Visual Studio 2005 I have a vague recollection that it is possible to set an option which causes the TabIndex property to be displayed on each control. You could then set the required tabindex number by just clicking on each control in the right sequence. The idea was that doing that would...more >>

Hi Everyone, I am planning to buy C# book. I am bit confused whether to go for C# 3.0 book or C# 3.5 book. Please suggest me some good books on both. Is there any major difference between c# 3.0 and 3.5? -- Guhan...more >>

I am using Visual Studio 2008 w/ VB.NET. For the database, I am using SQL Server 2005, which is running on a dedicated server box. I am creating a WinForms application for a client. It is run on any of several employees' desktop PCs. Now, they want to be able to "push" some of the data fr...more >>

The weirdest problem. . . heres my code: ============================ public enum AudioLookup { Artist, Album, } public enum CollectionType { Audio, Video, } public IList<string> ItemList(AudioLookup itemType, CollectionType collT...more >>

Hi. I have a question regarding .NET and EventLog. Our company has two products, each of them is using own Windows Event Log. The problem is that Log Name usually starts from Company Name Like: MyCompany ProductName1 MyCompany ProductName2 and log file name is created using first 8 characters...more >>

I have done the download and install of KB946609 twice now and Windows Update still says it needs to be installed even though the Update History shows successful installation. However using IE7 on sites using Silverlight clearly shows it's not installed since I get messages about it not being ...more >>

How do you create adress labels from a database? -- Secretary...more >>

In a .NET 3.0 app I'm serializing objects to a byte array: Dim ms As New MemoryStream Dim bf As New BinaryFormatter bf.Serialize(ms, obj) ' serialize passed object to a memorystream Dim ba() As Byte = ms.GetBuffer ' get by...more >>

Hello, I would like to write a .Net Remoting application in VB, but I'm quite new at this. I've looked for some examples in Google (with query ".Net Remoting"). In every example I see, the server is a console application. Is it a prerequisite ? Is there no other way ? I don't really fancy a...more >>

I am soon to start learning about WPF, from the little I have seen there seems to be loads of XML to write, is this correct? Also is there a WPF group similar to .Net Development.Framework.winforms? Guy...more >>

Hello Friends, For GridView Tips and Tricks using ASP.NET 2.0, visit: http://www.dotnetcurry.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=107...more >>

I'm sure it's just a lapse on my part but I am unable to find any official documentation for "Microsoft Office 12.0 Access,Database Engine Object Library" I have created this C# code so far using Google usenet searches. Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access.Dao.DBEngine engine = new DBEngineClas...more >>

OK, now, I've climbed far enough up the learning curve to be about where I was with Access in building data-driven Windows forms but I've seen no advantage over the old way. Maybe finer-grained security but DLL-hell was not a real problem before - just give 'em a new MDE and a macro to link t...more >>

Hello friends! I have been working in MS SQL Server BIDS since last 7 months using IS, RS and AS. I have now planned to go for this MS certification(exam 70-445) to increase my confidence regarding the technology, as well as to increase my market value. Is there anybody out there to adv...more >>

i have a webapp that needs to get the windows login of a user and maps it to my roles database. im using VS2005 and when i run it im able to get it using Windowsprincipal.Getuser().Name. but after i put it into production server, (c:\inetpub\wwwroot\webapp ) and run it on my browser, the...more >>

I get the same problem while trying to instal the Visual Studio proffesional editon ( trial 90 days ) like most people do.It fails always on the same point: "Web authoring component" This problem has many discussions on forums on the web. Many solutions suggested that work for some but most ...more >>

I'm designing a WPF user control. Within the C# portion of the class is a private conversion class: private class MyConverter:IValueConverter{ .... } Within the XAML portion of the class I'd like to create an instance of this class: <UserControl.Resources> <ResourceDictionary> ...more >>

I have a businessLogic Assembly (BL) which contains a Type (BLT). I have a WindowsForms App which uses BL and the Type BLT within it I also have a WebService which also uses BL and BLT I would like my WinApp to be able to reference the WebService and make a call into it that returns list(...more >>

Hello, I have a Windows form application that currently uses a database local to the machine it is running on. We are planning on setting this application up for a multi-user environment, so I would like to change to a 3-tier architecture application for scalability: 1. My Client | ...more >>

How do I type accents when e-mailing in French ? My 'assigned keys' work in 'Word' but not in Outlook Express...more >>

Hello, I have a Windows form application that currently uses a database local to the machine it is running on. We are planning on setting this application up for a multi-user environment, so I would like to change to a 3-tier architecture application for scalability: 1. My Client | ...more >>

I am a student taking an assebly language class we are using Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 express addition. I installed program in the default location and donwload the files following the steps of our instructor. Which were to done load IrvineExamples and libaray files to drive C:\Irvine to use ...more >>

Hi everyone, I am using Visual Basic 2005. My project is in vb.net. After executing a request on an Access Table, I would like to copy my recordset into an array as such: Dim ConnectionString As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB. 4.0; Data Source=c:\myDataBase.mdb" Di...more >>

The same code runs fine on my machine. However, it gets runtime error on a co-worker's machine. The complete error message is: System.InvalidOperationException: There was an errpr generating the XML document. -->System.InvalidOperationException: The type JointConsole.PrintGenericFilter was no...more >>

I'm trying to install a print monitor with a deployment project in Visual Studio 2008, but I have problems calling theWin32 AddMonitor method. I have included the monitor dll file in the system folder group, and the file is present in the c:\windows\system32 folder when the AddMonitor() met...more >>

Hi Everyone: Please help as i need to write some rounding function in C#. i Wrote one but does not give me correct result. Can some one please correct me C# Codes ######################################################################### dblVal = 1234567.89 private int ThreeSifFig(...more >>

I have an application that uses a link button in a gridview row to open a new window to collect some data and save it to the database. This works fine on 24 out of 26 computers in our shop. Two of the computers do absolutely nothing when I click this button. One of the problem machines is r...more >>

I was using my S/T 2007 fine, but two weeks ago i tried to run again and appear an error message> "Error 1706 No valid source could be found for product Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007. The windows installer cannot continue". Appear another message that say: "insert the disc and press continue...more >>

hello i need to know if the folowing can be done.. (and an example would be very nice lol ) if i have a drop down table of 20 plus items, do i need to have 20 plus pages ( pain to have to do each one by hand ) or can i use the drop down list datatable (?) to generate a single page ...more >>

Hi all, We decided to clear the test db more frequently and I was asked to serialize som test objects to make sure our unit testing continues to work after clearing the db. Does anyone have any advice on how to implement this? I've decided on BinaryFormatter because I want to save private ...more >>

Whenever I drag a window that is in the "dockable" state by its title- bar, Visual Studio locks up for several seconds before the window starts moving. Then, even if I've already let go of the mouse button, the window leaps to the current mouse position (not the position where I let go). I've st...more >>

Hi All, I have one asp.net application in which connection gets expired after some time on my server actually i m thinking on how the connection gets removed because after some time I m getting error as Can't find table which gets after some time automatically . If anyone has any idea ...more >>

Hi All, I want the query in sql which gives count of records for 2 conditions. Say i have table Category which has CategoryID and SubCatID as 2 columns. Then suppose i want count for the records which has CategoryID=1 and SubCatID =1 . But I have SubCatID field as comma separated means it ...more >>

I am using Windows Media Player 10. I found that it only freezes when I am using video files of the sizes 720X544. Files of 624X352 do not freeze up and play. If you right click on the file and check properties the larger files freeze and smaller do not. These are the only ones I checked. ...more >>

Any suggestions on a good place to begin learning how to work with threads and multi-threaded applications? Thanks. ...more >>

I was wondering if someone who has purchased VS 2005 Professional if they can let me know if the crystal reports is embedded on one of the cd's or if the box comes with crystal reports as an extra cd installation. Im looking at a vs 2005 prof used copy and a listing of the cd's: Visual Stu...more >>

Hi I have a WPF application (VS 2008; .NET 3.5) which has several tab controls and listViews. When I start the application, it start in normal "window" mode. I can click between the Tabs and it's reasonably responsive. However, I've made the window resizeable. The bigger the window ...more >>

I am trying to import my data stored on a flash drive to my new computer, same version of ms money. I get error messages that it is a read only file or I don't have access to it. Can anyone tell me how to do this?...more >>

As I begin to really look into SOA and get it straight in my mind that SOI doesn't mean SOA, I've begun thinking about a simple example and am wondering how it might be best set up as an SOA. Can those, in the know, comment on the following scenario: Let's take a simple scenario where a us...more >>

I'm using the XmlTextWriter but see no way to format raw XML like this: <rss version="2.0" xmlns:cf ="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> Is it possible...more >>

Hi, I need to write a COM component in C# (VS 2005) I created the C# class library project, marked it "Make Assemble COM visible" I set the assembly to be signed with a key file. The class contains a single method, as below: namespace MyPlugin { public class MyClass { p...more >>

Having a problem starting the ASP.Net state service on my local machine. Whenever I try to start it, I get the following (taken from the event log): The ASP.NET State Service service terminated with the following error: The requested service provider could not be loaded or initialized. Using...more >>

I have windows xp sp2 home edition. Ie6. When I start up my computer I get the following error: error loading C:\winnt\system32\tguurwvi.dll "the specified module could not be found" I recently had Nortons 360 installed. Also had problems with my IE. I had IE7 but the tech support said it w...more >>

I have created an application and I would like to deploy it silently. I am using a file share to accomplish this. Is there a switch I can use on the command line that is run to do this? Thanks. ...more >>

Suppose I have create a 1 folder named "Anj" on any server.i have given usen name password for it.now i want to access it through Ftp in one link like "ftp://....../Anj". But then i can not access this folder without giving the credentilas name .I'll have to enter each time these credentilas to...more >>

I am trying to do what I think is a very basic binding operation. I have a DataGridView with 2 columns. The first column is bound to Northwind db Region and the second to Territories. When the form loads I get a Value not valid exception on the Territories column. The error only occurs if I...more >>

hi all, I am facing problem in programming.Can anybody please let me know how to solve the problem. I have a link, clicking the link opens a page in which there are some data which is coming from different tables(join realtionship). And some data has to be inserted in that page(textbox) In thi...more >>

In Device Manager under Network Adapters, nearly all (about 20) items have a yellow warning symbol. The first item, Microsoft 6to4 Adapter says driver is up-to-date BUT says "This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for their device (Code 31). Simila...more >>

Hello, I have an issue with the recent Windows Automated Update disabling my ATI All-In-Wonder video capture card in Windows XP. Then when I reload the ATI software, the card works until the next Automated Udate disables it again. I have temporarily deactivated the Automated Update feature due...more >>

Hi, I'm porting application from C++ to C#. This application has several plugins (DLL files). All plugins are using same interface (IPlugin) and have function which returns pointer to this interface. App checks specified folder on start, loads all DLL files into memory and creates collectio...more >>

Hi, I'm creating application in .NET 3.5. I'm going to create splash screen with "blurred transparency" - something like transparent title bar in Aero Glass in Vista. Is there any easy way to achieve this? How to do that? Or maybe how to get bitmap of desktop lays below my window? Is there...more >>

Hello everyone! I=B4m struggling with a strange problem. I have built an application in asp.net 2.0 and it works for all users but one. This particular user gets an arithmetic overflow directly after passing the login.aspx. I have tried different startpages but the error still occurres. (prob...more >>

All, I have two smart client application and i am trying to invoke those two from C#.NET windows application project. Below is the sourc code. public void processexec(String URL) { try { System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo psInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(); psInfo.FileName = URL; ps...more >>

In a composite control with child controls, how do you fire an event in the parent(root) control so that a child control does something. Do I need to bubble an event?...more >>

Dear Friend, My WPF client application makes use of a proprietary HTTP-based API via the WebClient class. It needs to make a large number of calls to this API. Each call must be made in succession. At no time is more than one call being made at the same time. Each call instantiates a *new* ...more >>

I tried a similar post in interop and got a blank stare. Can ayone tell me how to pass an array of structures which contain arrays of blittable types to unmanaged memory? This syntax does not work: Public Declare Sub SomeDll Lib "SomeDll.dll" ( ByRef MyStructure() as SomeStructure, ByRef ...more >>

Hi there, I'm a newbie in .NET Web development. I created a Web Site using VS2005, then I press Start Debugging (F5), it works fine, I can see my page in Internet Explorer 7. The issue is: I try to access this page from another machine via the internet, since a don't have a domain name, ...more >>

I had no problems with my Desktop, but got this same problem others have reported when setting up my laptop, and so many folks said just dump McAfee and use another anti-virus program. I found out what was causing the problem on my laptop by comparing Windows Mail settings on both machines. ...more >>

I would like to use a MS Access database to store data for a .NET 2.0 application. Do I need to distribute MDAC or extra runtime files with it? Thanks, Andrea...more >>

I've seen a ton of posts about similar problems, but none of the solutions were effective. I've been maintaining this VB code for 3 years, and this is the first time this has happened. It seems that the first one or two breakpoints encountered trigger, but after that, none of my other breakp...more >>

I have a solution with two windows forms projects in it. I would like to be able to execute Project B from a button or menu in Project A. How can I do this? Thanks Bill ...more >>

We have a web application developed using classic asp running IIS 6.0 and Windows 2003 server. There is a link to an .aspx page(developed using VS 2005) which displays a report using the Crystalreport veiwer control. How do we deploy the .aspx page as part of the same application? Th...more >>

Best all, After installing VS2008 I have following error: Windows form application, using .NET 2.0 and using the HTML viewer in some windows: a) In debug mode there is no problem, application runs well on my local machine. b) when I deploy using One-Click and my clients upgrade there sit...more >>

I made a little app in vb.net. Just some buttons for calling other apps. I mean: when I click a button, the action requested is to launch directly another program. Locally works fine. But when you try the same thing via tsweb, the target program is not launched, but appears the typical download ...more >>

Anybody out there can please help me out finding some performance measuring tool for a .net application built in version 1.1. ...more >>