Hi, I am looking for a utility that make classes to a skeleton classes, i mean to comment out the class's methods body and just leave all the methods with return value of null/0/void. or other way to comment out all the references to the class from the other code files. Thanks. ...more >>

Hi all, I want to create a backup of a database using SQLDMO in C#. But I keep on getting a exception. If anyone can help me by providing code for this, it would be appreciated. Thanks in advance... Code: +++++++++ try { this.Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor; SQLDMO._SQLServer srv = ...more >>

I will try and make my question with out being too long winded. I have been doing a lot of reading on how to do multithreading and I have implemented the code from the following example on codeproject and msdn. http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/LaunchProcess.asp http://msdn.microsoft.com/msd...more >>

I'm having odd behaviour of VS 2003 pro recently. It happen when Dell 9200 returned from repairs with new motherboard to fix audio out socket problem (as they say). I installed Visual Assist X and the went back to C# programming. On coding window I noticed that the as I put a comment, the bli...more >>

hi, i have a windows service which is checking to the desire URL and check back its httpwebresponse data. and, i save the result in a log file insdie local drive. i use a timer to trigger my service's function that check to my desire URL response. the problem is with that timer. since m...more >>

I need to be able to move a few form abouts around after a event occurs but when I do this it causes massive flickering is there any way to reduce this? ...more >>

Hi I'm trying to delete 1 registry key. It is giving me exception as System.ArgumentException: Cannot delete a subkey tree because the subkey does not exist. For deleting subkey, how to provide the key name? For e.g. 1) "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" + "\\" + su...more >>

Hi I'm working with the beta version of this product. I place the web in my master page, then link to my other pages. Set them up. When I select view in browser to check what I have done everything is scewed. The menu, borders everything any suggestions. I use relative positioning....more >>

I would like to use pissimistic locking for changing data on a database. (Yes, I know what I'm doing, it will scale poorly!) I tried it using a transaction with Isolationlevel "serializable". I set the select, insert, update and delete command of the DataAdapter to use this transaction. I...more >>

I have a class SwatchPanel which takes Swatch as a parameter type. How can I call a static function within the Swatch class? For example the code below fails on TSwatch.Exists. How can I get the call to work? Exists is a method within the Swatch class NOT the SwatchPanel class. Is this p...more >>

Hi all, I am new to c# programming. I want to ask what function I should use so as to check the currently used version of .net compact framework ? Thanks. ...more >>

Does anyone know of a good auto update service. Using .NET 2.0 C#. I do not want to use InstallShields, even though that is who we use to create setups. There sales policies are starting to drive me nuts and I want nothing more to do with them. I will still their setup programs and demo ...more >>

Hi there, may I use a datagrid without connecting it to a datasource but fill the cells myself? How do I point to a specific cell? I created two columns at design time and now I want to access the first cell in the second column for example, how does this work? Thanks, Pascal ...more >>

Hello, Is there any web browser sample on MSDN? Mateusz...more >>

OK, I have a form with a menu and a tool bar. In the Menu I have a File menu that contains a "Exit" item. When I click this Exit item. I have an event wired to: mnuFile.DropDown.ItemClicked In that event I check the: event handler ... if ( e.ClickedItem.Tag != null ) ProcessMen...more >>

Hi, I have a class that I modified to be static. It is now a public sealed class and all function are static, no more constructor but a init() function to do the constructor job. This class inherit from a QuickFix.Application class. I have this object: private static SocketInitiator qfx...more >>

enum DaysOfWeek { Sunday = 1, Monday = 2, Tuesday = 3, Wednesday = 4, Thursday = 5, Friday = 6, Saturday = 7 } Enum above gives 0 for sunday and rest are one digit below then what is assigned. What am I doing wrong? Thanks. ...more >>

Hello: An object that is a field in another object has a constructor that requires a reference to the containing object: // object fields ChildObject childObject = new ChildObject(this); When attempting to compile this code, a message is returned that states that the "this" keyword is ...more >>

I am trying to change a value in a Dataset but it doesn't work. is there anything wrong with this code? dataset.Tables[0].Rows[0].BeginEdit(); dataset.Tables[0].Rows[0].ItemArray[3] = "new Text"; dataset.Tables[0].Rows[0].EndEdit(); I have placed a breakpoint below those three lines, and ...more >>

VS .NET 2003, Googling, msdn searching not successful. I'm using the images of nodes of a TreeView to show the Pass/Fail results of several tests. The tests are a little slow so I would like to Refresh() between each test. This works: MyTreeView.Refresh(); .... but it causes a lot ...more >>

I am struggling a bit with trying to access data values from a dataset. What am I doing wrong here??? Thanks, RSH private void dataGridView1_CellClick(object sender, DataGridViewCellEventArgs e) { if(e.RowIndex >= 0) { SqlConnection oCon = new SqlConnection("server='ENGINE';...more >>

Hi, i am trying to write Jananese characters with DrawString(). It is not working. The characters a printed as boxes only. How can i change the culture of my windows forms application ? It seems not to work, because an additional textbox isn't printing in japanese charaters, too. best r...more >>

Hi. I am trying to delete unused user profiles, but i am not able to do this. I think it has something to do with the SpecialFolder attribute? Does anyone know how to delete files and folder under "Documents and Settings" DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\Documents and Settings\Usern...more >>

I'd like to create an application wide variable in a winform app. I can do this on my start up form by reading in some values from a config file (since these values may change in the future) and assigning them to a public var. From there, I'd always have to reference the start up form. Is the...more >>

hello all, I have a c# app that telnets into a router and issues a series of commands. All works great except I haven't figured out how to send a CTRL+C. I need this so I can kill a program that tends to get hung. Thanks! ...more >>

Hi there, my line of code "private AsyncState State;" returns the error: Error 1 The type or namespace name 'AsyncState' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?) C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Pascal\Lokale Einstellungen\Anwendungsdaten\Temporary P...more >>

When the max length of a text box has been reached, I want the focus to go to the next control based on tab index. How do I code or what property do I set?...more >>

giving following error System.NullReferenceException' occurred in Additional information: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. it is breaking on line:if(cl[i].status==true) code for listen class public class listen { TcpListener server=null; Thread tcpthread=n...more >>

Hi all, I have a piece of code in my C# console application to export from crystal report files to PDF. For some reports files, I get errors below. I have Crystal Reports 8.5 with service pack installed on my local machine. What is the reason to cause this "Unknown Query Engine Error"? This is...more >>

Hi I have a regex question. I want to find all content of a <td class="someclass"> tag. This means the expression should include all other tags included between <td class="someclass"> and </td>. Please help Regards Henrik ...more >>

I am trying to work hard to become a programmer and eventually get a job as a programmer, I have a low paying job at the moment as technical support and a family to maintain. 1 - I started to studying "Programming C#" by Jesse Liberty at home in the evening and "Inside C#" at work (I go slowly...more >>

In a statement such as this: public static string mySQLStatement = @"SELECT * FROM MY_TABLE"; what does the "@" before the string mean? --B. Cavour. ...more >>

What is the best way for renaming a project (including namespace) that also has its tree structure as the project name in VSS? This project (DLL) is referenced by a couple of other projects in their early stages. This means renaming the references in them also. Thanks, Brett ...more >>

Hello all I need to build a web form that will allow user to enter database table column definitions. Each row on the form would contain column name, data type (chosen from a drop down list), size (if applicable) and other wonderful attributes. I will then take this input and build a CREATE tab...more >>

I am trying to execute a Socket.Select() statement on an arraylist of sockets. The problem is that I can only go up to 64 sockets at a time. I know that I have to manipulate the FD_SetSize to increase the limit. How do you do that in C# in the .NET Visual Studio environment? I could potenti...more >>

I wonder if there's any offical document on how to fill in these values in the AssemblyInfo.cs file? [assembly: AssemblyTitle("")] [assembly: AssemblyDescription("")] [assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")] [assembly: AssemblyCompany("")] [assembly: AssemblyProduct("")] [assembly: AssemblyCo...more >>

Hello all, I have a loop and would like to create a new textbox on each iteration of the loop. The code below only generates one textbox no matter how many times the loop loops! Any insight would be greatly appreciated. int over = 25; int down = 0; for (int i = theEmail.Attachments.Cou...more >>

From <http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/f4a6ta2h(en-US,VS.80).aspx>: | As with the previous use of the Stack<T> class created with the Order | type, another instance of the specialized Stack<T> class is created, | and the pointers contained therein are set to reference an area of | memo...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to download several files at the same time in order to increase performance. I've tried to define a method that downloads a file, delegate this method and call BeginInvoke in a loop. The problem is that every BeginInvoke returns an IAsyncResult and I don't know how to figur...more >>

Hi, I finally got a search in a datatable working (so that I can type "p", and the first row with data beginning with a p is highlighted). I use this: string searchThis = "p"; DataRow[] dr = tCat.Select("Customer LIKE'" + searchThis + "*'"); My problem is that I need to specify which column to...more >>

Hi there, in my calculator app the number buttons have (of course) almost the same functionality. Therefore, I would like to store their value in the tag number and read that tag number when any of those buttons is pressed. But how does this work?? private void button3_Click(object sender, ...more >>

Hi! When a mail arrives in outlook, a neet little window is displayed on the lower right corner of the screen. Is there a .DLL in windows to use this in your own application, or any other neet trick to simulate this? Also, there is a window in msn that slides up on the screen when a mail ...more >>

I'm wondering if it's possible using C# to create graphical menu overlays over whatever the PC is doing whether it be windowed mode or full screen mode. So that means displaying graphics on top of anything that might be displayed in windows even if you're playing a game. I know this is pos...more >>

Anyone automated Winzip with C#? Any links would be nice. -- Regards Ian ...more >>

Hi, I'm using the OleDB namespace to open a CSV File. I can read the file sucessfully except for hyphenated values. My CSV File contains phone numbers and sometimes these come separated with hyphens (ie: 555-123-4567). These fields come as empty using the OleDB namespace and as dbNull when ...more >>

Morning... I'm looking for a good way to know when the mouse has left a specified panel and/or form. I would normally wire in to the mouseleave event, but that fires if I mouseover a control within the panel/form. How has people solved this problem in the past? Do I have to get the mouse ...more >>

Hello good people I know there are several classes to handle XML but i haven't found a HTML output class (to a file, not an ASP context) I want to be able to generate some reports to a "nice" output but don't want to know the html specifics . Ideally i want to be able to load some XML s...more >>

Somebody knows as solving loss of the intellisense in some situations Tks ...more >>

first sory for posting pure database question but i hav a prob n i m helpless so i m posting it my prob is my sqlserver on server machine is running ver very slow like it takes 5min to just expand that database link and same with all other,, and server performance is ok only Entrp mngr is creatin...more >>

vs2005 final release, um, i can't open my typed dataset, I am getting unhelpful error. I could not find any info on it on newsgroups or web sites. anyone know of a solution? Seems to be something with getting the connection string, I do seem to have one in my settings file. of course thi...more >>

Ok, I'm a C# newbie. W/o making any changes to forms themselves, I used to be able to click on a form and it would open. Now for some forms I'm getting an error saying "An error occurred while loading the document. Fix the error, and then try loading the document again." Can someone gi...more >>

I'm trying to load an assembly into a temporary AppDomain rather than my main AppDomain, so that it can be unloaded later on. However, it's also loading into my main AppDomain at the same time. My code is: AppDomain a = AppDomain.CreateDomain("TestDomain"); a.Load("AppDomainTestAssembly"); ...more >>

What is the best CSharp IDE: - MS Visual CSharp Express (!) Edition - SharpDevelop - Borland C'Builder for either beginners resp. for advanced (but not huge multi person) projects? Sven ...more >>

Is there somwhere a tutorial which explains the differences between programming CSharp and Java? Thus it should not start from scratch (e.g. what is a "while" loop) but guide a Java programmer to use CSharp in terms of Java architecture. Keith ...more >>

We've got a small team (about 5 people) and we'd like to track bugs/features of our software. We'd like a web based solution and free if possible. Anybody got any suggestions? TIA - Jeff ...more >>

Good morning, all. First I want to apologize for the cross-posting, but this is a major part of the project and I would use an advice fastly. I am trying to design a Web app using C# to attach to a SQL server. As a test, I created a SQL connection and it tested successfully. This is my...more >>

Hi All, I have developed a set of User Controls for an application that we would now like to backfill into a VB6 application. I believe that it is possible to create an ActiveX control out of the User Control and embed it in a WebBrowser, but I haven't found any good examples of this. Cou...more >>

Hello, i've been dealing with this problem whole morning, but havent quite figured out the solution. The thing is: i have a C# program that calls a function from a C++ dll. While running, the function uses "cout" a lot, to print out useful data. Now here is the problem: this data is being wri...more >>

seems XML is used in SOAP for transfer information and used as config files most time in dotnet. Where XML will be used in real project development? ...more >>

how to comprehend the "Thread Safety"? ...more >>

Hi I would like to create a struct like this on c# but I don't know how.... here it goes byte: dataid dword: datasize byte[]: data this means that I want to store the byte[0] an id, byte[1-4] the lenght, and the rest would be for the data....... Please how can I do it?...more >>

Hi! In a typical frmOrders with a subform: frmOrderdetails you would surely like the Items field to be a combobox in order to lookup values. Anybody that know about an article on this issue? (ref: Visual Studio .NET 2003 C#) Me.Name ...more >>

Hello I'm trying to connect to another server via WMI, and it works just fine. But everytime it first tries to connect with the current user credentials, which naturally don't exist on the remote server, resulting in Failure Audit entries in the EventLog. After some googling I discovered that...more >>

Hi! In an application, say an order system, you'll have to look up values from maybe two other tables on the Order form, like: Customers->Orders<-Employees Now by using the dataform wizard, in C# of the Visual Studio .NET 2003, you'll end up with a headache: the customer field and the e...more >>

I have found about a billions threads on this but not one answer. The groupbox control, how can you set its border colour? I see many people responding with "Capture the onpaint event" but honestly i believe im not the only person who gets no benefit from such a suggestion. A sample on ...more >>

Hello, I'm trying to encrypt passwords in my app. After discovering that there's no simple function to do this, I wrote a wrapper class which decodes a string using UTF8, encrypts it with TripleDES and returns a Base64-encoded string. The decryption function does the reverse, i.e. Base64-deco...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to have 2 CMS sites on the same server box a read only site and a read/write site? If this is possible is there any drawbacks to it?...more >>

Seems like I am going back to basics. Question is what happence if a ref type is in a struct instance, is it declared on stack or heap? Thanks. ...more >>

I had a MS Access Database file with a password for username: Admin (I set it using MS Access manually) Now I want to use C# code change password of this mdb file. Can you please show me how to do this ? It's better If you have code for example. Thank you ...more >>

Hi! I'm using Visual Studio .NET 2003 (using C#). On a form I have a datagrid where I've set the DataSource and DataMember to receive values from a view in a SQL 2000 database. It works fine. However, I do want to change individual column's width. Now I'v defined DataGridTableStyle Coll...more >>

I have a Windows Service project in C#.net and a timer during which a certain function must be called. Timer interval is say 3 minutes. The function in the timer_Elapsed event. Problem is when i start the service, the timer is directly firing. I want the timer event to be fired after 3 minute...more >>

Hi... I have a stored procedure that takes in a large number of parameters (around 30) and returns (as output parameters) another 10 or so. At the moment, each parameter is declared, defined and added in my C# code as follows: SqlParameter prmCustAcctID = cmd.CreateParameter(); ...more >>

Why the child windows cannot to show? But when I remark the line "pf.MdiParent = this;", the frmProduct window showed but not a child window. Is it the VS 2005 bug? I write the code as: Caller: private void AppendProductToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) ...more >>

I read on MSDN that enum is a ref type http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemenumclasstopic.asp but in one of the MS publications enum is said to be a value type. (ISBN: 0-7356-1289-7 page:165) what is enum? I am confused. Thanks. ...more >>