Getting and setting the clipboard content
These samples show handling the clipboard in the most basic way. First a test is done to see if there […]
C#, VB.NET
C#
C#, VB.NET
Making a form transparant
This code sample displays a method to seemingly draw anywhere freely on the screen. The key to this technique is
C#
Update a winforms control from a background thread
This is the absolute minimum you need to update a control on the GUI thread from a background thread. The
ASP.NET Webforms, C#
Hiding a control’s commandfield button at runtime
Hiding a command button at runtime can be archieved by casting the commandfield in the DataBound event, and accessing the
C#
Running a console command and capturing the output
This code sample demonstrates how to execute a console command and capture the output. The VB versions takes the “short
C#
Sending email with an inline image
While you will usualy link images to a static location, there are situations where it can be very practical to
C#
Moving focus when right-clicking on a datagridview
The .NET framework integrates a context menu that easily can be bound to any datagridview. By default, this context menu
C#
Collecting performance data from local and remote systems using C#
Performance data Perfmon is a well known tool to monitor performance data for your local and remote systems. This code
C#
Enumerating available performance counters on local and remote systems using C#
Performance counters Perfmon, the well known tool for monitoring performance counters has a nice list of categories and counters for
C#, VB.NET
Creating a threaded windows service
Below is a more or less empty sample from a window service project, you can build in Visual Studio. The