Visual Studio Tutorials & Articles
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Read and write Open XML files (MS Office 2007)
by Zeljko SvedicLearn how to read and write Open XML files in the new Microsoft Office 2007, with a particular examination of the Excel file format.
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Customising your build process with MSBuild
by Simon HorrellIf you need a fine control over the build process in .NET, MSBuild might be what you are looking for. Simon Horrell explains what this well-hidden tool does.
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Running State Machines Based Win32/WinCE Programs
by JeromeDThis article describes how to run state machine application framework based Win32/WinCE programs using window message hooking technology. (An open source project.)
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Developing your first Visual WebGui gateway
by Guy PeledAn introduction to using Visual WebGui gateways which are the Visual WebGui way to bridge WinForms development to web development.
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GPS- Deriving British Ordnance Survey Grid Reference from NMEA data
by Alex EtchellsThe NMEA data exported by GPS units gives latitude and longitude and geometric distance above the WGS84 (GRS80) reference ellipsoid. The Ordnance Survey maps for Great Britain use grid references based on the Airy Spheroid (OSGB36) reference ellipsoid. The following article discusses a C# class to convert GPS derived NMEA data to the British Ordnance Survey Grid.
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E-XD++ MFC Library Professional Edition V9.20
by jack zhangHongKong,Feb 18, 2006--UCanCode Software, Inc. announced the release of E-XD++ Professional Edition V9.20, its world-leading line of Flow/Diagram components for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET developers. Version 9.20 introduces new features across E-XD++'s full range of products and includes enhancements to the suite's Visual Studio 2005 support. http://www.ucancode.net
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Creating Applications for Handheld Devices Using eMbedded Visual Basic
by Rob BickelA no nonsense tutorial designed to give Visual Basic developers an insight into developing VB applications for handheld devices such as PDAs.
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High-Performance .NET Application Development & Architecture
by Dimitrios MarkatosThis article demonstrates the art of creating and architecting high-performance and scalable .NET applications, covering all stages, from planning to development and their perspective best practices.
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New features for web developers in ASP.NET 2.0
by Alex HomerASP.NET 2.0 brings enhanced performance and many new features that make the web developer's life easier. Alex Homer takes you through what's new.
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What's new in System.Xml 2.0
by Alex HomerJust as XML itself has evolved, so the XML related classes in .NET Framework 2.0 have changed. Alex Homer finds out what's different.
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Aspect Oriented Programming using .NET
by Abhinaba BasuTill now we were talking about non-mainstream languages to use Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP). Learn what exactly AOP is, and how you can go about getting this functionality in C#.
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Exceptions and Performance in .NET
by Jon SkeetAlmost every time exceptions are mentioned in mailing lists and newsgroups, people say they're really expensive, and should be avoided in almost all situations. Jon Skeet examines the claim.
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Test-Driven Development in .NET
by Peter ProvostAn article presenting benefits and techniques for using test-driven development in .NET, specifically examining the NUnit testing framework.
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Multithreading in VB.NET
by John SpanoMultithreading, a very powerful technique, is essential for modern software development. Software users expect to work with a very responsive program that they don’t have to wait on, which is a very reasonable demand with the processor speeds that are currently available. Enter multithreading. This article shows you how.
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Generate Thumbnail Images from PDF Documents in .NET
by Jonathan HodgsonThis article presents VB.NET code to create thumbnail images from a directory of Adobe Acrobat PDF documents using the .NET Framework.
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Implementing AJAX in ASP.NET
by Karl SeguinAsynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) has recently become the craze thanks, in no small part, to Google’s usage of it in Google Suggest as well as Google Maps. Karl looks at how it works, and how we can implement it in ASP.NET using a free AJAX.NET wrapper.
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How the .NET Debugger Works
by Jon ShuteIn theory the .NET debugging API is simple and a joy to use, but there is a lack of a detailed overview as to how to use it in the framework SDK. In this article, we'll cover how to write a debugger under .NET, and will also touch on the profiling API support.
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.NET Applets
by M KenyonMark walks you through how you go about creating a ".NET Applet" - a Windows Forms control hosted within a web page.
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Query Tool to Excel using C# and .NET
by Mike GoldDemonstrates how to use .NET interop to perform an SQL query and then send the results into an Excel spreadsheet.
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Building a Full-Featured Custom DataGrid Control
by Dimitrios MarkatosIn this article, we will demonstrate how you can build your very own Datagrid control component, one that you will be able to customize, and more importantly reuse. Based on this ability, you will then end up with one powerful control that will have many implementations, from which you could learn about creating almost any other types of custom controls.