Creating a Five-Star Rating ControlCode download available at: AdvancedBasics0501.exe (144 KB) Browse the Code Online I have to admit it; most of my Windows® Forms controls are an attempt to copy something that already exists. In my October 2004 column I showed you how to create a progress bar that mimicked the one shown during [...]
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Advanced Basics: IntelliSense Code Snippets
Posted by james on October 7, 2011
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Code download available at: AdvancedBasics0604.exe (117 KB) Browse the Code Online IntelliSense code snippets are one of the coolest new features in Visual Studio® 2005. Code snippets are highly customizable code fragments intended to accomplish simple to intermediate tasks quickly; they can be inserted into your code with just a few keystrokes.In this column I’ll [...]
Advanced Basics: Setting Word Document Properties the Office 2007 Way
Posted by james on October 4, 2011
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Setting Word Document Properties the Office 2007 WayCode download available at: AdvBasics2006_06.exe (167 KB) Browse the Code Online The last time I wrote this column (March 2006), I shared an application that allows you to update all the Microsoft® Word documents in a folder and its subfolders. Each time the application finds a document in [...]
Advanced Basics: Advanced Features in Visual Basic .NET and Testing for Scalability
Posted by james on September 16, 2011
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XML in Yukon: New Version Showcases Native XML Type and Advanced Data Handling
Posted by james on September 4, 2011
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New Version Showcases Native XML Type and Advanced Data HandlingCode download available at: XMLinYukon.exe (114 KB) Browse the Code Online This article was based on Beta 1 of Microsoft SQL Server Code Named “Yukon” and all information contained herein is subject to change.Note: This document was developed prior to the product’s release to manufacturing and, [...]
Advanced Basics: Visual Studio .NET 2003 Usage Tips
Posted by james on August 17, 2011
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No More Hangs: Advanced Techniques To Avoid And Detect Deadlocks In .NET Apps
Posted by james on August 6, 2011
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Advanced Techniques To Avoid And Detect Deadlocks In .NET AppsThis article discusses: Understanding how deadlocks occurAvoiding deadlocks with lock levelingDetecting and breaking deadlocksExamining a custom CLR host for deadlock detectionThis article uses the following technologies: .NET Framework, C#, C++Code download available at:Deadlocks.exe (188 KB) Browse the Code OnlineApplication hangs are one of the most frustrating [...]
Silverlight: Building Advanced 3D Animations with Silverlight 2.0
Posted by james on July 29, 2011
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Building Advanced 3D Animations with Silverlight 2.0This article discusses: XAML basics Building elements in XAML How to fold a polyhedron Emulating DirectX math This article uses the following technologies: SilverlightIf, by some incredible mischance, all the publicity in the past few months about SilverlightTM has passed you by, let me bring you up to date: [...]