Hi: I'm programming Windows forms with C#. By default, all windows title is left-aligned, just wonder if there is a way to make the title center-aligned on the Windows title bar? Thanks in advance! Polaris ...more >>

Sorry if this is the wrong group - I am using WCF in C#. I would like to set a non-secure (SecurityMode.None) binding for: NetPeerTcpBinding binding = new NetPeerTcpBinding(); but binding.Security.Mode is read-only and set to SecurityMode.Transport by default. It is po...more >>

I would appreciate your recommendations for report writers for .NET Windows Forms applications. I could google this topic to get a list - but that's not what I'm after. I would like recommendations based on your personal experience with the report writer(s). I am aware of Crystal (which ...more >>

Hi all Can I have your recommendations for WPF books please C# preferred, but I don't suppose it really matters. Thanks Pete ...more >>

Hi, Basically i've read that under C++ we can avoid flickering forms during sizing (maximize, minimize, restore,...) in SDi/MDI application. I understood that for that i need to override the WndProc with WM_PAINT and WM_SIZE messages. however, under MFC there is a useful method called S...more >>

Hi, i have read that with Visual Studio 2005 it's possible to create stored procedures and triggers for a Sql Server 2005 database. I must admit that i have already written the stored procedures and triggers for my database using T-SQL,but i noticed bad performance (its kinda slow),so i ask:wri...more >>

I'm trying to read a simple xml file that I created but the XmlReader keeps choking with this message There is an error in XML document (0, 0). ----> System.Xml.XmlException : Root element is missing. The code to read is private static T ReadFromXml<T>(Stream s) where T: new() { ...more >>

HI I programmed a software on XP with the .Net framework 2.0. In this software I use the following code fragment to setup the printer: PrintDialog myPrintDialog = new PrintDialog(); myPrintDialog.Dialog.AllowCurrentPage = false; myPrintDialog.AllowPrintToFile = false; myPrintDialog.AllowSo...more >>

I am playing with Visual Studio 2008 and LINQ to XML. When trying to use the Distinct method with a custom class implementing IEqualityComparer<XElement> I can't compile the project which I do not understand. Maybe someone here can tell me what I am doing wrong. Here comes the full sourc...more >>

How would only accept in MDI' form one window children open at a time. thanks...more >>

Hi How can i perform bitwise rotation in C#? ...more >>

anyone have any idea why there have been (at least) 82 VS 2008 post-release messages here on the C# board but only 5 on the VB.NET board; are the VB crowd just not interested?? strikes me as a significant difference but I'm not sure what to make of it .... ...more >>

hi im new to visual studio. Is there any guide to earn it or tutorial? Thanks!...more >>

is it possible to have a multiple criteria switch in C# switch(name , surname){ case "John","Smith" break; } thanks in advance ...more >>

Hello everyone! I evaluate XPath expressions using XPathNavigator and need to know for each result, which line number (or et least file position) it has inside the XML file. Any ideas? Thanks in advice!...more >>

How can I execute a SQL Server 2005 Job from C# in an ASP Page?...more >>

Hi, I have a SDI application in which i display children forms. whem i click on my menu items, i should display the relative child form. till now no problem. However, as my main form (SDI parent) can be resized, i would like to display my children form in a maximilized windowstate. this i...more >>

In the Body of the MailMessage, if I wanted to have a few blank lines below my message, how would I do that? I know that if I was in VB, I could probably get away with CHR(13) & CHR(10). msg.Body = "The attached text file contains Craft labor. "; Extra Line Extra Line Extra Line What ...more >>

It seems I need one more type of member protection in my C# classes. I run into this regularly. I've got a class X in assembly A. Class Y in assembly B inherits from X and has a constructor that takes an instance of X. The only way class Y can access data on the instance of X coming into its con...more >>

Hi All, I am (As you may have seen from my last two posts!) converting from VB to C# At the moment, I am stuck with over riding the New method of my class. I am trying to have a new which allows the user to pass the context of the current HTTPApp (This class will be used by a web app) ...more >>

Hey Folks, I have searched "hours" for where this tricky option is documented. I can NOT find it! So, I am asking assistance on two issues >> 1) What are the formatting switches available for the ToString() method. 2) If someone searches for the above and finds it ... Please teach me you...more >>

I've seen a similar question, but no answer yet. I am automating some web interactions using the Windows.Forms.WebBrowser control in a Windows Forms C# program. I can find input text fields in the webBrowser.document and fill in the desired values. I can also find the Input sumbitButton in ...more >>

Is it good (or should I say normal) practice to pass an object into a method for database processing? Or should I stay away from that sort of thing. ...more >>

Hi, (using C#, VS2005, .NET 2.0.) I sometimes need to access my database (SQL Server) in SINGLE_USER mode. That works fine but after a few minutes the connection pooling seems to automatically free the connection to the server, and doing so other computer can connect to the datab...more >>

I can't find where i have declared ICategoryService as being in the IVS.WMS.Product namespace. I have recompiled. Deleted the obj and bin dirs. Removed the reference. I can't figure out how the Server dll thinks the ICategoryService interface is in the IVS.WMS.Product namespace instead o...more >>

I have several different variations of the same form. Some include an asp Radio Button list option called rb_monthly. If that option exists I need to do some extra processing on the form. The following works on the pages with the option : if(rb_monthly != null) { ...more >>

Hello, Newsgroupians: Again, I'm still migrating from Win32 to C#. I've a question regarding some event handling in C#. I have created an EventWaitHandle object and pass that to my worker thread. When the EventWaitHandle is signaled, I would like my secondary thread to exit. However, ...more >>

I have several folders on a server that contains files that go back 3-4 = years. It was mentioned that keeping files that long is no longer = needed. So my question is, is there a way to create a windows service in = C# that can delete files in the folders that are older then 12 months? The se...more >>

I am perplexed and probably not approaching this right, but I have the following in code: _dsSessionSer.Merge(ibrDBAccess.SybaseRetrieveDataset(lsSQL, "SessionSer")); I have defined _dsSessionSer as a DataSet (dsSessionSer) and instantiate it. It returns data into 3 columns. I wish to...more >>

hi: I m trying to generate ODBC connections on the fly with C# in "user friendly way" is there any way to bring that connection manager over from office? or is there a better way? cheers...more >>

Hi, From C++ world, i'm used to have a cpp file, where i placed all common functions that i could need within different projects. something like my own "API". i would like to do something similar under C# but if i create a namespace, automatically i must after create a class, enum or str...more >>

Hi, How can select a single word of text, in any application, e.g. Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer etc. , without double clicking it and instead use a combination of mouse and keyboard, for example Left Control key + Right Mouse Button, and retrieve that word into my application. The ...more >>

I found an example online and when I tried repeating it with the proxy I normally use for my browser, I get errors. What I do is this: WebProxy proxy = new WebProxy("http://www.autoconfig/pac", true); That url is exactly what I enter into Firefox advanced settings to get beyond the offi...more >>

I have written a C# batch windows application (.Net Framework 1.1) that is executed via a SQL Server 2000 job step. Everything works fine except, when my program traps a failure, I record the error in a log, use Application.Exit, and SQL Server is treating this as a successful step. This needs...more >>

Hi all, my current project is completely written in native C++, and for some reason I need to write a standalone .Net program to do some work for it. Therefore, I need to find an effective way of IPC between my unmanaged code and managed code. What's most appropriate IPC solution for this? Thank...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to import code from a c++ unmanaged dll in a c# project. In the dll there's a class named Connection, but the dll exposes only 2 methods (outside the class): - HBITMAP DownloadIntra(char *host, int port, char *user, char *pwd, int channel); - Connection* CreateConnection(char ...more >>

I'm developing a C# application that uses an ANSI C dll. I have to use Marshal class to correctly call that function but i cannot understand how to use those methods DestroyStructure() and FreeCoTaskMem(). Reading MSDN they seem to be different but in fact i make some mistakes because after some...more >>

Hi, While report button,the following exception is coming System.OutOfMemory Exeception,is there any solution,send me mail. Thanks *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***...more >>

Hi, I have two gif images with transparent background...I need to put in a control an image that is the overlap of the two source images! How can I do this? Thank you...more >>

Hi all, Any criticism will be appreciated. I have a project coded in VS.NET 2003, and I am moving to VS.NET 2005 and convert to Project to VS.NET 2005 Version. In the former project, I have an object: POImageList which is type of System.Windows.Forms.ImageList and holds 6 Images. I add t...more >>