If I select 1 or more rows in a data grid control, how do I detect which rows are selected/highlighted? ...more >>

Dear All, Is there a way to make a RichTextBox Transparent, so that I can display a picture on the PictureBox behind, like in a chat application ? I dont want Third party Richtextboxes. Is it possible in .NET RichTextBox ? Any suggestions are welcomed. Regards, PB Kishore ...more >>

I'm working on an application that dynamically generates buttons based on directory names in a file system. Click a button (directory) and the form refreshes with more buttons (subdirectories). I can generate the controls just fine, but I'm having trouble with attaching the event handler...more >>

I'm opening up a file and putting it's contents into a textbox. I want to clear the clipboard before setting the focus to the textbox, but apparently there's no such animal in vb.net. Private Sub btnOpenFile_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnOp...more >>

Hi, could somebody help me to solve the follwing problem ? I get the following exception when i set as the DataSource of a DataGrid a DataTable. This situation can be only if I change programaticaly the minimum property of the scroll bar to be >0. But i even do not have access to the scroll bar...more >>

Is there any way to expand on the prebuilt shortcut enumeration for accelerators? Specifically - I want to add alt+control+1, alt+control+2, etc. ...more >>

I'm having a problem with both the Alt-Tab icon on my C# project and the Task Manager Application tab. 1. Alt-Tab. The icon is not the one set in the Properties of the .EXE project in VS.NET. It's the Windows default application icon. This is not a problem of the wrong device on the icon (...more >>

Hi all, Was wondering if somebody could help me or at least point me in the right direction... I have a System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid, which is bound to a dataset. I would like to hide certain columns, so that the user can't see them.. Also was wondering if it was possible if when a cell...more >>

Exception happened in design time: InvalidOperationException. I have read the .net document but it's no using. What shall I do? ...more >>

Hi, If I press 'ENTER', when the focus is on a button in a form, the buttons Click event fires but pressing 'ENTER' when the focus is on a button in a user control doesn't fire the Click event of the button. Why? Pressing <SPACE BAR> works fine with both. Help!!!! Regards, Pondala Vijaya Kris...more >>

Hi NG, its a tiny problem, but it is :) When painting my custom button in the designer and then resizing it, it doesn`t clear repaints the button. The button is full of stripes, everything is blurred. What have I forgotten in code? Thank you Rudi ...more >>

Hi, What I am trying to do is create a log in form (in MDI application Using VB.NET) I have tried moving the application's startup logic into a separate class and create the Log in form from there by using LoginForm.ShowDialog() . well the log in form appears all right but I cant seem close i...more >>

I have a progressbar which gets updated with the following code:- for(int value=0; value < 100; value++) { progressBar1.Value = progressBar1.Value + 1; progressBar1.Refresh(); System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100); } The progressbar is updated just fine. However, if I Alt+Tab to another ...more >>

Hi, I'm creating a COM add-in for Microsoft Word XP with VB.Net and Visual Studio 2003. It displays several forms, which I'd like to show using the Windows XP theme. (I'm familiar with the methods to do this with a managed EXE -- using the manifest or calling Application.EnableVisualStyles.)...more >>

Hi, When I use two rich textboxes with and without multiline property is TRUE, The test alignment (left) is not same for both the text boxes. If the multiline property is TRUE then I am getting a small gap between the text and the left edge, whereas the text is almost touching the left edge if ...more >>

Hi all, I just installed VS.NET 2003 and seem to be having a couple of teething problems. I have a Windows application developed in VS.NET 2002. During debugging I normally placed the configuration file in the debug folder since that's where the executable is found. This worked just fine. Howe...more >>

Hi, I an rather new to VB.NET programming and I have the following problem: In a Windows Form, I have a User Control. I have configured the "AcceptButton" property of the form to a certain button (outside the usercontrol). However I want something else to be performed when my user pr...more >>

I have a combo box with a DropDownStyle of DropDownList, and when I force SelectedIndex = -1 it still shows the first item as selected. Am I doing something wrong here? ...more >>

In a winform, I have a cancel button. When clicking on it, I want the form to close without raising validation events. So I'm calling this.close() in the click event; I have set the CausesValidation property to false for the button and for the form itself, but the validating events are ra...more >>

Is there any equivalent of App.Path (VB 6.0) in VB.NET and C#. I would like to get the path of my exe at run time. I tried Forms.Application.ExecutablePath which returns the full path with application exe name included....more >>

I have a window form application but I have to get data from various web site, How do I make Http request (preferrably via post method) from a window form to get the data from those web sites? What namespace and dll do I have to include? A walkthrough and coding example will be helpful....more >>

Dear All, I am unable to set the BackgroundImage Property in RichTextBox. Though no exception is raised, the image is not being set. Any suggestions are welcomed. Regards, PB Kishore...more >>

I am working on a complicated project with several forms, and several custom controls. Sometimes (usually when i modify a custom control - but not always), VS.Net will either remove controls from my forms, or reset all the properties to their default values. This is UNBEARABLY irritating! Ju...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to have two MDI Child with different resize behaviour when they are opened(i.e. one Maximized and another Normal). Thanks, in advance Ashwani....more >>

In which cases the function Validate() on a winform returns false ?? tz...more >>