I am working on a VB .net application which accesses a Java Servlet. This servlet returns a binary stream that is written onto a PDF and then this file is printed. Even though this file is downloaded and printed on most environments, it fails to do so on one of the environments with the follow...more >>

Dear Experts, How can I remain the value of other controls when I enter other value in another control with POSTBACK attribute is set to true. Currently, when I selected a date from a date picker into a textbox control, after that I enter a value into another textbox control with POSTBACK a...more >>

I am interested in how to determine if a particular type of hardware has been plugged into Windows XP/2000 programmatically. It could be a service or application running that could detect the new hardware the way XP and 2000 currently do when new hardware is found. I am particularly interest...more >>

I am trying to test some code in VS.NET using ConfigurationManager.ConnectionSettings to retrieve a database connection string from an app.config file I added to my project. ConfigurationManager.ConnectionSettings is trying to retrieve the information from machine.config in some directory f...more >>

I posted this in dotnet.framework.windowsforms and haven't received a reply. Hopefully someone here can help. I have a windows form (.Net 1.1) with a text box and some combo boxes on it. The comboboxes auto drop down when they receive focus. Here's the problem: When you start typing in the ...more >>

I have a form, with multiple tabs. Each tab contains 1 datagrid except for the last tab which contains 2 datagrids. I have a toolbar that I use for the entire form. When the 'delete' button is pressed, and any but the last tab is active, it prompts the user, then deletes the currently selecte...more >>

Hi, I'm currently working on an app in VB.NET 2005 which uses a splashscreen. In the 'my project' settings I used the 'Spash screen' setting to set the form that will be the splash screen. The next thing I want to do is change the text of a control on this form so the app can show some i...more >>

There is a way to create documentation in Visual Studio 2005 (much like javadoc) but I can't remember exactly how it's done. Could someone refresh my memory please? ...more >>

Hi, What could be the problem if the icon doesn't appear in the 'add ne item' dialog? What tools/methods would you suggest to find the cause? I'm using MDE 2002 version 7.0.9366 Framework 1.0 Also tested on Visual Studio 2005 with the same problem. Path to vsz-file is e:\program file...more >>

I want to remove duplicate entries within a text file. So if I had this within a text file... Applications/Diabetic Registry/ Applications/Diabetic Registry/ Applications/Diabetic Registry/ Applications/Great Plains/ Applications/Great Plains/ Applications/Great Plains/ Applications/Great...more >>

Hi, Maybe a little bit off-topic, but it still seemd the best place to ask for it :-) I'm planning to buy a new development laptop, and I would like to buy an AMD, Dual Core,-bit But none of my clients has an AMD, most an Intel Pentium 3. Will the fact that my applications will be compil...more >>

Hello, I wonder if it is possible to include visual basic class to a C++ project within a solution. Thanks Thomas...more >>

Hi all, I have made an application using team suite 2005 beta2 trial version and to distribute it i want to procure the license for deploying the project that i made in vb.net. I have used Crystal reports X that comes along with the team suite 2005 beta 2. My question is I need to sell ...more >>

Dear all, how to display bitmap inside column template ? I have use following syntax : <asp:ButtonColumn Text='<%# <img src= "search.gif" >%>/></asp:ButtonColumn but when running it says, binding not correct any idea ? regards serge...more >>

Hi, I'm looking for a Trace Class that logs errors to the Event Log and can send error reports to me via http. Each Trace Entry should contain the call stack, exception stack and line number of the faulting method. Any suggestions? Thank in advance Pete -- Pete Smith ...more >>

Hello, I have a component with a property "Items" of type Collection. I've done my own CollectionEditor with an associated Form, but I have a problem. Items is a collection of objects with type MyObject, which have a property TextBox. When I edit this propriety with my editor, I can retrie...more >>

I need to combine (and modify) several applications into one. Some are written in C++, other in Pascal How can I translate the available code to use in VS.Net? Even the C++ code won't compile (i was told it compiles under Borland) Please advise ...more >>

I am using the SelectionMode="DayWeek" within the calendar control. How can I adjust the width of the first column without affecting the other (the days) columns. ...more >>

If I test "A+" > "A-" then I get true If I test "A+A" > "A-A" then I get false What the hell is going on?! I can only imagine it's down to culture... but why? my thread culture setting is "en-GB" What rules are going on here? Does this mean the only way I can ever test strings is to use...more >>