglish

Calculate the wind chill for exposed human skin

Code: ComputeWindChillMetric

Calculate the wind chill for exposed human skin

Code: GetGCF

Returns the greatest common factor (largest number that evenly divides into two numbers)

Code: GetRandomInt

Returns a random integer value between the range specified in the arguments, inclusive

Code: IsNumberPrime

Determines if a number is a prime number

Code: MaxOfThree

Returns the greatest of three values (null values are ignored)

Code: MinOfThree

Returns the smallest of three values (null values are ignored)

Code: PrimeFactors

This procedure calculates the prime factors of a number

Code: ScalePercent

Scales a value to a range between 0 and 100 (number could be less than 0 or greater than 100 if the 'current' value is less than 0 or greater than the 'max' value)

Code: Subtract

Subtract two numbers with decimals correctly

Code: RoundDown (corrected)

Rounds the passed number to specified number of decimal places with 0.5 rounded down

Code: RoundUp (corrected)

Rounds a number to a specified number of decimal places (0.5 is rounded up)

MathStatistics

Mathematical functions covering the areas of statistics and probability

Code: CoefficientOfVar

Returns the coefficient of variance

Code: Factorial

Returns the factorial of a given number

Code: FactorialRecursive

Returns the recursive factorial of a given number

Code: GetArrayMean

Returns the mean (average) of the elements in the supplied array

Code: GetArrayMedian

Returns the median of the elements in the supplied array

Code: GetArrayMode

Returns the mode (most common value) of the supplied array. If there is a tie, the smallest number is the mode.

Code: GetNumberCombinations

Returns the number of combinations of items that can be derived from a population (order does not matter)

Code: GetNumberPermutations

Returns the number of combinations of Items that can occur from Pool (order matters)

Code: StdDev

Returns the standard deviation of the array

Code: StdError

Returns the standard error

Code: SumElements

Returns the sum of array elements

Code: SumOfSquaredElements

Returns the sum of the square of array elements

Code: VarianceOfArray

Returns the variance of the array

MathTrigonometry

Code that covers derived math functions for trigonometry, including cosines, tangents and secants.

Code: ArcCoSecant

Returns the inverse cosecant of the supplied number

Code: ArcCotangent

Returns the inverse cotangent of the supplied number

Code: ArcSecant

Returns the inverse secant of the supplied number

Code: CoSecant

Returns the CoSecant of the supplied number. Note that sin(num) cannot equal zero. This can happen if num is a multiple of cdblPI.

Code: CoTangent

Returns the Cotangent of the supplied number. Function is undefined if input value is a multiple of PI.

Code: HyperbolicArcCosecant

Returns the Inverse Hyperbolic Cosecant of the supplied number

Code: HyperbolicArcCosine

Returns the Inverse Hyperbolic Cosine of the supplied number.

Code: HyperbolicArcCotangent

Returns the Inverse Hyperbolic Tangent of the supplied number. Undefined if num is 1.

Code: HyperbolicArcSecant

Returns the Inverse Hyperbolic Secant of the supplied number

Code: HyperbolicArcSine

Returns the Inverse Hyperbolic Sine of the supplied number

Code: HyperbolicArctan

Returns the Inverse Hyperbolic Tangent of the supplied number. The return value is undefined if input value is 1.

Code: HyperbolicCosecant

Returns the Hyperbolic Cosecant of the supplied number.

Code: HyperbolicCotangent

Returns the Hyperbolic CoTangent of the supplied number

Code: HyperbolicSecant

Returns the Hyperbolic Secant of the supplied number.

Code: Secant

Returns the secant of the supplied number

Unit Conversions

Functions for performing unit conversions

Class: Unit Conversions

Functions for performing unit conversions

Item: BMI Calculator

Code and example for calculating BMI (Body Mass Index)

Diagnostics

Shows examples of using the System.Diagnostics namespace

EventLogs

Code: ClearLogEntries

Clears all log entries from the specified log

Code: DeleteLog

Deletes the specified log

Code: NewEventLog

Creates a new log and an entry, and optionally clears or deletes it

Code: WriteLogEntry

Writes an entry to an existing log

Processes

Provides access to local and remote processes and enables you to start and stop local system processes

Code: GetBasePriorities

Returns a hash table containing the name and base priority for each process currently running

Code: GetProcessInfo

Returns a hash table containing information about the current process

Code: StartProcess

Starts the specified process

Code: StartProcessWithParameters

Starts the specified process with parameters

Web EventLog (I)

Web application to show view EventLog

Class: Code behind for EventLogConsole.aspx

Class: EventEntry

WebForm: EventLogConsole.aspx

XML: Web.Config

Web EventLog (II)

Web application to show view EventLog

Class: Code behind for Default.aspx

WebForm: Default.aspx

Class: EventLogHelper

XML: Web.Config

Web Performance Monitor

Web application to show current performance counters' reading

Class: Code behind for PerfMonConsole.aspx

Class: Global.asax

Class: PerfCounter

WebForm: PerfMonConsole.aspx

XML: Web.Config

Registry

Code for reading from and writing to the registry

Code: CreateKeyAndSubKey

Creates a new key and subkey under the specified HKEY node

Code: DeleteKeyValue

Deletes a value from the specified subkey

Code: DeleteSubKey

Deletes a subkey and all of its subkeys

Code: DeleteSubKeyWithNoSubItems

Deletes a subkey only if it has no subkeys

Code: GetKeyValues

Returns a hashtable containing all value names and values for the specified subkey

Code: GetSubkeyCount

Returns a count of subkeys for the specified key

Code: GetSubKeyNames

Returns an array of the subkeys in the specified key

Code: GetValueCount

Returns a count of values in a subkey

Code: SetKeyValue

Sets the default value for the specified subkey

Strings

Code: ArrayToString

Converts the passed array to a delimited string

Module: CharacterType

Illustrates how to determine what type of character is in the specified location

Code: CleanAmpersand

Doubles every ampersand character in the input string to replace the hot key with an ampersand character

Code: CleanQuotes

Coverts double-quote (") characters in a string to apostrophes (')

Code: ContainsAlpha

Determines if there are alpha characters other than "-" in the supplied string

Code: CountDelimitedWords

Returns the number of words in a delimited string

Code: CountOccurrences

Returns the number of times a string appears in a string

Code: CountWords

Returns the number of words separated by spaces

Code: EncloseString

Wraps the string in the specified characters

Code: FillString

Generates a string of repeated characters

Code: GenRandomPassword

Generates a random string suitable for a password

Code: GetDelimitedWord

Returns a word from a delimited string

Code: InsertString

Inserts one string into another at the specified location.

Code: LowerCase

Converts the passed string to lower case

Code: NumberSuffix

Converts an integer into a string with a trailing suffix

Code: PadLeftString

Left-pads a string to intStrLength characters for right justification

Code: PadRightString

PadRightString

Code: ProperCase

Converts the passed string to proper case

Code: StringToArrayOfWords

Converts a delimited string to an array of words

Code: UpperCase

Converts the passed string to upper case

Code: ValidateUSZip

Formats the supplied US zip code

Code: EncodeAsBase64

Encodes the input string as Base64 and returns it as a byte array

Code: DecodeFromBase64

Decodes the passed base64 byte array back into a string

Code: TextToHTML

Encode text in an HTML safe manner by delimiting special characters.

Snippet: A String as an Array of Characters

Code: Concat

Snippet: Copy a String

Snippet: Copy Part of a String

Code: FindCharacterInString

Code: FindCharactersInString

Code: GenGUID

Code: InsertString

Snippet: Match the End of a String

Snippet: Match the Start of a String

Code: Remove

Snippet: Remove and Replace a String

Code: Replace

Snippet: String Formatting Examples

Snippet: Substring Example

Snippet: Test Equality of Two Strings

Code: GenRandomPassword

Generates a random string suitable for a password

Article: String Addition in .NET

This article discusses when and how to use the StringBuilder class, and when it's not worth the trouble.

Date and Time

modDateTime

Code: AddWeekday

Code: DaysInMonth

Code: Difference in dates - Whole and Fractional

Returns the number of whole days between two dates

Code: Difference in minutes - Whole and Fractional

Returns the number of whole minutes between two date/time values.

Code: Difference in Seconds

Code: DiffWeekdays

Code: DiffWeeks

Code: IsLeapYear

Code: MonthFirstDay

Code: MonthFirstWeekday

Code: MonthLastDay

Code: MonthLastWeekday

Code: NextDate

Code: NextWeekday

Code: PriorDate

Code: PriorWeekday

Code: QuarterFirstDay

Code: QuarterLastDay

gets the last day in the quarter

Code: YearsBetweenDates

Code: IsDate

Code: NextDayOfWeek

Code: PriorDayOfWeek

Other

Code: Enumerators in C#

Code: VBScript DateDiff C# Sample

Code: Add Day

User must specify the number of days

Class: CBusinessDates

Code for calculating business days

Threading

Code for working with the System.Thread class

Code: SetAppPriority

Change the priority of the application's thread.

Reflection

System.Reflection Namespace

Assembly Info

Using classes under System.Reflection namespace to query class info in an assembly (Similar to a object browser)

WebForm: AssemblyInfo.aspx

Demo the usage of ReflectionHelper class

Class: Code behind for AssemblyInfo.aspx

Code behind file for Default.aspx

Class: ReflectionHelper

Helper class to query assembly info

XML: Web.Config

Late Binding

Load assembly, get type, create object instance, invoke method (static, member) and get property

WebForm: LateBinding.aspx

Class: LateBinding.aspx

XML: Web.Config

Resource

System.Resources, System.Globalization namespaces

Build Resource DLL

Read and write resource (including normal string and object)

Class: BinaryResource

Simple WinForm to demo how to add resources into DLL

Other: Build.bat

Batch file to compile helper class and resources into DLL

Class: RecourceHelper

Helper Class that is built into the DLL.

ResourceManager Demo

Simple ASP.NET application to use the resources in "Build Resource DLL"

Class: Code Behind for Default.aspx

Class: Code Behind for RenderImage.aspx

WebForm: Default.aspx

WebForm: RenderImage.aspx

Show image on fly

Exception Handling

Class: ExceptionHandler

A class for handling and logging exceptions

HowTo: Re-throwing an Exception

How to re-throw an exception without clearing the stack trace.

Clipboard

Code examples for System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard

Snippet: CopyAndPastePictureFromFile

Copies an image from a file to the clipboard, and pastes it into a rich text box

Snippet: CopyAndPasteSelectedText

Takes the selected text from a text box and puts it on the clipboard, and pastes it into another text box

Snippet: ScreenshotOfCurrentApp

Takes a screenshot of the current application and puts the screenshot into a picture box.

Networking

Code for general networking issues in Windows

Code: GetNetworkInfo

Get network information

Code: InternetConnectionExists

Determines if there is a connection to the Internet.

Code: InternetConnectionExists2

Determines if there is a connection to the Internet.

Class: InternetDialup

A class to handle Internet Dialups through Interop.

Code: TestSQLServerConnection

Test a connection to a SQL Server by IP address or name

Code: GetDomainComputers

Retrieves a list of computers in a domain.

Enumerations

Enumerations

Table To Enumeration

Table To Enumeration

Code: RunTimeEnum

Turn values from a datatable into an enumeration at run-time using reflection.

Snippet: Test Driver for RunTimeEnum

Test Driver for RunTimeEnum code.

MCI Interface

Code for working the Multimedia Control Interface (MCI)

Code: Open and Close CD Door

Code that shows how to use the MCI interface to interact with the CD door

Code: Play WAV File

Use the MCI interface to play a wav file

Sorting

List sorting algorithms

Code: Bubble Sort

Code and notes about the Bubble Sort algorithm.

Code: Shell Sort

Code and notes about the Shell Sort algorithm.

Code: Heap Sort

Code and notes about the Heap Sort algorithm.

Code: Quick Sort

Code and notes about the Quick Sort algorithm.

Flat File Builder

Building a comma delimited file

Code: Example

Simple user interface to execute the flat file builder.

Code: Flat File Builder

DisposePattern

This code shows the recommended way to create a .NET class that is GC (Garbage Collector) friendly.

Class: DisposePattern

This code shows the recommended way to create a .NET class that is GC (Garbage Collector) friendly.

CodeDOM

Demonstrates using Code Document Object Model (CodeDOM) to generate code in multiple languages at run-time.

Class: CodeGenerator

Code to generate VB and C# code using CodeDOM

Item: CodeGenerator Example

Example form for the CodeGenerator class.

Hourglass

Code and example to display hourglass while processing; demonstrates using Constructors, Dispose method, and C# Using.

Class: FMSHourglass Class

Display hourglass while processing; demonstrates using Constructors, Dispose method, and C# Using.

Item: Hourglass Example Form

Example form for FMSHourglass class

ScreenScrape

Code and example form to demonstrate programmatically extracting data from the Internet.

Class: StockTicker Class

Class to demonstrate the ScreenScrape technique.

Item: StockTicker Example Form

Example form for the StockTicker class

Article: IIF vs. If...Then...Else

Article explaining the difference between IIF and If...Then...Else

HowTo: Obsolete Attribute

Using the Obsolete attribute to refactor and manage your source code

Article: Managing Namespaces in VB.NET

Article explaining Namespaces in VB.NET

UndoRedo

Undo/Redo manager and example to demonstrate how to undo or redo the last operation

Class: UndoRedo

Undo/Redo manager class to allow users to undo or redo the last operation

Item: UndoRedo Example

Console Application that demonstrates how to use the Undo/Redo manager class

HowTo: Retrieve RSS Feeds

Information and example for retrieving RSS feeds.

Mortgage Calculator

Code and example for Mortgage Calculator

Class: Mortgage Calculator Class

Engine for Mortgage Calculations

Item: Mortgage Calculator Example

Example Form for Mortgage Calculator

Impersonation

Code to impersonate users in .NET applications.

Code: Impersonation

Code to impersonate users in .NET applications.

HowTo: Impersonation Example

Example code for the Impersonation code

Graphics, Images and Drawing

Code for working with graphics, images and drawing with classes from the System.Drawing namespace

Fonts

Code and examples for working with System.Drawing.Font objects

Code: DrawShadowedText

Draw text with a 'shadow' effect

Code: DrawTextWithBitmapBrush

Load a bitmap and use it as the texture for the brush to draw text

Code: DrawTextWithGradient

Draw text using a gradient brush

Code: EnumerateFontNames

Enumerate all fonts and returns a string containing their names.

Code: EnumerateFonts

Enumerate all fonts and return a string of their names and basic information

Code: GetGenericFontInfo

Return information on the system's generic font for each of the three basic font types.

Code: RotateText

Draw rotated text on a label control

Code: SetBasicFont

Sets basic font attributes on the passed label control

Code: FixUnsupportedFontStyle

Given a passed font and style, returns a font style where the style is supported by the specified font family.

Forms and Controls

Change the appearance of Windows Forms and Controls.

HowTo: ChangeButtonBorder

Change the Appearance of a Button

Snippet: ChangeLabelBorderColor

Change the border color of a label

HowTo: Draw a non-rectangular form

Draw a non-rectangular form

Code: FormAlphaTransparency

Fade a form in and out of view using the Opacity property

Snippet: Animate GIF Images

Code to show how to start and stop GIF animations

Article: Using Windows XP Themes

An updated article about how you can take advantage of Windows XP themes in your applications.

Images

Code and examples for working with images such as bmp, jpeg, and gif files.

Code: ConvertToGreyscale

Code: DrawAndSave

Code: PaintImageOnForm

Paint an image loaded from a file directly on the form.

Code: ResizeImage

Code: SetImageQuality

Snippet: WriteIconsToFile

Read all icons in an ImageList and write them to a file

Shapes

Code and examples for drawing shapes.

Code: DrawLine

Use the graphics methods to draw lines on a form

Code: DrawArc

Use the graphics methods to draw arcs on a form

Code: DrawClosedCurve

Use the graphics methods do draw a closed curve on a form.

Thumbnail Creator

Web-based Thumbnail creator. it can also rotate / flip the image.

Class: Code behind for Default.aspx

Code behind file for Default.aspx

Class: Code behind for RenderImage.aspx

Code behind file for RenderImage.aspx

WebForm: Default.aspx

WebForm: RenderImage.aspx

Colors

Code for working with Colors

Code: ConvertColorToUInt32

Convert a color to an unsigned integer.

Snippet: Working with Colors

Illustrate different methods of creating and using colors

Microsoft Server and Application Technologies

Commerce Server 2002

Content Selection

Module: List Advertisements

This function can be used to retrieve a list of advertisements.

Order Process

Address

Module: Create Address and Attach to Basket

These functions demo how to create an address object and add it to Basket.

Billing

Module: Save Billing Info-Credit Card

This function demos how to save credit card payment info into basket.

OrderForm

Module: Add and Remove LineItem

This function is used to add a new product into OrderForm / remove a existing product out of OrderForm.

Module: Add OrderForm to Basket

This function is used to add an OrderForm object into a Basket object.

Module: Get OrderForm

These functions demos how to get OrderForm object.

OrderGroup (Basket or PurchaseOrder)

Module: Add OrderForm to Basket

This function is used to add an OrderForm object into a Basket object.

Module: Get Basket

This functions is used to get Basket / OrderForm object.

Module: Refresh Basket or Checkout

These function is used to refresh the status of the current Basket by running it through Basket Pipeline.

Module: Retrieve OrderGroup

These functions demo how to retrieve a specific OrderGroup or all the OrderGroups of a user.

Shipping

Module: List Shipping Methods

This function demos how to retrieve list of available shipping methods available.

Module: Save Shipping Info

These functions demo how to save shipping info for LineItem and OrderForm levels.

Product Catalog

Module: GetProductDetail

This function is used to retrieve detail product info of a ProductID.

Module: GetRootCategories

This code is used to retrieve list of root categories in a product catalog.

Module: GetSubCategoriesProducts

This function is used to retrieve all products and sub categories under a category in a catalog.

Module: SearchProductsByFreeText (Filter, Paging and Sort)

This function is used to perform freetext search on products.

Module: SearchProductsByFreeText (Simple)

This function is used to perform freetext search on products.

Module: SearchProductsByProperty (Filter, Paging and Sort)

This function is used to perform search on product's properties.

Module: SearchProductsByProperty (Simple)

This function is used to perform search on product's properties.

Profile

Snippet: CreateUserObject

This piece of code demos how to create a new userobject programmatically.

Snippet: UpdateUserObject

This piece of code demos how to update a userobject programmatically.

Module: VerifyUserLogin

This function is used to verify user's userid/password.

BizTalk Server 2002

Configuration

Module: Create Configuration

Module: Get Configuration

Get BizTalk Server Messaging Service configuration.

Messaging Service

Class: AIC

This sample class demos how to create an AIC implementing IBTSAppIntegration interface.

Class: Preprocessor

MSMQ

Search / edit MSMQ, create / view / delete messages

Class: Common

This is a helper class for log error into event log.

Class: frmMessage

Class: frmMSMQ

Class: frmMSMQProperty

Microsoft Office

Code: AnimationCharacter

Code: AssistantAnimations

Code: AssistantAskAbortRetryIgnore

Code: AssistantAskAllYesNoCancel

Code: AssistantAskOKCancel

Code: AssistantAskYesNo

Code: AssistantAskYesNoCancel

Code: CmdBarCopy

Exchange Server 2000

Code for working with Microsoft Exchange.

HowTo: Using WebDAV to Access Exchange 2000

Code to create and delete contact folders and items in Exchange via WebDAV

SQL Server

Code and techniques for working with SQL Server objects and data in ADO.NET.

HowTo: SQL Server 2005 CLR Support

How to enable SQL Server 2005 CLR support

.NET Framework 2.0

Example code, classes, routines, and tips for working with the .NET Framework 2.0.

ADO.NET

Example code, classes, routines and tips for working with ADO.NET 2.0

Configuration: app.config

Application configuration file for ADO.NET sample code.

WinForm: FormMain

Application Startup form

WinForm: FormAsyncDataReaderDemo

Example form that demonstrates using begin/end pattern to call DataReader asynchronously.

WinForm: FormTransaction

Demonstrates using TransactionScope to do distributed transactions using TransactionScope.

WinForm: FormMARSDemo

Demonstrates how to use MARS feature in SQL Server 2005.

WinForm: FormMultipleResultSetDemo

Demonstrates how to use the NextResult() method to get batch command result sets from DataReader.

Class: FormAsyncDataReaderDemo (Designer code)

Code behind FormAsyncDataReaderDemo.

Class: FormMain (Designer code)

Code behind FormMain.

Class: FormMARSDemo (Designer code)

Code behind FormMARSDemo.

Class: FormMultipleResultSetDemo (Designer code)

Code behind FormMultipleResultSetDemo.

Class: FormTransaction (Designer code)

Code behind FormTransaction.

Windows Forms

Code, tips and techniques for working with the .NET Windows Forms.

WinForm: FormMain

Application startup form, which is used to call up the Windows Forms examples.

Client Settings

Visual Studio.NET 2005's new way of storing and retrieving client configuration settings

WinForm: FormSettings

Demonstrates Visual Studio 2005's new way of storing and retrieving client configuration settings

Class: FormSettings (Designer code)

Code behind FormSettings

Class: FormMain (Designer code)

Windows Form Designer generated code

BackgroundWorker

Demonstrates how to use the BackgroundWorker class

WinForm: FormBackgroundWorker

Demonstrates how to use the BackgroundWorker class

Class: FormBackgroundWorker (Designer code)

Code behind FormBackgroundWorker

ASP.NET

Example code, classes, routines and tips for working with ASP.NET 2.0

Configuration: web.config

Web configuration file for ASP.NET 2.0 examples.

Themes

Code and examples for working with ASP.NET 2.0 Themes

WebForm: Default.aspx

Demonstrates using Themes in ASP.NET 2.0.

Class: Theme Helper

Helper class that lists all local themes.

Sample Themes

Sample themes for ASP.NET 2.0.

MSN_Blue Theme

Sample theme for ASP.NET 2.0.

Other: default.css

Cascading style sheet for MSN_Blue Theme.

Configuration: default.skin

Skin definition file for MSN_Blue Theme.

MSN_Purple Theme

Sample theme for ASP.NET 2.0.

Other: default.css

Cascading style sheet for MSN_Purple Theme.

Configuration: default.skin

Skin definition file for MSN_Purple Theme.

MSN_Red Theme

Sample theme for ASP.NET 2.0.

Other: default.css

Cascading style sheet for MSN_Red Theme.

Configuration: default.skin

Skin definition file for MSN_Red Theme.

Configuration: web.config

Web configuration file for Themes examples. Sets the default theme to "MSN_Blue".

Class: Default.aspx (Code behind)

Code behind Default.aspx

HowTo: Encrypt Configuration

How to use RSA Protected Configuration provider and aspnet_regiis.exe tool to encrypt sections of configuration files.

GridView DetailView FormView

Code and examples to demonstrate the GridView, FormView, and DetailView controls in ASP.NET 2.0.

WebForm: GridViewDemo.aspx

Demonstrates how to use the GridView control in ASP.NET 2.0.

Class: GridViewDemo.aspx (Code behind)

Code behind GridViewDemo.aspx

WebForm: FormViewDemo.aspx

Demonstrates how to use the FormView control in ASP.NET 2.0.

Class: FormViewDemo.aspx (Code behind)

Code behind FormViewDemo.aspx

WebForm: DetailViewDemo.aspx

Demonstrates how to use the DetailView control in ASP.NET 2.0.

Class: DetailViewDemo.aspx (Code behind)

Code behind DetailViewDemo.aspx

XML: NorthWindDataSet.xsd

Strongly Typed DataSet

SiteMap Provider

Code and example WebForms for a customized ASP.NET SiteMap Provider

Class: SiteMap Provider

Customized ASP.NET SiteMap Provider

WebForm: Default.aspx

Default WebForm for SiteMap provider, which demonstrates customized SiteMap providers.

Class: Default.aspx (Code behind)

Code behind Default.aspx

WebForm: Products.aspx

Example WebForm that demonstrates using a customized SiteMap provider in ASP.NET 2.0.

Class: Products.aspx (Code behind)

Code behind Products.aspx

Client Callbacks

Code and examples for using client callbacks to call server-side methods without posting back the entire page.

Class: Default.aspx (Code behind)

Code behind Default.aspx

WebForm: Default.aspx

Default WebForm for ClientCallbacks, which demonstrates ASP.NET 2.0's Client Callback feature.

WebForm: FileExplorer.aspx

Web form that demonstrates ASP.NET 2.0's Client Callback feature.

Class: FileExplorer.aspx (Code behind)

Code behind FileExplorer.aspx

Configuration: Web.config

Web configuration file for Client Callback example.

Profile Provider

Code and example WebForms for a customized Profile Provider that is optimized for SQL Server 2005

Class: Sql2005 Profile Provider

Demonstrates using customized ASP.NET profile providers in a way that is optimized for SQL Server 2005.

Other: Update ASP.NET Membership Database

SQL script to update the database structure of ASP.NET 2.0 membership database.

Class: Default.aspx (Code behind)

Code behind Default.aspx

WebForm: Default.aspx

Default WebForm for ProfileProvider. Demonstrates using profile providers optimized for SQL Server 2005.

SQL Server 2005

Code and examples for using CLR Integration with SQL Server 2005 and .NET Framework 2.0

Other: Test.sql

Shows how to use the samples in the SQL Server category.

Class: Exponential Moving Average

Demonstrates creating a CLR Stored Procedure to return a data set.

Class: Regex Functions

Demonstrates creating Scalar-Valued CLR functions.

Class: Simple Moving Average

Demonstrates creating Table-Valued CLR function

Class: Standard Deviation (1)

Demonstrates creating CLR aggregation functions.

Class: Standard Deviation (2)

Demonstrates creating CLR aggregation functions.

Class: Universal Weight

Demonstrates creating CLR user data type.

Class: Validate Price

Demonstrates creating a CLR trigger.

Generics Tutorials

Example code, classes, routines and tips for working with Generics in Visual Studio 2005.

Class: CollectionEx

Generic Helper class for Collection.

Class: Node

Demonstrates using the Default keyword to initialize variables in generic code.

Class: NodeConstraints

Demonstrates Constructor and Reference constraints.

Class: NullableType

Demonstrates using Nullable types

Class: Program

Entry point for Generics tutorials application; runs all tutorials.

Class: SingleLinkedList

Demonstrates using a generic class with multiple types.

Class: SingleLinkedListConstraints

Demonstrates using Reference/Value type constraints

Class: SingleLinkedListIComparable

Demonstrates using Generic constraints and Inheritance.

Class: Stack

Generic class with single type.

Class: StackDelegate (Part 1)

Demonstrates using an Anonymous method and Generic delegate

Class: StackICollection

Demonstrates implementing Iterator, IEnumerator, and ICollection.

Class: StackDelegate (Part 2)

Demonstrates using Partial Class and Generic operator overloading.

Security

Code and examples for working with the System.Security.Cryptography namespace.

Symmetric Crypto Algorithms

Code and examples for the Symmetric Crypto algorithms in the System.Security.Cryptography namespace

WinForm: FormSymmetricTest

Demonstrates using the Symmetric Crypto Helper class

Class: Symmetric Crypto Helper

Demonstrates using Rijndael / TripleDES / RC2 / DES algorithms to do symmetric encryption / decryption.

Class: FormSymmetricTest (Designer code)

Code behind FormSymmetricTest

Asymmetric Crypto Algorithms

Code and examples for the Asymmetric algorithms in System.Security.Cryptography.

Class: Asymmetric Crypto Helper

Uses RSA algorithm to do asymmetric encryption/decryption.

WinForm: FormAsymmetricTest

Demonstrates using the Asymmetric Crypto Helper class.

Class: FormAsymmetricTest (Designer code)

Code behind FormAsymmetricTest

Hash Algorithms

Code and examples for the Hash algorithms in the System.Security.Cryptography namespace

WinForm: FormHashTest

Demonstrates using the Hash Helper class.

Class: Hash Helper

Helper class used to compute a Hash value.

Class: FormHashTest (Designer code)

Code behind FormHashTest

WinForm: FormMain

Application startup form, which is used to call up the Security examples.

Class: FormMain (Designer code)

Code behind FormMain, which is used to call up the Security examples.

Visual Studio.NET

Code and examples for working with Visual Studio .NET.

Visualizers

Code and examples for working with Visualizers in Visual Studio .NET

SqlCommand Debug Visualizer

Debug Visualizer for SqlCommand object in VS.NET 2005

WinForm: FormShowSqlCommand

User Interface for SqlCommand debug visualizer.

Class: FormShowSqlCommand (Designer code)

Code behind FormShowSqlCommand

Class: SqlCommand Visualizer

Entry point for the SqlCommand debugger visualizer

Class: SqlCommand VisualizerInfo

Converts regular SqlCommand to be serializable.

Class: SqlCommand VisualizerSource

VisualizerObjectSource for SqlCommand Visualizer.

Data Binding

Samples to demonstrate new data binding features in the .NET Framework 2.0 in Windows Forms.

Configuration: app.config

Application configuration file for DataBinding code.

Object DataSource

Demonstrates setting up a bind to Object Data Source, and creating a Master-Detail display in a single or 2 forms.

Class: Product

Product collection for use with the Object DataSource examples.

Class: ProductsWithLog

Product collection that keeps a log of changes to the collection.

WinForm: FormProduct

Detail form, which displays the Product details.

WinForm: FormProductsWithLog

Parent (or Master) form, which displays a list of products.

Class: FormProduct (Designer code)

Code behind FormProduct

Class: FormProductsWithLog (Designer code)

Code behind FormProductsWithLog, which displays a list of products.

Binding Source

Demonstrates how to set up data binding using Design Time support and using code.

XML: AdventureWorksDataSet.xsd

Strongly Typed DataSet

WinForm: FormAllInCode

Demonstrates using code to set up BindingSource, which in turn binds to a Strongly-Typed Dataset.

WinForm: FormDesignTime

Demonstrates using VS.NET 2005 design time features to set up BindingSource, which in turn binds to a Strongly-Typed Dataset.

Class: FormAllInCode (Designer code)

Code behind FormAllInCode.

Class: FormDesignTime (Designer code)

Code behind FormDesignTime.

Enhanced BindingList

Demonstrates enhancing BindingList to add Sorting and Searching capabilities.

Class: Enhanced BindingList Class

Helper class built on top of BindingList to add Sorting and Searching capabilities.

Class: Product

Product collection for use with the Enhanced BindingList examples.

Class: Property Comparer

Generic helper class for BindingListEx to do property comparison.

WinForm: FormBindingListExDemo

Example form for Enhanced BindingList class, which adds searching and sorting capabilities to BindingList.

Class: FormBindingListExDemo (Designer code)

Code behind FormBindingListExDemo

WinForm: FormMain

Application startup form, which is used to call up the DataBinding examples.

Class: FormMain (Designer Code)

Code behind FormMain

Partial Class

Sample code for using Partial Classes

Class: Part 1 of PartialClassDemo

First part of the PartialClassDemo class.

Class: Part 2 of PartialClassDemo

Second part of the PartialClassDemo class.

Class: Program

Entry point for PartialClassDemo

Office Interop

Office Interop Code

Access

Access 2002 Automation

Automation (MDB)

Access 2002 Automation

Class: Access

Access 2002 (MDB) Automation

Example of Access Automation

Prototype of how to use Access Automation.

WebForm: Access Form

Access Form (Prototype)

Automation (ADP)

Access 2002 Automation

Class: Access ADP

Access 2002 (ADP) Automation

Example of Access ADP Automation

Prototype of how to use Access ADP Automation.

Class: Access Form

Access Form (Prototype)

Excel

Excel Automation

Class: Excel Automation

Newest and most current release of the Excel Automation class

Class: Excel Automation Update

Additional Methods and/or Properties to include in the Excel Automation class module.

Outlook

Outlook 2002 Automation

Automation

Outlook Automation

Example of Outlook Automation

Prototype of how to use Outlook Automation.

Class: Main Class (C# only)

Class to start C# prototype

WebForm: Outlook AddressBook Form

Outlook AddressBook Form (Prototype)

WebForm: Outlook Login Form

Outlook Login Form (Prototype)

WebForm: Outlook Mail Form

Outlook Mail Form (Prototype)

Class: Outlook

Base Class for Outlook Automation

Class: Outlook AddressBook

Outlook AddressBook Automation

Class: Outlook Mail

Outlook Mail Automation

Word

Word 2002 Automation

Class: WordAutomation

Word 2002 Automation

Code: ActivePrinter property

Property for Word Automation class

Code: Add, Delete, and Exist for bookmarks

Methods for automating bookmarks

PowerPoint

Methods and properties that make it easy to start working with PowerPoint

Class: Automation

PowerPoint Automation

PowerPoint Example

Code to create a prototype for the PowerPoint automation

Code: GetSlideInformation()

Function to work with the example

Code: PowerPoint Automation Example

Code sample to illustrate properties and methods

Class: CheckForOpenObject

Checks for an open instance of an application.

Performance Counters

Example code for working with the System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounters classes.

Class: EasyPerformanceCounters

This class makes it easier to work with the System.Diagnostics.Performance counters class

Class: FormPerformanceCounters

Sample form to illustrate how to use the EasyPerformanceCounters class.

Code: ShowPerformanceCounters

Shows a representative set of performance counters

Security

Code, tips, and techniques for creating secure applications in the .NET Framework.

Cryptography

Code for encrypting and decrypting data.

Code: Decrypt(Uses Symmetric and Asymmetric Encryption)

Example of decrypting using symmetric and asymmetric encryption.

Code: DecryptRijndaelManagedSymmetric

Code for using the RijndaelManaged Library to decrypt data.

Code: DecryptRSAAsymmetric

Code for using the RSACryptoService provider to decrypt data.

Code: Encrypt(Uses Symmetric and Asymmetric Encryption)

Example of encrypting using symmetric and asymmetric encryption.

Code: EncryptRijndaelManagedSymmetric

Code for using the RijndaelManaged Library to encrypt data.

Code: EncryptRSAAsymmetric

Code for using the RSACryptoService provider to encrypt data.

Code: GenerateKeysAsymmetricRSA

Code to help generate a Public - Private key pair use by RSACryptoServiceProvider.

Code: ReadFile

Open the specified file and return its contents as a string.

Code: WriteFile

Use a FileStream to write a new file.

Timers

Code for working with the timers in the System.Timers classes and using the Windows.Forms.Timer class.

Class: FormSystemTimers

A Windows.Forms example of using System.Timer objects

Class: FormManySystemTimers

This form contains example code that illustrates how efficient timers are.

Class: FormWindowsTimer

This form contains example code that illustrates techniques for working with the Windows.Forms.Timer class.

Class: FormWindowsTimerManyTimers

This form contains example code that illustrates how efficient Windows.Forms.Timer objects are.

Code: HiResTimer

A high resolution timer.

Visual Studio .NET

HowTo: Hiding a Method from Intellisense

HowTo: Simulate the Immediate Window

Macros

Samples to show creation of Macros in Visual Studio .NET

Code: CommentCStyle

Comments selected text using c style syntax.

Code: UnCommentCStyle

Uncomments c-style commented code

Code: AddTraceHooks

Adds trace hooks to any procedure currently.

Article: Using Macros to Increase Productivity

Tip to Increase Productivity with Visual Studio Macros

HowTo: Creating Toolbar Shortcuts to Macros

How to create toolbar shortcuts to your macros for convenience and increased productivity.

Code: InsertTraceForProc Macro

Macro code and example of using a macro to create trace statements for procedures.

Code: MakeProperty Macro

Macro code and example of using a macro to create properties for member variables.

Module: CollapseAllNodesCurrentlySelectedProjectsOrFolders

Collapses all of the UIHeirarchy Tree expanded items in the currently selected project or projects, subitems, etc.

Module: CollapseAllNodesInSolution

Collapses all of the UIHeirarchy Tree expanded items in the solution, projects, subitems, etc.

Module: OpenCurrentlySelProjControlsAndFormsAndViewTabOrd

Opens all UserControls and Forms in the currently selected project or projects, subitems, etc, and toggles the tab order.

Module: OpenEntireSolutionControlsAndFormsAndViewTaborder

Opens all UserControls and Forms in the solution, projects, subitems, etc, and toggles the tab order.

Module: ToggleTabOrderView

Toggles the Tab order for any object that allows it.

Article: Creating an XSL Commenter

This article discusses creating a commenter for Extensible StyleSheet Language (XSL) in the Visual Studio Editor.

HowTo: Simplify Namespace Usage

Use Imports to simplify references to classes

Tips, Tricks, and Suggestions

Useful hints for getting started with Visual Studio .NET.

Article: Code Comment Web Pages

Build Code Comment Web Pages.

Article: Ctrl-Minus to Go Back

Use Ctrl-Minus to Go Back

Article: Find Dropdown

Use the "Find" Toolbar Dropdown

Article: Go to Definition Keyboard Shortcut

Use keyboard shortcuts, such as Go to Definition.

Article: Keyboard Mapping Schemes

Use Keyboard Mapping Schemes

Article: Make VS.NET Faster

Two simple tips for making Visual Studio .NET appear a bit faster.

Article: Show Comments in the Task List

Use Comments To Flag Bugs and Undone Items

Article: Store Code Snippets in the Toolbox

Use the Toolbox to Store Code Snippets.

Article: Use Folders

Use Folders to Organize Complex Solutions

Article: Use FullScreen Mode

Use FullScreen Mode to Battle Dense Code

Article: Use high resolution and a Larger Monitor

To use the IDE to its fullest potential, consider working at a minimum resolution of 1280x1024, with a larger monitor

Article: Use the Class View as a Table of Contents

Dock the Class View Window to the Left of the Code to use it as a Table of Contents.

Article: Use the Keyboard for Resizing

Resize Windows Forms Controls with the Keyboard

Article: Using Regions

Using Regions in Visual Studio .NET

Article: View VB.NET Errors as you Type

Visual Basic .NET Shows you Errors as you Type.

Article: Zoom HTML Windows

Zoom HTML Windows (such as VS.NET Help).

HowTo: Run Executable Without Compiling

Add a menu item that runs the current project's executable without compiling.

HowTo: Adding Default Namespaces

Steps for using a Template file to add default namespaces.

Web Client Side

Code for working with client-side logic and content using web browsers.

JavaScript

JavaScript code and samples for working in web clients and browsers.

Snippet: Change image based on color depth

Check the browser color depth, and adjust the images accordingly.

Snippet: Close Window with Inline Script

Close the current browser window by calling the window.close function inline.

Code: getIEVersion

If the browser running Internet Explorer, returns the major version, otherwise returns 0.

Code: moveToNextElement

Move focus to the next control when a control's maxlength is reached.

Snippet: Navigate to a URL from a Button

Use a button to navigate to a URL instead of a hyperlink.

Snippet: Navigate with inline script

Navigate to a new address with inline Javascript.

Code: numbersOnly

Allow only numbers in a text area.

Code: openWindow

Open a new browser window with the specified parameters

Code: placeFocusToFirstField

Snippet: Submit a form with a hyperlink

Use a hyperlink to submit a form instead of a button.

Snippet: Show Browser Information

Show various bits of information about the current browser capabilities.

Snippet: Redirect based on browser type

Useful if your site has pages optimized for different browsers.

Snippet: Get the browser IP address

Show the IP address in various ways

Snippet: Display Referrer

Shows the referring page.

Reference Material

General Reference Material for JavaScript

Article: JavaScript Operator Reference

List of all JavaScript Operators

Article: JavaScript Statement Reference

A list of all JavaScript statements

General HTML Tips and Tricks

General HTML Tips and Tricks

Snippet: Tell IE to Turn Off AutoComplete

FORM modifier to tell Internet Explorer not to use its Auto-Complete function.

Snippet: Code to print the current page

Requires IE5 or later

Snippet: Inserting Page Breaks

Example of using DHTML and styles to insert page breaks when a page is printed.

Snippet: Force Browser Download

Various methods to force the browser to download a file.

Snippet: Redirect to Download

Have a page automatically redirect to a download file

Web Service

Code: Consuming a Simple Web Service (Synchronously)

Consuming a Simple Web Service (Synchronously)

Code: Consuming a Web Service (Asynchronously)

Consuming a Web Service (Asynchronously)

Code: Consuming a Web Service over SSL

Consuming a Web Service over SSL

Code: Consuming Overloaded Methods (Synchronously)

Consuming Overloaded Web Service Methods (Synchronously)

Code: Consuming Web Service with Basic or Win Auth

Consuming a Web Service that requires Basic or Windows Authentication

Module: Simple Web Service

Simple Web Service

Module: Simulating a Slow Processing Web Service

Simulating a Slow Processing Web Service

Module: Webservice with Overloaded Methods

Snippet: Authentication

Client-side authentication

Windows Forms

Code, tips and techniques for working with the .NET Windows Forms package

Forms General

General code for working with forms

Code: CopyPaste

Shows different ways to use the Clipboard object

Code: CreateSubForm

Create a new form object in code, make it a child of the current form.

Snippet: Create a Control Programmatically

Shows how to add a control through code.

Code: ControlByName

This example loops through all controls in the passed form and returns the control that matches the passed name.

Code: ExecutingAssemblyPath

Returns the path of the currently executing assembly

Code: FixUpTop

Set the form to show a caption and the [X] close button, but nothing else.

Code: GetScreenRes

Get the resolution of the primary monitor.

Code: MainOneInstance

Use a mutex to allow only one instance.

Code: OnResize

Override the resize event to do special handling

Code: ShowFormName

Retrieve the passed form's name

Code: SendKeys

This examples shows how to use the System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys object to send keystrokes.

Class: SystemInformationForm

Example form showing the information that is returned by the Windows.Forms.SystemInformation class

Code: TurnPaintingOnOff

Control screen painting using .Net methods

Snippet: Resize a Control to Fit Text

This example code shows how to make a textbox wide enough to accommodate its text.

Snippet: Working with Colors

Illustrate different methods of creating and using colors

Code: LabelTransparent

Make a label control transparent

Code: IterateTab

Iterate through all controls on tab pages and check the control type

Code: Disallow Characters

Example showing how to use the KeyPress event to disallow certain characters from being input in a textbox

Code: Shrink Form

Code to shrink a form for an interesting visual effect

Forms Launching and Instancing

Code and examples for Launching and Instancing Windows Forms

HowTo: Allowing Only One Instance of a Form

This how-to uses a Singleton pattern to ensure that only one instance of a form can be loaded in an application.

Snippet: Start an Application with a Form

Start the application with a form.

Code: PrevInstance

Returns if an instance of an application is running.

Code: HandleFormClosing

Handle the form Closing event, and optionally cancel the close

Cursors

Code and examples for working with cursors

Code: ShowWaitCursor

Show or hide the wait cursor (also known as the Hourglass cursor)

Code: ShowCustomCursor

Show a custom cursor loaded from a file

Treeview

Code and examples for working with the Windows Forms Treeview control

Code: AddTreeNodes

Add nodes to the treeview using two different techniques

Code: FindNode

Search through a treeview looking for a specific tag value

Code: ExpandNodes

Expands or collapses treenodes with display buffering for performance

Code: LoadIconsToTreeview

Load icons from the disk into the treeview

Code: TreeviewGetCheckedValues

Iterate through all nodes and total up checked nodes

Code: ShowNodeCounts

Show the total node counts

Code: CopyTreeviewNodes

Copy treeview nodes from one treeview to another

HowTo: Treeview Drag Drop

Support drag and drop in a treeview

HowTo: TreeViewMouseDown

Handle a Treeview Node Click

HowTo: Treeview AutoScroll

Implement Auto-scroll in TreeView Drag Drop Operations

Code: FormTreeViewBrowseFiles

An example of showing files and directories in a treeview control.

Mouse Processing

Code for working with Mouse events in Windows Forms

Code: MousePos

Get the mouse cursor position in relation to a control's boundaries.

Code: SetMouseCursorPosition

Set the cursor position.

Code: MouseMoveButtonState

Get the mouse button state while the mouse moves over the form.

Code: ChangeMouseCursor

Changes the currently displayed mouse cursor and tells the system to ignore mouse events until the process finishes.

Code: HideCursor

Hides the mouse cursor, pauses, then shows the mouse cursor

Code: MouseProperties

Returns a hash table containing system information about the mouse

Code: MoveMouse

Moves the mouse to the specified location

Code: RestrictMouseToRectangle

Limits the area a mouse can be moved to the specified rectangle

ListView

Code and examples for working with the Windows Forms ListView control

Snippet: AddItemsToListView

Add items to a ListView control.

Snippet: ClearListViewItems

Clear all items and subitems from the ListView

Snippet: SetIcons

Add icons to ListItems already in the ListView

Snippet: IterateItems

Iterate through all items and sub-items in the ListView and show their text to the output window

Snippet: DoSimpleSort

Do a simple listview sort

Snippet: SelectItems

Select multiple items in a listview

Code: HandleListViewColumnClick

How to respond to a column click event

Snippet: CountofCheckedItems

Returns a count of checked items

Snippet: CheckClearAll

Check or uncheck all items in the ListView

HowTo: SortListView

Shows how to implement sorting in a ListView based on clicking the column headers

Code: ListViewWithTooltips

An intelligent listview that shows tooltips only when needed.

User Controls

TextBoxPlus

Textbox with Caption with design-time support

Class: TextBoxPlus

Class: TextBoxPlusDesigner

Designer class for the control

Class: TextBoxPlusConverter

Type Converter for TextBox and Caption properties (Sub-Properties)

Code: LabelSeparator

Creates a label with a separator line.

AutoDrop User Control

This class makes a text box work like drop down control of IE and Explorer.

Code: AutoDrop User Control Code

This class makes a text box work like drop down control of IE and Explorer.

Code: Example Form for AutoDrop User Control

Example Form for AutoDrop User Control

HowTo: Displaying Custom Control Properties

An example of how to display and categorize custom properties in the Windows Forms property window.

GradientLabel User Control

This user control overrides a label, and allows you to fill it with a gradually changing color.

Code: Example Form for GradientLabel User Control

Example Form for GradientLabel User Control

Code: GradientLabel User Control

This user control overrides a label, and allows you to fill it with a gradually changing color.

NillableDateTimePicker

This user control overrides the built-in DateTimePicker control to create a control that is Null friendly.

Class: NillableDateTimePicker

This user control overrides the built-in DateTimePicker control to create a control that is Null friendly.

Snippet: NillableDateTimePicker Example

Example code for using the NillableDateTimePicker control.

KeyboardSensitiveRichTextBox

Overrides the built-in RichTextBox control to create a control that accepts keyboard shortcut keys.

Class: KeyboardSensitiveRichTextBox

Overrides the built-in RichTextBox control to create a control that accepts keyboard shortcut keys.

Class: KeyboardSensitiveRichTextBox Example

Example form for using the KeyboardSensitiveRichTextBox control.

Console Window User Control

This user control can be used like the Unix Console and Visual Studio Output windows to log processes.

Class: Console Window User Control

This user control can be used like the Unix Console and Visual Studio Output windows to log processes.

UserControlProperties

Code and examples for customizing the way custom control properties show in the Windows Forms properties window.

HowTo: Browsable Attribute

Use the Browsable attribute to specify whether the property shows in the Properties Window.

HowTo: Category Attribute

Use the Category attribute to specify the name of the category in which the property should be displayed in the Properties Window.

HowTo: Description Attribute

Use the Description attribute to specify the descriptive text that shows at the bottom of the Properties Window.

HowTo: ParenthizePropertyName Attribute

Use the ParenthizePropertyName attribute to specify whether the property name is displayed with parentheses in the Properties Window.

MenuButton User Control

This user control overrides the Button control to create a button with menu options.

Code: Example Form for MenuButton User Control

Example Form for MenuButton User Control

Code: MenuButton User Control

This user control overrides the Button control to create a button with menu options.

ColorComboPicker User Control

Code and example for the ColorComboPicker User Control

Code: Example Form for ColorComboPicker User Control

Example Form for ColorComboPicker User Control

Code: ColorComboPicker User Control

This user control overrides the Combo Box control to create a color picker combo.

ColorPicker User Control

Code and example for the ColorPicker User Control

Code: ColorPicker User Control

This user control displays a color picker, and returns the color selected by the mouse or the keyboard.

Code: Example Form for ColorPicker User Control

Example Form for ColorPicker User Control

FontPicker User Control

Code and example for the FontPicker User Control

Code: FontPicker User Control

This user control displays a font picker, and returns the font selected by the mouse or the keyboard.

Code: Example Form for FontPicker User Control

Example Form for FontPicker User Control

Sortable Data Grid

ASP.NET Data Grid user control that allows toggling column sort order by clicking on the column head, and displays an image to indicate sort direction.

SortableGrid Example

Sample ASP.NET page to use the SortableGrid user control

Class: Code Behind for default.aspx

Code Behind for default.aspx

WebForm: default.aspx

XML: ProductDataSet.xsd

Strong-Typed DataSet

Class: SortableGrid User Control

User Control Class

ListBoxNoScroll

ListBox User Control that hides the vertical scroll bar

Item: Example Form for ListBoxNoScroll

Example Form for the ListBoxNoScroll User Control

Class: ListBoxNoScroll User Control

ListBoxNoScroll User Control Class

Mirrored Controls

RightToLeft mirroring support for controls like Treeview, Listbox, etc.

Class: TreeViewMirrored

For creating a mirrored RTL TreeView control

HowTo: TreeViewMirrored (example code)

Example code for using the TreeViewMirrored control

Grippies

User control that works like the Splitter, but expands/contracts the visible area when you click.

Item: Example Form for Grippies

Example Form for the Grippies User Control

Class: Grippies User Control

User control that works like the Splitter, but expands/contracts the visible area when you click.

Web Browser Control

Code and techniques for using the Web Browser control to render HTML

Snippet: Disable Context Menu in the Browser

Code: SetWebBrowserFooter

Example of changing IE print settings using the registry

Code: General WebBrowser Commands

Shows how to invoke commands on the web browser control

Common Dialogs

Examples of using Common Dialogs

Snippet: ColorDialog

Shows how to call and use the ColorDialog

Snippet: FontDialog

How to use the FontDialog

Snippet: OpenFileDialog

How to implement and use the OpenFileDialog

Snippet: PageSetup and Print Dialogs

This uses the Page Setup Dialog to set the page margins, etc., then pass the information to the Print Dialog.

HowTo: SaveFileDialog

How to use the SaveFielDialog.

Help

Illustrates how to use the methods in System.Windows.Forms.Help

Code: ShowHelp

Opens the specified help file

Code: ShowHelpPopup

Shows a help popup at the specified location

ComboBox

Code for working with Combo Boxes.

HowTo: BindComboBoxToEnum

Code for binding a combo box to an enumeration.

Code: ComboBoxAutoComplete

Code to make a Combo Box Control Autocomplete as you type.

Code: ComboBoxUpdate

Code to update a combo box's data source, then refresh the combo box to show the new item.

Article: ComboBox Data Binding and Case Sensitivity

Tip regarding ComboBox Data Binding and Case Sensitivity

Controls

Code for working with Controls.

Article: Avoiding Unwanted Events from Controls

Avoid unwanted events from ComboBoxes and other Controls in VB .NET

ListBox

Code for working with the ListBox Control

HowTo: ListBoxExtend

Extending the ListBox Control with Custom Data

Threading

How-to's and example code for threading and Windows Forms.

HowTo: Multi-Threading in Windows Forms

Notes and Examples for using Multiple Threads with Windows Forms.

HoverBalloon Tooltip Control

This class creates a balloon tooltip on a Windows form.

Code: Example Form for HoverBalloon Tooltip

Example form showing how to implement the HoverBalloon Tooltip code.

Code: HoverBalloon Tooltip Code

This class creates a balloon tooltip on a Windows form.

EditTip Balloon Tooltip

Code and example to create a balloon tooltip that it is triggered when the user enters an invalid character in the text box.

Code: EditTip Balloon Tooltip Code

Creates a balloon tooltip that it is triggered when the user enters an invalid character in the text box.

Code: Example Form for EditTip Balloon Tooltip

Example form showing how to implement the EditTip Balloon Tooltip code.

MessageTip Balloon Tooltip

Code and example to create a balloon tooltip with customizable balloon position, stem position, and alignment.

Code: Example Form for EditTip Balloon Tooltip

Example form showing how to implement the MessageTip Balloon Tooltip code.

Code: MessageTip Balloon Tooltip Code

Creates a balloon tooltip with customizable balloon position, stem position, and alignment.

Splash Screen

Code and Examples for creating a splash screen for your Windows application.

Splash Screen Demo

A simple WinForm app to use the SplashScreen object.

Code: MainForm

An example main form to use in the splash screen demo.

Code: SplashForm

An example splash screen form to use in the splash screen demo.

Code: SplashScreen

Base Class, to be inherited by user's own Splash Screen WinForm.

Class: SplashScreenHelper

Helper class to manage the Splash Screen object.

SendSMTPMail

Code and Examples for sending SMTP Mail through WinForms

Class: SendSMTPMail

Code for sending Email through an SMTP Server.

HowTo: SendSMTPMail Sample

Sample form showing how to use the SendSMTPMail Class.

RichTextBox

A collection of helper code for the RichTextBox control

Code: RTBPasteImage

Insert an image into the specified RichTextBox control at the current cursor position

Code: RTBSetFontFamily

Set the font family of the currently selected text in a RichTextBox control

Code: RTBSetFontSize

Set the font size of the currently selected text in a RichTextBox control

HowTo: SaveImageToFile

Sample code that shows how to save an image to a file with a variety of options

Article: Visual Inheritence

Article and Code for using Visual Inheritance and the WinForms Designer

SetButtonStyle

Code to iterate through the buttons on forms and set the style of each button

XML: SetButtonStyle.exe.manifest

Code to iterate through the buttons on forms and set the style of each button.

Item: Example Form for SetButtonStyle

Example form for the SetButtonStyle class

Class: SetButtonStyle Class

Code to iterate through the buttons on forms and set the style of each button.

ModifiedEventHook

Code to hook into the events of all handled controls on your form to tell you if and when a user modifies a value.

Class: ModifiedEventHook Class

Code to hook into the events of all handled controls on your form to tell you if and when a user modifies a value.

Item: ModifiedEventHook Example Form

Example form for the ModifiedEventHook class

Browse for Folder

Code and example for opening a Browse for Folder dialog with .NET version 1.0

Code: BrowseForFolder

Code to open a Browse for Folder dialog with .NET 1.0

HowTo: BrowseForFolder Example

Example form for using the Browse for Folder code in .NET 1.0

DataGrid

Code and examples for working with the Windows Forms DataGrid control

HowTo: Binding a DataGrid to an Array

This example shows the basic techniques of binding a Windows Forms DataGrid control to an Array.

HowTo: Binding a DataGrid to SQL Server

Basic techniques of binding a Windows Forms DataGrid control to a data source in Microsoft SQL Server.

Code: Column Header Double Click

How to test for a double click event on the DataGrid column header

Code: Datagrid Cell Readonly

Code that shows how to make a particular cell in a Datagrid readonly

Code: DataGrid Column Hide

Code to hide a column in a DataGrid

HowTo: DataGrid Conditional Cell Color

Code that shows how to change the background color of a DataGrid cell based on its value

Code: Disable New Row

Disable the NewRow function on a DataGrid

Code: Get Click Context

Use the MouseUp event and the HitTestInfo object to get the text of a cell or column header when it is clicked on.

Code: Highlight Entire Row

Code to highlight an entire row when the user clicks on a cell

Code: Number Only Datagrid Cell

Example code showing how to limit Datagrid cell input to only numb

ProcessKeyPreview

Shows how to override a form's (or a usercontrol's) ProcessKeyPreview handler to process the keystroke message directly.

Item: ProcessKeyPreview

Shows how to override a form's (or a usercontrol's) ProcessKeyPreview handler to process the keystroke message directly.

Snippet: SingleInstanceApp

Code to create a single instance application.

Picture Box

Code, tips, and techniques for working with the Picture Box control.

Drag and Drop

Example of how to drag & drop an image between 2 picture boxes.

Item: Drag and Drop

Example of how to drag & drop an image between 2 picture boxes.

RadioButton

Code for working with Radio Buttons

Item: Get RadioButton Selection

Example of Acquiring User's Radio Button Selection

Text Box Validation Provider

Using Extender Providers to extend the text box control for automatic validation (for numbers, dates, currency, phone numbers, etc.)

Item: Example Form for Text Box Validation Provider

Example Form for the Text Box Validation Provider Control

Class: Text Box Validation Provider Control

Text Box Validation Provider Control Class

Windows Management Interface and OS

Domains, Groups and Users

Win32 Accounts

Code and examples for working with Windows Accounts through WMI.

Code: GetAllAccountNamesInDomain

Code: GetAllAccountPropertiesAvailable

Win32 Groups

Code and examples for working with Windows Groups through WMI.

Code: GetAllGroupsInDomain

Code: GetGroupPropertiesAvailable

Win32 System Accounts

Code and examples for working with Windows system accounts through WMI.

Code: GetSystemAccountPropertiesAvailable

Win32 User Accounts

Code and examples for working with Windows accounts through WMI.

Code: GetUserAccountPropertiesAvailable

Environment Info

Functions for returning information about the environment the program is being run in

Environment Variables

Code: GetAllEnvironmentVariables

Code: GetSpecificEnvironmentVariable

Gets the specific Environment Variable and returns it.

Special Folders

Code: GetAllSpecialFolders

Retrieves all the special folders on the system

Code: GetSpecificSpecialFolder

Returns the path of a Special Environment Folder

HowTo: Complete WMI Object Class creation

Describes how to create a class for a WMI Object.

Windows Services

A complete sample project or template that shows how to create and use a .NET service application.

ServiceTemplate

Components to create setup and uninstall programs, as well as the code to create the service itself.

XML: App.config

Code: Installer

Item: InstallService.bat

Code: Service

Code: ServiceMain

Item: UninstallService.bat

TestAppTemplate

A sample form to display how the Service works.

XML: App.config

Code: Entry

Code: frmTest

Process Template

Code to create a background service to handle multithreading, and code to store configuration values in an XML file.

Code: ServiceConfig

Code: ServiceDispatch

ServerControllerTemplate

Application that controls the service.

XML: App.config

Code: Entry

Code: frmServiceController

Code: ServiceManager

XML

Item: authors.xml

Item: authors.xsl

Snippet: Select From SQL Server using a URL and XML

Select From SQL Server using a URL and XML

Snippet: Web Form Transform Example

Web Form Transform Example

Code: XMLCSS

This example shows a modified version of the authors.xml file found in XML\Sample Data

Code: XMLRead

Sample code illustrating how to read an xml file from disk or URL.

Code: XMLTransformFile

Transforms specified xml file using specified xsl file and returns the resulting file's contents.

Code: XMLTransformToFile

Transforms specified xml file to dest file using the xsl file specified.

Code: XMLWrite

Simple example of writing data to an xml file.

Class: XML Wrapper Class

Simple wrapper class for getting data out of XML.

Convert XML file to CSV file (Part 1)

Code and example of how to use an XSL file to convert an XML file to CSV.

XML: Convert XML file to CSV file

XSL file to simplify converting an XML file to a CSV file (csv_Attributes.xsl)

XML: Sample XML Data

Sample XML data for Converting XML file to CSV file. Data is represented as Attributes.

Convert XML file to CSV file (Part 2)

Code and example of how to use an XSL file to convert an XML file to CSV.

XML: Convert XML file to CSV file

XSL file to simplify converting an XML file to a CSV file (csv_Elements.xsl)

XML: Sample XML Data

Sample XML data for Converting XML file to CSV file. Data is represented as Attributes.