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How to Format Calc Spreadsheet Cells with C#
An OpenOffice.org Calc Spreadsheet user can format cells manually to provide a professional looking report. However, a C# programmer can easily automate the whole process more...
Creating an OpenOffice Calc Document with C#
OpenOffice.org Calc does most things that Microsoft Excel can do. And for free. Not only that, but it provides a programming interface for the C# application developer. more...
Creating an OpenOffice Writer Document with C#
C# programmer can now delve into the world of open source applications such as OpenOffice.org Writer by making use of the CLI - the Common Language Interface. more...
Simulating Human Input to Microsoft Word with C#
A C# programmer can insert whole paragraphs into a Microsoft Word Document or they can program their application to type information in as a human would do. more...
How to Create a Microsoft Word Document with C#
A C# programmer can quickly automate the creation of a Microsoft Word document. With just a few lines of code they can add paragraphs as save the file to the computer. more...
How to Connect to a MySQL Database with C#
Using databases may seem daunting to the new C# programmer, but it shouldn't. Not if they're using the MySQL .NET connector. more...
How to Create a Dynamic C# ComboBox
Every C# Windows application needs at least one ComboBox - especially when the contents of the ComboBox can be updated dynamically. more...
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Reading a Serial Port Using Windows
By: Martin Bell
The latest versions of Windows do not allow direct access to the serial IO ports. This article describes how to read the serial port COM1 using C++ in Windows. more...
How To Configure an RS-232 Port On A PC To Read
By: Martin Bell
Detailed guide on how to configure the serial port on a PC to enable it to read data from external devices, including details of the registers used. more...
Reading Information From a PC Serial Port
By: Martin Bell
A home PC can be set up to read characters from an external device. Voltage considerations are discussed, as well as C/C++ code that will perform the information capture. more...
Introduction to 'For' Loops in C
By: Dario Borghino
The for loop is, in ANSI C like in other programming languages, a very important flow control mechanism which novice programmers usually have trouble understanding. more...
How to construct an outer while loop which tests to see whether a program should exit based on user input. more...
Quicksort Using Arrays in C/C++
An alternative to bubble sorting or insertion sorting, the QuickSort algorithm is accessible from either C or C++ and can be used with many data types. more...
C Tutorial File Handling Commands
A discussion of using stdio.h to manipulate files to open, close and delete files, and read/write data to/from them for C programmers. more...
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