Mahesh Chand's contributions

Recently, I needed to bind a DataTable object with a DropDownList in ASP.NET, where the value of the DropDownList items was different than the text.

This tutorial shows you how to work with the ListBox control available in WPF.

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XAML is a new descriptive programming language developed by Microsoft. The purpose of XAML to build user interfaces for next-generation Windows operating system. This article is a basic introduction to XAML.

This article shows how create and use a slider control using XAML.

This article shows how to use the ProgressBar element to create a progress bar control in XAML.

C# provides a powerful syntax “using”. This blog talks about how you can take advantage of it.

LINQ to SQL allows developers to work with databases using LINQ. This article discusses how to get, add, update, and delete data in a DataGridView control using LINQ to SQL.

The code snippet in this how do I shows how to create an image thumbnail in C# and GDI+.

Microsoft introduced Visual Web Developer 2005 with its release of Visual Studio 2005 and .NET Framework 2.0 but I never understood the use of this tool.

This book is an in-depth treatment of printing functionality available in .NET Framework with real-world ready to use sample code written in .NET 2.0. This book also answers some of the most commonly asked questions such as how to print text files, how to print forms and controls and much more.

There are two common ways to cost a project – hourly rate and fixed cost. I cost a project based on number of total hrs spend on the project multiply by my hourly rate.

I've been in search for this answer for a long time and finally, I've found the answer.

VistaDB 3.0 is the world's first fully managed and typesafe embedded SQL database engine for Microsoft .NET Framework, Compact Framework and Mono.

Check out surface computing. Very very interesting.

So you got an opportunity to work on a software project as an independent contractor. If not planned carefully, a software contract work can be a nightmare, and not fruitful as you may think.

WebOffice, created by CISCO Systems, an an online office for small to medium scale businesses and individuals. Some of features include online mail system, events, calander, document management and sharing.

Very funny. Found somewhere on the Web.

We have rewritten and redesigned our forums in ASP.NET 2.0. We have also added several new features and improved existing functionality.

Learn how to use threads in C#.

I get error Cannot perform '>' operation on System.DateTime and System.Double when applying a filter on DataView.