Hi, when I navigate to path C:\Windows\assembly in widows explorer , there is a sub folder listed in the treeview called downloads. This lists some assemblies I have created. But I don't now how there got there? Can somebody cast some light on this for me. One assembly is a office addin w...more >>

After my program is associated with a file type, and the user double-clicks that type of file, my program is launched. How do I access the input parameters (command line) Windows® sends to my application so that my application can open the file the user double-cicked? L. Spiro...more >>

When replacement DVDs are sent in a monthly update, what is the easiest way to tell if any of the software products I have installed have been changed/updated on the new DVDs? Or are updates only made via service packs or new product version numbers? -- Cheers, James....more >>

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I get a gzipped tar archive e-mailed to me every day. Thanks to help from this newsgroup I have a daily c# program that scans my outlook mail, finds the archive and saves it to a file. Now I'd like to unpack it, à là (cd targetdir; gunzip file|tar xvf -) How do I do this from the same c# p...more >>

Hi everyone, I have a problem with the file uploading in Asp.Net and I have read a lot on forums on this but never found an answer. Here is the problem: I know Asp.Net maximum Length for uploading a file to the server is 4Mo but I changed that maximum to about 10Mo in my web.config file : ...more >>

Hi, i am having a hard time trying to convert my date. Here is my problem : I get an input date from a user in a form (in a asp:textbox control). The date is validated with the "dd/MM/yyyy" format and stored in a variable. Dim strDate As DateTime = Date.Text (strDate contains:20/10/2004 0...more >>

I have a combo box that I want to populate from a SELECT query How to do this?...more >>

I am trying to advance to the next textbox when input for the current textbox has reached its maximum length. In a different newsgroup I found this code snipit, but I have not been able to use it. Private Sub Text1_Change() If Len(Me.Text1) = Me.Text1.MaxLength Then Me.Text2.SetFoc...more >>

Hi all, This strays off-topic (which would seem difficult in something including "general" in its name)... I've been curious where C++ is fitting into the overall scheme of the future. Is MS trying to downplay it in favor of C#? Where is it heading in the rest of the non-MS world? There ...more >>

I am new to asp.net and am having a hard time with what i would usually do with a recordset. I have a simple query that returns a record - how can i get that record value into a variable after i execute the query: select Max(DailyPOnumber) + 1 as MaxPO from tblPurchaseOrders i used to be ...more >>

Hi, Can you schedule emails/events based on SQL data? Example: User sets an expiration date via web form to SQL DB. When this date arrives, send out an email to the user via web form. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Roland ...more >>

Hi, I wonder where I can find a reference/manual about .NET GUI Standards (online or a book). All general rules, do and don't do, controls, color scheme, mouse etc. I once so a book about these kind of topics for windows 95. Any idea? Thx, Steph....more >>

im using "Error Provider" in my form , the problem is that when im trying to exit the program by the exit button on the title bar im getting disturbed by the error provider so i cant exit the program from there. is it possible to hide or disable the exit button in the title bar? is there an...more >>

Hi, I tried to retrieve CustomAttributes from a field in a class that has a MarshalAs attribute but I couldn't. Out of frustration I tried all possible combinations. GetCustomAttributes(true); GetCustomAttributes(false); GetCustomAttributes(typeof(MarshalAsAttribute), true); GetCustom...more >>

Hi, Could someone please recommend a good POP3 component that you've used successfully in your .NET projects? My only requirement is that the component be able to handle attachments and save them to a specified folder. Thanks, Sal ...more >>

Hi, I'm totally new to crystal reports (for VS.Net 2003), so please excuse if this question is trivial: In my application, the user is able to create XML- files, that always contain information in the same (!) format. So, I'd like to give the user the ability to create reports out of any...more >>

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Hi, I just started my first .net project with visual studio and c# and have got a problem which seems quite strange to me: Alle messageboxes in my program don't show any content i. e. neither the message itself nor the caption of the ok-button is visible. I also tried a little VB-project an...more >>

I have create a windows application in c# with use of an webservice. I have a problem with upload files/images to the server with use of a windows application. Is't some as can help me?...more >>

I read that Microsoft has released a preview copy of Whitehorse. Is it available for downloading, and if so, what's the URL? ...more >>

How do I easily calculate the shortest path between two geographical spots on a map? The map is divided into zones. So I guess it is possible to use Dijkstra’s Shortest Path algorithm, but it seems like a lot of work and I am sure that it has been done many times before. From (x,y) coord...more >>

My DataGrid is bound to DataSet which contains relationship between two tables as follows: SqlHelper.FillDataset(strConn, CommandType.StoredProcedure, "spSelectClientApplicant", ds, New String() {"Client", "Applicant"}) ds.Relations.Add("Applicants", ds.Tables("Client").Columns("Client_I...more >>

Hi All, The company I work for has traditionally used COM/ActiveX for the solutions that it provides. We are in the process of moving to .NET and a few applications have been written in VB.NET up to this point. Some of the applications are class libraries which need to be callable via the C...more >>

Hi, i am relatively new to dotnet and am working on a project that requires me to bind to objects instead of datasets. The reason for this is that we are using an OR mapper to generate these custom data objects. I know that web controls can bind to any type of object as long as it imple...more >>

Hi I'm using .Net(C#) and working on the form(Screen) which have text boxes for both arabic and english data to store. So i want to change the language at run time from arabic to english and vice-versa, when the control moves from one text box to another. Regards Dharmendra...more >>

hi, i have a textbox that used for entering password (passwordChar=*) when im doing cut,copy,paste to the textbox.text its not working how to do the paste in this case? thanks...more >>

What is the general difference between .Net and COM+ components? When is one better than the other? Where can I find information about the similarities and differences? I have browsed msdn but so far I have not found much useful information....more >>

Hi, I have come across a rather bizarre problem using the TcpClient to retrieve a web page. I use the TcpClient in conjunction with a StreamWriter to write a HTTP request to the web site. The web server returns either a 301, 302 or 404 code indicating that the page could not be found or has b...more >>