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How to get a string from a given memory stream?

Andrew — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:19:58 +0000

We can use System.IO.StreamReader and ReadToEnd method. We also need to set the position of the memory stream to 0, so that we can read from the beginning, as shown below: Imports System.IO Module modMain Sub Main() Using ms As New MemoryStream Using sw As New StreamWriter(ms) 'store the string into stream writer's buffer sw.WriteLine("Hello [...]

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How to convert HTML Color code to RGB color code

Andrew — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:39:42 +0000

The following VB.Net code converts HTML color code to equivalent RGB color code. Module modMain Public Function ConvertHTMLToRGBColor(ByVal sHtmlColor As String) As Color 'Remove the # if exists sHtmlColor = sHtmlColor.Replace("#", "") Return Color.FromArgb(System.Convert.ToInt32(sHtmlColor.Substring(0, 2), 16), System.Convert.ToInt32(sHtmlColor.Substring(2, 2), 16), System.Convert.ToInt32(sHtmlColor.Substring(4, 2), 16)) End Function End Module Tested with VS 2008 How to convert HTML Color [...]

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How to print some data from bas Module

Andrew — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:40:22 +0000

Here is the sample code you can use to print your data from the bas module: Module modMain Dim sText As String Public Sub printRecord() Dim pDocument As New Printing.PrintDocument AddHandler pDocument.PrintPage, AddressOf pd_PrintPage sText = "DotNet Blogger - Your favorite Microsoft Visual Studio .Net Programming Blog." pDocument.Print() End Sub Private Sub pd_PrintPage(ByVal sender As [...]

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How to open a webpage when we click a button?

Andrew — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:50:56 +0000

To open a webpage in your system’s default web browser, when you click a button in your form, write the following code in your button click event: Dim sURL as String = "http://www.dotnetblogger.info" Process.Start(sURL) The above piece of code will lauch the web page as specified with the default browser. Tested with VS 2008 If [...]

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How to Check whether the application/process is running or not by passing the process name

Andrew — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:42:22 +0000

Here is the awesome VB.Net code to check whether the application/process is running or not by passing the process name: Module modMain Sub Main() 'Check whether acrobat is running or not If IsProcessRunning("acrobat") Then Console.WriteLine("Yes. Acrobat is running") Else Console.WriteLine("No. Acrobat is not running") End If End Sub Private Function IsProcessRunning(ByVal sProcess As String) As [...]

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