Is it Possible to Clone a .NET Stream?
Can we clone a Stream? ...
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Most efficient way to combine two objects in C#
I have two objects that can be represented as an int, float, bool, or string. I need to perform an addition on these two objects with the results being the same thing c# would produce as a result. For instance 1+"Foo" would equal the string "1Foo", 2+2.5 would equal the float 5.5, and 3+3 would equal the int 6 . Currently I am using th...
Suppress task switch keys (winkey, alt-tab, alt-esc, ctrl-esc) using low-level keyboard hook
I'm trying to suppress task switch keys (such as winkey, alt-tab, alt-esc, ctrl-esc, etc.) by using a low-level keyboard hook. I'm using the following LowLevelKeyboardProc callback: IntPtr HookCallback(int nCode, IntPtr wParam, ref KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT lParam) { if (nCode >= 0) { bool suppress = false; // S...
Putting binary resources (images) in a separate assembly (WPF/.NET)
I have a .NET solution with a couple of projects. The output is a WPF application. Now I would like to put my binary resources (images/icons) in a single project/assembly in this solution, so that all my other projects in can use them. My question is how I can do that? What type of project should I create and how should I reference thes...
How to know if all the Thread Pool's thread are already done with its tasks?
I have this application that will recurse all folders in a given directory and look for PDF. If a PDF file is found, the application will count its pages using ITextSharp. I did this by using a thread to recursively scan all the folders for pdf, then if then PDF is found, this will be queued to the thread pool. The code looks like this: ...
.net c# cannot find img resources when open with exe
Hello, My exe processes text documents and I want to be able to right click on documents, select open with and point to my exe file. I can double click on my exe and choose a file to process with OpenFileDialog and it works fine. However, when I do open with, I get FileNotFound error. Here is the error log: System.IO.FileNotFoundExcep...
.net WCF : How TO debug a proxy class
Any Idea, debug a WCF proxy class. Actually I have created a Partial Class of a PROXY ... and I need To TEST & DEBUG IT. using TestDriven.Net but when I put a Break Point on my Partial Class , it's giving warning message like "DebuggerStepThroughAttribute" is My Code Only ...
How to check if SqlDataSource1 select method returns 0 nodes ?
how can I check if my SqlDataSource1 select method returns 0 count of nodes (rows) after : SqlDataSource1.DataBind(); ...
Acrobat Reader ActiveX in WebBrowser stealing focus [C#]
I'm using webBrowser.Navigate(url) control to display page. I noticed this action steals focus from current control (grid) and than I have problem to focus grid back (tired myGrid.Focus, .Select etc...) This is really annoying behaviour of browser... Does anyone knows how to prevent focus stealing by Browser or (if not) hot to force to ...
CreateDelegate with unknown types
Hello, I am trying to create Delegate for reading/writing properties of unknown type of class at runtime. I have a generic class Main<T> and a method which looks like this: Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(Func<T, object>), get) where get is a MethodInfo of the property that should be read. The problem is that when the property return...
Adding custom UserControl assemblies to the toolbox
If I drag and drop an assembly, or use the Toolbox's "Choose items..." dialog, should I be choosing the debug or release version of my assemblies from their bin\ folders? I.e. is Visual Studio clever enough to work out that when I want a release build it'll reference Release built assemblies? ...
How does the garbage collector determine whether an object is garbage?
How does the garbage collector determine whether an object is garbage? Does it refer to the stack to check the references to the space allocated in the heap? ...
linq null refactoring code
i have code public List<Files> List(int? menuId) { if (menuId == null) { return _dataContext.Files.ToList(); } else { return _dataContext.Files.Where(f => f.Menu.MenuId == menuId).ToList(); } } is it possible to make it only one line like return _dataContext.Files.Where(f => f.Menu.MenuId == men...
Silverlight Vs. WPF Vs. Winforms What is good for specifically my purpose?
I am about to start a new Windows applications and the contenders for the platform are: Windows Forms WPF Silverlight Now my experience with WPF at least in my last application was not very encouraging (the app failed to run on the deployment machines and I had to re-do it in Winforms). So my confidence is shaken here. My app is for...
MongoDB in desktop application
Is it a good idea to use MongoDB in .NET desktop application? ...
How to control process affinity in .NET 2.0 ?
How to control process affinity in .NET 2.0 ? I am newbie in .Net. please help ! ...
How to access File over the Network
Hi! I am having a hard time on this one, I have a folder over the network with public access (no credential restriction). I am trying to do a File.Exist or Directory.Exist and I keep on having a exception. Can someone tell me the good way to do IO over the network. EDIT 1 FOR DETAILS: if i do execture => \agoodip\Public\test.txt I ge...
How to check where .NET ConfigurationManager is looking for a .config file?
I'm building a plugin assembly and I would like to provide an accompanying config file. Deployed assembly is probably copied somewhere, don't know where, and would like to know where does the ConfigurationManager looks for a .config file. I do not wish to load .config from an explicit location, just put it where it is being looked for....
Can I indicate where my MySQL parameter should go more meaningfully than just having a ? to mark the position - using ODBC connectors and .NET
I've got a chunk of code where I can pass info into a MySQL command using parameters through an ODBC connection. Example code showing surname passed in using string surnameToLookFor: using (OdbcConnection DbConn = new OdbcConnection( connectToDB )) { OdbcDataAdapter cmd = new OdbcDataAdapter( "SELECT Firstname, Address, Postcode ...
Streaming content from (sharepoint) web part
How does one stream files, html or custom AJAX responses from web parts? Our current quick-and-very-dirty solution is to make the web part call the current page with certain query parameters, which the web part checks and instead of performing normal load it writes the required things to output and calls response end. This sounds bad ...