I have posted this issue earlier on microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csharp, but nobody replied to that. Consider following code: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { using (System.T...more >>

Is there a facility in VS Express to automatically create an API-doc? I could use the fairly OK Doxygen but i'd prefer to use something from MS. -- Regards Konrad Viltersten -------------------------------- sleep - a substitute for coffee for the poor ambition - lack of sense to be...more >>

Is there anyway to detect whether the user has plugged in his headphones using C#? How?...more >>

Hi! I'd like to create a class, that inherits from a generic class type: public class CompoundObject<T> : T where T : ObjectBase { [...] } C# won't let me do it. and gives me the CS0689 error I understand the compile time issue as mentioned in http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread44766...more >>

I have: abstract class Vehicle { public Vehicle (int i) {...} abstract public void doMove (); } When i write the following: class Car: Vehicle magic happens and by pressing a key combo, VS asks me if i want to extend the abstract class. I say, YES! And there it ...more >>

Hi there, I created an MSI deployment project and am using the "System.Configuration.Install.Installer" class to implement some custom actions at install time. In "Installer.Install()", I save some info in the ".InstallState" file which is routine for those familiar with this class. Howev...more >>

I wish to send in a struct called Str as a parameter to a method. Do i have to create it first and then send it in or is it possible to create in upon construction? For a class i'd do this. doSomething (new MyClass (1)); How can i do this for a struct? -- Regards Konrad Vilters...more >>

I have a user control that is its own assembly. I would like it to reference the host winforms application's app.config file...is there any way to do this? Thanks, Ron ...more >>

On my development machine where I have Visual Studio 2005 loaded, I have an app that uses the Report control. I can view data in report format with the Report control -- the data renders OK in the Report control. My problem is in rendering the report from the rdlc file for printing to a line...more >>

Hi there, we have this C++ DLL we wrote some time ago to do some Win32 native stuff for us. The function we're calling in the DLL returns a boolean value (type bool) indicating success of the operation. We declare the import in C# like follows: DllImport("xyz.dll")] private static e...more >>

Hi, I am trying to use linq to sql to call a stored procedure. Here's the proc signature: CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[apConvertDocument] @FromDocumentId int, @FromDocumentVersion timestamp, @CloseFromDocument bit, @NewDocumentType char(1), @NewDocumentId int output, @NewDocumentVers...more >>

Hi, I'm wanting to iterate over a generic IList, but the code won't compile because the blue sqiggle line under: _DataRow("SecurityFunctionName") = _IList(i).SecurityFunctionName; sez "Option Strict On disallows late binding" If I comment out the line and get to that place in the debug...more >>

I am trying to write a webmethod which would look a bit like this: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- private string ConnectionString { get { return ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["DBConn"].ConnectionString; } }...more >>

I am having a really bad time with this one. For some reason, I can't seem to remember how to implement this (elegantly) in c# ... so I thought I would ask the community. Basically, I have defined a generic.... and I want to expose a virtual method on the generic that returns the same gene...more >>

My WCF client gets this error on the following line: Line 62: public string[] MyMethod(string keywords, int numberOfRecords) Line 63: { Line 64: return base.Channel.MyMethod(keywords, numberOfRecords); <---------this is the line Line 65: } Line 66: this is part of: [System.Diagno...more >>

Hi there. I'm developing a small application that uses Web Services to access database and store data. At some point, I store some images, by inserting the absolute image path into a varchar field (SQL Server 2005). Images themselves are copied to that path on the server. To read the ima...more >>

Hello, My Web application crashes when using a MediaPlayer object. Any idea what's going on? Thanks, William Johnston ...more >>

Hi, I'm searching a real good tutorial on using Gettext and .po files to localize a software on Visual C# 2008. Otherwise, a tool to Easily edit a .resx file ... Thanks for your help ... Jean-Luc ! ...more >>

So I'm looking at this test-driven development (TDD) paradigm, and I like the idea of having automated tests. That idea is not new. But according to the TDD approach, we are to write our unit tests FIRST - even before writing the code that the test is ultimately going to test/verify. I d...more >>

Does anyone know how to convert an object of type IEnumerable to a DataTable? Thanks, Ron ...more >>

I am attempting to sort the ItemsCollection of a ListView in C# / WPF. I have it all hooked up and for the base case it is working fine. Base case assumes binding to a single datatable in a dataset: /// there is a bunch of other code before this but it all just sets up for this ...more >>

Hi, This may be a silly question. I would like to return null while creating a new instance of a class and the validation inside the class constructor fails. For example: class employee { public employee(int employeeid) { if(isemployeeexist(employeeid)) { //...more >>

Everytime I create a user control, (such as extending another control, like TextBox), the IDE sticks into the Designer file, the following: this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font; In momst cases, this fails. Why is it there? I'm in the habit of just commenting it out....more >>

Well - at least I hope it is :-) Having spent some time developing my c# application, using Visual Studio 2005, I would now like to start re-factoring some of my code into a class library so that I can use it in other applications I will want to write and distribute (by which, BTW, I mean sell...more >>

I'm using VS 2008 and creating a windows form app. When I drag a textbox, button, or any other object, it disappears while I've clicked it untill I release it. I thought this might be a problem with the app i was working on, but after creating another app the same problem occured. This makes i...more >>

For various reasons, I need to remove the event handlers for a given event. The event can only appear on the left side of "+=" or "-=", so I'm not sure how this is done. I tried this: while (t.KeyPress != null) t.KeyPress--; but the compiler won't accept it. Any ideas? Dom ...more >>

I have a few classes that I need to present a master detail relationship in a pair of DataGridViews, i.e., class SomeDataList : List<SomeData> class MyMaster : List<MyDetail> {} class MyDetail { SomeDataList myData; } I have setup the first DataGridView masterDataGridView.DataSour...more >>

I was having a discussion with a colleague earlier today about the development environment. I am seeking opinions, and to avoid slanting the input one way or the other, I am not even going to label which opinion I hold. The question on the table is about the database location for the DEV...more >>

Hi, I'm wondering could anyone explain what a weak reference is to me in C# or perhaps more importantly why it is used. I ask as I'm reading about an algorithm in the book "C# Cookbook" by Stephen Teilhet & Jay Hilyard about a light-weight cache. There is a piece of code that I don't unde...more >>