Chapter 14. Special Programming Techniques

Introduction

Recipe 14.1.  Preventing Multiple Instances of a Running Application

Recipe 14.2.  Creating a Simple User Control

Recipe 14.3.  Describing User Control Properties

Recipe 14.4.  Starting Other Applications by EXE, Document, or URL

Recipe 14.5.  Waiting for Applications to Finish

Recipe 14.6.  List All Running Processes

Recipe 14.7.  Terminating a Running Process

Recipe 14.8.  Pausing Execution of a Program

Recipe 14.9.  Control Applications by Simulating Keystrokes

Recipe 14.10.  Watching for File and Directory Changes

Recipe 14.11.  Creating an Icon in the System Tray

Recipe 14.12.  Accessing the Clipboard

Recipe 14.13.  Adding Tooltips to Controls

Recipe 14.14.  Dragging and Dropping Files to a ListBox

Recipe 14.15.  Dragging and Dropping Between ListBox Controls

Recipe 14.16.  Disposing of Objects Appropriately

Recipe 14.17.  Fine-Tuning Garbage Collection

Recipe 14.18.  Moving the (Mouse) Cursor

Recipe 14.19.  Intercepting All Key Presses on a Form

Recipe 14.20.  Accessing the Registry

Recipe 14.21.  Running Procedures in Threads

Recipe 14.22.  Reading XML into a TreeView

Recipe 14.23.  Creating an XML Document

Recipe 14.24.  Validating an XML Document

Recipe 14.25.  Using Generic Collections

Recipe 14.26.  Creating a Screensaver

Recipe 14.27.  Localizing the Controls on a Form

Recipe 14.28.  Adding Pop-up Help to Controls

Recipe 14.29.  Maintaining User-Specific Settings Between Uses of an Application

Recipe 14.30.  Verifying a Credit Card Number

Recipe 14.31.  Capturing a Console Application's Output

Recipe 14.32.  Reading an Assembly's Details

Recipe 14.33.  Performing Serial I/O

Recipe 14.34.  Rebooting the System