I have a drawing-panel which is located in a AutoScroll-enabled panel. The problem is when I click in the drawing panel the contining panel automatically scrolls to position (0,0). How can I get around this annoying behaviour? -- cody [Freeware, Games and Humor] www.deutronium.de.vu || w...more >>

Is it possible to make the background color of controls (such as group boxes, lables, text boxes and check boxes, tabpage ) to transparent? In case you need more information, I have added some code to the form_paint method to paint the background with a gradiant. I need to get the controls on...more >>

Hi, Does anyone have any ideas as to how I should best approach creating an outlook style event calendar in VB.NET? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Paul ...more >>

How do I make sections in a PropertyGrid. IOW. what do I have to do to prevent every public property appearing in the "misc" section? TIA, Bronco...more >>

i heard that it is possible to du\ebug user control while design time how ????...more >>

How can i change TabPage Header color?...more >>

I want to display a double field in the format of currency. For example 100.345 as 100.36 But since the data grid is bound to a dataset, I find no way to control it I am using an untyped dataset. Can this problem be solved if I using a typed dataset Thanks a lot....more >>

Is it possible to dynamically load a user control on a windows form similar to the way you can load a web user control to an aspx page. Basically, I would like the database to determine which controls are loaded to a form. I am trying to mimic the IBuySpy portal functionality in a windows appl...more >>

I am having a problem closing a window form. Calling Close() or click X does close it after a certain combination of events. When I overrode OnClosing, I found that the CancelEventArgs's Cancel property was set to true. Would some one help me out why CancelEventArgs's Cancel property be set to tr...more >>

Hi, I found that when I apply application.enablevisualstyles. all the button image and listview image are not shown up. pls help me, anywhere to show the image when i apply that features Thank you ...more >>

So, I have this MDI application. Occasionally, if I have a few MDI children open, and then close one of them, the ControlBox for the MDI children becomes duplicated, right next to one another in the far upper right hand corner, below the ControlBox for the MDI parent. It has the appearrance of Minim...more >>

Hide and Visible have no effect. this.tabControl1.TabPages[iField].Visible = false; this.tabControl1.TabPages[iField].Hide(); I hear that the TabControl in the .NET framework is a wrapper of the Tab control in the Common Control Library. I read a posting that stated: "the only way to d...more >>

I followed the MSDN example that uses a StringConverter to display states (like Ohio, Florida,) in a PropertyGrid using a DropDown list. This works fine for strings, but I would like to do this with objects I create on the fly. I think I have to create a custom TypeConverter, but I'm not sure ...more >>

Is it possible to check the session object from a windows form? I'm making a shared assembly and I want it to work with my windows forms and my asp.net forms. If asp.net is calling it I want it to check for somehitng in the session object. If the windows form is calling it then I don't want ...more >>

Hi All! I have an application that opens form with TreeView. I want to close form by AfterSelect Event: private void MyTreeView_AfterSelect(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.TreeViewEventArgs e) { this.Close(); } But everytime when I clicking on TreeView Item, I get following error:...more >>

Hi, I have a tough one.. I have a datagrid that is bound to a typed dataset the following way Dim ds as New MyDataSe Datagrid.Datasource = d Datagrid.DataMembre = "BonReception" 'A datatable from my datase In that datagrid I have to combobox column (they come from a class I have made) ...more >>

Hi, How could I create the same button and tab of windows XP in vb.net i found that the button that I create in vb.net is different with windows xp one. anyone know how to do that ? pls advise me ...more >>

I'm attempting to print graphics to a printer using a PrintPreviewDialog. The PrintPreviewDialog correctly displays what I intend to print, but when I press the Print button on the PrintPreviewDialog the printer spits out a single blank page regardless of how many pages are displayed in the dialog ...more >>

Our font management tool, Suitcase, activates fonts dynamically by creating shortcuts in the Windows font folder. Using System.Drawing.Text.InstalledFontCollection to get the list of font families from the system yields only the fonts whose files are physically in the system font folder- not the sh...more >>

Hi, imagine having an INI-file with entries like: # key=Control / value=Text property of control controlA=bla bla bla controlB=bla bla bla controlA and controlB are different controls of types like TextBox, etc. Closing form will write INI-file, storing control names and text property ...more >>

How do I go about (programmatically) associating files created by my App with a particular icon, and how do I ensure that the app is run and loaded with a file when double-clicked - all in the same way that an App like MSWord does it Thanks in advanc Rich...more >>

Hi, I've a winform app and want to start the program without beeing visible in the task manager on a Windows ME box. I've seen some programs that start using the "Run" option in the registry and not appearing in the task manager. These programs are written in VC++ and I'm wondering how can...more >>

I am a beginner in using VB.Net although I do have experience in VB6. It always seems that I have to keep my startup object in memory otherwise the application will just end. Even if I have transfered control to another form. It is irritating to have to keep my splash screen in memory just to m...more >>

I have a 2 form application - the first form opens the second form, which allows a user to create a file. The first form then needs to do something based on how the form was closed. how the code looks Dim tf As New frmNewLeague tf.ShowDialog() If < tf closed using save button ...more >>

I am trying to locate all image files in a particular folder. I use the System.IO.DirectoryInfo to open information about the specific directory. I am then trying to query all of the images in that folder whether the extension be .jpg, gif, or bmp. So far I have not had any luck passing more ...more >>

** I forgot to ask one more thing, Just see the last few lines. I have a Dll written in C. And I want to Import that Dll into my C# program and use a function in the Dll. In a previous newsgroup article I saw that I may need to wrap the Dll in a C++ .NET class and then use that in my C# applic...more >>

I have a Dll written in C. And I want to Import that Dll into my C# program and use a function in the Dll. In a previous newsgroup article I saw that I may need to wrap the Dll in a C++ .NET class and then use that in my C# application. But when I run my program I get an error saying System.I...more >>

I'm about to modify the message loop in my winform to process the WM_CAPTURECHANGED message and fire an event, before I do I would just like to check there isn't already an event present for this? Haven't noticed one so far, but it seems strange to have it left out! :) thanks, n! ...more >>

I was curious if anybody else noticed this fact. Everytime you use the font class, especially creating multiple instances of the Font class in an iteration, there is a significant performance hit. The way I noticed was due to a bug in my code. I have a list class where each item is a separate object...more >>

Short of globally changing the appearance of a WindowsForm's border color, appearrance...(like changing the color scheme in Display Properties), is there a way to change simple things like the border color at the application level Michael...more >>

Hi, I have a radio button group which I want to bind to a table column whose value is a string. Based on the string value, I want to checkmark one of the radio buttons. Here is my code in an attempt to do this. But it fails. The events don't even fire. I don't know what I am missing. All ...more >>

Hi, I'd like to create a data entry application in which users are able to customise the app and it's UI by adding/removing fields from the data entry form(s), changing the layout of the fields, or changing caption text. Are there any samples that show how this can be done with Windows Forms...more >>

I'm having a very frustrating problem with a no-touch-deployed application and its app.config file. When it loads from a remote server, it cannot get any settings from the app.config file. In trying to locate the problem, I have tested the following things: 1. The application works flawlessly ...more >>

Hi, I have a tab control with a web browser control embedded in the first tab page. Whenever I resize the tab control the tab itself and web browser control flicker like crazy. Is there anyway to eliminate this flicker? Thanks in advance. Justin ...more >>

Hi, Ok, since I began writing this post, I have figured out the majority of my problem. I started out without a clue about how to use messages in my application (not referring to System.Messaging, but to good old windows messages). I want a Win32 application that runs without a window. ...more >>

Hi all, Maybe this has been said before, I'm sorry if it has. I'm making a custom EnumConverter for a propertygrid so it shows other values than the named values of the enum... this works pretty much correctly, and as expected, EXCEPT: When doubleclicking the dropdown box, moving the mous...more >>

Ok I'm working on a custom IDE though it's using alot of the same technologies as the VS.Net IDE. I drag and drop the datagrid onto the form (root component) and there is a dataset with tables in the component tray. I then just set the datasource to the dataset and then the datamember to the table I...more >>

Hi, I have a control that holds a ComboBox. When the ComboBox gets filled the text are too long, so, it is possible to read just the half part of the text. I would like to show the whole text in a box (like the tooltipbox) while the user moves over the ComboBox's Items. Does anyone can share s...more >>

Is there a simple way to suspend a form repaint? I have several things I need to do with a form, and I want to suspend repainting it until the last item is done. Thanks. -- Dave Veeneman Chicago ...more >>

Greetings Having a bit of a problem with a fade out on a form. I'm using a timer which is enabled via a button and then this timer tick then takes the opacity down to nothing and then eventually closing the application. However, what is happening is that when the button is clicked that enables...more >>

Hi The following (shrinkwrapped) code works ok on Windows 2003 but not on Windows 2000 SP4 and XP where ALL events are blocked (e.g. context menu does not appear, impossible to write in search TextBox etc.) Framework: v1.1.4322 Dependencies on W2000: mscoree.dll 1.1.4322.573 advapi32.dll ...more >>

Hi all Sure this has come up plenty of times before but couldn't find it I've a form I want to display modally within an MDI app and get a "Only top level forms can be shown modally..... Any solution to this. I can't beleive it is that difficul Eldon...more >>

Hell In my windows application I need to save runtime printer settings to an XML file when it is shutting down The next time the application starts I restore them Now there is one big problem I am not able to restore the last used values in the following cases PrinterResolution.X and Printe...more >>

Hello. I have a propertygrid in a usercontrol which I have placed on a form. I assign a class to this property grid in the control's constructor and it displays the properties of my class with no problem. I then invoke a method on the control which updates the class displayed in the propertygrid...more >>

hello ng, is there a way to show a file from a database (example pdf-file), without saving the file first on hard disk? thanxs simon g. ...more >>

how do i validate a xml file with a schema using VB.net or C#? thanks ...more >>

I'm trying to create a WinForm with a Linear Gradient background. That's easy enough, but any Labels I have on the form do not have their background painted correctly. Even though I have Label.BackColor set to Color.Transparent, it is using the original BackColor of the Form. Here is my code, wh...more >>

Hello, i'm building an application and i want my window to always be on top. The perfect example off this is the windows task manager. I've translated dutch back into english, so i don't know if it's the exact translation: In the menu options the first menu option is "Always in front". D...more >>

I have a WinForms app that I built a .NET setup routine and distributed on various clients. Now i want to be able to distrbute updates via "No Touch" deployment. I read Chris Sells article on "No Touch", and I setup an internal website to test. When I drop the assemblies in the web and then ...more >>

As always, I am asking a stupid question 1) Creating a Direct3D graphic program 2) Create my Direct3D scree 3) I want that screen to have an icon (note that I create form through code) 4) Me.Text="Title of my screen" : ' Works 4) Me.Icon ???? What would be the command here Thank yo...more >>