Hello we have encountered the following problems with the date time picker control A : datetime picker control gives focus to last entered field when moving back and forward with focus how do we reset this to the first field ? B : datetime picker in DD-MM-YYYY default format ( europe...more >>

I'm sorry to post here, but the MCP Partner Hotline stated I had to try the managed newsgroups on this issue. If this is the wrong board, please direct me to the correct one. I'm trying to use the Microsoft Certified Partner "Small Business Assessment Toolkit" found at https://partner.micr...more >>

Hi, friends, I am using .net 2005 to develop a window form application. It has about 15 buttons (with icon on them) which need to be visible/invisible dynamically based on user's selection and rights. I know I can create 15 buttons and handle them individually, including moving their pos...more >>

Hi All, I have a undound DataGridView. That is, I am populating the DataGridView using the DataGridView.Rows.Add() call and by setting the values to individual cells in the row. When I am adding data to the DataGridView using such a method, I am getting an unwanted row at the bottom of the D...more >>

I need to know if at least one of the winform's controls have been edited by the user. Controls can have textboxes, combo boxes, datagrid, etc. If any one of the forms have been touched and the user hits the exit button, I want the form to ask if the changes should be saved to the database. ...more >>

I need to know if at least one of the winform's controls have been edited by the user. Controls can have textboxes, combo boxes, datagrid, etc. If any one of the forms have been touched and the user hits the exit button, I want the form to ask if the changes should be saved to the database. ...more >>

Hi, I could not get the answer on the Performance community hence forwarding the same issue here... I am using a third party COM component to get very very fast data stream. I have dragged the com component on a windows form. Now we can request the data for specific symbols on this com com...more >>

Hi I am using C#, i dont know to know how to minimize the application in Taskbar when i click the button(its not minimizebox button), that means how to handle it?? normally if u click the minimize button on the form it will minimize the form, how can i do it in a simple button click event ...more >>

Hi, I have bound a collection of type IBindingList to a DataGridView. Each object in the collection contains various string properties, Customer Name, Contact Name etc. It also contains a property 'MyOrder' of custom type 'Order'. The Order class simply contains properties like OrderID,...more >>

Hello, I finally have to breakdown and ask..... Is there a basic "Separating Line" control or "Bevel Line" control. It appears as a simple 3D line. I'd like to know if there is such a control or will I have to create my own line control? Examples: (Observe lines on these screen) 1...more >>

Hi: I'm using FindRows() to locate rows in a DataGridView. When adding new rows consecutively, the last row added is not found when calling FindRows(). It's not until you shift focus away from newly added row by selecting other rows will it find it. It's like it's not being committed. Wh...more >>

Hey Guys, I am developing an FTP application that needs to start another program. What is the command for me to start a program within a windows forms application? For example, if I wanted to start excel from within my application, how do I go about doing that??? thanks, in a...more >>

hello, i want to apply state management to enable ,disable ui correctly and better code . may give me some tips, reference ...more >>

I need to get the list of files, in a multi-select OpenFileDialog, formatting the list for my purposes (adding to an array) I can't seem to grasp the syntax - - here's part of what I've tried, after creating two variables (s and sList): Dim sList as String() '< - array I want to use Dim ofd...more >>

Should anything even a menu, toolbar or statusbar ever be directly placed on the main window or should they always be placed on a container such as a panel? Bill ...more >>

Hi, I've build an application that use several threads in background. These threads are managed by a manager object and store control data in a dataset. I've also bound the DataSet to a GridView control. When I run the application, althought I "see" the gridview control to be filled a...more >>

Any suggestion or how to display context senstive help like office 2007 in wpf apps. I would like to use XPS to display the help which may include video, text etc.. Any ideas or patterns will help. Thanks...more >>

Hi all, I am currently maintaining a web based survey tool that is very poorly written. I see no reason for leaving it as a web based application and many good reasons for making it a windows forms based application. I know that by using an XBapp (XAML Browser Hosted Application) you can cre...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to implement APM (Asynchronous Programming Model) API by myself - I mean: IAsyncResult BeginMyFunc(AsyncCallback, object @object); void EndMyFunc(IAsyncResult result); functions pair. The problem is that my working thread has to report updates to the GUI by System....more >>

I used the Data Sources window to drop a custom object onto the designer surface. It created a BindingSource and BindingNavigator as a result. When I open the Properties window on the BindingSource, I see DataSource property set to the object I created. However, when I try to dropdown the D...more >>

I have created a context menu when a user right clicks on a link. I've implemented IDocHostUIHandler and post the menu if the right click happened on a link: public uint ShowContextMenu(uint dwID, ref tagPOINT ppt, object pcmdtReserved, object pdispReserved) { Write(string.Format("Conte...more >>

Hi all, Is it possible to view result sets with the DataGriView control, instead of it showing all the results at once? For example, showing the first 10 results, then the next 10 and so on, just like in web pages. Thanks, Ben...more >>

Hi~ I'm writing an application that displays a list of files in a ListView control and updates their status while filtering and copying processes happen, i.e. - I copy a file, that file's status is displayed as being transfered. I filter a file, it then shows the result of the filtering, etc....more >>

Hi, I want to make an arraylist of all the items in a listbox. Can I do it like this: CType(lstSelectedList.DataSource, ArrayList) Or is there a better way in VB.NET (Framework 1.1) thanks Philip...more >>

Hi I have a perfectly working vs 2003 winform data app. All the data access code has been generated using the data adapter wizard and then pasted into the app. I had to add a new field in the backend access db which I did. I then dragged the table to the dataset and deleted the old table...more >>

Hello all, I am just trying to get up to speed with WPF (and .Net 3.0 in general), and trying to decide whether it is worth using WPF for a new business application (job tracking) which will be used by small businesses on windows Pcs (XP/Vista). Hope to have it ready by late 2007. The ...more >>

Hello, About a week ago, I upgraded my development laptop to Vista Ultimate and Office 2007. After I reinstalled my Visual Studio 2005 Professional, I installed the VS 2005 SP1 update. I still keep getting a message dialog box that states ... Visual Studio 2005 SP1 requires and update for W...more >>

We have a "ClickOnce" application that we are attempting to deploy. The application deploys correctly to the web server but when we attempt to down load the application to the client it gives an error that indicates we don't have the rights to it. We have traced it down to the fact that we a...more >>

I have been struggling with this for too long now, an desperately need help. I'm an asp.net programmer, but am working on a windows form for this app. I have 1 form and 2 user controls, Say UC(A) and UC(B). UC(A) has a datagrid, UC(B) has a ListBox. When I click on the Datagridrow in UC(A)...more >>

I'm pretty new to .net Windows Forms, but I've done a lot of searching and can't find an answer to this question. Here's what I'm trying to do: main() { Form1 myForm = new Form1(); Application::Run(myForm); } Function1() { // I need to modify elements of myForm either /...more >>

Folks, Im all too familiar with Messagebox.Show - but now I have a situation where I need a similar sort of messagebox to appear, but to automatically disappear when an event fires - ie, messagebox.show ("Please plug the device in the USB port"), then when the user plugs a device in, and the ...more >>

Hi all, ..NET Framework 1.1 / Windows Forms - VB.NET I have a wizard form and a user control with 2 listboxes on it (plus other user controls for multiple dates and string values). At runtime I create a new panel, then I instantiate the user control, pass in an arraylist as the data sou...more >>

Hi all, is there a way to determine whether a form is visible on screen or not. I don't mean is it .Visible or .Hide() but can the user actually see the form (be it focused or not) For that matter can it be detemined exactly how much of the form is visible. tia paul ...more >>

Hi, I am creating windows form at the run time and also i am setting the FormBorderStyle to FixedSingle. So that the form comes with some standard size, but i wanted to customize the form size.. How can i customize the form size with FormBorderStyle property as FixedSingle.. Even when i tri...more >>

Hi all, Using VS 2005, and I have a problem with removing nodes with custom images from a treeview. TreeView's ImageList is initially empty. First, I add a default/root image: treeView.ImageList.Images.Add("Tree_Root", new Bitmap(Resources.Tree_Root)); treeView.ImageKey = "Tree_Roo...more >>

The following code works when I debug and when I install the software and run the .exe, but if I try to open the form in the designer (which causes this code to run), I get an error: Private Sub LoadTestSettings() Dim rootPath As String Dim eventHandler As ValidationEventHandler ...more >>

I am using VB.NET 2.0, and I am having a trouble of time making the menustrips combobox act how I want. What I am shooting for is instead of the bland list box popping down when I click on the combobox I would rather have it popdown with a data grid instead. Is there any way of overwriting th...more >>

Hi All, I need to submit a form when the user presses enter. No problem I think to myself - I'll just use the KeyDown event of the form. So I've added an event handler for that event (and the other Key events) and everything builds, but I can't seem to get the events to fire :-( Can anyo...more >>

Hi With the following code, I can create a MenuStrip with one item, "Admins". When the user clicks on Admins, it dynamically adds items to the menu Admins. (In this case "Dave" And "Elizabeth") When I run this form, the first time I click on "Admins", nothing happens. Everytime I click o...more >>

Hi, I have auser control with two listboxes on it. When the user selects one or several items in the left box and clicks Add, they are copied into the listbox on the right. When the user selects one or multiple items in the listbox on the right (lstSelected) I want to remove the selected it...more >>

....grrrr - this is driving me mad !!!!! I have a number of addresses to display on my report. my object data source is an "Address" business object. I can bind a collection (list) of address - and pass these into a report for tabulation - no problem. I can also access the frist address...more >>

Hi all, I have an application that has a form (MainForm) with a tabcontrol. I want to populate the tabs (3 tabs) with other controls. I prefer to put those controls (3 controls) in different classes since this allows me to break up the UI in functional parts. Momentarily I'm using usercontr...more >>

Hi all, Users can rearrange a listbox by a drag drop operation. All is implemented but it's not always easy for the user to know where exactly he is dropping his item. Does .net provide you with some sort of functionality that indicates where you will drop your item? Eg: when the user hover...more >>

Hello, I need some help with a DataGridView control and ProcessCmdKey method of the form. The DGV is data-bound to an Access database table with a few NOT NULL columns. The ProcessCmdKey method of the form is overloaded. I tried to use return base.ProcessCmdKey(ref msg, keyData); in the...more >>

Does anyone know how to do this accurately. I really only want to clone the design-time properties which should make the task easier. I've searched high and low however and still can't find a problem-free solution. Even (ad-hoc) solutions posted by MSFT employees have problems. For instance, i...more >>

Any recommendations for WPF books? I'm a little skeptical of reviews on Amazon right now, since they might be astroturfed by the publishers....more >>

I am creating a winforms application. Drag and drop and VS 2005 automatically created Dataset based on the MDB schema. I found it seems that all the changes are cached in the memory. Will the default way has any scalability issue if the database tables are huge? What's the solution if it doe...more >>

Hi all, I have a 2 classes (A and B) inheriting from 1 base class (parent). I populate a listbox with those 2 classes (A and B). I want to implement some drag and drop ordering code on the listbox. To get the data out of the dragged item I try: Parent myParent = (Parent)e.Data.GetData(type...more >>

I am doing a simple chat server using .net remoting. When client application in my system gets a message, i call a method which creates a new object of a form to display message..The problem is i cant call Show method or Showdialog. if i call Show method, the form is not being displayed. if i c...more >>

Hi all I have been asked to develop a solution that is customisable by our clients. It is supposed to run on the Windows Mobile 5.0 CF2.0 environment using Merge Replication. I have looked into allowing the creation of Addin's but that has been rejected as it would require t...more >>