Last week I wanted to start a new .NET project, and I needed a directory object picker for it. I searched the web and found some solutions, but they just didn’t look right and decided that I can do a lot better than those. So in the spirit of creating good and reusable code, I started implementing my own IDsObjectPicker wrapper in my framework. I thought it would be easy, and it turned out to be anything but, but the result was awesome: clean, easy to use, and it works. And just like last time, I learned a lot about COM interop, you can read all about it here, or just scroll through and grab it already. Continue reading →

Like I said in my previous post, I already coded something cool in my framework, and here it is: .NET code to call the Windows antivirus API. The best use case scenario I can think of is when retrieving and then redistributing file content from an untrusted data source, especially a web upload form. In cases like this, content might slip through the realtime protection of most antivirus products, and an API like the one I created is the only solution. Continue reading →