Win32

WCF

How To: Use Office 2007 OCR Using C#

24 Aug 2009

Waleed Elkot

Reading text from any image using Microsoft Office 2007 OCR

tlock<>: Any C++ Object read/write Thread-safe Provider

13 Jul 2019

Michael Chourdakis

An easy locking class for shared/exclusive mutex functions with upgrade/downgrade

C++11

.NET Shell Extensions - Shell Icon Overlay Handlers

14 Sep 2013

Dave Kerr

Create Shell Icon Overlay Handlers using .NET!

Windows-Service for Multithreading with Remote Control GUI

25 Feb 2016

J.Starkl

A windows-service which can handle different operations in separate threads and which can be controlled by a small GUI program

A Simple Windows Vista/7 Gadget To Preview CodeProject's Featured Articles

1 Aug 2017

Arthur V. Ratz

In this article, we'll discuss on how to use HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Ajax to create a simple lightweight Windows Vista/7 sidebar desktop gadget that allows to preview featured articles contributed to CodeProject's web site

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 0 – Table of Contents

31 Jan 2010

Arik Poznanski

Complete Library for using the Windows 7 Ribbon from C#, including 18 samples and 21 blog posts documenting the Ribbon features

Protecting .NET 4.+ Application By C++ [Unmanaged]

25 Mar 2018

The Ænema

Inject your 4.5 framework .NET application into a C++ unmanaged host application - fast, secure & without any extra tool or library.

Windows Authentication Using Form Authentication

1 Jul 2009

Muhammad Akhtar Shiekh

An article on "How to authenticate windows user using form authentication in ASP.NET?"

Fabrika LAB: WebCam Video

22 May 2013

Dejan Mauer

Free and easy way to access a web camera by using the Aforge library.

An efficient way for automatic updating

11 Sep 2017

Michael Haephrati

A simple way to provide silent automatic updates with no server side code

CropBox

21 Aug 2019

Johnny J.

Easily add image cropping to your desktop application

.NET Shell Extensions - Shell Property Sheets

7 Apr 2013

Dave Kerr

Use .NET to rapidly build Shell Property Sheets

Web Application - Advanced Hosting of WebBrowser Control with ATL

14 Oct 2009

Alex Blekhman

Example of handling real-life challenges when hosting WebBrowser control: separate creation of hosting window and the control, keyboard shortcuts, control's dimensions, etc.

Custom URL Protocol for Invoking Application

6 Mar 2012

Chandrakantt

Registering a custom URL protocol for invoking an application

Real Time Collaboration: A Quick C++ Windows Library with RDC Support

13 Feb 2019

Michael Chourdakis

Create collaborating projects easily

VS2013

BASIC, Why? The Answer Might Surprise You ! (Part 1)

23 Aug 2018

Chris Boss

Why some prefer the BASIC language over others

Windows 7 Goodies in C++: Adding Custom Tasks to Jump Lists

29 Jun 2009

Michael Dunn

Create custom tasks in your app's jump list on Windows 7

.NET Shell Extensions - Shell Drop Handlers

19 Jan 2013

Dave Kerr

Rapidly create Shell Drop Handler Extensions using .NET

Introduction to B-trees: Concepts and Applications

15 Aug 2014

Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

How to solve real-life problems using B-trees

MIDI Out Setter

10 May 2009

DaveyM69

Allows changing of the default MIDI out device in Vista and Windows 7

Image Filters

30 Sep 2009

Fiwel

Different ways to apply image filters.

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 13 – DropDownColorPicker

15 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to use the ribbon drop down color picker control.

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 20 – QuickAccessToolbar

23 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to work with the ribbon quick access toolbar.

WPF-Less GDI+.NET Report Component: Star Report

25 Jan 2013

FatCatProgrammer

StarReport: WPF-less GDI+.NET report component.

Take a REST : A Windows C++ Library for Quick Web Interfaces Interaction

30 May 2019

Michael Chourdakis

A few functions and you can call various Web libraries like Google Drive

Midi: A Windows MIDI Library in C#

6 Jul 2020

honey the codewitch

Provides a complete managed API for working with MIDI files, sequences and devices

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 8 – ComboBox

9 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to use the ribbon combo box control.

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 5 - Application Menu with SplitButton and DropButton

6 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to use the ribbon application menu with ribbon split button and ribbon drop button controls.

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 18 – ContextPopup

22 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to work with ribbon context popup.

April Fools! Evil Windows Dialog Prank

31 Mar 2011

Gregory Gadow

Prank your coworkers with a dialog box that appears and disappears randomly by using a notification area app.

PolyHook 2: C++17 x86/x64 Hooking Library

24 Jul 2018

stevemk14ebr

PolyHook v2 - the C++17 x86/x64 library supporting multiple methods of hooking

Generic Picker Dropdown Control

12 Dec 2008

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer

A flexible easily overridable combo-box-alike control for choosing from a 2D array of options

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 15 – Use Ribbon as External DLL

19 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to load ribbon resources from external DLLs.

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 16 – ApplicationModes

20 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to work with ribbon application modes.

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 6 – Tabs, Groups and HelpButton

7 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to use ribbon tabs, groups and the ribbon help button control.

Multi language on-screen keyboard using Windows keyboard DLLs

18 Dec 2012

Lars [Large] Werner

Windows has built inn support for a lot of keyboard languages, this class makes it possible to extract that info in an easy manner and present it to screen.

Adding an InputBox() to Any C++ Program

12 Jun 2019

Michael Haephrati

A simple and easy to use InputBox() function for any type of C++ program for Windows

C++14

Windows Experience Score For Windows 10

5 Nov 2019

Howard 9448490

A replacement Windows Experience Score tool for Windows 10

ScreenCapture: Single Header DirectX Library

1 Apr 2021

Michael Chourdakis

DirectX hardware screen capture and encoding with audio mixing capabilities. H264/H265/VP80/VP90/FLAC/MP3

Selection Rectangle: An Implementation in "Explorer style" :)

28 Jan 2010

Eugen Podsypalnikov

A semi-transparent selection rectangle

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 10 – Working With Images

12 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to work with images in the ribbon.

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 12 – CheckBox and ToggleButton

14 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to use the ribbon check box and toggle button controls.

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 4 - Application Menu with Buttons

4 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to use the ribbon application menu.

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 17 – Contextual Tabs

21 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to work with ribbon contextual tabs.

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 19 – RecentItems

23 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to work with the ribbon recent items control.

ASP.NET User Control: File Browser

16 Dec 2011

Henryk Filipowicz

A web user control for selecting a file from the file system.

A Modern Direct2D Color Picker for Plain Win32

2 Jun 2020

Michael Chourdakis

C++, Direct2D, one function and you got a nice picker

Column based selection in rich edit control.

22 May 2012

Mahfuzur Rahman.

Column based selection in rich edit control.

Full-Featured Task Manager for Windows Mobile

17 Feb 2008

Brian P. Adams

A full-featured Task Manager for Windows Mobile.

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 14 – FontControl

16 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to use the ribbon font control.

Sending WhatsApp Messages from a Win32 C++ Program - Part 1

3 Nov 2018

Michael Haephrati

A simple way for sending WhatsApp messages to an individual or to a group in C++

SelfServe: A Self-hosting Self-installing Windows Service

14 Jan 2020

honey the codewitch

Add the ability to run a service in console mode and to control or install your service from the command line

A Flexible Direct2D Pianoroll for Your Music Apps

9 May 2019

Michael Chourdakis

Create music easily

UI Control Data Spy

1 Oct 2009

Nishad S

A tool for capturing data from controls like TreeCtrl, ListCtrl, ComboBox, ListBox, etc.

Running Any Command Line exe Remotely Using the Process Class

23 Dec 2011

Dan Randolph

Builds on the existing RunRemote project to run commands on a remote server.

Display HTML in WPF and CefSharp Tutorial Part 2

9 Apr 2015

Dirk Bahle, Alex Maitland

How to implement a ResourceHandler in CefSharp to display custom HTML in WPF

Happy Registry: A Quick Wrapper for the Win32 Database

23 Oct 2015

Michael Chourdakis

A simple template for manipulating the registry

Detecting Active Language

21 Sep 2017

Michael Haephrati

How to detect the currently used language regardless of the active application

Retrieving and Storing Call History

19 Dec 2007

Bryan Sachdeva

This article describes how to create a wrapper class for the native Phone API, and then uses it to retrieve and store the call history.

Elevating your application for dummies: A step-by-step guide to elevate and write in the Registry

8 Apr 2009

joseangelmt

We are going to enable your application to write entries in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, elevating your application when necessary.

Direct2D: Hardware Acceleration in Windows 7 Plotting

10 May 2009

Michael Chourdakis

Draw your vectors using a new, ActiveX based hardware accelerated interface.

CrashRptEx - An Extension to the CrashRpt Crash Reporting System

23 May 2018

Andreas Schoenle

How to use CrashRptEx, to avoid some of the pitfalls of crash reporting in MFC apps or if you want the ability to continue your application after a crash

Intertexti - Resurrecting HyperCard

2 Feb 2013

Marc Clifton

A prototype application for cross-referencing and indexing files, URL's.

Line Fitting in Images Using Orthogonal Linear Regression

12 Apr 2013

Jonathan Nethercott

Describes an algorithm for calculating the equation of a line in an image using orthogonal linear regression.

Visual Studio Visualizer: Part 1

10 Jun 2013

Frederico Regateiro

This project shows a work around to make a non-serializable object available to a custom visualizer.

Classificiation Using Logistic Regression in Visual Basic

19 Dec 2016

petrostherock

Machine Learning. What languages come to mind? R? Python? Matlab? Bet you didn't think Visual Basic.

artificial-intelligence

The Kernel-Bridge Framework

1 Nov 2018

Alexander Eremeev

The Windows kernel-hacking library and development framework written on C++17

How to do CreateFileMapping in a C++ DLL and access it in C#, VB and C++

10 Mar 2009

nkrscorpio

This is yet another example for memory mapped files. What is cool though is unlike other samples, I have a SetData(TCHAR* Key, TCHAR* value) / GetData(TCHAR* key) pattern here.

Hacking FontDialog

23 Aug 2008

legcsabi

How to hide UI elements of a FontDialog (e.g., Font Size).

Testing reader/writer locks

20 Jan 2009

Valery Grebnev

This article describes testing the results of reader/writer locks on Windows XP/Vista Uniprocessor and Multi-core PCs.

Visual Modeling of Complex Reactive Systems with Harel UML StateCharts

8 Sep 2009

jerryd_intw

This article presents a commercial-grade cross-platform Harel UML StateChart Open-Source application framework named StateWizard for concurrent, distributed, and real-time reactive system development with simplicity, efficiency, and scalability.

Use mplayer as our Audio Decoder – Part 2

12 Dec 2011

jackyxinli

This article demonstrates how to use mplayer as an audio decoder and display real time spectrum during playback process

VisualC++

Selection Overlay DLL

18 Jun 2012

Mark Kruger

API which shows a Selection Overlay and notifies the caller when it's resizing and notifies the final rectangle.

Steganography programming with Visual Studio 2012 (Nostega paradigm)‏

20 Sep 2012

Palavos

A paradigm of Noiseless Steganography for secretely transmitting messages via Excel graphs.

How to Read a PE Image's Manifest Resource using an Undocumented Internal .NET Class Method

21 Jan 2013

Kerem Guemruekcue

This short article shows how to use an undocumented internal class method from the System.Deployment.Application.Win32InterOp namespace to get a PE images manifest resource.

State Machine - State Pattern vs. Classic Approach

5 Aug 2014

Chris875

State pattern and procedural solution illustrated

Win32 Thread Wrapper with Synchronized Start

23 Oct 2019

David Lafreniere

A Win32 CreateThread() C++ wrapper class for synchronized thread startup and forced message queue creation.

Global Hotkeys within Desktop Applications

29 Dec 2018

Kfir Eichenblat

Learn how to create Global Hotkeys properly in a C# desktop application (e.g. Windows Forms or WPF)

Re-Active Disabled Controls

2 Nov 2012

Pieter Alec Myburgh

Re-Activate disabled windows controls

QuickAccent - A Tool for Accents and Symbols

29 Oct 2014

Dave Kerr

Use QuickAccent to quickly copy accents and symbols to your clipboard. Also read the article to find out about the essentials when writing System Tray based applications

HiRes Backgroundworker

20 Aug 2014

sgoleary

Cut and Paste BackgroundWorker.

Collision Proof Shared String Resources

12 Jul 2016

David A. Gray

Share Win32 string resources without the risk of conflicting resource IDs

Allocating Memory on Linux and Windows

10 Aug 2018

RCL_SPD

How to allocate memory on Linux and Windows

RGF: A Save/Open Dialog Box with Cloud Capabilities

31 May 2019

Michael Chourdakis

Replace GetOpenFileName/GetSaveFileName with a new cloud API!

Fetch and Search Your Chrome History

14 Jun 2019

Michael Haephrati

How to fetch and search your Chrome history by accessing the "history" Sqlite database

chrome

Texture Mapping in OpenGL using Class CImage

5 Aug 2016

Petrov Vladimir

Texture Mapping in OpenGL from any Image File in any format using Class CImage(just call the File Name).

Last branch records and branch tracing

27 Mar 2013

nick.p.everdox

Usage of Intel/AMD extended processor features.

Using JavaScript frameworks from your C#/UWP application

2 Dec 2015

David Catuhe

Thanks to Chakra (the JavaScript engine used by Microsoft Edge), it is now possible to host one of the fastest JavaScript engines (and also the one with the highest support of ECMAScript 6) inside any Universal Windows Platform application.

Javascript

WinRT

Selenium Series Part 4: Killing Laying Around Browser Processes for More Consistent Selenium Testing

Host and Workflow: Two Worlds to Communicate. Part V

4 Oct 2008

freedeveloper

Part V: Intercommunications with a Workflow instance using Correlation parameter

JesTracePaster - Tool to Add Method-entry Logs in Source Files

11 Mar 2009

Jellow TK

This simple tool will add method-entry logs in source files.

Outlook add-in using VC++ ATL/COM

5 Feb 2013

Gokulnath007

To get instant control over Outlook and various operations of outlook.

.NET and Delphi Inter-Process Communication via Named Pipes

12 Dec 2014

Yuriy Magurdumov

Calling native methods from .NET application via standard Windows Named Pipes

OpenGL in Python with TKinter

25 Jan 2016

Samuel Teixeira

Why simple if we can be complex?

Using the Windows MIDI SYSEX API in .NET

13 Apr 2016

Steve Grundy

This article describes using the Windows MIDI API functions in a managed environment.

25 Jun 2018

Sean Rand

This is an article to help you clean up browser processes during automated Selenium testing.

Smart Partition File Exchange

22 Dec 2019

Marijan Nikic

A utility for automatization of moving files from partition A to partition B and vice versa

Extended Autohide for Taskbar and Startmenu

25 Jan 2020

Thilo Bauer

Autohides Taskbar and Startmenu when there are no mouse moves over them for a defined time

Change Local IIS Home Path from Explorer Context Menu

1 Sep 2008

Sean Rock

Change local IIS home path from explorer context menu

Menu, tabs, toolbars, scrollbars, hotkeys, frames resizing, and the ON_COMMAND_RANGE handler for classes derived from CListCtrl on CFormView dialogs

12 Jul 2009

Emery Emerald

A demonstration of using a general-purpose MDI interface in MFC table forms.

SWF Summary Shell Extension (PropertyPage for SWF files!)

13 Jul 2010

Daniel Cohen Gindi

This application adds a property page to show SWF properties in the Windows file properties window.

(Memory and Resource) Leak Detection for WinCE

23 May 2012

Sergeant Kolja

This is an alternative for "Memory leak detection for WinCE".

Directory Monitor Service controls SSIS Package Execution

2 Aug 2012

Kuthuparakkal

WMI based DirectoryMonitor triggers SSIS Package execution.

Virtual Monopolium

4 Sep 2013

KillBot Project

A make-over of one of the most popular family games, Monopoly.

Managing object lifetime in Delphi

4 Nov 2015

Denis Murashov

In the article I try to make a brief review over methods to manage object lifetime in Delphi applications.

jParser PCL .NET Json Parser

15 Feb 2016

Ahmed Amer Jaf

Fast n Easy Way to parse Json data

Venn Diagram in VisualBasic

4 Apr 2016

Mr. xieguigang 谢桂纲

R API for drawing venn diagram in VisualBasic

machine-learning

Detect SAM File Corruption under Windows 7 (Part 1)

10 Apr 2016

AIT SALEM BOUSSAD

This first part of the article presents how to inject a DLL inside lsass process by using Windows service

Ved Startup Manager

3 Feb 2017

Satish Jagtap

This article is written in VC++ as utility to manage startup applications of Windows.

Embedded Programming using Powerbasic with RTOS-32 (Part 1)

12 Sep 2018

Chris Boss

A short introduction to using the Powerbasic 6.0 console compiler with the Ontime RTOS-32 embedded operating system

How to Scan Documents with your WPF Application

7 Sep 2012

Dynamsoft

In this article, I’ll share with you how to utilize Dynamic .NET TWAIN in a WPF application to process your documents.

Crash While Closing Application that Uses Windows Ribbon Framework

22 Apr 2010

Arik Poznanski

Crash while closing application that uses Windows Ribbon Framework

Patch my Arabic Locale on Windows Mobile

6 May 2012

emranallan

Add your local inside windows local to be supported for unicode

How to perform fading transitions on Textures in XNA 4.0 using Interpolation Timers

7 Jul 2012

CJ Kent

Create an Interpolating Timer and use it to fade textures in and out in XNA 4.0

Using Windowless Rich Edit Controls Directly from C#

1 Mar 2019

Sergey Nozhenko

A technique of invoking and implementing non-standard interfaces of windowsless rich edit controls is demonstrated

The Explorer Imperative - Two Stage Search

4 Sep 2019

Jaxon7

Least frequent character offset exact match algorithm used in GUI keyword search

Doing UTF-8 in Windows, Part 2 - Tolower or Not to Lower

18 Feb 2020

Mircea Neacsu

Case folding for UTF-8 code

SpeechRecognition and SpeechSynthesis Windows 10 API for plain Win32

27 May 2020

Michael Chourdakis

A one-function library to easily integrate Speech to Text and Text to Speech in your Win32 applications

Using Information Retrieval Techniques as an Alternative to Commercial Web Services

14 Aug 2008

Yasser M. Jaffal

In this article, I discuss an example of how you can use information retrieval to grab data out of MSN Money pages to get a free Web Service for currency exchange rates and other quotes.

InfoPath 2007 Helper for MOSS 2007

6 Feb 2009

Javier Ibarra

This article is about how to get or set values of an InfoPath form.

Simple Tri-State TreeView

5 Mar 2012

Fred_Informatix

This is an alternative for "Simple Tri-State TreeView"

DWinLib - Creating Modal Dialogs

14 Feb 2013

David O'Neil

Need to make a simple, or not-so-simple dialog? The following approach may be just the ticket, even without DWinLib!

Batch - automatic increase administrative privileges (run as Administrator)

2 Jun 2015

Artur Zgadzaj

Batch run as Administrator - automatic increase administrative privileges in Batch scripts like BAT and CMD - universal tools Batch_Admin

Native Win32 API OpenGL Tutorial - Part 2

17 Apr 2016

leon de boer

In this second part, we will create an OpenGL MDI application

MTC.Host. A Infrastructure to host and manage Windows Services

10 Dec 2016

gfazzola

In this article I will explain the implementation of an infrastructure to host and manage windows services in a practical and interactive way.As a practical example of the solution will be implemented a dynamic ip update client of DucDNS

decode multiPage rotate tif.zip

12 Aug 2019

LeisureBamboo

The decode and encode of multiPage rotate tif.zip

Generation of Infinite Sequences in C# and Unmanaged C++

20 Sep 2020

JorgeLuisOrejel

How to generate infinite sequences in both C# and unmanaged C++

unmanaged

Fetching Most Recent Minds.com Posts

26 Feb 2021

Michael Haephrati

Minds.com is a blockchain-based social network where users can earn money or cryptocurrency for using it.

Introduction to Programming with LEADTOOLS .NET OCR - Multi-threaded OCR SDK for 32 and 64 Bit Development

cURL

7 Jan 2013

LEADTOOLS Support

Introduce you to the key features of the new .NET OCR classes, provide you with a step-by-step approach for creating an OCR application, and provide you with sample code.

Automated Data Acquisition Through Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Facilitated Using PowerShell

31 Dec 2007

jkunken

In this article, we will describe how information generated on data acquisition devices connected to servers running Windows Server 2003 can be efficiently integrated into Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 using Windows PowerShell.

Extending DirectoryInfoEx to support Archives

31 Dec 2009

Leung Yat Chun (Fainx)

Allow users to make virtual directories and use them via a similar interface as DirectoryInfo.

Media Center Magnifier

23 Oct 2009

cjbarth

Tool to magnify a screen including layered windows and transparency. Useful for media centers.

Dynamic Libraries with Delayed Function Loading

27 Oct 2011

Vasil Bachvarov

This article explains how to create a dynamic library that loads exported functions the first time they are used, opposed to loading them when the library is loaded.

Executable Integration Example: External Settings and Update

2 Jun 2012

Ben Baron

Java source code to demonstrate Executable Integration which is a concept of integrating several distinct executables to create a single application

Fully Control Your Webcam in Your Web Browser with Dynamsoft

21 Sep 2012

Dynamsoft

Capture images and video streams from your webcams in IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera.

Schemeer, a Semi XML and JSON Handler

22 Jan 2013

lxdfigo

It is a lib that can process XML documents or JSON by changing a config file.

Closing Microsoft Dynamics GP Report Destination window (alternative)

15 Aug 2014

Paul Maxan

This is an alternative for "Closing Microsoft Dynamics GP Report Destination window"

Building Image-Based Workflows with Windows Workflow Foundation

31 Mar 2008

Casey_Muse

Find out how to build a small document imaging workflow application using WF and Pegasus Imaging’s activity libraries (Part 1). Then discover how Pegasus’ activities may be used to add imaging workflows to MOSS using Visual Studio 2008 (Part 2).

Spokes SDK 5-Minute Quick-Start Blog!

15 Mar 2013

Plantronics

Spokes SDK 5-Minute Quick-start blog!

To Heap or not to Heap; That’s the Large Object Question?

11 Jul 2017

Doug Duerner, Yeon-Chang Wang

In this article we explored a theory; would it be better to not utilize a heap construct when dealing with very large objects in .NET, in order to avoid Large Object Heap (LOH) fragmentation?

Persian Gulf in 3D Anaglyph

12 Aug 2013

Mohammad Reza Khosravi

This application uses some simple 2D methods to make 3D scenes which can be seen with Red/Cyan Anaglyph glasses.

Fun with Unicode

9 Apr 2016

Yang Kok Wah

Typing Unicode directly to a text-box, including support for surrogate pairs. Create simple web pages to display fanciful fonts

Injecting .NET Assemblies Into Unmanaged Processes

22 Jun 2013

Pero Matić

A detailed analysis of how to inject the .NET runtime and arbitrary .NET assemblies into unmanaged and managed processes; and how to execute managed code within those processes.

XColorHexagonCtrl - a non-MFC color picker control that displays a color hexagon

4 Apr 2008

Hans Dietrich

XColorHexagonCtrl displays a color hexagon that allows user selection, and provides APIs for color based on RGB and HSL color models.

WPF x FileExplorer x MVVM

24 Nov 2012

Leung Yat Chun (Fainx)

This article describe how to construct FileExplorer controls included DirectoryTree and FileList, using Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern.

Custom Controls in Win32 API: The Painting

12 Dec 2014

Martin Mitáš

Understanding the basics of custom control painting and avoiding the trap of control flicker

Classic Shell

23 Feb 2010

Ivo Beltchev

Classic Start menu and other shell features for Windows 7 and Vista.

CLR Injection: Runtime Method Replacer

23 Jun 2009

Ziad Elmalki

Replace any method with another method at runtime. Updated for 3.5 SP1.

XBalloonMsg - a non-MFC balloon-shaped message box

11 Jul 2008

Hans Dietrich

XBalloonMsg displays a message box using balloon-style tooltips. Message and title strings may be embedded or stored in string resource.

Custom Controls in Win32 API: The Basics

12 Dec 2014

Martin Mitáš

A quick introduction into the development of custom controls in plain Win32 API.

Sending WhatsApp Messages from a Win32 C++ Program - Part 2

13 Dec 2018

Michael Haephrati

A simple way for sending WhatsApp documents and images to an individual or to a group in C++

Moving Memory in .NET using VB and the CIL

22 Jun 2014

Nathaniel Moschkin

Topics and methods on programming in .NET and performance considerations

Windows 7 Trigger Start Service

17 Jan 2010

Abhishek Sur

Implement services that start/stop automatically to some events like Device attached, Network Availability, Firewall port modified, Domain join, Group Policy change etc

Stepper Motor and 7 Segment Display Control with Parallel Port

31 Dec 2008

Samet KILICTAS

Stepper motor And seven-segment display control with parallel port using Assembly Language

TetroGL: An OpenGL Game Tutorial in C++ for Win32 platforms - Part 3

7 Nov 2008

Cedric Moonen

Learn how to draw text and handle the states of your game.

WMI Interface for .NET

9 Dec 2007

jsunstrom

A class library to aid in writing WMI applications.

.NET Shell Extensions - Deploying SharpShell Servers

15 Sep 2013

Dave Kerr

Learn how to deploy SharpShell servers easily with the new Server Registration Manager tool

Concurrency Runtime in Visual C++ 2010

11 Nov 2010

Ajay Vijayvargiya

Learn about parallel algorithms, parallel containers, tasks, task groups, agents library, task scheduler etc in VC10

Windows Live Messenger Plug-in Development Bible

3 Nov 2008

IndioX86

An article explaining several Win32 reverse engineering techniques applied to Live Messenger research and plug-in development.

Custom Controls in Win32 API: Control Customization

11 Dec 2014

Martin Mitáš

Overview of techniques for customizing existing controls.

Additional custom panel in Microsoft Outlook

25 Jun 2008

Lukas Neumann

An example of undocumented integration into the user interface of Microsoft Office applications.

Bypassing PatchGuard 3

20 Aug 2008

Christoph Husse

This article shows how to bypass PatchGuard 3 on the latest windows versions.

RWMutex: A Shared/Exclusive Recursive Mutex

13 Dec 2018

Michael Chourdakis

A mutex with shared/exclusive access with upgrade/downgrade capability

Cryptographic Interoperability: Digital Signatures

20 Oct 2009

Jeffrey Walton

Sign and verify messages using Crypto++, Java, and C#.

Guide to Win32 Memory DC

21 Jul 2011

Paul M Watt

Guide to creating and using Memory Device Contexts (DC) in Win32.

C# Snooker

14 Dec 2009

Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

Sound-enabled pool game for C#.

SharePoint OCR image files indexing

2 Dec 2009

gstolarov

SharePoint OCR image files indexing.

Stopwatch

3 Jan 2015

Espen Harlinn

Benchmark C++ std::vector vs raw arrays, move assignable/constructable & copy assignable/constructable

Custom Controls in Win32 API: Visual Styles

17 Mar 2014

Martin Mitáš

Paint your control consistently with standard/common controls, using the visual styles API.

Using .NET Classes/Modules from Native C++

13 Sep 2009

Johann Anhofer

The goal of this article is to describe a more or less generic way to access .NET managed objects from a native C++ application.

A Simple Profiler using the Visual Studio C/C++ Compiler and DIA SDK

15 Dec 2009

Nikhil Soman

Easy to use profiler for time and impact analysis of C/C++ code which uses the Visual Studio C/C++ compiler (/Gh and /GH flags) and the DIA SDK to gather profiling data.

Draw Behind Desktop Icons in Windows 8+

22 Dec 2014

Gerald Degeneve

Draw or render a Windows Form directly over the Wallpaper, behind the Desktop Icons in Windows 8+10

True Natural Language Understanding through a Conceptual Language Understanding Engine

11 Jan 2010

Roy, Philippe

An article introducing an Artificial Intelligence technique that understands and manipulates concepts from text.

Shell Extensibility - Explorer Desk Band, Tray Notification Icon et al.

28 Aug 2009

Alex Blekhman

A simple Calendar utility that demonstrates basic Shell extensibility techniques: desk band, tray notification icon, locales.

DBTool – Part 2: Harlinn.Oracle

1 Oct 2013

Espen Harlinn

A reflection based wrapper for the Oracle Data Provider for .NET – allows your application to dynamically load the Oracle.DataAccess.dll assembly installed on your client’s computer.

Windows 7 Goodies in C++: Taskbar Progress and Status Indicators

14 Sep 2009

Michael Dunn

An intro to using Taskbar progress bars and overlay icons with your Windows 7 applications

Sciter - multiplatform embeddable HTML/CSS/scripting UI engine

11 Nov 2015

c-smile

Basics of Sciter embedding principles, high-level overlook of Sciter SDK structure.

C++ is Fun: Writing a Tic Tac Toe Game

4 Nov 2013

Marius Bancila

This article shows how to create a Tic Tac Toe game in C++ using different technologies such as Win32 and WinRT to prove that writing code in C++ is as fun and productive as in other programming languages.

Troubleshooting Registration Free COM

30 Apr 2018

Nisamudheen

How to troubleshoot Registration Free COM using Tools

Anti-Debug Protection Techniques: Implementation and Neutralization

7 Apr 2016

Apriorit Inc, Kulchytskyi Oleg

Several approaches of anti-debug protection and some tips about how they are usually neutralized by reversers

Toggle hardware data/read/execute breakpoints programmatically

23 Jul 2008

Michael Chourdakis

Simple code to introduce a hardware breakpoint mechanism.

PDF Merger and Protector

5 Oct 2012

Sunasara Imdadhusen

PDF MERGER and PROTECTOR is the best pdf merger software which is fast and powerful way to join(Merge) PDF files with password protection as well as you can apply stamper with either any type of image or text. Using this utility you don’t required installation of Adobe Acrobat. Looks Exciting ???

Interact with Windows Services in C++

5 May 2016

Marius Bancila

Interact, control and configure Windows services using C++ components built on top of the Windows services API

KeePass Password Safe

13 Jan 2020

Dominik Reichl

KeePass is a free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager.

ExpTreeLib Version 3 - Explorer-like Navigation and Operation for your Forms

9 Jan 2014

Jim Parsells

A Class Library for building Forms with a folder navigation TreeView and form specific ListViews that can be tailored for your application and behave like Windows Explorer. Full documentation.

Integrate the OpenOffice.org Power in a WTL (or Other Native Win32) Application

18 Feb 2009

Alain Rist

OOo::DocWindow and WTL::COOoCtrl classes to work on any Microsoft-Office document, and Open Office SDK integration in Visual Studio/VCExpress 2005/2008

Win32 SDK PropertyGrid Made Easy

9 May 2021

David MacDermot

This article describes the creation of a non-MFC custom PropertyGrid control.

A Basic Icon Editor Running on ReactOS (and Consequently on Windows XP and Newer Versions)

31 Jan 2021

Steffen Ploetz

Creation of a basic icon editor with as little code as possible, that is running on ReactOS and Windows, to check out the stability of application development capabilities on ReactOS

Relook your Old and New Native Applications with a Ribbon UI under Vista or Windows 7 (WTL)

12 Apr 2010

Alain Rist

Including a Ribbon UI Implementation Guide with examples and a dual UI enabled legacy application

System Wide Hooking for the WM_CHAR Message

4 Jan 2010

sridhar vattam

How to hook the WM_CHAR message using the WH_GETMESSAGE hook.

Tiny CMD

1 Aug 2019

Michael Haephrati

A tiny Command Line Interface wrapped with a Graphic User Interface

Burning and Erasing CD/DVD/Blu-ray Media with C# and IMAPI2

23 Mar 2010

Eric Haddan

Using the Image Mastering API in C#.

An Anti-Reverse Engineering Guide

9 Nov 2008

Joshua Tully

A look into what goes into the area of preventing reverse engineering, and gives developers some functions and ideas about preventing reversing engineering of their programs.

Windows Development in C++, Working with Menus

3 Jan 2015

Espen Harlinn

Windows API, menus, C++ lambda expressions, std::enable_shared_from_this

A Full Yahoo! Weather App, Yes Another One

16 Apr 2011

rspercy65

Uses Farhad Siasar's YahooWeathertlb library with a few added functions

Dynamically Add/Edit Environment Variables of Remote Process

30 Dec 2008

Sarath C

Dynamically Add/Edit Environment variables of Remote process

DWinLib - The Guts

17 Jan 2021

David O'Neil

A little about how things work behind the scenes in DWinLib!

40 Basic Practices in Assembly Language Programming

29 Jan 2019

Zuoliu Ding

A discussion on some basic practices highly recommended in Assembly Language Programming.

The Practical Guide to Multithreading - Part 2

12 Apr 2010

Ajay Vijayvargiya

More of practical situations to use multithreading!

Configuring the Emulation Mode of an Internet Explorer WebBrowser Control

6 Jul 2014

Richard James Moss

Helper class for configuring which version of Internet Explorer is used by the WebBrowser control when hosted in a Windows Forms or WPF application

Windows dialog design in C++ without dialog templates.

3 Jun 2015

john morrison leon

An alternative approach in which dialogs are entirely specified as C++ code that requires neither IDE support to be written nor IDE generated resources to be executed. Powered by the C++ type system.

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 21 – SizeDefinition

24 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to define custom size definitions for ribbon group elements.

Image Blending in Windows - an Assembly Language Approach

4 Oct 2017

CMalcheski

Ditching the slowdowns and applying a little elbow grease can create dramatic speed improvements in GDI image blending.

Subverting Vista UAC in Both 32 and 64 bit Architectures

22 Apr 2009

Pero Matić

This article illustrates how to bypass Vista UAC as well as how to correctly launch an interactive process from a Windows Service.

Load EXE as DLL: Mission Possible

6 Dec 2015

Michael Chourdakis

Load an EXE file as a DLL in another EXE and execute the functions

Conservative Garbage Collector for C

22 Dec 2008

Yasin HINISLIOGLU

This article explains garbage collection and memory management using C language

Managed Fusion

19 Nov 2009

Simon Allaeys

Managed Fusion - A managed API to view and manipulate the Global Assembly Cache

MinHook - The Minimalistic x86/x64 API Hooking Library

17 Mar 2015

Tsuda Kageyu

Provides the basic part of Microsoft Detours functionality for both x64/x86 environments.

Undocumented List View Features

30 Sep 2015

Timo Kunze

Use undocumented parts of the Windows Vista list view API to enhance your application.

A first look at the Windows Web Services API

27 Jul 2009

Nish Nishant

The article shows how to interop between a WCF service and a WWS client, and also how to rewrite the WCF service in WWS retaining compatibility with existing WCF clients.

Accessing All of Windows Special Folders

12 Mar 2008

Warrick Procter

Get the path names to Windows special folders; optionally create the folders if they are missing; access physical and virtual special folders.

C++ WinAPI Wrapper Object using thunks (x32 and x64)

6 Dec 2016

Jon Campbell

Using "thunk" technique to add this pointer as fifth parameter to WndProc call for x32 and x64

Range Finder

30 Apr 2009

Mohammad Reza Khosravi

A simple program to find real size or distance of objects in your digital camera photos

Signal Segmentation Algorithm of Radhakrishnan, et al. Ported to C and C#

20 Oct 2019

Lance A. Endres

The algorithm presented by Radhakrishnan, et al., originally used to segment well logs for the oil industry, has been ported to C and C#.

Application Recovery and Restart C# Quick Reference

22 Apr 2010

Arik Poznanski

Application recovery and restart C# quick reference

A MIDI File Slicer and MIDI Library in C#

22 Mar 2020

honey the codewitch

Slice sections out of a MIDI file, and stretch or compress playback time using this simple utility. Or use the Midi Library to build your own MIDI apps

TetroGL: An OpenGL Game Tutorial in C++ for Win32 Platforms - Part 2

29 Mar 2009

Cedric Moonen

Learn how to load images, display them on the screen and manage them efficiently and how to display animations.

DirectUI

27 Apr 2012

Leslie Zhai

Open source windowless presentation manager library with DirectX 3D anmiation

Ultra Rapid Object Detection in Computer Vision Applications with Haar-like Wavelet Features

9 Jul 2008

Chesnokov Yuriy

The article describes the use of Haar-like wavelet features for ultra fast object detection using a cascade of artificial neural network classifiers.

MZCrumbBar - A Generic Breadcrumb Controller

15 Nov 2010

Mathias S.

A generic MFC breadcrumb controller that shows a clickable breadcrumb list.

FireKeys - Open Programs, Folders or URLs with Hot Keys!

11 Mar 2013

Dave Kerr

FireKeys is a tool that lets you set up hotkey bindings for your favorite programs or places. See how it works, download it and find out how the code was written!

XMessageBox - A reverse-engineered MessageBox()

29 Nov 2008

Hans Dietrich

A reverse-engineered non-MFC MessageBox() that includes custom checkboxes.

Peter - Programmers Extensive Text Editor

8 Feb 2012

Jpmon1

A robust text editor that supports plug-ins, code parsing, projects, and more.

Machine Solution to Einstein's Riddle Revisited

29 Oct 2013

Dezhi Zhao

This article shows a fast solution to Einstein's Riddle by using brutal search.

How to Burn Optical File Images with IMAPI 2.0 from Managed Code

30 May 2008

dmihailescu

Burn ISO files using IMAPI v2.0 and C#

An Idea How to Use Google Maps

29 Oct 2015

minor_28

Web Control - Google Maps

How to Set Debugger to Auto Attach on Process Start

14 Apr 2016

Eyal Rosner

Easily setting debugger to attach a process on start

Unmangle Mangled Libraries

2 Feb 2017

Jitesh Varma

Dynamically load a DLL with a name mangled interface, and use the undecorated interface.

Extensible Storage Engine

1 Feb 2011

Artour Bakiev

A short overview of the Extensible Storage Engine technology.

Custom Controls in Win32 API: Standard Messages

17 Mar 2014

Martin Mitáš

Make your control answer to the questions system or application may ask.

Sammon Projection

20 Oct 2009

Günther M. FOIDL

Sammon's projection is a nonlinear projection method to map a high dimensional space onto a space of lower dimensionality.

x86 Instruction Encoding Revealed: Bit Twiddling for Fun and Profit

2 Oct 2013

Nitay Artenstein

An in-depth look at how to disassemble the x86 instruction set, and how to put it to good use in your own code injections

EpServerEngine.cs - A lightweight asynchronous IOCP TCP Template Server-Client Framework using C# and Socket

Double-buffered Tree and Listviews

15 Jun 2009

Eugene Sichkar

Implementing native WinForms flicker-free TreeView and ListView descendants

Exception Injection: Throwing an Exception in Other Thread

8 Apr 2010

valdok

How to abort a non-cooperating thread by an exception

Windows API Code Pack v1.1 Released!

15 Sep 2010

Arik Poznanski

Windows API Code Pack v1.1

DWinLib 6: Pretty WinAPI Incorporation

17 Jan 2021

David O'Neil

My DWinLib Windows API wrapper combined with Francisco Campos's Pretty WinAPI framework

EasyHook - The reinvention of Windows API hooking

14 Aug 2008

Christoph Husse

Now supports an unmanaged API, kernel mode hooking, and extending unmanaged APIs with pure managed handlers since Windows 2000 SP4.

Wake the PC from standby or hibernation

3 Feb 2014

Daniele Di Sarli

How to automatically wake up the PC at some time in the future.

Spying Window Messages from the Inside

18 Feb 2009

IndioX86

An article on Hooking and Monitoring Window messages

1 Jul 2015

Woong Gyu La

How to create a server-client network quickly using IOCP TCP template server-client framework, EpServerEngine.cs (C#).

Real Tree 2

2 Apr 2009

Mohammad Reza Khosravi

This application shows a simple algorithm for drawing random flowers and trees. The logic is based on fractal sets.

Bug Finder, A Real Win32 Extensible Passive Debugger

28 Feb 2018

Antonio Petricca

Win32, compiler independent, and extensible passive debugger

Hosting WPF Content in a Java Application

26 Apr 2009

Vitaly Shelest

Demonstrates a simple technique for embedding WPF/.NET Components into Java GUI

Message Cracker Wizard for Win32 SDK Developers

5 Jul 2017

Hernán Di Pietro

A ClassWizard-like helper tool for using WINDOWSX.H message crackers.

Simple Serial Port Monitor

1 May 2012

Deka Prikarna A.

Very simple serial port monitor.

Console Control

8 Jul 2016

icemanind

A Winforms control that looks like a console screen, with full reading and writing support.

Windows 7 Goodies in C++: Introduction to the Ribbon

21 Feb 2011

Michael Dunn

A tutorial that shows how to get started using the Ribbon in your applications

Simple Tri-State TreeView

30 Mar 2011

DreamCatcher2k10

1 alternative

Provides another, simple way to get a tri-state TreeView, ensuring compatibility to all Windows UIs / styles

Remote Assistance in XP: Programmatically establish an RDP session

6 Oct 2008

Michael Chourdakis

The way to automate the help assistant process in C++ without dirty scripting code.

Process Suspender and Advanced Terminator

28 Feb 2013

perilbrain

This article explains using unmanaged APIs to suspend and terminate processes.

Perfect Semi-transparent & Shaped Dialogs with Standard, ActiveX, and Translucent Controls for Windows 2000+

SysAdmin

Multimedia PeakMeter Control

4 Sep 2008

Ernest Laurentin

Multimedia PeakMeter control - .NET version

Benchmark start-up and system performance for .Net, Mono, Java, C++ and their respective UI

2 Sep 2010

dmihailescu

What is the start-up and system performance overhead for .Net, Mono, Java versus C++ and Forms, WPF, Swing versus MFC

Advanced Image Control

18 Jun 2016

Patrik Mlekuž

Image Control for viewing most common image formats with advanced features included (Import Image, Preview, Resize, Position, Pan, Zoom, Export Image, Extract Resource Icon).

Global Mouse and Keyboard Library

8 Aug 2008

Brian Geiman

Easy-to-use library with global mouse and keyboard hooks and simulators.

Making a Search Engine

3 May 2013

kburman6

This article discusses the making of a search engine.

Transferring Virtual Files to Windows Explorer in C#

28 Jan 2008

n2jtx

An example of transferring virtual files to Windows Explorer using C# and the CFSTR_FILECONTENTS and CFSTR_FILEDESCRIPTOR formats.

Intercept and Manage Windows Originated by Third-party Components Hosted in C# Application

4 Mar 2008

Sergey Stoyan

Intercept, fill and close windows originated by third-party components hosted in C# application. As an encountered case, making WebBrowser control silent is considered.

Fast Point Cloud Viewer with C# and OpenGL

17 Aug 2016

Edgar Maass

Open and display point clouds using a simple user control. Technology used: C# and the OpenGL library via the OpenTK port to .NET.

Learn How to Find GPS Location on Any SmartPhone, and Then Make it Relevant

10 Feb 2009

TylerBrinks

A step by step tutorial for getting GPS from any SmartPhone, even without GPS built in, and then making location useful.

9 Feb 2010

D.K.Wang

This article tries to find a way to show standard controls, ActiveX controls, translucent controls on layered windows. Native MFC source code provided.

Installation IDs Based on Truncated Hashing

4 Dec 2007

Jeffrey Walton

Create Semi-Anonymous Installation Fingerprints Using Truncated Hashing and Crypto++

How to Embed Resources in a Static Library

22 Jan 2019

Michael Haephrati

How can a Static Library embed resources and other data so any application (even a Console based one) can use them.

MP3 + CDG Karaoke Player

25 Jun 2010

Ron Schuler

MP3 and CDG file player.

GDI+

Subclassing using DLL Injection

13 Feb 2013

Babu_Abdulsalam

Subclassing a window using the DLL Injection technique.

Genetic Algorithm Library

7 Apr 2012

Mladen Janković

A framework for genetic algorithms

Outlook add-in integrating Skype

28 May 2015

Cristian Amarie

Outlook add-in integration for Skype IM: Skype events, Outlook Skype ribbon, and more.

How to build Mono 3.8 / 3.10 on Windows

17 Oct 2014

Alex J Lennon

A refreshed article on how to build the current release of Mono on Windows

Windows 7: Exploration of 7 exciting new programming features in a single application!

6 Jan 2010

Michael Chourdakis

Demonstration of seven new programming technologies.

Automate your UI using Microsoft Automation Framework

1 Jan 2011

Ashish Kaila

Learn how to leverage UI automation in testing your UI and also to support accessibility features

The Code Project Kevin Bacon Game (Part 3)

28 Jun 2008

Derek Bartram

A Code Project orientated Kevin Bacon game utilising the CodeProject.dll

.NET Shell Extensions - Shell Context Menus

29 Jun 2019

Dave Kerr

Rapidly create Shell Context Menu Extensions using .NET

Presentation Model in Action

3 Feb 2008

Yiyi Sun

Use the Presentation Model pattern in ASP.NET Web site, Windows Forms and WPF

SMTP Client with SSL/TLS

22 Oct 2015

David Johns, John_Tang

C++ SMTP client, support SSL and TLS encrypted connection to SMTP server

API Hooking with MS Detours

14 Oct 2008

AlexAbramov

In this article, I will talk about the theories and implementations of API hooking. API hooking is a powerful technique that allows someone to hijack a function and redirect it to a custom one. Anything can be done in these functions before passing control back to the original API.

Microchip PIC 16F1455 USB Stack (Part 2)

22 Oct 2014

Szymon Roslowski

This article is continuation about a HID USB Stack for Microchip PIC 16F1455 and the way of communicating with it on Windows Platform.

dbAx: a C++ Library for ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)

21 Jan 2009

Ross White

C++ class wrapper for ADO

Play Audio Files with DirectSound and Display its Spectrum in Real Time - Part 3

24 Dec 2008

jackyxinli

An article to show how to play audio file with DirectSound and display its spectrum in real time accurately

Visualizing the Windows Mobile Virtual Memory Monster

6 Jan 2009

Dr. William J. Blanke

This article presents VirtualMemory.exe, a memory monitor application that visualizes Windows Mobile's virtual memory model graphically, and thus allows common memory issues, such as the infamous DLL Crunch, ordinary leaks, and a full device.exe, to be identified quickly and easily.

.NET Shell Extensions - Shell Preview Handlers

20 May 2014

Dave Kerr

Quickly create Shell Preview Handlers for Windows or Outlook using .NET!

Circuit Engine

18 Oct 2018

Emre Guldogan

A System for Simulation and Analysis of Logic Circuits

Save and Restore Icon Positions on Desktop

23 Aug 2013

Ivan Yakimov

The article describes how to save and restore positions of icons on Windows desktop.

Elevating During Runtime

15 Feb 2013

Michael Haephrati

How can an application elevate itself to gain "Admin" rights during runtime

Real-Time Object Tracker in C++

18 Dec 2007

Chesnokov Yuriy

This article describes an object tracking approach by estimating a time averaged background scene for tracking static and moving objects in real-time on down-scaled image data.

Manipulating Buttons in Internet Explorer's Address Bar

13 Mar 2011

Mladen Janković

How to gain control over the toolbar that hosts buttons located in Internet Explorer's address bar.

WPF TaskDialog Wrapper and Emulator

18 Oct 2012

Sean A. Hanley

A TaskDialog wrapper class with fallback emulator (for XP and earlier).

GBackupSolution - Visual Studio Extension VSX 2008/2010

17 Mar 2010

Tiep Le

Visual Studio 2008/2010 Extension for backing-up your solution to Gmail.

Getting Operating System Version Info - Even for Windows 10!

20 Nov 2012

Johnny J., Brisingr Aerowing

Get the operating system version and edition, updated with Windows 10

SonicUI - A Convenient GUI Engine You've Never Seen

26 May 2010

Sonic Guan

A convenient and high-powered GUI engine with plenty of tricks

Windows Ribbon Framework in Win32 C Application

24 Oct 2010

Stephen Wiria

Adding native Windows Ribbon Framework in Win32 C Application (NO MFC OR ATL)

Win7

XML Serialization of Generic Dictionary, Multidimensional Array, and Inherited Type, with sharpSerializer .NET

Win32 Editable TreeView and ListView Merged as One

26 Apr 2011

Eitan Michaelson

A custom tree control for Win32.

9 Nov 2011

Pawel idzikowski

How to serialize to XML, any generic, derived, or other complex type, which XMLSerializer cannot serialize

Fuzzy Ontology Framework

17 Mar 2012

Václav Slavíček

Integration of fuzzy OWL ontology modelling with .NET

Run All Jobs at Once Utility

20 Aug 2009

"Fish" (David B. Trout)

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

Universal Framework for Science and Engineering - Part 11: CodeDom Optimizing Compiler

27 Jul 2008

Petr Ivankov

CodeDom Optimizing Compiler for Science and Engineering

KRBTabControl

2 Aug 2011

Burak Ozdiken

This article explains how to make a custom Windows Tab Control in C#.

Visual Studio Design Patterns Add-in/Extension

3 May 2017

dmihailescu

A Visual Studio add-in that inserts some commonly known OO patterns into your working project and searches your highlights online.

Win32 SDK Serial Comm Made Easy

21 May 2011

David MacDermot

This article describes the creation of a non-MFC custom RS232 control.

AVRILOS: A simple OS for AVR microcontrollers

11 Jun 2011

grilialex

A Round-Robin OS (without pre-emptive multitasking) allowing rapid application development

Burn the Edges of Your Windows to Give Them Character

31 Mar 2008

Michael Dunn

No, that's not a typo

Writing Windows Debugger - Part 2

10 Jan 2011

Ajay Vijayvargiya

Let's enhance our Debugger!

TetroGL: An OpenGL Game Tutorial in C++ for Win32 Platforms - Part 1

26 Aug 2008

Cedric Moonen

Learn to create a Win32 message loop and game window and how to set-up OpenGL properly for 2D games

C# WAV file class, audio mixing, and some light audio manipulation

20 Apr 2009

CalicoSkies

A C# class for reading and writing WAV files, light audio manipulation, and WAV file mixing.

OpenS-CAD, a simple 2D CAD application

30 Dec 2007

jkristia

A simple 2D CAD application.

Distributed Computing in Small and Medium Sized Offices

25 Oct 2010

hax_

Introduction to the open-source hxGrid library for distributed computing. Main benefits of the library: cluster uses only idle time of Windows 2000/XP/Vista workstation (no dedicated workstations required); easy to use; free.

Getting All "Special Folders" in .NET

17 Dec 2018

Ray Koopa

Retrieving the path to the new user folders like Downloads, Saved Games or Searches

HotPatching: (VERY) Deep Inside

4 Nov 2018

Michael Chourdakis

A ready to be used hotpatching library with five methods!

How To Add Simple Web-enabled 2D/3D Dashboards to your Natively Built Application

29 Dec 2010

Walter Capers

The webonization of gnuplot

A simple C++ implementation of Elliptic Curve Cryptography

7 Jan 2008

Jarl Ostensen

A finite field EC and simple ECC scheme in C++ to help understand the principles.

Consuming a WCF Service from an SSRS (RDL) Server Report

15 Jun 2009

John Gathogo

An article illustrating how to consume a WCF service from an SSRS Server Report

A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.

26 Nov 2014

Jeremy Falcon

Provides a base to use when programming OpenGL-enabled applications for the real world, rather than a simple hello world.

Global Interceptable Program and System Hooks in .NET

7 Aug 2014

D. Infuehr

An introduction on how to implement global interceptable hooks in .NET

Explorer Shell Extensions in .NET (Revised)

16 Sep 2015

_Plutonix

Framework for NET based Shell Context Menus using VB, C#

Using Assembler and SSE2/SSE3 instructions for drawing optimization

29 Jul 2009

SergStrashko

Introduce the algorithm and technique for pre-drawing process speed up.

Writing a basic Windows debugger

24 Jan 2011

Ajay Vijayvargiya

Learn how you can write your own Windows debugger.

Full Multi-thread Client/Server Socket Class with ThreadPool

27 Sep 2009

Ernest Laurentin

Complete Client/Server Socket Communication class with threadpool implementation. Easy to use and integrate into C++ application. Linux/UNIX port available.

Learning Binary and Hexadecimal

24 Nov 2014

Jeremy Falcon

A beginner's guide to talking like a computer.

Run Windows Store Apps From Desktop

25 Mar 2013

Shai Raiten

How to work with Windows Store apps from a Desktop application - Run, Get App State, Stop, and more.

Posting to an ASP website via Windows sockets in C

13 Feb 2011

Sergio Mach

Posting data to an Internet server made easy with a slick C/C++ class wrapping a call to Windows sockets.

Animated Controls using graphic layers

25 Feb 2015

gggustafson

This article discusses how to create animated controls using graphic layers.

An MFC Chart Control with Enhanced User Interface

17 Jun 2013

geoyar

An MFC linear chart control with enhanced appearance.

The Windows Native Ribbon Part 1.5: Laying out Controls and Groups

27 Apr 2011

Michael Dunn

This article describes how to lay out controls in the Windows native Ribbon

Windows Mobile Remote Controller

28 Mar 2008

João Paulo Figueira

Control your Windows Mobile device from your desktop.

Handling Enhanced Mouse Wheels in your Application

10 Feb 2011

Tanvi K Shah, Steve H Davis

How to give your users a smooth scrolling experience with High Resolution Mouse Wheels

VB.NET runtime control designer for windows forms

28 Jun 2015

NightWizzard

Simply add a single code module to add instant design capabilities to all windows forms of your application!

The Bip Buffer - The Circular Buffer with a Twist

20 Jul 2020

Simon Cooke

A bi-partite circular buffer for high performance buffering, where it comes from, and why you'd want to use it.

WPF C# Ribbon Control Library

25 Jun 2008

Derek Bartram

A WPF / C# Library for implementing Office 2007 Style Ribbon Interfaces

Detailed SQL Server data audit through a .NET (CLR) trigger

19 Dec 2011

David Catriel

Creating a .NET trigger for SQL Server that will log (down to the field level) all changes made to tables.

Mouse Emulating Software

19 Oct 2012

Viktor Signaievskyi

A simple software based mouse emulator

Programming for Multi Touch

28 Oct 2013

Ben Aldhouse

This is a commentary on the MSDN article 'Detecting and Tracking Multiple Touch Points'

HowTo: VS2012 "C" project /w Flex & Bison

11 Sep 2013

pmulhrsw

Create a "C" project in VS2012, then add Flex lexing and Bison parsing capability.

EV Code Signing with a Hardware Token

15 Dec 2018

Michael Haephrati

How to sign a PE using an EV Code Signing Certificate with a hardware token

How to serialize data effectively? Custom serialization of Bitmap, Cursor, Icon, Font, and other objects without a default constructor with sharpSerializer

Add Your Control On Top Another Application

22 May 2010

Shai Raiten

How To Use Win32 To Add Your Control On Top Another Application Using Win32 Hooks.

.NET Shell Extensions - Shell Icon Handlers

19 Jan 2015

Dave Kerr

Rapidly create Shell Icon Handler Extensions using .NET

Inter-Process Communication (IPC) Introduction and Sample Code

19 Dec 2009

All-In-One Code Framework

This article will cover general IPC technologies in All-In-One Code Framework. The IPC technologies include Named Pipes, File Mapping, MailSlot, etc.

Retrieve the Assembly Identities from a Manifest using C++

20 Jun 2010

marc ochsenmeier

A set of C++ interfaces to retrieve the side-by-side information of a manifest embedded in an image file.

Auto and Manual Reset Events Revisited

17 Aug 2009

Sanjeev Venkat

An article on when to use Auto and Manual Reset Events.

Edit (Add/Remove/Modify) ARP Tables

18 Jan 2008

Usama El-Mokadem

A tool to display and modify IP-to-Physical address translation tables used by the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP).

Associating a Class/Structure with a Window

6 Jan 2013

Captain Price

Several ways of associating a class or a structure with a window and their differences

Advanced multi-dimensional region template class

13 Jul 2009

valdok

A template class for multi-dimensional regions for any coordinate type.

14 Aug 2011

Pawel idzikowski

Is it better to serialize types without default constructor with Custom Serializer or a Substitute Pattern? Example of serialization of FontFamily into isolated storage in WP7.

Design WinForms Controls using Photoshop

2 Nov 2019

Alaa Ben Fatma

Use your skills as a designer to create gorgeous control

.NET-Compiler-Platform

Simple Windows Service in C++

30 May 2013

Mohit Arora

1 alternative

An article that shows how to create a simple Windows service in C++.

ClipSpy+

5 Jan 2008

Mike Hankey

A utility to uncover the mysteries of the Clipboard, now with a data injector that allows you to pass various data formats to the Clipboard.

Visual Basic 6.0: A giant more powerful than ever

14 Jan 2014

ISpliter

When discussing VB6, we should look at the reality of the situation and not on preconceived opinions. New source code projects are made daily in Visual Basic 6.0. The paper proposes the reintroduction of Visual Basic 6.0 on the market, in parallel with Visual Studio line.

The Windows Native Ribbon Part 2: Setting Ribbon Properties at Runtime

18 Jul 2011

Michael Dunn

This article shows how to control various Ribbon and command properties at runtime

A Simple Yet Debuggable COM Skeleton Code

9 Nov 2002

Stephane Rodriguez.

Tutorial showing how to build COM components from scratch (DLL, EXE, automation)

Log Wizard - Make your Logs Look Pretty!

7 Mar 2016

John Torjo

You can easily apply Pretty Formatting to your logs. Make the information that's relevant to you easily stand out!

OeLibrary 1.0

22 Aug 2013

ThatsAlok

Opensource Outlook Express automation library

50 OpenGL Win32 Projects in One

8 Jun 2017

Petrov Vladimir

Former NeHe OpenGL Lessons adapted to MSVS-15 pro Win32 in INICODE and the samples of the Joystick implementation

Compact Framework Process class that supports fully specified file paths

30 May 2009

Frank T. van de Ven

Terminate a process, or check if it is running, using the full file path. It also enumerates processes returning the full path to the running EXE file.

.NET Shell Extensions - Shell Info Tip Handlers

5 Apr 2013

Dave Kerr

Rapidly create Shell Info Tip Extensions using .NET

How to Create a Custom Jumplist with Custom Events in Windows Forms

23 Oct 2010

Ahmed_Said

Creating a custom Jumplist with custom events and examining all of its features in Windows Forms 3.5

MFC/C++ Helper Class for Window Resizing

21 Oct 2014

Mizan Rahman

Gives you total control when it comes to resizing windows

Draw custom caption with bitmap in Windows 7/Vista Aero theme

9 Aug 2010

Mukit, Ataul

Display a bitmap and control its transparency in the caption of a window, as well as custom draw the caption in the Aero theme of Windows 7/Vista.

Using V8 - Google's Chrome JavaScript Virtual Machine

5 Sep 2008

GabrielWF

Tutorial and sample explaining how to use the V8 virtual machine inside your application.

Extend OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog Using WPF

16 Jun 2015

dmihailescu

Customize OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog using a WPF Window

The Birth of Windows Desktop

28 Jun 2012

Vineel Kovvuri

Steps involved in getting to your windows desktop from your power on the machine

Hiding the Taskbar and Startmenu (start orb) in Windows Vista and Windows 7

25 Nov 2011

Simon B.

How to hide the taskbar and startmenu (start orb) under Windows Vista

CGridListCtrlEx - Grid Control Based on CListCtrl

16 Mar 2015

Rolf Kristensen

A custom draw CListCtrl with subitem editing and formatting

C++ 11 S/MIME: A Simple MIME Parser and Builder with Security Features

3 Sep 2018

Michael Chourdakis

Easy to use simple parser with S/MIME Support. Version 2.

Simple Network Status Monitor Example

5 Jun 2011

Simon Bridge

Shows how to implement a system to generate events when network interfaces change.

Cinchoo - Simplified Command Line Argument Parser

21 Aug 2014

Cinchoo

Easy to use command line argument parser, with loaded features like usage creation, type-safe management etc

Play XM in C++ - From File and Memory

22 Oct 2010

Mustafa Chelik

Play XM music files in pure C++ using unpacked BASSMOD.dll from file and memory

Crypt Library Demo

28 Jul 2014

Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

Learn the basics of Microsoft CryptoAPI Library

Overcome Window Flicker while Dragging with CImageList

5 Jun 2009

jehrry

Overcome window flicker while dragging with CImageList

An Asynchronous HTTP Request WinINet Wrapper in C++

25 Aug 2011

crazybit

An asynchronous HTTP download class for C++

A Neural Network on GPU

13 Mar 2008

billconan, kavinguy

This article describes the implementation of a neural network with CUDA.

SRDF - Write your Own Debugger

27 Oct 2013

AmrThabet

In this article, I’m going to teach you how to write a full functional debugger using the Security Research and Development Framework (SRDF) … how to disassemble instructions, gather Process Information and work with PE Files … and how to set breakpoints and work with your debugger

Windows 7 Goodies in C++: Jump Lists

19 May 2009

Michael Dunn

An intro to using jump lists with your Windows 7 applications

Code Snippet Manager

4 Jul 2011

Richard MacCutchan

A little tool to keep a list of code or text snippets ready to put in the clipboard

Code Lean and Mean File DIFF (FIFF) Application

3 Jul 2011

Ilka Guigova

This article presents an application that calculates and displays the changes between two text files.

Is this computer's clock slow or is it just me?

16 Oct 2009

David Crow

How to request and parse data from various time servers using the NTP, DAYTIME, and TIME protocols.

Simple URB (USB Request Block) Monitor

9 Nov 2012

Deka Prikarna A.

Simple URB (USB Request Block) Monitor

N: An experimental multithreaded bignum library for Windows

10 Aug 2016

Michael Chourdakis

A quick implementation of my ideas

A USB Library to Detect USB Devices

21 Sep 2014

slelong

A USB library to detect USB devices, and manage Attach and Detach events

Utilities

23 Jan 2012

Shup

An article on simple but frequently used utility functions.

Fast by tens malloc() and free() at 25% memory cost

11 Nov 2013

altomaltes

An insigth in the heap "C" memory system.

The Practical Guide to Multithreading - Part 1

6 Apr 2010

Ajay Vijayvargiya

Learn from this guide how and when - as well as when not - to use multithreading.

The Windows Native Ribbon Part 3: Buttons and Menus

11 Sep 2011

Michael Dunn

This article demonstrates new button and menu features of the Ribbon

Toggle Keys Controller

3 Sep 2009

DaveyM69

A class that enables you to control and monitor the toggle keys such as CapsLock, NumLock, and ScrollLock.

Application Idle

2 Mar 2009

DaveyM69

A WinForms component to notify when your app has been idle for a specified timespan.

Scalable Socket Server

10 Aug 2015

DriveByCoder

How fast can your PC serve up data?

Color Picker and Font Picker by Owner Drawn Control

18 Jan 2017

nilaysoft

Demonstrates how to implement a WIN32 color picker and font picker by owner drawn control

Implementation of Connecting a Socket with Timeout in C#

5 Dec 2008

Razan Paul (Raju)

Connect with destination machine with timeout using socket programming

Eratosthenes/Sundaram/Atkins Sieve Implementation in C#

8 Nov 2012

Ashraff Ali Wahab

C# Implementation of Eratosthenes/Sundarm/Atkins Sieve to generate prime numbers and comparison of performance numbers between the three implementations.

Scientific Data Visualizer

7 Nov 2013

Alexander Chernosvitov

ActiveX component for 3D visualization, embedded in different client applications.

Directory Mirroring the way it should work

9 Jun 2009

Jim Parsells

Create useful directory restore points, quickly and easily.

F# Versus Mathematics: Part One - Getting Started with BLAS and LAPACK

24 Mar 2011

Dan Buskirk

Accessing Industry-Standard Linear Algebra Libraries from .NET Code

Sensor API: Make your Win32 applications environment-aware in Windows 7

28 Sep 2009

Michael Chourdakis

A "Sensor Explorer" demonstration of the Sensor API in Windows 7.

Extended Windows Service Controller

3 Oct 2013

Antonio Petricca

.NET ServiceController class extension

Manage server remote start/shutdown in the background using Windows Services and .NET Remoting

7 Jan 2008

alberich123

Remote control startup and shutdown of a server automatically by several clients, to have the server running only if the clients are active. Uses Wake On Lan, Windows Services, and .NET Remoting.

Math Parser .NET

30 Oct 2011

icemanind

A very easy to use mathematical parser library for .NET.

Building FM Radio with RDS Support

8 Jan 2009

Tamir Khason

This article explains how to build a simple FM radio player with RDS support by using WPF and USBFM library

Instrument Snapshot: How to Acquire and Render Screen-shots from Older Test Equipment

16 Dec 2016

David MacDermot

An HPGL renderer and demo application for use in data acquisition

HTML

One Line Template Call for a Dynamically Loaded DLL Function - Extensions to GetProcAddress() and Invoke()

Embedding Java VM into C application and using JNI with JSON

21 Jan 2015

Richard Chambers

Exploring how to embed a Java VM into a C application and developing a native library for a Java application using JNI.

Machine Controller

10 Feb 2018

NewPast

Using serial or paraller port to control a machine

High Scores in Solitaire: A More Advanced Approach

28 Sep 2008

AlexAbramov

This article explains how to make a plug-in for Solitaire that displays a high score table. By way of Codecave, Solitaire will automatically execute a DLL for this plug-in -- thus no user intervention required!

Shadow Copying of Applications

16 Oct 2008

Günther M. FOIDL

Shadow copied applications aren't locked by the loader, so they can be updated/substituted at runtime.

How to create a Simple Lock Framework for C++ Synchronization

22 Aug 2013

Woong Gyu La

This article explains how to create your own simple Lock Framework for C++ synchronization.

Fatek and Facon PLCs Communication Protocol Serial Interface

24 Jul 2011

Mahdi Mansouri | مهدی منصوری

Easily Surpass any OPC Component and use a user friendly .NET based class to interface Fatek and Facon PLC Series

Password Field Unhider (and some C++ utility classes)

9 Apr 2009

davidbakin

Utility to unmask password edit controls and INPUT fields, plus some useful C++ classes used to implement it.

Debugging Through the Debugger

20 Mar 2009

Jeffrey Walton

Using WinDbg to survive in a .NET world.

OCR using C++

30 Jan 2021

Michael Haephrati

How to use an OCR SDK using C++ and libCurl

Writing a BHO in Plain C++

6 Jun 2009

cefarix

How to write an Internet Explorer plug-in (Browser Helper Object - BHO) using just C++ and the Windows API; no ATL or MFC involved!

Park 3D

14 Mar 2009

Mohammad Reza Khosravi

This simple application simulates a 3D environment with some objects in different depth and size based on stereoscopic calculations.

C++, Win32 and Scripting: Quick way to add Scripting support to your applications

28 Mar 2012

Michael Chourdakis

Use COM and plain C++ to add scripting support automatically.

Querying Wireless Settings and Decrypting Wireless Key

14 Apr 2013

Jithesh Chandrasekharan

This article explains how to get the wireless settings and decrypting the wireless key using the Crypto APIs.

Mixing .NET and Assembly Language in a standalone 64-bit exe

17 Oct 2011

Jose A Pascoa

This article deals with building a standalone 64-bit .NET .exe file that is statically linked with an Assembly Language compiled object file.

AI for Target Number Game Using Genetic Algorithm

27 Feb 2011

Mladen Janković

Implementing AI for the Target Number game using a genetic algorithm.

Beginners Guide to Threading in .NET: Part 5 of n

10 Aug 2008

Sacha Barber

This article will be all about how to thread different types of UIs.

Mechanism of OutputDebugString

21 Feb 2008

zhangyuwu

Write a monitoring application to capture debug messages

A free "Export to Excel" C# class, using OpenXML

17 Dec 2013

Mike Gledhill

How to easily add an "export to Excel" feature to your app

Reading Barcodes from an Image - III

19 Oct 2009

Berend Engelbrecht

Detects Code39, EAN, and Code128 barcodes in an image.

Create a Convenient Toolbar Assistant Using WTL

11 Mar 2008

Rocom

A more easy to generate toolbar images.

Using System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement

21 Jul 2009

Tamer Oz

In this article, we will be focusing on creating, editing, and deleting both user accounts or groups on the Active Directory or Machine SAM by using the System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement namespace that .NET Framework 3.5 includes.

Simple Plug-in Architecture in Plain C

25 May 2012

Sharjith

How to write an application using architecture that supports plug-ins.

Implementing Bubble Sort with SSE2

19 Feb 2008

codekaizen

How much faster will implementing "the generic bad algorithm" in SSE2 make it?

Closing Microsoft Dynamics GP Report Destination window

22 Aug 2014

Paul Maxan

1 alternative

This article will show how to close the Microsoft Dynamics GP Report Destination window using both a .NET Add-in library and a stand-alone Windows Forms application.

An All VB.NET Explorer Tree Control with ImageList Management

17 May 2012

Jim Parsells

Explorer TreeView control with Shell Folder access class and Icon management.

A Customizable Architecture for 3D Graphics Applications

24 Mar 2015

Carlos Jiménez de Parga

Explanation of a consistent 3D graphics software architecture through a basic OpenGL application

What are TCHAR, WCHAR, LPSTR, LPWSTR, LPCTSTR (etc.)?

19 Apr 2012

Ajay Vijayvargiya

Many Windows C++ programmers get confused over what bizarre data type identifiers like TCHAR and LPCTSTR are. Here, in brief, I will try to clear out the fog.

FindWindow

4 Apr 2009

Jörg Bausch

FindWindow is a tool for searching windows/controls

Toolbar Editor for Visual Studio

31 Oct 2012

Francesco Aruta

A toolbar editor for Visual Studio. It can modify, add and create buttons, images and all that is needed for a toolbar.

Custom Controls in Win32 API: Encapsulation of Customized Controls

11 Dec 2014

Martin Mitáš

Few techniques for getting rid of customized-control-specific code from parent window procedure.

I/O port sniffer

22 Jul 2010

cyb70289

An I/O port sniffer using hardware debug registers.

SQL Class Shell Generator

8 Jan 2009

Paw Jershauge

Generate class shells from SQL Server database tables, (SQL 2005 & 2008 only). Output languages supported: C# and VB.NET.

19 Feb 2015

Michael Chourdakis

One-call of any DLL function with custom parameters, implemented with C++ tuple and templates.

Simple Programming Challenge: Arbitrary Iteration

12 Oct 2010

Allen C. Copeland Jr

Gives an example of code to arbitrarily iterate through the elements of a .NET Array using an iterator in C#

FreeNAS or Ubuntu

7 Sep 2009

Mike Hankey

Turn an old computer layng around into a NAS or Ubuntu Server

Extending Office 2007 with Tangram Extension Tools for Application

24 Dec 2007

sunhui

A new method for Extending Microsoft Office 2007 User Interface using MFC/ATL and .NET technologies.

Use mplayer as our Audio Decoder

7 Dec 2011

jackyxinli

This article demonstrates how to use mplayer as an audio decoder by callback functions.

VisualC++

How to Inspect the Content of a Program Database (PDB) File

14 Jan 2014

marc ochsenmeier

Get to know the files you use on a daily basis when debugging your application with Visual Studio or WinDbg.

How to Make MessageBoxes Center on their Parent Forms

17 Feb 2010

DLChambers

Make MessageBoxes center on their parent forms

TreeViewColumns User Control (Lite)

25 Mar 2009

Alphons van der Heijden

A TreeView having columns.

WinAES: A C++ AES Class

27 Mar 2009

Jeffrey Walton

Yet another C++ class wrapper for AES and Windows CAPI.

Rewrite DirectoryInfo using IShellFolder

19 Nov 2014

Leung Yat Chun (Fainx)

This article describes how DirectoryInfoEx uses IShellFolder to list special / virtual directories using C#.

Plain C Resampling DLL

19 Dec 2007

CPallini

A small DLL providing two functions to resample GDI-based bitmap

Network Activity Indicator for Windows 7

27 Jan 2010

Igor Tolmachev

Displays the old "two monitors" icon in Windows 7 that flashed blue to show network activity on the System Tray.

Create Custom Windows in WPF with Ease

27 Dec 2010

Ashish Kaila

Declaratively and visually create custom windows in WPF

CWindow (A wrapper class for the window API functions) + IuSpy

9 May 2008

Maxim Berezov

CWindow (a wrapper class for the window API functions) + IuSpy(Spy++ analog).

Reading and Writing to Raw Disk Sectors

2 Aug 2008

dkg0414

Bypasses upper filter of class disk driver for reading and writing to disk

Creating Audio CDs using IMAPI2

14 Apr 2008

Eric Haddan

Using the Image Mastering API to create Red Book Audio CDs

Replacing ICON resources in EXE and DLL files

13 Nov 2008

Maria Nadejde

An easy example of how to read a *.ico file and how to replace an icon resource.

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 11 – DropDownGallery, SplitButtonGallery, and InRibbonGallery

13 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to use the ribbon drop down gallery, split button gallery, and in ribbon gallery controls.

Skype Status Changer

10 Oct 2013

savbace

Change Skype status when user locks Windows.

Send Fax with fax-modem in C#

11 Dec 2016

Md. Faroque Hossain

Sending Faxes with fax-modem and telephone line in C#

Analyzing a .NET Executable or DLL without .NET Installed

15 Feb 2013

Michael Haephrati

A pure Win32 API application that can analyze a .NET binary without .NET installed

QuickDialogs - A Library for Creating Dialogs Quickly and Elegantly

23 May 2011

Rotted Frog

A library for creating simple dialogs declaratively with minimal overhead

Falling Blocks Board and Shape Control

2 Jul 2014

Yang Kok Wah

Implementing the all time favourite game as .NET custom controls, complete with animation and sound for full gaming experience

Dokan.Mem, A filesystem Prototype

20 Jul 2010

Eddy Vluggen

Building (almost) a RAM-Disk using the Dokan library and C#

A Self-extracting Installer

12 Dec 2008

Stefan Kuhr

Creating a self-extracting file that allows to start multiple setups

ExecutionStopwatch

22 Nov 2008

cliran

A Stopwatch implementation that measures the CPU time spent on executing a thread

Using the Raw Input API to Process Joystick Input

23 Apr 2011

Alexander Böcken

A basic way to interpret joystick data received from Raw Input API

game

Yet another DLL-wrapper for dynamic loading

25 Mar 2012

Andreas Schoenle

A DLL-wrapper that requires no code changes when switching to dynamic loading and provides detailed error checking functionality.

Restricting application execution in Windows

23 Apr 2009

Muammar©

How to lock up certain apps in Windows, or lock all up except the specified ones.

Control in Focus in Other Processes

1 Apr 2009

Andrec

Retrieve the hWnd of focused controls in other applications.

Mixing .NET and native code

7 Apr 2014

Alain DOS REIS

A first approach to mixing .NET and native code, using the C++/CLI gateway.

Create/Read/Edit Advance Excel 2007/2010 Report in C#.Net using EPPlus

13 Nov 2013

Debopam Pal

Export Advance Excel 2007 Report

Volume Shadow Copies from .NET

7 Jan 2008

Joe Lynds

Use the Windows Volume Shadow Copy service from .NET.

Microchip PIC 16F1455 USB Stack

20 Oct 2014

Szymon Roslowski

This article is about a HID USB Stack for Microchip PIC 16F1455 and the way of communicating with it on Windows Platform.

Introduction to the Volume Shadow Copy Service API in C++

30 Jan 2012

didierjeanphi

Introduction to Volume Shadow Copy API in C++

Designer / Builder Artificial Neural Networks for Performance Evaluation of Structures

23 Sep 2016

Angel Gabriel Valdés Sarduy

It tests an ANN structure selector criteria for generic kinds of problems with ANNs.

Making a Class Schedule Using a Genetic Algorithm

22 Jan 2008

Mladen Janković

How to make a class schedule using a genetic algorithm.

Cool, Semi-transparent and Shaped Dialogs with Standard Controls for Windows 2000 and Above

28 Sep 2012

Jerry.Wang

This article tries to find a way to show Windows standard controls on layered windows. Provides both Native MFC and WinForms source code.

Replacing the default Windows calendar with .NET hooks

2 Dec 2013

Vahid_N

Finding another solution to change or alter the native Windows API method calls to replace the default output of the system with our own implementation.

.NET Shell Extensions - Shell Thumbnail Handlers

17 Mar 2013

Dave Kerr

Create Shell Thumbnail Handler Extensions using .NET!

Cool Dummy Volume Meter in "DOS Mode", a Fun Starter Project for anyone who wants to know a little more on VC++ IDE and Win32 Core APIs

ToDoList 8.0 - An Effective and Flexible Way to Keep on Top of Your Tasks

27 Sep 2020

.dan.g.

A hierarchical task manager with native XML support for custom reporting

29 Sep 2017

Geek2Simon

The simple native DLL (made in VC++) uses Win32 Core API to capture the live audio signals from the default audio device (speaker or headphone). A little C# console EXE grabs the signal from the DLL and set the volume bars up/down in real time. It's fun to watch and easy to understand.

Spin Lock in C++

9 May 2011

sameer_87

A spin lock implementation which can be used for general purpose locking.

Burning CD/DVD Media with the Image Mastering API Version 2.0 (IMAPI2)

12 Dec 2009

Eric Haddan

Example of a CD/DVD burning application using IMAPI2.

A Simple Graph Control

5 Mar 2010

slelong

A simple control to draw graphs of points as a function of time

Three Steps Down the Stairs: From Win32 User-Land through Native API to Kernel

1 Apr 2009

csrss

This project application will "travel" through the Windows system to finally reach the kernel, from ring 3 to ring 0.

Applied Crypto++: Block Ciphers

6 Apr 2008

Jeffrey Walton

Encrypt data using Block Ciphers with Crypto++.

ProSysLib: Dissecting the Process

22 Nov 2010

Vitaly Tomilov

Access detailed information about the current process the easiest way.

Generic Background Worker

8 Sep 2009

DaveyM69

No more unboxing/casting! Use generic type parameters with this background worker. Source code for C# and VB.NET.

Professional System Library: Introduction

22 Nov 2010

Vitaly Tomilov

A simplified and unified way for accessing most frequently used information about Process, System, and Environment.

FuzzyAdvisor - A Simple Fuzzy Logic Expert System in F#

8 Nov 2008

Dr.Walt Fair, PE

Using F# to implement a simple expert system callable from C#.

Introduction to RPC - Part 1

22 Dec 2012

Anders Dalvander

An introduction to RPC programming. A simple RPC client/server application is explained.

Post-Build Executable Back Patching

23 Mar 2008

Jeffrey Walton

Perform Advanced Post-Build Executable Processing with the DbgHelp Library

.NET Mass Downloader - Download the .NET Framework Source Code

26 Apr 2010

Izzet Kerem Kusmezer

With this tool you can download whole .NET Framework source code at once, and enjoy offline browsing. With it, you can have whole the source code without any Visual Studio product installed

FingerPrintf: A small library for quick usage of the Biometric API

3 Jan 2018

Michael Chourdakis

Private fingerprint databases using a simple library, along with system database support.

Integrating WCF Services

24 Apr 2008

Ben Liew

This article describes how WCF services can be loaded on-the-fly (without prior knowledge of the services’ contracts), setting its parameters and sequencing their invocation.

The Explorer Imperative - Going Native

18 Dec 2012

Jaxon7

File search synchronised with TreeView/ListView. Climbing up and down the tree.

Add JavaScript and VBScript to Your .NET Apps

14 Jan 2020

honey the codewitch

Easily add scripting support to your apps using Microsoft's active script technology

OSIcon

12 Jan 2010

Tiago Conceição

Library for handling and retrieving system icons

Windows 7 File-properties "Version" Tab Shell Extension

19 Oct 2010

"Fish" (David B. Trout)

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

Windows 7 Ribbon: The Time Has Come, Your Win32 Application Will Change

21 Nov 2009

Michael Chourdakis

Learn how to use the new Ribbon under Windows 7

Running multiple instances of Task Manager

28 Feb 2010

Mladen Janković

A simple application that allows the user to run more then one instance of the Task Manager.

Making a C# screensaver

30 Nov 2008

jacobjordan

Multiple monitor support, preview, and more.

Notifying Windows Explorer about files in use

26 Mar 2013

Lukasz Swiatkowski

How to notify Windows Explorer about which files are used and locked by your application.

WinLamb: using C++11 Lambdas to Handle Win32 Messages

22 Sep 2019

Rodrigo Cesar de Freitas Dias

Introducing WinLamb, a modern C++11 object-oriented library to write native Windows programs

Sound Scanner and FFT Analyzer

16 Feb 2010

Mahdi Mansouri | مهدی منصوری

Scanning analog input, and FFT convertion and analyzing.

A Managed C++ Wrapper Around the Windows XP Theme API - Part 2

24 Apr 2008

Gene OK

This is an update to Don Kackman's UxTheme component originally written for Visual Studio 2003

EpServerEngine - A lightweight Template Server-Client Framework using C++ and Windows Winsock

16 Jul 2015

Woong Gyu La

1 alternative

How to create a server-client network quickly using template server-client framework, EpServerEngine (C++ and Windows Winsock).

Superior logging design - Fast but comprehensive

15 Mar 2010

valdok

Log all that is necessary ONLY when really necessary.

Modeless WinForm With Callback From Unmanaged Code

4 May 2011

cfrost

How to use a modeless WinForm from an unmanaged application including callback functionality

Point cloud alignment: ICP methods compared

15 Aug 2016

Edgar Maass

Different methods to align (aka stich, register) point clouds via the ICP (Iterative Closest Point) method

Control NAO Using Kinect

28 Jan 2019

Tareq_Gamal

How to Control NAOqi-Based Robots like NAO, Pepper using Kinect

Connect to a UNC Path with Credentials

16 Oct 2009

hayes.adrian

Use NetApi32 to establish and break connections to UNC paths using specified user credentials.

A Dialog Based Win32 C Program, Step by Step

9 Aug 2011

Rodrigo Cesar de Freitas Dias

Writing a dialog based program using only pure Win32 C code

Extracting Icons from EXE/DLL and Icon Manipulation

17 Jan 2009

Abdallah Gomah

How to extract icons from EXE/DLL, split/merge icons, and get icons associated with files.

Minimal Key Logger Using RAWINPUT

1 Jan 2012

Mike G. P.Mee

1 alternative

An alternative to hooked key logging.

Encrypted code compiled at runtime

28 Jan 2013

Bruno Tabbia

Encrypt your C# classes and compile them during run-time (hiding their code in the exe file).

802.11 Packet Injection for Windows

3 Jun 2009

Ryan Grevious

Insert custom packets in the 802.11 frame

My Photo Editor

25 Jul 2012

Long Nguyen (xyz)

This is about how to make a simple sofware like photoshop using Visual Studio C++ and OpenCV

Adding the Missing Real Time Clock to Windows IoT on Raspberry Pi

20 Jul 2016

Joel Ivory Johnson

Windows IoT on Raspberry Pi doesn't yet have native support for a hardware real time clock. I've created a solution for getting Windows IoT to initialize its clock from RTC at bootup so that other solutions don't need to be modified to read from the RTC directly.

Thunk and its uses

18 Jul 2008

John_Tang

An introduction to thunk and its uses in callback handling, interface marshaling, and supporting multiple inheritance in C++.

APIHooking

2 May 2011

Asif Bahrainwala

Snoop network using API hooking

The Windows Mobile 6.5 Gestures API: An Introduction

30 Oct 2009

cor2879

This article contains a brief look into the new Gestures API that is available for Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional Edition. We will walk through creating a small Smart Device application that is able to read gestures made by the user, and report back information about these gestures to the screen.

An Idea of F# Workflow Engine based on Concurrency and Coordination Runtime

20 Feb 2009

Vitaliy Liptchinsky

This article describes the basic ideas of how to build workflow engine a-la WF based on F# workflows and CCR

SMTP Client

16 Jul 2010

Jakub Piwowarczyk

The CSmtp class allows to send emails with attachments. It only provides the AUTH LOGIN authentication.

Simple Version Resource Tool for Windows

3 Sep 2012

ddbug

A utility for creating version info on executable files without Resource Compiler

Capturing Device Events in a C# Windows Service

15 Mar 2009

Alien282

Handling DBT_DEVICEQUERYREMOVE in a managed Windows Service

Secure String Handling in Windows Applications

9 Mar 2014

careerdrill

This article explains about Strsafe, Secured C run time library (CRT) and safe STL functions.

File Resource Management Library (.NET)

16 Sep 2009

dB.

A .NET implementation of a file resource management, with complete support for VS_VERSIONINFO version resources.

IOBOT : Build your own Azure powered Robots

31 Mar 2015

Naren Neelamegam

Building robots from the scratch with speech recognition, remote voice control, learning intelligence with Raspberry PI, Intel Galileo and Microsoft Azure.

Internals of Windows Thread

6 Feb 2014

Mahesh Bailwal

Basics about Windows thread which may help you in understanding how operating system implements threads.

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

6 Oct 2010

Pawel idzikowski

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

A .NET NT Registry Library and NT Registry Editor

26 May 2012

Hoang Khanh Nguyen

A .NET wrapper for NT Registry and a .NET NT RegEdit demo

A Simple C++ Class Framework for Services

10 Jun 2014

Hari Mahadevan

A simple C++ class framework for writing Windows services

Injection into a Process Using KnownDlls

6 Feb 2012

Apriorit Inc, Kotik Anton

In his article, we will consider an interesting, universal and rarely used method of code injection into a Windows process using KnownDlls sections. To demonstrate the method work we will develop a sample project to inject into all running processes and intercept some calls from ws2_32.dll.

MS Office OLE Automation Using C++

5 Apr 2009

Naren Neelamegam

A simple guide to automate MS Word and MS Excel using C++.

The Quick and Easy Way to Add Web Interfaces to C/C++ Applications

6 Jan 2011

Walter Capers

The webonization of the netstat command, netstat in a browser

Remote Debugging using GDB

28 Jul 2006

Boby Thomas P

Brief description on remote debugging using GDB, DDD and GDBserver

Leveraging Threads to Speed up Batch Processing

16 Feb 2008

David Catriel

Speed up your batch processing by splitting it into smaller tasks and executing them in concurrent threads

A WaitableTimer wrapper class

17 Nov 2008

Stanislav Kniazev

A C# wrapper for the Windows WaitableTimer.

Clearing the Console Screen using API

1 Apr 2010

Mohammad Elsheimy

Learn how to clear the console screen via API calls. In addition, learn some console techniques such as moving the text around the screen.

Building professional .NET applications using asynchronous message communication based on MCM-Framework.Net

4 Jan 2013

Pawel idzikowski

How to effectively build modular .NET applications of any size using messages, commands and components of MCM-Framework.Net?

Introduction Into Windows Anti-Debugging

18 Sep 2008

Joshua Tully

A brief introduction into Windows anti-debugging techniques.

Backup Project Files to Gmail

1 May 2009

Mitch Stephens

A WinForms application with command line execution that scans a folder tree, creates one or more Zip files, and emails them to a Gmail account along with a formatted message.

API hooking for hotpatchable operating systems

28 Jun 2008

sam242

A new approach to API hooking which takes advantage of compiler hotpatch support

Ultimate Shared Memory: A Flexible Class for Interprocess Memory Sharing

13 Feb 2019

Michael Chourdakis

A flexible memory sharing class across processes and threads with locking support

Recursive VBA JSON Parser for Excel

24 Oct 2014

Tim Ski

JSON parser for VBA class module, allows recursive data

Evolving Responsible, Self-Describing Components

25 Apr 2008

Matthew Cannon

How self-describing components can emerge from responsibility-driven development practices, and how use of the Visual Studio 'code regions' tool can add value to this process.

JesInclAnalyzer

11 Mar 2009

Jellow TK

Include Analyzer (Unwanted header file inclusion removal)

Doing UTF-8 in Windows

2 Aug 2020

Mircea Neacsu

This is (yet another!) article on how to handle UTF-8 encoding on a platform that still encourages the UTF-16 encoding.

How to Support the Ribbon and a Menu in the Same Executable

20 Jan 2011

Paul M. Parks

You can provide a Ribbon in Windows 7, but still support menu input, while only releasing one executable.

Multi Process Architecture with C#

2 Jun 2009

Dan_Barack

Separate functionality to run on child process

Filio - Distributed File Management

11 Aug 2010

Huisheng Chen

Distributed File Management

A C++ class wrapper to load/unload device drivers

20 Dec 2008

Antonio Perrone

A C++ class to register and start device drivers.

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

8 Mar 2009

Đonny

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

Multidevice ASIO output plugin for WinAMP

13 Feb 2009

Domagoj Šarić

A tiny WinAMP output DLL that uses a C++ replacement of the official ASIO SDK that supports multiple ASIO devices.

Tracing SQL Queries in Real Time for MySQL Databases using WinDbg and Basic Assembler Knowledge

3 Nov 2011

Rene Pally

Assembly and MySQL

Background Cycle Timing

20 Aug 2014

sgoleary

High Resolution Timer EventArg Class for timing background tasks.

System.IO.Directory Alternative using WinAPI

1 Mar 2020

Marijan Nikic

Faster and better alternative to System.IO.Directory IEnumerable methods EnumerateDirectories, EnumerateFiles and EnumerateFileSystemEntries

An Idea How to Use RichEdit50W for Syntax Highlighting, etc.

16 Sep 2015

minor_28

Masm code editor with syntax highlighting, etc.

Pipes, River, Rails and Binder Patterns - Part III

30 Dec 2015

D Sarthi Maheshwari

A look at possible parallel-producer-consumer patterns. (Final Part)

Introduction to Parallelism in .NET 4.0

3 Dec 2010

Jonathan Cardy

Introduction to the parallelism features of .NET 4.0 - PLINQ, the TPL and Rx

Memory Leak Detection Using Windbg

1 Dec 2008

Mayank Rai

Detecting memory leaks using Windbg.

The Art of Win32 Shellcoding

6 Feb 2012

AmrThabet

How to write a reliable shellcode on win32, how to bypass the obstacles that you will face in writing a win32 shellcode and how to implement your shellcode into Metasploit

Work C++ Algorithm of External Natural Merge Sort with Non-decreasing and Decreasing Ordered Sub Sequences

The Ultimate Toolbox - Updates and User Contributions

12 Feb 2013

The Ultimate Toolbox

Updates and User Contributions for the Ultimate Toolbox Libraries

Resizing Win32 Dialogs with DialogBox() and Dialog Resources

2 Jan 2011

malxau

A demonstration of resizing controls on a dialog box with minimal changes to existing Win32 code via resource markup

TDHAppBar - A Library to Convert a Windows.Forms.Form into an Application Desktop Toolbar

18 Dec 2007

Ilíon

This article describes a class which may be used to convert any Windows.Forms.Form into a docked Application Desktop Toolbar. That is, by use of the AppBar.ApplicationDesktopToolbar class, one's Toolbar applet may be either floating or docked to an edge of the Desktop.

Handling of Large Byte Arrays

9 Feb 2009

bauemeise

Allocation and copy of large byte[]

SetUnhandledExceptionFilter and the C/C++ Runtime Library

7 Feb 2011

Cristian Adam

This article presents a fix for SetUnhandledExceptionFilter to work with the CRT.

Better Way to Sleep: Control Execution and Limit CPU Usage by your Threads

27 Aug 2008

hagarwal

Here is a class that will help you to control the execution of your threads that involves looping/polling and also limits their CPU usage to a specified limit.

Fingerprint Reader Integration using the M2SYS SDK

10 Aug 2009

Friedrich Brunzema

An article exploring integrating a fingerprint reader into a user's application

Multipage TIF Viewer

26 Nov 2008

Matjaz-xyz

A simple and useful viewer of multipage TIF/TIFF images

Create temperature maps with 2D Voronoi diagrams

20 Nov 2008

Maxim_Barsuk

A practicle application of 2D Voronoi diagrams.

A Complete Impersonation Demo in C#.NET

5 Nov 2010

Wayne Ye

This is a complete Impersonation demo in C#, impersonating a user and accessing its files and HKCU Registry entries.

The 'dynamic' keyword for higher productivity: Windows Firewall API example

23 May 2010

Sandrino Di Mattia

This dynamic keyword can be put to good use when doing COM. And in turn, you could be more productive when you need to complete tasks regarding the Windows API (that expose COM functionality).

Using the Actor Programming Model

27 Oct 2012

H.Brydon

Using the Actor Programming Model

Win32 Window Minimal

14 Aug 2012

Jani Mäkinen

Getting started with Win32 programming through creating a window with minimum code and complexity

INI Reader / Writer Class for C#, VB.NET, and VBScript

15 Nov 2010

Ludvik Jerabek

Read and write to INI files in VB.NET and VBScript

View PDF files in C# using the Xpdf and muPDF library, Print PostScript.

26 Nov 2010

Antonio Sandoval

Wrapper C# class written in C++\CLI and a sample implementation in C# to render PDF files.

Simple C++ Timer Wrapper

15 Jan 2011

ken.loveday

TemplateTimer: A convenient and simple MSVC / C++ timer wrapper for Windows using templates, where a class function can be easily specified for the timed event callback.

A Simple Demo for WDF Driver Development

26 Apr 2010

Chuan-Liang Teng

Access physical memory, I/O port in user mode

8 Jul 2010

Emery Emerald

The possibility of extraction of block of string data from the binary file of type of DBF with arbitrary access in memory (MMF) and sorting of these information in one of two temporal buffers is shown. Optimization on speed of sorting and an amount of used memory is applied.

Averaging...the easy way

31 Dec 2008

David Crow

How to find the average of a set of numbers.

Wallpaper Changer Prank

3 Dec 2013

deoxys

An app to periodically change the desktop's wallpaper

Reflecting on Generics

12 Dec 2007

Derek Viljoen

How to access, use and interpret generic classes and methods using reflection

Adding COM Automation Support To Win32 Applications

2 Jul 2014

Mohammed El-Afifi

Given an existing win32 application, how to provide COM automation capability to it?

Visual Studio 2005 ToolBox Clone

3 May 2008

Popangler

A simple clone of the Visual Studio 2005 toolbox using a standard treeview

Understanding Windows Message Queues for the C# Developer

22 Jul 2020

honey the codewitch

Diving into some of the core plumbing behind the Windows operating system

A C++ Wrapper for WaitForMultipleObjects API

18 Dec 2013

Hari Mahadevan

Describes a C++ class that encapsulates the WaitForMultipleObjects API usage pattern making it easy to integrate it with C++ objects.

General solution for transparent controls

14 Oct 2008

galexding

A very simple, integrated method to make controls such as buttons, slider controls, and progress controls to be transparent in a dialog.

SSL : Convert your Plain Sockets to SSL Sockets in an Easy Way

14 Mar 2008

Michael Chourdakis

A simple class that allows you to convert an existing SOCKET handle to SSL under Windows

A Group of GroupBox

16 Dec 2010

tgis.top

CheckGroupBox, RadioGroupBox, CollapsibleGroupBox controls

How to flush a storage volume's file cache, lock and dismount it, and eject the media

25 Oct 2011

Uwe_Sieber

Demonstrates how to open a storage volume and do some interesting things with it.

Creating a Client - Server app - Making a Chat

16 Nov 2009

Gerard Castelló Viader

Making a typical client - server chat application

Outlook 2007 Add-in Using Microsoft Visual C#.NET- Part 2

26 Aug 2011

Md. Marufuzzaman

How we can communicate with the Microsoft Office Outlook using “Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook” delegate & event.

Using WCF in .NET Compact Framework

14 Jun 2009

Artem S. Dmitriev

This article will show you how to create a proxy client to the WCF web service from PDA device.

Muting all microphones on WinXP

12 Aug 2012

Alex Fotios

How to enumerate and mute all microphone components under all mixer devices using the Audio Mixer API

A C++ Embedded Web Server

23 Jun 2014

ravenspoint

Give a C++ application its own web page

High Performance Unicode Text File I/O Routines for C++

1 Aug 2008

Paul Sanders (the other one)

Surprisingly, neither the C++ runtime library nor the Win32 Platform SDK provides any routines to read and write Unicode text files. This article provides high performance routines to read all types of Unicode files (both UTF-16 and UTF-8) as well as ANSI files.

Learn How To Do Alphablending with CUDA

1 Sep 2009

ChaoJui

Image processing with a burst of performance from CUDA

Omron PLC Serial Interface

1 Aug 2011

Mahdi Mansouri | مهدی منصوری

Surpass Omron OCX OPC Component and use a user friendly .NET based class to interface Omron PLC Series

Developing a USB Storage Device Protection Tool with C#

4 Jun 2009

Ozcan ILIKHAN

USB storage policy management, Registry editing, password protection, and hashing.

Managed Control Panel Items

22 Sep 2008

Lukasz Swiatkowski

Creating Control Panel items using the .NET Framework

C# MP3 Sound Capturing/Recording Component

20 Oct 2009

Lukasz Kwiecinski, Istrib

A .NET component capturing WAVE or MP3 sound from a sound card. LAME used for MP3 compression.

Simple .NET PDF Merger

17 Nov 2014

Michael Ulmann

A simple .NET PDF merger that supports header and footer text.

A Simple Wrapper for Asynchronous File I/O (ReadFileEx, WriteFileEx)

26 Apr 2011

Sudheesh.P.S

AsyncFile is a small wrapper class for simplifying the usage of asynchronous file APIs.

Loading keyboard layout (KbdLayerDescriptor) in 32/64-bit environment

13 Aug 2012

Lars [Large] Werner

When loading a keyboard dll as a 32-bit application on a 64-bit system, the keyboard-dll-files does not work as expected, this class fixes that problem

Programming control point application using the UPnP Control Point API

13 Jul 2009

amatecki

The article describes how to use the Microsoft's UPnP Control Point API for finding and controlling UPnP devices, and includes a description of simple library to facilitate the application of Control Point API in your own programs, together with an example of MFC and WinForms applications.

tMemSection Class: Keep track of thousands of pointers (Dynamic Memory Allocation)

21 Jul 2009

Ciro Sisman Pereira

Demonstrates how to group and organize memory blocks by using a couple of classes.

Android Inspired C# AsyncTask

7 Mar 2013

pip010

Inspired by Android asynchronous callback mechanism for short lived background tasks.

CKRFloat - Arbitrary Precision Calculations

22 Apr 2013

Karl Runmo

Arbitrary precision calculations

Tri-State TreeView Control for .NET 1.1

14 Dec 2007

Evert Timmer

Tri-state checkboxes, user-defined state images, disable checkboxes per node...

How to Prepare a USB Drive for Safe Removal

13 Mar 2013

Armanisoft

This is an alternative for "How to Prepare a USB Drive for Safe Removal"

Hacking with Windbg - Part 1 (Notepad)

11 Feb 2019

Sarthak S

Assembly inspection and hacking with windbg

Simple High-Level Interprocess Communications Library (SHLIPC)

2 Sep 2011

Alexander Bessonov

A simple high-level IPC library with ability to use native C++ interfaces.

A VB.NET application to fix Visual Basic 6 OCX security issues

2 Nov 2011

gndzero

A threaded application to identify if system VB6 OCX files are exploitable and generate a batch file to register updated OCX controls.

Unit Testing Watcher

20 Jul 2008

Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

A .NET 2.0 unit testing watcher solution.

A Simple Way to Create Word Documents by Template in Java under Windows Platform

2 Dec 2010

jackyxinli

Using JNI and COM technology generate Word documents in Java under Windows platform

Address Book and Events Reminder

13 Feb 2009

SHRIDHAR TL

Allows to maintain and backup your contacts and also maintains a reminder. You can store data in any of the three different databases like Microsoft SQL Server, MySql, Microsoft Access

Embedding a Webserver in your C++ Application

16 Jul 2011

JAMcLaughlin

Embedding a webserver in your C++ application using the Lacewing networking library

Tree Control Offering Drag and Drop, Folder Auto-expansion, New/edit/delete, and Button Move

29 Mar 2010

Phil Outram

A basic tree control that ties together all the functionality to make items fully editable and moveable.

DotNet Real Tree

16 Mar 2009

Mohammad Reza Khosravi

A simple program to draw complex fractal Trees

GDI Drawing and Printing

24 Apr 2014

Mattias Högström

Learn the basics of how to draw with GDI on screen and to printer. We will look closer at the different GDI map modes, and how to do proper adjustments when you need to send the output to a printer. We will also create a metafile and load it back in again.

Seven Segment LCD Control

18 Jan 2008

PeterGlen

Simple Seven Segment LCD Control derived from CWnd and CStatic

Embedding .NET Controls to NotifyIcon Balloon Tooltip

17 Sep 2009

Igor Kushnarev

How .NET controls could be embedded inside NotifyIcon Balloon Tooltip

Retrieve HttpOnly Session Cookie in WebBrowser

2 Aug 2009

Jerry.Wang

HTTP-only is a feature in IE 6 SP1, Opera, Safari and KDE to allow the setting of cookies that will only be sent via HTTP headers and never accessible via client side scripting.

Font Enumerator

1 Sep 2009

PARK Youngho

A tool that enumerates all fonts installed on Windows, and shows you the preview so as to help you code conveniently.

An implementation of Command pattern in C#

3 Nov 2010

Dave Midgley

.NET delegates and Generics allow for an elegant implementation of the Command pattern.

WinAESwithHMAC: A C++ AES/HMAC Class

30 Mar 2009

Jeffrey Walton

A C++ class providing encryption and authentication using Windows CAPI.

Model View Presenter Using Dependency Injection and Threading Support

8 Jan 2008

mikeperetz

How to code the MVP pattern using Spring.Net.

Creating Custom DirectShow SampleGrabber Filter for Windows Mobile

29 Nov 2008

Angel Kafazov

This article explains how to write your custom DirectShow SampleGrabber filter for Windows Mobile.

Desktop Alarm Clock

23 Jan 2010

Arman Ghazanchyan

The Desktop Alarm Clock is a very useful application that can perform several tasks.

Part1: Overcoming Windows 8.1's deprecation of GetVersionEx and GetVersion APIs

6 Nov 2013

Ehsan A Samani

GetWindows Version on Windows 8.1

Windows Services in Action I

20 May 2008

Umut ŞİMŞEK

Explains windows services basics and deployment with details.

Xport: XHTML Parsing and Objective Reporting Toolkit

4 May 2008

Mitchel Haas

Open source C++ class template library for generating and parsing xhtml documents.

Install Cuda and Use Managed Code with VS 2008 Express on Windows 7-x64

24 Dec 2012

Mark H Bishop

Getting Cuda started on a VS Express budget

Make Quick Look

5 Jul 2009

metcarob

A quick look at a make file and how to create more advanced make files.

Filmstrip control for Windows Forms

27 Jun 2008

callisthenes

An article describing a C# Filmstrip control designed for Windows forms

Splash Screen C++ Class using MFC

23 Apr 2009

Chris Apple

A MFC C++ class to generate a splash screen and about box from a bitmap and version string resources.

Monitoring desktop windows from a Windows service

2 Jan 2008

dmihailescu

Capture and save desktop windows from a Windows service.

Volatile fields in .NET: A look inside

27 Nov 2008

Vitaliy Liptchinsky

The article describes in detail volatile fields in .NET and how they work on different CPU architectures.

CPU Temperature & System Information

7 Nov 2017

Howard 9448490

Two classes for easy access to system information using OpenHardWareMonitor and Windows System.Management.

Win32 Exceptions – OS Level Point of View

21 May 2010

Miki Rozloznik

Describes Win32 exception layering and discusses Structured Exception Handling (SEH) on OS level and on C++ compiler level.

Skype4COM Event Handler Example for ALL Skype API Messages

26 Sep 2010

TheUberOverLord

Monitors All Skype4COM and API Messages for Skype Includes Command Input. Shows What Goes On Behind The Scenes with Skype Message Processing using the API and Skype4COM Library. Includes Microsoft ClickOnce Deployment Technology As Well As ClickOnce Automatic Updates Examples. A Must Have Tool!

Uninstalling inf files related to a driver file

7 Feb 2013

Sharath C V

This article explains how to get a list of inf files related to a driver and uninstall the inf files.

Inside Mountvol.exe

29 Jun 2008

bleucat

Programaticaly mounting a volume as a common user

SysAdmin

A C++ Wrapper for WaitForMultipleObjects Part II - Adding Timer Support

9 Jan 2014

Hari Mahadevan

Describes a C++ class that encapsulates the WaitForMultipleObjects API usage pattern making it easy to integrate it with C++ objects.

Using COFF C object files with Delphi X2

8 Oct 2011

Jose A Pascoa

Still struggling to find the ultimate COFF to OMF converter to link some code with Delphi? You don't need to anymore.

Minimal Key Logger Using RAWINPUT

8 Mar 2013

joejames111

This is a VB.NET and C# version of "Minimal Key Logger Using RAWINPUT".

Reverse Semaphore : A quick class

24 Apr 2016

Michael Chourdakis

A class to implement a reverse semaphore

A Super Easy DLL Made in VC++ IDE, especially for First Time Tasters

8 Sep 2017

Geek2Simon

Super easy DLL in VC++ IDE

IP Watchdog: Simple Windows Service Written in C#

14 Aug 2012

Ivan Krivyakov

Self-installing windows service that monitors computer's WAN address and sends e-mail when it changes

Fastest Exact/Fuzzy/Wildcard Full-text Searcher!?

20 Nov 2014

Sanmayce

Optimized multi-threaded console full-text searcher

Line Printer Class in C#

26 Sep 2008

Antonino Porcino

A simple C# class for printing on old dot matrix line printers

A Simple C++ Client/Server in CORBA

27 Sep 2009

Carlos Jiménez de Parga

An introduction to the Visual C++ CORBA development

C# / C++ CLI Micro Chess (Huo Chess)

12 Feb 2019

Palavos

An article about Huo Chess, a mini open source chess program in C# that attempts to be the best smallest in size chess program for educational purposes ever...

A MSN Messenger Library for Construction of Communication Based Applications

24 Mar 2008

Derek Bartram

An article presenting a library for producing communication based application utilising the MSN Messenger services and protocols.

Using Vista Preview Handlers in a WPF Application

22 Apr 2008

Tamir Khason

This article is about how to use Windows Vista Preview handlers within a WPF application

Custom Action in Visual Studio setup projects

24 Feb 2012

Chandrakantt

Detailed description for creating custom action in Visual Studio using C++/Win32

XTrueColorToolBar - True-color toolbar with support for Office-style color button

10 Jan 2008

Hans Dietrich

XTrueColorToolBar is an MFC class based on CToolBar that provides support for true-color bitmaps, with optional support for an Office-style color picker button.

Working with Custom Background Bitmaps in Dialog Boxes and Property Sheets

21 Nov 2010

Ingo A. Kubbilun

This article shows how to deal with controls that do not properly paint their background when using custom background bitmaps.

Splash Screen C++ Class without MFC or .NET

21 Apr 2009

Chris Apple

A C++ class to generate a splash screen and about box from a bitmap and version string resources.

Pipe template classes

2 Nov 2010

klizardin

A template classes library to support pipe development with minimum programmer effort.

Cache IQueryable for Better LINQ-to-SQL Performance

21 May 2012

Zimin Max Yang

An approach to improve LINQ-to-SQL performance while preserving maintainability over DataReader.

Header-only template library leveraging the ATL CRegKey class

14 Jan 2011

jean Davy

Read/write serialize/unserialize any kind of arbitrary set of C++ data structures in the Registry.

How to create your own virtual machine -- Part 2

27 Feb 2010

icemanind

This article takes you through a step-by-step process of creating your own virtual machine.

Transforming Images for Fun: A Local Grid-based Image Warper

27 May 2011

phoaivu

A platform-independent engine for image warping

A Multi-selectable Tree Control Supports Transparent Selection Rectangle

29 Dec 2010

yonken

A multi-select tree control that is based on Richard's implementation

Index XML Documents with VTD+XML

11 Jun 2008

Jimmy Zhang

Introduces a simple, efficient, human-readable XML index called VTD+XML.

Issue Tracker

11 Dec 2016

Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

Did you spot any bugs today? Than this tool might save some of your time

HTTP Monitor for Webbrowser Control

27 Sep 2011

abhinav_soni

The ATL COM DLL that captures requests from individual Webbrowser Control

IlPad

21 Sep 2012

icemanind

A program to compile C# code into MSIL code

SliderGdiCtrl: Yet Another Slider Control - Accepts (Almost) All POD Types and Uses GDI+

14 Apr 2011

geoyar

An MFC slider control that accepts and works with most POD types and has enhanced appearance.

A Cool Vista Sidebar Gadget Style CPUInfo Animate Control! (Fixed)

8 May 2008

Davidwu

A Cool Vista Sidebar Gadget Style CPUInfo Animate Control! (Fixed)

How to build Mono 3.4.0 / 3.4.1 / 3.6.1 on Windows

8 Sep 2014

Alex J Lennon

A refreshed article on how to build the older releases of Mono on Windows

Building High Performance WPF/E Enterprise Class Application in C# 4.5

3 Jun 2012

kishhr

An in-depth reference of how to build performance-oriented applications in WPF for both Windows and the Web.

Fuzzinator: A Fuzzy Logic Controller

20 Jan 2010

homran

Fuzzy Logic Controller C# Library based on mamdani Inference Engine + Windows Forms GUI

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 2 - Basic Ribbon Wrapper

2 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present the basic .NET wrappers for the Windows 7 Ribbon Framework.

Desktop Sharing using RDP APIs and Socket

24 Nov 2015

nuclear_sun

You can share a peer's desktop with any others using this software, designate the sharer and viewers in any way you can imagine. Detailed development document and user manual can be found in the Download.

RGB to YUV conversion with different chroma sampling using C++,

10 Jul 2012

Binu MD

RGB to YUV conversion with different chroma sampling using C++.

Setting up an Open Source tool chain

12 Jun 2009

metcarob

This article shares my experiences setting up an Open Source tool chain for developing C++ applications.

The GOD : Google, Onedrive and Dropbox Access in One REST Windows Library!

30 May 2019

Michael Chourdakis

C++ dir, upload, download and management library

Converting a class into a CommandHandler

12 Jul 2010

Sameerkumar Namdeo

An article on creating a framework for command processing using the Command Design Pattern.

Detect System Wide Mouse Events

7 Mar 2014

Kazi Zakir Hossain

How to detect system wide mouse events in your application

WPF WindowFinder Tool

23 Apr 2010

tom-englert

A simple tool giving a nice overview about WPF techniques

Pre-allocated Arrayed List

21 Aug 2011

Vinod Vijayan

List that combines the advantage of array and linked-list and has better performance

Turn Off Monitor when PC is Locked

25 Nov 2009

Mayank Rai

Turn Off Monitor when PC is locked

JesCopyRightWriter - ITextDocument, ITextSelection Sample

11 Mar 2009

Jellow TK

A simple DevStudio Add-in to demonstrate Text Object Model (TOM)

PureBasic - The Perfect Cross-Platform & Native Development Language

10 Jan 2015

Emiliarge

Native, simply, fast, cross-platform, and quite powerful PL? Is it nothing? No, it isn't. It is PureBasic!

Adding scripting support to your Application using minimalistic aproach

5 Apr 2009

Ladislav Nevery

One very simple way to add scripting support to your app without need to install or distribute anything

Scrollable Dialog in Pure Win32 API

29 Jan 2009

Alex Blekhman

Minimalistic example of scrollable dialog implemented in pure Win32 API

Create your own Snipping Tool

31 Oct 2012

Eder A. Castro

This tool captures a screen shot of anything on your desktop, like a picture or a section of webpage. This tool allows you to select a partial section of the whole screen with shortcut key.

Registry Comparator (GUI) in C#

31 Aug 2012

mittaltarsem

Registry hive reader and comparator.

Creating a Console Based Window for Debugging

21 Apr 2019

Michael Haephrati

This article will show how to selectively add a Console window to Win32 or even MFC programs for debugging purposes.

Runtime Localization

11 Feb 2008

quiensabe

Using Windows resources to localize an application at runtime.

Add Group Collapse Behavior on a Listview Control

26 Nov 2008

Charles Ju

Group collapse behavior added to a listview control under Windows Vista

A Heterodox Visual Studio Gadget Template

9 Mar 2009

freedeveloper

A different approach to make a Visual Studio VISTA Gadget Template

Head-to-head benchmark: C++ vs .NET

4 Jul 2011

Qwertie

How fast is C++ compared to C#? Let's compare code ported directly between the two languages.

Extended Generic Collection From Absolute Zero

8 Mar 2010

Jason Pearce

Building a generic collection class from scratch without just wrapping a List or ArrayList.

32 bit vs. 64 bit memory

14 Jan 2013

Pavana Sreesha

Why is your Application's Memory platform dependent?

Symbolic Link Rotation Utility for the Support of the Rotation of the Windows® Logon/Shutdown Screen

Informed Search Algorithms to Solve Sudoku Samurai

11 Aug 2011

hosein fereidooni

Informed search algorithms to solve Sudoku Samurai

DirectShow Editing Services (DES) and combining AVI files

9 Sep 2011

Ian Bell, #2

A sample C++ project that uses DES to combine two or more AVI files.

JLib - A Windows Console Library

5 Aug 2011

Pepsibot

A console library capable of colored input and output. Includes user definable menus, ASCII character windows, save/restore a screen worth of characters, 256 console color combinations, and a smart coloring.

Visualization of the 2D Voronoi Diagram and the Delaunay Triangulation

18 Nov 2008

Maxim_Barsuk

An add-on for the Fortune's algorithm.

Timer Functionality without a Timer Control in VB6

14 Sep 2008

Kazi Zakir Hossain

A VB6 project describing how to implelement timer functionality without a timer control

Helper Class for Resizable MFC Dialogs

19 Mar 2009

Gernot Frisch

This class takes care of the child window placement when you resize an MFC dialog. Also stores the size in the Registry for the next call.

15 Dec 2016

ergohack

Tired of the same old Windows Logon/Shutdown screen? I use a symbolic link rotation utility to cycle through a bank of backgrounds.

Creation and memory mapping existing DBF files as alternative of data serialization during work with modified CListCtrl classes in virtual mode on dialogs of MDI application

22 Jul 2009

Emery Emerald

The demonstration of reading, writing and creation of standard DBF files with random access in memory instead of serialization of typical MFC application for descendants of CListCtrl classes in Virtual Mode.

Integrating with PayPal smoothly

12 Jan 2018

Michael Haephrati

How to easily integrate and interface with PayPal Express Checkout API from a Windows c++ application

Log Wizard - Viewing Windows Event Logs Can Be Fun!

21 Jan 2016

John Torjo

You can do advanced searching through your Windows Event Logs. Even regex searching and filtering. No expert skills required.

SqlDependency .NET library can work to detect updates automatically

24 May 2017

Zahid Nawaz Ch.

SqlDependency ,can be used to pick changes without executing query to see there is any update from database , WHERE CLAUSE can also be applied for narrowing scope, Its way to push changes from SQL Server to SQLDependency , .NET library , SQL Server Broker service sends updates to SQLDependency.

Customisable WinForms Progressbar Control VB.NET

2 Apr 2016

David Vanson

A progress bar control you can customize

Using Shape Context Algorithm to Find Similarity and Difference Between Shapes

29 Sep 2009

yanirta

Using provided Shape context algorithm and infrastructure, there is a wide base to match shapes.

MEFify an Applications

7 Dec 2008

rudigrobler

A very simple example of how to make an existing application extendible using MEF

FileSnap: A Windows Library for Differential File Snapshots!

13 Feb 2019

Michael Chourdakis

Include file versioning, snapshots and incremental backups in a file

C++14

Building on My SQL Storage Engines and APIs to Conduct Complex Analysis Using SQL Query Language: Part 2

Launch Application Windows in MultiScreen

13 Sep 2010

Adhish Pendharkar

Launch Application Forms in MultiScreen

UHF RFID Reader Program

15 Apr 2009

Youngho Kim

900 MHz RFID Reader Tag identification using an RFID Reader.

VB-JSON Parser - Improved Performance

17 Jun 2014

Sam Gerené

Factor 2 improved performance on VB-JSON Parser

Half Life Game Level Viewer

7 Feb 2009

Paul Higinbotham

DirectX based application to open and view Half Life 1 game files

3DHelper

17 Feb 2009

MikeTheDwarf

Helper class to display 3D data

Writing a Wix Extension to Read XML Files

16 Jan 2015

Rotted Frog

Goes through how to write a compiler extension for Wix, using the read world example of an XML search extension to read values out of XML files

Multi-monitor Warp Speed Screen Saver

21 Dec 2008

James Ritchie Carroll

High-speed screen saver simulating a warp-speed effect; will span multiple monitors.

AIM Session Tracker Utility

2 Mar 2009

jasonpang2011

Tracks the status of an AIM user (online, away, offline).

Considerations for caching in BizTalk

24 Mar 2009

Ali Kheyrollahi

Covering common challenges and pitfalls in caching in BizTalk.

Setting Up Kernel Mode Debugger in Windows

23 Nov 2010

Vineel Kovvuri

This article will guide you through the process of setting up kernel mode debugger in Windows

Email checking program with support for multiple POP accounts

18 Apr 2011

Sergey Chepurin

A program to check for email messages with multiple POP accounts.

Empty Template Text Box

4 Oct 2012

stebo0728

This guide shows how to extend a standard TextBox to have an "empty value" template

Remote Control of Microsoft FileDialog Class (OpenFileDialog)

23 Nov 2009

avramik

Remote control of Microsoft FileDialog class (OpenFileDialog)

16 Jul 2014

SarmadAsghar

Building on My SQL Storage Engines and APIs to Conduct Complex Analysis Using SQL Query Language: Part 2

Sketch framework and Class Library - Part 2

2 Aug 2016

RogerCreagh

A standard interface for multiple Arduino boards with different firmware

Track your position using a Windows Mobile 6 device

29 Dec 2008

Perry Bruins

Track your geographical position using a Windows Mobile 6 device and some Google Map programming.

Another Flexible ListView Control

17 Jul 2010

Hoang Khanh Nguyen

A highly object-oriented ListView control with varying-height items and support of complex data types

Custom Ribbon Help for Office 2010 VSTO Add-ins

6 Dec 2012

Scott Parkes

Providing custom context sensitive help for VSTO add-in Ribbon controls.

Networking in Silverlight and WPF or How to Make them Speak to Each Other

22 Apr 2008

Tamir Khason

How to use raw sockets in Silverlight application and how to make Silverlight speak with Windows Forms and WPF

My first Win32 UI

3 Jan 2013

Andrew_Morris

A sample application to present a simple dialog box using the Win32 API.

Simple Windows Service in C++

24 Sep 2014

Jeroen De Maeijer

This is an alternative for "Simple Windows Service in C++"

An introduction to OpenCV (Part II): Implementing mouse events, manipulating images, and creating video clips

11 Feb 2013

Markus Koppensteiner

Shows how to use OpenCV to write videos, how to implement mouse events, and presents some commands on image manipulation as well.

Fast Image Scrolling in C#

22 Apr 2012

mittaltarsem

Fast Image Scrolling in C#

A C ATM Console App

28 Apr 2014

Andre' Gardiner

A c banking atm concept console application

Use of Isolated Storage (A Simple Demo)

28 Jul 2008

Abhishek Sur

The article will help you to use Isolated Storage Classes

A Graphical WPF Ribbon Control Builder

22 Mar 2008

Derek Bartram

An article presenting Ribbon Builder, a tool for creating ribbon controls

File Rotator

17 Mar 2009

Manish K. Agarwal

Rotating files by appending 00, 01, 02, 03 etc. in file name once the file size reaches its predefined maximum file size.

Getting the list of drivers running on Windows OS and displaying it in a ListView using pure Win32 calls

20 Jul 2009

Sharath C V

This article explains how to get the list of drivers running on Windows OS and display the same in a ListView using Win32 calls.

DirectSound Beep Implementation

27 Jan 2009

CyLith

Since x64 Windows removes the Beep function, this is an implementation of the Beep function using DirectSound.

Interprocess Communication Between .NET and MFC Using WM_COPYDATA

23 Dec 2007

David Saelman

A simple method to achieve interprocess communication between the .NET framework and MFC.

Screen Capture (Simple Win32 Dialog Based)

11 Nov 2007

GauranG Shah

It's a simple dialog based Screen Capture that uses Global Mouse Hooks to capture the area selected by user, controls( i.e. Buttons, etc.), and any other Window.

How To Check if Computer has .NET Installed

24 Nov 2010

Kambaa

How to check whether .NET is installed in PC Visual Basic 6 code

Gurux Data Refinery

11 May 2010

Gurux Ltd

Retrieve data from a physical device, process it, and visualize the results

What Every Computer Programmer Should Know About Windows API, CRT, and the Standard C++ Library

22 Aug 2008

Alex Blekhman

The article explains relationships and dependencies between the Windows API, the CRT, and the Standard C++ Library.

An Introduction to OpenCV: Displaying and Manipulating Video and Motion Data

1 May 2012

Markus Koppensteiner

Explains how to use some OpenCV commands for video manipulation.

Interact with FTDI chip

23 Jul 2009

Apriorit Inc

This article shows how to use FTDI API to interact with the devices, which have FTDI chip within. EEPROM programming is also discussed.

Fastest Hash Function for Table Lookups in C?!

30 Oct 2019

Sanmayce

Brutally optimized hash function for general table lookups

Debug logging with STL stream operators

20 Jul 2008

Johann Anhofer

An easy to use debug logger, implemented via a custom stream buffer.

Using OpenGL in the Google's Go

10 Nov 2016

Farhad Reza

This article will show you how you can use the OpenGL graphics library in Google's Go language.

Developing Rating Bar

10 Mar 2009

Xmen Real

An advance rating control for .NET

A Video Converter in Visual Basic .NET

13 Jun 2011

Olabenjo Tunde

This is a simple video converter I developed with .NET while playing with ffmpeg.

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 9 – Changing Ribbon Colors

10 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to change the ribbon colors.

Add some AI to your combo box lookups

15 Dec 2010

hector [.j.] rivas

Helping the combo box autocomplete function with a frequency count.

artificial-intelligence

A Star Wars Scroller Demo written in OpenGL (GLUT) using Visual C++ 6.0

2 Jun 2010

Software_Developer

A Star Wars Scroller Demo that moves smoothly from the bottom to the top in OpenGL (GLUT)

Programmatically resize Desktop icons to a small list in Windows Vista and Windows 7

20 Jan 2010

Rei Resurreccion

Experience small and compact desktop icons view in Vista and Windows 7.

Determining if Excel is in Edit mode with Win32 Interop

13 Apr 2009

Viktor Hamori

In this article, one can find a possible solution how to check or to be notified if the Excel Application is in Edit mode

Get the call stack when an exception is being caught

31 Aug 2009

Baiyan Huang

Provides a utility class to return the call stack when an exception is being caught, using Windows SEH.

A Beautiful Oscilloscope Based on DirectX

1 Nov 2009

Ali Tavakol

Fast, real, and easy to connect to your application.

Programming User Interface in InstallScript

1 May 2011

Mark Babayev

This article describes advanced techniques for programming user interface in pure InstallScript projects.

GUI

installer

Data Mining with SQL Server 2005 without Analysis Services

31 Dec 2008

kvlcek

A C# implementation of CHAID for MSSQL 2005 à la Cognos scenario.

Get Started: Debugging Memory Related Issues in .Net Application Using WinDBG and SOS

28 Sep 2010

Sonal.India

Kick Start Using WinDBG and SOS

The Year 2038 Bug - Y2K38 Problem - Many of your applications will crash

6 May 2008

Ruchit S.

The Year 2038 Bug - Y2K38 Problem.

Parse a PE (EXE, DLL, OCX Files ) and New Dependency Walker

28 May 2012

Adam Roderick J

A brief and basic explanation about the PE data structures, with a sample

An HTML5 Remote Desktop - Part I

11 May 2010

Gustavo Ricardi

A Remote Desktop software built on AJAX, JSON and HTML5

WSH Clipboard Access

26 Feb 2009

Adrian Dorache

Scripting the clipboard content in Windows Script Host.

One Click SSL Certificate Registration using WinHTTP

29 Feb 2008

KeithPirkl

From Binary to Data Structures

6 Mar 2010

Cédric Menzi

How to parse well-formed binary data into your data structures

CBR/CBZ Comics in C#

31 Jul 2008

thund3rstruck

Interaction with CBZ/CBR comic books in C#.

A Study of Windows 8 'Contracts' - Why, What and How?

21 Feb 2012

Krishnachytanya Ayyagari

This article is a study of Windows 8 'Contracts' - why they are introduced? what they really are? and how they can be created?

QuickSort Revisited, Optimised, and Stabilised

10 Jan 2008

Warrick Procter

QuickSort revisited, with optimisations to minimise machine cycles, stabilised to retain original order, and generalised for convenience.

Track File Activites

12 Feb 2013

Biswas, Sumit

It helps to track/monitor file activites using FileSystemWatcher and maintains log, which can be viewed using various filter options.

How to access SmartCards simply and effectively

12 Apr 2008

dotnfc

Using a set of classes to access SmartCard readers, to test SmartCards via scripts - even to transmit APDUs one by one.

Multidimensional Discrete Wavelet Transform

16 May 2012

lxdfigo

The implementation of multidimensional wavelet transform

Masking Texture in OpenGL using Class CImage

21 Nov 2016

Petrov Vladimir

Masking Texture in OpenGL from Bitmap Image File using Class CImage (just call the File Name).

A C++ DLL for Excel that uses Arrays and Ranges

12 Nov 2007

Marcelo J. Kittlein

How to pass and return Arrays and Ranges in Excel to and from a C++ DLL.

Using SQLite in your C# Application

16 Dec 2007

Chayan

SQLite is very suitable for memory constraint systems like WinCE, Palms, Smart Phones, embedded devices and also normal single user desktop applications.

VTD-XML: XML Processing for the Future (Part I)

17 Apr 2008

Jimmy Zhang

Introduce VTD-XML, the future of XML processing

"Protecting" Your Process with RtlSetProcessIsCritical

6 Nov 2009

hxhl95

Escalating a process to system critical status using a Win32 kernel function

DCT Implementation in C# (DCT of Image)

16 Nov 2009

Vinayak Bharadi

Implementing DCT on Image (2D DCT) in C# and its Inverse

Detect CD / DVD Insertion / Ejection

20 Sep 2008

Kazi Zakir Hossain

How to detect the media insertion / ejection in ROM in VB6

Generation of Banded Images

19 Feb 2009

Amarnath S

An article to describe the generation of Images containing Mach bands at arbitrary angles (C#)

Starting with SQLite in C++

24 Jun 2009

metcarob

In this article, I share my experience creating and compiling a simple C++ program using SQLite to store data.

How to Add a Checkbox to a List View Column Header

13 Feb 2011

Vince Valenti

An example of how to add a checkbox to a list view column header. We also implement select/unselect all when a user toggles the checkbox.

Advanced Data I/O using IPC on Windows

14 Apr 2018

Andy Galluzzi

Join me to create the most advanced yet most simple to use full duplex MMF based IPC for Windows

Creating a Facebook Like Website Previewer

2 Apr 2012

icemanind

How to create a Facebook like website previewer user control for Winforms in C#

MeanFileCompare - Text file comparison

4 Sep 2009

Eric Haddan

My entry to the Code Lean and Mean File Comparison Contest.

WinForms User Control for date selection

17 Feb 2009

KazMaxLtd

A WinForms User Control which provides colour-coded feedback on dates which are already assigned.

Tags and Other Associated Nonsense

22 Apr 2013

RedZombie125

One man's struggle to organize pictures of Cookie Monster... with code.

Yet another Core Utility Component - Logging, Exception Handling, Configuration and Localization in one App

Screen Capture on Multiple Monitors

16 Feb 2013

mittaltarsem

Utility to capture full or part of screen with support for multiple screens.

Get all the types a COM object implements

17 Feb 2009

David Thielen

How to return all types that a COM object implements.

Excellence: A BizTalk Unit Testing Framework - A Sample

25 Mar 2009

Ali Kheyrollahi

A walkthrough on using the Excellence BizTalk Unit Testing framework.

Generic Architecture For Rapid Software Development Project Cycle - Part 1

17 Jun 2012

Md. Marufuzzaman

Generic Architecture For Rapid Software Development Project Cycle

RAD C++ Integrated Development Environment

7 Jun 2010

Ali Imran Khan Shirani

RAD Tool for C++ Developers, Code Generator

FilePreviewCtrl - Preview Files in Text, HEX and Image Format

29 May 2011

OlegKrivtsov

This article demonstrates a file preview control in a WTL application.

Call tree for C# programs

8 Jan 2009

Louis T Klauder Jr

A simple C# user function call tree lister.

11 Jun 2015

Khaled Abdelhamid

Core utility components - Localization, Configuration, Logging, and Exception Handling.

How to Call Java Functions from C Using JNI

12 Jan 2008

ajalilqarshi

This article covers calling Java functions from C using JNI. It also covers passing/returning simple parameters, arrays, and structure arrays in Java functions.

Xbox 360 Controller Input in C++ with XInput

13 Jun 2008

Minalien

A small tutorial on how to use XInput (requires the DX SDK) to handle input from an Xbox 360 Controller for Windows.

Getting Current Browser URL with VB.NET

27 Jul 2011

hvrmln

Get browser URL

Using the Free Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition to Develop Win32 Applications

23 Sep 2006

NeWi

Describes how to set up Visual C++ 2005 Express to build Win32 applications.

Simple OpenGL Framework

25 Apr 2012

Member 8823543

GLW is a simple, compact, drop-in framework for developing simple OpenGL games and demos. Its focus is ease of use, platform abstraction and small footprint.

Programming for Microsoft Windows Vista and Server 2008 (Windows 7)

19 Apr 2009

arnavguddu

This article exposes the Microsoft Vista and Server 2008 (and Windows 7) exclusive features that can be programmed using .NET languages like C#. It includes UAC, the Vista Bridge control library, and the Windows Search Provider.

Control Panel Applets for everyone

11 Sep 2008

carlos@takeapps

This is a step-by-step guide to build your own control panel applet

ComboBox List Control Host

9 Jan 2009

wmerifield

An article demonstrating how to host list controls inside a standard ComboBox. Easily create your own CheckedList ComboBox and others.

Portable JRE API Hooking (IAT)

22 Nov 2008

Thilak Raj S

Making JRE truely portable by API hooking.

Smart Hotkey Handler .NET

9 Aug 2010

techbird

Tutorial about Smart Hot Key Handler .NET control library

Hash-container and Red-Black Tree Face-off (STL Benchmark)

12 Apr 2016

Shao Voon Wong

Benchmark of hash and non-hash container

VB6 and VBA: Creating a Variable and an Array that Points to Same Data

10 Mar 2014

EiadXP

This is a very fast way to access string (or other) data with minimum memory consumption.

DirectShow Video and Audio Trimming

18 Mar 2008

Kovalev Maxim

How to cut off specified parts of media file using DirectShow

A WPF Graph Control Library

24 Apr 2008

Derek Bartram

An article presenting a WPF library for producing extensible runtime customisable graphs

Towers of Hanoi with True GUI using Win32 and C++

23 Oct 2008

Redwan Albougha

Shows how to solve Towers of Hanoi puzzle visually using Win32 and C++

Deployer

30 Mar 2012

lepipele

Automate deployment of Windows Services, ClickOnce, and other .NET applications.

Code to Host a Third Party Application in our Process Window (e.g. Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 8)

15 Aug 2010

Sharan Basappa

This code shows how to host a third party application inside your own process Window, like Google Chrome & Internet Explorer 8

How to Install and Configure MS Exchange Server 2007 on MS Windows Server 2008

8 Dec 2009

Syed Adnan Ahmed

How to Install and Configure MS Exchange Server 2007 on MS Windows Server 2008

A Simplified Solution for Hiding the Taskbar and Start Orb in Vista and Windows 7

21 Jul 2010

Waylon Flinn

This article describes a simple solution for hiding the Taskbar and the Start Orb that works on both Vista and Windows 7.

Another new thunk copy from ATL

29 Jul 2012

simonchen.net

A useful skill to get rid of ATL, but do similar flexible architectures by yourself.

Thread Synchronization Using the Win32 Event Object

3 Nov 2011

Mitendra Anand

Thread synchronization using the Win32 Event object.

CodeCount counting the lines of source code

21 Feb 2012

Leslie Zhai

It is a reminiscent SLOC console in libc/libc++ cross GNU and WIN32

A Quick Program for File Hash Comparison with MD5 and SHA1

1 Apr 2016

varun bansal

A quick program to compute and measure hash comparison

Minimalistic Driver-less Native MySql Client

11 May 2009

Ladislav Nevery

Native MySql Client not requiring any special driver or library

Why to use memory pool and how to implement it

3 Jul 2008

Jude Deng

Introduce memory pool

Send Mails from Windows Application

15 Sep 2009

Sushant Joshi

This article enables you to send mails from Windows application which is normally a tedious task

Creating a Sudoku game

12 Mar 2009

Spirch

How to create a Sudoku game with speed in mind.

OAG Library (OpenGL) Part 1 - Setting Up the Library for an MFC Application

7 Aug 2011

Eduardo Tucci

OAG is a library written in C++. With this library, you can create OpenGL based applications.

NT Service and Inter-process Communication using Mailslot

25 Jun 2009

Sharath C V

This article explains about different parts of an NT service and inter-process communication using Mailslots.

Cross-Platform IPC Event Manager for Interaction with Service Providers

6 May 2009

Alex_Intw

This article shows you how to send or post events among processes using shared memory queues for the Windows and Linux platforms.

Movement Restricted Dialog Form

25 Feb 2008

DaveyM69

How to restrict a dialog form's movement area. Useful for MDI applications.

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 7 – Spinner

8 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to use the ribbon spinner control.

A Code Project Article Information Library (Part 2)

1 May 2008

Derek Bartram

This library provides a framework for using Code Project article information in applications, and provides a utility for extracting user information

Updating application clients with a Windows Installer: a simple workaround

30 Sep 2008

Antonino Porcino

How to update all the clients of your locally distribuited application using a Windows Installer and batch files.

A Useful WMI Tool & How To Find USB to Serial Adaptors

7 Jan 2009

surf uk

An article to illustrate a useful tool for WMI (WMICodeCreator) & using WMI to find USB Serial / COM port adaptors

NASA Space Shuttle TV Schedule Transfer to Outlook Calendar

1 Dec 2008

RalphHightower

NASA Space Shuttle Mission Schedule reads Excel files published by NASA containing the television schedule for Space Shuttle missions and provides the ability to enter and update the schedule in Outlook’s Calendar.

Writing to System Event Log

3 Sep 2008

Hari Narayanan R.

How to write to System Event Log from a C# application

Another Look at Achieving Concurrency using C++

16 Feb 2010

logicchild

An article that provides ways to achieve concurrency via C++

Real Time Event Log Reader

7 May 2018

Nilesh Dhangare, Pune-India

RealTimeEventLogReader will show you how to read event logs in C# as soon as they are written in Windows Event Logs.

.NET-Compiler-Platform

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1 Sep 2008

syntaxed

Notifier: an Outlook-like notification window

Windows Service which Kills Unwanted Windows

8 Jan 2008

Victuar

Written in C# Windows service which monitors all Windows and kills unwanted ones.

A Microsoft Office 2007 Style WPF C# Quick Access Toolbar

6 Apr 2008

Derek Bartram

An article presenting the Quick Access Toolbar as part of RibbonControl.dll, as seen in Microsoft Office 2007

Snap - Simple .NET Aspect-Oriented Programming

15 Apr 2010

TylerBrinks

Friendly AOP using your favorite DI container, and a social experiment in CodeProject Community Coding

Win32 C Easy Hyper Link

9 Jun 2006

Hao Hu

A Win32 C based approach for an essential Hyper Link control for the dialog box (based on the Button control).

IGotMessage - Send a Video Message

21 Feb 2008

PAPAYA

IGotMesasge is an open source Web-based application that allows individuals to easily record and send video messages to others. The software is free to download, install and use, and is easy to integrate with any website.

Native Win32 API OpenGL Tutorial - Part 1

17 Apr 2016

leon de boer

Native Win32 API OpenGL Tutorial - Part 1

Strongly Typed Custom Configuration Sections using XML Serialization

6 Jan 2008

Benzi K. Ahamed

This article demonstrates a simple approach to get strongly typed configuration objects to use in your code using XML serialization

A Mandelbrot Explorer/Zoom with Julia Walkabout

29 May 2010

Software_Developer

A Mandelbrot Explorer/Zoom with Julia walkabout

When Can I Logon to Windows?

18 Sep 2010

David Crow

A brief explanation on how to interpret the 'logon hours' member of the USER_INFO structures

Developing Jira client with Jira SOAP API for PragmaSQL T-SQL Editor

13 Feb 2008

Ali Ozgur, Tolga Kurkcuoglu

Describes how to develop a custom Jira client by using PragmaSQL add-in support

CMS/TSO PipeLines for Windows - Part I Syntax

29 Aug 2008

WBurgMo

An implementation of IBM's PipeLines for Windows and PowerShell

Change of Height and Location of CHeaderCrtrl’s and Heights of Lines of CListCtrl’s Descendants with a Help HDM_LAYOUT and WM_MEASUREITEM Messages

DbProvider Profiler using WCF and DbProviderFactory Injection: Part II of IV

20 Sep 2011

Pieter Van Parys

Creating profiling information in our ProxyDbxxx classes

Reader/writer locks with a helper

16 Mar 2009

Valery Grebnev

This article describes a heuristic approach when developing reader/writer spin-locks for Windows XP/Vista.

Preventing Unexpected Message Pumping in Third Party Libraries - An example using DirectShow

7 Jun 2009

Felix Collins

This article shows a tidy solution to unexpected third party code pumping messages.

22 Jun 2009

Emery Emerald

The decision of problem of the header «deformation» and its locality, height of lines of list control and their text formatting.

RemoteInstall: Automated Testing of Windows Installers on VMWare Infrastructure

24 Nov 2009

dB.

A framework for testing Windows installers with some help from virtualization.

Native Browser Addin for Visual Studio

2 May 2010

Thomas van Veen

Visual Studio 2005/2008 AddIn for browsing exported methods of native libraries

Object Factory Design Pattern: Register Creator Functions Using TypeLists and Template Metaprogramming

9 Jun 2010

geoyar

How to register classes for Object Factory using TypeList and Template Metaprogramming

Visual Studio Project MRU List Editor IV

9 Oct 2010

peterchen, Alberto M.

An update the class core for editing Visual Studio's MRU list

LINQ-to-EF Efficiency: A Cautionary Tale

26 May 2012

meduff

Avoid Entity Framework lazy-loading relationship navigation when iterating large record sets.

Query Volume Setting for 8.3 State (Windows)

29 Dec 2011

Dracula

Query Volume Setting for 8.3 State (Windows)

Sending a Filename to the Clipboard - Making a Miniature Tool Without Using CRT

26 Oct 2009

Alex Blekhman

Name2Clip sits in the "Sent To" menu of Windows Explorer and sends selected filenames to the system clipboard.

An HTTP web server opening media files in the server screen, using QR-Codes and a REST architecture

WPF Real-time Monitor Control (Rolling Monitor)

25 Apr 2008

Derek Bartram

An article introducing the WPF Realtime Monitor Control, for creating a real-time view of continuous data

47 Useful Windows Vista Command-Line Utilities

25 Jan 2009

rspercy65

47 of the most used Vista apps are just 1 click away. NOTE: Vista users only.

Schemaless C#-XML data binding with VTD-XML

25 Jun 2008

Jimmy Zhang

Agile, efficient XML data binding without schema.

JavaScript function access from plain C++: An example

24 Aug 2008

davemaster99

How to execute JavaScript functions with parameters from C++ code.

Class for Communication using Windows Sockets and TCP/IP

7 Dec 2007

JonataCB

Classes with many useful properties and methods to communicate using TCP/IP

A Simple Performance Counter Application

7 Oct 2008

R_Valbuena

A simple performance counter application in C#.

Extending Cuyahoga FullText Indexing (Lucene.NET)

27 Mar 2008

Ali Ozgur

In this article we will extend classes in Cuyahoga.Core.Search namespace in order to provide more generic full text indexing service

Protecting Your Software Using Simple Serial Number/Activation Key Pair

12 Aug 2008

Yasser M. Jaffal

This article guides you to simply, yet effectively, prevent your software customers from copying your product without your authorization. I admit it is not a top-security solution, and it will be easy to crack without protecting your compiled code, but it is just for conveying the idea.

Keys Extender (Win 7 Compatible)

21 Apr 2009

outcoldman

Work with Windows by hot keys in Vista like Windows 7

How To Make Your Application Delete Itself Immediately

2 Dec 2008

alexdresko

A simple two line technique that can be used in just about any application

Windows Ribbon for WinForms, Part 3 - First WinForms Ribbon Application

4 Mar 2010

Arik Poznanski

In this article, I'll present how to create an empty WinForms application with Windows 7 ribbon support.

List With Events

6 Dec 2008

Günther M. FOIDL

An extended List that fires events when the count of list-items changes

Dynamic Formula Processing Library

25 Apr 2008

Derek Bartram

An article presenting a basic dynamic formula processor (including an infix to prefix convertor)

Working with XML

14 Mar 2008

Nelson Kosta Souto

Reading and writing XML documents.

Image Warping Using Linear Interpolation and Double Buffer Panel

10 Dec 2007

Tolga Birdal

An image warping tool in C# which uses simple displacement filters.

Working C# code for MySql Stored Procedures IN, OUT, and INOUT parameters

15 May 2009

ken.tachyon

An article on how to get parameters into and out of MySql stored procedures.

13 Aug 2012

Jon Larborn

A command promt web server that starts an application or opens a file given in as an argument in an HTTP address. Could potentially be used to show media on screen using QR-codes.

A Resusable Attached Behavior for Defining Adorners in XAML

1 Nov 2010

wujiong

Explains how to implement and use this powerful behavior

Building a Docking Window Management Solution in WPF

1 Jan 2011

Ashish Kaila

A docking window solution using WPF as part of Synergy toolkit

Using the Hausdorff distance algorithm to point out differences between two drawings

27 Sep 2009

yanirta

This algorithm provides a good way to know the location and difference factor of two drawings.

Simple Windows Service in .NET with Console Mode

8 Jan 2010

ron wilson

A framework for implementing simple Windows services with an eye towards usability.

How To Sort Generic List?

12 Aug 2009

Anand Malli

An article on sorting generic list based on any attribute of user defined class

A Demonstration for WPF Ribbon Control Library

25 Apr 2008

Derek Bartram

A demonstration application for showing the use of the WPF Ribbon Control as presented elsewhere

C# Class for Calculating Sunrise and Sunset Times

13 Sep 2008

Zacky Pickholz

A class for calculating sunrise and sunset times, implemented as a thread-safe Singleton

Asynchronous I/O with Thread.BindHandle

7 Jan 2013

Jason Curl

Describes the usage of Asynchronous I/O with I/O Completion ports with .NET

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Create - Update Calendars - Part II

31 Oct 2009

AymanAminIbrahim

Using the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Web Services SDK example.

Programmatically Turning on the Screen Saver

20 May 2009

Mohammad Elsheimy

Learn how to programmatically turn on the screen saver with API via .NET and C#

Save and Load the whole content of a ListView Control

23 Feb 2012

Raffael Foidl

Sometimes you have to save the content of a ListView to the user's filesystem. That's very easy to manage with the XmlText-Writer and Reader from the .Net Framework 2.0.

Chat Client Server

18 May 2007

Boby Thomas P

An implementation of chat client and server with win32 sockets

A C++ Plug-in ThreadPool Design

22 May 2008

Alex C. Punnen

The Command Pattern and Chain of Responsibility for implementing a plug-in Thread Pool library.

Dynamic UI Creation: Extend R2build: Add New Tool Support, Create Plugin Config

24 Oct 2008

r2build

In this article, I will describe how to create a new config XML file for new tools in R2build

Read and Update CAPS or NUM Lock Status from your Application

23 May 2008

Bilal Haider

It describes how to read and update the toggle keys (NUM lock, CAPS lock, etc.) using WIN32 API in a C# application

WMI systeminfo Desktop Tool

5 Oct 2009

stepe

Displays system information like free disk space, free memory on the desktop

Basic internet requests

24 Jul 2011

Cristian Amarie

Classes for making simple internet calls using Wininet.

Inter Computer Read/Write File Lock

4 Jan 2010

AndreBroz

Using File Management Windows API for implementing inter computer Read/Write lock

Longest Common Subsequence

25 Mar 2010

FireEmissary

Generic algorithm of the longest common subsequence

Excellence: A BizTalk Unit Testing Framework - An Overview

25 Mar 2009

Ali Kheyrollahi

A Unit Testing framework for testing orchestration using instrumentation

APOD - Get Astronomy Picture of the Day

16 Sep 2009

Marco Manso

Retrieving the astronomy picture of the day

HRESULT Error Check Simplifier

12 Jun 2011

Wanderley Caloni

Exception based error check that automates the FAILED() comparison.

Designing and Implementing Synchronization Primitives in Windows user-mode Applications

18 Sep 2016

Victor Soldatov

Yet another approach to create lightwight synchronization entities in native Windows user-mode applications

Bulk data Export to Excel from Datatable and Datagridview

14 Nov 2014

Senthil Sambandam

Huge data transfer to Excel in a fast and efficient manner

Fast Image Blurring with CUDA

10 Sep 2009

ChaoJui

High performance and good quality of image blurring

GUI in JScript and VBScript, using Windows Common Controls

18 Mar 2009

armagedescu

This article is about writing GUI applications in VBScript and JScript using Windows common controls

Working With Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) - Part 2

1 Feb 2010

Rajkumar-Kannan

In the second part of this article, I primarily focus on using WMI and C# to develop routines that can manage a Hyper-V Virtual Machine

DWM - Colorization Color Handling Using DWMGetColorizationColor

24 Mar 2008

o m n i

Using WM_COLORIZATIONCOLORCHANGED and DWMGetColorizationColor.

How to capture a piece of the desktop

5 Oct 2008

Michael Rosqvist

A utility to capture a bit of the desktop.

Set and Get Text in the Clipboard

5 Oct 2009

Nathan Campos

How to set and get text in the Clipboard using C#.

WIN Taskbar is Waaay too High, Here's a Tiny One

14 Jan 2020

Thilo Bauer

With some code snippets to give beginners (+ others) ideas

WinHttpGateway Library

30 Apr 2009

klizardin

WinHttp API wrapper library with asynchronous call mechanism and support of HTTPS protocol

Realtime Animation of a Mandelbrot Zoom in a Win32 Console with Visual C++ 6.0

14 Jul 2010

Software_Developer

This article describes how to create a Realtime animation of a Mandelbrot Zoom in a Win32 Console with Visual C++ 6.0

Simple Guide to Mathematical Expression Parsing

18 Jun 2010

Mahyar Etedal

In this article, I introduce a very simple way to parse an expression.

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ADSdotNET: A DLL for Using Alternate Data Streams from .NET Languages

24 Apr 2011

Michael Geier

With this class, you can use ADS with C#, VB.NET, and other .NET languages without P/Invoke

Introduction In DLLs Creation Using MASM

4 Oct 2009

Nathan Campos

Shows how to create a simple DLL and invoke it in another program

A C++ blob editor in less than 128 lines of code

6 May 2008

Ronounours

A very simple C++ source code showing how to create an interactive 2D graphical blobs editor, using the CImg library.

Windows Explorer in XP: Now with Checkboxes and Fullrowselect

8 Jan 2009

The Everator

Customizing XP with Vista features

Scrolling a Rich/Textbox Automatically

1 Feb 2008

Lipman Roi

How to scroll a textbox by given pixels

Creating JavaScript arrays and other objects from C++

26 Jun 2010

imagiro

How to create JavasSript arrays and other objects from C++ code and pass them to the script.

Cross-platform C++ Template Solution for Drawing GPS Data for a Third-party GIS

21 Dec 2008

Boris Kolesnikov

Generates PNG files called tiles which form a layer on a GIS map

The Simplest COM Tutorial in Visual Studio 2008

23 Feb 2009

Zhiwei Liu

A beginner's guide to creating COM/DCOM server and client under .NET 2008 environment.

Windows Audio Mixer API Wrapper Library

20 Oct 2008

Peter C. Studt

A small wrapper library to programmatically interact with standard audio controls

A Simple Method for Handling Multiple Clicking on Windows Forms Controls

7 Feb 2008

Warrick Procter

Ever wanted to be able to handle triple, quadruple clicks on a Windows Forms control? This will do it.

3D Client-side Tabstrip using JavaScript

12 Jul 2008

Norman Solomon

Easy addition of a 3D Tabstrip page to an ASP.NET project.

Simple File I/O Using Windows Memory Mapped Files (MMF)

12 Jun 2009

manjunath.j3

A generic C++ class for simple file I/O, just like CFile.

A pure Win32 based MDI application

25 Jun 2009

Sharath C V

Explains MDI support in Windows with a simple example.

Query the New Windows Audit Policies Programmatically

26 Feb 2010

marc ochsenmeier

This sample show how to access the information retrieved by running Auditpol.

Snapping Window

15 Jul 2008

T800G

Simple class to make a window snap to screen edges

Counter based c8051

22 Feb 2009

ingvar8

Counter based c8051

Monitor jobs in a printer queue (.NET)

7 Jan 2010

raelango

This article demonstrates monitoring a printer queue for job status changes.

Optimized Image Inversion Using SSE2

2 May 2009

Tolga Birdal

Fast image inversion forms a good basis for optimizing pixel wise operations. We will discuss the ways to achieve the best speed on this inversion operator.

Beginner's WPF Animation Tutorial

27 Jan 2008

Praveen Nair (NinethSense)

A simple animation tutorial on WPF

OpenGL 3D Navigation with Tao and C#

19 Feb 2008

erjan123

OpenGL 3D navigation with Tao and C#, using glRotatef, glTranslatef, and gluLookAt.

Play Wave Files with DirectSound and Display its Spectrum in Real Time - Part 2

21 May 2009

jackyxinli

An article to show how to play a Wave file with DirectSound and display its spectrum in real time.

How to Find User's Email Address

19 Aug 2018

Michael Haephrati

Here is a way to find what is the email address / addresses used by the user running a program

A WPF Digital Clock

26 Apr 2008

Derek Bartram

A WPF Digital Clock for displaying the current time, styled using RibbonStyleHandler

Get useful directory paths

18 Jan 2009

Shup

An article on easily finding the paths of commonly used user specific directories.

Xerces for C++ Using Visual C++, Part 2

22 Jan 2009

Peter Wilson

Create, save, and display DOM documents using C++.

Performing emergency shutdowns

16 Mar 2009

hxhl95

How to quickly shutdown/poweroff in emergency situations.

Sudoku as a CSP

23 Mar 2009

Dotan Asselmann

Using algorithms and techniques from CSP to solve an NxN Sudoku puzzle.

A Simulation of a Canadian F-86 Fighter Jet in Windows Forms using Visual C++ 2005

29 May 2010

Software_Developer

A Simulation of a Canadian F-86 fighter jet in Windows Forms using Visual C++ 2005

Pong in a Win32 Console

15 Jul 2010

Software_Developer

Pong in a Win32 Console

Starting with GTK+

22 Jun 2009

metcarob

GTK+ is a GUI widget toolkit. This article describes how I have compiled a Hello World GTK+ program to allow me to evaluate it.

Control HUA YI Electronic Power Supply

5 Apr 2010

Mahdi Mansouri | مهدی منصوری

This program shows you how to control, give set-point and get feedback from Hua YI made Power Supplies

A simple NewsTicker - Two implementations

23 Apr 2014

Graham Lemon (UK)

Implementing a simple News Ticker custom control for Winforms .NET to reduce flicker as much as possible.

How to Validate COM Interface

12 Feb 2008

Yonghwi Kwon

Explains how to validate COM interface and legacy IsValidateInteface

Win-Form/Web-Form Generic Components using the same Controller

5 Oct 2008

Babak Ansari

A framework to develop Win-Form and Web-Form applications using generic components

How to get the Client IP address or hostname of a Citrix session or Terminal Services Session?

5 May 2008

Vishal Ganeriwala

How to get the Client IP address or hostname of a Citrix session or Terminal Services Session?

File Manager With Clipboard Interaction and Drag and Drop Support

14 Nov 2010

infinateone

A file manager app with Clipboard interaction and drag and drop support.

Basic Calculating TextBox in VB.NET

27 Nov 2014

Member 10951710

A simple extension to the original TextBox, allowing simple calculations (+, /, *, -)

How to Utilise the Shell32 Library in .NET as a COM Import – A Neat little Hack

15 Mar 2009

Justin Porteous

Using the Shell32 Library to write Files or Folders to a Zip File

SoftG Application Framework 1.62

13 May 2009

HotSoftG

Automation framework application development, realize the software functions and software frame separation. Support plug-in support theme

Object Oriented Command Line Parser for C++ Similar to Windows Script Arguments Object

21 Mar 2009

swuk

It is very much like WScript.arguments plus it keeps track of how the named arguments (options) are used.

The Basics of Perl and Perl Programming

7 Jul 2010

logicchild

Programing Perl Basics - How It Works

Simple LoopBack Filter Driver

14 Sep 2010

mayurthigale

This article is for developers who want to start with Windows kernel filter drivers for the first time and want to experiment with a simple example with source code.

Cloud Service to Automate Windows Desktop Applications

2 Mar 2011

Won Dong

To utilize cloud service as an anonymous desktop environment in Amazon S3 and EC2 Windows instances

Overlay using raphook.dll

21 Sep 2008

User 2739121

A OverlayMgr based on Ray Adam's raphook.dll

ThreadPoolComponent: Multithreading Simplified

9 Mar 2009

kinke

Provides a simple wrapper around the shared ThreadPool. It may be used to divide a task into a set of threads which are executed concurrently.

Execute a Program for n Seconds

29 Apr 2009

Linccg

Start a program, execute for n seconds, then kill it

How to host a User Defined Function for MS-Excel with the VSTO-Excel Add-in using a COM server

10 Jun 2009

felixLindemann

Auto-register COM-Interop functions and activate this add-in in MS-Excel, ready to use.

My.Power Extension (VSX)

31 Mar 2010

drummerboy0511

A My Namespace extension that makes things such as shutting down your computer easier.

An Introduction to Jibu for .NET

4 Jan 2008

jdx256

Jibu is a high-level multithreading API for .NET 2.0 and above.

Creating a Domain Service Factory to Host POCO Entities

10 Dec 2010

Beavis Killer

This article demonstrates how to write a domain service factory to host plain old class object (POCO) entities and use them through RIA Services in Silverlight version 4.

Windows CE Hook (GWES.exe)

11 May 2012

emranallan

WINDOWS CE API HOOKING and Replace Function inside GWES.exe on all models since pocket PC 2003 until Windows mobile 6.5

Calling Python code from Excel with ExcelPython

3 Sep 2013

Eric Reynolds

ExcelPython is a lightweight COM library which enables you to call Python code and manipulate Python objects from Excel VBA.

AlwaysOn Windows-Service with Remote Control

25 Feb 2016

J.Starkl

A windows-service which has a fall service on a second server, if the server it's running on, crashes

Open Regedit and Connect to Remote Host

13 Nov 2008

DavidHolland

Code to open regedit and connect to remote host

Scheduling STSADM Backup using Windows Task Scheduler

13 Feb 2009

Zabiullah Sheik Ismail

STSADM can be used effectively with Windows Task Scheduler to schedule periodic/delayed backups.

Windows 7 Taskbar: Check if a program or window is pinned

15 Nov 2009

Jochen Baier

Example code to check if a program or window is pinned on the Windows 7 taskbar.

Caps Lock Status Tray Application

18 Jul 2010

ron wilson

See the state of caps lock, num lock, scroll lock in the Windows tray