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13 May 2005 1 min read

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The jigsaw with the missing piece - using the GetSaveFileName function to extend the Save File dialog class.…

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Visual Studio Setup – projects and custom actions

Geek of the Week – Don Demsak

Geek of the Week – Wally McClure

Performance tuning tips for database developers

SQL Server Central Interview

Managing database changes

Database Geek of the Week – Hilary Cotter

Visual Basic.NET 2005

Geek of the Week – Euan Garden

Free ebook download available

Geek of the Week – Ken Henderson

Getting Started With Setup Projects

Geek of the Week – Jim Kyle

.Net application profiling

Database Geek of the Week: Terri Morton

To SP or not to SP in SQL Server

Tracking tempdb growth

Is there coding life after 40?

Bjarne Strostrup, and Programmers With Class

Extending the save file dialog class in .NET