‘ 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
‘ 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
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
‘ Return the HTML code for the specified Color’ Example: MessageBox.Show(Color2Html(Color.Red)) ==> #ff0000Function Color2Html(ByVal clr As Color) As String Return “#” & clr.ToArgb().ToString(“x”).Substring(2)End Function
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
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).
Here it is some code that shows how to use reflection to dynamically set an event handler for a class’ event. Sub TestSub() ‘ create a Person Dim pe As
‘ Return a collection of strings that identify the installed versions of the ‘ .NET Framework’ Note: this function require the EnumRegistryKeys and EnumRegistryValues ‘ functions’ Example:’ Dim version As
If you install a COM+ application proxy on a client and open its Properties dialog, you’ll see that the field “Remote Server Name” is set to the server where you