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OpenFileDialog that can select folders?
Posted by Michael A. Covington at 2/4/2006 10:18:44 PM
Is there any way to hack OpenFileDialog (either in .NET 2.0 or in Win32) that will allow the user to select a folder rather than a file? Better yet, multiselect them. I know about FolderBrowserDialog, but it's not satisfactory because it doesn't show or follow shortcuts, and also because u...more >>


Unusual characters in XML document cause xml load problem
Posted by Joe at 2/4/2006 10:09:03 PM
Hi, I want to save some URLs into a XML formatted document. I find out that its having some problems due to some of the characters used in the URL. Is there a quick way to get around that? Thanks. Here are some of the URL characters in the parameters www.site.com/='N+Ss+Volume'&sym...more >>

Another Form1_Load function?
Posted by Joe at 2/4/2006 9:12:57 PM
Is there another Form1_Load function? I need to call a function to exit but I want to have it called right after the User interface have been loaded and appeared on screen. Right now the Load function doesn't load the User interface to be viewable and the code I call the exit function in ...more >>

How to have a reference to an object in a class?
Posted by Richard Lewis Haggard at 2/4/2006 9:07:35 PM
Is it possible to put a reference to an object inside of a class? If so, what is the syntax? The reason I want to do this is so that I can make a copy of the original object, make modifications to the copy and then, if the modifications are acceptable, reload the original object with the conte...more >>

How to make a console app. keep running without using Console.Readline
Posted by nadeem_far NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 2/4/2006 8:06:45 PM
Hello All, These days I am working on a console application that will register for certain events and do some processing based on the event notification. Now, all the objects are being created in main(). Once the main exists the program ends. Here is what I want to do. Is there any way...more >>

Interface question
Posted by Patrick at 2/4/2006 7:59:46 PM
Hello all, I have a bunch of classes that implement the same static methods (same name and same parameters). However, their return types are different because they return an IList of different types. I'm looking for a way to generically call these methods without knowing the Type at runtim...more >>

Advised way to sync to threads
Posted by chris.dannemiller NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 2/4/2006 7:00:58 PM
What is the advised way to sync to threads one is the primary thread that handles rendering, and a secondary thread that occasionally updates the data the render thread uses. I have tried a few things like the Interlocked routines but they don't work like they did in MFC. ...more >>

best method of reading XML and adding data to ListView
Posted by Joe at 2/4/2006 5:49:51 PM
Anyone can suggest the best method of reading XML and adding data to ListView? Here is the xml data structure:: <xml> <site> <url>http://www.yahoo.com</url> <lastupdate></lastupdate> <check>1</check> </site> <site> <url>http://www.yahoo.com</url> <lastupdate></lastup...more >>



Formatting datetime
Posted by Joe at 2/4/2006 4:20:31 PM
I need to format the DateTime into such format "yyyymmdd HH:mm" how do you do that? ...more >>

ListView Control access
Posted by Joe at 2/4/2006 4:19:29 PM
I set up two columns in listview. I use Add to add items, but how do I access the second column? and add text? ...more >>

Jagged and Multi-Dimensional Array Declaration Subtleties
Posted by Alan Foxmore at 2/4/2006 3:41:24 PM
Hi everyone, I'm new to C# and I was hoping I could get some clarification on the syntax for jagged and multidimensional arrays. Here is my question: The following syntax is correct for declaring a multi-dimensional array: int[,] v = {{ 3, 6, 4 }, { 2, 8, 1 }}; ...more >>

about concurent access : event/timer
Posted by # Cyrille37 # at 2/4/2006 2:47:32 PM
Hello, I've got a method which could be called by a UI Event and a Timer. I would like to be shure that not 2 concurents calls append. I don't know if I can use System.Threading.Monitor. And if System.Threading.Monitor is the right method, which object I've to Monitoring ? Here is a p...more >>

Uninitialized data-binding
Posted by Viraptor at 2/4/2006 1:55:49 PM
Hello I've created a form with 2 listboxes. Both have data-binding. First one is "normal", 1:1 view of table. Second is filled using parameter from the first one. this.xxxTableAdapter.Fill(this.mainDataSet.XXX, (int)this.BindingContext[yyyBindingSource, "id"].Current); When I do it in Form...more >>

c# key sequence
Posted by jpierson NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 2/4/2006 1:07:09 PM
Hi, I'm trying to simulate a break sequence to a serial device ctrl + pause/break I tried it with limited succcess using this SendKeys.SendWait("^{BREAK}") I'm putting this code under a button click event,I think it may have something to do with a keyboard hook but i'm not sure how to go...more >>

Suppression of incorrect warnings.
Posted by Peter Ritchie at 2/4/2006 12:15:39 PM
Does anyone know how to suppress a specific warning for a line or block of code in C#? C++ has a nice facility to disable a warning for a block of code with #pragma for warnings that are incorrect or don't apply. For example, the following code generates an CS0628 because CS0628 makes an i...more >>

string.Empty or String.Empty or ""?
Posted by Charlie NO[at]SPAM CBFC at 2/4/2006 12:10:29 PM
Hi: Is there any difference between string.Empty and String.Empty? And what is the benefit of using it over "". Thanks, Charlie ...more >>

Uninstall previous version
Posted by chris.dannemiller NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 2/4/2006 11:58:34 AM
The software I am developing is targeted to users with minimal computer skills is it possible with the installer to setup up the following logic. Detect if previous version is installed, If So ask the user if they wish to uninstall the previous version. - Christopher M. Dannemiller. ...more >>

Help combinging 3 numbers into 1 with bitwise operatioons
Posted by john conwell at 2/4/2006 10:00:05 AM
I have 3 5-digit numbers that i'd like to combine into one 15 digit number, and later rip back into the original 3 5-digit numbers. I know i can do this easily with some string manipulations, but i'm pretty sure i can do the same thing with some bitwise operation like bit shifting or someth...more >>

VS 2K5 freezing up on you?
Posted by Brett Romero at 2/4/2006 9:57:09 AM
Starting yesterday evening, VS2K5 starting doing this thing were it will spike the cpu at 100% for a few seconds then every thing is fine and then another spike. It just keeps going like that cycle over and over. I'll be typing or something and everything freezes and the cpu is at 100%. I kno...more >>

picturebox image does not have a Location ??
Posted by **Developer** at 2/4/2006 9:03:06 AM
During debug I noticed that a picturebox image does not have a Location Is the image object always located at the upper left of the clientsize of the picturebox. If the picturebox clientsize is bigger then the image size the background always shows at the lower and/or right?? If the cli...more >>

C# Control
Posted by Greg at 2/4/2006 8:37:25 AM
Can a custom control DLL develped in C# be used in any .NET project e.g. C++/VB? Also, any ideas on the best ways to share GUI controls among both Web Forms and Windows Forms app? i.e. is there any way to avoid having to develop the same control twice, one for Windows and one for Web? --...more >>

Best place for global constants
Posted by Dave at 2/4/2006 3:39:46 AM
If I have some constants I want to use throughout my application, how should I implement that? const string USA = "US" const string CANADA = "CA" etc....more >>

Winforms printing
Posted by Code Monkey at 2/4/2006 3:11:23 AM
I have a winform application in c#. I've worked out how to print a single page to a printer. I cannot, however, work out how to print more than 1 page. Can anyone help and maybe provide a small code snippet? Thanks in advance... ...more >>

Generics, use mathematical operatos on type parameter
Posted by Jock at 2/4/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi all, I would like to use mathematical operators (*, +, etc) on a generic parameter, see the code below: public class TestGenerics<T> where ??? { private T d; public TestGenerics(int a) { d = a * 3; } } Is this possible? If...more >>

C# & XP Taskbar grouping
Posted by hohrin at 2/4/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hopefully someone here will be able to point me in the right direction In my C# application I have several forms which get a taskbar butto when open. These buttons appear correctly with proper form name an application icon. however when the taskbar automatically groups th buttons together, ...more >>


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