I only get $188 a fortnight from my job and currently attent uni in Western Australia, I need a copy of Visual Studio.net and then I see the prices... $348 for academic edition?!? It will take me four weeks to get myself a copy and I need one NOW as the first assignment is due next monday!!! ...more >>

When I compile, in the release folder (or whatever the folder may be that the project is compiled into), the Studio setup first creates a CAB file and when the compile is complete the cab file is consumed by the msi. Or, at least it should be, but lately, the cab file remains, the computer fr...more >>

I am having a problem with attach a file to a mail-message i create in a windows application. I tried : Dim myAttachment As New Attachment(sSubstr) MyMail.Attachments.Add(myAttachment) The result is an attached file with only the name of the intended file as text. How to solve this p...more >>

I am a student at Georgia Tech and I recently received MSDN academic alliance access so I happliy downloaded Visual Studio .NET 2003 to replace my ancient (but reliable and faifthful =) ) VC++ 6.0. Unfortunately when I try and install it, it says that some of the components on my system are ...more >>

Hello, I am having an issue with returning a value from a function in C++ .Net. I have been using C# .Net for some time and returning a DataSet object through a function is a valid return type, however when I try to return a DataSet through a function in C++ .Net I receive a compiler error...more >>

I have a combo box that I've populated with my own collection. Is there a way to ensure that the user doesn't enter anything that isn't in that list? tia, -- JMorrell...more >>

In VBA, there is a function to trim off a string, left(), mid(), and right(). I haven't found a similar function in VB. Can someone help me out please? I'm trying to capture specific characters in a string. tia, -- JMorrell...more >>

Hi, I'm getting the error above on a client machine with the deployment. The simple part of this is that I don't create a setup for this (which may be incorrect) because they are in-house machines preloaded with Crystal and SQL Server tools. I am trying to rule out the possibility of an i...more >>

hi, i'm trying to make a query to a ldap server (version v2 or v3 doen't matter) with c#. the query works just fine but the problem is that i can't read the custom attributes/fields, since .net gives the following error: System.NotImplementedException: Handling of this ADSVALUE type is not y...more >>

i also cant install iis because of the lack of an OS cd. i cant find anywhere that i can download iis so i dont know whether i should freak out or not. please tell me if there is any way i can get it. -- ray da man...more >>

DropDwonList.SelectedItem.Value returns only the first record value, no matter when you select. any help would be appreciated. Thnaks Manoj ...more >>

Maybe it's just a rumor, maybe not. I've heard that there is a "student/academic version" of SQL Server that is available for free for academic purposes. If so, I'd like to know more about it. True or false? tia, -- JMorrell...more >>

I am the PC tech for a number of computer labs at a college. We have VB.net installed but have an issue with trusted sources. All the students Home directories are a mapped drive on a Novell server. All user accounts in the labs are volitile so the option of setting their home dir locally is...more >>

I'm trying to connect MSDE server connection for class. After loading into VB .NET, there should be a "add server" button in the server explorer. I can't seem to add the button or connect to the Db server. Please help me!!! thanks ...more >>

I was installing .NET Academic and could not go forward with installing IIS because I don't have the original OS CD. Is it critical that I have it for the install and if so, is there a way around it. My pc is a few years old and the CD got lost in a move. tia, -- JMorrell...more >>

Hi I am living in a rural community in the Dominican Republic, with no access to the internet, so I can't activate that way. I tried calling the phone number provided (54-11-4317-2626) but this string of digits is not a valid phone number. I tried emailing as well, but they won't let you ...more >>

I dont use IE as my browser and prefer not to have it on my PC at all. Can I still install and run .NET without it?...more >>

I ran into a situation where someone could not install the MSDE (prelude to my package). According to them there copy of Windows was pirated. Is there a method to check the legitimacy of a Windows OS before installing a package? It sure would save support time and effort if one were avail...more >>

I'm currently running Academic VS 2002 on an XP machine. I haven't installed service pack 2 yet and have a couple of questions; 1) should I install VS 2003 on top of VS 2002, or uninstall 2002 first? 2) should I wait until the SP2 has been installed to do anything? tia, -- JMorrell...more >>

Build Selection - Rebuild Selection Build Solution - Rebuild Solution Batch Build There must be a difference between build and rebuild. For some reason, it doesn't seem to matter which one I choose, but I suspect there is some underlying principle of which I am unaware. Can someone please...more >>