Hi All I was wondering if anyone could point me to some good resources on creating dynamic winforms. I would like to allow users to add, position and resize buttons on a winform. Cheers, DH ...more >>

Hi all, is there a key value collection in .Net that maintains the ordering in which I add items. I'm finding that I'm creating a number of classes that contain a name and then some object. I would prefer just to use some collection that maintains the ordering in which I add things (like Arra...more >>

Hi, I'd like to have my ConnectionString retrieved from the same place in RunTime or in DesignTime (in VS2005). Is It possible? How? Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks. ...more >>

Hi, I need to copy files to a shared folder protected by username/password. I don't now autenticate me in the server to copy the files. Do I need to use the credentials to do it? How can i do it? Anybody can help me? Thanks. ...more >>

I am working on a data access layer using a pattern that I see more and more. Define a class that is a data container that is then added to a generic List<>. I am then using this List and support classes in conjunction with an objectDataSource control. public class Item { public Item(...more >>

I'm working on a web service that processes an ascii file by storing its information in a sql server table. This process takes a few minutes to complete, so I want to display something in the aspx that's consuming this service (a counter or a progressbar) while it's running. How can I update ...more >>

when i am writing a program in c# using windows app I am getting this error message as System.Windows.Forms.Control.Text is inaccessable due to its protection level. In the design window when i am placing some controls like textbox,label and button.---my code the code displayed is as follo...more >>

Is there a string limit is C#? I have a Textbox that I am allowing users to paste into (can be a word document). But I am finding that I am losing data when I write large files to my Sql Server database. The fields is set to text. The data is kept in an object in a "string" variable wh...more >>

In a c# client I have the following: double [] data = {1.0,2.0,3.0,4.0}; I have an OCX wriiten in c++ using dev studio 6.0. Can I pass the array to the OCX? How would you do this? I've looked and looked and failed so far. Is it possible? Thanks, Mitch. ...more >>

Hello, I'm trying to sort a dataset, for some reason, when i use the writeXml of the dataset obeject I don't see any change. i'm trying to put the view into a dataview and then sort it but nothings happens. please advise. ...more >>

Hello, I place in a web application some controls: labels, text boxes, buttons. Labels tend to overlap the text boxes if the text is long and the text box is not placed far enough from the label. Is there a good method to determine where to place the controls so that they do not overlap? Can ...more >>

I am binding a List<Item> to a asp:DropDownList control. Is there any way to bind to the ToString() method of the Item class or can I only specify a property? The same goes for a Bind("") field on a GridView. I am guessing not, but throught that I would ask. -- Andrew Robinson ...more >>

Hi I am using visual studio 2005 windows forms to create an application. The heart of the application is datagridview which reads the data from the database and display result to the user. Now the data is numeric value and Some column needs to add total of the column at the bottom of the da...more >>

I'm new to C# and have the following problem that I hope is simple for you C# experts out there! I have a need to call an unmanaged DLL (written in C) that needs the following structure defined (C syntax): typedef struct { BITMAPINFOHEADER bmiHeader; RGBQUAD bmiColors[256]; } bmBI...more >>

Hi , New to dot net and C# and was wondering what is the equivalent of a java package in dot net ? thanks, vivekian ...more >>

I have a simple form with a panel that is docked in the base form. The panel has three controls - two buttons and one treeview. I use "Inherited Form" when creating a second form derived from this parent form. The only thing is there are no controls in the inherited form. I made all the b...more >>

Hi, i have just created my first Windows service and it is working great.. my problem is that I need to start an application in my service: protected override void OnStart(string[] args) { eventLog1.WriteEntry("In OnStart"); this.frm = new Form1(); this.frm.Show(); } I can't find my...more >>

Hi, I need to change my hostname in my machine using .Net and C# thanx for the help -- LZ...more >>

I'm having a problem with my Thread usage and I think the general design of how I'm working with them. My UI class calls a method in another class that does a lot of work. That "worker" class looks something like this(pseudo code): class WorkerClass { Thread _listenerThread; pu...more >>

Hi, I want to maintain gloabl variables in windows forms like session in asp.net. How can i do this. Is there anyway to do this? If anybody knows the solution pls let me know.. Thanks and Regards, Vinothkumar B bvinoth@tvsinfotech.com ...more >>

I have an Windows app that allows users to save "bookmarks", on pages they have been to, and then navigate back to them. That all works. In addition, we have restricted them to 15 bookmarks, and if they select a 16th, the first one in is popped out. I am attaching a Context Menu to a button on...more >>

Hi, I'm currently building a DoublePoint class as an extention on the standard Point and PointF classes. The DoublePoint class will be part of a bigger library and may be used by serveral people. It's posible to convert from Point to DoublePoint. But when this is done implicit I would like to...more >>

In my continuing education regarding string manipulation, can someone advise me how to take any trailing spaces, and commas from a string. these strings are comming from the streamreader for instance. string 1 = 'abcd ' string 2 = 'abc,' and i want the string mapped to string1 t...more >>

Hi, I have a class (ClassA) which inherits another class (ClassB). I need to instantiate ClassB using a value determined in ClassA's constructor - ie can I have a constructor as follows; public ClassA() { //Do various things base(iMyValue); } ....instead of... public ClassA() : base(...more >>

I'm writing an Addin for Outlook using C#. I am able to create the interface to my Addin by adding Menus and Buttons to the Outlook Menu and Toolbar, respectively. I'd like to add one particular button to the Toolbar, but I'd like it to function like a menu. Basically, like the native 'New'...more >>

Hi, I am looking for the recommended way to retrieve several values from a single record, i.e. a typical lookup scenario. An example would be a query that needs to retrieve user_name, user_addres, user_email for a given user. I know that if I had to get a single values I should use the Command...more >>

Hello, Can someone tell me how to check if a string variable starts with a dash. ' - ' Thanks, Gary. ...more >>

I am getting some data 'strData' from database through reader object. The data 'strData' is sent to a doc using FilesystemObject line by line in doc file located on a specific location. 1.Code for writting line to doc is: ////////////////// Dim objReader As StreamWriter ...more >>

Hi I want to add the patern <font face="verdana,sans-serif\" into string patern = @"<font face="verdana,sans-serif\""; how I do it? It is not correct the way I do it Anyone can help me ? ...more >>

Hello all; Sorry about the offtopic post. I am wondering if a add-in exists for Visual Studio 2005, which will automatically format highlighted code to HTML. The type of output I am looking for is something similar to what enscript for Linux/Unix systems will generate with the colour flag set...more >>

Hi! I have an application as takes 1 argument. When i start the application from the command line it works, but after clickonce deployment the deployed my.application does not takes arguments. The assembly is deployed using an unc path. How do pass an argument to the application? The cod...more >>

Hello C-Sharpers, Lets say i have a UserControl which draws a circle of radius r at co-ordinates x,y. How can i tell if the cursor is currently inside or outside of the circle? thank you, bk ...more >>

Hi all, Is there a way in C# to know which program will be launched when I do: Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo(@"C:\video\test.avi")); thanks in advance for your help....more >>

Hi, I am working on a project where I need to convert international characters with acii values. Like André -> andre and Björn -> bjorn. How can I do this without replacing every single character? lastname = lastname.Replace("â", "a"); lastname = lastname.Replace("é", "e"); lastname = l...more >>

My application (Net Framework 2.0 C#) is connecting to a remote server running SQLServer2005. When it does, a firewalls are activating asking me if I really do want to allow my application to connect. Whatever i chose (allow or not) the connection to SQL server fails because firewalls are blocki...more >>

Hi all I have an app that can kick off one or more threads, a thread will run a COM EXE Server. What I want to do is provide the facility to cancel a thread that is running, and also, when the app closes down to close all running threads. What's the best way to achieve this without runn...more >>

Hi Can remoting fit the following problem ? I have a client PC with a form containing an RTF Control. Can i from another PC using remoting write to the RTF Control on the client PC so it appears on the clients PC screen ? J ...more >>