Category Archives: C#

Easy way to apply filter to DataTable

Posted on October 14, 2013 by pfb_admin

Problem: Cannot directly apply a filter to a datatable. The application requires dynamic filtering for various criteria, altered at runtime by the user. Re-querying the database is not feasible; filters must be applied at the client upon a local DataTable. … Continue reading →

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Some free C# charting components / tools

Posted on August 29, 2013 by pfb_admin

Free C# Grid/Graph component http://stackoverflow.com/questions/433729/free-c-sharp-grid-graph-component Best Free Controls for .NET [closed] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/361271/best-free-controls-for-net Which .net charting library should I use? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3201977/which-net-charting-library-should-i-use ZedGraph: A flexible charting library for .NET http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/5431/A-flexible-charting-library-for-NET   Besides, the way that buy Kamagra viagra soft tabs online can … Continue reading →

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Time to see what the other side is doing (moving from windows forms development to web apps)

Posted on August 21, 2013 by pfb_admin

I’ve been coding winforms for internal use. For the most part, I stick to professional standards, but I am willing to release less-polished applications than if I were selling them. Part of the implication of this is that I don’t … Continue reading →

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Replacing SSMS

Posted on August 19, 2013 by pfb_admin

Phil Factor’s thought-provoking article “Cold Turkey with SSMS” on a way to replace SQL Server Management Studio: https://www.simple-talk.com/blogs/2008/10/14/cold-turkey-with-ssms/ I am in a position where it would be NICE to have a replacement for SSMS, but I lack the time and budget to build or buy a … Continue reading →

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Remove bold formatting from copied DataGridView column headers

Posted on August 14, 2013 by pfb_admin

When copying from DataGridView and pasting to Excel, the column headers were bolded. This was undesirable, requiring a manual Paste Special… as Text or Unicode Text every time data was copied. This problem was resolved by adjusting the clipped data’s … Continue reading →

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Heads-down data entry into a list

Posted on August 12, 2013 by pfb_admin

This is a concise, user-friendly way to add intuitive functionality to a form that controls one or more lists of entries. It is optimized for 10-Key operators but will also work for QWERTY-mode users. Drop a Textbox and a Listbox onto the … Continue reading →

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Working with Enum, Enumerated types, Enums, Enum tips

Posted on November 8, 2012 by pfb_admin

Whenever I work with Enums I find myself googling for the implementation details (aka, “command syntax”). Handling of Enums have improved in recent years, eliminating a lot of copy-n-paste hardcoding. In particular, it’s easy to get meta-level Enum information in C# / … Continue reading →

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LINQ one-liner to determine selected radio button in group

Posted on July 6, 2012 by pfb_admin

Here is a LINQ one-liner to determine which radio button inside a groupbox is selected. To use it,  pass the selected RadioButton object to another method for processing. Here is an example: Output Type [*] Excel 2007 [ ] Excel 2003 [ ] … Continue reading →

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