Newbie question: I would like to place some functions in the class MainForm in several files besides Form1.cs. Is there a way to do this? JG ...more >>

Hi I am using the object Stream Reader to read Files. The method ReadLine() does not read the character ñ o Ñ. What Can i do? Helpme please thanks Macisu It does not work StreamReader sFile = new StreamReader(ASCIIEncoding.ASCII); byte[] bytes = System.Text.Encoding.A...more >>

Okay, so I'm the DBA not a developer, but I need a sanity check. All the data access to the database is controlled by Stored Procedures, the procedures are really granular, basically every table has an <tableName>Insert, <TableName>Update, <TableNameLoad ... procedure. My question is this,...more >>

We use dot net, asp.net and iis 5 on a pentium 1.2 GHZ (dual capable - one in now) and 1 MB RAM and Access 2002. Our ASP.NET Database queries to MS Access (running locally) are very slow, (the programmer can't change this) and they take between 2 - 15 seconds to load a data page -this is even r...more >>

Can someone show me the way to create a shortcut to the file eg "c:\test.exe" and place it in the folder eg "c:\"? (programmatically). Example in vb.net i need, but either in c# or j# are accepted. Tnx...more >>

What is the downside of Cominterop? is it good practice? what does it do to memory? Thanks...more >>

OK, I've been researching this problem and can't find a definitive answer yet. The situation is one that seems to have come up a few times to different folks. I am writing an application that will function as a windows service and will also present a GUI to the user. I don't want "Interact wit...more >>

Dear all, I am not sure this is the right forum so please bare with me that I've posted the same on fora: microsoft.public.dotnet.faq microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.setup microsoft.public.dotnet.general I will be very happy if you can tell me how to "unattended" (or quietly) installed...more >>

Hello I'm a newbie in VB .NET and I'd like to accomplish a (I think) very simple task. What I want to do is throw an error message to the user whenever something happens. The main point is that the message must stop the code execution, but it sholud not close the application nor show the c...more >>

Can anyone show me a simple example on how to: - Encode - Decode text to and from utf-8 format... Thanks... ...more >>

(this is follow-on message to one posted yesterday) I'm trying to reproduce the capabilities in both Notepad and Excel, whereby a Unicode text file with Unicode characters can be converted to ANSI, while still preserving the unicode characters within. Specifically, I'm using the unicode ch...more >>

I launched a form set to an object called Search, from a main form, like this: Search.Show(); Search.Activate(); Search.BringToFront(); But the form stays behind the main form. ...more >>

Visual Studio 2003 .Net C# I have a DataGrid showing my Job table. Some of the fields in this table are ID's linking to other tables for the displayable value. i.e. I store the ID 1003 in the Job.JobStatus field, which links to the JobStatus table, which holds this ID and a Description su...more >>

Hi, I need to simulate the Microsoft Word product functionality in my windows applications. Short of developing user controls for each office component like toolbar/dialogboxes etc., what could be my best bet to come really close to the look and feel of an office application like MS Wo...more >>

I can only say this is a weird problem! I will be sitting there typing away in the code window, when the whole IDE just vanishes without a trace. I get no error messages and no indication, it is just gone. One second I am typing in the IDE and the next I am in whatever application was be...more >>

Hi, from within an executable I am calling class A located in a dll file which in turn calls class B located in another dll file. I want class B to be able to resolve the last entry assembly. By calling the ExecutingAssembly i am getting Class B assembly, if i call the CallingAssembly i get b...more >>

Hello, i want to find out how many instances of a form (say childForm1) is running using FindWindowEx but value return is always zero by this method. What wrong I am doing it..Can anybody help me to find the no. of form instances running ? Thanks. Below is the code I have ...more >>

Hi everyone, I have a few buttons on a panel. I would like to make them scroll together so that they dissapear and return on the same side. I have tried with changing positions of buttons but that doesn't seem very nice. Is there another way to do this? TIA. Regards, Vlado ...more >>