I'm developing some code that will hopefully match one of the strings
stored in an array:
String [] attrTypes = {"/SCEQUIPMENT/", "/SCOINSTRUMENT/", "/SCPLIN/",
"/SCHVAC/", "/SCCAB/", "^(/EQUIPMENT/)", "/PIPE/", "^(/HVAC/)"};

I am using a property grid to display a classes properties, all is OK for
single value properties but i need to display a list of strings for the user
to select from and update the property value based on the selection.
A Drop down list in the property grid would be ideal.

I am new to c# . I have some basic programming doubts. Please help me
in clarifying these doubts.
I want to initialize a static and readonly field with a value returned
by a static method. How ever, when I am debugging, that method is not

I have a function which returns array of structs.  I need to create a
collection of those arrays and thought that an ArrayList would be a
good way to do this since the count is variable.  The problem I am
having is that although the arrays are being properly stored in the

I am preparing to deploy a couple of custom controls. Should I deploy the
control dll files to the GAC? Some third party controls deploy there, but
other packages deploy to the Program Files folder. How do I decide which of
the two locations to deploy to?

Just wondering if the sequence of the case(s) in the switch block might
impact performance. Suppose I switch on an int, and I have 4 expected cases.
Lets say I expect case 3 to happen 95% of the time. Would the switch block
be expected to execute faster (meaning "start executing ...

I'm using a ToolboxBitmap attribute to specify a toolbox bitmap for a custom
component I've written. The component appears in the WindowsForms tray area,
below the form in which it is dropped. I'm using magenta as my transparency
color, and the lower-left corner pixel is magenta.

We have a Win app that we publish via built-in ClickOnce.  However, we have
10 different locations to which we deploy the app.  Each time we have a new
build to publish, we have to change the IP in a setting and also in the URL
to where we want it to publish.

I am using the Updater Application Block Version 2.
I am trying to follow the instructions at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpa...
to build a custom downloader (UNC )

Is there a way for me to know from within a given assembly when it gets
loaded? If so, how can this be done?
Thanks in advance!

Is there an easy way to disable the hotkey sequence Control F4 or otherwise
prevent the action from killing off MDI child windows in VS05/WinForms 2?
I've already figured out how to get rid of the 'x' in the caption bar but
the hot key sequence is still allowing users to kill off ...

Is there a way to find the name of the process that has a file open? I know
of tools, like Unlocker, that can do it, so I assume there are some
systemcalls that can help me out.
Thanks.

Does anyone have a windows forms app that allows a user to connect to a
sql express database?
User must be able to enter sql credentials & then get a list of the
databases.......to select from

I want to understand whats the best way to write code to replace
Thread.Suspend, Thread.Resume and Thread.Abort.
I have lots of code calling these existing methods and want to minimize the
risk of changing the code everywhere so here is what I think I could do,

OK, I have written an application in MS Visual C# using .net.  Is it
posibble to static link into one self contained .exe file?  This would
certainly make distribution of a small accessory file much easier.  And
allow it to be easily packaged and installed with our other ...