OK, have I come full circle.... ? 1) .NET with VS Studio seemed to be the answer to all my prayers. A) No more worries about coding for Netscape vs. IE. B) Quick Deployment C) All code in code behind. D) Go .NET So I re-wrote the whole application in .NET code behind. ...more >>

Why was the GetHashCode operation given the lofty status of being carried out by a member of the Object class?...more >>

Hi, This code doesn't seem to work it always says "there is more data" and also this method is only called once private void AsyncReadCallBack(IAsyncResult asyncResult) { //Get the state object StateObject state = (StateObject) asyncResult.AsyncState; //Get the socket Sock...more >>

Can someone help how to start e-commerce cart system with SSL, do I develop the cart or get that from 3rd party. ...more >>

Hi, I have re-installed .NET 1.1 on my machine and when I try to start duwamish(any asp.net app) it gives the following error aspnet_wp.exe could not be started. The error code for the failure is 80004005. This error can be caused when the worker process account has insufficient rights to ...more >>

Hi All, Is there any way to get the exact CPU Usage which is shown in Task Manager. Any code snippet or ideas will be appreciated. Thanx in advance, Vijay ...more >>

hi all i need to work with the commandbuilder and with a transaction object how can i do this ???? thks JSB please don´t tell me that i have to do this ex: mycommand.transaction = commandbuilder.insertcommand is this logic ????? i don´t think so ... ...more >>

Hi all, I was trying to find an easy way to write in the standard configuration (like app.config) xml-based files. I found classes that can be used to read this information (in System.Configuration) like the ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings property, but I was not able to find anything to wr...more >>

I am building a chess game application that allows a user to click on a piece and move it to a new square. When the user clicks on a piece the mouse pointer must change to the image associated with that square. The squares are PictureBoxes with images of the pieces set to the pBox's image ...more >>

Dear Sirs, I want to put a button which will start internet exploerer with specified html page. I try to use shell(), but with shell, I have to know where is the explorer.exe I just want to point a html file and that file starts internet explorer. Can I do that? Because I know where w...more >>

Hi I have created an installation package in VS .Net. All works well if I use the default installation path. If however I change the Installation path the following message is shown. "A portion of the folder path '' is invalid. It is either empty or exceeds the length allowed by the system"...more >>

How to do it simply: string ss = @"tab\tnotab\n"; Write.Console(ss); // prints \t \n How to reinterpret \t and \n Thank you...more >>

Hello How can I send messages to user like messageBox from a ASP page without doing postback over the page, thanks for your help Oscar...more >>

If I invoke a web service, and it throws an exception, I can see the exception if the client app is a .Net app. However, if the client app is not a .Net app, I only receive the HTTP 500 error. I believe this is due mostly to the fact that the non-.Net apps are using POST instead of SOAP. If th...more >>

Hi everyone, I have a small piece of code which uses GetObject function and it is working fine in a windows application developed under .NET In a windows service application, the GetObject function returns an error: "Cannot create ActiveX component" Does anyone knows why ?? Thank ...more >>

hi, can anyone tell me how one goes about adding icon images to menu items - i have not been able to find anything on the subject. thanks michael ...more >>

Hello All, I use a formula in my Crystal Report that uses the Date time functions. I use the function "CurrentTime" to display the current time. My format of time displayed by this function is: "1:06:23PM" . I need a space to appear between the time and the AM/PM fields just like C# etc give. Ho...more >>

Hi I am using a variable of StringBuilder to form a string. After appending a string of value like this {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Verdana;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs17 saesae \b esrdsr esrdsr\i refetwe\b0\i0\par } This value is app...more >>

I have noticed that Visual Studios .NET has a debug mode for SQL statements, but I can't seem to get it to work with MS SQL Server. I can't seem to pull up my stored procedures from the Server Explorer to set breakpoints. Does anyone know if this can be done? I can open my stored proced...more >>

I have been using .net for about a week now, everything was working fine but now I can't run any projects. I start off by creating a new vb project which automatically adds a new form. If I try to run this new project the IDE hangs. It hangs right after checking the build. It says Build: 1 succe...more >>

Hi, If we reference a COM component directly in VS.NET, VS.NET will create a ..dll file in our application folder. Is this .dll file the same as if we would use tlbimport.exe to create the RCW ? Thanks. -- Dotnetjunky ...more >>

I usually embed a XML manifest with my applications to have them support XP Visual Styles. I know I can embed the resource into the resources section of the compiled executable (under the type RT_MANIFEST and with ID=1). What I want to know is if there's a way to include it in the project before...more >>

Hi All, I have a form with 3 tab controls. Each tab control has its own text boxes placed. My question is how do I place the cursor in the first text box in the respective tab control as the user clicks from tab control to tab control. Appreciate help. SK ...more >>

Hi, I would like to search the dotnet newsgroups, but I have had no success using the built-in search. 1. How can I search for only items that contain ALL the words in my search criteria? 2. How can I search for all items posted by a particular user? Entering the name in the "from"...more >>

hi i have a dataset in my webservice which i pass to the windows app. i want to be able to make querries to that dataset and update it too ..then pass it back to the web service for updatng the database.. that way i dont make calls to the database time and again. any idea where i can read more...more >>

Greetings, If I drop more than one component (custom component) onto a WebForm, is there a way (inside the Component) to identify the instance of the class? For example, Most controls/components have a Name/ID property but there seems not to be one for the Component except in the property edit...more >>

I have the following that lists *.doc files in a folder. How do I list other types as well (I have tried using dirInfo.GetFiles("*.doc;*.rtf;*.pdf") but it does not work)? <%@ Import Namespace="System.IO" %> <%@ Import Namespace="System.Collections" %> <script language="VB" runat="server"> ...more >>

Hi, When attempting to debug a project on a remote server, I get the error message : "Error while trying to run project: unable to start debugging on the web server. the debugger is not properly installed. Run setup to install or repair the debugger." I went through the steps described i...more >>

Hi All, I'm not very sure if this is the forum for my question but i was hoping someone could direct me to the right place (or answer my question). I am using the .NET crystal report viewer to display reports (crystal reports) in HTML in my web application. My client's requirements ar...more >>

Dear all, I have define a suer type as follow Structure USER_PARAM_LIST Dim LastUser As String Dim SaveEntry As Boolean End Structure and a variable of that type Dim m_structUserParamList As USER_PARAM_LIST How can I compare an object type to knwo if it is a ...more >>

Hello, I need to produce an InputBox from a button click on an ASP.NET webform to get a value from a user, I know nothing about Java script - is there a way to do it from VB Script and pass the value back to my webform. If anybody can help out or provide sample code it would be greatly...more >>

I just installed VS .Net 2003 and now when I try to remove something from the GAC I get the error: Unable to uninstall: assembly is required by one or more applications Pending references: SCHEME: <WINDOWS_INSTALLER> ID: <MSI> DESCRIPTION : <Windows Installer> These are components I...more >>

Hello Gurus I can't get Dart PowerFTP to do anything. I create the ftp oblect and set the connection values, but when I do a get, put or even an invoke for a site command, I always get the error message "No more results can be returned by WSALookupServiceNext." If anyone could give me...more >>

Hi Could someone clarify for me the method parameter passing concept? As I understand it, if you pass a variable without the "ref" syntax then it gets passed as a copy. If you pass a variable with the "ref" syntax then it gets passed as a reference to the object and any changes to t...more >>

i want to make my form a heart so plz tell me the code;)...more >>

Does anyone know how I can do this. Client has XML file generated daily that only I should be able to pick up. It is on an HTTP server and secured as only being accessible to a specific Win2K user/password. ....or should I be looking at KeyInfo. Can't find any examples of how to use it...more >>

Dear all, How to know which class to use to collect config file information? NameValueSectionHandler or SingleTagSectionHandler and others thanks for your reply regards...more >>