Hello. I have a very large business application written all in VC++ and MFC. Now I want to interface some of it to the web. I have VS.NET2003 and have been studing walkthroughs and documentation and trying some things. I wanted to build an XML web service that would interface to my existing d...more >>

I'm having a major problem with a databound listbox in C#. In the constructor for the form I am trying to pre-select some of the items based in information in the database. When I step through the debugger it all seems to be working properly until the Load function is called, and then all my se...more >>

Hi... Our company has a fairly large client-server application and is very complex in its construction. The main point about that is there are a number of separate client pieces that require dependent project references to be maintained. For example, we have at the very bottom a data access layer ...more >>

Hi all, I want to pass arguments to my OnStart(args) method in a windows service application. I tested this out by NET START myService /test and it works fine. I however want to give my users the ability to use the Start button from the Service Control Manager instead of typing NET START...more >>

I've created library with some "user controls" and they all showed up in the toolbox, so it is easy to drag them to a form in Forms Designer. Now we want to use the controls in our main project which is located on another computer. The problem is they don't show up in the toolbox. What's wrong...more >>

Hello, where has the modal frame extended control style (WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME) gone??? I can't find it among a control's properties. Bob Rock ...more >>

Hello, coming from win32 API I recall an ExitThread() call to gently terminate a thread from inside the same thread .... but now all I can see is an Abort call which seems to me a wrapper on the TerminateThread() Win32 API which is a brutal way to end a thread. Is there any other more gentle w...more >>

Does anyone know why this property is obsolete? Also, is there an alternative available? ...more >>

All, I have a weird problem, I have a Native DLL that CoCreates a COM object. If I call this DLL from a native MFC app, everything goes just fine; If I call it from an managed application with the exact same parameters, the CoCreate fails file E_NOINTERFACE (x80004002). I've played around ...more >>

I want to be able to display the attributes of a jpg file using the fileversioninfo class. I have tried the following code below but it doesn't work, where am i going wrong? does it need special permissions? FileVersionInfo FileProperties = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(@"C:\test.txt"); ...more >>

Hey all Can anyone tell me how to do this on an ASP.NET app. I want the user to push a button, which will 1. Pass a unique id to the system 2. The system queries a database and retrieves a URL addres 3. The system opens a modal dialog with the contents of the URL addres is this possible Th...more >>

Hi. The application I'm writing will need to import data from an Oracle database to a SQL Server 2000, every 15 minutes. I am considering to create a SQL Job or a Windows service written in VB.NET to do the task. What should I take into account before deciding? Is there any kind of material co...more >>

I have to write a multilanguage application with the following criteria: - The language code can be set in a config file or similar. I don't want .NET do decide which language to use. This way it's possible to run say a french version of my app on an italian Windows. - add new language vers...more >>

At run comand line, we could type DIR or NET VIEW ETC... and the results are displayed on the screen. How could I automatically save those results into a text file? I tried to do the following: Dim StreamWriter As StreamWriter StreamWriter = New StreamWriter(strFN) Stream...more >>

Are there any good reflection resources? ...more >>

I need to add a registry entry to internet explorer (I'm adding a right click menu item) with vb.net setup program. Anyone know how to do that? Thanks! ...more >>

I am using Visual Studio 2003. When an exception trown (and trapped by a try statement) in a managed language (say, C#), I'd like to get the values sent to all the parameters in the stack trace. So, for example, if the error is something like: ERROR: The program has performed the following e...more >>

I have a .net application with many web forms. During the process of the application the user has the ablility to advance and return to a selected number of forms based on where they are in the application. This all works with the use of session state. The user has the ability to use the BACK ...more >>

If I have a form, say FORM_FOO, and a form that it inherits from, say FORM_BAR and on FORM_BAR, I have a button, say BTN_RETURN. Now, how do I make FORM_FOO actually do true inheritance when I change BTN_RETURN on FORM_BAR? In order to actually do that, I have to open every form that inherits fr...more >>

I have a .Net control hosted in a web page. This control loads a windows forms app on the client. This works fine. However i'm losing the ability to tab between controls. IT's as if there is no tab orer on the form. If I launch the program manually tabbing works fine Suggestions? I dont real...more >>

HI, I want to be sure that users receive and can read my mails. How can I send mail in HTML AND text Format in one send ? thx...more >>

dear all, as of now, am working on a simple access database with a normal data entry form Can I design a form in HTML for data entry, and the same be linked to an access database where the records get saved I also require a scrolling marque in the HTML page which runs some prefeeded informa...more >>

In an MDI app, from a child form I use BeginInvoke on a delegate to start an async printing process. When it finishes, my callback function (on the worker thread) calls me.BeginInvoke to get back to the main thread where I update the status line on the MDI form (Printing complete). This works fi...more >>