Hi All, I'm a 10+ year c++ developer (99% desktop apps) looking to the future (as the few of us still working have learned to do). Everyone seems to expect you to have experience with .Net, so I'm looking at it for the nth time, trying to figure out how I'm going to use it. In a stron...more >>

http://www.atozed.com/indy/Texts/VSIntro.iwp Intro article with code. -- Chad Z. Hower (a.k.a. Kudzu) - http://www.hower.org/Kudzu/ "Programming is an art form that fights back" ELKNews - Get your free copy at http://www.atozedsoftware.com ...more >>

I installed VS.NET 2003 and the framework on Windows XP Pro and it seems to have caused problems with VB6 projects which use ODBC data controls to connect to MS Access XP. I've also been told that this has happened to someone else at work who had alot of problems with VB6 projects after installa...more >>

If you are interested I have added a new chapter on dynamic loading and reflection to my twisted tutorial on OOP in C#. http://www.geocities.com/jeff_louie/OOP/oop13.htm In this chapter I am going to demonstrate the use of encapsulation and polymorphism to allow the dynamic loading of a "plu...more >>

How do I call the standard Win32 API about box (like in Windows explorer- when you select help-about) from a VB.NET windows form? ...more >>

I have a stream, I need to get it into a string. Is this the best way to do it? Seems like a lot of junk just to get it into the string. Forget the fact that its VB - its for inside a VB project Dim LASCII As New ASCIIEncoding Dim LResult As String Dim LStream As New MemoryStre...more >>

can we do unit testing like checking the functionality of button in Mic-ACT? Please provide me the solution. I need urgent help. Liza ...more >>

Hi all I am using App.Config files to store custom settings in the appSettings section for my executable. This works fine, but I have another Assembly which is a dll and I can't seem to get the dll to read from the config file. Is it possible to do this? I have placed the config file 'MyAss...more >>

Is there a working example of no touch deployment I can point to that installs a sample client to my machine? Does TaskVision have a public link that allows this? Thanks, Bob...more >>

Every time I create ASP.NET pages that do any significant data access, I find myself having to deal with the same problems: managing data object creation, the SQL connection object especially. Problem 1: If I have a pile of data adapters on a page, I typically only need a single SQL connectio...more >>

Hi I have a C# component which needs to be accessed from ASP-Pages (not .net, old-style-asp). I cannot convert the asp pages to aspx pages at this time! They need to remain in ASP for a while. I wrote the component according to the guide from http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/nettocom.asp ...more >>

How does one use the help in .Net I select help, search, and I filter by visual basic, but when I search for something I get hundreds of hits, none of which explain what I am looking for. Thanks in Advance, Laurence Nuttall Programmer Analyst III UCLA - Division of Continuing Education...more >>

I have noticed that .Net Frezzes occaisonly. when I am in the IDE. I have to ctl-alt-del to terminate it. Has anyone else had this problem, Does microsoft know about it? Thanks, Laurence Nuttall Programmer Analyst III UCLA - Division of Continuing Education ...more >>

Hi, I am setting the NumericUpDown .Value property and the ValueChanged event is NOT being fired. Does this ONLY get fired when I change it on the UI and not programatically? Thanks ...more >>

Hi, Why does all the other controls have FlatStyle of Flat and the ComboBox does not? If I configure a form to have all Flat, the ComboBox stands out like a pink cow in a dairy. Why the inconsistency? Somebody forget something or was it BY DESIGN to have inconsistencies? ...more >>

Is the main difference between the Visual Studio .NET Professional and Enterprise editions the inclusion (in Enterprise) of : 1. SourceSafe, 2. Visio (Architect), and (3) Win2003 Server integration? Also, if Professional doesn't include SourceSafe, but you ALREADY have SourceSafe, can you stil...more >>

Does any know how I can limit my data set in Crystal reports to any records that equal a specific value? Thanks in advance!...more >>

Hi. I posted yesterday asking if C# lived up to the hype. Thus far the feedback has been all positive. (Thanks.) Can anyone suggest GOOD books for learning C# and the Visual Studio .NET IDE? If there is a book that covers both, that would be great. Also, is it necessary for me to learn...more >>

Can i program my same usual way with .NET as i did with vb6 until i get the hang of the differences adn learn OO? I just bought .Net i hear there are a lot of differences but i wonder if i can still do basically what i used to....more >>

Hi newsgroup, could someone please tell how to change the title of a Web Form window through VB.NET code? In VB 6 I would write Me.Caption="title", and what is it in VB.NET?? Thanks for your help Regards, Frank ...more >>

Hi, How can I use the DES Crypto Provider to take in a string and encrypt that with a key then return an encrypted string and vica versa? All the examples I have seen are based on files and streams. Thanks. ...more >>

I seem to have a small problem using html help files in .NET. I created a program.chm file, and this one is located at the same location of the .NET program.exe. So I want to use following code top point to my help file: Assembly myAssembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(); string ...more >>

Using vb.net - how can I find the current program name and line number as I am running through the code without there being an error. ...more >>

For some strange reason my WinForms app occasionally throws a System.NullReferenceException upon invoking the Clear() method. The app will work fine for a long period of time and then all of a sudden this exeption is thrown and after that you just cant ever clear the ListView control again...more >>

Hello, We have a small team building a project that involves some 30 or so c# assembly dlls. It is a client server application with 1 exe as the starting point. The dlls and exe are sharing an assemblyinfo file that has a strong name and version assiciated with it. We are having problems in ...more >>

This is an easy question for many of you; I just can't seem to be catching everything. I am trying to create a custom DataGrid class that, of course, inherits from System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid. The only thing I am trying to do is add a method to the class called ScrollToRow() that automatically...more >>

Hi Newsgroup, I'm currently using VS Ver 7.0.9466 with an OS of Server 2000 (domain controller) Ver 5.0.2195 (Build 2195) SP4. I have MSDN Universal and would like to upgrade my development environment ot Server 2003 and VS 2003 Do I need to start from scratch, or will can I use Server 2...more >>

H I am having some problems with form creation & navigation in .NET. I have a sub main that calls my first form (login) using the application.run() method. If the validations are correct I wish to call another form (mdI type) and close form1. I realize that if I declare a variable for form2 in ...more >>

I am having a problem opening/editing two particular ASP.NET files in Visual Studio .NET Whenever I open one of these pages inside VS in the designer mode, devenv.exe starts using 100% of the CPU and starts eating up memory. My system has 1.2GB of RAM and it'll use this up in about 30 second...more >>

This week, the week of Linux Expo It's all about the desktop and it's all about Novell. Can there be any doubt that Parmisano is gonna sandpaper Bill Gate ass with Suse? With IBM hiring more than 15,000 to add to it's massive legions, anybody can do the math. Novell desktops will vira...more >>

Subclassing in a VB.Net form is heartwarmingly easy, but Where in the framework is the equivilent of RegisterWindowsMessage. I have had to include the API call In my form which I think is Messy. Thanks....more >>

Hi, I am programming asynchronous communication between client and server, with .net asynchronous sockets example from MSDN (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconusingnon-blockingserversocket.asp) The problem is that the application hangs on the ...more >>

Is it possible to specify the Address of the DNS server you wish to resovle against? I was hoping that I could pass in the address of the DNS Server to be used. Craig R....more >>

I recently had to perform a reinstalltion of Windows XP (my registry seems to have become corrupt). After this completed I had to reinstall all applications since most use the registry for settings, etc. After installing VS.NET 2003 everything seemed to work okay with one exception, none of the proj...more >>

Hi, I have a form containing controls, a timer, and the EventLog component. I also create some new instances of classes that do not implement idisposable I don't want to leave the tidying up to the GC so... Do I need to explicitly call EventLog.dispose() as in the following snippet? protected...more >>