I have a UserControl that has other controls in it such as an icon and a couple of text boxes. I need to track the mouse and anytime it's over my user control I need to change the icon to a highlighted image and when the mouse is not over the user control change the icon to a dim image ...more >>

Hi: I created a console app that runs a database maintenance script. I would like to launch it after install completes. As part of install, exe is installed in application directory. I add custom action to run exe on Commit event. However, I get an error saying "file not found C:\Prog...more >>

Can anyone help. Laptop blue screen message STOP: 0x000000ED (0x84375c30, 0xC000009c, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) Message says restart and press F8 to start in safe mode but nothing happens...more >>

I've got 2 groupboxes (with listboxes inside), and between those two groupboxes, there are two small buttons, for moving stuff back and forth between the listboxes. Generally, I have the 'anchoring concept' down - but here, it's giving me problems. I don't really know if what I want is poss...more >>

I wrote a recursive file/folder copy/delete routine because someone on the 2.0 .NET development team was too lazy to make directory.move work across volumes (i.e. moving a folder from drive C: to drive D:). Anyway, everything works great with the copy routine. The problem comes up during the Fi...more >>

So, I have this For Each loop that takes a while to run. I wanted to take advantage of the visual feedback the ProgressBar could give to the impatient user. However, when I place the ProgressBar.Value=x and ProgressBar.Refresh within the loop, I can't seem to get the ProgressBar to redraw itse...more >>

(Sorry if this post shows up twice; the first attempt seems not to have been successful, so I've reposted.) Hi, I've researched this for quite a while now, and can't find a satisfactory answer. Perhaps someone has an idea. The original context of this problem is a data entry control whi...more >>

I've researched this for a couple of hours now, and can't find a satisfactory answer. Perhaps someone has an idea. The original context of this problem is a data entry control which checks to see if changes have been saved when some other control is activated. If not, the user is asked if he w...more >>

I want to open a file using OpenFile Dialog class (System.Windows.Forms) in my ASP.NET application . I don’t want to use file upload control why because I will not any events from File upload control after selecting the file. I have to click a button for firing some code in file upload contr...more >>

Is it possible to determine which field within a DateTimePicker control's data collection area is active? If so, how? I have a client who wants to have the DateTimePicker control accept a date in DD/MM/YY order. The problem is, this can lead to data loss or extra work for the user. Conside...more >>

There appears to be no openforms collections in 1.1 version on the ..NetFramework. How do I iterate through and close all opened child forms in a Window MDI application? (In VB.Net although I can usually make out C# code) WR...more >>

I am a novice on creating controls and with that said looking for advice on how to; Create a custom panel were there is a button anchored bottom,right with text = "Exit", panel docked bottom, button click event has Close() method. I seem to keep having to add panels with a button on them a...more >>

I ran into an error on a previously working windows form application that stated: application has generated an exception that could not be handled. I spent many frustrating hours before finding the issue to be a missing double quote mark in the applications config file. This was an error I...more >>

HI, static class methods are shared, but even though i dont use them, they will still occupy memory ? how much memory? is static methods better than instance methods? thanks,...more >>

Hi All, Please suggest me how we can do the formatting (e.g. BackColor Changed) for perticular Item in combobox.? I have done DrawMode = OwnerDrawFixed and written following code in DrawItem Event : private void comboBox1_DrawItem(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs ...more >>

How to remove all elements from component "Panel"? There is no RemoveAll etc and for (int i = 0 ; i < this->panel1->Controls->Count; i++) { this->panel1->Controls->RemoveAt(i); } dont wanna work:/ Thanks! ...more >>

Hi, I am in search of a tool that checks the performace of my project so that I am able to improve the code accordingly.I found a nice tool FXcope that is Microsoft free tool it helps a lot.But it takes input as DLL of the project that I have to check. I am...more >>

I am creating a virtual drive with the subst command at the command prompt as follows: subst W: C:\WRoot Now if I view the directory structure in the Windows Explorer I see that I have the W: drive available to me Then I create a file at W:\Test\Test.txt. But now if I try to access t...more >>

What is the Microsoft recommended deployment method for .net Window Apps? Should the app sit on a server and have the clients access the app over the network or should each client machine have the app sitting on it. Bill ...more >>

Hello. I have this situation, and I don't know where to find an answer for the issue; it's pretty advanced, but I hope somebody else already went through this pain, and found the correct solution and help me out, as I'm spending hours and hours on it without any result but frustration: In a...more >>

I am trying to deploy a Dot Net 2.0 Winforms app using ClickOnce. (Run only, not install). I am rather new to this technology. When I install a simple test app I have no problem. But when I try to deploy my current application which consists of 2 projects within one solution (and some fa...more >>

hi, i would like to use delete key of keyboard to delete rows from datagridview.. how can i acheive it?...more >>

We have recently converted a solution from .NET 1.1 (VS 2003) to .NET 2 (VS 2005). Since the upgrade, two of my co-workers can no longer bring MDI child windows to the front by clicking anywhere on them; it only works if they click directly on the window title bar. Clicking anywhere else ...more >>

Hi! How to write into combobox collection of values in this way: I see only "january" and if I select this program see 1, for "february" its 2 etc... thanks ...more >>

Hello, I have deployed a application which store some data in app.config file. For Version 1.0.0.0 the .config file is stored somewhere under "local settings\username\Local settings\Application data\Programm\Strongname\1.0.0.0\app.config". Now I deployed a new version 1.1.0.0 to my user. T...more >>

I'm trying to duplicate the functional the Query Designer functionality from the SQL Server Management Studio. To do that I populate a datagridview with a dataset containing the columns to select from. My problem is the Sort Type combobox. How do I implement that ? private System.Windows....more >>

I am new to form and controls. I do C++ programming for more than 10 = years.=20 I noticed that there is no main function. Can anybody explain what I = am=20 missing. =20 I am sure there is some kind of philosophy out there =20 I would be pleased if you could tell me where I can find m...more >>

Hi Everybody! I just installed .Net 3 Framework on my computer and created new Windows Application (WPF) in visual studio 2005 sp1. Then tried to find WebBrowser control in Toolbox but couldn't locate it. I tried to add manually shdocvw.dll and tried other ways but I just can't find a way t...more >>