Hi I need to select multiple rows in a DataGrid in my program. I do this: dataGrid1.Select(rowNumber); which works fine if I only want one row selected, but sometimes I need more than one. How do I do this? thanks ...more >>

Greeting All, OK I keep reading about no-touch deployment so I visited=20 http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dv_vstechart/html/vbtchNo-TouchDe= ploymentInNETFramework.asp?frame=3Dtrue downloaded the sample, and I'll be damned if everything went Ok up until = the final step to test by hit...more >>

Hi there, I want to copy a Image to the clipboard. When i try to do so following exception occurs : "The current thread must set to Single Thread Apartment (STA) mode before OLE calls can be made. Ensure that your Main function has STAThreadAttribute marked on it" Following are the points i ...more >>

Hello everybody, I encounter problems with the Enabled-property of panels and the propagation to subitems of the container. Overview: On a form there is one panel (named "A"), which surrounds all other controls on the form (except two buttons). Inside panel A lies a checkbox. Below this ch...more >>

I am wondering if there is a method than can be called when updating several controls on a form so the form does not repaint when each control is updated. For example if there are 5 text boxes on the form and all of them have to be updated I believe the form paints each time the Text property of...more >>

I have a form that has a main menu (dock: top) and a tookbar (dock: top) I tried to insert a control that is (dock: fill) I found that the toolbar actually 'covered' the top of the 'filled' control.... how should I solve this?! ...more >>

Hi all, I have developed a application that supports localization in .net. It shows all the controls with english and hindi text depending on the culture selected. The application runs well on windows 2000 and windows xp but when run on windows 98 the hindi text appears as garbage. Can anyone h...more >>

I have a windows forms data grid where I want to disallow the editing of certain cells. At the moment though I can't get any code to trigger, whether I include it in any of the DataGrid_KeyDown/Up/Press events. Hopefully, I'm just doing something very silly. -- Rob Oldfield www.realuk.co.u...more >>

Hi, I need a control like the one in an Excel worksheet. I want to write one myself. Which way is it better to go: 1. Draw all cells by hand on a lets say UserControl, do hit testing, scrolling and all by myself-lots of work but better control of what is going on 2. Use labels to rep...more >>

Someone know how to make a Form on top all applications? Tanks....more >>

Hi, I want to change the label button on one form from a Class? How do I do that? I have made the property in the form to be public. But whenever I close and open the file, it changes it back to private. Thanks for the help. Suresh ...more >>

I've added the System.Windows.Form.dll as a reference. When I try to locate Menu.MenuItemCollection in the object browser I can't find it or when coding at design time! Am I missing something. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, RF ...more >>

I was using Environment.CurrentDirectory when I tested my class in a winform wrapper, but but now that I've move it to a WinService this gives me "C:\WinNT\System32" How can I get the Path of my assembly? Thanks in Advance, Byron ...more >>

I think I must be going mad. This has to be included in .Net and I just can't find it. Controls on a windows form. How do I get explanatory text to display when the user hovers the mouse over a control? (i.e. the stuff that Access calls control tips) Thanks. -- Rob Oldfield www.rea...more >>

Using Crystal Reports 9 RDC, VS Studio 2003, C#, Client/Server Application with Windows Forms. Is it possible to change the graph line colors in a chart at runtime? If so, does anyone have sample code for C#? Thanks in advance! ...more >>

I am trying to do something a little nonstandard, and am having some difficulty determining (a) if it can be done and (b) if so, how to do it. What I want to do is fill a dropdown combobox with data from a collection. Then, I want to bind that list to a member of a custom class. (Don't ask why...more >>

Please help me. I must correct this error : The listmanager's position must be equal to rownum. Parameter name : rownum do you want to correct the value ? I have this error with VS2002 and also with VS2003. ______________________ I'd like to have a datagrid with all the columns of my t...more >>

I am managing colors in my list view and setting the entire row to a given color. If I select a row and then click in an area that does not have a row, my previously selected row draws as white because it still has the focus. There are too many scenarios that I would have to reset the focus. I...more >>

Hello, How can i disable the Validating Event of all the controls of a form after a click on a Cancel Button and close the Form? Or how can fix the order of Validating events of the controls in a Form? Thanks in advance. Pascal ...more >>

Hi ! I have a form. The form has a textbox and a richtextbox. There is a button also. When the button is clicked, whatever text was typed into the text box, must be copied to the richtextbox. At runtime, I enter the following string into the text box: Hi\nHello\nHow\nDo\nYou\nDo ...more >>

I'm using a mutex to ensure only 1 instance of my app is created. It works fine. If an instance of my app IS already running, I want to use the following code to bring the window to the foreground. BUT, the MainWindowHandle is always 0 (I checked all processes and they are all 0). How can I ge...more >>

Hello, I have a bound datagrid called dgjobs that is bound to a dataset called dsjobs using the following code. Me.dgJobs.DataSource = dsJobs.Tables!Jobs cm = CType(Me.BindingContext(dsJobs.Tables!jobs), CurrencyManager) The grid populates just fine however when the currentce...more >>

In a textbox control, how can you prevent the deletion of certain characters? For example, a user shouldn't be able to delete the backslash "/" character but can delete other characters. Thanks a lot :)...more >>