PDFCAT
I’ve looked around for a solution to concatenate PDFs in the past and never found one. It appears to be a niche need, but I’ve got a number of schematic PDFs that were created sheet by sheet which need to... Continue reading →
Author: Michael Anderson
Constructor Parameters in C#
I might be the only person coding in C# on a regular basis who doesn’t know this, but constructors can have a : this(param1, param2,…) as well as a : base… This means no more creating a private Init method... Continue reading →
Extensions Methods with .NET 2.0
I’ve often wished I could have my extension methods on .NET 2.0 since that’s what I build with most of the time. Now with some help from Nate Kohari and Scott Hanselman I can. Just add the following to your... Continue reading →
How to Get a Parent Form from a Component
I found much of this at Code Project, but I think my implementation is cleaner. Since a component doesn’t have a Parent property like a control does it is often difficult to Invoke in a component which is a pity... Continue reading →
Overriding the Text Property of a WinForms UserControl
From Rockford Lhotka: “Every time I go to override the Text property in a Windows Forms UserControl I have to go find this one little attribute that I can never remember… It is easy enough to remember to make the... Continue reading →
Camping
This week was spent camping with my older boy’s boy scout troop at Many Point Scout Camp. I learned a few things: I can throw a tomahawk better than most, but still only hit one out of five. I’m not... Continue reading →
.NET Extension Methods and Enumerations
Much of my code play recently has been with .NET/Mono in C#. One of the cooler aspects of 3.x has been extension methods by which I can add methods to established types. For instance if I’m doing a bunch of... Continue reading →