How would I access the standard windows about-like ythe ne that appears when you select help-about in Explorer-in VB6 I was able to use code to customize it-anything similar to this in vb.net? ...more >>

From the documentation about Decimal.Round.... "When d is exactly halfway between two rounded values, the result is the rounded value that has an even digit in the far right decimal position. For example, when rounded to two decimals, the value 2.345 becomes 2.34 and the value 2.355 becomes 2....more >>

I am working on an ASP.NET web app. One of the pages will be using several user controls. The controls will be loaded dynamically based on SQL Server data. I need to be able to retrieve the values from the individual fields in those user controls. So far I am not able to access the contr...more >>

When stepping through code, to find where an error is thrown, the problem is that I have to step threw the statement that causes the error, and if it's in a class that's instantiated from the main program, then I may miss the statement that causes the error. How can I get the debugger to stop ...more >>

Set Up Error - Failed to load resources from resource file Please check your set up. This plesently cordal and verbose error is greeting me in a very random and unpredictable way in a current VB .NET stand alone project I am doing (some times the program runs for 10 minutes, other times, I...more >>

System.Web.Mail.MailFormat The enumerated values for MailFormat are: Html Text How can I send a multipart/alternative format message ? (where both an html and text version are contained) ...more >>

I have an assembly that I want to license to developers. I don't want to license the runtimes that they deliver to their customers. There are no real design-time controls, only some classes that they use by referencing the assembly. If I implement the LicenseManager stuff the LicenseCont...more >>

datagrid ex. a 1 checkbox b 2 checkbox c 3 checkbox once a user selects these 3 rows from a datagrid and i want to save the 1, 2, 3 value into the database how do i do this? I know how to determine the checkboxes and save data into the database, but how do i pass the values into...more >>

In .NET I have noticed that you cannot change code whilst debugging, which means that everytime you pick up a spelling mistake, you have to restart your debbugging. This is very time consuming, especially seeing as the starting and stopping of .NET Pprogramis also slow. Any way that this...more >>

I am wondering if it is worth to create of FtpWebRequest of my own or just wait. ...more >>

I need to add a datagrid in the Tabcontrol which can be used in common by all Tabpages. Right now i have to add datagrid to individual tabpages. Can anyone help me in this. i just want to add one datagrid control to tabcontrol which can be used and seen in all tabpages. Thanks, SKuma...more >>

Hello, I have a concern. I have created a small printing framework and it is taking a lot of memory. Simply put, the framework iterates through objects that implement a "printable" interfaces. Each object provides an image represented by a System::Drawing::Image*, the framework then "dra...more >>

Ok, this is probably a simple and stupid question, but its giving me hell. Lets say that this is my app public class myapp : System.Windows.Forms.Form { public myapp() { } private void btnGo_Click(blah, blah) { ThreadStuff ts = new ThreadStuff(); } } ...more >>

Hi, I am new in VB.Net. I want to write a VB program to go one web site to download Excel or text files regularly. Say, I want to download the Zip code from NPNA web site monthly. It has Excel file for me to download. I have subscribed to it and have my UID/PWD. But I need to automat...more >>

hi, I am trying to setup a datagrid that pulls values from a database but i keep getting an error message when i run the application. Can anyone help me?? The application stops at the line: da2.fill(ds2) i keep getting the following error message: An unhandled exception of type 'Sy...more >>

I don't think I have understood the concept of Code Access Security in Dotnet fully. 1) I simply can't appreciate the method - *Permission.Assert that asserts the 'right' and bypasses the security policy !! Wouldn't this make the security policy redundant? (as any untrusted code can simply a...more >>

Hi, Im trying to format my datagrid via some code to make one column readonly while the other can be edited. I also tried to change the column header. The problem is that the code does not seem to be taking effect. Here is my code. Can anyone please offer me some help? da = New SqlDat...more >>

I'm a newcomer to .Net and am slowly becoming familiar with it, so I have some simple questions. Here's the situation: I created a VB.Net project for my data access layer (DAL), another VB.Net project for my business logic layer (BLL), and am using ASP.Net web forms as the front end. So I wa...more >>

Can I run a webserver using ASP.NET on a Win2K Pro workstation ? Thanks ...more >>

My image will only display when I do an F5 on my local machine. When I'm on another machine and enter the url, the image is not displayed. I get a box with a red X in it. here's my code for the image: </asp:DataGrid><IMG style="Z-INDEX: 101; LEFT: 87px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 231px" alt=...more >>

Hi, I have Visual Studio .NET enterprise architect version 2002 installed on my PC. Now I like to install Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect. Do I need to remove .NET 2002 first before install .NET 2003 ? thanks! ...more >>

I am trying to make my application into a smart client app. When I put in the Url in, i get a CLR crash pop-up which says that a System.InvalidOperationException has occured in IEExec.exe. any ideas? I set the intranet permissions to full thorugh the .net permissions wizard. Is there particular...more >>

ASP.NET have the following article relating to a project we are currently looking at: http://www.asptoday.com/content.asp?id=1944 To access the article I must subscribe however I am unable to evaluate it. Does anyone know of this article and it's quality, or ASP.NET in general ? Thanks ...more >>

I am trying to use the IsDebug property of the FileVersionInfo class at runtime to determine if the current application is a debug version. I know the current configuration that is being compiled is the Debug configuration yet the value of the property is false. I can find no documentati...more >>

Hi, I just finished an application and I now want to deploy it. When I create a CAB file (for the Pocket PC) I get a small file. It works great on a windows 2003 based PPC , but not on a 2002 based PPC. The program properties are set to PocketPc2002 Emulator. How can I get it to work with t...more >>

I've made a an assembly,signed it, and installed it into the GAC. when I'm in VS.NET and choose the Add Refernce Tab I expected to see my assembly listed in the first Tab under .NET. however, its not there. how should i make my reference?and if i wanted it to show up in the first tab how would i...more >>

I had a VB 6 program that use COM interface to automate Excel. What is the best way to work similar thing in .Net VB? still using COM interface? or there are a better way (managed codes)? Please help thanks. Greg...more >>

Hi all, I need to calculate Formulas. For example: dim strFormula as string="25*(12-6)" I ned a DotNet Function to calculate this Formula (25*(12-6)=150): dim dblValue as double = 150 Does anyone know how can i do this? thanks a lot Zsuzsa ...more >>

I have a .Net web app that adds a record to a SQL database. After the user adds their record I want to have a link that will link them to their new record! The recordID is a AutoNumber in the SQL server... How do I return the recordID after I have added the record?...more >>

Hi, I am trying to debug a ServicedComponent assembly in COM+. When I attach to the process, I get no error. When I set the breakpoint, I get a question mark symbol in the breakpoint with the following message: "The breakpoint will not currently be hit. No symbols have been loaded for...more >>

Hello I have a question regarding VBScript. I am trying to call a project/class from a VBScript program. In the VB6 the following VBScript code was working fine: Dim testMyDll Set testMyDll = WScript.CreateObject("MyProject.Class1") call testMyDll.TestMethod Set testMyDll=nothing .....more >>

Have I just wasted money on buying VS.NET Beta 2? I can run the start page but as soon as I try to load a solution file, I get an error within the Microsoft Development Environment as the Common Language Runtime isn't loaded. No samples work from MSDN CD, MSDN WebSite, Other WebSites...more >>

I am building an ASP.Net application with VB.Net. I have several date fields in my form and some of them are optional. If ther is no data in the form field i set the sql parameter to dbnull.value. Still the insert bombs out. The error i am getting is System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlTypeException:...more >>

Hi All, By a mistake I posted a question using one of my real mail addresses. It was then bombarded in one month by so-called MS Patch (swen32), counted 800-1000 virus mails. Even now it's about 20 virus mails a day. Is it usual? bad luck, or targeted? ...more >>

Hi! I'm a software developer in the company named AtosOrigin and in our current project we need a tool which can convert RTF-Files to PDF-files in a .Net-webservice without the use of Word or other WinForms or RichClient-Application on the server. I have searched in google and some other site...more >>

I have a drop down list that is databound to a custom collection. When the page loads it populates the drop down list properly with all the values. I have the drop down list set to autopost back. In the form load I if the it is a post back I am able to print the appropriate index of the selecte...more >>

Announcement: SwiftReports standard edition 1.0 for Visual Studio ..NET 2003 released by UniSwift. We are pleased to announce the first release of a fully-managed reporting tool for the Microsoft .NET framework. SwiftReports provides complete code integration with the Visual Studio .NET 20...more >>