Hi, I'm in need for a monospace font to be used in a .net application able to write subscripts numbers like in CO2 and H2O. Any suggestions on a suitable font? I use this syntax, textbox.Text = String.Format("\u2082\u2083\u2084").ToString(); is this correct? thanx Jesper, DK...more >>

Consider a Server that spawns child threads to handle requests, something of the form: ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(new WaitCallback(MyClass.HandleRequest)); and HandleRequest would look something like public void HandleRequest(Object stateInfo) { //first section (lots of code) ...more >>

In an application manipulating streaming video and 3D stuff I want to implement mutithreading to ensure a decent UI response time. Since my application is very speed critical I want to use the most efficient synchronization of the shared data objects. What would that be in this case? I think t...more >>

I have an amount that I have to format to 9.2 example: 7564 should become 7564.00 Thanks in advance ...more >>

HI there, I need to make the functionality of right clicking on a datagrid cell and try to invoke some menu driven code. It could be a file opening, file saving or my own event driven code. Is this possible, if so can someone help me with some sample code. Thanks john ___ Newsgroups brought...more >>

I am having a problem with Hashtable used in XML web server. I have a WebMethod where clients get registered and added into hashtable. Later, I call another web method which has client ID as parameter. I first thought I was doing something wrong with keys, but now i found out the Hashtable is em...more >>

When designing a n-tier architecture, what is the preferred method/function accessibility? <Specifically for asp.net apps> A private constructor and shared/static methods & functions? A public constructor and non-shared/static methods & functions? Are there any drawbacks with regards to perf...more >>

Hi Can any one say how to check a hashtable by ignoring the case of key supplied. I want the following requirement It should not allow the user to do the following Hashtable table = new Hashtable(); a) table.Add("one",1); b) table.Add("One",1); by default it executes the abo...more >>

Can anyone provide any pointers or code examples for Coding an app to use ActiveSync to sync between SQL CE and SQL 2000 / MSDE I want the app to use ActiveSync and to be a Windows form app on the PC and with a widest target platform (ie. XP home, so no IIS), therefore using IIS for Sync is...more >>

I'm new to C#, so please forgive me if this is elementary. I have a file that consists of, say, one thousand (4-byte) floating points, and I'd like to read it into an array of floats as efficiently as possible. In C/C++ I'd simply malloc an array of bytes, read them into my allocated buffer,...more >>

Greetings. I have some questions that I would like to clear out. 1. Why do operators have to be static? (This question relates to the language specification) 2. More importantly, couldn't there be operators that were tranlated at compile-time to "normal" methods? For example: ...more >>

Hi, Did anybody worked on DDE(Dynamic Data Exchange)? Can someone come with a code piece for implementation of DDE in Microsoft technologies. Thanks, Vinay ...more >>

Hi, can any one help me on a quick and efficent start in C sharp? please help me out... best regards, Sam ...more >>

Hi all! I wondering if there is any method to override object/class within a context, like this: // MyNullFileInfo is derived from FileInfo let (System.IO.FileInfo = MyNullFileInfo) { FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(); // create a MyNullFileInfo. fi...... // // call some other method that us...more >>

are there graphic,printable documents that put togoether the global hirerarchy of the .net framework? Ilann ...more >>

Say I write a little c# client and have a database. I want multiple people to use the client, which will display a datagrid, or tree control with data from the databse. The client will allow updates, insertions, deletes of data that is populated from a table in the database. Now, how ...more >>

Hello, Im creating a Web Browser in Visual C# and I have a preferences dialog. The current homepage is yahoo.com. The code for the homepage is: // Go Home - go to the default home page. WebBrowser thiswebpage = GetCurrentWebBrowser(); thiswebpage.Navigate("http://w...more >>

Hi, I'm writing a winforms project where I need to display data from a DataSet in a list. Each data item should be displayed in a group with some textboxes and labels and it should be editable and update the underlying datasource. A asp.net repeater would be ideal, but I can't find something...more >>

Hi, I'm new to TCP/IP socket programming using C#. I've written a code that connects to a server application and pumps large amounts of data to it. I need to determine the best possible packet size for the data. Any suggestions on how can we do that. Now, is there any way t...more >>

Hi, I am using Visual Studio 2003. I would like to ask if anyone knows how to find all the caller of a function. Currently by highlighting the function name and "press shift+F12" or "rightclick"+"go to defination" will show a single caller of that function. I would like a list of all th...more >>

Hi all, How can I cast from a string to an object? For example, suppose I have classes as employee, manager, supervisor, director,...I have a user interface that takes a person name, then performs query database and returns a string which tells that person is either employee, manager,...If i...more >>

I am wondering if there are some best practices for determining a strategy for using try/catch blocks within an application. My current thoughts are: 1. The code the initiates any high-level user tasks should always be included in a try/catch block that actually handles any exceptions tha...more >>

Is there a wizard in C# that add event handler? Like the C++ Class Wizard. e.g. A wizard that List/Add events of ListView. Thanks. Wizard ...more >>

Hi All, This is a cut down version of a post from earlier entitled "Name resolution in .Net". Apologies, for the repeat, but I think the first post was too verbose (it came from a blog article of mine) and I think a shorter post here is probably more appropriate. I am seeing some incorre...more >>

Good Day All, I have a C function I am trying to call from C# using DLL Import. The definition for the function is: int IAListNext(hIAClient, dwHandle, lpData, iMaxLen, lpdwLen) What has me confused is the ldData parameter. It is of type char FAR *. In the documentation (which was origi...more >>

//SQL load strings string dealerNumber; string orderNumber; string prodNumber; string qtyOrd; string fromDealerNumber; string orderDate; string aMount; string tYpe; string salesManagerOrganization; string distributerOrganization; if ((radioButton1.Checked) == true) { } else if ...more >>

Hello, I am looking for the source of the Tic Tak Toe game but 10x10 and only 5 fields are needed to win. Roman ...more >>

I have this autorun.inf in the root of my cd along with MySetup.msi, doesn't start my install though, any ideas? Do I need to write a program to kick off setup.exe? [AutoRun] open=MySetup.msi Thanks in advance! Derrick ...more >>

Hi all. Unfortunately my website http://www.publicjoe.f9.co.uk has become reasonably popular receiving roughly 1500 visitors a day. My ISP only allows me 250 MB of bandwidth a day which I am now exceeding. This can lead to the closure of my site. As some of you are aware I offer a free begi...more >>

Hello all: Is there a way to map a drive programatically in .NET? The reason why I ask is I am trying write a program that can map local c: drive of each computer on our domain so that I can access a certain file, open it, and read its contents. Thanks, - John -...more >>

Hello all: Is there a way to map a drive programatically in .NET? Thanks, - John -...more >>

Hi How can I prevent a ListView columns from resizing?? ...more >>

Ok, something else is wrong with this: dealerNumber = drSQL["DealerNumber"].ToString(); here's the error: An unhandled exception of type 'System.IndexOutOfRangeException' occurred in system.data.dll thanks, Trint Additional information: DealerNumber ...more >>

Hi, I have a solution with 12 projects. When I try to build it says: ---------------------- Done ---------------------- Build: 11 succeeded, 0 failed, 1 skipped And on one of the project it says: ------ Skipped Build: Project: FormObjects, Configuration: Debug .NET ------ Project confi...more >>

Here is the vb.net version of what I need to do in c#: myString = drSQL.Item("columnName").ToString() Thanks, Trint ...more >>

I have an app that relies on text file data. The app .exe and .dlls are only around 500k, the data however, is hundreds of megs. I wrote a setup project for this, and it compiled, but the .msi is around 300 megs, and when trying to run it my machine goes out to lala land. (that's a technical t...more >>

Hey, it must be very simple but I am struggeling. I want to make a simple flat file. I do now (I also tried with string) foreach(Object obj in collection) { recordline = new StringBuilder(); recordline.Capacity = 200; recordline.append("R01",1,3); recordline.append("TE...more >>

I would like to automatically start a program any time a dialup internet connection is established. Any ideas? ...more >>

Hi I do need to send Emails from my c# dotnet application. I know that the easy way is to use System.web.mail components .. The problem is that the Mail components in DOtnet use the CDO inbuilt within them... but i dont want to use these CDO components to send mails.... can yu let m...more >>

I have been trying to improve the quality of my C# and ADO.NET coding. One of the books I've read strongly advises against using string values to address individual values in DataRow objects. This rings true to me after years of avoiding string lookups whenever possible. But, when I attempted to...more >>

I'm trying to find a simple triangle button. I've come across lots of custom controls with ellipsis, circle, and rectangle settings, but nothing with triangle options. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks. -Dave ...more >>

Hi, I'm having the folowing error when I create a mondosearch finder instance Finder myFinder = new Finder("c:/Mondosearch/SearchHost/Data/MssOptions.xml",new CultureInfo("EN")); Mondosoft.MondoSearch.FindInterface Error: EXCEPTION: SearchOptions.XmlRead(): failed to lookup culture <9> XML...more >>

I have been trying to improve the quality of my C# and ADO.NET coding. One of the books I've read strongly advises against using string values to address individual values in DataRow objects. This rings true to me after years of avoiding string lookups whenever possible. But, when I attempted to...more >>

Hello there, I need to code an object with two properties that binds dynamicaly, something like bind comboboxes on web pages. So my object needs to gave two properties Prop1 and Prop2. I need Prop1 to take values from an enum (let's say value1 and value2), and also Prop2 , depending...more >>

Bonjour je suis nouveau en C# (je viens de delphi) j ai qq questions comment faire pour mettre une statusbar qui ai le meme look que VisualStudio 2003 ?? j utilises des compos boutons MyXPButton ce bouton a une propriete BtnStyle qui permets de changer la couleur du bouton, je vou...more >>

(If these are the wrong groups please suggest the right one(s). Thanks.) I need to come up with a way to test potentially thousands of data (files / records / streams) to determine if they match one of about thirty defined data formats. If a record partially matches one of the formats I need ...more >>

If you look at a standard Button in a .NET Windows Forms app, you will notice its default BackColor is "Control" and it has a 3D raised border which is 2 pixels wide. The outer edge on the left and top is "ControlLightLight" color and the inner edge on the left and top is "ControlLight". The out...more >>

If you look at a standard Button in a .NET Windows Forms app, you will notice its default BackColor is "Control" and it has a 3D raised border which is 2 pixels wide. The outer edge on the left and top is "ControlLightLight" color and the inner edge on the left and top is "ControlLight". The out...more >>

Dear All, I have a section of code that is something along the lines of: private void threadFunc () { while (true) { object o = ourOwnQueueObject.GetObject (); // Non blocking. processObject (o); // Again nothing blocks in this function. Thread.Sleep (1); // Untighten...more >>

I have been wondering this for some time. If I create my own class inherited from an existing class or create a user control, should I be overriding the OnFontChanged method (or similar) or capturing the FontChanged event. It seems they both get the same accomplished - so what is the difference ...more >>

i'm using windowsApplication to connect to DB made by SQL i need to Display the Data of the first table in the DB as links when click it it openes a table and i navigte between them using buttons my problem is that i need to make the retrieved data as links (similar to objectList in Mobi...more >>

Hello, I am having amazing difficulties in getting SQL to search for a single word in a text field. I have tried using PATINDEX and LIKE statements but they don't work, sure they 'work', but not in allowing me to select a single word, example: "cat" ... I could only do "%cat%" or "cat%" - prett...more >>

I think I must be going crazy. All I want to do is add a button to the bottom of a datagrid which will later run some code for a web based project. I've created a custom control that inherits from the datagrid and have added just a single line of code thus; protected override void Render(Htm...more >>

Hi all, I wanted to design a wmi query that returns me a list of all "real" user accounts defined on the local machine. As you may know, the accounts are defined in win32_account. The field SIDType indicates what kind of account it is(user, group, Domain, etc.). (On MSDN: http://msdn.micr...more >>

All, I am trying to use the COM+ constructor string as follows: [ConstructionEnabled (true)] public sealed class xxxx: ServicedComponent { public override void Construct(string constructString) { } { But when I build the project I get the following error: C:\xxx.cs(33): xxxx...more >>

Has anybody had any luck with coding to the Bloomberg API in C#? I have tracked down sufficient code to return data synchronously i.e. subscribe a ticker and fields and return one set of results, but have had no luck in getting asynchronous reults to fire off the data event i.e. subscribe a tick...more >>