Hi, What options do I have after putting a month in on writing a program and so many functions in it and now I want to change the name of the project with their file names? Do I make the new project and hand copy over all the controls and code or is there a big red plastic "easy' button ...more >>

I'm looking to provide users of a new Windows Forms (2.0) app with a messaging system that looks and feels very much like a typical news reader. I understand that there are reference apps available for ASP.NET forums (DNN, for example). But what about for Windows Forms? Are there any referen...more >>

Hey guys Is it possible to create an event that is global to an application? Thanks ...more >>

Hi, I've got a programming issue that I've never faced before and was hoping that someone could shed some light on where to begin. I'm trying to create an automated process that reads credit card data for a POS application. I've got a credit card magnetic stripe reader (http://www.logiccontro...more >>

I have to use DllImport with no static dll filename. Any suggest? ...more >>

Anyone know when it will be finalized? late 2007? ...more >>

Hi I trying to master msBuild but have a problem. I have a solution that I wish to build using msbuild but want to override BeforeBuild/AfterBuild targets for each of the projects. I trying to avoid modifying the common.targets etc and the individual project .sln files and just do it wit...more >>

That pretty much says it all. How can I tell, in my code, if my component (which has a vertical scroll bar) is scrolled all the way to the bottom? In this case it's a DataGridView, but I'm sure it's probably the same with all components. So how do I do this, please? tia, rts ...more >>

Is it possible to populate a grid using code (not binding it to a datasource). Is there something like an additem method? Thanks, ...more >>

Please can anyone recommend products that will take a state machine diagram and generate code for C#? Its for a comms protocol. thanks in advance Pete. ...more >>

I'm filling up a gridview and the underlying datatable has about 30,000 records, so it takes some time before I can see the page again with the records on the gridview. Is there any type of threading (or anything else) that I can use so that I can display some message (i.e. "Grid loading...")...more >>

Hello, I have a control on a form which has in the properties collection the following: (PropertyBinding) Password Username Also there are (DataBindings) properties. I have a listbox where the user can select the user. Depending on this, the program is to load from the applicat...more >>

Hello, I have a Web Service that needs to send and receive data from running windows forms application every time when WS methods are called. My question is: What is the best way to do that? I'm thinking to create a separate .dll and add it to WS as reference. And .dll would be somehow conn...more >>

I would like to have some words in the form title as italic (only some), is it possible to do it? If so could someone give me some pointers? Thanks. ...more >>

I have a TabelAdapter that has an int column that allows null (no lectures please, I have my reasons). When I use intellisense to fill in the parameters in the InserQuery method, it shows the needed value as ?int, with the question mark. But if the combo box that the value is coming from has a n...more >>

The microsoft page http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9fkccyh4.aspx states: Remarks (nr 4) Virtual properties behave like abstract methods, except for the differences in declaration and invocation syntax. Why is it "abstract methods", not "virtual methods" ?...more >>

I often see code like this: /// <summary> /// Removes a node. /// </summary> /// <param name="node">The node to remove.</param> public void RemoveNode(Node node) { <...> } In my view, there is no benefit in doing this. It brings nothing to the table, and...more >>

I have a boolean property that I want to serialize to disk using XmlSerializer. I noticed that if the property includes the attribute "DefaultValue(true)" or "DefaultValue(false)" that the property will not serialilze to an XML file. If the attribute is removed the serialization occurs just ...more >>

Hi, I want to create a web service to upload an xml file. Do anyone have sample code? Thanks !!! Regards, Rudy ...more >>

When creating a web form in VS 2005, the IDE creates a partial class for the code behind. My first question: Is there any way to disable this feature? And if not, how does one easily locate the other part of the class [.cs] file? There are many cases where I might want to manually tweak event ...more >>

I am trying to connect to a database in SQL Server Express on my PC. The SQLConnection open() method appears to work without generating any exceptions however as soon as I try to do anything to the connection such as BeginTransaction the program fails as it claims that the connection is not op...more >>

Hey guys, I've added a list of items to a listbox in my C#/ASP web form. I allow the user to select a few items, and then click a button. I want to be able to retrieve the items from the list box that THAT user has selected and write it to a string. This is what I'm doing to read t...more >>

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I'm at a loss. I have a simple C#, .NET 2.0 Console application that I am attempting to create a deployment project for. I have the primary output and content files from the console application going into the Application Folder along with a couple of dependent assemblies. I also have an instal...more >>

Hello All, What is the consensus on using sqlhelper or not using sqlhelper when calling stored procedures? We're trying to go with a standard for our projects and personally I prefer not using sqlhelper, but some here do. I'm just curious if there are any good arguments for or against i...more >>

Hi all, I am migrating an old web application developed in .Net 1.1 to .Net 2.0. During my new development and testing, I had following error while executing an stored procedure. It worked fine in .Net 1.1, and it doesn't happen all the time, for example, I have a loop to call this stored pro...more >>

I'm writing a c# Windows program that needs to be able to insert records into a dbase table. I can read it using a dataset but can't insert records. I receive the following error, ERROR [HY000] [Microsoft][ODBC dBase Driver] Unexpected error from external database driver (15877). What i...more >>

This is probably a simple question, but I just started using C# and I haven't done any projects like this before, however, I need to know if there is a way to accomplish what I am currently doing in a faster time. Right now I have a web page I created in VS 2005 where I am pulling data from a d...more >>

Hi Here are some blog on how to use Atlas controls http://www.vikramlakhotia.com/Atlas.aspx Hope this helps Thanks Vikram www.vikramlakhotia.com ...more >>

Hello, I wan't to know how many user are connected in my web site. But i didn't find any methode in c# about how show IIS statitics. Maby with WMI provider? Thanks for your help. Regards Dragan ...more >>

Hey guys i have finally reached the end of my patience with SPAM. I want to make a component to add into outlook to be a bit more 'bulk spam' smart. In outlook you can only block messages individually and it sends me nuts. I'd like to create an inteliigent spam blocker, how do you go about...more >>

Hi, i try to using unsafe programming to speed up my App. i dont know how to dynamic memory allocate. Anyone know it ? Thanks, Le Minh. ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to pass an number from a classic asp webpage to a .NET webservice. Because my C# webservice expects an integer and classic ASP uses variants I keep getting problems with object casts; In my asp page I have the following code which works fine HTTP.Open "GET","http://myserve...more >>

Hello, I need to format the current date in C# so it looks like this: 10/4/2006 1:38:53 PM Can somen tell how i do this? Many thanks JJ ...more >>

I have two forms. One is a main form and the other is login form. When I call login form I would like to see in the background a main form. But it is visible only when a main form is maximized. Is there another property for a main form to be normal, but visible in the background? Hrcko ...more >>

.... clear all delegates assigned to an event. this.button1.click += delegate{...}; this.button1.click += new EventHandlet{this.OnClick(...);} how to clear a "click" events or suspend its execution on click?...more >>

I have two array like string a1= {"dog","dock","deer"} string a2= {"lion","tiger"} How can I merge a1 and a2 to a3 a3: {"dog","dock","deer", "lion","tiger"} ...more >>

Hi I have a small generics class that I use to store values. The code is below. My problem is that if I use the class to store a string like: cItem<string> Test = new cItem<string>(" ", " ", " "); Then code like the line below becomes very slow: string temp = Test.Value; If I have an array...more >>

Hi ppl I have an edit box where the user can enter a formula like "12+5" or some other simple formula. Is there any function in c# which owuld evalute a string and give me the result of the formula. 10x Ivan ...more >>