I know my problem has been discussed ad nauseum but I still don't get it so please bear with me. I have written a service which performs some work against a database once a day (usually in the wee hours of the morning). From the time the service starts to the first time it hits the database it...more >>

I want to double check my understanding about how the .NET framework works. From what I understand every call to the .NET framework is ultimately translated into one of more API calls, is this correct? ...more >>

Hi, Suppose decimal Price contains 12,3. Price.ToString("C2") gives 12,30 ? (yes, I'm located in Europe). What would be the best way to convert this string to a decimal again? Steven - - - ...more >>

I need to get the description (with the default language of the operating system) for the special system folders like Control Panel, My Computer and so on. I have the CLSID of them and, for example, I launch the control panel typing ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{21EC2020-3...more >>

Hi, Where to strat my learning about C# for IE add-ons developemnt...more >>

Hi, I've started work on my own control some parts of which use standard controls, others I need to draw on my controls surface to get the display output I require, however.... I seem to be stupid or missing the point. I used DrawString( ) as a simple test but I cannot get it to work at all...more >>

Can I do this in an if statement? public string getClass() { counta = counta + 1; if (counta < 2 ) { MyClass mc = new MyClass(); setTheClass("Blue"); *********** Unreachable code detected } else { return (""); } } class MyClass { p...more >>

I think this question has been asked before, but I haven't found a satisfactory answer. Does anyone know how to make a ListView that displays multiple lines in a row? Jim ...more >>

This BUG that is so ridiculous I can't believe they shipped 05 is making my life hell. I have tried the various solutions found on the web and none of them have worked thus far. What's even more troublesome is that it appears that 05 uses these new partial classes which would makes rolling ...more >>

I have a CF app and I haven't found a decent obfuscator for it. I want to write a simple obfuscator, that replaces variables and methods names. Is there any way to rename all method names returned by Assembly.GetMethods, for instance, method names, my own methods and other methods such as Ge...more >>

Sorry about putting this in the wrong news group, but qustions seem to get answered here. Okay, so here goes the q: I want to use CAO in remoting to comunicate with a server program. I know if I use a singleton SAO, I can keep track of the object, and alow the server to put data in that cla...more >>

You know, this is my first day using VS.NET 2005 and, although it has some impressive new features, there are parts that they did not put together well. Does anyone else experience a periodical hang when in the editor? It seams that every now and then, the IDE seems to stop accepting input...more >>

This must be the simplest question on the web. How can I right align text with DrawString ? Normal (left aligned): 1234567890 123456789 12345678 1234567 123456 12345 1234 123 12 1 Right aligned: 1234567890 123456789 12345678 1234567 123456 12345 ...more >>

How does an IFormatter (the serialization interface) know what assemblies are available to it? Let's say you dynamically load Assembly A (by this I mean there is no compile-time dependency), instantiate a type T, then use BinaryFormatter to serialize it. What happens when we attempt to deser...more >>

Hi! I'm new to c# and I stumbled across this dillema during a project: can anyone tell me how I can emulate the action af a Tab when enter is pressed? I saw something in visual basic that looked like this: "To allow the Enter key to function as a Tab, enter this code in the KeyPress event ...more >>

I need to retrieve the "description" of an executable file. This is a filed present in the file properties. How can I do that? Thanks Andrea...more >>

Hi all, What function lets me check a text string and determine if that string = is really a int, float, double, etc. just formatted as a string? Thanks in advance! Adam...more >>

I'm currently making a web app that stores a user id in a cookie, and builds user information off of that in the differnt pages of the site. The cookie is created on login, and is separate from the authentication cookie. Are there dangers to doing this? How easily can a cookie be tampered with...more >>

Hello. Is it possible to obtain programmatically, with .net 2.0 + C# + Active Directory or P/Invoke, a list of the authorized current DHCP servers in a forest/domain ? And, if the above question can be solved, is it also possible to manage the DHCP servers (list, add, remove scopes, ...)...more >>

Hi, I have a C# class that is being used by an ASP.net application. How can I include the tracing from the class in the ASP.net application's trace output (trace.axd)?...more >>

Hi all, What is a DesignPattrens? Why Design pattren cocpets are intorduced? Using Csharp how should i develop designpattern concept? Any one please explained me or any reference sites please provide me I want to know the concept regards, Tulasi kumar ...more >>

I would like to make a list of all the names of methods and variables in a cs file. I need to open up a file, create the list of all methods and properties, and variables, contained in that file, and close the file. Is there any class that will help me doing that? Cheers, Simone ...more >>

I have the following table. notice I need to mahe the first td red, the next 4 yellow and the rest gray. This is being defined in the css. The Commercial is coming from the database??? <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" width="202"> <tr> <td align=...more >>

Hello. I am needing some advice. I need to build a syslog server that writes to a sql backend. I am concerned about the server not being able to handle multiple requests. For example on an enterprise network, I may need to handle a large number of requests. I assume a thread pool will be need...more >>

Hi, If I want to programatically add rows to a DataTable, do I call AcceptChanges per row? Or do I call AcceptChanges after all rows added? TIA ...more >>

I'm using VS2k5 and i've added a bunch of images to the project's resource.resx file and thus they reside in the Resources folder. I want to dynamically add an image to my project. I have no problem adding an image if its part of an existing UserControl or Form, but just as part of the gen...more >>

im writing a C# program that tries to get the currently playing song in a seperate windows media player instance (external app) i found out that there might be a way to do that using the windows messaging system. some how i was able to use the win32 funtion findwindow() to get the handl...more >>

An alternate title for this might be "Creating my own set of core classes". Just a quick overview. In order to learn C#, Sockets, Multithreading and whatever else I can, I am attempting to create MSN Messenger (My Sucky New Messenger), ie. a simple IM program as it is a interesting way to in...more >>

Sounds like a stupid question I know. I can tell that they are used to copy strings. But what is the difference between x = y; versus x = String.Copy(y); Or are they essentially the same?...more >>