Can someone tell me how to set a path over a network? I have a database which has to be accessed from another computer. When I set path in connection string, it fails to connect. Example path=//Main/C/Program Files/Program/db.mdb this seems to be invalid path. Maybe there is a problem with bac...more >>

Hi, I have a datagrid that supports bi-directional sorting - i would like an icon (like an up or down arrow depending on the sort order) to be displayed in the datagrid column headers which changes dynamically when the column is sorted. Any ideas on how to implement this? If I have ...more >>

For a c# program to automatically extract information from email attachments using the Outlook 9 OM, rather than saving to a file, then reading the file, I would prefer to 'Save' the attachment to a string variable. The OM says that .SaveAsFile returns void. The input parameter is a string. ...more >>

I have a basic console application that uses a app.exe.config file for all the application settings. The application through several revisions now has over 100 options that are set in the app.exe.config file. We decided to create a Windows Application that will configure this file. Is there ...more >>

Hi! I have written a little class in .NET to convert a DataTable or a dataView to a comma-delimited text file. This file eventually gets imported in Excel or Word. Everything works great, I handled commas and quotes and Excel reads my files correctly. I have one little problem, though......more >>

Hi, I want to make it so my customers have to enter a license code to activate my software. Without this code, the software will only run for a period of time (7-30 days). Are there any examples of how to implement this? Is there anything built-in to .NET to do this? Thanks, John...more >>

Hi all i need to resize a background image in a mdi parent form ? how can i do this i have tryed to do in the resize event, and, in the overload background paint, bla, bla .. and it didn´t show nothing.. can someone help me ???? thks JSB ...more >>

I need to create a project on my web server (Win2k) that integrates with SourceSafe. I've been unable to figure out how to get the project out there and have the check- in/check-out options available. Can anyone tell me the proper steps to take? Thanks!!...more >>

I am trying to help a company move into the future. They are interested in using VB.NET as their platform, and need to know if they can do major web development using WebClasses. I am used to people doing major projects in JAVA, ASP, etc. Can the WebClasses in VB.NET be used to develop at ...more >>

I am trying to access a remote machine's files and can't figure out how to impersonate a user with rights to perform the task. The program runs as a Windows Service - this is NOT ASP, IIS, Web Service, etc. related - strictly a Windows Service. The remote machine is on a different domain so I c...more >>

Hi, My windows application accepts command line parameters. How can I debug it? Is there a way in Visual Studio.net to specify command line argument which application would take? Any other way apart from displaying messagebox. Please let me know. Thanks, Nilay....more >>

I am unable to recompile on Visual C++.NET 2003 because stream.h and iostream.h are not in the include files. When I try to use fstream and iostream without the .h it give me more errors. As I look in the fstream File given in the include files, there is no ofstream declaration, only b...more >>

When I create an install package, all I see is a folder Icon in the Add/Remove programs. I have set the AddRemoveProgramsIcon property in my install package, but that doesn't do anything. I have created packages before that worked correctly, but not anymore. I have even tried installing this ...more >>

Hey Microsoft, this is a real bug which should be reported to those owning Application Center Test (ACT) and VBScript's scrrun.dll version 5.6. VBScript/Windows Script Host uses /system32/scrrun.dll to perform file manipulations by using the FileSystemObject (FSO). VBScripts using FSO w...more >>

I am having very odd problems with running a very simplie n-Tier Duamish-type Win Forms app. I will often encounter problems with me having to compile each tier, starting with the Data Access Layer and working up to the UI just to get the project to run. (I am using .NET 2003 by the way). M...more >>

Hi I used Interop assemblies to read Excel data into DataSet. I am able to run it successfully on my workstation(windows XP and VS .Net 7 and MS Office XP) but when I port my code to server(Windows 2000,.Net Framework 1.1,NO MS OFFICE) I get clsid not found. I believe this is because I do not h...more >>

Ok, nobody at my office, including me, has a clue on .net security, how to configure it, etc.. We need a good book to get us on the way, any recs? Any comprehensive web sites?...more >>

Hello, I wonder if anyone can help me. We have moved over to VS.NET 2003 from evb and I am climbing a very steep learning curve as quick as possible, (the migration path has not been made easy !), anyway I have embedded vb projects running on various mobile platforms using mscomm contr...more >>

I have created an application that will be used for my IT depts. Tasks. I believe I have created the correct architecture but it doesn't feel correct. Could I get opionions if I am headed in the right direction? Here is how I have it set up. UI -> Business Rules layer -> WebService (Broadcasti...more >>

Hi, Its seems that this Dallas based Web Hosting company's service is down for the past 5 days. Anyone knows what is going on. Pls help me. I know, there are lot of customers for them Are they gone burst?...more >>

Hi I have a requirement to use the Application Center Test (part of Visual Studio.Net Enterprise architect) program, to simulate loading on my Web servers. Does anyone know if it is any good? I have gotten it to work and it seems to do the job. I have a requirement to run multiple tes...more >>

I just noticed something since i upgraded one of my two gateway celerons at work to rh9. with windos, if i press the on/off button, it goes into a windows shutdown. or, more likely, it locks up the system. half the time, when windos locks up on me, i have to pull the cord from the back of ...more >>

My question may be trivial, but I was wondering if someone could tell me how to get a form I have created to load. Say I had a program and a button on there for a Help file to open. Well how do I get it to load the form when I click the button. I tried Load frmHelp but it tell me thatfrmHe...more >>