How do you detect a string that is all capitalized? ie. string s = "MY NAME IS"; return true; string s = "My Name is"; return false;...more >>

How do I know which exceptions are thrown by certain methods? For example, reading a file might throw an IO Exception, etc. In Java, the compiler won't even let you compile unless you put your code in try/catch blocks but the C# compiler doesn't seem to mind? I am particularly interested i...more >>

I wish to run a C# Windows Forms program on a Windows 98SE machine, from a directory that is owned by a Windows XP machine. The directory is shared via directory sharing from the XP machine to the W98SE machine via a TCP/IP network. This directory holds Foo.exe, and I want to run the program ...more >>

I'm sure this is the nth time this has been asked so here is n+1. Is there a decent (or any) utility available to convert a standard multi-file C program (just a bunch of bit fiddling and file IO) to C#? The original program is a Visual C 6.0 project. Thanks, Ray Mitchell...more >>

I seem to have problems when working with large Windows Forms files. What happens is that hte editor looses its syntax color highlighting and Intellisense capability on large files. The code works - it compiles and runs fine, but the syntax color highlighting goes away. All formatting blows up t...more >>

Hi, How can I detect the external ip of a NAT. Thanks, RF ...more >>

Happy New Year! I'm writing a program that will need to store large amounts of data from several DataSets that I create at runtime (for information like email, calendar, etc...). The trick is that these files will need to be created programmatically. I think saving the DataSets into Access ....more >>

Hi, I've read on the PlatformSDK site there a NAT Transversal API SDK available for download. It's able to detect if a NAT is present.Get the external IP of the NAT, etc... However, I don't wnt to download the complete CORE SDK. I just need this particular SDK. Can someone point me towar...more >>

I just want to take the occasion to thank everyone who make these newsgroups so great. It helped me a lot and was a great area to learn from. Happy New Year and thanks again! José ...more >>

Hello Superiors, Can someone explain me how can I run thread with parameter in C# ? Procedure TX() { .... Do something here... } Call the TX procedure like this : tSearch = new Thread(new ThreadStart(TX)); but now I have this one : Procedure TX(string Test); { .... Do...more >>

Hi, I want to use IMyExtenderInterface Please let me know what namespace i can include in my project. This is mainly for using Activate.CreateObject method in my project. ...more >>

Hi, In one of my method, I want to know the class/function that called/invoked this method. i.e. i have a function named Method1() in class1. I want "ClassX.MethodX()" in Method1(), when MethodX() of ClassX invokes Method1() function I think System.Reflection might provide some he...more >>

I am attempting to create a unit test that can switch between calling a method from the web service I created or calling the component that the web service actually calls. So in my unit test form I have a checkbox that I can use to "turn on or off" which one I would call and I have code someth...more >>

Hello. I am creating a class where the unique instance is called by many other thread. My class don't know how is structured the threads and of course I can't modify threads code. I want to create a var specific to each calling thread to store state information on my class. I want ,for ex...more >>

Hi Team, I want to do following Task. Please let me know how should I go for it. Thanks in advance. I have a general method and I am getting parameters as "object" type. No based on object type, I want to do few actions. Like, if(objCon.GetType() == typeof(SqlConnection)) { objC...more >>

How can I set the DefaultValue property of DataColumn to false in C# this.objdsMyDataSet.tblMyTable.MyBooleanColumn.DefaultValue = false; I have also tried setting it to System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlBoolean.False; but in either case I get ArgumentException. What is wrong, it looks straightfor...more >>

Hi- I am developing an asp.net application. I have a bunch of client script that I need to place in a page. Right now I'm doing it like this: StringWriter cs= new StringWriter(); cs.WriteLine("<script language=\"javascript\">"); etc, etc. it is a real pain. I was thinking... is it pos...more >>

Hello All! I need to seek your advice on databases. I was wondering if you guys have any suggestions on a databases that is lighter than SQL Server but much more efficient than MS Access. I am currently designing a C# program that would be deployed on computers that have no SQL Server nor...more >>

Happy New Year to all! :D I am currently developoing an application that imports data from a CSV file. Each comma represents an array item that I need to extract data with. My problem is this... I am encountering a string that has the example below: a, b, c. "d,e,f,g", abcdef ----The...more >>

After reading all the info about Generics in C#, when are we going to get them? Is this something planned for the Longhorn release, or sooner? Thanks, John ...more >>

Where in csharp can I set the application icon? Thanks ...more >>

Since String.Format has to box all value types to accomodate the params, and just for sheer efficiency, are there possibly any plans for a FormatValue method to minimize boxing? public static string FormatValue(string formatSpec, System.ValueType[] valueArgs); public static string FormatValue...more >>

my connectionstring is something like this: "Provider=FnDBProvider;Data source=edmscs2^ccbs-edmsdb1;SystemType=2;logonid=2a7cecf1a4e9c2eda2ea7a65f6d 4a90a;" the provider isn't ms-sql or oledb, i can't use SqlConnection and OleDbConnection class, then which one should I use? thanks! ...more >>

I'm wondering if there's a compile time cast gaurantee if any? Given the following: //----- begin sample code public interface IRegion { string Text { get; } RectangleF Area { get; } } public class Region : IRegion { public Region() { } public Region(string...more >>

Does anyone know how to convert data that was written to a file in the "time_t" format to the C# DateTime type? Thanks in advance!...more >>

hello I'm calling Win32 API methods like "SendMessage" in this method there are the lParam & wParam parameters, sometimes I need to pass a structure address in the lParam or wParam. the only way I found that workes is to define SendMessage like that: [DllImport("User32.dll",CharSet = ...more >>

If my data in SQL server was stored from a web application with requestEncoding set as iso8859-1. And now I want to change the data encoding to big5, (or anything else), how could I do that? Thanks for all advice and input. Calvin ...more >>

Hi, Anyone knows how can I sellect a diferent cell or Row at runtime? Thanks a lot...more >>

I'm making a windows project... I have a datagrid with one checkbox collumn. When I check the checkbox (sometimes) the grid redraws and stays white with a Red X in the middle and the application freze... I think I have to make a datagrid "refresh" before and after de check... I'm using...more >>

Hi, We have developed an Web application in ASP.NET with C# and we r using SQL Server 2000. We get the Timeout expired error, when more than 300 concurrent users hit the site. I hagone thru the code, to check whether all the Connections are closed. everything is perfect, and infact t...more >>

Hi! I have a StringDictionary itialized as follows: private void frmICUCalculations_Activated(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { StringDictionary dataDict = new StringDictionary(); dataDict.Add("Item1", "2001" ); dataDict.Add( "Item2", "2002" ...more >>

Hi Folks, Does anyone know how to embed a file into a resource in C#? You seem to be able to embed Icon, Bitmap, Cursor's & Strings. But how do you embed a file??? In VC++ version 6 you would, Find the Resource, Load It, get its size, and then write it out to where ever you ...more >>

You apparently can bind a HashTable to a ComboBox? How do you set the ValueMember and DisplayMeneber? ...more >>

I am implementing a class that routinely needs to be cast to and from a string. I would love for some way to make the compiler realize that my class can be cast to and from a string. Implementing a TypeConverter seems like it is designed to do this kind of thing but it doesn't actually do it, ...more >>

Hi, Please clarify my doubt in C#. I have one Dll which is created in (VC7). I want to load the Dll dynamically in my C# project. How to do that. How to load the Dll Dynamically. In Vb, We get the ProgId and then with the help of CreateObject we do it. Similary Is...more >>

This works for me. string myValue = dataDict["Item3"]; By the way, I'm assuming you are refering to the System.Collections.Specialized.StringDictionary, but I don't see a member named "Item" Charlie ...more >>

Hi, just wondering what serializing really is, and howto use it? Thanks. Tobias __________________________________________________________________ Tobias ICQ#: 55986339 Current ICQ status: + More ways to contact me __________________________________________________________________ ...more >>

I don't know if this is the correct forum to propose a new feature for the C# languange, but I thought I would do so anyway. I was working on a project and thought of a feature that would possibly help many developers. It was the adition of a new loop that crossed a foreach and a do loop. ...more >>

I have written a game that allows the user to upload high scores to the Web. I now want this upload to occur on a separate thread so that the window remains responsive. My attempt looks like this: m_worker = new Thread(new ThreadStart(UploadScores)); m_worker.Start(); // ... private void ...more >>

Hi, According to An Introduction to C# Generics (http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/vcsharp/default.aspx? pull=/library/en-us/dv_vstechart/html/csharp_generics.asp) the AttributeUsage enumeration has a GenericParameter value. [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.GenericParameter)] public class ...more >>

1. How do I remove non-alphanumeric characters? Input: dEFD&*fdff/df; output: dEFDfdffdf 2. How can I capitalize the first character of a word? Input: remember Output: Remember Thanks...more >>

Happy New Year, all! I hope that everyone is in good spirits, and for those that choose to indulge, you are imbibing in good spirits as well. The subject is graphics and GDI+, something that may or may not belong here, so I'll start with this: Is there a newsgroup that specifically deals wi...more >>

hi, I am getting really excited to start migrating so much less time it's going to take to do my web projects!! in my old Asp web I had a common frame for all pages which was simply included at top of each .asp file. Actually all layout was done through various strings (strFrame, strMain, str...more >>

Hi everyone, I have a class that I want to use to store application state information. I was thinking that I would probably want to make all the information static in that class because the application should only have one copy of application information. First Question: Is this the right ...more >>

Hi All, 1) Zero Deployment talks of downloading an application from the webserver and running it(Talks of placing the client app in the virtual directory of IIS). I have a client ( built using C# on .NET) acessing a webservice running of Tomcat. Now how do I place the my .NET client in T...more >>

Hi, All. Can I use ListView control for sub item editing purpose? For example, Name Value ------------------ X 1 Y 2 ATTR 10 If I have above style list name and value pair, is it possible allow to user edit "Value" column only? If I didn't...more >>

I've been reading some Sun Java articles where they say Applets cannot import dlls and cannot write to disk. (This does NOT apply to applications, only to Applets.) Supposedly, this is NOT something you can cotrol with a security manager or in any other way. The dll exclussion is due to t...more >>

I need to import an unmanaged DLL (not COM or .NET, just a plain DLL), but there's a caveat. I don't know its name at compile-time. I know the functions and function signatures that are in it, but I can't discover the name of the DLL until runtime. DLLImport, unless I'm mistaken, can only...more >>

I'm trying to exit a Windows Forms application while in the form's constructor (after InitializeComponent() has been called) and am finding that calling Application.Exit () still leaves the form displayed and running. Trying to force the form to close with this.Close() does not work either...more >>

In my asp.net webservice application, I need to launch a DOS process as authorized users. To impersonate users, I use <impersonation = true> in my webconfig. I can't use Diagnostics.Process.Start, because it creates a child process using parent process token "System", not the impersonated thread...more >>