Just started looking at Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) 4

I’ve just started looking at the Windows Workflow Foundation 4. Now in it’s fourth Generation, the Windows Workflow Foundation, or WF for short, is a completely different way to go about Programming. WF allows a programmer to create applications using a graphical approach, such as Flowcharts, Sequence Diagrams and State Machines. Complex programs can be [...]

By |2017-07-24T08:33:20+01:00January 16th, 2011|VB.net, WF|0 Comments

.EndEdit causes row movement of a sorted BindingSource

When applying a sort to a Database BindingSource, executing the BindingSource.EndEdit method causes the currently selected row to change. This has the effect of reloading any bound controls when tee edited row is saved, which of course can have unwanted effects if you need to operating on data related to the currently selected row after [...]

By |2017-07-24T08:33:20+01:00January 16th, 2011|Bugs, Data, VB.net|0 Comments

Temporary Clickonce Certificates expire after 1 year

A little background... Creating and deploying Microsoft Clickonce Applications is a very simple process. However, it’s worth knowing that under the hood quite a lot is taken care for you by the Clickonce deployment wizard. Once of the most important things to take care of is the Signing certificate. When you first deploy you Clickonce [...]

By |2017-07-24T08:33:20+01:00December 12th, 2010|VB.net|0 Comments

Minimise VB.net app to the Notify Area on startup

It’s often desireable to create applications which startup in the Notify Area (or System Tray as it’s sometimes referred to). The most obvious way to achieve this, one would think, would be to simply set the “Visible” Property of the main form in it’s Load Event. However, as this isn’t possible we have to use [...]

By |2010-11-29T15:45:00+00:00November 29th, 2010|VB.net|0 Comments