Hi All, Just wanna check if there is a way to locate/search within a dataset without using the select/filter method. Increasing the accracy of the SQL command has not enabled a smaller dataset. Hence the need to search. At the moment stepping thru each row is rather a bother as i dont ...more >>

Hi, I created a Windows Service using VB.NET under LocalSystem account. In this service, I'm using the FileSystemWatcher component to keep track of files in a mapped directory. I'm mapping this directory from another computer (Server-A), but I keep getting an error saying that the FileSystemWat...more >>

Hey. I'm working on a program built to support several optional plugins. I'm looking for a way to scan the GAC and find all objects in all assemblies that inherit from a certain interface that each plugin must implement (by definition). Is this possible? I would prefer to do it this way because ...more >>

Hi I have a service created in VS.NET, which I can install and run quite happily. After teh service is running, I can attach and run the debugger. However, if I set a breakpoint in the IDE the break point is (presumably) hit, but after a long pause there is an error that says "Source code ca...more >>

Desperately seeking sample code to help get me pointed in the right direction to manage Windows 2000 domain accounts via VB.NET. I want to write programs that can change passwords, create accounts, delete accounts etc, in a win2k AD environment. Please help......more >>

I know how to do this via Win32 API's, but curious about how to do it in ..net. Is there a way in the framework to change the system's locale? Thanks, Juan Miguel Venturello ...more >>

Hi all, Is there any information to be had about the "Object Collection Editor" that appears when you click on a collection property in the PropertyGrid control? I have a class that maintains a collection of instances of the same class, and I would like the user to be able to expand the ...more >>

Hello, Can anyone tell me how long an assembly downloaded via a no-touch application will remain in the assembly download cache? I realize I can manually remove them via the "gacutil.exe /cdl" command, however, I'm curious how long they'll stick around if they are never manually removed. T...more >>

HI can someone tell me how it's possible to make some parts of a windows form transparent via GDI? Thanks Gordon...more >>

I'm having trouble with VS.NET2003 and Visual SourceSafe. I upgraded from VS.NET2002 with Visual SourceSafe already installed, and then upgraded to 2003. My Source Control option has disappeared from the File menu. Also, when I open old projects that were already under source control, i...more >>

hi, can anyone tell me how i can retrieve specific values from a listview? i have created 6 columns that will contain values that are added on an onclick event for a button. These values are ontained from the user via textboxes, comboboxes etc....more >>

Hi, i wanted to know how i could resolve the following error message: An unhandled exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' occurred in system.dll Additional information: The data grid table styles collection already contains a table style with the same mapping name. I want to ...more >>

Hi, i wanted to know how i can make a combo readonly. at the moment the user can edit the values in the combobox at runtime ...more >>

Here is the problem: I have an IIS installed on my computer and a web site. When you click on the button on that website, it should save excel file. If I do it, it works fine ( but I'm an administrator on my own machine). If someone else try that same thing (calling the web site through URL), t...more >>

I'm still new to VB.NET. I'm having an issue sometimes when I place any control (we'll use a label for now) on a form then I right-click on the item, it won't let me delete it. I can do this numerous times. The only way I can delete it is to find it in the "Class View" tree and select "Go ...more >>

In want to visualy drag a Button to a Label and when I depress the mousebutton on top of the label I want to show some dato from the Button in a MsgBox - that's my primary goal. I have made a simple sample code - a form with a Button1, a Label1 and a Timer1. The Button1 has Tag="SomeData", ...more >>

I'm sure there is a way to do this but I can't seem to find it. How do you assign a key-stroke to a macro so you can call it from the editor? What I would like to do is type Something-Something-S and have a macro I created to generate a switch statement be called. Any help is greatly apprec...more >>

Can anyone tell me why the following code fails to quit Excel for me. If I comment out the four lines that reference the workbook, Excel closes. excel = CreateObject("excel.application") excelworkbook = excel.Workbooks.Open(in_file) excelworkbook.close() System.Runtime.InteropServices.M...more >>

Hello, does anyone know if and how it is possible that when you use an image as backgroundimage of a form, this image adjusts itself when the form resizes. Sth. like 'StretchImage' for a picturebox. thanx, t...more >>

Is it possible to compile or register a user control created in VB.net for use as an ActiveX OCX in VB6? The reason I want to do this is that I have a third party application (Ascent Capture 5.5) which is customisable through OCX plugins and I want to build these in .Net. There is plenty...more >>

I am trying to develop an application on a pocket pc using visual studio 2003. My current problem is I am trying to populate a sql statement by looping through a control container that contains all of my textboxes. However, I have not been able to figure out how to retrieve the textbox c...more >>

Hi all, I am using a class to transport some data over the network. I then added the [Serializable] attribute to the class. My problem is that this class is part of a framework and that I do not want developers to call empty constructors. But the runtime sends me an exception when I tr...more >>

Hi, I have an application that uses a web service to access a SQLServer database. Theses 3 elements are on seperate machines. Part of my webservice looks like this: [WebMethod(TransactionOption = TransactionOption.RequiresNew, Description="Specific Method to Query Table1, Table2 and...more >>

how to make loop of unknown files in folder and display it...more >>

I have a form connected to a database (by OleDbConnection). I can travel between records without a problem and change record (only one record visible at time in the form). I have not managed to program behind a button that will add new record. Can you tell me how? Best regards, Arni L....more >>

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