Learn how to create a dual mode service so you can run your services as either console apps or through Windows Services.
Learn How to Create Dual Mode Windows Services
Published 02/08/2010
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C++/CLI: Managed Development with C++
Published 10/06/2008
Replacing the cumbersome and confusing Managed Extensions for C++ that shipped with Visual C++ 2002 and 2003, C++/CLI is a standardized set of C++ language extensions that allows developers to write managed code that executes on top of the .NET Framework.
Exporting .NET DLLs with Visual Studio 2005 to be Consumed by Native Applications
Published 01/22/2008
Learn how to create a DLL, implementing the Stdcall calling convention. This DLL wraps a .NET DLL, which then is imported in MetaTrader 4 through the wrapper.
Search Entire Directories for Specified Files with Managed C++
Published 04/22/2005
Tom Archer presents a generic Managed C++ function that searches a directory hierarchy for all instances of a specified file name, utilizing the .NET DirectoryInfo and FileInfo classes.
Managed Extensions: Combining IEnumerable and IEnumerator
Published 09/02/2004
In some situations, it is beneficial to have a single class implement two interfaces. Tom Archer illustrates this technique and explains when you would want to use it.
Comparing .NET Generics and C++ Templates
Published 06/15/2004
Evaluate a number of the ways in which .NET generics differ from C++ templates.
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MFC Integration with the Windows Transactional File System (TxF)
Published 04/18/2011
The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.
.NET Framework: Collections and Generics
Published 06/23/2011
The original release of the .NET Framework included collections as .NET was introduced to the Microsoft programming world. The .NET Framework 2.0 introduced generics to complement the System.Collections namespace and provide a more efficient and well performing option. Read on to learn more...
Input and Output with VB.NET 2010
Published 06/08/2011
The .NET runtime has everything you need to format your output and handle special characters. Both Visual Basic 2010 Express edition and Visual Studio 2010 help you with Intellisense if you can't remember the syntax. This article explores simple console input and output and shows you how to get it done.
Exception Handling with Task Parallel Library Based WCF Services
Published 03/28/2012
Jeffrey Juday demonstrates some techniques to bridge TPL and WCF exception handling models in the .NET Framework.
