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Export Crystal Reports to PDF

Use this code when you’re developing Web pages and you need to export Crystal Reports to PDF without creating their own files. The undocument FormatEngine property of ReportDocument class (you

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Display a Partial Text File Using FSO

This script reads specific lines of text from any text file and then stores the lines in an array that you can assign to a variable for data display.

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Introducing ASP.NET 2.0 Master Pages

SP.NET 2.0 introduces a new concept known as Master Pages, in which you create a common base master file that provides a consistent layout for multiple pages in your application.

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Creating Usable Page Templates in ASP.NET

ages in Web applications often share common UI components, such as headers, sidebars, and footers. Developers often seek to encapsulate these common components into a page template, which each page

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FindFiles – Finding all files with a given filespec

‘ Finding all files with a given filespec into an ArrayList. Optionally scan ‘ also subdirectories of the input dir” Example:’ Dim files As New ArrayList’ FindFiles(files, “D:Articles”, “*.doc”, True)’

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Use Lazy Initialization to Conserve Resources

Say you have an object with a property that uses a relatively large amount of resources?and you know the property may never be accessed. Consider waiting to create the property

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Remove an Element in a Sorted Array

To remove an element at a given position in a sorted array, shift all the elements above it down one position. void erase(int a[], int& n, int index) { //

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Wireless Data Shot: Security and Development

The Evans Wireless Development Survey is a detailed report of extensive, in-depth interviews with almost 500 developers active in wireless application or infrastructure development. It was conducted in March 2003.

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Convert from cubic inches to cubic decimeters, and vice versa

‘ Convert from cubic inches to cubic decimeters, and vice versaFunction CubicInchesToCubicCentimeters(ByVal cuInches As Double) As Double Return cuInches * 16.387End FunctionFunction CubicCentimetersToCubicInches(ByVal cuCent As Double) As Double Return cuCent

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Convert from square inches to square centimeters, and vice versa

‘ Convert from square inches to square centimeters, and vice versaFunction SquareInchesToSquareCentimeters(ByVal squareInches As Double) As Double Return squareInches * 6.4516End FunctionFunction SquareCentimetersToSquareInches(ByVal squareCentimeters As Double) As _ Double Return

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Convert from cubic yards to cubic meters, and vice versa

‘ Convert from cubic yards to cubic meters, and vice versaFunction CubicYardsToCubicMeters(ByVal cuYards As Double) As Double Return cuYards * 0.7646End FunctionFunction CubicMetersToCubicYards(ByVal cuMeters As Double) As Double Return cuMeters

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Convert from US gallons to liters, and vice versa

‘ Convert from US gallons to liters, and vice versaFunction USGallonsToLiters(ByVal gallons As Double) As Double Return gallons * 3.785End FunctionFunction LitersToUSGallons(ByVal liters As Double) As Double Return liters /

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Convert from square yards to square meters, and vice versa

‘ Convert from square yards to square meters, and vice versaFunction SquareYardsToSquareMeters(ByVal squareYards As Double) As Double Return squareYards * 0.8361End FunctionFunction SquareMetersToSquareYards(ByVal squareMeters As Double) As Double Return squareMeters

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Convert from inches to centimeters, and vice versa

‘ Convert from inches to centimeters, and vice versaFunction InchesToCentimeters(ByVal inches As Double) As Double Return inches * 2.54End FunctionFunction CentimetersToInches(ByVal centimeters As Double) As Double Return centimeters / 2.54End

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Convert from yards to meters, and vice versa

‘ Convert from yards to meters, and vice versaFunction YardsToMeters(ByVal yards As Double) As Double Return yards * 0.9144End FunctionFunction MetersToYards(ByVal meters As Double) As Double Return meters / 0.9144End

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Convert from feet to meters, and vice versa

‘ Convert from feet to meters, and vice versaFunction FeetToMeters(ByVal feet As Double) As Double Return feet * 0.3048End FunctionFunction MetersToFeet(ByVal meters As Double) As Double Return meters / 0.3048End

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Convert from grains to grams, and vice versa

‘ Convert from grains to grams, and vice versaFunction GrainsToGrams(ByVal grains As Double) As Double Return grains * 0.0648End FunctionFunction GramsToGrains(ByVal grams As Double) As Double Return grams / 0.0648End

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Convert from pounds to kilograms, and vice versa

‘ Convert from pounds to kilograms, and vice versaFunction PoundsToKilograms(ByVal pounds As Double) As Double Return pounds * 0.4536End FunctionFunction KilogramsToPounds(ByVal kilograms As Double) As Double Return kilograms / 0.4536End

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Convert from ounces to grams, and vice versa

‘ Convert from ounces to grams, and vice versaFunction OuncesToGrams(ByVal ounces As Double) As Double Return ounces * 28.349End FunctionFunction GramsToOunces(ByVal grams As Double) As Double Return grams / 28.349End

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Convert from pints to cubic decimeters, and vice versa

‘ Convert from pints to cubic decimeters, and vice versaFunction PintsToCubicDecimeters(ByVal pints As Double) As Double Return pints * 0.568End FunctionFunction CubicDecimetersToPints(ByVal cuDec As Double) As Double Return cuDec /

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Convert from imperial gallons to liters, and vice versa

‘ Convert from imperial gallons to liters, and vice versaFunction UKGallonsToLiters(ByVal gallons As Double) As Double Return gallons * 4.546End FunctionFunction LitersToUKGallons(ByVal liters As Double) As Double Return liters /

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Convert from square feet to square meters, and vice versa

‘ Convert from square feet to square meters, and vice versaFunction SquareFeetToSquareMeters(ByVal squareFeet As Double) As Double Return squareFeet * 0.0929End FunctionFunction SquareMetersToSquareFeet(ByVal squareMeters As Double) As Double Return squareMeters