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(Duncan Edwards Jones) The System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid control is one of the most powerful and frequently used controls in the .NET arsenal and this class (DataGridPrinter) adds functionality to allow you to generate print and print previews from your data grid in a tidy and customizable layout.

(James Avery) The .NET Framework is Microsoft’s application development platform that enables developers to easily create Windows applications, web applications, and web services using a myriad of different programming languages, and without having to worry about low-level details like memory manage

(Tony Patton) The .NET Framework is no longer new, but it continues to delight me with the power it offers when developing solutions. A feature that has garnered my attention is WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) services. Basically, it provides the vehicle for interacting with the underlying

(Vance McCarthy) As J2EE to .NET interoperability continues to become a higher priority for IT execs, a growing number of services firms are gaining first-hand experience in such projects.

(Ramaprasad Potturi and Sanjay Patnaik) AJAX is the latest buzzword in the web development industry. But what is it, and how can you use it? This article explains the technology and provides a real-world example of a web page that presents a country and state pair of drop-down lists, where the state

(Armirthalingam Prasanna) Debugging is an important process for any level of programming to ensure programs function as expected. Most productive developer environments provide tools and utilities to assist with the debugging process. Visual Studio.NET 2005 is equipped with a number of debugger visu

(Vidya Vrat) The .NET Platform consists of a set of technologies and tools designed to simplify development of distributed applications, including Windows applications, Windows services, console applications, and Web services. The .NET Platform also helps you to build applications using a collection

(Udi Dahan) The single, most important trap to watch out for when choosing an object-relational mapping tool is this: “architecture by product.”