Hi, For NetworkStream, what is difference between ReadByte() return -1 indicates "end of stream" and DataAvailable = false? Thanks a lot! ...more >>

I'm a newbie to C# and .Net, but have been a part-time programmer in Delphi for some years. My challenge isn't so much learning the C# language, as the seemingly vast ..Net class libraries (which are apparently split into the Base Class Libraries and the Framework Class Libraries). It se...more >>

Hello, Is there any fixed point library in .net framework? I need it to use on fixed point processor that doesn't have any floating point co processor Regards ...more >>

What are the equivalant to left, right, etc. in C#. How can I extract strings from a string without them? For instance, I have a string like so: "c:\thedir\subfolder\maybeanother\__TFMF_lrniez55ufziugv2nnznzeyt_b9c9c1d5-230a-43e1-b38a-7a44_0___Selected.eps" I need to return just the direct...more >>

I'm learning NUnit and do not like the idea of keeping the test fixtures in the same assembly as the classes being tested. But all of the examples I have been able to find show either (1) the test fixture in the same assembly and namespace as the test subjects, or (2) are moot on the location ...more >>

Is it possible to dynamically change the number of elements of one of those types without actually knowing the element type? Say I have a int[] l = new int[30]; But later on in my code I have an object that I know is an array or because I have if (s is Array) { } But I do not ...more >>

For holding multiple objects, what is the better way to hold them? a collection class or an array? ...more >>

I have implemented a class that contains two Serial port objects among other things. When I try to serialize this class I get an error relating to the fact that Serial Port class isn't marked as serializable. Is it possible to accomplish this. Any help is greatly appreciated. ...more >>

Does anyone know of a good GIS plugin for VS 2005? Thanks ...more >>

Using : MS-SQL 2005 / .NET 2.0 / VS2005 I have two server with the same database def but different data. I would like to import data from Server2.TableA to Server1.TableA. If a row doesn't exists on Server1.TableA, it should be added; if the data already exists it should be updated. I h...more >>

I need to be able to track the original value of the object. The datacontext doesn't seem to provide any way to do this, you can get the modified objects but not the original state. I don't see any way to specify an additional interface for each table using the designer :( If I could it would...more >>

Hi, I am developing a .net 3.0 win forms(C#) application using vs2008. I am also using 3rd party controls which are installed in the the GAC. After i publish the application on the different computer, the installer says that i need the 3rd party control installed in the GAC. Is there any way ...more >>

Is there a C# equivalent to getsockname? Or, what is the C# way of getting the port a socket is bound to if you allow windows to pick the port for you? -- Best Regards "Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently" – Henry Ford...more >>

Hi, I've got a wcf service that is hosted on my local machine. I need to determine the hosted url of the service from within the service but cannot work out how to do it. HttpContext.Current always returns null, which i suppose might make some sense. Does anyone know of a way to get the url? ...more >>

Hi, I have some basic question about NetworkStream, can someone explain to me? Thanks a lot in advance! TcpClient has a GetStream() method return a NetworkStream for read and write. I remember there are 2 streams in Java, one for read, one for write. If I just use synchronous Read() and...more >>

It is possible to capture the "AddingNew" event to create our own object before it is append to the BindingList (using e.NewObject = new ...) When the user press delete on a row to remove a row from the DataGridView, I need to do some stuff before it actualy modify the content of the Bindin...more >>

I have a ListView (entityListView) with a ContextMenu (contextMenu). Overriding the Opening event of the ContextMenu, I'm trying to ensure that the ContextMenu does not appear if it not right-clicked over an existing item in the list view. In the code below, it appears that the Y location is st...more >>

Hi, I have problem wrapping a callback declared in the unmanged C++ and call a function that sets the callback from C#. What I want to do is to first wrap an unmanaged C++ class using managed C++. Then I access this managed C++ code from my C# code. So here's the unmanaged C++ header: (I...more >>

Here's an homemade Attribut class : public class Attribut { string m_sName; object m_oValue; public string Name { get { return m_sName;} } public object Value { get { return m_oValue; } set { m_oValue = value; } } public override string ToString() { if (m_oValue != ...more >>

One thing I've never really understood about C# is the inability to upcast generics based on templated type. If I have: interface ISomeInterface{} and class SomeClass:ISomeInterface{} and I have a List<SomeClass>, it seems like I should be able to assign it, or at least cast it, to a...more >>

Hi, either I'm going mad or is params not working anymore in VS 2005? I have function as follows public tableEquipment[] ReadEquipment(bool ReadImages, params Int64[] RecIDs) { } if I call "tableEquipment equipment = myDatabase.ReadEquipment(false, RecID);" I'm getting a compiler error...more >>

If I have the following code, what do I have to change to make it return more than one value? public string Records { get { return textBoxName.Text; } //return textBoxAddress.Text; //return textBoxNotes.Text; } I can only retu...more >>

I'm just trying to make a simple flash card program when I click "next" it goes. When I click "back" it does nothing unless I click it twice.Then to goto the next one I have to click "next" twice. What's the deal? Thanks Here is the code, using System; using System.Collections.Generic; ...more >>

Hi, I have implemented a static event. Is there anything special that i have do? Is thread safety an issue?...more >>

What's the best way to handle this situation securely? I'm currently manually converting the string to a SecureString, but for some reason it looks ugly. public SecureString ConvertToSecureString (string str) { SecureString secureString = new SecureString(); foreach...more >>

No amount of research will give me a definitive answer, so I turn to this newsgroup. For this project, I need to use SQL Server 2005 as the database server. Can I develop my application with C# Express? Do I rather need the full Visual Studio 2005 Standard? Or do I need to get the Visual S...more >>

I'm looking to formalize my development process and methodology and currently plan to use NUnit to assist with automated unit testing, and FxCop for code analysis - to help ensure that my code conforms to current guidelines. I have done some research and it appears that ReSharper is quite p...more >>

hi all: any one can give me a link where to post questions about the vs 2005 ide? thanks I got one of my panels "Pending Checkins" under view toolbar not to open when I start my IDE, all the others are openning fine, (we use co-op for version control) ...more >>

Hello, I have a Regex: Regex regex = new Regex(@"22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22(? <centervalue>.+)33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33"); Sometimes my data has 10 sets of "22"'s , sometimes 12, 14 ,ect. I want ...more >>

Hi, I would like to transform the shape of an image in any ways. For example: I have a square image and let the corners be called a, b, c and d. Now I would like to "move" corner c straight up a few pixles and corner a straight down a few pixels. It would now feels like the image been "turned...more >>

hey friends i am new to C# lang. can anybody tell me how to add arrays to Ilist and how to get the values from the list( means) how to traverse the list plz help me......more >>

I wrote this function that is suppose to returnt rue if an array of types(actually stuff returned by GetInterfaces) implements the interface Q. private bool ContainsInterface<A, Q>(A[] list) { foreach (A a in list) if (a is Q) return true; return false; } ...more >>

Hi, i have a string array, how can i convert it to a string?...more >>

hello, i've written a windows service using .net framework 2.0 and c#. the service runs already for a couple of month and everything is fine so far. now i came to the point, that the service needs an update of the exectutable and a classlibrary it depends on. funny thing is, even if the servi...more >>

I must use some unmanaged C++ code functionality from my C# managed application. I do only have .cpp and .h files for that piece of code, nothing more. I understand I should wrap these files into a C++ project type so that later I can reference this project's output form my managed environmen...more >>

Hi, if in a client-server application the server has to deal with about 1.000 clients is .NET Remoting (RPC) the right choice of the communication or is a message oriented communication (e.g. MSMQ) the better choice? Christian...more >>