Hello Everyone, Has anyone found a quick reference for the many string formatting options for string.Format() ? I'm spending a ridiculous amount of time trying to write one line of code that would take about 3 seconds in C. (Sarcasm not intended.) All I need is a format string to zero pad a...more >>

Hello Gurus, Here is a problem, where i am unable to reason HOW it happens? I wrote a dll using math.log. This dll when used within application A works fine, but not with application B. On debugging I was biting my nails, when i saw result in immediate window. ?Math.Log(8,2) 2.99999999999999...more >>

i registered two events with a button. when i press it , how can i know which is fired first? or is there a way to make one of them get fired before the other one? in fact i made a experiment about it : i put message boxes in the events, when i press button only one event is fired and other...more >>

Hi, I am trying to write a simple application to retrieve data from the Windows registry and insert it into textboxs on a windows form. So far I have one namespace containing two classess. The first class handles the form generation - (this was done using GUI form designer). The second...more >>

(Sorry my bad English) Hi, I want to get User company not User name. How to do it? Regards, Son ...more >>

Hi NG, is it possible for struct to have a fixed-length array of primitive types as member variable as in C++, such that the array doesn't need to be allocated explicitly? Eg.: -------- public const int MAX_VALUES = 4; public struct Weight { int indexes[MAX_VALUES]; float weights[MAX...more >>

I'm working on a system service application that is supposed to report various information about the computer it is running on back to a central server. One of the things I need to know is the username of the person who is currently logged on to the actual computer. I've tried using Name = System....more >>

I'm working on a system service application that is supposed to report various information about the computer it is running on back to a central server. One of the things I need to know is the username of the person who is currently logged on to the actual computer. I've tried using Name = System....more >>

Im writing a small test app that reads stringvalues, parses them to doubles and inserts the doubles into a mssql database. But the values inserted are not the same as the original string values? I tried paring the values using one of the two linies: double vekselkurs = double.Parse(node....more >>

Hi, I'm trying to use the File.Copy() function. It works well when the desenation file is local (Like: C:\dest\dest.exe). The problem is that when I'm trying to copy to a destenation that starts with '\\' it doesnt work and exception is thrown (for example: \\MyComputer\DestDirectory). Even if t...more >>

Hi everybody. I've made a complete scalable window. When I drag the window borders, all the controls in my window change their dimension, and the font in the controls change its dimension too. The problem is that when I maximize my window, or when I minimize it and then reopen it, the font ...more >>

I would like to dynamically add a .jpg image of arbitrary size to an .aspx page and reserve the space for the image before it is loaded. Loading the image is no problem. How can I determine the height and width of the image before it is loaded? Is there an article that you can point me to on t...more >>

I have a private ArrayList variable that holds objects of various types, though they're all derived from a common base class (User). What I would like to do is provide public accessor properties per type. I have written some code that does the trick now, but it involves looping through the priva...more >>

Hello! How can I create COM and ActiveX objects in VS.BET 2003? ...more >>

Dear NG, This fall I may try to convert an old MRP-II system from COBOL to C#. I have been using Microsoft SQL Server while I have been learning C# to hold the data. This is fine, but if I sell my product I will be forcing my customers to buy SQL Server. In addition, the original COBOL ...more >>

Hy! I have to invoke a function that has a FILE pointer for its parameter. e.g. int myfunct(FILE *f); Does anyone know how can P/Invoke such function? And would it be possible to pass StreamReader as a parameter to an invoked function (I know it is not possible to do so directly)? Tha...more >>

my brain has short-circuited. I am trying to add a DataTable to an existing DataTable (of same schema i.e. no columns etc). Cannot find an add method of datatable and the rows add method has no overload for multiple rows. Any ideas? -- Br, Mark Broadbent mcdba , mcse+i =============...more >>

Hi, I am trying to create a dll to use in PowerBuilder. My concern is that i want to create a few function in C# code that i want to use in PowerBuildre. Anybody knows how i can do this? Thanks. Vakkaas ...more >>

Hi, I am using FileStream's Async API: BeginRead/EndRead, upon completion callback execution I use the read data and call EndRead, Taking that in mind, I Wonder... does calling EndRead will cause a context switch? What is the kernel object used for blocking EndRead calls? Event and mutex cause a ...more >>

Hi, I am writing a mixed mode application, I have a mixed mode Assembly manipulating a managed byte[] array, to access this array in unmanaged code I '__pin' the array, As I understand, pining an object guarantee that it will not be collected by the GC ( by increasing it's refcount or so ), Takin...more >>

Hi, I have got problem to use clipboard in, it work fine when it is a string but when I try to add a custom object to the clipboard it will not work. The class that I will store on clipboard inherits from ISerializable and IDataObject. When I get data from clipboard I say it is a serialize type. ...more >>

Hello, Thanks for reviewing my question. I would like to know if there is an easier way to regenerate your dataset in VS.NET when your database schema changes. I am frequently add or remove fields in my database and then on the VS.NET C# windows form side, I delete the dataset, the dataadapeter...more >>

Hello Fellows, Can you let me know how do i convert the below VB.NET piece of code into c#? Dim targetTypes(0) as Type targetTypes(0) = GetType(Order) Thanks :)...more >>

Hello Fellows, Can you let me know how do i convert the below VB.NET piece of code into c#? Dim targetTypes(0) as Type targetTypes(0) = GetType(Order) Thanks :)...more >>

Hello, I developping a .NET windows form application an need some help to create an array of System.Windows.Forms.Label in order to be able to manage all of them using index. I'm trying to do this in form_load void: System.Windows.Forms.Label[] labelArray = new System.Windows.Forms.Label[91]...more >>

Dear sirs I want to konw how can I make a backup to my database using C# using SQL commands???...more >>

Hello group, I trying to do an aplicattion where it shows the data from a sql server database and you can save the changes. When I use a datagrid I haven´t any problem to update de changes but when I use textboxes to show and make the changes of any field of the table the command UPDATE doesn´t ...more >>

How I define the following C struction in C# typedef struct _T_Edit { char Name[256]; char EditBox[256]; } T_Edit; the struct member is : char [256] Name; char [256] EditBox; but the typedef ......more >>

Hi, In C#, is there any Class or any other way to efficiently read an INI file - read sections, read values of certain settings and so on. Do let me know if anyone know of anything. Thank you....more >>