My WinForms application requires a link to the actual application off the start button as well as an icon that will take the user to my clients home page. How do I do this using the .Net Deployment Project? I cannot simply add a short cut to the URL since you are forced to select items from...more >>

Hi , i fetched some records from SQL Server using data adapter and filled it to the dataset. now i want to add some rows to the dataset and reflect it to the database.. i can do it perfectly with no problem. but when i try to delete some rows from the dataset, it gives error.. can any one...more >>

Hi all, Is there any .NET way (I am not rulling out API usage) to add button(s) to a form's title bar? I found some non-.NET solutions that did actually work in VB6 but not in the ..NET forms... I tried painting, but the paintaing area provided by the form is only the client area - no vi...more >>

Folks Does anyone know how to find the active application (i.e. the application which is receiving the key and mouse input) at run time using C# or VB? Regards Nasser....more >>

Folks, What does the rumor mill say about possible .NET (and/or Yukon) beta and/or production release dates ? Regards, Joe ...more >>

Folks, Punching in a wrong phone number, earlier today I've locked up (for 24 hrs) our ability to get into the subscriptions area of MSDN - the one that requires entry of the Subscriptio Id, etc. Once I get in (tomorrow), is this in fact from where I will be able to download "all of Whidbey...more >>

I have tried everything to make .NET return memory to the OS. I use Dispose and GC.Collect() as much as possible. I understand that if the memory is available then why not take it and keep it. However, I noticed that memory is only returned to the OS when the machine is desperate for RAM, but at ...more >>

I am confused with Microsoft Distributed Application Enterpirse Templates (MS-DAET). The documentation says to create a solution baded on MS-DAET, make the changes, and then save as a template. First, when I try to create the solution, it prompts for the Web and WebService project virtua...more >>

Hi All, I want to use an image in the tab control, however, as my image contains round corner, after I add the image, there is some grey color at the corner. And when I click on the Tag, there is a grey line between the tab and the tab page. I try to set the BackColor, but it on...more >>

Hi, I am using VB.NET and I have a project called BusinessLogicLayer and one called Rating. I have rebuild both projects and I can not get rid of the following error-> Error: The dependency 'BusinessLogicLayer, Version=1.0.1428.28938, Culture=neutral' in project 'Rating' cannot be co...more >>

Hi Everyone, I am fairly new to .Net and have just completed my first live ASP app. i developed the app on a laptop and basically the user fills in a form submits and the prints the form (in theory) this worked well on the laptop, but fell over when i uploaded the app to the company intranet...more >>

How do you access another window? For example if u whant tpo write something in a textbox in an other opwn window?...more >>

Hello, I am a new user of Visual Studio.Net (and VB) I would like to use the 60-days limited free version. Is it possible to download the American version (and use American writting menu) on my machine which settings are in French (keyboard, time, ...) ? JR ...more >>

I have VB.net 2002 and am trying to open the samples from 101 Visual Basic.Net Applications. They won't load, saying they were created by a more recent version of Visual Studio. Should these examples open in VB2002? Do I need the full Visual Studio rather than just VB (despite the title ...more >>

Hi ALL, how can I get serial number of harddrive using "pure" .NET, without Win API? Thanx ...more >>

I am converting a large website with VBScript include files and JScript also included as <script language="jscript" runat="server"> in other include files. I would like to convert the VBScript to VB.net based Server-controls with VB.Net code behind. I would like to convert the JScript to JSc...more >>

hi ! system.io.path.gettempfilename() returns a unique file name in the TEMP folder. does anybody know how to create a unique file name in another folder ? thanks in advance, ant. ...more >>

Hi I need to write a c# program which has to merge selected word documents into one word document. Kindly advise the efficient way to achieve this. Thanks in advance sudha ...more >>

Hi I have this necessity and I would ask you a suggestion. I think to develop something (like a service) to install on a server in order to execute sql procedures, and develop an application to install on client that send commands to the server. Which it is the better way to make this scena...more >>

Ok, 3rd or is it the 4th time I have asked this question on Partial Types, so, since it seems to me that Partial Types is still in the design or development stages at Microsoft, I am going to ask it differently. FOUR QUESTIONS: The background: I got three (3) files (1) Untitled.aspx (...more >>

I have an stored procedure which has an OUTPUT parameter, how can i get it, it has to be through a DataReader or something like that???? or when i call it??? can you give me an example??? or how??? Any help will be welcome, thanX!!!! Regards... ...more >>

Has anyone got any links to sites, articles etc or can help with how to write a Windows service that supports multiple instances in the way that MS SQL does? (I have an existing service and just need to make it support multiple instances) TIA ...more >>

I am using vb .net and need to copy entire structures and objects, not just make new references. What is the best way to copy the values in the objects without making my own copy subroutine that copies each element individually. It is my understanding that If I just set obj A = B then A ...more >>

Hi! I'm building a Windows form that allows users to view a list of files (and their properties(metadata)) stored in a certain directory. All of the files in the directory are a result of a mail merge created in another process. In the Merge process, I used "BuiltInDocumentProperti...more >>

I have not planned data persistence at the beginning of a larger project. This now causes some problems. Doing some tests, I have figured out how to serialize and deserialize simple variables as well as a sorted list. Here is the problem: My classes contain both, a sorted list and simple d...more >>

Hi, I have a project with a number of assembly's. (a) How do I version these assembly's? (b) Is there an option to get the compiler to set the version in the Assembly.info file? Thanks, C....more >>

Hallo, I am trying to create a C# service which connects to the SAP DMS system using SAP .NET Connector. The service shall get a list of all documents in a DMS system, and extract all documents to local disk. The DMS system uses SAP Content Server as storage. However, I would appreciate som...more >>

How can a distribution CD AUTORUN.INF file be made to open an HTML page using the system browser rather than running an exe on the distribution CD? Thanks Liath...more >>

Hi, I have a C# Web Application. I am Referencing System.Web In teh code behind of one of my pages I have below imports- using System.Web.UI; using System.Web.UI.Design; When I try to compile my app it complains about System.Web.UI.Design saying that Design does not exist in t...more >>

Dear all, I have an array List of object, in that list of object I would liek to know if a particular object item of that list as a predifined value and then if exist the update that object. The following code illustare that list. ======================================================= ...more >>

This sounds ridiculous, but when I press the search button and enter my criteria, I get no results back, I search on a criteria that I know exists. Obviously I have no problem posting. Thanks for any help. Susan...more >>

Any good books for teaching a mid-level classic ASP developer how to transition to .NET? ...more >>

Is there going to be any smart navigation in ASP.NET 2.0 for Mozilla or Netscape? Thanks. ...more >>

In later versions of the framework is it possible to have indexers on properties for member fields? Say for example I have private ArrayList blah; and a propget public object Blah[int index] { get { return blah[index]; } } ...more >>

Dear all, This is more like a theoretical or conceptual question: which is better, using exception or return code for a .NET component? I had created a COM object (using VB6), which uses return code (not generating error/exception) so it is more compatible with other programming langua...more >>

don't think i got the runtime thing.. what is the easiest way to get it?...more >>

I made a program and it works perfectlly on my computer. Then when I transfer it to my other computer it wont even start. Faild to initialize property something. Someone now what the problem is?...more >>

Hello, Does anyone know how to open an application from a windows service?? For example, I have a windows service running and using a timer or something else I want to open Windows Calculator! I used: Shell("calc", AppWinStyle.NormalFocus) and Process.Start("calc") but nothing seems t...more >>

Hello, is there a simple method to take configuration of Visual Studio .NET with me traveling or back it up to some disk folder? I want to reinstall my OS so I would like to preserve my Studio's configuration settings through my local profile reset. The same way I would like to set up the same...more >>

I have a form in my application. This form contains some controls + a panel with controls in it. I have to be able to move, resize, ... the controls in the panel (only those in the panel). Is it possible to use the design functions of the framework to do that? All the sample that I've seen use a ...more >>

I'm looking for an example of a detailed design that I can follow or get ideas from before programming in vb.net. Currently, I'm using this outline approach that describes my Project, Classes, Methods, properties etc and it goes something like this... I. Project: ProjectName A. Class: Cl...more >>

All help greatly appreciated: We have a team of ~20 people. We're based in ASP development, growing into .NET work. Our ASP development model is to have a central server that everyone attached to via FrontPage extensions. FrontPage managed the vss integration for us, everyone had their...more >>

How do I know the version of Crystal Reports that I'm using in .NET? I already have Seagate Crystal Reports v7 installed on my computer. -- Thanks, Brian Toothill ...more >>

Hi, I have created a .Net Windows control and I want to be able to use it from VB6. I have spent a lot of time trying to me it work but no success. I've been using attributes (ComRegisterFunction, ComUnregisterFunction), Regasm, strong key but no results. Can anybody tell me or prove...more >>

hai, it would be helpful for me if u send any of the download tutorials of .NET my id is sreemagesh@rediffmail.com sreemagesh@yahoo.com...more >>

Hi, This does sound like a bit of a weird thing to ask so I will state my question and then further down explain why I am trying to do it. So if you have the answer then reply! Or if you understand what I am trying to do and can suggest a better solution then reply also! Question ---...more >>

Hello. When editing XML in the Data view mode in Visual Studio .NET, if I press the spacebar while holding shift, it will select the entire row of data I'm working with, rather than just insert a space. Is there any way to disable this?...more >>

Hi, I using these API functions to write to an ini file, but although I specify my own filename, it continues to write to c:\windows\win.ini. Does anybody know why? Thank you, Susan...more >>

I am getting the following set-up error: Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Developer 2003 - English: [2] ERROR: Error 1926.Could not set file security for file 'C:\Config.Msi\'. Error: 5. Verify that you have sufficient priviliges to modify the security permissions for this file. Is ther...more >>

Hi I need to develop a standalone PC application which I would like todo using .NET C# and the MSDE however my question is what would the basic system requirements for this be and am I excluding a huge potential audience by using my preferred technology? For example would VB6, MS Acces...more >>