I have a windows application in C# which has the following method public void InitiateSession(string server,string userName, string passWd ) { //To start the command System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo psi = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(); psi.FileName = @"C:\WINDOWS...more >>

Hello NG. I am using System.Drawing.Printing NS to print few label style printouts. I figured out how the basics goes in that namespace but there are still few things that is holding me up from completing my work. Basic problem is that when I select to print many copies or collate printout ...more >>

Hi, i have to write a new KEY VALUE pair programatically into the app.config file. is this possible? i tried the ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings but it raises an exception saying that Collection is Read Only. so the question is ... upon clicking a button i want to add a new KEY VALUE p...more >>

I m getting this error "Mehtod name expected" in my following code. protected int GetSelectedIndex(string CID) { DataTable dt = ddlDataSet.Tables["Jobs"]; for(int iLoop = 0; iLoop <= dt.Rows.Count - 1; iLoop++) { if(Int32.Parse(CID) == Int32.Parse(dt.Rows[iLoop]("job_id"))) ...more >>

I have a DataSet with a DateTime field. I am using an EventRow r, to update it with values from a TextBox in a DataGrid. Suppose a DataGrid in edit mode had a field with value: 7/7/2005. Then the user deletes this value. Now, I want to update the DataSet (I know how to update the database) wit...more >>

I'm looking for a olap cube that can support having images in the cell. I would want the images to all appear on a single line when not expanded and single lines when they are expanded. ...more >>

Hi all, After sorting and grouping data using a dataview, then how to transfer the changed datatable in the dataview to a datatable in C#? Cheers *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***...more >>

I'm trying to scrape a page that requires me to login to it. I'm not sure if it uses cookies or not to track if I'm logged in, could it be using viewstate? Anyway, can I do this using the HttpRequest and HttpResponse methods? I didn't see anything on google groups about this that was of a...more >>

I have a datagrid codebehind script that takes data from sql dbase and displays it in a footer row as a total. One column has amount_dollars (which works fine), while another has new sales (which is "newstotal"), but I'm getting an error (System.InvalidCastException: Specified cast is not valid)...more >>

When have a class, but need some info that is contained in other class, is it worth the overhead to instantiate both objects if you only need 2 properties, or let those other properties piggyback on the first class which would make it kind of ugly. thanks! ...more >>

I've got a situation where I have a set of data, and later take another snapshot to obtain a second set of data. There will be one or more changes in the second set of data and I need to be able to tell which items were in the first set missing from the second set and which items were added...more >>

I have this code to load an authentication form once my app is loaded. I want the authentication form to be closed if a user is authenticated successfully and to give the option to close app on his decision. private void MainForm_Activated(object sender, EventArgs e) { AuthFrm StartUpfr...more >>

I have the following URL: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=/netahtml/search-adv.htm&r=2&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=ptxt&S1=((teeth+OR+member)+OR+provide)&OS=+(teeth+OR+member)+OR+provide&RS=((teeth+OR+member)+OR+provide) Accessing it with the following code snippet (which...more >>

I have some datetime values in SQL server stored in Eastern time zone. I need to convert them to GMT. The pc that I will be running the app has local time zone set to eastern time. Is this code enough for the translation to GMT? DateTime easternDateEime = value from the db; easternDateEime....more >>

I have a user control from a 3rd party that I want to make sure is at the 0 index of my form's Controls ControlCollection. To accomplish this I've tried catching the ControlAdded event from the Controls object and then if the control being added is of the right type, i do a: Controls.SetC...more >>

Hi, I want to wrap an unmanaged c++ lib file (mylib.lib) to use it in a VS.NET 2003 C# project. I use the DLLImport but it can't see the lib file. Is it because it is a lib file instead of a dll? [DllImport("c:\\myLib.lib")] public static extern string myFunction(string strTest); ...more >>

hi, you can create a file with the savefiledialog. once you have done that and edit the file in the text editior that i wrote you cannot save the file, you can only create a new file or replace the old one. how do i save it again? -- Alvo von Cossel I of Germany...more >>

Hi All I would like to use "Primaryid" instead of " Int32". how do i define it in c# Regards, Venu. ...more >>

Hi there I have a program written by another company (it's a "web control" which returns a web-page: can I compare this to a servlet in the Java world?), which they think is causing problems on their server. But no-one really knows if this program is at fault because the problem only exh...more >>

How to develop a dockable toolbar that turns into a palette window in C#.NET 2003. Similarly how to insert icons in menubars. Regards Amey...more >>

hi, i have a form with a multiline textbox in it. it also has a savefiledialog. how do i save the text in the textbox? can anyone help me? i'd be grateful if you could! -- Alvo von Cossel I of Germany...more >>

I was looking at the StdPictureClass to see if it could be useful but I can't seem to find any documentation on it. The image is drawn dynamically therefore I cannot use OleLoadPictureFile API. Thanks, Joe ...more >>

Hi dear Guys/Girls, I want ur assistance to following issue " At present in my project i m listing down all the folders or file in single plane. The customer would like to add ability to separate the listed applications in different folders We can think of application page as users start...more >>

i am able to allow the user to sort the columns of my datagrid, but only in ascending order. is there a way to allow sorting in descending order? thanks in advance. private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { string sTODS = "Select * From TaskOrder"; SqlC...more >>

Using CodeDOM, is there a way to declare and set a private field. Something like: private const int tableConstant = 10; //Provide the type and variable name CodeMemberField mymemberfield = new CodeMemberField(fieldType,fieldName); mymemberfield.Attributes = MemberAttributes.Private; ...more >>

How can I save the contents of System events into a new file and the clear this event log. I want to do programaticaly something like using event viewer with Save Log File As... and then Clear all events. ...more >>

Is there a quick and dirty way to filter the lines displayed in a ListBox? Any help is greatly appreciated. ...more >>

Hi, I know that there is a guideline written by Microsoft on how to design your windows dialogs. However, I can´t find it. Can anyone provide me with a shortcut? Thanks, Mats-Lennart ...more >>

Hi, I'm looking for a way to format the output of my double value. For example, the result of a calculation may be 12.3456789 but I want to display 12.346 (three decimal places of precision). How do I do this? Thanks, Scott ...more >>

Hi everyone, I wrote a quick method to perform a calculation to determine the average of two numbers. When 23 and 40 were used, the result was 31, not 31.5! I discovered the problem, I was using long data types, not double. So, how does c# and/or .NET round numbers? Does is just truncate th...more >>

How can I use WMI or a WqlObjectQuery to find the hard drive letter of the physical drive location index. For example the following code will give me the physical drive location: StringCollection propNames = new StringCollection(); ManagementClass driveClass = new ManagementClass("Win32_DiskD...more >>

Hi, I am working on a n-tier app using remoting. I am using the VS 2005 beta 2. My server needs to access a remote resources on behalf on the connected user. I have configured my server like : <channel ref="tcp" secure="true" port="8081" impersonate="true"> and my clie...more >>

Does anyone know how to set a specific path for the FolderBrowser object? here is my existing code. private FolderBrowserDialog m_fb = new FolderBrowserDialog(); private DialogResult RunDialog() { m_fb.Description = m_description; if (startUpPath == null) ...more >>

I have a DataView derived from a Dataset object that gets its data from an xml file. I am setting the Sort property of the Dataview object to alphabetize the dataview. However, the resulting dataview is not sorted but appears in the order of the original xml file. No exceptions are thrown. Code ...more >>

Is there an equivalent for "Path.DirectorySeparatorChar" (VB.Net) in c#?...more >>

Visual C# 2005 Express - I am creating a employee scheduling program for work. When I need to do is for the program to open with a start date of the previous sunday. I also want the ability to change the start date to create a new schedule - however, it must begin on a sunday. I want the su...more >>

How is it possible to have the functionality as seen in many "try before you buy" software apps that give you a free 30 day trial. How could you mimic this in c#? I'm looking for theoretical approaches. How is it able to count down 30 days. ....Session variable clears with every session, so...more >>

Hello, I need some advice on what a generic error is and how to debug it... Any ideas? System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException: A generic error occurred in GDI+. at System.Drawing.Graphics.CheckErrorStatus(Int32 status) at System.Drawing.Graphics.FillRectangle(Brush brush, ...more >>

Hi, Is there any way in .NET/C# where double encryption can be used in exchanging a symmetric key ? If I ellaborate it further, say in a client server application, the symmetric key that would be used for encryption-decryption would be generated. The server and client has already exchanged ...more >>

How would you do the following in C#? sprintf(szBuff, "MAC Address: %02X-%02X-%02X-%02X-%02X-%02X\n", MACData[0], MACData[1], MACData[2], MACData[3], MACData[4], MACData[5]); assuming that MACData had previously been defined as: unsigned char MACData[6];...more >>

i have a c# asp.net webform that contains a datagrid. the datagrid has a vertical scroll. i need to give the user the ability to print the datagrid's entire content (all the rows). IE's print menu prints only the rows that are currently shown. thanks in advance. string sqlcmd = sqlSelect +...more >>

hi, i have a combobox in a form. i want the user to be able to type in something, do something else and then when he/she wants to type something into the combobox, they have the thing they typed earlier as an autocorrect option. how do i do this? can you please help? cheers -- Al...more >>

hi, i have an openfiledialog and a multiline textbox. i want to be able to open text documents in it. can you please give me the c# code to do this? by the way, the textbox is called textBox1 and the openfiledialog is called openFileDialog1 -- Alvo von Cossel I of Germany...more >>

Hi, I created a toolbar, added button and Icons from an ImageList. The icons are transparent for disable mode. The problem is that the icons does not look good, a blue outlet is added to the icon. If the image is not transparent everything looks good, but of-course, when the buttons ar...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to add a scheduled task in Windosw XP operating system using C#.net 1.1. Can you please tell me how to do this? Please provide code snippets if possible. Many Thanks in advance Gopinath. M...more >>

Can I make an Excel file without having Excel in my PC ? I want to create Excel files from my C# application , then open those files later in another PC who have Excel installed . As we can open and read from Access files in C# application without having Access in this PC in this case we inst...more >>

I have written a program which does late binding to generate mail merged documents. Its working fine on the dveleopment machine. When I make a build and run it on machine (framework installed) specially on NT 4 machine it gives me the following error ***************************************...more >>

When designing a form you place some controls on the form. In a Visual Studio C++ project I can right click on a control to insert an event handler. The dialog for this lists all events for that particular control and also which events you already have a handler for. How do I do the same thin...more >>

Hi, I'm looking for a good Aspect-compiler + clear tutorial enabling me to experiment a little with the world of Aspect oriented Programming. Anybody knows some good sites ? Any help greatly appreciated Chris ********************************************************************** Se...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to know when TextBox loses focus to which object it lost it? what i mean is when the LostFocus Event occur is it possible to know which object got the focus instead? thanks,...more >>

I am trying to replicate the functionality/display of the MS Outlook attachment box. I now know how to gather the file type icons and I'm able to use them in my listview with its' view property set to "smallicon". My problem is that when many items are displayed in the listview, BOTH the ho...more >>

I'm developing a user control with a textbox inside. When i write something like this: 123 + 456.456 + 456 / 453 * 45 + 4.155 and press ENTER, the control must have to show the result. I don't know how to start! Anyone can help me? ...more >>

I am using VS 2005 and am trying to add items to a combo box using C#. I know how to add simple text items but I am trying to add a value and some text ie. Value Text A First Text B Second Text I've seen examples of ListItem but I can't seem to get this to work, can anyb...more >>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <VV version="2"> </VV> I have a simple xml as above. I posted it (using HTTP post command) from my Win32 app ("text/xml; utf-8" specified) to http handler written in C#. To my surprise, I am gettting something like this from my http handler : "%3C%3Fx...more >>

I want to use string MyString="Test99"; Strings.Rigt(MyString,2); to get the "22" from my string. But I can't do that with CSharp. Strings is belong to Microsoft.VisualBasic Namespace. How can I use it with CSharp? ...more >>

Hi, Currently I am executing my store procedure using EXECUTEDATASET and retreiving results in untyped dataset. I read somewhere that I can retreive typed Dataset using LOADDATASET. I looked at the option and found Database.LoadDataSet Method (DBCommandWrapper, DataSet, String) Is it ...more >>

Hi, I have a dataset displaying the records. If someone adds a record currently, I have to execute the SP again and reload the dataset. Is it possible that a user can add a record to table and at the same time to the current dataset and reload the dataset rather than requerying the databa...more >>