Add Queries to TableAdapters in code rather than through designer
Overcome the issue of Designer Queries being brittle and being deleted on DataSet changes… One issue with using Visual Studio designer view for manipulating TableAdapters […]
Coding
Perfex Dark Theme
You can buy one for $15 or just download this and post it into Setup>Theme Style>Custom CSS. Whilst not perfect, it should do towards saving your […]
Solved: Poor image transparency in TreeView control
.net’s Treeview control has a sticky issue when using transparent images via ImageList. Solved… I was noticing crappy rendering when using the standard ImageList <> […]
GIMP Plugin – Search and Replace in Layer Names
If you use other tools such as khalim19’s Export Layers plugin that leverage Layer names, you may often need the facility to search and replace […]
Adding custom drop-down, resizable controls to PropertyGrid
This article shows you how to implement custom controls in your PropertyGrid that can handle any property object type… This was one of those where […]
Converting a c# WPF Diagramming Project into vb.net
I was looking for an overview on how to create a WYSIWYG layout editor for a project I’m working on. Found something ideal, with the […]
Non-UI-blocking Progress Bar in Winforms
There’s a few methods to ensure that you can present an update to your users regarding progress of any iterative process. Here’s the easiest I’ve […]
.net Datasets Hints and Tips
Intro This is just a collection of hints and tips when working with datasets in vb.net
vb.net – Linq results to a class
A quick way to create a class within a LINQ query to contain the results The below shows how to construct a Class inline to […]
Simple scheduled MySQL database backups with FTP offsite hosting
A simple, scheduled MySQL database backup method with zipped files, archive pruning and FTP/offsite upload After a fruitless search for free MySQL backup tools, the […]