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Sumair is Software Architect at Eastern Solutions. He is also founder and User Group Leader of BIMCS.NET(INETA MEA), Microsoft Students Partner for Bahria University Pakistan and President of Official PASS chapter - Karachi Pakistan.

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Applying Permissions on any Windows Folder using C#

By Sumair Shaikh | September 23rd, 2008 | 2,162 views

Applying permissions on folders/directories in Windows is one of the things developers want to control with their applications. Today we are going to look at how can we create such an application in C# which can define any kind of permission to any user account in Windows environment.

Free e-book offer: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008

By Sumair Shaikh | September 19th, 2008 | 836 views

Microsoft Press has a free e-book offer up for grabs. The long awaited Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 by Peter DeBetta, Greg Low and Mark Whitehorn has finally been released and you can get it your free copy(e-book) from Microsoft Press.

Dynamic Controls creation in a C# WPF Application (Part 2)

By Sumair Shaikh | September 13th, 2008 | 2,339 views

In Part 1, we learned how to use Resource Dictionary (WPF) in order to apply styles to UI element dynamically. Resource Dictionary uses XAML code which still is an unknown territory for most developers. So why not use only C# to create such animations? In this Part of the series we are going to learn how to create animations by using C# code.

Dynamic Controls creation in a C# WPF Application (Part 1)

By Sumair Shaikh | September 10th, 2008 | 3,257 views

This article demonstrates how to create animations by using pure XAML with a code behind C# file instead of using tools like Expression Blend.

Query Execution Statistics in SQL Server 2005/2008

By Sumair Shaikh | August 29th, 2008 | 2,239 views

One of my friend asked me whether is it possible in SQL Server 2005/2008 to know how a query is executing, and what time and hits are required by a particular query for execution? These calculations are of so much importance when it comes to real time applications, like in a solution in which too [...]

Incorporate Crystal Reports in a C# WPF Application

By Sumair Shaikh | August 19th, 2008 | 1,920 views

Reports are always one of a compulsory requirements of any IT or non-IT solution. In this example we will experience how to integrate crystal report in a WPF Application.
I am using a database here to fetch some record in order to display on my report ofcourse you can use any other source. For reference [...]

Adding TabItem at runtime in a C# WPF application

By Sumair Shaikh | August 19th, 2008 | 1,557 views

In this article we will be creating certain tabs in a tab control with context menu with an option to remove certain tab item.
First create a blank c# WPF application using visual studio 2008 and name the default grid as Master.
Right click on window and select view code,
Here we create a method to remove [...]

Inserting and Retrieving images from SQL Server Database using C#

By Sumair Shaikh | August 19th, 2008 | 5,456 views

I think storing images in a database can save a developer loads of time and can ease his life while dealing with visuals, either creating a local application or a web application. Think of storing your images of a certain web application in a database instead in a directory exits somewhere in a cloud which [...]

MOSS 2007 Training for free from Microsoft

By Sumair Shaikh | July 16th, 2008 | 669 views

Now you can explore Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS 2007) with training from Microsoft experts by living at your desktop You can download a simple file which have grand tour of the latest features and changes in SharePoint, including automated workflows to track approval cycles, business dashboards showing how well you are performing on [...]

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