i want to pass a struct by reference to a function in a c++ dll. the problem is that the call causes an ArgumentException in the calling c# code. i already tried to use "out" instead of "ref" there was no exception generated but i saw in the unmanaged code all fields of the struct were uninit...more >>

hi. i have application with 5 threads. can i use the trace and tracelistener, so if i trace in thread1 , it will write to file1, and if i trace to thread2 if will write to file2. hope im clear, have a nice day. ...more >>

What do people use to read these newsgroups? I have been using my web browser (IE) and pointing it to "http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/". The experience doing this has been pretty much awful. Is there something better? I do not want to use Outlook -- I do not trust it to refrain f...more >>

Is there a Javascript IDE? I googled it but didn't find anything really. ...more >>

Hi All, I have a VB .NET application. I want to use one class written in CS. Can I include the CS file and use the class in my VB app? I have tried it but I cant seem to instantiate the class.... Cheers Rohit ...more >>

Hi, anybody can help me with this. I've created a singleton class, and now wants to add destructor to it. I know we can implement the IDisposable and also overrides the Finalize method (from the MSDN example). But is it possible that we just implement the Dispose method, which we will call a...more >>

I have a rather large project which uses 2 dll that someone in the office wrote and that I added to the project as dlls. When I deploy to a pocket PC I need to manually copy the .dll files to the target. How can I include those 2 files in the deployment? There is a lot of documentation on m...more >>

Hi again I have a stored procedure that looks like this. CREATE PROCEDURE usp_GetCustomers AS SELECT customer_id, customer, COUNT(*) FROM dbo.Customer GROUP BY customer_id, customer UNION ALL SELECT NULL, NULL, COUNT(*) AS Expr1 FROM dbo.Customer GO It works great in Query Analy...more >>

Hi all, i have posted this in another message board and desparately need help :). Here is a piece of my code. Please keep in mind my first if-then code is strictly for validation. Once it has been validated, I create this variable and gather them together into an insert if-then statem...more >>

Hi, I have created a very simple web page using vb.net. Unfortunately, it seems my vs.net can not generate correct HTML code based on my vb code (it doesn’t handle the load and click event). The vb code and related HTML code are as follows: .net generated Vb code: Public Class Hello ...more >>

Folks I want to put together a developer machine for around $2500-$3000 US and I was considering the advantage of dual processors over 2 gigs of ram and lvd scsi. I have heard that VStudio and other programs don't benefit from cpu power or ram above a certain amount. Can someone make a recommen...more >>

I have a dataview which I am assigning to a Datatable (I am doing this because currently Crystal Reports will not accept a dataview as a Reportsource -- The recommended work-around is to assign dataview to datatable). The dataview is being filtered. However when I assign it to the datata...more >>

I'm missing something obvious with C++ instantiation of .NET objects. (accessing managed code from unmannaged code) Anyone suggest good examples in C++ (not C#)? I'm trying to create an XmlTextWriter object, but the class is undeclared. How do you declare a class in .NET C++? -Greg...more >>

I would like to know if anyone knows the limit of email addresses that can be put into this field or the limit on the number of characters that can be put into this field. Are there any other limitations that I need to consider? I am trying to set up a newsletter with a subscribe and unsubscr...more >>

Does anyone know how to implement internal interface documentation for functions and parameters? I found a similair thing for proerties. For properties I found something like: <System.ComponentModal.Description("This property sets aars!")> Property Aars() As Boolean '...Property body... ...more >>

Hi, I was wondering if there were any commercial applications out there that use .Net. Like games, accounting programs, and etc. I havn't seen any myself. I know a lot of web sites are built on .Net (like mine) but I havn't seen the framework installed with any programs yet. Thanks! Ken...more >>

Hi, I posted the messsage below last week, but no replies, I've reproduced the problem with a VB macro, just create one and paste the following code. Let me know of any workarounds you can think of. thanks, -R a f i ' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine Impor...more >>

Hi. When implementing a Dispose method for a class, is it enough to create a method called Dispose, or is it mandatory to implement the IDisposable interface on the class? Thanks, Erik Cruz ...more >>

Is there a way to turn off optimistic concurrency in ASP.NET when updating a record via the oleDBdataAdapter/oleDBcommandBuilder? If you use the Microsoft ASP.NET tools you can turn it off and thus modify the SQL statement so that it doesn't include the WHERE portion, but I'm not sure how to d...more >>

I think the .NET framework is great! It's nice, clean and logical; in contradiction to the old Microsoft. =20 It only saddens me that the new Microsoft still doesn't under stand = there own rules when it comes to file paths. A lot of Microsoft installers for example, and also installers...more >>

Is the functionality we had available via ActiveX Data Objects Extensions also available to us when using the .NET Framework? I'm interested in learning what I need to learn to develop a database via code, add tables, or add columns to existing databases and so on. I'm hoping somebody has le...more >>

I'm developing a server control for our intranet. This control is only going to be used in two applications on the server, but they must be separate. It has been established that these 2 apps will use a specifically named key from their respective web.config's. I want the control to use that ke...more >>

Hi, I have a previous validation If-then that works fine. If online form has input from the input tag I want to insert it into tables in SQL. Interestingly, I have built an RDBMS in SQL and need to insert to the lookups based on someone filling out a textbox. My problem is that the...more >>

Greetings, I noticed that there have been a number of case studies done with regard to .NET technologies being used on various sites (http://www.microsoft.com/net/casestudies). Given that our website uses this technology (XPunch.com), I was wondering if anyone could advise me on how to...more >>

I'm trying to get descriptions for my properties and methods inside my classes to appear in Intellisense. I'm using VB.Net, does any know how to do this...? If so an example would be very much appreciated... Thanks, Dan ...more >>

Hi Here's my problem, I create a windows service with Config.xml file. All setup for my service is in this file. I create a windows application to manage these settings (Config.XML File). This work good if the two applications are in the same folder and Config.XML is in the folder too but If ...more >>

Hi In my Windows service i want to write in eventlog of another computer. I see the MachineName property to set where to write log. I try this using IP address and this work great on a computer where I have full right access. What acces I must have on distant computer to write in the eventlog...more >>

I am trying to retrieve the content of a text column in SqlServer using a DataReader. When I ask for the data, using either GetString () or GetSqlString (), the data gets truncated all ellipses (...) put on the end. I don't know of any other way to get the data out so any help is appreci...more >>

Hi everyone I have a question: I have created a small windows service and runs ok. I have a problem, tho. I would like to abort uninstalling of the service if it is currently running, so I thought i could use a servicecontroller for checkin if it is running and then... That is the problem...more >>

Microsoft Customer this is the latest version of security update, the "September 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which fixes all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express as well as three newly discovered vulnerabilities. Install now to c...more >>

Hi, I found a great js calendar pop-up that i want to use on the same page where i'm already using a .vbs for client- side script. I can use either one individually w/o problems but, when I try to use them both, it appears that .NET is treating the js as vbs. I get 2 dominating errors th...more >>

Hello, The following problam description I did not need to write, I just copied from the groups from others which met the error and allways the thread was 1 artical the problem was never resolved! So, please someone there , any idea? I've createed a typed dataset that I fill from a sql quer...more >>

I am developing an application in VB .NET and Oracle 8i. I am exactly not sure about what provider should I use for my database. Which one would give the best performance and also will not have any conflicts from moving from Oracle 8i to oracle 9i in the near future. Any help would ...more >>

In VB6, I had some code which 'forced' the first character of a string entered to be Capital. For example, if a person was entering their name (john doe)... the code would 'force' --- John Doe. Here is what I believe is the VB6 code: Private Sub txbModUser_TextChanged(ByVal sender As Syst...more >>

Hi, I created a COM AddIn for Word that performs the functions that it needs to, but I needed to add the ability for the toolbar created by the COM AddIn to remember it's last position and whether it was docked or not. I added the following code to my "OnConnection" function but it fails ...more >>

Sorry for such a simple question, but I've just installed .NET from my MSDN subscription, and it didn't install SQL, so I'm stuck trying to follow a walkthrough. We have SQL server on CD, but that refuses to install on my development machine :-(...more >>

Hi, In visual studio .NET, i can't add to references the system.web.UI.webcontrols. I can't find it also in my computer....more >>

In the days of VB6 I would often use the Wang/Kodak Imaging control that ships with Windows to process TIFF files. Drop the ocx on a form and TIFF file manipulation is all very easy. So how do I do this in .net? I've searched MSDN and while there is a lot about imaging, and there is of co...more >>

i maid a picturebox and i want when i press "up aroww" the picturebox comes up so please send me the code for it (with the default names) ... :-)) ...more >>

Hi all. I am facing a problem that was exposed (and solved) earlier in this NG. But I can't find any of the related threads : My ASP.net tags in my ASPX pages are not interpreted any longer. There are left "as is" in the HTML Source, and then does not display in the browser. Any h...more >>