‘ Deserialize an object from a file in binary format’ It can handle types that the SOAP serialization can’t’ Requires:’ Imports System.IO’ Imports System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.BinaryPrivate Function LoadBinaryData(ByVal path As String) As
‘ Return the array of IP addresses for the local host’ Note: Requires Imports System.Net’ Example:’ Dim ipa As IPAddress’ For Each ipa In GetLocalHostIpAddresses()’ Debug.WriteLine(ipa.ToString())’ NextFunction GetLocalHostIpAddresses() As IPAddress()
‘ Return the OleDbType that represents the specified system type’ This is particularly useful when you have a DataTable and want to create a ‘ OleDbParameter for onw of its
‘ Serialize an object to file in binary format’ It can handle types that the SOAP serialization can’t’ Requires:’ Imports System.IO’ Imports System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.BinaryPrivate Sub SaveBinaryData(ByVal path As String, ByVal o
Printing con be quite difficult in VB.NET (or any other .NET language), especially if you not only have to print plain text, but also tables, images, bulleted lists, text with
In software design, you should plan ahead the interface of a class hierarchy to make sure that all related concrete classes share a common interface. This can be achieved by
I happened to come across a serious problem when installing my own software with Visual Installer 1.1: the installation of my product on Windows 98 computers caused a system crash
‘ Return a Boolean value indicating whether the .NET Framework is installed’ Note: this function require the CheckRegistryKey functionsFunction IsDotNetFrameworkPresent() As Boolean Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002 IsDotNetFrameworkPresent = CheckRegistryKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, _
Some control events provide the mouse pointer’s current position within the control’s client area; others provide only the screen coordinates of the mouse pointer (the same as returned by Cursor.Position).