Using .NET, what would be the easiest way to encrypt or hash a string? I have
two integer ID numbers stored in a database that I need to "hide" and append
to an URL. The primary constraint is that there cannot be any modifications
to the database, and that the code should be able ...

 I want to create an option for creating shortcuts to my application
on the users desktop and Start menu in the setup. In my deployment
project i have created the necessary checkboxes, and tried to set
Conditions on the folders "User's desktop" and "User's Program Menu",

Where can I find a regex to check a street address like
45-53 lexington ave
or
34 w. 35th street

I got 4 virtual CPUs on my computer (xeon processor) and I got this .NET
application that runs a lengthy processor intensive task.
I have noticed when I start two instances of the application (each one
running its lengthy processor intensive task) they use one virtual CPU each.

Sometimes if I build the app I will get intellisense, undo, and code
completion (automatic completion of if stataments etc), but after a few
lines of code this stops.
I lose any code completion

I may be mis understanding some of the uses of generics so this example may
not be valid, but here goes.
I have a method that I wont to be able to return a string or byte array, it
declared as :

The following code does not work from an ASP.Net application on Windows
2003 IIS 6 (application isolation mode).
Basically I am trying to connect to a Sharepoint catalog through the
oledb provider for Internet publishing (WebDAV)

I am developing an apps following the OOP principles and I would like to
know how should I implement a controller class in order to call the others
classes involved in the Business and Data Access Layers ...
Thanks in advance for any help on this!

If window creation cannot continue how is it cancelled within
an Load event handler?  Setting DialogResult to Cancel
does nothing and Close() is not allowed.  The form is shown
modelessly so returning a value directly to the parent is

I customized EHAB to publish the error to a file or DB.  I knew that I
might have permission problem on publish error to event log.  So I am
try to change the default publish to FILE instead of event log or even
remove event log.  Dose anyone have any good idea on this?

I've written code that uploads files in .NET to the server.  When uploading
large files (approx 45MB), something goes wrong and a blank white page is
returned with one sentect, "The system cannot find the file specified." - no
.NET error is thrown, no stack trace, no debugging ...

I created a window service...
When i stop the service through MMC, it can see in the EventLog that it
calls OnStop() within the service... and all stop handling routines are
processed gracefully...

I've not had a chance to sit down and review all that Visual Studio
2005 and Team System have to offer, but I recently did a book review
(prior to publication) for an author who was writing about Team
System's ability to tie programmers and their activities together.  I

Here is a very strange problem that is difficult to explain.
I am populating a datagrid with a datatable.  I had to add an
additional field to my data adapter/datatable which I have to reference
during my update.

When I try to import the System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox
I get a meesage saying that it is not avalaible ?
How to solve it ?
Thanks