October 2009

Connecting to a MySQL Database Programmatically

by Dave on October 18, 2009

in Databases

Microsoft Visual Studio lets you create a database connection using its IDE, and it’s quite powerful as well, but personally I prefer to create my database connections programmatically. When creating my connection’s code manually I find it easier to follow the code, plus it can be easier to debug as well. I am by no [...]

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New ASCII Codes Page

by Dave on October 7, 2009

in String Operations

I have added a new page to this blog called ASCII Codes, which can be accessed from the navigation bar at the top of the page. This new page is intended as a reference guide which you can use to look up an ascii code’s decimal, hexadecimal, and html values. There is also a description [...]

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How to Capture System Events using C#

by Dave on October 5, 2009

in Operating System

What are system events? Well, basically they are events raised by the operating system when a user performs an action which affects the operating environment. System events are accessible through the Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents class. SystemEvents Events Below is a list of all the system events found within the SystemEvents class. Name Description DisplaySettingsChanged Occurs when the [...]

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Enumerating and Controlling Windows Services with C#

by Dave on October 2, 2009

in Operating System

The Microsoft.NET Framework contains a component called the ServiceController. It is designed to allow you to control a Windows Service. With this component you can easily start, stop, and pause services, and you can also retrieve information on the service such as its display name and status among others. In this article I am going [...]

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