I have a C# application solution (with 2 projects) it's finished and I'm happy with that I have. I use VS.NET 2003 for the development. now I want to create an install package (typically a .msi), well, I have absoultely no idea where to start, not even which documentation look ! Could anyon...more >>

HI there, Is there is any resources on the Conventions for Csharp? I tried to do a search but did not find any. I would prefer to use a convention that is consistant thus making my codes easier to read and understand. =) Any resources on this? thansk...more >>

Hi I have a DLL written in C/C++ that is passed Hwnd when it is called. When the DLL has data for the calling program it uses Hwnd to post a windows message back to the calling program saying it wants attention. I have looked at Delegates and events, but it's not obvious how I can replicate ...more >>

Also, I noticed that PageBounds and PageMargins rectangles are not properly representing the page size (or it could be the printer). The code below draws a rectangle on the screen which isn't really centered, but rather shifted to the right of the page: private void OnPrintPage ( ...more >>

My program produces a number of overviews, for which I use different forms, which are displayed. These forms are displayed at certain positions on the screen. I don't want the user of the program to start moving them about. Is there a way to fix displayed forms on the screen so they cannot be...more >>

My program fails reading XML attributes. A fragment of the code is: private void showXmlNodeAtTreeNode(XmlNodeList xnl, TreeNode tn) { int i; for (i = 0; i < xnl.Count; i++) { XmlNode xn = xnl[i]; XmlNodeType nodeType = xn.NodeType; if (nodeType == XmlNodeType.Xm...more >>

Hello, This might sound as a stupid question, but how can I pass parameters to a thread? Let me rephrase that. When I have a method, i declare it like this: public void DoSomething(string aParameter, int anotherParameter) { .... } When I want to use this method with a thread I do it l...more >>

I'm trying a simple object serialization and deserialization, and keep getting this error: System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException: Binary stream does not contain a valid BinaryHeader, 0 possible causes, invalid stream or object version change between serialization and deserializat...more >>

Hello everyone, WebClient object works very well with the no-need-to-authentication website. Can it also work also with authentication website? Thanks in advance. Sam ...more >>

hi! i have a struct like: Public struct conf { public bool debug=false; public int opPalm=-1; public int neMess=0; public bool caPart = false; } how can i iterate the members of the struct to get the names of the variables inside? I'd like to save the entire struct v...more >>

I've been briefly musing on what is probably a pretty silly idea, but one which would no doubt benefit from being discussed and thoroughly shot down in flames rather than being allowed to fester in my head. Quite a lot of the time when I would logically use foreach in C#, I can't because I ...more >>

I have a function private static TypeA GetA() {...} Now I need to pass object that I get from GetA() as a reference to a base class constructor. How to do it? I tried doing public MyClass() : base(GetA()) { } but the compiler complains "Argument '1': cannot convert from 'TypeA' to ...more >>

Hello, I'm having a problem with CCW and method parameters. Some of the parameters are classes. It seems that these classes (or at least the properties inside the class) are not seen from my VB client Do I have to declare an interface for these classes (eg. TransModes)? If yes, does anyone k...more >>

Why does Assembly.Load allow this: Assembly.Load( "mscorlib" ); if you try the following it fails as expected: Assembly.Load( "System" ); Since it should be (for framework 1.1): Assembly.Load( "System, Version=1.0.5000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" ); I...more >>

Is there anything equivalent to java.lang.reflect.Proxy? ...more >>

In the following code, as I understnad it, the resulting display would be "I am B", because I have overridden the constructor in B. However, what if what I really want to do is display "I am A" followed by "I am B', so that A's constructor is called, followed by B's constructor? Also, does...more >>

Hi; I have framework 1.0 installed and I dont have OracleClient under System.Data Can anybody tell me how to install it ? thanks.. ...more >>

I compile my project. No errors. Then I hit my page and I get an Error in Application "/" [No relevant source lines] I change nothing and recompile. Works fine. If I compile twice in a row, still get the error. I have to compile, hit the page, compile again. Every single time. It is dri...more >>

Can I simply mark a class as internal, or should I change all its public members to internal as well? If I can mark the class only as internal, it makes modifications easy. ...more >>

I am working on a custom treeView and have some problems with a) node.Bounds.Width b) concatenate strings drawn with DrawString(...) a) I want to highlight a selected node and used the node.Bounds dimensions to draw a rectangle around the node but the node.Bounds.Width property seems to be w...more >>

I have posted this before, but no one responds, so here it goes again. I think my question is intimidating people and I have no idea why?!? This is not a new concept. You can do this with other programming languages, so why is C# so different? Again, here is my baffling C# question. I hav...more >>

Hi, I'm making a 'settings dialog' for my program with a seperate form and the ShowDialog(). However, initializing the controls with values, writing eventhandlers to store changes when e.g a checkbox is checked - is a little cumbersome. I remember when programming in MFC that there were...more >>

hi the code that get the data from the defualt file config is String server =ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings.Get("Server").ToString() how i can use another file config in example file.xml ?????????? thanks ...more >>

Hi all, Given that I have two hyperlinks that points to the same page. Is it possible to know which was hyperlink was clicked from the target page's point of view? TIA ...more >>

Hi all, I'm searching for free and open source solutions to develop .net applications for free. I've found the SharpDevelop IDE (http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/), the WebMatrix IDE (http://asp.net/webmatrix/default.aspx), to develop in ASP.net, SharpZipLib (http://www.icsharpcode....more >>

Is it possible to define a property such that the get accessor is public and the set accessor is private? Ben ...more >>

My associate made this claim during a meeting about which I have doubts - perhaps someone would clarify this: (1) He compiles his C#.Net 1.1 DLL and installs it to the GAC. (2) Other applications (.Net framework) use his DLL. (3) He makes a slight change to a method and recompiles his DL...more >>

Aplologies for the cross-posted mail. This crap .NET component provider, who would likely win the worst web site in the world competition are a dirty SPAMMING company and send out junk mail to random mail list with false reply addresses. Don't support this scum company by buying their produc...more >>

Hi, Does the concept "copy constructor" from c++ excist in c#. What is the syntax. best regards Jesper....more >>

is there a .net object that lets me use the http verbs like get, put, post?...more >>

Is there any way to compare two byte by XOR in a fast way and return the number of bits is equal . e.g. b1 = 11100011 b2 = 01010010 after XOR compare will return 4 bit is equal -- http://bbs.find-tutors.com/viewforum.php?f=30 ...more >>

Hi guys Not sure if my approach to threading in my app is causing more problems than it should. Let's say I have a form with four buttons on it. Each one goes away and does something extensive (data retrieval from the web) and displays a result on the form. Whats the best way to code thi...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to create a property in a class that should be apepar as dropdown combo at design time with X options. Something like the WindowStateProperty where you can select 3 options. How can this be done I've tried several ways but can't get it to work. Whta am I doing wrong?. This ...more >>

Folks, I've created a descendant of ListView, and I would like to be able to tell it to "hide" two of the base class's properties - how can I accomplish this? I know I can add a [Browsable(false)] attribute to the properties to remove them from the object inspector window - that's not all,...more >>

Folks, I have a plug-in system where I have a host that creates child forms to be displayed (in an MDI manner). One requirement is that if certain conditions apply, a child form should not be created, e.g. I would have to be able to abort the child's constructor, if I see that certain things ...more >>

Hello, I have a C# app that uses XP styles for controls. All controls work fine. When I pop a message box, the message box is displayed without the XP style. Anyone know how to fix this? TIA, John Hoffman ...more >>

I would like to use HTML to layout pages / create reports in forms application (well xml and xsl creating html) This seems far easier than downing my own drawing code etc. I also want to include buttons etc in the htlm that I can raise events in the dotnet application if possible. Can a...more >>

I'm using XmlSerializer to write objects of my own class to disk. I'd prefer to do this from inside the class, so that I can just write Settings.Load(...) and Settings.Save(...). The code I tried is below. However, the Load method fails because the 'this' object is read-only. Is there a sim...more >>

Hi there, i writing a c# application which call to a com object written in vb. the function in this object which i call gets as parameter: a variant array and a variant dsnstring. i tried to cast my array into object before sending it to the function but i steel get an exception.... any ideas?...more >>

Hi, I need to read data from a dataset filled with a READXML method. I'd like to put data in some parameters. There is any reader for that? thanks, Fabrizio ...more >>

hi, Can we use SQLConnection object to connect to oracle? I understand that for connecting Oracle we have to use only ODP.net (or) OLEDB Object. Is it correct? Please... Thanks, Ramesh...more >>

Hi everyone! :O) I need a C# equivalent for the VB's CallByName() function.. I've looked at the Delegate information in the MSDN and I'm familiar with Reflection (i've listed the members of an assembly). I'm quite new to all these topics though and I couldn't figured out the best way to do the...more >>

Hi I want to generate a RSA KEY, if some one can help me thanks...more >>

Hi, I've been playing around with C# and was trying to put together a small application that uses multiple threads as a learning exercise. For a simple (but fun <g>) sample project, I thought I would do a simple game like pong. Unfortunately it isn't working. My approach was to create a thre...more >>

Wow. I just wasted another two weeks because I didn't know that "foreach" and the ArrayList class isn't in indexed order!! a;lsdkjf ;alsdkfj ;alsdkfj ;alsdkf j;adlskfj ;lsadkjf ;lsadkjf ;laskdfj God bless you! a;lsdkjf;las djkf Sincerely, Jon Davis http://www.powerblog.net/ ...more >>

Hi folks! I have a .NET RichTextBox derived class which has to react differently to WM_GETTEXT (and some other messages) than it does by default (mainly converting between \n and \r\n). I override WndProc, but returning the (altered) text does not work: protected override void WndProc(ref S...more >>