I tried to inherit 'Shot' class from 'Image' class, only to fail. It gives me the CS0122 error, which says that it can't access 'System.Drawing.Image.Image()'. What am I missing? using System; namespace Vol { public class Shot : System.Drawing.Image { public Shot() // CS0122...more >>

Dear all: I develop a programe that need when I get a string , such as "123" or "ABC",if I get string "123" and the system will help me to create new string "124" , if I get string "ABC" and the system will help me to create new string "ABD" , could somebody can help me how to programe it , ...more >>

I wish to format some integers to fit into a certain width with all digits pushed to the right. I believe that there is a class that does this but I cannot find it. I searched in Object Browser just using "format" as the search string but the result is so long I must be missing what I'm look...more >>

Hi, I am trying to split large xml files to smaller xml files using c#.net. can you please provide any sample code for this? I have to split the file if the size is more than 10 MB. Also, xml files after splitting should be valid xml. i am new to Csharp? Thanks for your help Nikila...more >>

Hi, I am writing a COM class in c# which needs to implement an interface which one of its methods declared in the following way: public stdole.IPicture GetBitmap() { } I have a bitmap (MyBitmap.bmp) in my c# application and I want to load it, and return it as a return value of the method ...more >>

Hi, Does anybody know what's the difference between the "Debug build" of a C# application and the "Release build" ? In my case, both are 774.144 bytes, and both seems to have the same performances in terms of speed. Thanks. Steph. ...more >>

Can anyone think of a way to force ErrorLog.WriteEntry() to throw an exception (assuming you don't specify another machine) ? If you specify a non-existent source , it will automatically create a log for it , so that won't work. ...more >>

I'm trying to work out if theres a way to get the file path of my assembly. That is not the Application path. My assembly is a plugin to another project. I need to know the location of my Assembly so that I can reference files that distributed with it. Any ideas appreciated. Cheers Chris...more >>

Thanks in advance for any assistance. I've implemented the code found in the KB article below, but nothing is actually printing. I see the document being sent to the printer, but nothing gets printed. I've tried printing to a network printer, as well as the local "Microsoft Office Docume...more >>

I have the following code and when it hits the WaitForIdleInput() line, it gives me the exception "No process is associated with this object". I've searched the groups and read a ton of posts about this error, but no suggestions have fixed it. What can I try? Thanks. ProcessStartInfo...more >>

Is there a way to have a file delete from Visual Source Safe if I exclude (not delete) it from a Visual Studio project? I'd like what ever is in the project to be reflected in VSS. I'm using Studio integration with VSS. Thanks, Brett ...more >>

Hi, I have a stored procedure that I want to execute and then wait in a loop showing a timer whilst it completes and then carry on once I get notification that it has completed. The main reason for this being to stop the user thinking the application has frozen when in fact it is just waiting...more >>

I'm trying to run a .BAT file using System.Diagnostics.Process. I'm having trouble getting Process.ExitCode to match up with what the .BAT file returns. Here are the contents of C:\temp\ConsoleApplication1\ConsoleApplication1\test1.bat: exit /B 6 Here is some C# code: Proc...more >>

Documentation states that a call to Wait releases the lock, and will not return until the lock is reacquired. How do exceptions figure into this? Are they considered a form of "return"? Example: lock (someObj) { try { Monitor.Wait(someObj); } catch (Exceptio...more >>

If I click down on a control on a form and then drag and release on a datagridview, how can I tell which cell the release occured over? ...more >>

Hi, I know that System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation.ComputerName retrieves the current computer's name, but is it possible to fetch the computer's name from a file path? ie. G:\file.txt exists on the computer named Tool, how I can get the name Tool? Thanks. Tommy -- http://www.tree...more >>

is there a way to do this...even if it is one at a time? ...more >>

Hi All, Someone shed some light in to this strong name signing issue I have. My assembly uses a 3rd party controls so I end up distributing their dlls along with my assembly. I put this app in the network and to make app run from network I need to sign with strong name. But all the document...more >>

Hi all, I'm trying to use GetType to get an Interface, but it's not working? Is there a special way you have to do this, since it's an Interface (rather than a complete class)? Code: Type SpecDataType = SpecData.GetType(); string strTemp = "SCG.Persistence.Interfaces.Product.I" + SpecData...more >>

People, how do I add a line separator to may GUIs in Visual Studio? TIA, Scirious....more >>

Hi, Does anyone know if there is a way to foward messages that a form receives to another application form. I was thinking i could override WndProc, but i don't know how to forward any messages to another application?! Any ideas greatfully appreciated (in advance!). James Randle. ...more >>

Hi all, I am in my infancy with programming, so please forgive stupid questions... I am attempting to write a C# program that will launch Trillian (well, that is just a part of the overall program). I can get the program to start using System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(@"C:\Program Files\T...more >>

Hi I am working on a C# Windows Application that builds an invoice (CR) converts to PDF and attach to email one at a time. This works untill my invoice count get over 40 to 50 invoices then I start getting errors. The errors vairy. sometimes IO sometime "unable to load report". Has any...more >>

I have added a column of comboboxes to a DataGridView. I was wondering how I display a default value in each one so that they don't appear blank before something is selected. Also, I need each one to have a separate default value, so applying a generic default to the whole column wouldn't work. ...more >>

Hi folks, Consider a string that's defined under VS2005 resource editor as myField with the value of myValue. To access the value, I could easily use the Properties.Resources class, for example: global::myNameSpace.Properties.Resources.myField However, I would like to retreive it's string ...more >>

I have a control that is derived from the standard ComboBox. I want to lock or suppress the DropDown when the arrow button is clicked without disabling the control. This is related to another post that I have out there for a custom OnPaint event. I want to provide custom colors for ComboBo...more >>

Does anyone know of .NET PDF viewer either open source or for purchase that includes source code? (I need to display a PDF on the WinForm) Every time I purchase a component there's always something that it does not do or not the way I like it, that's why I want to have the source code. T...more >>

Hi Does anyone have any good uses for httpModules? Im mean what kind of things have people done with them? Are they good at particular tasks? What are they not good at? Many thanks all! ...more >>

Hello. I am having the following error: The base class includes the field 'CRV1', but its type (CrystalDecisions.Web.CrystalReportViewer) is not compatible with the type of control (CrystalDecisions.Web.CrystalReportViewer). I recently installed Crystal Reports 11 (clean install, not an u...more >>

How to avoid entering special character in a text box ?...more >>

Hi, why doesn't this compile: class Program { public static void Main() { ClassA classA = new ClassA(); classA.DoSomethingOnA().DoSomethingOnB(); } } class ClassA : InterfaceA { public ClassB DoSomething...more >>

Hi I would like to build an image search system, that can match both colors and/or shapes. The pictures will be quite simple picture with normaly 4-10 colors (maybe 20 in extreme cases). Large areas with the same color (no photographs) or extremely details. Gor any poiters how to do this, wha...more >>

hi, i've got a big problem with painting 4 or more than 4 control such as panel on a form. i have 4 panel that their width and height is 3000px on form and also a hscrollbal control that when i move the scroll bar the 4 panels move with it. but my problem is when i want to paint a grid on the ...more >>

Is there a c# control for showing animated gif pictures on a windows form? If not, what's the workaround to make this work? (I'm going to use it in a picturebox) Thanks in advance!...more >>

Hi, I am using a SqlDataSource and a FormView. The problem I have is I need to call SqlDataSource.Select() manually (I need to grab the DataSet). However, the FormView appears to call .Select() as well. Can I stop this from happening so the Select() is only called when I decide. I don't...more >>

I have a URL which can have multiple "http://" value in it like: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060712/bs_nm/arms_halliburton_iraq_dc I want to extract "http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/" out of the above. i.e. ...more >>

What are realistic PC specs for using Visual Studio 2005? Thanks Kev ...more >>

Hi, How do i create an application shortcut on desktop programmically in C#? I have done some shortcut coding before in visual basic 6 using windows scripting host but later found out that scripting codes get block by some application such as Norton and McAfee. Would anyone mind give me...more >>

Is boxing using object the same as the use of variant in VB? Is it used to de-typify a variable, which must then later be cast back to it's original type?...more >>

Hi all When I show one of my ASPX forms using window.showModalDialog(), and then click a server button on that dialog, it opens up a new window. Any ideas why? If so, how can I stop this from happening? Thanks Kev ...more >>