Microsoft introduced support for named and optional parameters in C# 4.0. While a named parameter is used to specify an argument based on the name of the argument and not the position, an optional ...

Database connectivity gives desktop and Web applications much of their value. .NET developers have products and framework objects that can tie a front-end application to SQL Server, MySQL, Sybase, ...

With most Excel spreadsheets, you enter data manually into cells and then use formulas or other functions to analyze it or perform calculations. If you have a large data source, such as an Access ...

A core tenant of the RESTful API development doctrine is that a Uniform Resource Locator, as the name implies, should uniquely identify a resource on the server. Sadly, that simple concept is often ...

Each of us has our own unique way of solving a problem with PowerShell. We all tend to code how we think; linearly. Our brains go from point A to point B -- sending those messages to our fingers -- ...

You might often want to validate parameters in your methods to ensure they have valid data. Most importantly, you might often want to protect your publicly exposed API methods by ensuring that the ...

You can use command-line parameters to launch Microsoft Excel from the Run dialog box or by configuring the command and switches in a desktop shortcut. Launch Excel with command-line switches from the ...