Hello since there is no folder dialog controls in .net how to make such kind of things with existing controls? or any 3rd party controls is good? ...more >>

Hi How can I place a push button on each row of a grid? Thanks Regards ...more >>

In the past two days, I've run up against several major limitations with the Framework RichTextBox (I'm sure there are others): 1. There's no Framework way to assign custom borders, and the FlatStyle border doesn't work properly (it draws a flat border around a 3D border -- go figure.) Your...more >>

Hello Everybody, I am using Datagrid in VB.net. I don't want the auto generation of rows in the datagrid (last row shouldnt be the new row with empty values)..in addition to this the datagrid should not be readonly..that is I should be allowed to edit the values in datagrid. You help will ...more >>

We have a weird problem, where we are popping up a msgbox, and intermittently it is displaying BEHIND the main app form. Basically, our form is up, we call a simple msgbox, and 97 times out of 100 it pops up exactly right. 3 times out of 100 it pops up behind the app. It panics the user, as th...more >>

We have rolled out an app, and are experiencing complete application and system slowdown as users open and close windows forms in our app throughout the day. It usually happens about 50 or so form opening/closing cycles. If the user notices the app is slowing down, and they exit the app then...more >>

How I can remove or hide a row datagrid without removing from database ? ...more >>

Can someone recommend a good VB.Net Windows Forms book? Most of the books I have found are too general on Windows Forms. They include too much on ASP.Net or other topics I don't need. Does anybody know why the Visual Basic Windows Forms books, references, guides, online help etc... is not real...more >>

Can someone recommend a book on C# WinForms? ...more >>

I've been using dotNet for some time now and understand the basic concepts of data binding using datasets and DataViews. However, I am experiencing an odd behaviour in my program which I would like to explain below in plain English first. I can post the code later on if required. Please ...more >>

Is it possible to implement a control that can be loaded into, and later unloaded from current the process when it is no longer needed? I've been able to do this with other classes by subclassing MarshalByRefObject, putting it in it's own assembly, and loading it into its own AppDomain (which c...more >>

I left a Microsft DevDays some months ago with the idea that if you anchored all of your controls to all four sides, then the screen would size up proportionally when the form was maximized or made larger. My current test form most emphatically does not do this - controls overlap on each other i...more >>

Is there a way to hide the horizontal slider bar that appears at the bottom of a datagrid? I have set navigation to false, but all this did was disable the slider, not hide it. Thanks. JT...more >>

Hi all, We have developed some forms that dynamically build the controls and then need to add event handlers to them. Does anyone know the cumulative effect of adding handlers and not removing them? I have done Removehandler calls when the handler doesn't exist so I assume that the hand...more >>

Hi How can I change some values in the DataRow? I make a query to get some records out of database and then I want to change some, but it doesn't seem to work. With the following code, nothing gets set: foreach(DataRow myRow in Table1.Rows) myRow.ItemArray.SetValue("overwritten value", ...more >>

I'm in my first couple hours with .NET 2003. I created a C++ project and started working on a Windows Form. Should .NET not be totally inappropriate to my purposes, I'll gradually start migrating a monolithic/Client Server app (currently using ADO) to it. On my first attempt to run my form I...more >>

i try to add a group of linklabel to winform as following, but when running it, i can only see one linklabel added (the first one). Could anyone help me to solve it and tell me why? thanks jj --------------------------------------------------- LinkLabel[] lnkCase = new LinkLabel[caseCount]...more >>

I want to ask how to modify the configuration file (windowapplication.exe.config) at runtime and keep this setting for the next time the program start? ...more >>

Hello! What I want to do is be able to set a piece of text in the rich text box control so that it has a 'link' style. Then, whenever this piece of text is clicked on, the LinkClicked event is raised. In other words, I want the behaviour of a hyperlink without having to show the full url. ...more >>

I understand the notion that a UI thread should be responsible for managing the UI elements; therefore, worker threads need to call invoke on a control. I don't understand the technical reason for this. What is it about the Win32 message loop that doesn't like worker threads to update t...more >>

I've got a treeview and listview program which i would like to add a drag and drop utility to it. i've managed to drag and drop items from the treeview to the listview, from the treeview to itself. but i cudn't do the same from the listview to the treeview.?!! i would like to be able to drag a...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to convert an application from C++ to CSharp. Under C++ I used the SetLayeredWindowAttributes() API to make parts of my form transparent. Now in CSharp, I was trying the forms TransparencyKey property. However, it doesn't work on my system with 32bit display and I found this con...more >>