Dot NET 2.0 Generics and Windows 98(dotnetfacts.blogspot.com)

submitted by eugenciuta(715) 2 years, 4 months ago

One of my customers asked me to write a .NET application which is capable to run on old Windows 98 machines. This request came to me last year but don't ask me about the reasons of doing such a thing :). read more...

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DirectX 11 for Windows 7 and Vista SP2(dotnetfacts.blogspot.com)

submitted by eugenciuta(715) 2 years, 6 months ago

DirectX® 11, the next generation of graphics technology, arrives with Windows 7. This is great news for players because the game developers will utilize new features to create rich worlds, realistic characters, and more fluid gameplay. read more...

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The BindingSource-Sort property(dotnetfacts.blogspot.com)

submitted by eugenciuta(715) 2 years, 7 months ago

In this post I present an interesting conclusion about sorting a data source using the BindingSort.Sort property read more...

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The MVP pattern(dotnetfacts.blogspot.com)

submitted by eugenciuta(715) 2 years, 7 months ago

The MVP stands for Model-View-Presenter and it is a user interface (UI) design pattern engineered to facilitate automated unit testing and improve the separation between the UI (rendering stuff) and the business logic. read more...

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Firebird Index key size calculator(free-database.blogspot.com)

submitted by eugenciuta(715) 2 years, 7 months ago

Maximum index key size is 252 bytes (for Firebird <= 1.5) or 1/4 of page size (Firebird 2). So trying to create a composite index using multiple columns might end with a: "key size too big for index ..." or "key size exceeds implementation restriction for index..." errors. Here is a tool that can help you to determine the real size of your index read more...

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Create a Firebird database from script file with ActiveRecord(dotnetfacts.blogspot.com)

submitted by eugenciuta(715) 2 years, 8 months ago

Once I needed to create a Firebird database from a SQL script file using the ActiveRecord component from Castle Project. First problem was to convince ActiveRecord to execute a non-query command and the second, to execute the script file using the Firebird embedded engine. read more...

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Set focus on DataGridView cell(dotnetfacts.blogspot.com)

submitted by eugenciuta(715) 2 years, 8 months ago

Setting the focus on a DataGridView cell is a little bit tricky, so this is how you can do it read more...

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Embedded Firebird database overview(free-database.blogspot.com)

submitted by eugenciuta(715) 3 years ago

I was looking for a small and powerful database in order to fulfil the requirements of my last project. Because the database will be running locally I took the decision to use an embedded database. After a few searches over the Internet and some embedded database comparison reviews, I found Firebird which is actually a powerful but unknown (yet) relational database system. Here are some great features of the Firebird embedded database version. read more...

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Create a new embedded Firebird database(dotnetfacts.blogspot.com)

submitted by eugenciuta(715) 3 years ago

This post will show you how to create a new database file with the embedded Firebird from a C# .NET application. read more...

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Determine Debug Mode in .NET(dotnetfacts.blogspot.com)

submitted by eugenciuta(715) 3 years ago

If you will ever need to execute different code paths for the Debug mode and the Release mode, this is the best way to do it. read more...

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Extract Assembly version(dotnetfacts.blogspot.com)

submitted by eugenciuta(715) 3 years ago

Here is how to proceed in order to extract the version number from an .NET assembly file. read more...

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ActiveRecord, Firebird and Guid Primary Keys(dotnetfacts.blogspot.com)

submitted by eugenciuta(715) 3 years ago

I like to use the Guid values as Primary Keys, because I do a lot of data synchronization and sometimes I need to know the ID value before saving the record into the database. Here is a good article about using the Guid as Primary Key. read more...

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Microsoft Silverlight 3 features(dotnetfacts.blogspot.com)

submitted by eugenciuta(715) 3 years, 3 months ago

According to Silverlight Development Team Leader, Scott Guthrie, the next Silverlight release is planned for 2009. The new Silverlight will bring in a lot of new features and cool stuff. Here is a small list of the most important new features. read more...

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The ADO.NET command parameters(dotnetfacts.blogspot.com)

submitted by eugenciuta(715) 3 years, 3 months ago

Building SQL commands based on parameters is a good way to block SQL injection vulnerabilities. This is a short article about how to use the ADO.NET parameters in different database management systems, like: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL and Oracle. read more...

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Chad Myers and Jeremy Miller on FubuMVC(herdingcode.com)

submitted by sirrocco(800) 3 years, 4 months ago

# What is FubuMVC? # History of the project # Built to take advantage of static typing .... read more...

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Free Microsoft Chart Control for .NET 3.5 and .NET 4.0(dotnetfacts.blogspot.com)

submitted by eugenciuta(715) 3 years, 4 months ago

Finally, Microsoft decided to provide a charting component for .NET Framework! It is called Microsoft Chart Control and it is based on Dundas Chart Control version 5.5. The Microsoft Chart Control is available as separate installation for .NET Framework 3.5 and will be included in .NET Framework 4.0. read more...

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