Tag Archives: VB.Net
How to open a webpage when we click a button?
To open a webpage in your system’s default web browser, when you click a button in your form, write the following code in your button click event: Dim sURL as String = “http://www.dotnetblogger.info” Process.Start(sURL) The above piece of code will … Continue reading
How to Check whether the application/process is running or not by passing the process name
Here is the awesome VB.Net code to check whether the application/process is running or not by passing the process name: Module modMain Sub Main() ‘Check whether acrobat is running or not If IsProcessRunning(“acrobat”) Then Console.WriteLine(“Yes. Acrobat is running”) Else Console.WriteLine(“No. … Continue reading
How to minimize a window by passing the process name
The VB.Net code posted on this page minimizes the window for the given process name. Module modMain #Region “Declarations for Minimizing Windows” Private Declare Function ShowWindow Lib “user32.dll” (ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal nCmdShow As SHOW_WINDOW) As Boolean Private Enum … Continue reading
How to check for previous instances in .Net?
There are some instances you may want to disallow the user to launch your program if it is already running. There are few ways to check whether the previous instance of your application is already running. Here is one of … Continue reading
How to Check whether a Windows Service is running or not by passing the service name
Here is the awesome VB.Net code to check whether the windows service is running or not by passing the service name: Instructions: Open a New Console application Add a new bas module called modMain Set a reference to System.ServiceProcess (Go … Continue reading