.NET Framework
CSV Parser
For some of my work, I work on data importers and other different tasks which require dealing with CSV and tab delimited…
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.NET Framework
try..catch Usage – Unused Variable Warning
Elminating the unused variable warning for a declaration in the catch block is very easy because you don’t need to assign to…
.NET Framework
Stopping a System.Threading.Timer
Stopping a System.Threading.Timer isn’t very well covered in the MSDN documentation. We need to use the Change Method which accepts two integers.…
C#.NET
Windows Service – Marked For Deletion
Windows Services,especially managed .NET ones , can be extremely difficult to deploy if not done correct initially. Errors, of course, can also…
.NET Framework
Run a Single Instance of An Application (.NET)
Occasionally, as a software developer you want to restrict a user to only allow them to run one instance of an application…
.NET Framework
How to Minimize Application to Tray
I’m not sure how many times I have been someone ask for help on the MSDN forums, email me, or come over…
C#.NET
How to Get Path of Running Application in C#
Getting the path of the running application is really simple, and is pretty important if you allow the user to install the…
C#.NET
Skype API Basics – Part 1
What is the Skype API? The Skype API is an easy way to create plugins that can dramatically change the way Skype…
.NET Framework
Determine if Skype is Installed
The easiest method of checking whether Skype is installed is actually to check for a Registry Key. We, of course, can’t check…
.NET Framework
Books I’ve Read
Sometimes, when I have applied for full time employment in the past I have seen job ads or received responses from companies…
.NET Framework
Sending Emails from C#.NET
Emails are incredibly easy to send from .NET especially your typical <a href="http://www.mail-list.com/list_owner/plain_text_email.html" target="_blank">plaintext</a> email. We will be making use of the <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.mail.aspx">System.Net.Mail namespace</a> along with an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol">smtp server </a>you should already have setup or you could use a free one like Gmail.
C#.NET
Read a Whole Textfile Into a String
At work, I’ve been working on an auto html emailer. I’ve been receiving files from our Latin American office that are completely…
.NET Framework
How To Stop A .NET Form from Closing
How to stop a form from closing in the .NET Framework