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Introduction 1st Example: Stored Procedure Returns No Value 2nd Example: Stored Procedure Returns Integer 3rd Example: Stored Procedure Returns Table 4th Example: Stored Procedure With Table-Value Parameter How it works Conclusion Introduction I have recently made the transition from a C++ job to a C# job. There are so many new and exciting things to […]

Developers will have to wait until at least September 1st to play with the official Microsoft release of Mango, but if they’re interested in flashing a leaked copy, they’re in luck. Developers from the XDA-Developers forum, well known for releasing amazing Android ROMs, announced the release, which is confirmed to work on seven devices so […]

This week Microsoft will be releasing a bug fix in its update to the Entity Framework. The bug, which affected users who upgraded to EF 4.1, causes Visual Studio to produce an error message under certain programatic conditions. The update does not inclcude any changes besides the bug fix and a name change. Along with […]

Introduction One of the things admired about Windows Phone, the new mobile operating system from Microsoft, is the concept of tiles. A tile is a link to an application, which is displayed on the home page. Types of Tiles There are two types of tiles a Windows Phone application supports. Application Tile – An application […]

For those who haven’t heard of it, the Mono project is a cross-platform development language that is available for the Mac OS X, PS3, Wii, iPhone, iPad and Android. Over 2000 games on the Apple App store are powered by Mono, with 10 percent of those apps making the top-selling app list. Mono can be […]

One of the first beta testers of Microsoft’s Visual Studio LightSwitch announced today that, based on his work with the tool so far, he believes it will change the way apps are written. As beta tester Mark Runge put it, “Anyone who has previously used Microsoft Excel, Access or even FoxPro can build applications. It […]

AppDynamics this week has announced support for Microsoft .NET and Windows Azure, enabling developers to create applications using Java, .NET or a hybrid of both. Real-time visualization functionality for .NET applications, including health and performance across distributed environments, is now possible. This release also provides the ability to track business transactions that occur in conjunction […]

Once you have finished the Azure application development process, you need to publish your apps in the Windows Azure Marketplace. At that point you will (hopefully) gain subscribers, and you will need to manage the subscription lifecycle. An online lab from Microsoft takes you through the process of learning how to publish your Azure applications, […]

Introduction Many times developers come across situations where they need to write similar code over and over again. Automating the generation of such boilerplate code not only reduces the time spent but also reduces the chances of errors while doing such monotonous development. To help developers achieve this goal, Visual Studio 2010 includes what is known […]

This week Microsoft on Tuesday announced the release of its monthly patch, which fixes 22 security vulnerabilities found in Internet Explorer, Visio, Visual Studio and Windows. Of the releases, two are considered critical updates which should be applied immediately for Internet Explorer and Windows DNS Server. This month’s patch release is unusual in that it […]

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 and the upcoming Mango update will likely be a hit with Windows enthusiasts, but Android and Apple devices are still taking up most of the mobile space. If Microsoft is to be a serious player in the mobile market, turning the mobile experience into an extension of the desktop might be […]

In this article we are going to look at Bitmap Animations in VB.NET. In VB6 we had to make extensive use of API’s in order to load and initialize large quantities of smaller images. Now in .NET we have the GDI+ dynamic library that has a large selection of graphic classes and functions. This means […]