Firstly my apologies if I have posted to the wrong group. Using visual Studio 2005 and programing in VB.net I have an application which, in the event of an unhandled exception, sends an e mail back to me giving as much information as it can from the exception message that was generated. N...more >>

'[VB2005] sub loadform(ByVal strformname As String) Dim frm As form 'haw to show frm where (frm.Name.ToString()=strformname) 'thanks a lot. frm.show End sub ...more >>

Hi, Can we print a pdf document using .Net PrintDocument class? If yes then how? I dont wanna use Win32 spooler functions as it require all that DLLIMports etc. Thanks...more >>

Hi I need to write my first vb.net/sql server app and I just need pointers as to how pros do it. My app is a multi-user apps which needs to refresh from what other users are adding to the backend sql server db. My question is; 1. Do I just drag the fields on to a form and let the vs 200...more >>

Hello, I've RichTextBox with quite long text (thousands of lines) and I'm doing something line syntax coloring. I set different colors to each word, number etc. with selecting the text (Select()) and the setting SelectionColor. But it's very slow. I even tried to send the messages manually a...more >>

Using VS2005, C++, .NET I have a ListView with OwnerDraw=true, Details view, that I am using to display messages in real-time. Ideally I want to scroll down to the bottom, i.e. most recent message, each time one is added. However the control flickers horribly, much worse than the RichTextBox...more >>

The followings codes I am trying to realize it are: Firstly, instantiate a Winfrom inherited from "System.Windows.Forms.Form", Secondly, Load background image to the Winform and override fellowing codes to realize transparent effect: ------------------------------------------------------- p...more >>

I am getting the following error "ConfigurationErrorsException was unhandled, Configuration system failed to initialize" This were working fine in Web based application and i am porting it to windows form, the only thing that i removed is the version ifnormation for the type in namevalue...more >>

Hi I have a form with a couple of text boxes and a list box. The user is able to type text in text boxes and add elements to the list box. My question is; how can I persist the values in these fields so they remain when the form is closed and opened again by the user, either in the current ...more >>

Hi I have a form which does a few operations at start-up which take a long while. I would like to divide the operations in two parts, one that can run first time form is loaded and second part that only runs once user opens the form subsequent time. How do I go about doing this? I presume I...more >>

Hi just wondering if you can help i am operating on windows xp sp2 and cant acess the disk drive, use the mouse or keyboard in windows but they all work before the windows load screen. Also i dont have a boot disk to reinstall windows, but windows dosent give me any error messages saying there...more >>

I created a form which I named SpreadTemplate1 and use it for others forms to inherit from, like the form that I named frmMyCustomersVendorList. The form frmMyCustomersVendorList as its own controls plus controls that it inherited from SpreadTemplate1. Both have a InitializeComponent() metho...more >>

Hi all, I'm having some problems with one of my controls. I derived a control (MyImageButton) only to set a specific Image on it (MyToolTipInfoButton) when calling the constructor. However, the designer doesn't know about this change, because on the Image property the DefaultValueAttribute is...more >>

I'm a complete newbie to C# and .Net programming, and am just learning the environment by rewriting one of my existing Delphi apps from the ground up in C# 2008 Express. I've got a row of buttons which I want to work like radio buttons - that is, one of the buttons in the row is "down", and...more >>

I have a mobile application with a .sdf Database included. I am developing on Windows XP SP2 and deploying to Microsoft Device Emulator V3. In Solution Explorer if I right click and go into properties for the database, the "Copy to Output Directory" option does not appear to be working prop...more >>

Hi - Sorry if I'm in the wrong forum. Trying to find the right place. Back on XP, I had downloaded and messed with a C# wrapper library which allowed me to globally capture keypress events (meaning, allowed me to respond to keyboard key-presses even when my application was not "in front." N...more >>

I set a default value in for a textbox. Does the textbox have a property that would tell if the operator has type anything into the textbox? -- Arne Garvander Certified Geek Professional Data Dude...more >>

Does anyone have any idea what the ListControl.FilterItemOnProperty() method does? I'm not sure the MSDN documentation for it is written in English.... ...more >>

I tried to operate Windows Vista Speech Recogition through Go to Start/All Programs/Accessories/Ease of Access/ to start Windows Speech Recognition (WSR). but I got a feedback : I have no possibilty to operate this character for your language. Help please-- ds...more >>

Hi All Could anyone recommend me a decent tree control that can have extra columns of text data (like how Outlook Express shows the messages), preferably in C#. Many thanks --- Jack...more >>

please direct me to the correct news group if this is not the proper place to ask. I have the systray icon working. what i can't get to work is so that when i click the minimize icon the windows form, to get the icon to go away at the bottom, i only want to be able to get the form back up by ...more >>

Hi In a winform app I need to provide a menu with Cut, Copy and Paste options., What code do I use to accomplish cut, copy and paste features for fields on a winfrom? Thanks Regards ...more >>

Hello, look at this: http://groups.google.de/group/microsoft.public.helpauthoring/browse_thread/thread/f58899a5b10440df/6f2b59a8609a7d74?lnk=st&q=HelpNavigator+AssociateIndex The solution is also known since ages: http://www.help-info.de/en/Visual_Basic_net/vbnet_faq.htm But what does Mic...more >>

I suppose the following is possible, but can someone give me a clue where to start. I would like my WinForm updates when a certain event in the background (in my business layer or database) happens. E.g. when someone enters a record in a table in the db, a monitoring screen (WinForm) updates ...more >>

Hi! I am facing a small problem. Actually i have a solution having around 5 Dll Projects. Each dll project is named as Project1.DAO, Project2.DAO ...... Now i have a connectionstring each of the project which is named as :- Project1.DAO.ConnectionString Project2.DAO.ConnectionString wh...more >>

Hello, I have a enum structure like this ; [Flags] public enum days { Sun=1, Mon=2, Tue=4, Wed=8, Thur=16, Fri=32, Sat=64 } now i sum only sun & fri & save to database table field int daysSelected = (int) days.sun | days.fri now i want to get the enum...more >>

Using OleDB to write data to an Excel spreadsheet(*), is there really no way to delete existing data without resorting to automation? *... where the spreadsheet contains other sheets that refer to the data I want to insert, so can't just overwrite the entire file....more >>

I'm using an unbound WinForms DataGridView, to allow for user changes to certain data to be saved. However, I'm uncertain how to access the string value of what a user has typed into a cell. DataGridViewCell has a value and a formatted value property, but I've noticed that sometimes FormattedVal...more >>

I need to draw a text string on the form. In order to do it I create Paint event handler and place a command e.Graphics.DrawString(...) Unfortunately if other controls on the form overlap with this string, they hide it. How can I make the string appear on top of other controls? (other contro...more >>

Hello, Where can I find a GREAT explanation about keeping references to other classes/forms between each other. I'd like to see code that uses the different methods , public properties, set-get. Am I correct in saying one form or class has to instantiate the other one for this to work? Thanks...more >>

Can anyone explain to me why Microsoft.VisualBasic.RTrim or Microsoft.VisualBasic.Trim do not remove the trailing blank spaces in a word such as "PI030010035127SIY "? I'm pulling data from SQL 2005 using a standard dataset/datatableadapter. I assign a variable for each field and as...more >>

Hello, I have a class that has a calls a method in a form to set some text on that form: This is in a Class SerialPortConnection.cs. I have an object called NewConnection. I want to pass some text to a form with this: Form1.UpdateTextBox1(" Port Open\r\n"); Here is my Form Method: inter...more >>

When I tab into a Checkbox my cursor disappears. How can I make my focus on a checkbox visible? -- Arne Garvander Certified Geek Professional Data Dude...more >>

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I am about to do what I thought was a simple task. I have a datagrid in a form. When I increase the height of my form when running the application I want the datagrid to increase aswell. How do I do it? I cannot seem to increase my datagrid at all when running the app. ...more >>

Hi, I have a series of x, y coordinates that I am trying to draw in a picturebox. I am able to draw lines okay - the problem is trying to draw the overall shape to the extents of the picturebox. My "image" comes in way too small. What am I missing? Below are out takes of my code that should...more >>

Hi, Iam Facing some problem in the gradient of pixels while invoking DrawIamge of System.Graphics. My objective is to position a set of pixels in a bitmap and enlarge it based on the dimension specified for the container.I choose DrawImage method of Graphics object which Draws the specified...more >>

I'm creating an owner-drawn control (inherited from Control) which is scrollable, and I'm using standard scroll bars for that aspect (i.e., my control is owner drawn except for the scroll bars, and yes, I know, I could have used ScrollableControl). I want to implement "thumbnail panning" fun...more >>

I have created a custom UserControl (I call it a "Workspace") that contains four controls, one of which is an ActiveX control. The Enter event of the ActiveX control is wired up. If I embed two Workspace controls (say, A & B) in my form, the ActiveX Enter event will only fire once for each W...more >>

Please help!!! I moved and have had my computer in storage for a while therefore I have forgotten my login password to my windows xp. Is there anyway to reset this myself? I despirately need this computer....more >>

Hi Does listbox in vs2008 support multiple columns? I have not been able to set the column widths property to 10, 20, 30 for instance as it expects an int32 value. Thanks Regards ...more >>

I've got a strange situation here with a DataBound ComboBox. When I change the selected item from the list my DataBound object is updated. When I try to restore the data the item in the ComboBox is not selected. Here is the relevant code: <code> public void SetAvailablePlans(List<Insuranc...more >>

Hi I need a layout like this http://www.infovis.biz/listview.jpg which is an MS Access list box. Which control in vs2008 allows me to do this? The list is being filled from an underlying table. I would appreciate a code example if possible. Many Thanks Regards ...more >>

Hi I am populating a list box using the below code; Dim MyResult As New DataTable Dim MySQL As String = "SELECT <field list> FROM MyTable WHERE <some condition> ORDER BY <some order> " Dim MyAdapter As OleDbDataAdapter = New OleDbDataAdapter(MySQL, DBConnection()) Dim MyDV As DataView ...more >>

Hi I have a few questions regarding Listbox; 1. How can I fill Listbox from an access table with multiple columns? 2. How can I return the user selected (highlighted) items in a Listbox individually? 3. How can I remove user selected (highlighted) items from a Listbox? Thanks Reg...more >>

..NET 2.0 C# WinXP or Home SP2, all latest updates ... NOT an MDI application. In the scenario discussed here there is no "main form" : window management is being done in code, and the first open form being closed does not automatically close all the other forms (of course all opened form...more >>

when i install service pack 2 it freezes during installation of cd or download....... help? please?...more >>

Hi How can I pass some text info to my start-up form from an external sub in a module? Thanks Regards ...more >>

Hello, I have an application connected to a database when I execute a query (SqlCommand/SqlDataReader). When I execute my application impossible to move the form during query execution. I tried to implement BeginExecuteReader and EndExecuteReader but no change. Do you have an idea ? ...more >>

Hi I am using vs 2005 and have a simple windows application. I put a gridview on a form and used the wizard to build a connection string (the wizard placed it in the app.config file). For the dataset I selected a stored procedure that requires no input. I tested the connection and it wor...more >>