Contents tagged with Tips
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Cryptic C#
Does this code compile?
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Avoiding 'deep linking'
Interesting use of HTTP modules:
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.NET Modules
Something new I learnt yesterday: .NET modules
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Browse for folder or computer
In search for a dialog box to browse for a computer or a folder, I found three solutions but none is perfect:
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Designing quality frameworks
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ASP.NET - Dynamic titles
Great tip from Ashutosh Nilkanth to programatically change the title of an ASP.NET page:
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Database naming conventions
Julien's questions about database naming conventions started an interesting discussion. Read the comments.
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string, const, ref and Intern
You can get more information by paying a visit to the String.Intern method documentation.
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Manipulating CSV files
It doesn't seem to be well known that you can easily access data in CSV files (Comma-Separated Values) using ADO.NET components. For example, you can use the OleDbConnection, OleDbCommand, and OleDbDataAdapter objects to fill a DataSet from a CSV file. You can also update the data. Also notice that it is possible to use Visual Studio's Server Explorer to visualize or edit CSV files.
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How to find out what's running inside that out-of-control Services.exe or Svchost.exe
For Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314056