The scenario: - A system with a couple hundred reports is up and running in production. - Changes are made to the system. - Somebody decrees a full regression test. All reports are generated by Crystal Reports. Anybody know of a smart tool that would compare two Crystal Reports a...more >>

Hi, I use the following code: Function CryptoWriter(ByVal file As String) As CryptoStream Dim FileWriter As FileStream = New FileStream(file, FileMode.Create) Dim CryptoProvider As RijndaelManaged = New RijndaelManaged Dim key As Byte() = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, ...more >>

I have a solution which contains windows,web,mobile presentations. Now i want to share the connection string in the web.config file. i want to write a method in a common layer where i can retrieve the connection string for all the presentations layers How can i do that? Any suggestions or urls...more >>

Dear Sir, By default, an application build on .net framework 1.0 or 1.1 is it a unicode application?? and If i use VS.net 2003 (VC# or VC++) by defualt is it a unicode or ANSI appliation?...more >>

Hi All, I would like to have the following folder structure for an asp.net website: MasterFolder |---\AppRoot | --- webform.aspx | --- web.config | --- global.asax | |--- \images | |--- \styles | |--- \downloads | |---...more >>

Please excuse the cross-post - I'm pretty sure I've had interest in the article on all the groups this is posted to. I've finally managed to finish my article on multi-threading - at least for the moment. I'd be *very* grateful if people with any interest in multi-threading would read it (e...more >>

What is the difference between these 2 products?...more >>

Hello! Is there anybody who has some good stuff about developing license frameworks? ---------------------- David Selin GIS Software developer davids@datavis.se...more >>

Hi, I have a web application that when run on my local host generates the error: Exception Details: System.InvalidCastException: Cast from string "06/17/2004" to type 'Date' is not valid. This is the line that generates the error: dtbOpenDate.xDate = Now.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy") The app runs su...more >>

Hi, I am attempting to troubleshoot the following error, so far with no success. [InvalidCastException: Cast from string "06/17/2004" to type 'Date' is not valid.] Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DateType.FromString(String Value, CultureInfo culture) +163 Microsoft.VisualBasic.Com...more >>

Hey all, I have an asp.net app with a button on it. When a user clicks that button, the object calls a javascript:windowOpen(). The window comes up fine however, the window with a button acts like it refreshes for some reason. Any ideas why this might be? thanks in advance, ari...more >>

Will someday all the application on microsoft platform become .NET only?...more >>

Such as IE, MSN.NET, I don't know whether they are partially or purely ..NET application....more >>

My question is not about how to update an application's config file during run-time, but how to invalidate the cached copy so that if a change to the config file is made, the application can use the new data without being restarted. Is there a programmatic way to invalidate the cached copy of an ...more >>

This may sound a bit weird, but I cannot find any class in the framework that lets me change the current date and time on the PC. I know I can import the Win32 API functions, but I'd like to do it in a "pure" .NET fashion. Is there any class that let's me change the system date/time?! ...more >>

I can´t find anything *usefull* about replacement strings, even on google! Anyone know how to deal with the ReplacementStrings from the LogEntry class? When you read a LogEntry.Messages that has extended characters or whatnot, it throws an exception about converstion overflow - well, there is...more >>

Anyone know how to deal with the ReplacementStrings from the LogEntry class? When you read a LogEntry.Messages that has extended characters or whatnot, it throws an exception about converstion overflow - well, there is something to do with replacementStrings, I just can´t figure how to get pa...more >>

Hi I have a Custom User Control that appears in the solution explorer with the standard class/module icon rather than the control icon. When i open it, only the code is available, the control will not load in design mode. The control works fine at runtime and i have no problems with other ...more >>

I am working on a project in VB.NET using Visual Studio.NET 2003. I use dialog windows to get user information, and throw exceptions when there are user errors, such as leaving a field blank or entering invalid information. My exception handler reads the error message and handles it accordingly ...more >>

Here is the question: We have a .NET service that makes calls to (using interop) COM+ components compiled under VB6. If we make changes to a VB6 COM Component, without breaking compatability, will we have to recompile the .NET service? If so, is there any possible way that we can use the...more >>

How do i set d width of first Fixed column....more >>

hi, I considering designing a online snipe system. This where i input a price and the application will submit the snipe at the desired time to the site. I have been thinking about the design of the system at a higher level view and wanted some ideas on what would be the best design of the syste...more >>

When I save my solution after adding a project I receive the following error: "The solution file xxxxx was not written successfully. Check that the location is available, the file is writeable and there is enough room on the disk" I have checked the file is writeable (I can edit in note...more >>