Programming

Windows Forms Solutions.

Solution 1: ListBox ItemData Is Gone!

Solution 2: Create Owner-Drawn ListBoxes and ComboBoxes.

Solution 3: Upgrade Your INI Files to XML.

Solution 4: Build Your Own XML-Enabled Windows Forms TreeView Control.

General .NET Topics.

Solution 5: Take Advantage of Streams and Formatters in VB.NET.

Solution 6: File I/O in VB.NET:Avoid the Compatibility Syntax.

Solution 7: Gain Control of Regular Expressions.

Solution 8: Add Sort Capabilities to Your .NET Classes.

Solution 9: A Plethora of XML Choices.

Solution 10: Where Should I Store That Data?

Solution 11: Performing the Most-Requested Conversions in .NET.

Solution 12: Building Custom Collections in .NET.

Solution 13: Launching and Monitoring External Programs from VB.NET Applications.

Solution 14: Build a Touch Utility with .NET.

Solution 15: Parse and Validate Command-Line Parameters with VB.NET.

Solution 16: Monitor Data and Files with a Windows Service.

ASP.NET Solutions.

Solution 17: Creating Custom Configuration Settings in ASP.NET.

Solution 18: Internationalize Your ASP.NET Applications (Part 1 of 2).

Solution 19: Internationalize Your ASP.NET Applications (Part 2 of 2).

Solution 20: Managing Focus in Web Forms.

Solution 21: The Missing Message Boxes in ASP.NET.

ADO.NET Solutions.

Solution 22: Optimizing and Troubleshooting Database Connections.

Solution 23: Replacing Recordsets with DataSets.

Solution 24: Working with Typed DataSets.

Solution 25: Saving Time with Calculated DataColumns.

Solution 26: Combining Tables in a DataSet.

Solution 27: Getting Customized XML from SQL Server.

Solution 28: XML and the DataSet.

Solution 29: DataBinding ListBoxes and ComboBoxes.

Solution 30: Advanced DataBinding.

Solution 31: Synchronizing DataSets with DiffGrams.

Solution 32: The 10-Minute Guide to Paging Data.

Index.