I have a xml data type in database and read back as a SqlXml data type. How do I assign it to a XmlNode type?...more >>

Dear All, I am using WebClient in my Visual Studio .Net 2003 project to download an image from the Internet. The following is my function: C# Code: public static bool downloadFile(string URL, ref string fileName) { bool result = true; System.Net.WebClient webClient = new System.Ne...more >>

Hi everyone. i know there is a lot of code and ive reduced it as much as i could, its a bit much to ask but i am really stuck! i've been at this for a week! this is converted from vb to c# and something has gone wrong with the events as the original code used "WithEvents" and "Handles" keywor...more >>

I have a user control consisting of a picture box inside a panel (to permit scrolling). When the user clicks and drags on the picture box, I use ControlPaint.DrawReversibleFrame to draw a dashed selection rectangle. For some reason, the rectangle does not persist beyond its initial drawin...more >>

Dear experts, is it possible to programatically add/remove variable to path? ...more >>

Hi, Imagine the following situation : a.dll depends on b.dll and a.dll is imported in C# with DllImport["a.dll"]. Is it correct that if b.dll cannot be found, you get an error about a.dll and *not* about b.dll ? Thanks, Bart -- www.xenopz.com...more >>

Hey All, I have written a tool that generates XML for a dataset. You know when you add a dataset file to a project, you write the XML and the code gets generated automatically? Well I want this sitting in a seperate DLL project. However, the code generated by VS specifies a constructor that i...more >>

I have an owner drawn combobox with multiple columns. I would like to implement headings for the columns. I have attempted to do this within the DrawItem event, but there is no space, I can not draw outside the region, and if I move where the items are drawn (down from e.Bounds.Y) to make spac...more >>

I'd like to do this: public class myclass<T> { myclass() {} public void CreateNew() { T myp = new T(); } } However, I get this compiler error: Cannot create an instance of the variable type 'T' because it does not have...more >>

I have a small program that executes a single very long running background thread today. The scope of all variables in the method that is running in this thread today are all local to the method. The method doesn't do anything outside of its local scope. My question... can I start up a 2nd...more >>

Hi, I have a notify icon and have been trying to make the background color transparent. But do .ico files allow a transparent color? when i select the image for the notify icon it askes for type .ico. now i know i can set a transparent background with png's ect, but can i use tranparent ...more >>

I changed the text for a sub-item in a non-databound listview. However, it doesn't change on the display. Here's the code I'm using to change the item: [code] lvPendingErrors.BeginUpdate(); lvPendingErrors.Items[_SelectedIndex].SubItems[4].Text ="Y"; lvPendingErrors.EndUpdate(); lvPending...more >>

This should be easy but... I'm trying to get a simple bool written into a bit column type using a stored procedure (VS2003 with SQL Server 2000). My understanding where that they were equivalents. ------------ CREATE PROCEDURE sp_UpdateFPRFByVP @fGuid uniqueidentifier, @vpResponse bit,...more >>

I was wondering if there was a utility that could tell you when your C# application is making cross-apartment COM calls. I have a fairly large application that makes extensive use of a 3rd party object system that is exposed to .NET through COM, and I'm really trying to avoid slow cross-apartmen...more >>

Hi, I have already started learning .NET and I have a question. If I want to do anything - Display Data, Navigate, Update - with database (SQL Server) in Visual Studio 2005, do I have to use all this objects : - DATASET - sqlDataAdapter - BindingSource - sqlConnection I usually write da...more >>

I am serialising an object to a memory mapped file (using the CreateFileMapping and MapViewOfFile p/invoke calls). These need to know the maximum size of the "file". I can put in a "good guess" ie it won't be more than, say, 1K, but it would be tidier to use the actaul size. Is it actually p...more >>

I want to add a shortcut on the user's desktop, the shortcut is a URL to a website (like http://www.microsoft.com) How can I do it with c#? ...more >>

hiya i'm using this piece of code RegistryKey key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(@"Software\Retrospect", true); if(key != null) { // Sets up the registry, when run for the first time. // Creates the subkey and sets the key to the directory its in key = Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey(...more >>