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Show pictures directly from URLs in Access forms and reports

byGustav Brock
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Traditionally, the method to display pictures in Access forms and reports is to first download them from URLs to a folder, record the path in a table and then let the form or report pull the pictures from that folder. But why not let Windows retrieve the pictures automatically from the URLs?
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Top 5 Beginner Programming Pitfalls

byJoe Howard
Whether you've completed a degree in computer sciences or you're a self-taught programmer, writing your first lines of code in the real world is always a challenge. Here are some of the most common pitfalls for new programmers.
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Entering 24-hour time with input mask and full validation in Microsoft Access

byGustav Brock
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Entering time in Microsoft Access can be difficult. An input mask often bothers users more than helping them and won't catch all typing errors. This article shows how to create a textbox for 24-hour time input with full validation politely catching all errors.
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Bitbucket vs. GitHub: Which is Right for You?

bySofía Tomas
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A publishing tool, a Version Control System, or a Collaboration Platform! These can be some of the …
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When is Unicode not Unicode? When Microsoft gets involved!

byevilrix
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Windows programmers of the C/C++ variety, how many of you realise that since Window 9x Microsoft has…
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Properly open Outlook as an Application object in VBA

byNick67
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You can go ahead and Google this
 
Set objOutlook = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")…
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WPF: Comparing methods for clearing "TextBox" content.

byjonnidip
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What is better between TextBox.Text = String.Empty and TextBox.Clear()?

From an …
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Themes and dynamic loading in Silverlight

byAsim Nazir
A theme is a collection of property settings that allow you to define the look of pages and …
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Write a custom Panel in WPF

bysaragani
For most people, the WrapPanel seems like a magic when they switch from WinForms to WPF. Most of us …
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Silverlight Circular Progress Control

byWayne Taylor (webtubbs)
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For a while now I'v been searching for a circular progress control, much like the one you get when …
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How to control devices on USB with keyboard interface.

byexpert_tanmay
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After several hours of googling I could not gather any information on this topic. There are several …
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How to loop though a listbox with out making the User select all items in the listbox

byjohn M
What my article will show is if you ever had to do processing to a listbox without being able to …
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Configuring Silverlight Applications

byGautham Janardhan
With most software applications trying to cater to multiple user needs nowadays, the focus is to …
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Using Hierarchical Data template

byGautham Janardhan
As more and more people are shifting to the latest .Net frameworks, the windows presentation …
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Fast Base64 Encode and Decode

byDanRollins
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This article surveys and compares options for encoding and decoding base64 data.  It includes source…
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In-Memory Compression and Decompression Using ZLIB

byDanRollins
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zlib is a free compression library (a DLL) on which the popular gzip utility is…
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Convert RTF to HTML and HTML to RTF

byDanRollins
This article describes a technique for converting RTF (Rich Text Format) data to HTML and provides …
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How to assign built-in Office icons to your VSTO Ribbon controls

byMiguel Oz
In this article, I will show how to use the Ribbon IDs Tool Window to assign the built-in Office …
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Using SendKeys to Automate Repetitive Tasks

byDanRollins
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If you have ever found yourself doing a repetitive action with the mouse and keyboard, and if you …
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Add a Custom Command Button to the Windows 7 Explorer Toolbar

byDanRollins
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This article describes how to add a user-defined command button to the Windows 7 Explorer toolbar.  …

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