Learn interesting methods of producing gradient filled text within a picturebox. (Added: 20-Jan-2000)
Creating Gradient Text
Published 02/07/2004
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Extracting Path / Filename from a String
Published 02/07/2004
Take a Windows compatible path and break it into the filename with extension and without extension, the extension alone, the path, and whether it's a valid file or not. (Added: 9-Jun-1999)
Improved Mid$ Statement
Published 02/07/2004
Learn how to wrap the VB Mid$ statement into an error free piece of code. Negative values are automatically checked and handled. (Added: 12-May-1999)
Improved Trim$ Statement
Published 02/07/2004
Learn how to wrap the VB Trim$ statement to trim all the whitespace in a string (or any other character that you want). (Added: 12-May-1999)
Insert Strings into a String
Published 02/07/2004
Learn how to insert strings inside an existing string with different alignments. Good for building fixed page headers on reports. (Added: 27-Jul-1999)
String Function - CountWords
Published 02/07/2004
Learn how to code a routine to return the number of words in a string (including strings containing CR/LF codes). (Added: 4-Apr-2000)
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Published 04/18/2011
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.
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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...
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