I screwed up somehow and IIS has disappeared from my system. Settings/Control Panel/Add/Remove Programs/Add/Remove Windows Components/ won't install IIS. It seems to think it's already there and that I want to remove it. In any case, I have run the wizard several times and the state of my sy...more >>

Hi.. I am writing a .NET server program that will run on Windows 2000 (and maybe some day on Windows 2003). It must allow thousands of people to be connected at one time. I would like to verify that I can do this with TCP/IP without running into some sort of limitation. I have verifi...more >>

how can I start thinking in .net of how to make a programme like messenger I.e window forms application but connected via the internet to chat... also easy to install like that... notifications of versions is automatic.... my previous experience in vb6 and new to vb.net thanks ...more >>

In a nutshell I have a 1.1 Framework VB Winform app with one form and one .vb file. The .vb file is defined with it's own namespace MyNameSpace. In form code I can reference properties of MyNameSpace with syntax like MyNameSpace.Property1 but hovering the mouse over this property will not ...more >>

Hi, A quick question (please let me know a more appropriate newsgroup, if any): When developing a new piece of software, how does one know whether or not the software needs to be "patented"? As you know, MSFT recently lost a court case in which the plaintiff claimed that the idea of...more >>

[WIN 2000 Pro] [IIS 5] hi i try to connect to my site on port 80 from my local network no probleme but from outside is do not work like no site a this address ! my firewall is redirect port 80 on my local IP (the config sopose to be ok) i can ping my IP i already try on some other p...more >>

How can I add tmy crystal licence key to my project (via AssemblyInfo or app.exe.config?) without using the merge module method? I have an app I am deploying via no-touch methods and so am not installing on clients. ...more >>

Greetings all, I'm currently reading the excellent applied .Net Framework programming by Jeffrey Ritcher. In the Type Fundamentals chapter a brief description of the System.Object methods is given. Against the GetType member it says: This method is nonvirtual preventing classes from o...more >>

Does anybody know how to add a checkbox column to a datagrid? Thanks, Jason...more >>

Hi, Did anyone tried installing DOT NET 2003 on AMD , I am facing a problem , while installing i got a alert saying error 25003 , I am installing on WINDOWS XP professional edition . TIA Veresh ...more >>

I need a form maximized so that it can't be resized or moved in any way. language c# thanks in advance....more >>

I'm creating a Web Setup App, and I've been having many problems with it alongthe way. Some still aren't solved. This latest problem is that I can't install the application into the directory I want it to go to. There is a virtual directory that already exists on the server, and I want ...more >>

I'm using an enumerator to iterate through a HashTable that contains all numeric keys. I'd like to iterarate through the HashTable based on the ordered keys. Is there a quick way to do this? Thanks! -Mark IDictionaryEnumerator myEnumerator = myHashTable.GetEnumerator(); while ( myEnumerator....more >>

hi, i have a dataset and a number of controls that are bound to it. some of the records being displayed are numerical and are bound to text boxes. they display without a problem but i would like to be able to format the numbers being displayed using thousand separators, etc. could someone ...more >>

Hi Everyone, Is there any one out there who can help me in VB.NET to show the tooltip description of the TOOLBAR panel in the STATUSBAR. In other words when the mouse hovers over the tool bars the tooltip shows tip under the mouse and the detail description of the TOOL BAR should be show...more >>

What a pain trying to insert data into a table from a stored proc. My webform asks for 16 pieces of data - which then gets written to the database. I found this easier than the crap below (after the ***********). This was eaiser: get a list of all the parameters you want to pass - put th...more >>

Hi All I have been trying to add a control to the header cell of a datagrid on my ASP.NET page. These controls are defined in the HTML as ASP.NET web controls. They are being added into the header of the datagrid in the "ItemDataBound" method of the grid. However, once, they are added in ...more >>

I wrote a class that I intended to be a custom action. I added the DLL for the class to the setup project using the CustomActions editor. When I run the installer it completely ignores the custom action I set up. First I put everything in the class constructor in the order I wanted it...more >>

How do I call APIs written in C like CMC? Will PInvoke do the job? I hope I don't have to write a COM wrapper! Sieg ...more >>

I'm developing an add-in. Is there some series of events that I can hook into that will let me know the non-compiled interface has changed. I want to be able to update my add-in as the user types. For example, if the user types in: Public Function Foo() as Integer End Function I want my ad...more >>

I just installed VS studio .NET 1.1 on a different Laptop. My other machine has 1.0. When I pulled my projects in, I was told by VS that they would have to be converted to 1.1 How is it that I work with multiple versions of .NET ? The other developer is on the earlier version. My orga...more >>

Hi, I have just starting development on a basic email client in .NET as a learning exercise. I have managed to attach to my POP3 server and list, read emails etc. However, I am not entirely sure of the format of the emails so that I can write some code to manage them. Could someone point me in...more >>

Hi Looking for information on whether or not Microsoft intend to develop a .Net for Unix \ Linux OS (thus opening a brand new OS for VB.Net programmers). I know of the Mono project (but this is seemly a lot slower that .Net on Windows). Regards Bert...more >>

Any functions similar to FindFileFirst or SearchPath in .NET Framework class library? Thanks...more >>

How do you program in VB.NET to show the most recent used document in a dropdown menu? I am referring to something like in MS WORD or EXCEL where it shows the recent document the user was working with. Appreciate help. Suresh...more >>

I have a VB6 program that is going to Shell a VB.Net program to run. I want the VB.Net program to only run once, so it if is not running and it is Shelled, the program runs; if it is already running and it is Shelled, then I wish the program to become visible. I do have to use the Shell process...more >>

Part of a Windows Service app I created in .NET 2003 has the following code: Dim stOutPath As String Dim stTableName As String Const strDBPath As String = "C:\test_be.mdb" acApp = New Access.Application With acApp stTableName = "tblTest" stOutPath = "C:\IN\test.txt" .OpenCu...more >>

Hello, I have developed a .Net Windows-application in VB.Net and now I want to distribute my application on CD on platforms from Win98 to Windows XP. Because I am pretty new with the stuff of deploying .Net applications on several platforms using Visual.Net, I could use some help to get ...more >>

I recenetly purchased VB.net standard and in the box was a card saying that it included crystal reports (as it always used to) but I cannot find CR in the templates or in the toolbox. Can anyone tell me where I can download it, or how I might install it if it is already there. Thanks...more >>

Hi, being a Windows developer and not having anything to do with UNIX/Solaris, I have a few questions about accessing .Net Web Applications from such environments. If a client has a UNIX/Solaris environment, is it possible to put a Windows 2000 box on the network which hosts a .Net web applica...more >>