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Read the [best article on the subject - Exploring Secrets of Persistent Application Settings](http://www.devx.com/dotnet/Article/33944/1954) - and then the following links if desired. (Note, I recommend reading [this forum post about settings not bei...
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posted 14 years ago by pckujawa
Great way to show the user that something is happening without too much tedious work. As simple to use as putting the following code in Form_Load:
AutoWaitCursor.Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor;
AutoWaitCursor.Delay = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 0, 0, 25);...
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posted 14 years ago by pckujawa
Since an asynchronous method is usually one you call and then it invokes a callback when it is finished, it is not obvious how to test such a method in a definite manner. In the method described at the above URL, the author uses .NET's System.Threadi...
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posted 15 years ago by pckujawa
Essentially, you need to tell Visual Studio to generate an XML file with documentation, then use a separate tool to create a help file (usually .chm) out of that XML file. The tool to use is MS's Sandcastle. You'll also want a GUI for Sandcastle, whi...
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posted 15 years ago by pckujawa
Specifically, this code enables you to pass a string from C# into C++ managed code and then get a C++ pointer to the string's chars.
[Marshal.StringToHGlobalAnsi Method](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.runtime.interopservices.marsha...
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posted 15 years ago by pckujawa