How do I find out what the default browser is? thanks ...more >>

I'm getting an error when I attempt to serialize a type StringDictionary, error suggests type not marked for Serialization, could someone tell me how to go about this? Thanks. ...more >>

Hi I'm having some weird threading issues.. almost at random, if I dare change a line of my code, the shutdown sequence gets messed up. I'm using a thread to receive data from the network, that I suspend and resume whenver needed. In order to properly shut down the program every thread has to...more >>

Hi all I am new to C Sharp. Any suggestion for some good C Sharp sites? Thanks for sharing. Ben ...more >>

Hi, Is there any way to implement an interface as a static method in C#? If not, is this a bug? Micheal. ...more >>

Dear Friends, I have 20 images in Array list.How do display the images into picture box every 1 second.If anyone knows please let me know....I don't want reload the form.The images are comming from network... sample code or reference links are welcome.... Thanks, Dev ...more >>

Hi chaps! I need to creat a confirmation email for an online shopping site. The email needs to be in HTML and would have a lot of dynamic content in it relative to the order that's just been placed. I figured the easiest way to do this would be to create a webform that recieves a URL parame...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to use c# to pop up a dialog box when a user attempts to close word to prompt them if they want to exit or cancel (obviously other stuff needs to happen based on their selection but that's the gist of it.) I have everything set up, and it seems to work except that setting Cancel...more >>

If I have a UserControl of fixed size and I want to place it on a blank form, then resize the form according to the size and shape of the UserControl, how do I set that height/width on the form without it all getting messed up by the form's title bar and border? Or are height and width on Form...more >>

Is causing me some problems, Created a web reference, the IDE has created a References.cs for the proxy class however, one of my methods takes a MemStream parameter - however instead of being of type System.IO.MemStream, it's MyWebService.MemStream which then of course is not accepted by othe...more >>

Hi! I have a datagrid containing single column. If user adds a new word, I want to check if this word does not contain any character except A-Z and this word doesn't exists in previous rows . If it exists, then user should be informed and this word should not be added to datagrid. How shoul...more >>

Can events be declared in an interface .. {} ? Thanks, Jon ...more >>

Ok, so I had a couple of minutes after lunch to play around a bit with the System.Drawing.Printing namespace. I just wanted to print out a single line of text. I had to work very hard to resist the urge to print out "Hello World!" <g> I got very excited as I pressed the button on my form and...more >>

I have my .XML file, now what ? I have tryed NDoc it bug. how could I have a meaningful documentation ? I have VS.NET but I'm not very proficient with it, is there a tool for that ? any idea ? tip ? link ? ...more >>

Cannot figure it out. If somebody can help, I'd appreciate it. I am using DHTML Edit control from C# for editing HTML pages. I am trying to insert a table into an HTML page and I keep getting an error. Here is the code: DHTMLEDLib.DEInsertTableParamClass oTableParam = new DHTMLEDLib.DEInsertTab...more >>

Is there like an easy way to make file boxes? You know the type, kinda like a file explorer where I can select a file for processing? In visual basic it was simple with the file list boxes, and the directory list boxes. Any help would be greatly appreciated. -tim ...more >>

Hi, I am developing desktop application. In the desktop application am loading a html page, i want to acces html element value from C# code. Can anyone help me? how to access a html element or clientside javascript object from C# code. Note: i am not using web server. TIA, Gary ...more >>

if I have an unsafe method that takes in two arrays, performs some operations and returns; I know that the garbage collector will not collect objects allocated inside the unsafe method. However, if I'm calling this method from a main() method of a class which is safe (i.e managed), will the ...more >>

Hi follow function to print many copies but it only print one copy, my document is only one page; but i want to print many copies .such as three copies. how to do? Where do it error? THS private void mn_file_print_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { PrintDialog dlg = new Pri...more >>

I know I can get the current username through the System.Environment class, but I can't seem to find where I can retrieve the user's role / permission level (i.e. Admin, power user, etc). If anyone has done this and can shed some light on the issue I would appreciate it. TIA, Matt ...more >>

I'm developing an application in C# that needs to run as a Windows service. I'm looking for an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to host my application. Since I'm on a shoe-string budget, I can only afford using a shared server and not a dedicated one. The problem is that most ISPs don't allow y...more >>

I am trying to create a base form that all of our application's forms will inherit from. I would like to mark it "abstract", but if I do, I get an error from the form designer when I try to design forms that are (non-abstract) children of the base form. The designer complains about not being ...more >>

Hi, I've few problem with Session Variables and WebServices. I've a web application (.aspx), and I assign a Session variable ( ex: Session.Add("COD",Value) ). Then I call a WebService. I need that the service read the value of the session variable, but if i try i retrive a null value. Can anyo...more >>

I'm building a family of components derived from UserControl. There's an abstract base class to ensure basic functionality and then numerous other controls derived from that. The problem is that I'd like to manipulate some of the derived controls using the VS.NET designer. However, whe...more >>

Hello, I want to display some data in different categories in a datagrid, just like the properties pane in visual studio does. However, I can't figure out how to do this. Has anyone got an idea? Greetz, -- Rob. ...more >>

I have an object called FileNode and it implements ICloneable which creates a deep copy of the FileNode. The one of the constructors for ArrayList use an ICollection as a paremeter. If I pass that constructor an array of type FileNode, when it copies the FileNode array, will it call Clone on eac...more >>

hi all, I'm having a few problems whereby my application is hanging when using the Invoke method of a form's control. Basically, when a user clicks a button on the form, it calls a remote function, which in turn fires an event that is caught by the form. The form then need to add a value pa...more >>

I've found a bug with the validation controls. If the internet connection is slow causing the page to load slowly this causes a problem. If the page is not fully drawn and the data isn't yet in the page, then clicking a button (which causes validation) will cause a bomb out. I suspect because the...more >>

I am having the same problem as the one I found in google below: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=%23LO32NWECHA.1968%40tkmsftngp02&rnum=3&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dc%2523%2Bwhich%2Bcontrol%2Bhas%2Bfocus%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26selm%3D%2523LO32NWEC...more >>

I wrote a component using C# and I need to use it from a Visual Basic 6 client application. The C# object raises an event which uses a custom delegate, but I don't know how to catch the event in VB6. Please help me!! ;-) ...more >>

It seems like the C# compile can't resolve the difference between a namespace and a class in a situation that is clearly unambiguous. Note that it sees the namespace "C" before the class "C". I believe it should see the class "C" first. test1.cs: ============= using System; using A.C...more >>

Hi all , with BegeinReceive I can build async method of Socket Class that Receive the data from the Socket Client . My question is , if I have this code that create 3 Receive Async Call : <code> mySocket.BeginReceive(param1,param2,param3.....); mySocket.BeginReceive(param1,param2,param3......more >>

I am building the basic windows service, but on my tool box tab , there are no components, just clipboard Ring,l pointer & general. But the MSDN article Dec 2001 by Getz, "windows services: New base Classes in .NET make writing a Windows Service Easy" says it should be there. What could be...more >>

Hi All, Is there a way to instantiate a C# class and call its methods from C++. The C# class was built using VS.NET 2003 The C++ COM object was built using VC++ 6.0 Thanks...more >>

I am new to Asp world and I have a doubt as follows. I have a class called objTranslator, which I declare and initiate global.asax as follows. Session_Start csTranslator.objTranslator sesObjTranslator= new objTranslator(); Session["sesTranslator"]=sesObjTranslator; ---------------- Now ...more >>

Is there a way of implementing something like the Template Method design pattern, but only dealing with static methods ? First, I realized that I can't have abstract static methods in the base class to be implemented in the derived classes. Second, I have tried to hide those methods of the base ...more >>

I am trying to use the "Ping" command and capture the output. I can run it with the following: System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("ping.exe","-a 123.123.123.123"); This works fine. However, when I attempt to redirect the output to a file using: System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("ping.e...more >>

Hi There, I am trying to set a breakpoint in some C# code. It is a dll that is called by C++ code. In order to call the C# code I use regasm with the /codebase and /tlb options, I have created the dll and tlb in both the C# project directory and in the calling C++ project directory. ...more >>

Hi, I want to check the system for the arial font, then use it bold. I know I could just do something like "new Font("Arial",10,FontStyle.Bold)", but I want to check the system. Thanks ...more >>

I need to display a top-right pointing arrow cursor, the same type that appears when you move your mouse over the line number margin on the left side. It's not part of the Cursors class, anyone know how I can display one like it? Thanks ...more >>

string mynumberstring = "123"; int mynumber; mynumber = int.Parse(mynumberstring); mynumber = Convert.ToInt32(mynumberstring); Both seem to have the same effect. But whats the difference and which is 'best'? Thanks, Paul....more >>

Is there any way to write into the app config at runtime? I want to store position, height and width of my forms....more >>

Hi I discovered that if you declare a structure (and not 'new()' it) you can then separately initialize its members and the compiler counts those separate statements as a full initialization. That struck me as a bit odd really as I would have thought it would have only bothered about 'trackin...more >>