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I have been involved in technology since 1996. Throughout my career, I developed many client/server and web applications mainly for financial services companies. I have a an MBA from Pace University and work as a Project Manager at Citigroup.- more about Irina Medvinskaya »
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- Explore an overloading method in VB.NET
- Developers often need to define a method with the same name that may perform different functionalities. In order to do that, you should use the Overloads keyword in .NET. In this quick tip, I look at an example function that performs different sets of functionalities with the same name. ...
- Tags: Procedure, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, .Net, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Languages, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Development Tools, Enterprise Software, Software, Irina Medvinskaya
- Blog posts 2007-11-08
- Remember a form's position between uses in VB.NET
- There are times when it's handy for developers to be able to remember where a form was located the last time the application was used. In this quick VB.NET tip, I'll show you a way of using Application Settings to store and use the last location of the form. ...
- Tags: Form, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Languages, .Net, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Irina Medvinskaya
- Blog posts 2007-11-01
- Create shortcut menus for forms in VB.NET using ContextMenuStrip
- In order to implement shortcut menus for a form, you can add the VB.NET ContextMenuStrip control to your form. In the design mode, the control will appear on the bottom of the form. When you click the control, you can add menu items to it. There are...
- Tags: Form, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Menu Item, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Languages, .Net, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Irina Medvinskaya
- Blog posts 2007-10-25
- Sharing the event logic between controls in VB.NET
- Whenever you write the code logic that may be used for more than one control, it makes sense to try to save time by creating only one procedure that will handle the event and perform that logic. In this tip, I show you a way to share the event logic...
- Tags: Control, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Languages, .Net, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Irina Medvinskaya
- Blog posts 2007-10-19
- See how simple it is to create a fading form in VB.NET
- While core functionality and usability of the application is always one of the most important aspects, various visual effects may improve the way users feel about a particular application. Even though you may be able to implement purely cosmetic features in an application, it's important to keep the functionality in...
- Tags: Form, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Opacity, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Languages, .Net, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Irina Medvinskaya
- Blog posts 2007-10-12
- Creating a Web service with VB.NET
- Web services technology is based on HTTP, Simple Object Access Protocol SOAP, and XML. Since Web services use open standards, calling Web services is fairly simple. VB.NET allows you to use Web services as if they were entirely local objects since most of the marshaling between the...
- Tags: Web, Web Service, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Web Services Technology, Channel Management, Web Services, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Irina Medvinskaya
- Blog posts 2007-10-04
- Adding a Setup Wizard to VB.NET applications
- Visual Studio .NET simplifies the process of installing your applications by providing an easy way to add a Setup Wizard to your applications. In this tip, I will create a simple VB.NET Windows application and add a Setup Wizard to it in order to allow the Windows application to install....
- Tags: Application, Microsoft Visual Studio.Net, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Dialog Box, Figure N Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft Development Tools, .Net, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Irina Medvinskaya
- Blog posts 2007-09-27
- Using the PrintDocument component in VB.NET applications
- If you want to allow users to print form components in run-time, the PrintDocument component lets you offer users this functionality. The PrintDocument component is an object that allows users to send an output to a printer from Windows Forms applications. In this tip, I show you how to use...
- Tags: Printer, Component, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, PrintDocument, Irina Medvinskaya
- Blog posts 2007-09-13
- Split data onscreen logically with VB.NET's Tab Control
- VB.NET developers are often tasked with having to display a lot of necessary information on the screen with limited space. If you can split the data on the screen logically into different sections, you should consider using the Tab Control. In this tip, I will show you how to use the...
- Tags: Tab, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Tab Control, Irina Medvinskaya
- Blog posts 2007-09-06
- Let users pick a file to open via OpenFileDialog in VB.NET
- Whenever you need to allow a user to open a particular file without forcing the user to type the full path and file name, you can use the OpenFileDialog class. OpenFileDialog has a number of properties and methods that make it a flexible way to get users to pick a...
- Tags: File, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, OpenFileDialog, Dialog Box, Irina Medvinskaya
- Blog posts 2007-08-30
- Keep an eye on file system changes with VB.NET's FileSystemWatcher
- FileSystemWatcher is a component in Visual Studio .NET that allows you to respond to file system changes. It's very handy whenever you need to perform a certain action in response to a file being updated and in numerous other situations.Using FileSystemWatcher in your appIn order to add FileSystemWatcher to your...
- Tags: File System, File, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, FileSystemWatcher, Irina Medvinskaya
- Blog posts 2007-08-23
- Display hierarchical data in VB.NET with the TreeView control
- If you need to show hierarchical data in a tree-like format in VB.NET, you should use the TreeView control. This flexible control allows you to change numerous properties in order to fit your needs. The TreeView control also lets you add nodes and sub-nodes; you have the option of adding...
- Tags: Node, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Irina Medvinskaya
- Blog posts 2007-08-23
- Control Windows services with VB.NET's ServiceController component
- Whenever you need to start, stop, pause, or pass parameters to a Windows service, Visual Studio .NET's ServiceController component makes it easy.In order to use ServiceController, you first need to add the component to your Windows application, expand the Toolbox, and choose ServiceController. Once you add it to your form,...
- Tags: Vb.net, Programming
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
- Learn how to use the DateTimePicker control in VB.NET
- Visual Studio .NET's DateTimePicker control offers a convenient way to allow users to make a date/time selection. The control allows you to select dates and times and to skip the date format validity of the data since the control lets you limit the input. DateTimePicker is similar to the MonthView...
- Tags: Programming
- Blog posts 2007-07-26
- Replace all occurrences of a pattern in a string with VB.NET
- The Regex.Replace method allows you to replace a pattern in a string with a fixed string literal. This VB.NET tip describes how developers can use this method. When you need to find a certain pattern of a string and modify the text to hide the contents, you can...
- Tags: String, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Regex.Replace, Regex.Replace Method, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, .NET, Developer, TechRepublic Inc., Newsletter, IBM Lotus Notes, Text, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, Development Tools
- Technical articles 2007-05-31
- Putting VB.NET's MonthCalendar control to use
- Visual Studio .NET provides the MonthCalendar control, which allows you to select dates or a range of dates. The control is a convenient way to allow users to make a date selection. It is similar to the DateTimePicker control, which only allows you to select a particular date, while the...
- Tags: Vb.net
- Blog posts 2007-07-12
- Padding a string for fixed width display in VB.NET
- Here's a simple way to pad strings for a fixed width display in VB.NET utilizing the PadLeft and PadRight methods of a String object. Whenever you need to display data in a console or get it ready to be printed, you may need to align columns for a...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, PadLeft, PadRight, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, PadRight method, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, String, .Net, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Technical articles 2007-05-24
- Create a temp file with VB.NET
- Irina Medvinskaya looks at the VB.NET code that allows you to get the name of the file that you can use as a temp file. She also provides sample code that shows how to create a temp file. Temp files are generally used for temporary storage and data manipulation....
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, temp file, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Sample Code, Name, .Net, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Technical articles 2007-05-17
- Check for leap years in your VB.NET code with IsLeapYear
- Whenever you need to determine if a year is a leap year in VB.NET, you can use the IsLeapYear function. This tip shows how you can use this function in your development work. When dealing with dates in VB.NET, it's a good idea not to perform manual checks...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Irina Medvinskaya, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, .NET, bLeapYear AsBoolean, leap year, IsLeapYear, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Technical articles 2007-05-10
- Convert a byte array to a string with VB.NET
- I recently covered ways to convert a string into a byte array with VB.NET. When you need to convert a byte array into a string, you can use either BitConverter.ToString or Convert.ToBase64String methods. I provide examples that show you how to make the conversion using both methods.Byte array usageIf you...
- Tags: Vb.net, Programming
- Blog posts 2007-06-28
