In order to find out, if my app is currently active, I'm using API function GetForegroundWindow(). However, as soon as my app opens a dialog (specific window or even just a message box), the handle of the dialog form is returned by GetForegroundWindow(). In case of a message box, I don't even...more >>

Is there a tool for asp.net 1.1 to asp.net 2.0 automatic conversion? ...more >>

Hello, guys, How to do DateDiff(), as you remember, a powerful and nice VB function, in c#.net? I could not find this funciton. Thanks a lot....more >>

In the code below, I am trying to go from one asp page to another: For Each tripToAccept As String In tripsToAccept.Split("/"c) dataManager.UpdateTripDetail("Accept", CInt(tripToAccept), Hiduser.Value) Next Response.Redirect("TripAcceptReject.aspx", False) I am not getting...more >>

Hi, can anyone tell me 1) what is a easy way to build a xml fragment into a string. I don't what the fragment to be written to file, just in a string will be fine. I can build the xml fragment with the xmlTextWriter, but I don't want to write to a file. But using methods like WriteStartEl...more >>

Most students do not have enough time to do their homeworks, assignments, college papers, etc alone. Also most of them, even though they know what to do with respect to their writing assignment, find it very hard to overcome the inertia and hence can't just get started. Besides, Maths problems...more >>

Hi I want to compress and decomress files. There is GZipStream class in .Net. However this class requires to allocate buffer equal to the file length to zip it (at least all sample code I saw were like that). The file size in my case can be really very large and hence I want something which d...more >>

In Visual C++. When you finish you typing. CTR +F5 means Build in Release Mode + Run. While F5 means Build in Debug Mode + Run. Is that right? Thanks Stonny ...more >>

I have recently opened a manual downloaded to me by a vehicle manufacturer. The document automatically opened in Adobe Reader 7.0. However the print is poor, the letters being sort of made up of blocks, very close together and so difficult to read. Sorry for the non-technology explanation...more >>

Hi Is it possible to enumerate all controls on a form and then save the info in an xml file via code? Is it possible to reverse the process i.e. read info from and xml and recreate all controls on a blank form? I am just trying to find a way to cerate "templates" so users can choose which c...more >>

I have an ASP.NET website. I'm trying to connect to a Foxpro database (ADO.NET) with the following connect string: txtConnectionStr.Text = "\\soya4042\Qd\LM\LMS\Data" Dim strFoxProDirectory As String = txtConnectionStr.Text Dim strConnection As String = "User ID=;DSN=...more >>

I have created a project in visual studio 2005 that references the excel com. What do I need to do when I deploy the app? I'm sure it is more than just copying over the executable. Thanks Ryan ...more >>

I have a TabControl on a Windows form in which I have various tab pages each with a DataGridView, the first column of which is a DataGridViewCheckBoxColumn and subsequent columns being DataGridViewtextBoxColumns. In each case the properties of the CheckBoxcolumn have been set to not allow...more >>

I have recently migrated to VS.Net 2005, and I am struggling to do something very basic with the combo box. I want to manually loop through a data table and add both the display text and the value manually. The reason I cannot bind the combo box to my data table is that there are more than o...more >>

I am trying to identify whether a .NET 1.1 application that I have written has a memory leak. I thought I understood how .NET memory management worked, but it appears that there is more to it than I realised. I have created a simple app that creates a byte array which is stored as a member ...more >>

Hi We built a Windows application on .Net 2 framework using Infragistics controls. We got a bug reported from our client complaining high physical memory consumption showing in the task manager and the memory suddenly drops off as they minimize the application. As we analysed the problem we...more >>

I have an unmanaged C++ application that is linked with managed C++ and C# libraries. In one of the C# libraries, I have a Settings file. This seems to load and save just fine to and from the user settings directory (C:\Documents and Settings\Michael Kelley\Local Settings\Application Data \ed...more >>

I am deploying a Windows application in Visual studio 2005 and adding some files to the folder in the application folder (in http://localhot/mytest), how can I also add these files to custom folder (client side) also? Any suggestion? Thanks a lot! ...more >>

What language is the .NET framework written in? Does anyone know? Is it written in a .NET language? Just curios. Rich ...more >>

This may seem like a stupid question but in C#: Say for instance I have a set of SQL processes that I run via ExecuteReader(). These processes return several pieces of information to the DataReader, including any SQL exception that occurred (This may include messages I generated b/c somethi...more >>

Has anyone else noticed that with mixed instance counters... the instance name is lowercase? Is there a way to resolve this? Thanks!...more >>

My daughter deleted several of her files, the problem is some of them were games and such....I cannot repair this, nor get into her files or change her account, obviously there was a file that was deleted along with her stuff, Dell did NOT send me with a Windows XP disk when I bought the puter...more >>

I am just stating to use ajax, and have a perfect place to use the accordion control. I have it working fine, but need to have a normal asp button in one of the panes that fires an onclick event as normal. The button works fine outside of the pane, but once I put it in the pane it no longer ...more >>

Hi All, In my work place we are still using VS6.00 with C++ and are not allowed to use a newer version (to connect to source control). We also use ClearCase as source control software. What I did was to install VS 2008 Beta 1 on my machine and made a copy of my source directory to use VS200...more >>

Hi, I've got the error as described below: System.TypeLoadException: Could not load type 'CORE.COREUtils' from assembly 'CORE, Version=6.4.2655.23177, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'. at CORE.Reports.ImagingStepEngine.RenderReportSection(WorkItem aWorkItem, ReportSection aSectio...more >>

i would like to know if there is a way to 'step through sql server t-sql commands' using one of the sql server 200 tools, sql server managment studio, or viusal studio .net 2005 professtional version? If so can you give me directions on how to 'step through' (debug) the t-sql commands. if not...more >>

Hi I am developing an application using C++/CLI in Visual Studio 2005. In my application I have following structure. (1) Class A creates instances of Class B and Class C. (2) Class B implements a timer function which repeatedly executes a timer every 250 ms. (3) Class C instance hooks for ...more >>

I have a scenario where a string is sent in chunks to my app. I need to be able to identify certain tags in this partial string as it arrives. eg <DALFile>xxxxxxxxx</DALFile> I need to be able to have a regex that will capture the start, middle and end of this file based on the tags. The pr...more >>

I have a multilanguage application. Now it is compiled to one exe and satellite assemblies with translations. How do I pack all these resources into just one exe file that will contain resources for all the languages? BTW, I'm using VS2005. TIA, -- Regards, Tomasz Grobelny...more >>

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me get a scalable thumbnail from Vista. Vista has a new COM API, IThumbnailCache which backs on to Vista's global thumbnail store. Unfortunately, I can't find it I know it's there, it's in MSDN. I've imported shell32.dll into my C# project which generates all ...more >>

I'm learning Visual Basic using the .Net Framework 2.0. I have been playing with consuming web services in applications. I am using a free web service that gives me information for currency conversion. The web service I am using is: http://www.webservicex.net/CurrencyConvertor.asmx?WSDL ...more >>

how do i get the My Computer icon using SHGetFileInfo? i've tried this: SHGetFileInfo("", FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, shinfo, Marshal.SizeOf(shinfo), SHGFI_ICON + SHGFI_SMALLICON + SHGFI_DISPLAYNAME) but it doesn't work. i'm not sure what the filename for My Computer should be? ...more >>

I have been unable to draw antialiased text using TextRenderer (although ClearType works just fine, we still need regular antialiased type in some places). Is there a way to generate antialised text using TextRenderer other than setting the TextRenderingHint on the DC in the Graphics paramete...more >>

I'm struggling on this. My goal is to add nodes programmaticaly on a 3-level tree. Unlike C#, VC++ 2003 cannot perform pointer arithmetic on TreeNodeCollection. So I cannot do something like this: this->trVw_CNS->Nodes[0]->Add("Root"); I tried an alternative, adding my root node this way: t...more >>

I have a C# ASP.NET project. A single aspx page consist of several User Controls. I need each of these user controls to occasionally call the button click of another user control on the page. In order to accomplish this I made the buttons that could be called by other controls PUBLIC and then ...more >>

Not sure this is the right group - but here goes. I kinda expect Dick Grier to jump in on this one ;-) I've got a windows app in VB.Net 2005 which sends and receives text messages via a USM GSM modem. THe app cycles to poll the modem for incoming SMS as well as pausing this cycle to send... ...more >>

A security update was automatically received the week of 6/11/07 requiring my computer to reboot automatically. When it restarted, Windows would not reboot. I have tried to remedy the problem via F8 and using the debug and restore options there. What I get is DOS scroll thru a list of dri...more >>

Hi I am looking for a drop down button control like Infragistics's ultra drop down button but I don't want to purchase the whole suit for one control. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks Regards ...more >>

I'm using Vista, which by default ships with .NET Runtime 3.0. I have also installed VS 2005, which has both runtime and SDK for .NET 2.0. Every now and then, I bump into applications which require older .NET frameworks, such as 1.0 or 1.1. A nice trick I learned previously was to monitor the ...more >>

Hi Has any-one anything they can send me to help me practise a home for my nvq level 1 exam....more >>

Hi Several posters have enquired about it in the past. Here is a data grid available for free; http://xceed.com/Grid_WPF_Features.html# I am not connected to this company xceed. Regards ...more >>

I want to write a winforms application in vb.net 2005 that send an email but I know I need the smtp in order to send a mail, but the PCs where I install the program (our customers) don't have smtp so how can I generate a message and send it in email on there PC?...more >>

Hi, I need to store customers and their emails in an XML file for quick lookup in a small program. I am kind of a bit confused with this XML thing. Do I use XML or this XSD Schema? I came up with this <customers> <customer> <id>1</id> <email>test@test.com</email> <email>test@te...more >>

I am using asp.net and have some code in a file in the App_Code directory. I also have a text file in the same directory that I want to access. This file will always br in the same directory but I will not know the absolute path. When I try... Dim s As String = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory...more >>

What happens here? The backgroundworker (bgw) unzips RTF-Helpfiles (up to 1 MB in size). The ProgressChanged-Event gets the unzipped files (to display them in a RichtTextBox) It follows the Trace that prints always what bgw has unzipped and what ProgressChanged received: 1. bgw: HelpFile...more >>

I the Start page of the VS 2005 IDE, I would like to be able to delete obsolete entries in "Recents projects" list, but I dont find any way todo it. Any suggestion? ...more >>

After a clean install o a linsed W2K Prof, I discovered that my 2 other HD's (WDC 200Gb) did contain the musicfiles (all in MP3), did contain the correct names of the albums and even the correct titles of the music of those albums, but when playing these albums/songs I get other music to liste...more >>

I'm testing some 3rd-party software and I noticed that the application doesn't remember which monitor it was last running on and always opens on my primary monitor. This got me thinking that if I were ever to write an app for widespread distribution, I'd want to go the extra mile and add this ...more >>

I have seen similar questions posted here but no result for my situation so here goes. I have a fairly new Maxtor OneTouch III Turbo Terabyte external drive (raid) and a new Dell 690 Precision also raid.....on XP. The maxtor was working fine and I was backing up data to it for a couple of mo...more >>

Hello, I am trying to run a .NET 2.0 application that I developed and I am getting the following error: Key not valid for use in specified state I am attempting to retrieve the X509Certificate2.PrivateKey as an XML string via the ToXmlString() function and this error occurs. Below is an...more >>

Hi I've written custom configuration section (inherits from System.Configuration.ConfigurationSection) to simplify the contents of the config file and to make life easier when accessing them in code. The configuration section is contained within the exe (it's a simple test case!) and ev...more >>

Hi I run windows EP service pack 2.I am on internet explorer 7.When I go into tools option delete history cookies ,temp file & so on .It doesnt work .I have deleted & reinstalled expl 7 but it only seems to work then for a day or 2 then it stops working again .I have done this several times.I...more >>

Hi, Is it possibe to update a word document template using ASP.NET 2.0 Example: This is a word template. Employee Name: <Name> Employee No: <EmpNo> Here i need to change only the field which has mentioned inbetween <> and this needs to be stored in a seperate file. Please help me o...more >>

Hi, Why can't his work Private Function GetFiles(ByVal sPath As String) As Generic.List(Of String) Dim f() As String = Directory.GetFiles(sPath) Return f() End Function Should I just create a File Class object, add to it's collection and then return? Thanks...more >>

My app attempts to send eMails via SmtpClient. This works with some addresses, but for instance a mail server hosted by godaddy always rejects the mails. The reply is "Relay access denied". Does anybody have an idea what the cause of the problem is, and how I can work around? Thanks in adv...more >>

Hi, i'm trying to (using managed C++) implment the IEnumerable<T> interface on my class.. but have a problem with the 2 GetEnumerator method required.... what i have done is... generic<typename T> public ref class SetOfProxy : public System::Collections::Generic::IEnumerable<T> { v...more >>

I find it very hard to search for help on microsoft setup in Visual Studio. There does not seem to be an easy keyword you can use to filter google results. I am trying to install a plugin for an application. There are two things I have to do with my setup project which I can not figure out. ...more >>