Visual studio shotcut keys
h3 id=”general-scroll”>General Shortcut Description Ctrl-X or Shift-Delete Cuts the currently selected item to the clipboard Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Insert Copies the currently selected item to the clipboard Ctrl-V or Shift-Insert Pastes the item in the clipboard at the cursor Ctrl-Z or Alt-Backspace Undo previous editing action Ctrl-Y or Ctrl-Shift-Z Redo the previous undo... [Read More...]
Learn vb.net in 24 hours
Yes that’s right you can actually learn vb.net in 24 hours. No matter you migrated from another language or you are an absolute beginner. Here are some vb books recommended for you http://www.visualbasicbooks.com/ vb.net is the most popular language used by users all over the world. It is simple too. Here are some of the pages which are highly recommended for you to learn vb.net in 24 hours. Note: You have to choose only one link not all. Tip... [Read More...]
vb competition
I recently went to a vb competition and i was surprised to see complex questions can also be solved and done using vb 6 and vb.net . How to solve core arithmetical and logical questions ? If you have a good knowledge of linear equations in mathematics , you can easily form the equation using variables and show the results. Some of the questions were :- Like we need to enter any 2 members to make the following pattern . For example if we entered the... [Read More...]
creating a widget for windows 7 using silverlight
At its simplest form a Windows gadget is comprised of a .html file and a .xml file. Think of it as a mini-web site, with the .html file representing the site’s visual components and the .xml file the gadget config or definition. Of course, as a web site, most gadgets are going to have the usual suspects: css, JavaScript, image files, and—best of all—Silverlight. The purpose of this post is to allow me to do some research on what... [Read More...]
Top websites to learn vb.net
If you are planning to learn vb.net from scratch here are some recommended websites which you should try . http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/net/vbnet.html http://visualbasic.about.com/od/learnvbnet/Learn_VBNET_Visual_Basic_for_the_new_millenium.htm http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Visual_Basic_.NET And if you have any doubts and problems or suggestions free feel to use idealprogrammer forums. Read More →
vb.net environment class
The .net framework provides this useful class which can retrieve information about the os like os version , currently logged in user , and system variables like the path where windows is installed (windir) with it’s various methods and functions. How this can be useful ? Suppose you are making an application which will copy a file to the user’s directory where windows is installed . Let’s say in my computer it is c drive it may be... [Read More...]
programming windows 7 taskbar
This 5 video series can be very useful for the developers who want to make use of windows 7 taskbar with their applications . You can see those videos here in this great blog >> http://channel9.msdn.com/blogs/yochay/programming-the-windows-7-taskbar–using-the-taskbar-button-overlay-icons-and-progress-bars Read More →
Make a chat application using asp.net
Do you want to create a simple chat application using asp.net ? Well you may want to see this code project article by Albert Pascual http://www.codeproject.com/KB/applications/SimpleChat.aspx For comments and suggestions use idealprogrammer fourms Read More →
objects and classes in vb.net
This is a really great article for beginners who want to learn about classes and objects in vb.net (any version) An object is an instance of a CLASS E.G: car1 and car2 in the following code.>> Public Class Form1 Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click ‘car1 is an object and it is an instance of the Car CLASS.>> Dim car1 As New Car ‘car2 is an object and it... [Read More...]
aero effects in .net applications
With the launch of Windows Vista, Microsoft introduces brand new UI, eye-catching aero effects (glass effects) for their new Operating System. I have seen a lot of programmers who are much concerned about the looks of their applications. So this time with the launch of Windows 7, Microsoft provides the Windows 7 API Code Pack. The Windows 7 API Code Pack not only just allows incorporating the aero glass effect, but many other features which will let... [Read More...]
Tips for programmers
I have started this article for some tips for programmer . Note: This article is anyone who is using any programming language #Tip-1 If you are a programmer then many times you will face majour problems and bugs in your applications like access is denied , the file is being used, you dont have permissions to do this task,abc.dll is required to work your program and things related to security which block your program. In these cases dont give up go... [Read More...]
