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GetDatabaseTables – Retrieving the table names of a database

‘ Returns the names of all the tables in the database identified by the input ‘ connection string’ Requires Imports System.Data.OleDb” Example:’ Dim tables() As String = GetDatabaseTables’ (“PROVIDER=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data

RestartDefaultSite – Restarting the default website in IIS

‘ Restarts the default web site in IIS Sub RestartDefaultSite() Dim p As New Process() p.StartInfo.FileName = “net.exe” p.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden ‘ set the parameters to STOP the service p.StartInfo.Arguments

KXML: A Great Find for XML Parsing in J2ME

was recently working on a project to develop a multiplayer game for J2ME devices. In this application communication from the server to the device was originally coded as simple key-value

Book Excerpt: .NET Windows Forms in a Nutshell

evelopers are beginning to understand that .NET Windows Forms are a powerful technology for building a large class of applications for the Windows .NET platform. They offer nearly the same

Are You Passing the Requirements Buck?

he more time I spend thinking about alternative programming methodologies, the more I wonder why there’s so much resistance. Which is to say that I generally believe in the concepts

Get Personal with C# Custom Attributes

henever I bump into one of my Java friends, he invariably tells me C# is no better than Java. I generally reply that one of my favorite features of C#

Book Excerpt: How to Do Everything with JavaScript

ring interactivity to any Web site with this easy-to-follow guidebook on JavaScript. Author Scott Duffy takes the fear out of working with a programming language by delivering instruction and theory

IsValidEmail – Validating an e-mail address

‘ Validate an e-mail address’ Example:’ MessageBox.Show(IsValidEmail(“[email protected]”)) ‘ True’ MessageBox.Show(IsValidEmail(“vb2themax.com”)) ‘ False’ MessageBox.Show(IsValidEmail(“mbellinaso@vb2themax”)) ‘ FalseFunction IsValidEmail(ByVal email As String) As Boolean Return System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.IsMatch(email, _ “^w+([-+.]w+)*@w+([-.]w+)*.w+([-.]w+)*$”)End Function Related Posts Hewlett Packard

IsValidUsZip – Validating a US ZIP code

‘ Validate a US ZIP code’ Example:’ MessageBox.Show(IsValidUsZip(“12345”)) ‘ => True’ MessageBox.Show(IsValidUsZip(“12345-1234”)) ‘ => True’ MessageBox.Show(IsValidUsZip(“12345-12345”)) ‘ => FalseFunction IsValidUsZip(ByVal zip As String) As Boolean Return System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.IsMatch(zip, _ “^(d{5}-d{4})|(d{5})$”)End Function

IsValidUrl – Validating a URL

‘ Validate a URL’ Example: MessageBox.Show(IsValidUrl(“http://www.vb2themax.com”))Function IsValidUrl(ByVal url As String) As Boolean Return System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.IsMatch(url, _ “(http|ftp|https)://([w-]+.)+(/[w- ./?%&=]*)?”)End Function Related Posts Convert number to string in PythonShield AI expands autonomous flight

IsValidIP – Validating an IP address

‘ Validate an IP address’ Example:’ MessageBox.Show(IsValidIP(“123.14.0.255”)) ‘ => True’ MessageBox.Show(IsValidIP(“256.14.0.255”)) ‘ => FalseFunction IsValidIP(ByVal ipAddress As String) As Boolean Return System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.IsMatch(ipAddress, _ “^(25[0-5]|2[0-4]d|[0-1]?d?d)(.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]d|[0-1]?d?d)){3}$”)End Function Related Posts Innovations in Embedded

IsValidUsSSN – Validating a US Social Security Number (SSN)

‘ Validate a US Social Security Number’ Example:’ MessageBox.Show(IsValidUsSSN(“123-12-1234”)) ‘ True’ MessageBox.Show(IsValidUsSSN(“123-123-1234”)) ‘ FalseFunction IsValidUsSSN(ByVal ssn As String) As Boolean Return System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.IsMatch(ssn, _ “^d{3}-d{2}-d{4}$”)End Function Related Posts Tipflation: Pandemic sparks

IsValidUsPhoneNumber – Validating a US phone number

‘ Validate a US phone number’ Example:’ MessageBox.Show(IsValidUsPhoneNumber(“(123) 456-7890”)) ‘ True’ MessageBox.Show(IsValidUsPhoneNumber(“(123) 456-78901”)) ‘ FalseFunction IsValidUsPhoneNumber(ByVal phnNum As String) As Boolean Return System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.IsMatch(phnNum, _ “^(((d{3}) ?)|(d{3}-))?d{3}-d{4}$”)End Function Related Posts Revolutionary

IsValidPath – Validating a system path

‘ Validate a system path’ Example:’ MessageBox.Show(IsValidPath(“C:TestMemo.txt”)) ‘ => True’ MessageBox.Show(IsValidPath(“\RemotePCTestMemo.txt”)) ‘ => True’ MessageBox.Show(IsValidPath(“C:TestMem|o.txt”)) ‘ => FalseFunction IsValidPath(ByVal path As String) As Boolean Try Dim f As New System.IO.FileInfo(path)

Book Excerpt: J2ME: The Complete Reference

ava developers, here’s your chance to survey the scope of J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition) knowledge in one solidly written reference. Discover the basic architecture and functionality of J2ME and

Understanding the Psychology of Programming

t has often been said that programmers are introverts. I find that this isn’t true, in the majority of cases, but programmers usually do have a longer attention span and

IsExcelInstalled – Checking whether MS Excel is installed

‘ this code assumes that you have used this Imports statement’ Imports Microsoft.Win32Function IsExcelInstalled() As Boolean ‘ Define the RegistryKey objects for the registry hives. Dim regClasses As RegistryKey =