I'm having a problem with the WebClient object. When I post data to certain sites, it will receive a command from the webserver (object moved) and continue to the next link by downloading that. The problem is, certain cookies need to be set, and the only way of doing that is not letting the ...more >>

How does one go about making api calls in VS.2005 (VB.NET)? Is there a book on API's for .NET like Dan's Appleman's API Book for VB? How do I do the declares, and calls? I am trying to do this: Call SetWindowLong(mobjSplash.hwnd, GWL_EXSTYLE, WS_EX_LAYERED Or Call GetWindowLong(mobjSplash...more >>

Hello, Is there a way to send a string of text to a generic tekst printer under ..NET. Somethings as in the good old days File f = Open("LPT1"); f.Writeline("Blablabla"); The goal is to use an old lineprinter as a log printer printing out each line (incomming allert) at a time without h...more >>

Good day, I have an untyped table. How do I detect if the user is still editing a record in the table? I want to prevent them from closing the application if they haven't saved their changes. I tried calling myDataTable.AcceptChanges. I get a message "Column nickname does not allow nulls...more >>

In VS.2005 a Windows Service can have an app.config file. A class library can also have an app.config file. Now if my Windows Services uses three class libraries, each of it coming with its own app.config file, in which sequence are the app config files read in? eg What happens if there are...more >>

My problem child: <asp:dropdownlist id="ddlLimit" tabIndex="6" runat="server" EnableViewState="False" CssClass="query"> <asp:ListItem Value="100" Selected="True">100</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="250">250</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem Value="500">500</asp:ListItem> </asp:dro...more >>

Hi, I have an application in which user inputs password though a windows form in a text box. Password is stored as regular text in text property. I have the following questions: 1. Should I worry about the password being seen by others by hacking into the memory of the computer. 2. Is th...more >>

I am a newbie programmer, using lots of books and online resources. I need help to get my asp.net page to work because right now all I am getting is errors. The project is to have a drop down list select names from a Access table, then display a gridview grid and a Detailsview Grid based on t...more >>

We decided to upgrade to 2005 and upgrade our components. After fixing a few odds and end the upgrade was complete and our project was working fine. We didn't run into problems until we needed to ADD a table to our DB and update an existing Dataset. We have 9 data adapters in our project t...more >>

Hi Group, Here's the scenario: I have a class A with a virtual method X() I have a class B :deriving from A with an override method X() I have a class C deriving from B From an object of class C, I'd like to access the X method on class A. How do I achieve something like this? thanks...more >>

I have the following in by web form code behind and it says that "operator '&' is not defined for types 'String' and 'System.Web.UI.WebControls.checkbox'. How do you pass the value of a checkbox to a query string? The example below was attempting to use a string variable 'check' and checke...more >>

I have a TSP (Telephony Service Provider) that I've developed with VS6. It's a C/C++ DLL that gets loaded by a svchost and accessed by TAPI based applications. My problem is that on the Windows XP machine that I have the application on I can no longer break into the debugger using an "_asm { int...more >>

Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong here? This will not compile because of line 2, but if I replace with Service.ContactTO[] contacts = null; it will through an exception on line 3. Thanks 1Service.ContactTO cntTO = new Service.ContactTO(); 2 Service.ContactTO[] contacts...more >>

Is there any sample code for vs2005 and Excel? ...more >>

I have just upgraded to VS 2005, and I am fed up with being bombarded with Help for C#, C++ and goodness knows what else, despite setting "Language" in the Search options to "Visual Basic". Is there any way to only see VB syntax and examples? Or is this just another part of Microsoft's attempt t...more >>

I am developing an application that must look out over TCP on an ethernet connection to locate our proprietary devices. The Web application and the devices are communicating over ethernet with TCP using known IP addresses at present. We would like to design a method to discover devices in the ...more >>

hi i have stored my connction string in web.config as we do usually. code of web.confing is given below. check the password field contain "&" character. now when i run my application it gives error because value of ConnectionString is breaked at "&". So how to store value in web.config t...more >>

I'm trying to create a formula in dot net to achieve the following: Input: Output: 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 7 8 7 9 7 ...more >>

Hi, can anyone explain the difference between a memory resource and a non-memory resource. I have been shown an example of error handling for a non-memory resource (accessing a file) but am not sure what the terms refer to. A few examples of each would be ideal. Many thanks....more >>

HI, I have done B.E in computer science and then get into the Microsoft Technologies from the last three year's i am working on .NET platform. I want to know whether i am on the right track or should i need to do something extra apart from my Job. I am quite confused in this. Please hel...more >>

Hi everyone, I have 2 classes, Company and Contact, a company can have 1 or more contacts. A contact can only be in one company. I have created a Company class object that contains all the properties for my company. I have created a CompanyFactory class that has the methods to Create, Ret...more >>

Hi All, I have cleared MCP in ASP.NET programming and SQl Server and was planning to complete MCAD. But I got news about new exam papers and certifications etc. The existing certifications will no longer be valid in the coming year.So does anybody know abt this new certifications. - T...more >>

Hi, We are a small company but with programmers distributed across multiple locations in two countries. We are planning on creating a Web project (ASP.NET Application or ASP.NET Web Service). Is development with the Web Server at one location only a problem in this situation? Has anyone experie...more >>