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Introduction to D3DImage

by Dr. WPF

.NET 3.5 SP1 is here! It's time to break out your DirectX skills. This article provides the information necessary to get started using a new DirectX interop feature in WPF called D3DImage.

C# USB HID Interface

by Szymon Roslowski

Just another approach to understanding communication between HID devices and C#.

Cryptographic Interoperability: Keys

by Jeffrey Walton

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

Custom Controls in Win32 API: Scrolling

by Martin Mitáš

How to support scrolling within your controls.

Latest Articles

AWS LocalStack - Installing & Configuring Locally on Windows for SQS

by Bert O Neill

This article explains how to install and configure AWS LocalStack on a Windows machine for SQS (Simple Queue Service).

IntelliFile - An Alternative Windows Version to the Famous Total Commander

by Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

This article is about the IntelliFile application which is a free alternative Windows version to Total Commander and uses many components that have been published on CodeProject.

Reorganize and Rebuild Indexes and Update Statistics

by GabrieleTronchin

A simple stored procedure to add at your database to keep it reactive

Automatic Missing Indexes Creation Statements

by GabrieleTronchin

Automatic creation of non clustered indexes using system SQL entities

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Windows

Run All Jobs at Once Utility

20 Aug 2009 by "Fish" (David B. Trout)

A command-line tool to run multiple programs in parallel (i.e. concurrently, as a group).

Windows 7 File-properties "Version" Tab Shell Extension

19 Oct 2010 by "Fish" (David B. Trout)

Simple parsing of VS_VERSIONINFO version information strings displayed in an XP-style file-properties "Version" tab

Using CResizablePage In a CFormView

16 Apr 2001 by #realJSOP

Technique for utilizing a CResizablePage in a CFormView-derived class

CResizableFormView

6 Jun 2001 by #realJSOP

Extension of Paolo Messina's CResizableDialog concept

String Parsing Class (supports quoted strings)

14 Mar 2002 by #realJSOP

Parse strings with specified delimiter and specified quote character

Tracking The Mouse In A View

7 May 2001 by #realJSOP

Track a mouse click, even in a scrolled view

Creating a Unique String Using a UUID

12 Dec 2001 by #realJSOP

A small function to either accept or create a UUID* and return a CString

Copying a DIB to the Clipboard

15 Apr 2008 by #realJSOP

Helps with copying a device independant bitmap to the clipboard.

CListCtrl - one of the Blonde classes in MFC

8 Dec 2002 by #realJSOP

Some dialogbox code to give the Blonde a clue

Binary Sorting Into a std::list

9 Dec 2002 by #realJSOP

One technique for performing a binary insertion sort on a std::list

Scrolling Property Page in PocketPC 2002

22 Dec 2003 by #realJSOP

Add a scrollbar to a property page when the SIP is displayed.

Blinking Cells For Chris Maunder's Grid Control

13 May 2005 by #realJSOP

Create blinking cells for Chris Maunder's grid control.

Enumerate Controls In a Dialog Box or FormView

9 Aug 2005 by #realJSOP

Enumerate all controls in a dialog box or form view.

Replacing Part of an Existing Bitmap

28 Jul 2006 by #realJSOP

Copy a bitmap over a portion of another bitmap

Formatting Behavior in COleDateTime for MFC8

3 Aug 2006 by #realJSOP

A passable workaround for the COleDateTime formatting behavior in MFC8.

Keeping It Clean - String Function Wrappers for VS2005

17 Nov 2006 by #realJSOP

A technique for making stdio functions compile clean regardless of the Microsoft compiler used

Debug With Apps Displayed on Secondary Monitor

29 Nov 2006 by #realJSOP

Here's some code that will automatically start your app on a secondary monitor if it's compiled with debug info.

Get Your DLL's Path/Name

30 Nov 2006 by #realJSOP

Two methods to retrieve the path/name of a VS2002 or higher DLL from within that DLL.

Reliable Floating Point Equality Comparison

4 Dec 2006 by #realJSOP

Compare floating point numbers for equality at programmer-specified precision.

XML Application Profile Class

27 Jan 2007 by #realJSOP

Implement XML application profiles that are similar (but not too similar) to using INI files

Using CodeProject - A Day In the Life of an Application - Part 1 of 5

15 Apr 2008 by #realJSOP

The right way to code using CodeProject for occasional support

Using CodeProject - A Day In the Life of an Application - Part 2 of 5

15 Apr 2008 by #realJSOP

The right way to code using CodeProject for occasional support

Using CodeProject - A Day In the Life of an Application - Part 3 of 5

27 Jan 2007 by #realJSOP

The right way to code using CodeProject for occasional support

Using CodeProject - A Day In the Life of an Application - Part 4 of 5

15 Apr 2008 by #realJSOP

The right way to code using CodeProject for occasional support

Using CodeProject - A Day In the Life of an Application - Part 5 of 5

12 Jan 2010 by #realJSOP

The right way to code using CodeProject for occasional support

Modifying the System Menu

26 Jan 2007 by #realJSOP

Add menu items to, and learn how to handle the system menu

Determining The Ideal Text Color Based on Specified Background Color (For VBScript)

7 May 2007 by #realJSOP

The VBScript version of my C# article about the very same thing

Persistent String Parser

21 Dec 2008 by #realJSOP

Parse a string with quoted elements, insert/add/delete elements, and is CLS compliant

CodeProject Article Scraping

11 Dec 2010 by #realJSOP

Scrape the My Articles page here on CodeProject to keep an eye on your articles.

Create and Share (with a client app) a Random Encryption Key

5 Oct 2010 by #realJSOP

One way to create a completely random encryption key, and sharing it with a client application

Reputationator - CP Narcissists Rejoice! Part 1 of 4

30 Aug 2011 by #realJSOP

Keep more detailed track of your Codeproject reputation points.

Reputationator - CP Narcissists Rejoice! Part 2 of 4

20 Sep 2012 by #realJSOP

Keep more detailed track of your Codeproject reputation points.

Reputationator - CP Narcissists Rejoice! Part 3 of 4

20 Aug 2011 by #realJSOP

Keep more detailed track of your Codeproject reputation points.

Anagrams2 - A Simple WPF Game Application

4 Nov 2012 by #realJSOP

My Anagrams game ported to WPF.

SQLXAgent - Jobs for SQL Express - Part 1 of 6

27 Feb 2018 by #realJSOP

Create and run jobs kinda like SQL Server Enterprise - Users Guide

SQLXAgent - Jobs for SQL Express - Part 2 of 6

30 Sep 2017 by #realJSOP

Create and run jobs kinda like SQL Server Enterprise - Architecture and design decisions

SQLXAgent - Jobs for SQL Express - Part 3 of 6

30 Sep 2017 by #realJSOP

Create and run jobs kinda like SQL Server Enterprise - The CSV and Excel Importer Code

SQLXAgent - Jobs for SQL Express - Part 4 of 6

30 Sep 2017 by #realJSOP

Create and run jobs kinda like SQL Server Enterprise - Job Scheduling Code

SQLXAgent - Jobs for SQL Express - Part 5 of 6

30 Sep 2017 by #realJSOP

Create and run jobs kinda like SQL Server Enterprise - How Packages Are Run

SQLXAgent - Jobs for SQL Express - Part 6 of 6

30 Sep 2017 by #realJSOP

Create and run jobs kinda like SQL Server Enterprise - Interesting Coding

WPF IntegerUpDown Control - Adapt and Overcome

21 Feb 2021 by #realJSOP

Not about just writing code, but adapting someone else's code to your own needs

Dynamically Build Your Menu and/or Toolbar

12 May 2005 by #realJSOP

Build a menu and/or a toolbar dynamically without using resource files (well, almost).

Determining Ideal Text Color Based on Specified Background Color

8 May 2007 by #realJSOP

A method for programatically determining the appropriate foreground color based on the specified background color

Google Chat Desktop Application using Jabber.Net

20 Mar 2009 by $enthi£

A simple Google chat ( gtalk ) application using Jabber.Net

Extract Windows XP Hotfix

7 Sep 2005 by $icK$

This article gives a class that extracts Windows XP hotfix installed on a computer.

eMailCheck

1 Aug 2005 by $icK$

This articles illustrates CheckMail which is a C++ class to extract a list of email addresses found on a local computer, using the registry.

Writing a Total Commander plug-in in Visual Basic (or C#)

8 Mar 2009 by Đonny

This article introduces and describes a framework that allows the creation of managed plug-ins for the Total Commander file manager.

Graphic and Text Ownerdraw Listbox

1 Sep 2008 by >>MonMon<<

Already made MFC ownerdraw listbox that holds text and icons

Use your own ATL-Objects in Dev-Studio Macros

17 Feb 2002 by <b>T</b>om <b>C</b>ollins

Shows how to develop ATL-Objects to extend VB-Script. Uses ISharedPropertyGroupManager to keep data in memory. Supervises MSDEV-shutdown.

Convert any Table into XML format & view it using XSL

22 Jul 2002 by 'Anil' Radhakrishna

Convert any Table into XML format & view it using XSL

SearchLite

23 May 2002 by 'Anil' Radhakrishna

search multiple sites at once

4 Jul 2002 by 'Anil' Radhakrishna

Search multiple sites at once and view results on a single page

Slide Show

4 Jul 2002 by 'Anil' Radhakrishna

Fun with Frames

Creating a Dynamic Combo Box w/o Refreshing Page

30 Jul 2003 by 'Anil' Radhakrishna

..using IFRAME.

Slide Show - New, Improved

21 Mar 2003 by 'Anil' Radhakrishna

Mimics PowerPoint functionality & can be used for short text messages

Dynamically resize uploaded images & save in PNG format

7 May 2003 by 'Anil' Radhakrishna

Overcome the problem of image quality deterioration on resizing by converting to PNG format.

Dynamically generate a MS Word document using HTML & CSS

23 Jun 2006 by 'Anil' Radhakrishna

A lightweight method to generate a Word document without using any components and show it in Print Layout.

Virtual bookshelf

7 Feb 2015 by 'Anil' Radhakrishna

Show off your book collection using a AngularJS script & Google Spreadsheet as your back-end

15 Jul 2001 by (Steven Hicks)ⁿ⁺¹

Learn the basics of WML without any previous knowedge of XML

How to include 404 encoding in your application

18 Jul 2001 by (Steven Hicks)ⁿ⁺¹

Add 404 encoding to your application with this DLL

Image Galleries using ASP.NET

29 Apr 2003 by (Steven Hicks)ⁿ⁺¹

How to do Image Galleries using ASP.NET

Insight into Security Model using Principal and Identity Objects in .NET

9 Oct 2003 by * Sandeep Alur

This article introduces the concept behind Principal and Indentity objects in .NET and proposes a security model adopting these objects in a .NET application.

Implementation and Subscription for the SENS Network Events Component

24 May 2006 by --==## Andy74 ##==--

How to detect network connections using the SENS Network Events component.

RoleProvider for web applications that use XML files for roles

16 Oct 2006 by --==## Andy74 ##==--

Use a personal provider to manage users and roles in a web application.

Using authentication certificates to connect to web services with Windows form applications

8 May 2007 by --==## Andy74 ##==--

How to use a certification to connect to an SSL channel and use a web service

Passing a Comma Delimited Parameter to a Stored Procedure

29 Jan 2004 by -Dr_X-

Passing multiple values as a single Parameter to a Stored Procedure

SQL-server-2000

Producing translucent dialog boxes and windows without flickering

6 Aug 2002 by -Kirill-

Enhancing window fade-in to render common controls correctly and to allow the window to remain transparent after the fade-in

TDL File Merge Utility for .dan.g.'s ToDoList

9 Apr 2009 by .bil.t.

Easily integrate a certain part of a TDL file into another one

A ToolPartHelper to use with ReturnOfTheSmartPart

23 Oct 2007 by .chris

The code helps speed up the devopment of toolparts using SmartPart and SharePoint.

MiniSpy

27 Jul 2002 by .dan.g.

A dynamic window attribute viewer to replace Spy++

Add fast user-extensible image processing support to CBitmap

14 Dec 2002 by .dan.g.

Provides built-in graying, rotating, shearing, resizing, blurring, sharpening, flipping, negating and color replacement to CBitmap as well as support for user-defined processing plug-ins

A template singleton class for easy implementation of Windows hooks

21 Mar 2003 by .dan.g.

Simplifying the implementation of Windows hooking through the use of a templatized manager class

ProjectZip 1.6 - Zip up the source code for your latest CodeProject article

31 Mar 2004 by .dan.g.

A one-click process to building the source files in the active project into a self contained zip file, using this simple-to-use Visual Studio Add-In

VssReporter 2.1 - A Visual SourceSafe reporting tool for build administrators

25 Mar 2006 by .dan.g.

A support tool to allow those performing builds to independently determine exactly what source files have been changed and by whom

CodePlotter 1.6 - Add and edit diagrams in your code with this 'Visio-like' tool

27 Sep 2003 by .dan.g.

A Visual Studio addin for creating and editing ASCII diagrams in source files

CodePlotter Remoded 1.6 - A standalone version for VC6, .NET, Delphi, C++ Builder and VB coders

27 Sep 2003 by .dan.g.

A 'Visio-like' tool for adding and editing ascii diagrams in your source code

SkinControls 1.1 - A journey in automating the skinning of Windows controls

11 Oct 2003 by .dan.g.

A self-contained, user-extensible, application-wide skinning architecture for Windows controls.

ProjectZip Remoded 1.6 - A '3-in-1' tools package for zipping VC6 and .NET workspace and project files

31 Mar 2004 by .dan.g.

Zip your VC6 and .NET workspace and project files using a Standalone Executable, an Explorer shell extension or an updated VC6 Addin

EasyFtp 1.3.2 (for Applications)

21 Mar 2004 by .dan.g.

A 'drop-in' FTP solution for applications providing a full GUI, extended commandline options and no resource files. Use standalone or compiled into your own app.

Ownerdraw Tab Controls - Borders and All

30 Jun 2002 by .dan.g.

A framework for overriding all aspects of a tab control's apprearance, including the borders, the background and of course the tabs themselves.

InterSpy - An integrated Windows message trace and filter utility

15 Apr 2003 by .dan.g.

A utility providing enhanced Windows message debugging.

A Revolutionary New Approach to Custom Drawn Menus

26 May 2003 by .dan.g.

A new and unique approach to the perennial problem of how to change the default appearance of Windows menus

C++ wrapper for Gilles Vollant's Unzip API

10 Dec 2002 by .dan.g.

Presents an extended yet simplified interface to querying, filtering and extracting multiple files from a zip archive

Win32 Wrapper classes for Gilles Volant's Zip/Unzip API

27 Jul 2003 by .dan.g.

High level wrapping of the zlib library to make easy work of zipping and unzipping files and folders

An Introduction to Socket Programming in .NET using C#

10 Jun 2005 by .NETian

In this article, we will learn the basics of socket programming in .NET Framework using C#. Secondly, we will create a small application consisting of a server and a client which will communicate using TCP and UDP protocols.

On click any of the column in datagrid to make that fullrow selected

26 Apr 2007 by .NetRams

ASP.Net datagrid onclick change selected row back color.

CHash 1.5 - An MFC hashing class

8 Aug 2005 by .rich.w

An MFC implementation of hashing files and strings with CRC32, GOST-Hash, MD2, MD4, MD5, SHA-1 and SHA-2 (256/384/512).

CDNS 1.0 - An MFC DNS class

22 May 2005 by .rich.w

An MFC implementation of a DNS class, it can retrieve multiple IPs and hostnames.

CWebUpdate 1.0 - An MFC Update class

25 Jun 2005 by .rich.w

An easy updating method with a small foot print.

CUnrarDLL 1.0 - An MFC UnRAR class

9 Aug 2005 by .rich.w

An easy to use class based around unrar.dll.

A very simple COM server without ATL or MFC

3 Aug 2000 by .Shoaib

A step by step guide to write a COM server using C++ without MFC or ATL.

A Fast/Compact Serialization Framework

13 Oct 2010 by .Shoaib

A framework for object serializiation/deserialization that is many times faster and yields a compact output.

18 Dec 2005 by .Suchit

COM/OLE based technology for Process Control - An Overview.

Quantum Computing

16 Feb 2006 by .Suchit

Scratching the surface of Quantum Computing. An interesting way of looking at computing machines.

Antialiasing: Wu Algorithm

6 Nov 2007 by .Suchit

Generating smooth lines with antialiasing; sample code for animation is included

SilverLight Introduction

26 May 2007 by .Suchit

Tinkering with SilverLight to get a 3D scene rendered in the Browser.

How to Get Started with /n software .NET Core Internet Communications Components

10 Nov 2017 by /n software

This article will give you easy instructions for setting up /n software components in your development environment.

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Extended Vertical Label Control in C# .NET

26 Sep 2007 by /randz

A custom vertical label user control in C#.NET with support for transparent backgrounds.

WebRequest Parameter Utility

6 Sep 2007 by /randz

A library used to encapsulate web request parameters to keep them from prying eyes and to prevent injection of unwanted data.

A Simple Data Manager Class

12 Nov 2007 by 00K

A simple way to access your database using vb.net