Changes to the .NET configuration file are not available in the application until a new application domain is started. This behavior can be a real headache when you need to read changed configuration settings. Learn what your options are for achieving this with minimal pain.
Uploading images in Web applications isn't nearly as simple as you may think. Learn the mechanics—and frustrations—of permitting image uploads, saving images, and rendering images.
Before you write off version 2.0 of the .NET Compact Framework as merely an evolutionary release, take a closer look at the XML, DataSet, and database improvements. They may prove revolutionary for your mobile data management.
Indexing Server, SQL Server, Windows SharePoint Services, SharePoint Portal Server, Exchange Server, and Windows Desktop Search provide full-text search capabilities. Each utilizes so-called IFilter components to index the content and then allows clients to search the index. Learn how IFilter components are utilized and how full-text searching works in each of those products.
The security enhancements that the .NET Framework 2.0 made to the TCP channel enable secure TCP communication either through code or application configuration files. Learn how to apply both techniques to .NET remoting clients and servers.
Learn how to create and consume .NET remoting clients and servers using Visual Studio 2005 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. In particular, find out how to use the new IpcChannel for same-box communications.
The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.
The original release of the .NET Framework included collections as .NET was introduced to the Microsoft programming world. The .NET Framework 2.0 introduced generics to complement the System.Collections namespace and provide a more efficient and well performing option. Read on to learn more...
Learn how to use a for loop to loop through all of the images found on a web page and save them via the DownloadFile method of the WebClient object.
SOLID principles form the base for writing good and clean object oriented code in C#. Learn about the S.O.L.I.D principles and explore C# coding samples for each.
