Hi, having 2 strings i need to find out if the last letters of the first string are the first letters of the second one. I can program this easily with strings by talking larger or smaller groups of letters of both words and comparing them. Now I was wondering if this somehow was possible with...more >>

Greetings to all, I am creating a setup project for a COM component I created in C#, but I can't get the component to be registered in the client system. What I would like to achieve is an equivalent of manually registering it with "gacutil.exe" and then with "regasm.exe". I went though the...more >>

Hi, I have a problem.Can anyone help me? Is there a way to convert an HTML/ASPX page directly to pdf with simple tag or class in vb.net. Thanks in advance Mirza ...more >>

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I'm trying to install the Cassini WebServer on my Windows xp with .net framework, but the below instructions to get the webserver running after downloading the .exe doesnot make any sense at all: ------------ Instructions ------------ Go to the directory containing the above files (set...more >>

Does anyone have a decent resolution to data layer handling of stored procedures with inner and outer joins?...more >>

Hi, everyone! I am trying to develop a ASP.NET web application with a custom main menu. Is there existing MainMenu control in Web Form of ASP.NET available? Or, I have to write code to create it? Any suggestion or advice would be deeply appreciated! Thanks! Best regards, Tianji ...more >>

I am trying to retrieve the full path of a file in the directory of the current solution using the FileInfo class. However, when I examine the FullName property it contains a reference to the bin directory, such as F:\FileFolderTest\bin\FileFolderTest\frmFileTest even though the file is no...more >>

Hello, I need to know how can I generate a .resx file from code for different language culture. Basically the .resx file is in binary, is there anyway that I can generate a text file contains all the text for each controls on the form which then can be converted to a .resx file for a given cul...more >>

BUG: struct default constructor is not displayed on intellisense yet it is available, BUG Make a struct type with a parameterized constructor. Try to construct the type in the IDE and check for the 2 overloads (Default AND the parameterizedone) the default one is NOT displayed thus gi...more >>

Hi, i am a beginner to vb.net and wanted to know how i can use the same control with the same name and function in the same form. I.e if i want to have 4 save buttons on the same form and name the the same........ is this poss. i dont wanna keep coming up with new names for buttons tha...more >>

I'm trying to write a plugin for visual studio, but I've hit a snag with a property that should be there, but kind of isn't. private bool IsProjectThemed( EnvDTE.Project project ) { try { if ( project.Globals.get_VariableExists( m_themedFlagName ) ) { re...more >>

Hi all, I just wanted some advise on what control is best to use in my situaton. What i am trying to achieve is to allow the user to enter 1 or more room names into a control of some sort so that they can be stored in a Database. The control should have the ability to adjust its size ac...more >>

Hi All, I have an EXE, I load the DLL from that exe in a seperate AppDomain. (I have not given reference to that DLL from the EXE). Now, i call some commands of that dll from the EXE, and in the background i try to delete the DLL, it does not allows (fair enough). Now, I unload that AppDo...more >>

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Hi, I have an aspx page with some server side textboxes. I have a button onmy page which allows users to add data to a database. In my onclick event for my button when I try and get teh value from the textbox using.. Dim myString as String = textbox1.text ...it is blank. When I...more >>

Hi there, I need to determine whether my app is running on a clustered machine (node) or not. Any ideas? Thanks, -- SLE ...more >>

I have a program that will connect web server using vpn. It runs perfectly if it runs as a stand along program. But it fails to connect to server while using windows service. The code sample likes HttpWebRequest aRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(uri); aRequest.GetResponse(); ...more >>

When a struct is created in C# and a parameterized constructor defined, the IntelliSense editor shows only the syntax for the parameterized constructor in tooltips, but not for the default constructor which appears to still exist. If this is not designed behavior, is it a bug or am I misusing my ...more >>

I have a .NET application in a shared folder and it relies on a few .NET DLL's. I can run the exe from the network, but as soon as the application tried to access one the DLL's I get a System.Security.SecurityException error. Is it possible to run executables with assembles from a network shar...more >>

Hey all, Dim xCon As UserDS.ContractorRow Is xCon an Object? I'm thinking No because it's not istantiated. Why am I getting confused? Thanks, Rodney...more >>

How can I open specific URL i can determine every time i run application? For example, I want to open URL ("www.google.com") from my windows applicaion created in VB.NET . That requires me to open IE and then to tell IE to open that URL. URL must be stored in some string variable, for examp...more >>

Is there a simple way to show/hide a tab page (the whole page, including the tab, not just the contents) in a tab control? Thanks. Max ...more >>

I want to write a C# dll and then call if from an existing C++ app. I haven't been able to find anything on the net regarding this so I was wondering if anyone out there has tried this and if it's even possible. Any direction would be greatly appreciated....more >>

Hello, does anybody know if the .net framework provides classes for input formatting, such as validating user input whilst typing in - just numbers, or postalcode etc.? Regards Peter...more >>

Dear all, Does one of you knows an easy way to set for an input control like text box, a list of invalid characters. Then if type charecters belonmg to that list will generate a user message. thanks for your help regards Serge ...more >>

hi, somebody nice to meet you. I'm a professor from China,and a half-time author. Now a magazine named THE PROGRAM'S AGE ask me to write an article "The History of Microsoft DotNet" for them.I paid a lot of time searching on the internet,but nothing seems valuable. can you give some in...more >>

I am trying to create and instantiate a class into a created domain, so that I can unload the domain and replace the class (assembly .dll) while the main application is running, but I can't get it to work for some reason. Here is the code: ' Create an appdomain Try Dim setup As AppDomain...more >>

I'm getting the following error when I'm running my aspx page.Could anyone please figur out the mistake Server Error in '/' Application. ----------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- Parser Error Description: An error occurred during the pars...more >>

Hi, I am new to .NET In my Error Logic on my Aspx pages when an error happens it hits my catch statement where I throw an Exception. My question is : what is the difference between Thwo Exception and Throw New Exception? Anq when should either be used? Thanks, Kerri....more >>

We try to manage security on our workstations within our organization. So we decided to revoke local Admin rights for developers on there laptops and or workstations , has anyone white papers or info concerning this topic ? We try to accommodate our developers and get our environment save....more >>