Archived Months
June 2003
July 2003
August 2003
September 2003
October 2003
November 2003
December 2003
January 2004
February 2004
March 2004
April 2004
May 2004
June 2004
July 2004
August 2004
September 2004
October 2004
November 2004
December 2004
January 2005
February 2005
March 2005
April 2005
May 2005
June 2005
July 2005
August 2005
September 2005
October 2005
November 2005
December 2005
January 2006
February 2006
March 2006
April 2006
May 2006
June 2006
July 2006
August 2006
September 2006
October 2006
November 2006
December 2006
January 2007
February 2007
March 2007
April 2007
May 2007
June 2007
July 2007
August 2007
September 2007
October 2007
November 2007
December 2007
January 2008
February 2008
March 2008
April 2008
May 2008
June 2008
all groups > dotnet windows forms > july 2004 > threads for thursday july 22

Filter by Day: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Changing languages on-the-fly...?
Posted by Stephen Boutros at 7/22/2004 9:21:13 PM
I'm building an MDI application and I want to allow the users to switch displayed languages (for menus, buttons, error messages, etc.) on-the-fly, i.e. without having to exit from the application and restart it. In design mode, I generate multiple resource files by specifying the text for all co...more >>


ComboBox, OleDb's, DataBinding
Posted by T. Ford at 7/22/2004 7:46:02 PM
I've got the following code in my form's Load event handler: OleDbConnection oleDbConnection = new OleDbConnection(String.Format("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source={0}", databaseFilename)); string sqlstr = @"SELECT * FROM Companies"; companyOleDbDataAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(sql...more >>

Get rid of the three lines on bottom right of Modal Form
Posted by Sean at 7/22/2004 7:02:45 PM
Hi all, I am writing a window application. Recently I just changed few of my forms to be dialog windows. This causes some of the windows to have 3 lines on the bottom right of the window. I don't really like these 3 lines. How can I get rid of them. Not all of my modal windows have them, ...more >>

I'm stuck on this (menuitems)
Posted by M at 7/22/2004 5:07:41 PM
<see code snippet below> I'm trying to determine how I can tell when a user clicks A->1->a OR A->3->b OR D->4->c ... While in the handler I cannot determine what sequence of menu items and sub menu items brought me there. If anyone has any ideas or can show me in code what I sh...more >>

Edit HTML inside a winform
Posted by martin at 7/22/2004 3:52:14 PM
Hi, I am looking to use a HTML editor inside a winform (similar to VS or even front page....). I wonder if anybody could advise on either of the following. where I could get a HTML editing control that I could use form a third party. or what methods ect to start looking at in order ...more >>

Add Row Manually to DataGrid
Posted by DraguVaso at 7/22/2004 2:46:06 PM
Hi, I have a DataGrid to which I want the program add from time to time a new row, without redrawing the whole DataGrid. So I don't want to add the new Row to the DataSource and than do a Refresh, but I want it kind of directly add it to the DataGrid so it only adds the new row. Does anybod...more >>

DataGrid + BeginUpdate/EndUpdate
Posted by DraguVaso at 7/22/2004 1:14:05 PM
Hi, I found on the net that it is possible to use the BeginUpdate end EndUpdate-methods with a DataGrid: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemwindowsformsdatagridcolumnstyleclassbeginupdatetopic.asp Unfortunately it doesn't work with me: In s...more >>

PictureBox and SystemIcons
Posted by Dan S at 7/22/2004 11:47:01 AM
I have a form on which I want to display one of Icons from the SystemIcons class. I have done so using a PictureBox, something like... PictureBox pictureBox = new PictureBox(); .... pictureBox.Image = SystemIcons.Question.ToBitmap(); This does display the Icon but it is a bit 'choppy' and s...more >>



Controlbox and Mdi
Posted by Daniel Bello Urizarri at 7/22/2004 10:18:30 AM
Hello: Im writing a MDI application, when the application start, I create a maximized view with ControlBox = false, so the user can not close it, but he can minimize, maximize and resize, When a new MDI child appears, I set both forms to ControlBox = true, so the user can close any of them.. ...more >>

cascade from a child
Posted by Marc Miller at 7/22/2004 9:45:13 AM
How does one cascade all the child forms in a mdi container from one of the child forms? thanks, marc miller ...more >>

topmost property and showdialog()
Posted by Bart at 7/22/2004 9:39:14 AM
Hello, I have a problem using the TopMost property of a form. When the property of the main form is set to true, it works just fine; the window stays always on top of all other applications. However, I have a button on the main form that opens a new form with showdialog(). When opening this s...more >>

Can the config file be encrypted?
Posted by Bill at 7/22/2004 8:51:47 AM
I am concerned about storing sensitive information such as UID and passwords in the config file. Can this file be stored encrypted? ...more >>

Tooltips not allowing garbage collection of dataset memory
Posted by Chuck at 7/22/2004 7:45:05 AM
I'm not sure if I'm missing something or if this is really a bug. This is a .Net 2003 app written in VB.Net. I added tooltips to a child form in a MDI app that pulls in a lot of data into a dataset and populates a combox with the information. Prior to adding the tooltips, garbage collection w...more >>

Main window hidden after dialog closes
Posted by MIke Hanson at 7/22/2004 5:38:03 AM
I am developing a WinForms MDI application which opens modal dialogs from time to time, using the ShowModal() method. Each time a modal dialog is closed the application dissappears to the background and I have to switch away from it and back again to continue. At first I thought this was only ...more >>

show midi form on a parent form
Posted by Joe at 7/22/2004 12:35:02 AM
how to show a midi form from a parent form...more >>

how to detect when i double click a listbox control whether it is
Posted by Joe at 7/22/2004 12:34:03 AM
Dear all how to detect when i double click a listbox control whether it is on empty region or items region...more >>

.NET Framework Distribution
Posted by Thom Little at 7/22/2004 12:23:43 AM
I installed a Winform application on a Windows XP machine today and was surprised to find the .NET Framework already present. Was the .NET Framework distributed as an Operating System update and if so, what Operating Systems was it distributed for? Perhaps the user had installed it through a...more >>


DevelopmentNow Blog