Hi, I have developed an application, now want to localize my application according to regional and language option what user has selected in the OS. To do this, Do i need to edit each and every label & captions of Form controls to specific language?. I do not know the equivalent words for the ...more >>

I am trying to populate a combobox and then fire an indexchanged event handler. My combobox populates fine, the problem is when it gets to the datasource object (cmbClient.DataSource = ds), it immediately goes to the event handler (SelectedIndexChanged), which later causes an error. This is my ...more >>

Gday, I'm a java developer turned .net developer, and I'm unfamiliar with some concepts, especially the event loop. We have a form in which upon closing needs to save a significant amount of data, and perform some thread cleanup etc for long running tasks. We have added a handler to the...more >>

Hello I have an Excel spreadsheet, that holds some tabular data, and a macro, that exports it daily do SQL Server 2000 table. Now I want to build VS2005 application, that embeds Excel grid, that is connected directly to SQL Server. I've seen such application (unfortunately closed source...more >>

Hi there, Does anyone know if the standard "PropertyGrid" control is (foreign) language sensitive. If I display an object in the control, and my object has the native .NET "Size" struct as a property (which also contains its own ""Width" and "Height" members), will someone running my app o...more >>

hi guys, right now i'm going through System.Globalization Namespace. and i found very intersting class there called CultureInfo. i was trying to get cultureInfo on the basis of name but i didnt find the way to do it. for example, if i pass the language name "Danish","German",Russian", i'm sup...more >>

In a windows form application that is deployed using the clickonce method, the application needs to load a XML file at runtime. How can the XML file be deployed and then is referenced in code at runtime? ...more >>

Dear all, I found the GetPositionFromCharIndex(int index) is a little different from that in TextBox. And I have a question. Explain: If the length of TextBox & RichTextBox are both 2. textBox1.GetPositionFromCharIndex(2) -> invalid, return 0. textBox1.GetPositionFromCharIndex(1...more >>

Hi All, Curious to see if anyone has experience or knows about any alternative components to using the WebBrowser control. I found this component: http://www.syncfusion.com/products/htmlui/windows/default.aspx Essential HTMLUI Does pretty much everything that I'd be looking for, just ki...more >>

Hi: I would like to use c# to access the names that defined in components axspreedsheet. But I can not accomplish. why? the code like the followings: System.Collections.IEnumerator myEnumerator = Spreadsheet1.Names.GetEnumerator(); Console.WriteLine("The Array contai...more >>

Hi, I have a Checkbox on a form that I've set the Text property of. On the designer it shows the correct text, in the Form partial class it show the correct value, but when run, the old value that I changed from is still appearing!!! I can find nowhere else in the code where this property...more >>

Hi All, As the subject suggests. I am attempting to build a C# application from with in VS2005 that can have add ons built for it to give it additional functionality. It will be a Windows Mobile 5 application using CF2.0. I know this might be a tall order but I was hoping s...more >>

I have written a simple UserControl that consists of a datagridview and two buttons that control the scrolling of the grid. All is fine and dandy - .....nearly ;) The datagridview that's on the UserControl is actually exposed as a property: "Grid" - this is a quick and dirty (suitable here...more >>

I have a richtextbox sitting on a tab control on a child form under the MDI parent. I have undo, redo, cut etc controls on a toolbar on the same tab control, I can code these no problem as the richtextbox text property is not blanking so the canundo method is fine to use. I have these method...more >>

I need to let the users change data connection in runtime. I tried to let them specify the SQL connection string by hand, but it is quite complicated to remember and an error is fatal. I read somewhere that it should be possible to use the inbuilt connection wizard used by the Visual Studio ...more >>

Hi I try to create a few dynamic bound combobox controls, but as soon as i select a value from one of the controls, all the other controls are change to the value witch i've selected. how can I make each combo ack by itself? Thanks in advance Y. Hergass ...more >>

Hi there, It's a simple and common scenario, i have a data entry form with two buttons at bottom 'Apply changes' and 'Cancel'. I use Datasets. I want to enable/disable these buttons, depending on, if the user has made a single change to the data in some visual control. How do i check if there...more >>

Hi... any ideas on how to get a grip on the winforms control used by the ..net to show the details of an exception ?...more >>

Hello, I have this very annoying problem. for example I have a class , a partial class of a Form. When I modify some code in this class and I switch to the Form, I have to wait some time to refresh the control. It's very interesting because I don't modify a param regarding the form... ...more >>

Hi, I'm sorry if this is obvious, but as I'm just starting my C# adventure with VS2005 I dare to ask: Can somebody point me to a C#-sample showing what are the best techniques to: - present a window with e.g. a combobox with data from a lookup-tabe and a simple text field and an empty D...more >>

All, I came across some code that doesn't work very well. It adjusts the size of a button based on the font that we use. The font can be adjusted by the user. using (Graphics g = this._btnClose.CreateGraphics()) { this._btnClose.Height = (int)(g.MeasureString(this._btnClose.Text, ...more >>

Hi, I have built a control consisting of two listboxes and a button. The idea is that I populat ethe list on the left, and the user selects items that are added to the listbox on the right. This list is exposed by my user control as an array. I want to bve able to add multiple controls a...more >>

Does anybody knows if there's possible to force Internet Explorer to re-read the registry for Internet Options? I have built an Windows Forms application which changes proxy-settings in the registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings). The appli...more >>

hi, I want to create a wizard based application in .net (winforms) In MFC/Win32 same can be achieved using property sheets and property pages. Whats the equivalent in .net? regards, Sachin ...more >>

In products like the new version of Outlook the splitter bars contain a series of 'dots' in the middle to indicate and highlight the splitter bar. I see this is not available using the SplitContainer control in Visual Studio. Is it possible to draw these 'dots' on the splitter bar? I have tri...more >>

I have a .net library with backgroundWorker object, and it is working fine in ..net environment. Then I exposes the library to VB application to call. Using standard Callable COM Wrapper (CCW) method, the method can be called, but I notice that backgroundWorker_RunWorkerCompleted() method will...more >>

Hi All i am new to this group, i would like to know the steps that CLR takes to convert the code to MSIL. Thanks -- ravib...more >>

Hi If you have a form where the FormBorderStyle=Sizable and no icon is assigned to the form; you get the WindowsForms 'generic' icon. Is there a way to remove the 'generic' icon and have no icon displayed? I tried setting the Icon property to Null in code but this didn't have any ef...more >>

I have some comboxes and checkboxes on a UserControl, all of which are bound to a BindingSource. When I bound the bindingsource to the checkbox Checked property and the user accepted the default (unchecked, false), the bindingsource blew in the EndEdit event of the bindingsource on a null valu...more >>

I want to output a string of random integers with 20 rows and 20 cols separated by comma. The problem I am having is that it is always printing the same number like below: 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6, 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6, 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,...more >>

How do you get the path to the folder the program is in. Lets say i have something like this: c:\programs\myprogram\another folder\program.exe now in my program i want to get the path, c:\programs\myprogram\another folder\ I tried something like: System.IO.Path.GetFullPath("\\") but...more >>

Hello, A very small question, how set the starting form in a Winforms projects (VS 2005, C#2.0). I check in the project properties but I didn't see a way to select a form to start. Regards, ...more >>

im having trouble booting my windows xp professional it gets to the loading screen and then just goes blank, it seems to only start up in safe mode and after trying to re-install xp 3times and checking for driver errors (repaired sm bus controller ) loaded Nvidia drivers im lost for what to d...more >>

Hello, just a simple comboboxquestion. i am using Visual Studio 2005 and .NET 2.0. I have a combobox on the form and i want that combobox to be locked, so the user can select a value, but the user cannot change the values inside of the combobox. Like a normal dropdown list on a internet webp...more >>

I am writing an app where I want to save a directory path, provided it exists. If a user enters a path 'c:\temp' I can set up a new DirectoryInfo and check it exists. Unfortunately the data inside the DirectoryInfo returns the path as 'c:\temp' whereas it is actually 'C:\Temp'. Case insens...more >>

Hi all... I have developed an application for managing a very large resource of artist's paintings and posts them to a web site. The application works well. I'm trying to reduce the complexity of having to work with photoshop and integrate one feature into the application > Distortion Transfor...more >>

Hi all, I am completely new to ASP.Net and have a question regarding ASP.Net 2.0. I want to create a custom web page that's only function is to insert new records into a database. I want to have serveral textboxes for user input and then a button. On button click I want the data from the te...more >>

Hi I have a created a custom usercontrol which inherites an Excel like usercontrol. In this usercontrol I have a custom property called SpreadTemplate, which is an enum with (at the moment) two members called None and Pipeline. When I set this property at design time it sets up the activesh...more >>

In a Windows application in VS 2005 VB.Net I have a XML file that needs to be used in the application on the client pc. How do I reference this file in code as it is not copied to the same location as the application file? ...more >>

If my winform app is started with command line arguments i need to be able to execute some code and then write back to the command line from where the app was started. is this possible? thanks kh...more >>

What's the best way to change the current record selected on a DatagridView control using code in VB.NET 2005/C#.NET 2005? Thanks, Victor ...more >>

I'm developing an application where there's a DataGridView and one of its columns is of DataGridViewComboBox type. The combo box behaves as it should, but I find it's a little too unfriendly to users, because of its very lazy-looking behaviour. I, as an user of the application, would like t...more >>

Hi, Considering the fact that Form.Dispose method is implemented in the Designer partial class, what would be the best way to have my own Dispose logic? I assume that I should not modify the designer code and I am not sure how to implement a Dispose method for my form. Thank...more >>

Hi - first post and not quite sure which board to post to as it involves windows forms and data access .... sorry if wrong one chosen! I am developing a database project for my small vehicle trading business, and thus have a cars table and (among others) a colours table. I use a combo box ...more >>

Hi, How can I include contraints in VB.NET (Windows Forms, 2.0), using Objects with Propertys? I need several property's be recalculated when others change, but not in a straightforward way: When A is changed, B has to change, but when B changes, A has to change (or C or ...). Untill no...more >>

I'm looking for thoughts on the "correct" design for this problem (DotNet 2.0 - in winforms). I've got two combo boxes (combo1 and combo2), both are populating via database calls (using a separate DB handler class). "combo1" contains a list of countries and is fairly static, it can be added...more >>

Hi, I'm implementing irregular shaped Windows Forms using the Region property in ..Net 2.0 (I'm not using TransparentKey to account for color depths > 16bpp) I build the region mask adding 1 pixel high rectangles until all the area I want to be transparent is covered (this tecnique is pre...more >>

In VS.Net 2005 Is it possible to replicate data between a windows form and a SQL 2005 database? ...more >>

Does anyone know if AJAX technology can be employed within a WebBrowser control running in a rich client application ? If so, what's the best way to attach AJAX libraries and tap into their functions? And does this add any issues to deployment of the application ? ...more >>

Hello, When i enter a date in datetimepicker (vb 2005) i have to press to key "/" or the key right to get from day to month and then to year. That can be a major drawback for fast data entry. I want to type just the day and the month and the year.no other characters Is there anyway to ov...more >>