the read only property is no substitute for the locked property of a textbox in vb6. The read only property allows the text to be changed or wiped out programmatically. You simply can't change it by clicking in the textbox and start typing. Is there any way the this grand new world of v...more >>

I have two data grids, 1 on the left of a form and 1 on the right side, and as I expand the size of the form I would like them both to fill the new space, each grid always taking up 50% of the available space. I tried this setting both of their Dock properties to Fill but they both take up 100...more >>

I've found that if the user clicks the Close button or clicks to use the Control box when closing a child form, it doesn't initiate an event in the main form even though I've tied Ctrl+F4 to a main form event, "FileClose_Click", for some additional processing. So, using Ctrl+F4 or File\Close fr...more >>

Hi Everyone, I'm having a few problems with events, threads, datagrid scroll and refreshing (winform). I have a datagrid whose datasource is a dataset. This dataset contains a subset of the records requested. When a datagrid.scroll event is triggered - 1) I check the current subset (chunk) of d...more >>

I'm creating a simple mdi windows forms app. I have some radio buttons on the MDI Parent that I want to access from the child forms. Is there any other way to access the control than by using the index of the control in the Parent's controls collection?? There has to be a way to get it by name....more >>

I'm working on a virtual list-view control derived from System.Windows.Forms.ListView, however I've been running into problems because the base control thinks it owns the items in the list. For example, I get the following exception whenever the control receives focus: Specified argument was o...more >>

I've been having loads of problems with this. Coming from Java I never had this problem with the LayoutManagers, but it keeps happening in the VS.NET designer, and I don't know where the issue's coming from. Say I have a form and place two controls on it - in this instance a CrystalReportViewe...more >>

URGENT HELP REQUIRED FROM GURUS Hi, I have a custom object that implements ICollection and IListSource. This object has also an enumerator defined for it which implements IEnumerator and IList. Now, I'm trying to bind object to a combo box. The bidning happens correctly, but I'm unable ...more >>

I am attempting to change the font and color on a column of data within my datagrid. I have included the following code: Dim dgtxtLinks As DataGridTextBox dgcsBrowse = New System.Windows.Forms.DataGridTextBoxColumn With dgcsBrowse .Format = "" .FormatInfo = Nothing .HeaderTe...more >>

Is there a way to put a "background" image in the header of a winform? Thanks! *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it!...more >>

Hi, I have an MDI app with some non-trivial child forms (tabs, maybe 50 controls or so). When I open several child forms maximized, then close them, the control boxes remain in place as if the child form is still open. Worse, I have the control boxes stacking up horizontally across th...more >>

Occassionally I'll see posts in here from users looking to design = applications with a UI that is more web-like than desktop. An example = of this would be the latest Money, Quicken, and even the latest MS CRM = suite. None of these applications use what look to be web-feeling = interfances. ...more >>

I have a TextBox which a user enters a filename into. What's the simplest way to validate the input to ensure that the filename is a valid filename (in other words that it is just a good name as opposed to whether it exists or not) ? Nick Carter ...more >>

Hi All I am using property grid to change the values of an Object. for a particular property of the object, the user has to select the value from some other Form. So i want to display one button next to that property in property grid, so that user can click this button to show the Form, th...more >>

Hi, does anybody know if there is a way to modify the font size of the standard MessageBox ? Thanks, Dmitry. ...more >>

Hi NG, I have a problem: I want to verride the Dock-Method that the control fills the form, but keeps away 1 pixels from the edges, so I have a border. Thank you for your help, Yours Rudi ...more >>

Hi, I have a problem with closing a form, when I'm clicking 'x' button, the form is still visible. My form has functionality like TabControl. When I add a new control, all controls are deleted from the form control collection, (this.Controls.Clear(); this.Controls.Add( c ) ), but old controls a...more >>

Hi, how can I get the Text value of a ComboBox when I type a new value into it while the list is open? I'm trapping the Validated event. If I type a new value with the ComboBox closed then everything works. I.e. I check the ComboBox.Text property and receive the new value. However, if I show th...more >>

Hello, I wish to write a program that incorporates "stretchy" windows like those found in the .net framework development environment, where there is never any gaps when you move the windows and there is a little bell in the corner that is an auto hide button. What type of control i...more >>

How do I write a debug statement to output some data in the debug window in the .net development environment (specifically window form application) which is equivalent to the TRACE statement in the MFC environment....more >>