In my unmamaged code varaibles declaration can use special characters like - Dash _ Underscore (C# allows except this) $ Dollar sign # Number sign % Percent sign but C# will not allow how can i replace this characters with other ones like cant dlete this charates from ...more >>

How can i achieve the dynamic arrays concept in C#? I have used the ArrayLists of C# but in few cases it is failing like when i pass these dynamic arrays a arguments to functions b'coz in those functions directly i cant assign the arraylist values to other variables (as they are objects) ...more >>

If I set a breakpoint in visual studio 2000 and viewed a local variable (in the "locals" panel), I would see something like: sql | " SELECT Operator.FirstName, .... now I am using visual studio 2003, I see something like: sql | "\r\nSELECT \r\n\t\t\tOperator.Fi...more >>

I have a asp.net page that creates controls at runtime. I am also wanting to create drop down lists at runtime that connect to a view in sql server. I was thinking of storing either the view name of the sql statement in a field, and using that to create the datasource for the ddl at runtime. ...more >>

How do I clear my recently opened project list in VS.NET 2003? Thanks...more >>

Why is it that when I move a form (.cs and .resx) file in a project to a sub folder it totally flucks up on the apps using that component. No code changes just the actual project structure for the control. The designer has serious issues. I regard it as work in progress, not final. ...more >>

If I get the error: Compiler Error Message: CS0246: The type or namespace name 'sb' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?) What namespace or assembly would I need to import?...more >>

I have a MAP object on an aspx page. The MAP object contains a number of AREA objects. I would like to assign a tooltip or onmouseover event to each of these AREA objects, but it doesn't look like AREA has title or tooltip properties, despite what I see in help documentation. Does anyone k...more >>

Hi all, Does anyone know of a GOOD explaination why the DateTime type is a value time (cannot be null) and furthermore does not provide a DateTime.Empty value? when using a DateTimePicker control on windows forms, there is the checkbox that can indicate an empty date value. there is no such...more >>

System.Convert.ToInt32() doesn't work the way that I want, as the function rounds the double value to the nearest 32-bit integer. For example, for a number 11.75, it returns 12, but I want 11 (the floor). Is there a function in .NET to do this? ...more >>

Hello, Does anyone kow of any good examples or documents that talk about serializing complex objects and object graphs to XML. Basically I would like to have a class that references other classes etc and I'd like to serialize the whole thing... Many thanks... Martin ...more >>

Please see threads on "Dumb question about Message boxes" - I went to the specified link - this works great if all you want to do is display a message box before any of your script behind the aspx.vb runs or on the click event, but if you are actually trying to validate user selections, such as w...more >>

For reasons I have not yet identified I am having problems with the help system in VS.net 2003. It seems as though it was working all right in the past but it's not now. First of all I can't seem to get my search and help icons to stay on the screen when in VS. In order to access the search d...more >>

I'm using MS .Net Version 7, using VB .Net working on a "simple" web page. All I want to do is display a messagebox. I tried using Messagebox.Show, and get an error that Messagebox has not been declared. I tried using MsgBox (like we used in VB 6) but this throws application errors every time ...more >>

I have an interesting challenge in front of me and I am not sure where to begin. I need to accomplish the following: While a user is visiting our website, I need to launch a process to capture data from a provider's web page, collect some data related to the information our visitor is ...more >>

I'm using Win2K3 Enterprise edition with the latest .NET framework installed. I have this problem with getting "out of disk space" errors. I have 35 Gigs of disk space free. It doesn't happen all the time but it does happen. When I installed Sharepoint Services I got the error and had to reboo...more >>

I had a background task collecting data from a server which wanted to update lots of parts of the UI with new information (potentially while the user is interacting with it). At first I was using Control.Invoke to get work done on the UI thread -- but this was resulting in all sorts of random ...more >>

I'm doing a few tests with simple .net scripts, and I noticed that I display the following error message at ErrMessage.Text if I don't enter "BLUE" in capital letters into my input textbox: <%@ Page Language="VB" %> <script runat="server"> Sub Check_Value(Src As Object, Args As EventA...more >>

Hi, I am trying to set the value of the a combobox with a field from a dataset. It will not set. Me.cboTypeDesc.Text = DsTitle.Tables("Title").Rows(0).Item ("genre_description") or index = cboTypeDesc.FindStringExact(DsTitle.Tables ("Title").Rows(0).Item("genre_description")) Me....more >>

This is very weird !(Sql server 2000) I am trying to store 11/18/2003 12:00:00 AM in a field with data type datetime. it accept it but the time disapper. So it looks like 11/18/2003. however, 11/18/2003 12:00:01 AM works fine. is there a bug in sql server 2000. sincerely yours ...more >>

Hi, I have a real beginner question for u.... what i want to do is close a form when a new one opens. At present when i run my application and arrive at the main form, i press a button to display a second form, but the 1st form is still in the background. I tried to use me.close but thi...more >>

Can we post events in C#? My requirement is that I call an event in a function, but the event should execute at the end of the function, after all the lines of code before the event gets called and all the lines of code after the event are executed. does .net supports this queuing of ev...more >>