I am building a "smart client" WinForms executable that will be launched directly from a webpage. I do not want to require any client-side installation, or .NET security policy configuration. I am trying to dynamically generate the image for a NotifyIcon. I could not find any way to get a G...more >>

Hello Situation: WinForms 1.1 application has three Non-Modal Forms being shown at the same time: - formA is the main form (started with Application.Run) - formB has an ActiveX control on it and is minimized - formC is an ordinary form, which is activated formC now wants to close formB usin...more >>

The "1/2" symbol is 00BD in Unicode, or 189 in Decimal or 00BD in Hex Can someone post some simple code using Drawstring or Drawimage to draw this. I am printing numbers and would like the 1.5 to print as 1 1/2, but using the "1/2" symbol instead of the 3 characters "1" "/" "2" Thanks ...more >>

Hello, where has the modal frame extended control style (WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME) gone??? I can't find it among a control's properties. Bob Rock ...more >>

All I want is a single-record form that allows simple record navigation, sorting and filtering. I've made a start but can't find how to sort/filter without refreshing the dataset(!) Ideally, the form should appear/function similar to a regular Access bound data-entry form. Why is this so difficult...more >>

Hello, sorry for the simple question BUT how do I hide a form????? I've seen that this.Visibility = false and this.Hide() do not work ... so how do I hide a form??? Thx. Bob Rock ...more >>

Is there any way to insert a ContextMenu type item into a ListView as a ListView item? Basically, I want a listview with a bunch of items (standard ListViewItem with string values and icons to the left) but one of them needs to have a flyout menu, similar to what you see in the WinXP Start Menu'...more >>

Hi, I am trying to figure out how to use connection pooling and a single set of credentials to access a sql server using integrated windows security. I am trying to do what I do in asp.net using the impersonation tag where I set the user I want to impersonate to a single user account. My applicat...more >>

Hi All. How do you change the size of the handle in the ProgressBar control. I can't seem to find a property that works for this... TIA Augie ...more >>

I have 30 records going into my listview, and I know that it will fill from 0 - 29 in the listview But when it gets to 29th item it throws an error telling me that ' Parameter Name: 29 is not a valid value for displayIndex It doesn't make any sense to me. frm.LvChJob.Items.Ad...more >>

How can i read resources/strings from one EXE to another? When I read from the current EXE I use: ResMng = new ResourceManager("MyClient.Source.MyStringsEN", Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()); So I suppose it should be something like this: ResMng = new ResourceManager("MyClient.Source.My...more >>

1) Start a new project. 2) Add a ListBoxto the form. 3) Add a few items to the ListBox. 4) Change the ListBox's SelectionMode to one of the multi select modes. 5) In the MouseDown event of the ListBox add some code to use SelectedIndex.. eg int idx = listBox1.SelectedIndex ; I get the ex...more >>

Hello! I have build my application (it's consist of 2 assemblies) and gets 2 files app.exe and app2.dll So when I open Windows Explorer and click (right button :)) on any of those files then select "Properties" from popup menu and than select Version tab the Language attribute value is always...more >>

Is it possible to pass a form somehow as a reference forms.Add(ref this) This does not seem to work as it says that 'this' is readonly. 'this' is a form....more >>

I'm trying to implement Snap-to functionality for a toolbar application that I'm writing, and I need a little direction. What I need is for the toolbar to snap-to the sides, top, or bottom of the desktop when it's moved near the area. I'm not needing the controls to snap-to, but the whole form....more >>

I have a windows form that contains a few windows controls such as buttons, labels and textboxes. In the Load event of the Form, I'm calling a HelloWorld webmethod asynchronously. The webmethod is a simple function that counts upto 5000, then returns a string. In the callback, I'm invoking a delegat...more >>

Hello, How can I change the BackColor of the ProgressBar and TabControl - the header of TabControl, not the page of TabControl? I use VC#. Thanks....more >>

Hi I have a scrollable control and I want to catch arrow key event When I press arrow key one of the two scrollbar box starts blinking and I don't know how can I stop that. Besides it seems that keydown eventhandler is disabled Could someone tell me how work scrollbar and reference manual to ...more >>

I wanted to make a service which will take backup of sql db after 10 min. Should i code all backup logic in the service itself or should i make a second app and call that app from the service after every 10 min. vicky ...more >>