I'm writing a Windows Forms application in C# which will run generally in a Western environment; e.g., EN-US. I need to access a unicode font on the user's system which is capable of displaying Japanese characters - often there will be one or more of such fonts, but I don't know which ones by na...more >>

Hi all ... Does anyone know if it is possible to register a COM-DLL through code using statements of the .NET framework (VB.NET or C#) without using the command-line or shell or anything? Greetz, -- Stijn Lambert Analyst-Designer Real Software Group Industry Division Prins Boudewijnl...more >>

We have source files with extension ".pc", which we would like to be treated by the text editor as if they are ".cpp" files for the purpose of syntax coloring. In Visual C++ 6.0 we could do that with the Source File Properties dialog, available via a right-mouse click on the text editor wh...more >>

Hi All, I m a developer switching to Dot net. We write applications for handheld devices. In dot net we write application using Smart Device Extensions. Now my question is this that we should choose VB.net or C# as a platform IDE. Please provide all the plus minus based on handheld device...more >>

Hi All, I am having a problem with paging in datagrid and need some idea as to how to handle the problem 1. the datagrid is first filled with a select * all 2. the datgrid shows 10 pages 12345678910 3. the first page shows 10 records 4. if do a keyword search on the full dataset the selecte...more >>

I understand an assembly is nothing more than a collection of types in a versioned binary (EXE or DLL) in one or more physical files. Is there any kind of relationship between the assembly name and the file name it is housed in. For example, would the assembly name for a .NET file called "MyRemo...more >>

Here's the situation. I am developing an ASP.NET web application. Most of my forms will be accessing a database (MS Access) for either record creation/deletion/updating or for list lookups. The problem I have is my boss constantly wants to revise table and field names and I am the one that ha...more >>

i have a fairly complex form that is shown using ShowDialog - ie modally. Clicking close in one paricular situation it it gives an unhandled exception "No value at index 0" This occurs AFTER the Form.Closed event finishes and before control returns to the calling form. There is a try catch...more >>

I'm been playing on and off for quite some time with .NET and am fairly enthusiastic about it. The Windows Forms library alone is quite amazing (although I'd love a Java-style layout library, I hate hardcoding positions and sizes), and is really what MFC should have been. Now I'm anxious to sele...more >>

Whenever I run VS.NET 2003, my CPU usage sits on 100%, with total memory usage at 330MB. The CPU stays at 100%, even before any projects are opened (on the start page) and for the rest of the session. This somehow leads to me getting system alarms from my motherboard. Is there something r...more >>

Hi, I just installed the Managed DX redist and it installed into the C:\Windows\Assembly directory. How do I get a reference to these files through VS.NET 2003? Thank you, Timothy. ...more >>

How do I prevent other people from using the dll's I create? I looked at identity permissions but it looks like those are more for identifying an assembly. Any help would be great. Thanks!! ...more >>

In Visual Studio .NET IDE font settings (Tools, Options, Environment \ Font and Colors), some installed fonts are not listed. And funnily, when you choose different selections in "Show settings for:" drop down, different fonts are missing or listed. For example, for Text Editor, you can choose t...more >>

Hi, What is the difference between Object.Equals and "==" operator ? When we use CollectionBase.List.Remove(object), which methods is used to compare objects ? Thanks ...more >>

I have 'loaded' English US in my IExplorer. When I start my VB.NET more statusboxes commes very fast upon each other - it is something around installing English in VISIO !! Can THIS be the course that I can NOT see what is on the Start page's 'web-links' - it says that I should be online...more >>

My application will utilize touch screens. I am using mouse events to Drag&Drop data. Will the mouse events be effective using a touchscreen? Or do I need to look into other methods? Eric. ...more >>

Hi, I noticed that there are some special piece of comments in the source-code generated by Visual Studio.NET when we create a new C# projects. These comments comes with tags like /// <summary> /// Clean up any resources being used. /// </summary> What is the purpose of tags <summary> ? ...more >>

Can we develop MMC snap-ins using VB .NET? Is MMC snap- ins designer for VB .NET available? Thank you...more >>

I want to implement a collection property inside another (in a control derived class) but I have some persistence problems. There is an example of my ColumnItem class <TypeConverter(GetType(ColumnItemConverter))> _ Public Class ColumnItem Private m_strText As String Private m_intWidt...more >>

Dear all, I am running an online file management server that allows web clients to upload files from a webform to the web server. Using the code "filename.PostedFile.SaveAs(fullPath);" I have no problem uploading file with size up to 25MB, but the page starts to create problem with any siz...more >>

Hi all, is there a chance to append the text of the new selected item to the text in the textbox portion of the control? Example: textbox: "hello " new selected item: "world" new textbox text: "hello world" TIA Peter ...more >>

My question concerns the documentation for Control.BeginInvoke(). At one point is says: "Executes the specified delegate asynchronously with the specified arguments, on the thread that the control's underlying handle was created on." later in that same documentation page it says... "Note...more >>

I am developing in VB.NET and need a calendar control that will allow text and/or pictures to be set to specific dates and show up on the correct Date Cell. It also needs to be fully resizable. Does anyone know of any available out there? I've been searching for a couple months now and can't ...more >>