I'm a newbee to VB.NET and was wondering if there is any good online resources for learning VB.NET, and maybe some recomendations about books as well. I know c++/java from before, but new to VB.net thanks in advance...more >>

I am simply attempting to install VS.NET 2003. The installation indicates that I need to load prerequisites. I put the CD in at the appropriate time, and it attempts to install various things, but I am getting the following error message: "Setup cannot access Windows Installer components. Se...more >>

Hi, Does anyone know an easy way to identify the exceptions that a class can potentially throw. I was looking for a list of the exceptions that the Hashtable class can potentially provide, however the documentation on the Hashtable doesnt provide a list. I find that a bit silly given that i...more >>

Hi all, I have an application which uses a class object that contains a collection. In order to use the PropertyGrid control to expose properties to the user at runtime, I created a strongly-typed collection class based on CollectionBase. However, when I use the PropertyGrid to remove o...more >>

I need to register a Vb DLL under restricted acess privilages please provide me a solution. Here is the complete issue: I building a MSI using Vs.net ,One of the Dll's is Vb Component ( A shim component basically) , Our application has to install both with Administrative privialges and restr...more >>

I'm having trouble deciphering the following error messgae. How and where exactly do I define 'PriceCheck'? Error: Compiler Error Message: BC30002: Type 'PriceCheck' is not defined. Source Error: Line 29: <asp:TemplateColumn HeaderText="In Stock"> Line 30: <ItemTemplate>...more >>

Hi all, I've been using the CollectionBase class to implement a strongly-typed collection, but I have noticed that the RemoveAt method does not seem to call the "On" hook methods (OnRemove, OnRemoveComplete). The Add method works fine, though! I need these to work -- I am exposing the c...more >>

I am doing word automation with Word 2003. Everything works great except for one thing. When I set the word object's ActivePrinter to a different printer, it changes the system default. I looked for help on MS site and they say it is a known issue. The work around is to use WordBasic commands...more >>

Hi I have an application that tries to load another assembly. When it tries I get the following error message: "Additional information: The located assembly's manifest definition with name [Assembly Name] does not match the assembly reference." Can anyone think of any obvious reasons why...more >>

If you create a DLL yourself in c#, then add it to the GAC, using gacutil /i, then you reference your DLL in another solution.... can you debug into the DLL? Specifically, can you have the debugger pull up the source code for your app? Thanks, Jon Paugh...more >>

My development team is using VS.NET with VSS integration. They are able to check in and out from within VS.NET. We also use NUnit for testing our libraries. Currently our entire solution is checked into VSS along with all the associated projects. Many developers need to work on the same solut...more >>

Hi, I am using VS.NET Arch. and I am having problems connecting to ANY database. I am trying to a either a SqlConnection or OleDBConnection object to my project. When I try to define the connection string, it never succeeds. I try every different naming convention for my machine that...more >>

I am just creating a hellow world program and it gave me these errors. can you help me out how to resolve this? Thanks, Tim #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { cout << "hello World" << endl; return 0; } Linking... LIBCD.lib(wincrt0.obj) : error LNK2019: ...more >>

Hi, I'm developing a small WinForms application, targeted for Win XP. I thought that Win XP had the .NET framework already installed, but it looks like it doesn't. Is there a way to make a .NET application run in Windows XP without having to download the 23MB dotnetfx? Thanks in advance,...more >>

My company produces 2 versions of our program. One is a 32 bit VB created in VB 6. The other is an ASP based Web app. The reason the Web app was created was to address client useage where the user was at a remote site and the use of Citrix or some similiar method was not practicle. Ove...more >>

When I try to debug some of my code that was upgraded from VB6 to VB.NET. My breakpoints all have "?" on them. How do I step throug my code with this barrier? Thanks...more >>

I have hears "roomers" that I can run some .Net executables on Linux. Is this true? Does anyone know where I could find out more? Thanks! ...more >>

I have an application I created called "JpegViewer.exe". It simply loads a Jpeg file and displays in on the screen. It works great, in my lab. When I am using it at a customer site, things change. Occasionally, it blows up with an Application Exception. It seems to only die at the cust...more >>

I run a webserver on Win2k Server and program in vb.net. I am trying to perform a calculation that results in two weeks of data given any selected date that starts with the Sunday of the selected date. In order to accomplish this I need to perform some date arithmetic. For instance, i...more >>

I was trying to create a new ASP.net web application by using Visual studio.net development environment. I am getting the following message. visual studio .net has detected that the specified web server is not running ASP.NET version 1.1 Please help me....more >>

Hi all, I am trying to create a namespace hierachy but i think i am doing something wrong. I have an DAL vb file with the namespace: CompanyName.newsletter.DAL and i compile that using the standard vbc in command prompt routine, and that works. then i try and create a Business La...more >>

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Hello All Is there any intrrupt function avilable in VB similar to Int86() avilable in C language. I tried the CALL INTERRUPT function mentioned in KB# 43534. But it seems like it is not for VB. I could not implement that. The required included files are not avilable in VB6 .Also See T...more >>

I have tried to post the same question 5 times and each time I either get a server error or the post comes out with all question marks......what could be going on here?...more >>

Hi all, I am trying to create a namespace hierachy but i think i am doing something wrong. I have an DAL vb file with the namespace: CompanyName.newsletter.DAL and i compile that using the standard vbc in command prompt routine, and that works. then i try and create a Business La...more >>

I am building a new Warehouse Management System. Like most such systems, operators will use handheld devices for wireless RF real time data collection and interchange during operations. In picking, for example, the handheld will receive instructions about what item to pick, in what quantity, and a...more >>

The IDE Start Page in .Net 2003 contains a list of the projects you have recently worked on. Clicking on any of these opens that particular project. Fine. Unfortunately, one of my projects has been moved to a new directory. While I have manually opened the project in its new directory ...more >>

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I am building my c# installation package using the standard VS setup tool. I want to include a link to another setup.exe that will be also be installed when this application is installed. how would I do this. I thought a custom action/install item would work and point to the additional setup...more >>

dear all, I am using the GetTypes method of an assembly object in order to check that it implement a particular needed interface for my application. system.Reflexion.Assembly.LoadFrom(sFile).GetTypes was working fine until today where I get an error saying that all type in assembly can...more >>

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Dear all, I am retriving the atribute of an assembly by using : obj = System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFrom (sFile).GetCustomAttributes(True) Then fetching attribute object as folllow: Description = CType(assAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyDescriptionAttribute).Description ..ToStr...more >>

Hai can any one help me on this problem. I am new to VB.NET. I have 2 forms. (form1 and form2) On click of a button in form1 i want to show form2 and unload form1 how can i accomplish it. V.Boomessh...more >>