What is the best way to enumerate a grouping of strings? The way I have been doing it is: Public Enum PlatformID Unknown Win16 Win32 Win32NT WinCE End Enum Private Shared sPlatform() As String = { _ "Unknown", _ "Microsoft Windows 16-bit", _ "Microsoft...more >>

Just wondering, What do you think the difference in performance would be between (1.) Compiled C# (2.) Compiled C++ (3.) and Assembly Language And how would the mix be if some if any of these languages had to hit against a SQL Server database And would the differences be more or less ...more >>

I have a simple page trying to enter three pieces of information into a database using ODBC on a web site that has .NET Framework 1.0, so I have to use this Microsoft.Data.Odbc.dll which has been working just fine on another web server. Well the web server/web site that I am having trouble with ...more >>

Is there a 'trick' that one can use to open an MS Access data base file, without knowing in advance the files fields? Or is it strickly a hit-and-miss kinda deal? I want to write a better user interface for some MDB files we have. But no one knows anything about the files structures. So unt...more >>

Hi all, Another question regarding public access to a PC. How do I most efficiently and securely expose a keyboard to the public without compromising the PC? I don't mean physically, but how do I lock down the keyboard keys programmatically is an easy way? I only need the keys "1,2,3 and A...more >>

Hi all, I need to create a public booth where people can look at themselves in a webcam and snap a picture which will be seen on a webpage. The backend is easy, it's the webcam part that I have problems with... Could you recommend the best way to capture a Webcam picture from .NET? Do I nee...more >>

Hi Group, I was wondering if someone could help. I've made a really simple asp.net application site ('hello world') which works fine when I type into my browser http://localhost/HelloWorld/ What I'd like to do, is to resolve a name e.g. http://www.HelloWorld.com to the ASP.NET web applicat...more >>

I'd like to find/have a discussion about the various ways an application server could be implemented. So the upsides and downsides can be discussed. In case I'm using the term wrong by "app server" I mean a centralized "business information service" that could be readily accessed by client soft...more >>

Microsoft Partner this is the latest version of security update, the "October 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which resolves all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express as well as three newly discovered vulnerabilities. Install now to m...more >>

I used to do some work in PHP and it was very easy because I found everything I needed on their web site. If you searched for "file system" in the function list it showed you all yhe available functions for work with the file system. I am having a hard time with VB .NET beacuse I can't seem to f...more >>

I have a vb.net app that I created a setup for. I can install it and run it just fine on my XP box, but I'm having problems ont he NT4 workstation box. the nt4 box has sp6a, the .net 1.1 clr, and also mdac 2.8. the installation goes through fine, not one warning or error. When I run the progr...more >>

I am in process of designing a report generation application. Now here is breif background about my workplace ...... my system admin is a big microsoft hater .... so does not allow any microsoft technologies. God knows how i am able to survive ... but anyway I have to come up with a report ge...more >>