Tutorials

Simple Dropdown Menu Using Javascript and CSS

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This tutorial we’re going to create a simple drop-down list using javascript and css. This element or sometimes refers as “widget” or “control” same with a listbox, which allows the user to select one value from a list. Drop-down list or menu provides a hierarchical overview of the subsections contained within the menu item that spawned it. All the subsections within a section of a site when you hover your mouse cursor over it.

JavaScript 5 Seconds Countdown

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This code will allow you to add a 5 seconds countdown to the download page of your site. Depending on how you code your download page, the following will simply add a label within your body tag as: "Download will start in 5 seconds" Controlled by JavaScript using the span tag. This is similar to the site at sourceforge.net. When you download something on that site, you will be redirected to another page and give you a countdown before you receive the file. Here's the full code for you to play with.

[BBC iPlayer] File Version Checker in Visual Basic #1 Design, Imports and GetSource Function

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Introduction: This tutorial is on how to create an update checker tool. Note; this is not a software/application self updating feature, this is to check whether there are new versions of another program/video/audio file ready to view. Purpose: I am going to be making this program for BBC iPlayer so I can check if there are new episodes of certain TV Shows I watch.

Creating an File Update Checker Tool #2 Versions

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Introduction: This tutorial is on how to create an update checker tool. Note; this is not a software/application self updating feature, this is to check whether there are new versions of another program/video/audio file ready to view. Purpose: I am going to be making this program for BBC iPlayer so I can check if there are new episodes of certain TV Shows I watch.

Skype Profile Image Downloader in Visual Basic

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Introduction: In this tutorial we are going to be making a simple program in Visual Basic to download someones Skype profile picture. How It Works: We are going to use the Skype API to act as a link to get the profile picture, from that we can use a simple download function within Visual Basic .NET to download the returned image through the link. Design: This program will take two components; Button, named 'skypeButton', text set as 'Download Profile Image' Textbox, named 'skypeText', where the user will enter the skype profile username.

Email Validation Tool in Visual Basic

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Introduction: This tutorial is on how to make an email addres validator tool in Visual Basic. Design: This tool will contain; a textbox, named defaultly textbox1, this is where the string to be validated will be enetered. a button, named defaulty button1, this is how the validation process will begin. Imports: To validate the string as an email, we are going to be using RegEx which requires it's own import from...