Is there a quick way to print all files in a project or solution in visual studio 2008? Tem ...more >>

How to deal with this exception? I need to quickly make my appl to be able to open files beyong this limit Any help appreciated. Peter...more >>

I have a component that was developed in VS2003 that I need to debug in a VS2005 application. Basic steps are: Build the component for Debug in VS2003. Set the following VS2003 project properties for the component: Project > Configuration Properties > Debugging > Debug Mode = Program Pr...more >>

I have a test DBML file:- <?xml version=3D"1.0" encoding=3D"utf-8"?> <Database Name=3D"myDB" EntityNamespace=3D"MyEntNS" = ContextNamespace=3D"MyConNs" Class=3D"DBdc" = xmlns=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/linqtosql/dbml/2007"> <Table Name=3D"dbo.PARENTTABLE" Member=3D"PARENTTABLE"> <...more >>

Hi, I`d like to know if it is possible to configure a dll dinamically. I want to change the dll.config values and make the dll take those new values. If this is possible I'd like to go a bit further. I wrote a dll in c# (usercontrol) which I use as an active X in asp.NET: <object id="Ac...more >>

THIS SEEMS TO BE A BUG !! Watch this : (In C# ) IHTMLElement oElement = (IHTMLElement)myChildren.Current; I have created an object of IHTMLELement interface. Now when i do the following : Line 1) oElement.setAttribute("uip_copyZeroLeft",oElement.style.pixelLeft, 0) ; Line 2) o...more >>

I have a problem with Excel in Office 2007. When I click on a .xls file, Excel program opens but not the file required. I don't even get an Excel page, simply the light blue screen of Excel. I have to manually open the xls. files I need. Any ideas as to what could be causing this? I have...more >>

In Visual Studio, if you hover over an item, the IDE open up a context menu with an expandable [+] sign. Clicking on this then brings up a context menu that appears as a grid. Clicking on sub items with a [+] then open up further contextmenus etc, etc. I'd like to be able to open up a con...more >>

At our company we have some old code written using Powersoft's Power++ (a RAD C++ product). Power++ has been discontinued for quite a while now so we don't want to use it for new projects. We'd like to write a program in .NET that can be called by an old program we wrote in Power++. I'm assu...more >>

I have a gridview and have placed customvalidator controls in it. If I put a break on the sub to do custom validation, run the page, select a row and press the EDIT button, putting me into Update/Cancel mode, I can edit the date textbox putting in garbage and press update. It takes the break...more >>

I am trying to post an XML DOM to an ASP page using WebRequest. (C#) I know how to use a stream to send xml data but a stream is primarily intended for text. The asp page expects an XML object. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. dave.harknessNOSPAMMING@comcast.net ...more >>

I could use some feedback from you all in the .NET community. Here's the question, in a nutshell: Aside from the data types shown below, what classes in the .NET Framework do you use most frequently in the applications that you develop? The data types and classes I'd like to exclude from th...more >>

I'm just trying to wrap something around my head and am looking for some pro's vs con's on this scenario of what I am thinking of trying... If someone with some experience with this could point me in the right direction - Lets say you have an MDI and 2 forms that open in that app. Each fo...more >>

I have two vb.net projects, one that creates a class library and another that uses ("consumes") the class library. Whenever I rebuild the class library project then use it in the consumer project the consumer project won't compile unless I delete the reference to the class library in the consume...more >>

I am installing VS 2008 pro, First I uninstalled all express editions, and also sql express. Then installing vs 2008 pro it installed sql express again. Then inserting cd #2, for the SQL developer edition, it wants to update sql express, but i notice with the service pack 2 that not all o...more >>

My organization currently has interfaces in place to generate MS Outlook emails from our business applications. I am trying to determine if it is possible and how difficult it might be to interface with MS Ecxhange or Outlook from a business application and add items to a user's calendar, tas...more >>

Hi, We have created a setup project for an app in MS VS .Net with Windows Installer Bootstrapper selected. When installing the app, we wonder if it is possible to start the installation using setup.exe without being asked the question to either start the installation or to quit the installa...more >>

Hi, I'm using TransactionScope to do a serie Insert, Update, Delete operations with the ExecuteNonQuery and some Selects with ExecuteScalar everything works fine with multiple connections in the same scope. Problem is that when i do two Selects with ExecuteReader (to fill datasets) it show...more >>

Hello, is there a way to get the path of the directory "Common Files" via .NET? I was not able to find a proper function in class Path. Thank you, Norbert...more >>

My teens access/delete/change my administrator password easily. In fact I see there are a multitude of resources available, ostensibly catering to people who have forgotten their password, for deleting and changing them. But look for advice on securing your password, what do you find? It does...more >>

I have a thread that ends with system.threading.thread.currentThread.Abort() method.. .. but, it throws me an exception.. is there any other way to end a thread? ...more >>

I've rented equipment for a job, I've created an expense report for that cost. I'd now like to be able to assign this expense to my client, I'd also like to be able to include this expense as a non-taxible line item in an invoice to that client so they can reimburse me. Thanks in advance! ...more >>

I'm preparing for a major ASP.NET development effort that will require extensive internationalization support. I have a bunch of resources and I'm happy with those - with the exception that they cover the 2.0 version of the ..NET Framework. I would appreciate it if someone could point me to...more >>

Hi, In C++, if there's a class named clsMyForm, which has a static ("shared" in VB.NET) member variable named "Total" , and an instance (object) of the class named oMyForm, the static member of the class, can be referenced thru the instance as follows: oMyForm::clsMyForm.Total In VB .NET, ...more >>

It's that time of the year again where we get annoyed with our internal product and hope to find something newer and better out there. Alas, we usually don't find anything. The scenario: We use a home-grown .net CMS product that we've built in a staging/live server enviornment. We have o...more >>

I down loaded and installed iTunes update. Noted that it took a long time to "finalize". When finished iTunes shortcut had disapeared. When I restarted computer all shortcuts were gone from desktop. Restore function will not restore to any point prior to install. Shortcuts sent to d...more >>

When i doubleclick on an .SLN file it attempts to open up the solution in Visual Studio 2003. Is there a way to change the default so it will automatically open the solution in 2005? Thanks, John...more >>

I use SmtpClient to send email in my program, and I set the UserDefaultCredentials to true to use the logged on user's credentials. However it doesn't work on authenticated SMTP server. It will throws exception saying 'System.Net.Mail.SmtpException: The SMTP server requires a secure connect...more >>

Hi, As this article (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163655.aspx) mentions, there is a cold and warm start time for managed apps. I'm running a few .net 2.0 winforms apps on my desktop (XP) and until last week, I had the expected cold followed by warm time. Now, my cold and "war...more >>

Lately we get the problem on our server that it cannot reach the backupserver by \\servename\sharename, but when we use \\IP-adress\sharename it is no prblem. When we ping the backupserver we get the right IP-adres back. After reboot of the server the problem is gone for a while, but returns ...more >>

Hi - I have a picture that is 8.5 x 11 and I need to print it to a smaller size and centered on the page. Any idea how to do this? Thanks - -- Heather...more >>

I DOWNLOADED ITUNES THE DOWN LOAD WAS SUCCESFUL BUT I HAVE ERROR MESSAGE WHICH SAYS '' ITUNES ENCOUNTED PROBLEM AND CANNOT START....more >>

When I restore a backup from some earlier time, do I lose work that has been saved since the backup? -- bazzandjo...more >>

Apologies in advance for what is a very simple question, but I just cannot get my head around it. I have a public class Something with a public structure T mapped to the local variable m_Test(). Whenever I try to set the value of the property Test, I get the error "Expression is a value and ...more >>

vs2005 c# hi: need to convert a simple int to a format nnnn. if I have int 1 I want the result to be padded with 0s as 0001 on a string I have int 1 and I want "0001" any help. Thanks so far these dont work field.ToString("nnnn") or field.ToString("####") ...more >>

Hi We have a windows service implemented in C# that will call some legacy VB6 COM objects. This is a memory intensive application that will create alot of objects but looking at the memory and virtual memory footprint it will remain under the 70meg level. On the other hand the Paged pool w...more >>

I have downloaded a template to create raffle tickets and I want to avoid having to manually type in the ticket numbers. Can I input the numbers into an Excel spreadsheet and then merge with the Word document? Or can I actually input a formula in Word to assign ticket numbers? ...more >>

Hi, I was designing an application which is intended to run in the background, and I was wondering about how I should load my resources to reduce the memory footprint. I was thinking of keeping all the embedded resources in a DLL, so that they only get loaded when needed. So my question is t...more >>

Hi, I need to play MP3 files from my .NET 2.0 SP1 C# WinForm app. I tried referencing Microsoft.DirectX.AudioVideoPlayback; and creating Audio class for playback. But I get the following error which is beyod my ability to comprehend. [ DLL 'C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC\Microsoft.DirectX\1.0....more >>

I using a new laptop running Vista and have Nvidia GeForce 7600 graphics card. I'm trying to connect my TV to this computer using Svideo. It has worked in the past however I must have changed a setting somewhere? On my second computer with Xp it all connects right! So it's all connected ...more >>

Hi, Sorry for crosspost. I need to play MP3 files from my .NET 2.0 SP1 C# WinForm app. I tried referencing Microsoft.DirectX.AudioVideoPlayback; and creating = Audio class for playback. But I get the following error which is beyod = my ability to comprehend. [ DLL = 'C:\WINDOWS\assem...more >>

Typed datasets and table table adapters components not showing in Toolbox Hi, I have a solution with several projects. One project contains datasets with table adapters. When I opened a usercontrol in design mode, it used to have all datasets and tableadapters in toolbox, under a tab name ...more >>

This class is not showing up in C# Visual Studio Express Any ideas? Is this class antiquated?...more >>

I made a new folder in My Pictures and now I want to send pictures I got from an email to that folder. I can not figure out how to do this. Can anyone help me? I would greatly appreciate it....more >>

So, I have a new thread creating something like: dim myThread as new System.Threading.Thread(AddressOf myProcedure) but, could I send an any kind of parameter instead of call to myProcedure??? I don't know did I made myself clear, but I would like to have something like: public sub S...more >>

What's the difference between Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 Express? I want to start a project on multi-threading in .NET. Will using Visual Studio 2005 Express be sufficient?...more >>