Hello all, I wanted some advice on the easiest way to go about the following: I have some TextBoxes that are enabled/disabled at various times in the program. When they are disabled, the default is a gray background with dark gray text. Is it possible to customize the text color when the Te...more >>

Hi I have a string expression which is evaluated based on value of a variable like this; "MyTable.MyField = (" & MyVar.ToString & ")" I need to save this expression as app setting so I can change it without having to recompile and reinstall the app every time. How do I do this? Creat...more >>

Hello, The location of the Click Once Client update was changed (Cert expired), while the users desktop shortcuts remained from the Original install. I confirmed that the application starts using Start Menu / Programs, but not the old desktop shortcuts. This makes sense to me, but is there ...more >>

Are there any suggestions for developing large windows form applications (1000+ forms some with 30-50 controls on the form) in .NET 2.0 that scale properly in 96DPI and 120DPI. Microsoft ISV is discussing to switch to WPF but am curious on others have handled this. We are seeing labels...more >>

I have a custom control that draws a special grid. The size of the control should be computed based on the number of rows and columns (plus some padding). Right now I set the Width and Height of the control manually in OnPaint() (based on the number of rows/columns). This is working, but I am ...more >>

I want to do a control like this: http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/1629/ctrlib6.jpg The HScrollBar class almost does this. However, instead of rendering the scroll "knob", I'd like to draw text to show the position (e.g., in the image, it draws 13/16). Any tips on how to do this?...more >>

Hello Have a huge XML file with multitudes of "LogEntry" nodes / text lines. A small sample of this xml/text content is below. The file could be anywhere between 200 to 2000 MB. My questions comes in two parts. (A) I would like a solution (or ideas for it), in C#, -- to randomly access ...more >>

I'm using VS 2008. In another language (Delphi) I have used in the past, there was a datagrid where you could place multiple contols inside each row (labels, textboxes buttons) and show multiple data in a row on a datagrid. Does Visual Studio have such a control? jwc *** Sent via Develo...more >>

I have a project that brings up numerous forms that all follow the same format both in the way they look and work. I need to find a solution that saves me time recreating a form from scratch and at the same time allow me to make UI changes that then apply to forms that have already been create...more >>

Hello, I have a dgv populated as the result of a dragDrop. It will contain 5 columns. The datagrid view is unbound. The dragDrop operation allows the user to select value. Those selected values are associations that I then want to make by saving off two of the columns to the join table? ...more >>

Hello, I have a source dgv with 4 columns and a target dgv with 5 columns. I would like to supply column #1 in the target dgv with a value contained in a variable. All rows resulting from the drag drop would therefore receive the identical integer value for column #1. How do I do this? ...more >>

Is there a built in way of knowing if the content of the fields on a form has changed? Is there any event that gives you before and after value of the text? TIA...more >>

In my control's constructor I set: SetStyle(ControlStyles.UserPaint, true); SetStyle(ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint, true); My reference book, "Programming Windows Forms" by Charles Petzold says this means that all painting logic is performed in the OnPaint method. I override OnPaint...more >>

Help! I used to user the following code in VB6 to scroll the listbox in response to a user typing in text: In a module: Public Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" _ Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, _ ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, _ ByVal lParam As...more >>

I have a Windows app and I would like to add some diagrams to it. What is the best way to do this?...more >>

Is there any way to get the current time zone from a machine? I'm getting information (on spreadsheets) from a 3rd party where all times are written using GMT, but when I store that I want to convert it to my current time zone....more >>

I am designing an application that will be used by users on the corporate domain. From one point of view the application would be better suited to a winforms environment because of the rich features that will be required on the forms. However, I also need to minimise support & easy deploym...more >>

I have created a rich text box for my application and a tool strip which has bold, italic, underline and other formatting icons on it, that affect the selected text's formatting. I've also written a key down event handler for the form the text box is in that handles keyboard shortcuts. All my...more >>

Hello, I need to write a custom control that renders a grid of buttons (sort of like the ChooseColor dialog). Here's a screenshot of what I am after: http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/2055/grides9.jpg Basically, every element stores two buttons. I'm not sure how to get the "sunken" lo...more >>

Dear All, I create .net 2.0 windows application I want to distributes throw CD that why require Setup file. So how to create .msi setup for windows application that include .net framework 2.0 & other Resource files & DLL. Thanks, Harshad ...more >>

how do i change color of disabled textbox text? TIA...more >>

I have a panel with certain controls in it. I have a checkbox to show/hide the panel. Below the panel is a TabControl. When I hide the panel, how can I get the Tab Control to grow UP (staying anchored on the left, right and bottom)? Thanks! ...more >>

I have an app written in vb.net 2003 that runs primarilly under a Win 2000 terminal server environment. I need to add a scan function whereby I want to attach a scanner, scan in documents and be able to see these in my app. Keeping in mind all will need to be in a TS session. Before I ge...more >>