Set all outgoing network traffic to go through a certain proxy.
I think I know how to do this in windows with registry entry. Any cleaner ways with .NET? Anyway to do this in Qt, so for Macs as well? ...
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Web services that implement the same interface
My friend build a web service in java I build one in .net I want them to implement the same interface then in my program change the web.config to point to one or the other. In my mind this would be done by implementing the same interface. Not sure how it would actually be done... ...
LINQ to SQL does not update when data has changed in database
I have this problem where after a field (say Field3 in table MyTable) is updated on the database, MyTable.Field3 (in C#) is still returning the old value. I suspect there is some caching...? How do I force it to: Read the value from the database? OR Update the value in the MyTable class? Or is there anything I miss? I am new to LINQ ...
Image Conversion from Bitmap to Icon doesn't seem to work
I have a simple function that takes a bitmap, and converts the bitmap to an ICON format. Below is the function. (I placed literal values in place of the variables) Bitmap tempBmp = new Bitmap(@"C:\temp\mypicture.jpeg"); Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(tempBmp, 16, 16); bmp.Save("@C:\temp\mypicture2.ico", ImageFormat.Icon) It doe...
Find longest initial substring which renders in a limited width
Hello everyone, I have a long string, ex: "Please help me to solve this problem." This string is so long to fit in a width of 100 pixels. I need to get a substring of this string and substring will fit in 100 pixels. Ex: substring "Please help me to sol" is fit in 100 pixels. Please help me how to estimate a substring like this. Thanks....
How to detecting .net framework version with Delphi 7
How to detecting .net framework version with Delphi 7 ? ...
How to use Visual Studio and IIS7 together?
Hi folks, I'm trying to use Visual Studio 2010 (but this also happens with VS2008) as my web server for all locahost development. When i go into the properties for my web application (sigh, it's a legacy web FORMS app) and check the Web tab .. then check the Use Local IIS Web Server option ... it only allows me to create a virtual dire...
c# "==" operator : compiler behaviour with different structs
Code to illustrate : public struct MyStruct { public int SomeNumber; } public string DoSomethingWithMyStruct(MyStruct s) { if (s == null) return "this can't happen"; else return "ok"; } private string DoSomethingWithDateTime(DateTime s) { if (s == ...
Displaying a list of Items in a WPF form using XAML
Hi guys, I am attempting to display a list of items (the style and controltemplate for these items are defined elsewhere) and i want to be able to add/remove as many as i want to. As i do not have infinite screen realestate I am displaying these in a ListBox control. This is the screen i have to date: What is going to happen is this...
In .net what are the difference between Eventlog and ManagementObject for retriving logs from remote server?
I have found out following two ways for getting Application Event log entries from remote server. 1. Using EventLog object string logType = "Application"; EventLog ev = new EventLog(logType,"rspl200"); EventLogEntryCollection evColl = ev.Entries 2. Using ManagementObjectSearcher object ConnectionOptions co = new ConnectionOpti...
Avoid existing files being overwritten when newer version is installed.
Hello I have a VS2008 windows application project (WinProject) which is deployed by the installation project (InstallationProject) which inturn has the property RemovePreviousVersions set to True. In my app for each configuration made by an user, the winapp writes the configurations into an xml file (stored in C:\Application Name\Fil...
Getting following error while running application
I have an application developed in C Sharp, which is executed in QTP but i get the following error: Cannot identify the object "2" (of class WinObject). Verify that this object's properties match an object currently displayed in your application. Can anyone help me resolve it? ...
How to create a template to display data from a class in WPF
Hey I have a data layer which is returning lists of classes containing data. I want to display this data in my form in WPF. The data is just properties on the class such as Class.ID, Class.Name, Class.Description (for the sake of example) How can i create a custom control or template an existing control so that it can be given one of t...
.net OpenFileDialog changing the CurrentDirectory
Hi, I am using OpenFileDialog. But using it changes the Environment.CurrentDirectory. Using the RestoreDirectory property solves this issue, but I'm using external dlls that I can't control that don't use RestoreDirectory. Is there a way to make it true as default? Or is there any other solution to this annoying problem? Thanks. ...
DotNetZip trouble with russian encoding
i use DotNetZip in my project. using (var zip = new ZipFile()) { zip.ProvisionalAlternateEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding(866); zip.AddFile(filename, "directory\\in\\archive"); zip.Save("archive.zip"); } all ok but when i use method AddDirectoryByName i have a bad directory names. ...
How do I get class of an internal static class in another assembly?
I have a class C in Assembly A like this: internal class C { internal static string About_Name { get { return "text"; } ... } I have about 20 such static properties. Is there a way, in an outside assembly, without using friend assembly attribute (.Net reflection only), get class C so I can invoke any of the static string pro...
C# asynchronous beginsend method
I am a newbie in socket programming. I am developing a server client application. And I am using Asynchronous tcp ip socket. But now I am facing a problem. In my client side I am receiving my data by a 2kb byte array by beginReceive method. Its working perfectly if data size below or equals to 2 kb, but problem occurring when data size e...
Does a child control inherit its parents properties of the same name
Hi all, simple question regarding property value inheritance in UserControls. If i create a UserControl, it has some standard properties like Background, BorderBrush and BorderThickness. Within that UserControl i have a border. I want to know, if i dont specify any set value or binding for the property BorderBrush of that border, will it...
What should layers in dotnet application ?
I am using layered architecture in dotnet (mostly I work on web projects). I am confuse what layers should I use ? I have small idea that there should be the following layers. user interface customer types (custom entities) business logic layer data access layer My purpose is sure quality of work and maximum re-usability of code. ...
Setting DataReader = nothing
Hi all, In my project I have seen that at many places developer has just nullify the DataReader object after use and hasn't close or dispose.. I want to know the advace effect of doing so, I mean nullifying the datareader and not closeing them. Thanks and Regards, Tanmay. ...