Does anyone know how to play system sounds? Or to install your own sounds and then call them from the application? C ...more >>

Is there a method I can use in C# that will set the ComputerName? Any Help would be appreciated. Thanks Todd...more >>

I found an example that teaches me how to create my own collections ... but the best one that I can find is in VB. I don't know how to convert the VB "Implements" in to C# friendly code.. Could someone please help me convert the snippet of code or provide a link to a good C# collections tutoria...more >>

I have a FixedToolWindow form that I create and display when the user presses a button on the toolbar. I want to prevent Alt+F4 on the FixedToolWindow form. How do I accomplish this? I want the only way to close the FixedToolWindow form is by clicking on the toolbar button again. It's a bit li...more >>

I have started encountering the following exception frequently: "An unhandled exception of type 'System.ExecutionEngineException' occurred in Unknown Module." I have having trouble determining the exact steps to reproduce it, but it does happen frequently -- several times per day, and often ...more >>

Hi, I know how to pass references to methods. This works fine. But what about storing such a reference as a class member? I did not find a solution for this. Any help is highly appreciated. Thanks. Klaus ...more >>

Hi, I have noticed that some programs like for example RealOne player can call the Internet explorer within its Gui and the user is able to browse the web from within their application. The gui has to be only examplar nothing scary, just so that I can leter develop it to match my need...more >>

Hello. I would like to add my own regular expressions to the list of available expression used in the Visual Studio IDE. I've searched high and low through configuration files and on the web and have not had any luck. Any input is appreciated. -- Jay Douglas Fort Collins, CO ...more >>

This might seem like a beginner question. Thats okay, I'm a beginner. :o) I have no problem connecting to and doing WebRequest and WebResponse and getting a stream I can convert to RawHTML. What I REALLY Need, tho, is -- even if I have to look inside that HTML -- to manipulate an HTML Optio...more >>

I have a xml document formed like: <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?> <NewDataSet xmlns="http://www.myweb.com/Users.xsd"> <Users LastID="0"> <User> <Name>Archer</Name> <Password>Smc+mH0KDes=</Password> </User> <User> <Name>John</Name> <Password>oeB...more >>

I've got a method that returns an array of Ints. What's the most sensible way of copying them to a new ArrayList? Thanks! Jerry...more >>

What are the advantages of using inline C# code in my aspx pages (with inline I mean directly in the html between <% %>) versus code behind. It seems messy and inelegant to have code in both places (IMHO, using inline *and* code-behind is not object oriented and it generates less readable code)...more >>

hello, i have a problem, i wonder if anyone can help... i am retrieving records from an access table using a dataset and want the data to be returned in xml, so i am using the dataset.GetXml() method. lets say, for example, that the xml is in the following format: <Users> <User> ...more >>

Howdy, I have a simple C# program that opens a file for reading a text file, creates a new file for writing, reads a line from the source file and writes it to the target file. I did this using StreamReader and StreamWriter. I'm doing this one line at a time on purpose because I want to strip ...more >>

Hi All I have searched for a solution to this on all groups I can think of but the best I see is the admonition that allowing for formatting a hard drive w/ .Net framework is bad b/c someone may write some code and what some other persons harddrive by hiding the code in some application. I r...more >>

Hi, I looked everywhere (probably not) but did not find any answers. That's why I turned to you guys. Is there a way to insert code into the InitializeComponent method, which reflect the items added by a component editor. For instance, when you drop a TreeView on a form you can visuall...more >>

Hi, There is a requirement for me that I have created assembly inwhich business logic is available. On the other hand, there is a front-end application in UNIX platform can call this dll.(Acting like C dll) If it is possible, please guide me to acheive this. Thanks in advance Regard...more >>

Hello, With the C# Format method I can create strings from both literal text and values of ints, floats, doubles, and the like. Being new to C#, I assume there is also a way to control field widths, base, precision, etc. in Format. What I need is a similar function to parse a string and extr...more >>

Hi, Sorry, I am new to C# but know Java and C++. Question: I need to read values from a database table using OleDb. I have a class (DAO pattern) for every table where each field corresponds to a field in the database table. I am using Int32 to store integer fields. However, since Int32 is ...more >>

I am trying to implement sorting and editing on a datagrid that has it's source as a DataView. I can sort by selecting the column headers, and I can edit using. However, If I sort, then edit, the table reverts to the original 'sorting', and selects the 'wrong' row for editing... I.e. if my da...more >>

I am a new programmer and have been assigned a task of creating a C# (I'm reading my C# for dummies book) algorithm of breaking a year into 26 two week periods. Within those 26 periods, I have to be able to know the beginning and ending of the period (period is 2 weeks). You might ask ...more >>

Hi! I have this problem: From one application I'm encrypting a string and writes it down to the database. Then, from another application that receivs the same string as above I want to encrypt it exactly the same way as in the first application so that I can query the database with that s...more >>