My brothers and sisters everywhere! With this essay, I am not singling out the adherents of Islam - to which I ascribe - but rather I am writing this essay to every man and woman throughout the whole world. I ask Allah that He facilitates tat this essay reaches every ear, falls under the sight...more >>

Is it (even remotely possible) to do the following: class jump { void A { go out of this function then skip to C } void B { do something bad } void C { do nothing } } main () { jump = new jump jump.A jump.B // this line of code got skipped jump.C } I think I could make it happen us...more >>

I've been getting this message at all different times since a few days ago. I understand the message but not why I get it. I don't have any other threads. This happens when closing dialog boxes, doing a drag and drop and a few other things which I don't remember right now. It only happens ...more >>

Hi there, Is there a general approach for preventing users from selecting a menu item in an SDI or MDI application whenever the current field on your form is invalid (assuuming the app consists of a data entry form). In my case, I'm working with a "DataGridView" which occupies the entire ch...more >>

Hi, I have several reports ( .rdl) that I created using report designer, how can I let the end user make modifications to the text in some of these reports. As I am unable to use Report Builder to modify reports ( .rdl ) created with Report designer, what are my options. is there a way I c...more >>

Hi, The problem to which I am looking for the solution is as under. I have a abstract class and there are multiple classes inherting it to implement some method(s). All the class files, are in different physical files. The common using directives are required to be written in each and ...more >>

Hi, all. Here's the scenario: I embedd a .txt file in Word as OLE object, then I copy it (manually), so now it's on the clipboard. How do I programatically (in C#) get that OLE object file from the clipboard and dump it into an actual text file on the file system? All I would like to know i...more >>

My AssemblyInfo file has [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")] My file version is now 1.0.2594.35196 How do I control this. Where is this stored? What is the difference between build and revision? Thanks in advance, jim ...more >>

Most code on the net is wrong. This is SendMessage(): LRESULT SendMessage(HWND hWnd, UINT Msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam); All of those parameters are 32/64-bit in size depending on the compiler, except for UINT which is a C int, which is always 32-bit, even on a 64-bit machine, AFAIK. M...more >>

Im writing a small application to allow some none techy people create localized string resources for our main application. So we can reuse modules each one has its own .resx resource file. So my string resource editor needs to be able to work on a project containing several source files at onc...more >>

hey, I need to make an app that can accept sql authentication or windows authentication. how do I do that?? isnt it either or? how do I switch between the two?? thanks Roger...more >>

I am surprised that a single character string is not auto-created from a single char. It is hard to find information on converting a char into a string, since most people ask how to convert char[] to string. I have a function that accepts a string, and I wish to access this function for each ch...more >>

When I use the ADD button on the navigator, it creates a primary key based on the dataset, lets say 9. Whne I go to save the record, Access won't take it because it it not the next key available. Even though 9 does not have a record associated with it now, it once did and was deleted. I think...more >>

In VB, you use ControlChars.CrLf (or better, ControlChars.NewLine). In C/C++, we are used to using merely "\n" (or at least I am). It appears "\n" is good enough for RichTextBoxes. Does it matter? I am so used to typing "\n" that I don't think this habit will change anyday soon. Zytan ...more >>

Are there any free FFT implementations for .NET that work for arbitrary "n"? -- Dr Jon D Harrop, Flying Frog Consultancy OCaml for Scientists http://www.ffconsultancy.com/products/ocaml_for_scientists/index.html?usenet...more >>

I'm using picturebox. When I wnat to clear image from it, I call picBox.Image = null;. But it doesn't work. Hrcko ...more >>

I would like store and recall user settings and window state for each user of my application. By state I mean recalling at application start the location in a list view the app was at the last time it exited. If I was maintaining this state regardless of user I would store it as an xml docum...more >>

What's a Window event log? EventLog documentation basically assumes the reader knows what it is. It says the following: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.eventlog.aspx "EventLog lets you access or customize Windows event logs, which record information about import...more >>

Hi all, I am trying to create variables dynamically. This is needed because the user interface can have ten different textboxes with name as txt1, txt2 and so on. I would like to get values of all and then run in single transaction. for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++) { (qry + i)= "inser...more >>

Math.Round has good behavior as following: Math.Round(3.45, 1); //Returns 3.4. The last '5' is thrown away because 4 is even Math.Round(3.75, 1); //Returns 3.8. The last '5' is used because '7' is odd However, if format.NumberDecimalDigits is 1 decimal d = 3.45M; d.ToString( "F", forma...more >>

Does anyone know of a way, using C#, to programmatically block a Windows port? Futhermore I want to know how can we map processes to the ports opened on a computer using C# and without using existing softwares... can anyone suggest some techniques... Regards... Very. ...more >>

Hi folks, newbie here of course. I have a COM Interoperable assembly written in C#. One of the exposed classes has a method which takes an array of int's as one of the parameters. If I call this function from a VB6 program, how do I pass the array parameter? Thanks in advance for the reply....more >>

Hi everyone. I encountered a weirdest problem. Every time i databaind a dataset to the grid it reorders the columns. Any ideas???? Thanks a lot! ...more >>

Hi; I'm doing a UserControl and add a ArrayList type property. But this property is not set correctly in design time from Designer. What is the better way to do it? Thanks Alvaro....more >>

Hi, I have a site I built and have been using the Web Site Administration Tool to administer my users on my development machine. But now I have moved my site onto my production server with a production SQL server. How can I go in and administer the users on that machine? Thanks, Michae...more >>

Is this a long way to compare strings ignoring the case? if ( string.Compare(wsUri.Host, "localHost", System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0 ) { // etc. } ...more >>

When you create a Windows app, you get a two files pre-made each with a partial class of the same class, and you also get a c'tor of your class which calls InitializeComponent(). I guess this is cool, since VB hides this, I believe. I am sure it is ok for me to populate the c'tor with more of...more >>

I am trying to follow along with an example about how to create a generic collection which is "Type" drivern (the article is here http://www.ftponline.com/vsm/2007_02/magazine/features/dfergus/page4.aspx - I think you have to have an account to actually see the article...but anyway). In the ...more >>

This questions is in reference to the article on Using Events in the C# Programmers Reference (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173168.aspx). Under the Rasing Events section it says in order to avoid a race condition copy the event to a temporary variable before invoking it. That...more >>

I am attempting to consume a web service with an enum parameter and not sure how to set a value for it. It looks as follows: [System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("svcutil", "3.0.4506.30")] [System.SerializableAttribute()] [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(Nam...more >>

I need a log file, and RTF is good since color formatting can help find the interesting parts. I want something that I can code quick. Would the easiest way be to write to a hidden RichTextBox, grab the RTF code from it, and write it to a file on shut down? Likely, I'll have an option to view ...more >>

Hi, I have an application that involves sending a lot of XML data to various places. The problem is that once in a while, I just want the XML document as a string (for example, sending to a typed dataset tableadaptor). In that case, I have a problem: what encoding do I use to conver the byt...more >>

Hi Does anyone know of a way (via code behind) to pull a single sheet out of a Excel workbook and convert it to a stand alone html document? Thanks Brian ...more >>

Hi, Our team have a web project which includes some C# ActiveX DLLs. On some developers' PCs, the code which calls methods in the ActiveX dll is succesful - no exceptions. On other PCs, the ActiveX control doesn't even seem to get loaded. (On the failing machines, if we try and debug down...more >>

I have a 2 windows forms the first form needs to retrieve a numeric value in a textbox on the second form.The second form is a calculater and i need to send the calculated value in the textbox back to form1 when i click the calculate key.Is there a quick way to do this.Thanks ...more >>

Hi! I have a WinFrom solution with variouse forms and classes. Lets name the namespace to <MyTest01>. I've developed a dll <statistics>. The dll <statistics> needs to reach some of the classes/functions in <MyTest01>. An example: <MyTest01> holds a class called <clsCalculations>. t...more >>

hi, How can I verify a valid phone number contain 0-9 and characters ( ) - and whitespace. for example: (416) 424-1234 or 416- 424-1234 or 4164241234 how can i use from Regular Expressions (C#)? thank you, monica ...more >>

The official website of Burt Young has been launched. Burt Young, the Academy Award nominated actor and maverick artist, has launched a wonderful display of paintings. The website is a literal library describing milestones, film and art. He can be browsed at: http://burtyoungartandfilm.com/ ...more >>

I have been trying to find a way to get the Domain and UserName of the user that last modified a file. I know how to get the owner of the file via WMI or Win32, but I can't find a way to get the name of the user that last modified it. Is this possible? I am using C#. Thanks. ...more >>

I have programmed a multi thread C control application, and now I want to add User interface functionality to my main thread. I would like to know if i could generate a library from a C# Screen and call it from my main thread. Thanks for your attention ...more >>

Hello folks, I am tring to create a connection to a SQL Server 2005 database but cannot. I get an error messahe that SQL Server does not exist or access denied I have tried Windows Authentication and I have tried SQL Server Authentication. I have tried numerous connection strings...so...more >>

Hi: I need a way to test my TcpListner, but not sure what applications are sending data to tcp ports. How about Email or Instant Messenger? If they are tcp, what ports are they sending data to? Any other suggestions? Also, what port do Http responses target on client machine before bein...more >>

Hi, I need help with creating .txt and .doc files form c#. I know how to create these files so that they contain the text I want, but besides that text, I also need to write metadata (hope that the term is right) to these files. That means that I have a string 'title', a string 'author' and a...more >>

I want to add a double quote to a string: "John" Why it should work this way: String name = "John"; String myName = @"""" + name + @""""; But not String myName = @""" + name + @"""; As I added a @, I think just one double quote is enough. ...more >>

I recently programming Word application/document in CSharp but got several problem. Any pointer to get started? ...more >>

private Interop.Word.Application _wordApp; What is the differences betwenn _wordApp.Quit(...) and _wordApp.Application.Quit(...) ? ...more >>

Dear All I'm planning to develop a class for my project which can operate on only few known data types For example : public class MyOperations<T> { public T[] ChangeBounds() { } } Here possible types for T are int, uint, short, float. How can restrict...more >>