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 >>

I have a user control that has this structure from top to bottom: Label1 Label2 PictureBox1 Label3 PictureBoxes2 through 11 All of the controls are anchored Top,Left. Pictureboxes 2 through 11 are right next to each other in the designer, with 1 pixel of space between them....more >>

Hi everyone. I'd like to have a "accordion" type effect in one of my applications. You can see what I'm talking about here: http://www.asp.net/AJAX/AjaxControlToolkit/Samples/Accordion/Accordion.aspx Just like that, except for Winforms desktop applications. Googling doesn't show anyth...more >>

Hi Is there an off the shelf system available that can be incorporated into ..net app to log and possibly report via email the errors in an app? Thanks Regards ...more >>

ReportViewer.LocalReport.SetParameters() fails after a report has been exported to a file location that no longer exists (media removed, invalid path, etc.). Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.LocalProcessingException: An error occurred during local report processing. ---> Microsoft.Reporting.Defin...more >>

I am using the webbrowser control in a winforms app. It is an unattended app, so as soon as the event "form1_shown" is fired the webbrowser control loads a url and then wires the print event as such, prints the document, and is then supposed to exit the app. webBrowser1.DocumentCompleted ...more >>

Hi, My complete scenario is a bit to complicated to explain, but my problem is this: I start a child-thread from the main thread, the child is not a BackgroundWorker, but a Thread, since it needs to be in ApartmentState.STA because it needs to create a Form and display some stuff. It all...more >>

Hi all, In my winform application, I want to check on certain moments if my winform has focus. If so, some code will be executed. I noticed however, that the winform never gets the focus, even when it clearly has focus. How is that possible? What setting could I've messed with that causes my ...more >>

Hi I have a vs 2003 win form app which runs fine in IDE but once it is deployed via setup it bombs on start-up screen and wants to send MS the error report. This happens on multiple pc including the development machine so problem is probably not with pcs. What is the problem and how can ...more >>

I have an Windows Form application that has child Forms in it. I have a constructor in the main form that takes a filename as an argument an creates a child form from the data in the file. If I launch the app from the command prompt with a filename as an argument, it works fine. But if I ...more >>

I am trying to do an operation where I find and highlight all instances of a string in a RichTextBox. E.g. pMatchesFound = Regex::Matches(pRichTextBox->Text, pStr, options); for (int i = 0; i < pMatchesFound->Count; i++) { Match ^m = pMatchesFound[i]; pRichTextBox->SelectionStart ...more >>

Hello, I have a 3-row table layout panel, each row of which contains a flow layout panel. For some reason getting the table and its children to auto-resize properly (and the flow panel's children to re-flow after) is proving difficult. Anyone have experience with this, or know of a thorough...more >>

Hi, I have a question about the app.config file. I am using EnterpriseLibrary v3.1. 1) From what I read on this forum, I can only have 1 app.config file in my windows application. One of my dll projects have applicationSettings : <applicationSettings> <ABCdll.Properties.Settings> ...more >>

I using a new laptop running Vista and have Nvidia GeForce 7600 graphics card. I'm trying to connect my TV to this computer using Svideo. It has worked in the past however I must have changed a setting somewhere? On my second computer with Xp it all connects right! So it's all connected ...more >>

FormClosing Event doesn't Fire when I kill The app with the Task Manager!! Any Ideas Why?? what I'm Trying to do here is I'm trying to Cancel the Form Closing by setting the e.cancel = True But never get it to work when I kill the App with the Task manager....more >>

Today my printer stopped working and the message of "One of the USB devices attached to theis computer has malfunctioned and windows does not recognise it" came up when I reinstalled the printer. I also notice that all my devices connected via USB hava all stopped working (blue tooth keyboa...more >>

Hi I am looking for a sample master-detail database winform application that handles multi-user issues like concurrency violations to inspect its code for good db development practices. Would appreciate link to any such app. Many Thanks Regards ...more >>