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 >>