Hello, I want to pass a vb.net program without having to install the whole .net framework on the other computer. Is there a possibility to install a "slimmed" version of the .netfx.exe? Has anybody already created such a slimmed version or can anybody tell me that this is definitely n ...more >>

Hi All If any of you have used Microsoft Caching Application Blocks, please answer the following queries Do I need to run a separate NT Service CacheService which will monitor the cache data and invalidate the cache according to the expiration policy? If not then how the cache expiration works?...more >>

Hi, I need to log onto my SQL database using Windows Authentication from my ASP.NET page. I have it working so that IIS requires Windows Authentication and the Thread.CurrentPrincipal.Identity is comming through correctly, but it doesn't seem to use that Identity in the SqlConnection (using inte...more >>

Hello, My application is now currently sitting at 100Mb, at least that is how the Windows Task Manager reported. I am in the process of reducing the RAM requirement. I downloaded anumber of .Net memory profiler but I am surprised that according to those profiler the HEAP is only 1.3-1.5Mb? Whe...more >>

Is there anything in the .net framework that will let me specify a path and a file name and return that filename relative to the original path. Steve ...more >>

Hi all I have several forms that will be child forms of an MDI parent. When I show the form, the menu for the form seems to merge with the menu of the MDI parent. Is this a setting I can change? The child form is not maximized, I want the menu for the child form to be on the child form unless ...more >>

H When an exception is thrown I want to be able to retreive the line of code that raised the error (the actual code, not the line number) and the values of the parameters passed into the routine. Is this possible? The ex.StackTrace() does not produce this information Regard Sam...more >>

Hi People, Does anyone have some idea how to solve this situation: 1- I create an Active Directory programatically 2- I remove this user from the Active Directory 3- I create the same user again but throws an exception of "object already exists". My theory is that the object is keeped on a...more >>

Upon populating a DataGrid with an array object in a web app, I am unable to find the DataGridTableStyle class to instantiate a variable, and use it to modify the display format. Attempted updates show my vrsion of Visual Studio.NET us up-to-date. What should I do to make this class available for ...more >>

I'm trying the following code, but never finds the IADsPropertyList and IADsPropertyEntry interfaces, I added the System.DirectoryServices reference but the error persists, any idea ? foreach(string sPropName in deCurrEntry.Properties.PropertyNames) { ListViewItem lvItem = lsvDetails.Items.Ad...more >>

This is a software design question. What is the best way to design an object, such as a person, that will have a lot of methods and properties Option 1. All methods and properties in the person object Option 2. All properties in the person object and the methods are stored in a person handler obj...more >>

When I create several instances of a class, is it just the properties that exist as multiple copies. What happens to the methods i.e. common functionality? If they are stored in a session object, what is actually stored ...more >>

Hi, I am using VS.Net 2003. I have created a web setup project. During the installation, I have a Custom Action to run sql statements on SQL Server. The problem I am facing is that if none of the sql statements cause error upon, running, the install goes through fine. If any sql statement prod...more >>

Hi, I want to develop a windows service. It will look into a database for some records in a notification table, and based on datetime in some field, will send an e-mail message. This is my first service app, and also first time I want to use threads, so I need some advices - thoughts Ap...more >>

Hi, I've created a collection of "MyStruct" using CollectionBase. It works fine but i can't modify any property of an item of collection because InnerList and List give me a readonly value. How can i modify an existing item of this collection? Thanks TF...more >>

I'm trying to check what database my crystal report is set to, so I added the ConnectionInfo object to the watch window and the property name that holds the database name is hex $04 + "S" ???? What the???? There are 4 other properties with the same funky hex $04 as the first character in the pr...more >>

I need to have an exe and supporting dll's on a Windows 2000 Advanced Server and allow each desktop to access and run the exe on the server. What is the best way of going about this. Can someone point me in the right dirction? TIA rpb ...more >>

Is there a way to draw lines, circles and boxes in vb.net like it was in vb-clasi Thanks in advance tg...more >>

I made some benchmarks and MC++ is much faster then C#. They should be compiled to the same TYPE of code and therefore their performance should be +- equal. Can sombody explain me this thing ? -- Gawel ------------------------------- Pierwszy ³yk z pucharu nauk przyrodniczych czyni ateist±...more >>

hi i dont know the size of my array. how do i create dynamic arrays in c#? like vb allows redim and preserve i havent come across anything like that in c# thanx ...more >>