I need to know how to write a formula so that 2 numbers that are blank & 1 that is filled in will average together without showing the #div/0 error. Thanks, Mary Jo...more >>

Hi, I am using 2.0 with VS2005 SP1 on an XP box. When I type: System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters. The only option I get is "Binary" and I need to use "Soap". I guess I am missing the System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.dll assembly but I don't understand how I could have lost...more >>

I keep getting an error message saying, "This activity or game is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later." It should be working as it is on another computer. I have not changed anything that I know of. Please help. Mike Almond...more >>

I'm trying to use the forfiles command. I had downloaded a version of forfiles and got it to work on my xp workstation. I tried to move the code I wrote to a server and found the version of forfiles to be different. On the workstation the syntax with dashes "-" worked but on the server the ...more >>

Hi, how can I install the NETCFSetupv35.msi on my Win CE 5.0? It says there is nothing associated with the extension... I need to run a .exe generated by VS 2005 on my Win CE 5.0 Can you help me ? ...more >>

Hello, I need to get some advice from a pro or someone who encounters this situtation. Currently we are using user friendly MS Access databases for two inventory warehouses located in California and New York. Unfortunately we cannot connect the two together due to poor proformance and d...more >>

I am involved in migrating a sizeable vb6 application to vb.net but don't want to add the extra complexity of migrating adodb to ado.net. Is this a sensible approach and if not what are the drawbacks?...more >>

How do you handle the cross-thread issues if you don't have a UI? I'm writing a class that's using the MSMQ and MSMQ notifies the class when a new message has arrived. But it notifies you on a new thread. I need to notify a class on the main thread that a new message has arrived, but I ge...more >>

So I'm looking at this test-driven development (TDD) paradigm, and I like the idea of having automated tests. That idea is not new. But according to the TDD approach, we are to write our unit tests FIRST - even before writing the code that the test is ultimately going to test/verify. I d...more >>

Hi, i'am writing a program in vb.net 2005 based on an access database. Now, i want to close my program automaticly when the user is inactive to a period of eg 10 minutes. I want to close all mine connections to the database en quit the program. is there a procedure to achive this or even bet...more >>

I am trying to attach a file from Excell to an e-mail in Windows Mail. It shows up as an attachment in the address screen, but when I go to send I get an error message "some files could not be found and attached to this message. Do you want to send anyway?" What's up with that. Obviously...more >>

I have bound a array of objects to datagridview in vb.net. If I add new objects to array, that doesn't reflect in datagridview. What I have to do? Thanks, Latha.P ...more >>

With version 3.5 now installed, is it safe to delete versions 1.1 and 2.0 Service Pack 1 and 3.0 Service Pack 1 from my computer?...more >>

Hi, I have experianced same wierd behavior by one of my customers ..... Here is the thing .... We have the application for newspaper article management. so adding end editing etc .... After a while my customer started to complain that they have duplicate articles in there database .... ...more >>

I am running into an issue attempting to play a WMV file across the network while impersonating. I have WMV files that I can only access while impersonating, so I do the impersonation and can see the file (without impersonation, the framework returns that the file does not exist), but when I try...more >>

I have been using word 2007 for over a year. Why is it so slow now when opening and closing documents....more >>

VS2008 crashes, then crashes again whenever I reopen VS. Winforms, Visual Basic. I have a solution with a class library project and an application project. In VS2008, I have a form open from the application, and then change the form's ancestor in the class library project. I don't recomp...more >>

I have several applications that use panels as screens for different parts of our application. Panel1.BringToFront() Panel1_Textbox.Focus() ' do something with a control on Panel1 Panel2.BringToFront() Panel2_Textbox.Focus() ' do something with a control on Panel2 When the applications ...more >>

Hello, I'm having trouble using Dictionary classe. I want to use a Dictionary as a key for another Dictionary. The following code gives a sample of what I'm talking about. Dictionary myDates = new Dictionary<Dictionary<string, string>, DateTime>(); The 'Add' or 'ContainsKey' methods nee...more >>

The RID pool has exhausted and when ntdsutil.exe is used to seize the role it says that it already has the role. No other domain controller is running.Netdom.exe shows all five roles contained by the same domain controller. when try to create a user it returns an erron message saying "RID po...more >>

I would like to print examples of all the fonts in Word. I have Office Home and Student 2007. Is there an easy way to do this other than typing each font name and changing the font to match the name? ...more >>

I am experimenting with a concept the engineers want. I want to create an app that runs in the console. When an event happens, I want to display an image. Can I do this without having a form? Right now, my app compiles, but crashes with an unhandled exception at this part: // this.ima...more >>

just picked up a new laptop and want to use my main email account on this machine + my desktop. I use outlook express on the desktop and wondered whether it was possible to view my main email account + contacts and history on both machines? I have been able to create an account using the sa...more >>

Hi All, I am sitting with a bit of a problem. I have a MDI Form and added a menu strip, then used the "Insert Standard Items" from the Right Mouse Click Menu. I then added a menu item below the File/Open menu item to which I have assigend a 16x16 graphic. When working with the menu whil...more >>

Hi, I want to display the list of setting names in my app.config file in a combobox. In my app.config file : <applicationSettings> <My.Properties.Settings> <setting name="sSetting1" serializeAs="String"> <value>sSetting1</value> </setting> <setting name...more >>

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I can't launch iTunes 7.6 using Windows Vista Ultimate. I was using it and it was working fine until it froze up. I ended the task and now it won't launch at all. Things I have tried: 1. Uninstalling and Reinstalling iTunes. 2. Doing a system restore in Windows Vista. 3. I created a...more >>

I am able to use the play speed settings on windows media player 11 to increase the speed of the song. How can I save the song at this higher speed to be played faster each time? Many thanks, in anticipation Rachael : ) ...more >>

Hi, I'm working on a little autocomplete functionality with the AJAX toolkit. I like to the following, Take the following 2 SQLs SELECT NAME FROM COUNTRIES WHERE NAME LIKE '%TORONTO%' (would return false) SELECT NAME FROM CITIES WHERE NAME LIKE '%TORONTO%' (would return true) I like to...more >>

I'd like to create a report completely at runtime, adding fields, grids and the like through code. I've got reports that are very dynamic - a variable number of tables, columns, etc - and want the control that doing it in code would give. Similar to creating HTML with tables, rows and column...more >>

windows vista XP i cannot open email attachments with extension pdf., ppt, wmv. I could perform this function when I first got the PC now I go through all the open dialogue boxes and check the allow box, but the document doesn't open and if I attempt to save it it goes through the prompts for ...more >>

hi guys, i'm using the methods of CDO.MessageClass to send email. like this: using CDO; .... Configuration MailConfig = new ConfigurationClass(); MailConfig.Fields[CdoConfiguration.cdoSendUsingMethod].Value = CdoSendUsing.cdoSendUsingPort; MailConfig.Fields[CdoConfiguration.cdoSMTPAuthentic...more >>

I have a dll file which has some embedded XML files inside it. Now I need to add a field to this xml file, but I dont know how to go about it. I have tried to decompile the whole thing and recompile but it produces lots of errors. Is there another way? Any sort of xml resource editor?...more >>

A friend has been using the Guest account on my Windows Xp machine. He managed to download something that kept giving a Dr. Watson error each time he tried to launch IE 7 and would shut it down straight away. This I fixed but then every time you launch ie in the Guest account as soon as you st...more >>

We all know that in .NET, we don't need to worry about memory leak becaseu GC does a nice job to collect it. The only time we need to worry about memory leak is when we use unmanaged resources, such as COM-based objects written in C++, for an instance. Therefore, I've created the following sam...more >>

I've created a multi-threading program - I have an ArrayList of 10 accounts each of which is represented by an Account object. So I need to create 10 threads to process the accounts (each thread processes one account). The key part of the problem is coded in C# below: private void bu...more >>

I reently made the move to Visual Studio 2005 using the express editions downloaded from Microsoft's site. In 2003, I was not able to use some DLLs in VB that were created in C# 2005. So I upgraded. Now I find that I still can't use them. I can use DLLs written in C# 2005 in another C# ap...more >>

we have petty cash in different currencies... we used petty cash before with 3 currencies with QB - someone an idea how we could use it in the business accounting (we use microsoft accounting pro 2008) - i only saw one currency... thank you for your help...more >>

Hi. I don't know if it is a FAQ, but I am reading about the Factory pattern on MSDN. I understand the concepts and the structure of the files involved. But when it comes to .NET, how do I implement this pattern? In order to achieve real abstraction do I need to create separate projects for ...more >>

After installing UniBlue (performance software), the Windows XP SP build information now displays on the lower right corner of the desktop. Maybe coincidence, but it just showed up. How do I get rid of it?...more >>

Hi All, I need to integrate Paypal in my project in VB.NET.Please help me out..................... Chetana Systems....more >>

As of late, when I enter a web site the web page/pages are presented in a "script" style font. I'm running XP Pro and 2003 Office Pro with a fairly modern "Lexmark printer. Another quirk is that when I print some web pages, the headers and footers will print in a script style font also. Pos...more >>