I wanted to add a comboBox with list of languages which makes labels and captions on my buttons to change when user changes the language. Is there a realy easy way to do it? Of course, I can just make an ArrayList of captions and labes for every language and then just choose an appropirate A...more >>

Bit of a newbie on C# and .Net I have an object with a List< 'things'> - each thing can be displayed in its own a control window. What I would like is a tab-view as in Excel where the users can add/delete/rename a new Sheet I've had a play with the standard tab-control but the UI on VS2...more >>

Hi, I want to be able to make a class only visible within the namespace, i.e. only other classes within the namespace will have access to it. I have tried putting a protected keyword against it. That doesn't work. I have tried nesting it inside the class where I want to use it, this sort ...more >>

I have a USB printer connected to my PC. My winform app prints out some text using the typical print methods that are normally used. I will then turn off the printer or disconnect the USB cable. My application still prints fine and reports no error. Of course, then windows pops up a ball...more >>

Hi, Would it be safe to prefix private and protected methods and properties with and underscore? Would this cause any issues with other languages? Cheers, ...more >>

Hi, Would someone tell how to connect my SQL Server 2000 Server to my Crystal Report which shipped with the VS 2003? The reason I asked is I can't find the Field Explorer in my Crystal Report. Thanks for help. Jason ...more >>

I'm trying to display the available space on a disk drive. This could be tricky if the user choose a drive on which they are limited to a quota. The "FreeSpace" property returns the total number of bytes on the disk, which could be significantly larger than the space actually available to the ...more >>

Hi I am using the following code to send an email from within my program:- MailMessage theMailMessage =3D new MailMessage("from@email.com", = "to@email.com"); theMailMessage.Body =3D "body email message here"; theMailMessage.Attachments.Add(new Attachment("pathToEmailAttachment")); theMailMe...more >>

I need to populate a table with information then in a seperate utility, in the same application, pull that data using the same criteria that was first used and update some values, unique to an id, then save it, also adding any rows that did not exist before. The user may exit the application be...more >>

Hi Is there a version of Visual C# or Visual studio i can use to learn C# without having to put XP service pack 2 on my PC (it's a work PC and we are currently only authorised SP1)??? Cheers Neil ...more >>

In C# 2.0, I am processing data from a socket. There are cases, where I pull 12 bytes from the socket and determine that the next X bytes should be ignored, where X is determined by observing each 12 bytes of data. Currently, I am allocating a byte array of X bytes and using Socket.Receive(....more >>

I recently began working with NET via VS 2005 and the Chrome Object Pascal IDE add-on as I have no experiance with other languages. But i am picking up C# as I go along...a consequence of having to read C# code in the books I'm learning from. I'm used to creating and then freeing and...more >>

Hello, Looking for some webdav client in .net. Is there anything available as open source? Thanks Ram ...more >>

Hello All, I have designed an application with one UI thread which spawns one thread (THREAD 1). When THREAD 1 completes an event is sent to the UI signalling that the thread has completed. For performance reasons, I need to increase the number of threads. I now have one UI thread which spa...more >>

Hello, I would like to use ClickOne but we need to stagger our update process. Currently we are shipping cd's when it is time for an update. We stagger the release in waves of 250 each so our clients do not overwhelm our support staff with loading questions and new feature questions. Clic...more >>

I want to store various text settings in a configuration file, that I will read into C# and make use of. Here's a simplified example of the file: #comment loop(var=1:5){ deviceundertest freq:5.6e6 power:3.7 analyser freq:5.6e6 span:1e3 resbw:100 atten:20 } As you can see, the config...more >>

Hello, So I'm doing some mathematical modeling and it turns out I need distinct imaginary and complex types to carry out complex contour integration. I want to have it in all three precisions (float, double, and decimal), and the code is highly redundant, but I can't seem to come up with...more >>

I developed a C# Windows App that requires a user to input their real name and what they did to the server while they were online. I am going to launch the app att shutdown via a logoff script. I want to prevent the computer from logging off or shutting down until the app is closed. The b...more >>

hi there, any examples or is it possible to open say 3 wav files, and put all their file streams together into one filestream? thanks, Paul ...more >>

Hey guys Ok i have a few probs with clickonce. User must have .net2 , i need them to also have dx and they must use Internet explorer as click once wont work in mozilla, firefox etc From some earlier posts i hope to have the dx issue sorted with some pre-requisites i am yet to try. Bu...more >>

Is There a way of managing individual Listview columns when it comes to Color, Text size, etc.? If so, does anyhow have any helpful suggestions on how to do this feat? If So, there is a sample of my code below: private void Create_LV_Headers() { //Index Header ColumnHeader colHead; ...more >>

I'm writing an application that will manage a database of documents typed into the application by the user. Some documents will contain links to other documents. If the user clicks on a link, the application will get the linked document from the database and display it. The .NET 2.0 WebBrowser...more >>

I'm writing a simple program to dish out incoming leads. I don't understand database programming in c# and this needs to be finished like yesterday - so i dont have the luxury of spending a couple of weeks reading up on ADO. I have used a simple technique in the past of storing data in a tex...more >>

Hello. I have built a windows service that has a filewatcher object, which checks when any XML files have been created or deleted from a certain directory. My problem now is i have to get involved with the XML ! which am new at! So when i receive the file, currently am just logging in ...more >>

I was just wondering if anybody could guide me towards options of exposing a .Net dll so that it can be added to COM+ application. I haven't been able to use System.EnterpriseServices, because I can't strong name my assembly (due to third party references which are not strong named). Regas...more >>

Hello, I am trying to export data to excel from datagrid, and I am getting an error: "The Controls collection cannot be modified because the control contains code blocks (i.e. <% ... %>)." Error details: System.Web.HttpException was unhandled by user code Message=3D"The Controls collecti...more >>

Hi, I'm getting into a tangle with Regex in C#. If I had an expression like abc[1].def[2].ghi[3] etc. How do I count how many instances there are of "[ ]" and "." Thanks a lot! TH ...more >>

Hello! Is it possible to use Visual Studio 2005 or, secondarily, Visual Studio .NET 2003 to create ActiveX controls which may be consumed by VB 6.0 programs, i.e. dealt with on forms in the usual way? If yes, may you provide a hint/link for getting started? Best regards, Henrik Dah...more >>

It was mentioned here that LockBits can sometimes be vulnerable to the GC. Though the implication of docs that I've seen regarding LockBits would imply that it is immune to the GC, I do have an app where a custom control seems to lose its buffer and starts displaying random data. Of course that ...more >>

Hi group! I'm trying to learn C# on my own... I'd appreciate it very much if someone can help me out here. I have a basic form without any controls on it... I want to catch mouse clicks (both left and right). When I select the form and go to the events tab (the bolt icon in properties), ...more >>

I have a status text on my status bar which simply lists the logged in user name. the code that puts text into this is: stUserName.Text = "Currently logged in user: " + System.Environment.UserName; However our login names here are firstname, surname initial, like so: - freds I'd l...more >>

Is there a way to get the last item added to a generic list? That is, without using the count property. Something to improve this code: schedule.jobs[schedule.jobs.Count-1].tasks.Add( ... ); With regards, Nick ...more >>

Hello, In my Application i want to know when user clicks both the "Left" and "Right" buttons of the Mouse. I am getting a number like this "3145728". But the MouseButtons Enum contains only Left, Right, Middle, None, XButton1 and XButton2. I am using .NET 1.1 version. How can i convert "31457...more >>

Hi Complete ass here trying to get his feet wet in .NET programming. I want to start easy, understanding what is talked about. Which of these two would be a better choice, if same, which one is consider easier to learn first? Thanks for any advice ...more >>

I am getting the following errors. Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {0CD44B28-F861-11D0-9B45-006097B00E23} failed due to the following error: 80040154." The code that is generating the error is: act.CAIBaseView objBaseView = new act.CAIBaseView(); However the f...more >>