Hi, I have developed a windows applicaiton using framework 2.0, vs 2005. Iam using CR 10 in my project. So to deploy this project, what dlls do I need to add. Is it Crystal reports merge modules or .msi files. I have selected the Prerequisites as .Net framework 2.0 and Crystal ...more >>

IE 6 finally supported HTML 4.0 optgroup used with the select list lemet but there's no apparent way to use optgroup with ASP.NET. The DropDownListBox will not support optgroup and writing an HTML control marking the select as runat="server" raises an System.Web.HttpException: 'HtmlSelect' can...more >>

I currently have a windows control that is hosted in a web page to provide the client real-time data. The server gets a update and posts the data to all connected clients via TCP. I would like to replicate this in the web world using asp.net 2.0. The server gets updates and pushes the xml m...more >>

Microsoft looks to accommodate dynamic languages http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/08/18/HNmicrosoftdynamiclang_1.html I'm a little surprised at his comments about VB and how it's different from C#, C++, and Java (he calls these "system programming languages.") Seems to me Java has a very...more >>

Hi, I have created a pages using only DIV tags instead of layers. It looks fine when editing it in DreamWeaver but in VisualStudio it's messed up. So in the design view you can't really tell what your page looks like. Kind of makes changing it more difficult. Am I doing something wrong here? ...more >>

I run the following code: objoledbcommand.Connection.Open() strsql = "select first_name + ' ' + last_name as fullname from tblperson where pers_entity_id = '" & ddlClient.SelectedValue & "'" objoledbcommand.CommandText = strsql objoledbdatareader = objoledbcommand.Exe...more >>

I have a VB.NET application that is deployed to an end user. I would like to display on screen the application version of the application so that I know the end user id using the latest version of our software. How do you access the property of the application version?...more >>

This example deals with a datetimepicker Date of Birth concept for a windows form in VB 2005. Simply put, if a user wants to enter the MM/DD/YYYY using the number pad, how can I advance the cursor to the DD and then the YYYY without needing to use the "/" key?? So the keystrokes look like ...more >>

In VB6 I can use Resume Next to execute the line of coding following the line that cause an exception. There doesn't appear to be anything similiar when using Try...Catch -- so how can one resume the next statement when an error can be ignored? Thanks, Rob. ...more >>

I have a windows forms project that uses multiple tabs. On the first tab I have a rich text box that I'd like to be able to post text results from various operational threads - such as "Starting task such-n-such..." and 'completed task." or Debugging info from other threads which may time-out...more >>

I am trying to automatically relay information displayed on an HTML page to my program I am writing in VB.net. I know the window handle, the window title, and process, but do not know what to do next. ...more >>

I'm trying to get my head around a conversation I had with a developer the other day. We were talking about Codesmith vs. Hand coding. He's position is Codesmith is for junior to mid level developer who perfer "wizards" to write code for them. That these types of code generators produce substa...more >>

Hi All, Any suggestions on creating a chm file? Thanks in advance...more >>

Just downloaded SP1 and tried to install it. Gets to the installer screen and just sits there with the hourglass. Seems like it is hanging, so what do I not know about this process? ...more >>

Hello, I am new to .net Platform. I want to build a sample application using VB.net and backend mysql. now my problem is how to connect to the mysql database. which is the better provider( oledb or odbc). can you give any sample program. I am using VS 2005. Thanks in advance Regards S...more >>