Visual Basics Programming

By Mike

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A listbox is very common control that you see in many applications. It gives the user a great view of a list of items. Here is how you add items to a listbox in VB.net... more »

How to Add Microsoft's Searchable Online Help to your VB.net Application

By Mike

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Who doesn't like having access to help within their applications. Here is a fast and easy way you can add Microsoft's searchable help directly to your application... more »

How to Change the Backcolor of a Textbox in VB.net Based on the Enable Property

By Mike

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This is easy if you have done some basic development. VB.net has a nice event for controls called the "EnabledChange" event. This fires when the controls enable property has been altered. Here is some nice code to see how it works... more »

How to Clear a Listbox in VB.net

By Mike

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Now that you can fill up your listbox in VB.net with a bunch of goodies, how do you erase what you have in there in case the user needs to start over? Here is how you can clear all of the contents out of your VB.net listbox... more »

How to Disable/Enable Command Buttons in VB.net on the KeyUp Routine

By Mike

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A good way to make sure users do not click buttons on a form until they actually enter something is to keep it disabled until text is entered. Here are the steps to do just that... more »

How to Get the Current Date and Time in VB.net

By Mike

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Many programs that you will write will have the need to display to the user the current date and time. VB.net gives you the ability to retrieve this information failry easily. Here is how you display the current date and time to the user... more »

How to Hand Trace Through Software Code

By eHow Computers Editor

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One valuable way to test your software code is to trace it by hand, or desk check it. Desk checking can help you spot errors in your algorithm or approach that may not be obvious when you simply run the program on a computer. To trace code by ... more »

How to Join an Array of Strings in VB.net

By Mike

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VB.net offers a great function that allows you to join all of the members of an array into one string. Here is how it is done... more »

How to Make Your Own Web Browser in C#

By Mike

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In this example I am going to show you how you can create a simple web browser in a just a few steps in C#... more »

How to manually unbind a Visual Studio solution from Source Safe

By TheWalrus

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The following steps will guide you through the process of manually unbinding a Visual Studio Solution from Source Safe... more »

How to prepare for a C# .NET interview

By TheWalrus

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So you have spent endless hours polishing your resume, browsing the job boards, talking to head-hunters, and submitting applications to potential employers. Then, one day, your hard efforts pay off: you get a call from a potential employer ... more »

How to program listbox fuctions like add, remove,edit , save etc

By Daspawnx

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In this article I will show you how to add, remove, edit, save, load text in the list box.. more »

How to Return the Maximum Number in VB.net

By Mike

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VB.net has a nice built in function that allows you to pass in two numbers and return the greater of the two. Here is how it works... more »

How to Select the Average Value of Data in a SQL Statement

By Mike

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SQL offers a great way to get the average value of your data in a single statement. In my example I am going to use MS Access's Northwind Database... more »

How to solve large programming tasks

By schalken

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Do you have problems breaking down large programming tasks into something you can work with? A few simple tricks will help you get going... more »

How to Take a Screen Shot

By Kate J

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Something on your desktop you'd like to save as an image? Need a screen shot? Here is a simple way of doing it!.. more »

How to Use a “For Next” Loop in Visual Basic

By Traqqer

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One of the basic strategies in developing code is to use a loop. In Visual Basic, the “For Next” loop is one of the most useful set of commands. Here are some tips on how to use them..... more »

How to Use the Try-Catch Statement in VB.net

By Mike

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VB.net has introduced the Try-Catch-End Try statement which is to replace the On error statement. It allows you to execute some code and should an error occur it traps that error and then sends the flow of the program to the "catch" ... more »

How to Write a For Next Loop in C#

By Mike

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The For-Next loop is a nice loop to use when you know or have an idea as to the starting number of the loop and the ending number. Here is the syntax for the "For Next" loop in C#... more »

How to , What to, know before buying a computer

By Vasco

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What to know before buying a computer You should have basic knowledge of PCs components.. more »

How to Remove the Border From a Form

By Socrates

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There is no rule set in stone that forces people to keep a border on their application forms. That's why there's an option to turn it off... more »

How to Add a Node to a TreeView Control in VB.net at Run Time

By Mike

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A treeview control is similar to a listbox however it has items called nodes. A treeview control is what you would see in your windows explorer to search directories. Here is how you can add nodes at runtime... more »

How to Create your First Visual Basic Program

By Traqqer

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Visual Basic is one of the easiest computer languages to learn, but there is still a learning curve that needs to be overcome. Perhaps the most important concept to learn about Visual Basic is that it is an event-based language meaning that the ... more »

How to Join Two Tables in a Relational Database

By Mike

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The power of a relational database such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL and Access is the ability to relate two or more tables based on common fields. Here is how you can join two tables on a common field. I am using MS Access's Northwind database ... more »

How to Sum Up Values in a SQL Statement for a Specific Selection

By Mike

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There will come a time when you need to sum up values for a specific customer in your database. Here is how you do it... more »

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