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Killing Access Tasks
Posted by dougal NO[at]SPAM dougalfair.com at 1/10/2004 11:54:15 PM
Hello, I have written a vb.net program that invokes an Access2000 report in Preview mode, so that it shows on the screen. My program then goes on its merry way and the user can read the report and close it at his leisure. My problem is: when I run this on Win2000 and watch it with the Tas...more >>


Existence of Method
Posted by Ken Kast at 1/10/2004 9:16:42 PM
I have a class in which a specific event handler is passed in as a callback. I want to be able to determine at run time for a specific instance of the class whether or not the event handler has been defined. I can use a private attribute as a flag, but is there any way in general to determine t...more >>

Reflection: CreateInstance(Type) of class that supports known interface - Get actual interface reference to object?
Posted by Chris Morse at 1/10/2004 8:37:39 PM
Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to dynamically load an assembly and get an IClientPlugin interface to a class. I can get an "Object" reference to it after doing an "Activator.CreateInstance" call, but is there any way to get an IClientPlugin reference to it? Trying to do a "CType(obj, I...more >>

Documention
Posted by Kenneth at 1/10/2004 6:36:13 PM
What is best way to document programs tables, triggers, stored proc and everything around it. Is it Visio who is my solution or do I have any more choice. IM using 2003 enterprise please give me advice. //Kenneth ...more >>

How do I show date as mm/dd/yyyy instead of mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss in ListBox
Posted by Fred Morrison at 1/10/2004 5:12:19 PM
I need to bind a true date value to a listbox control via a DataSet that contains true date values (not strings). The problem is, the list contains the time (always midnight in my case). Other than trying to shrink the width of the control to hide the time (won't work if it's a combobox I noti...more >>

Compacting Access Database
Posted by Nathan at 1/10/2004 5:10:24 PM
Hello, I've been using the interop.jro.dll to compact the Access database my aplication uses. After setting a password for the database and changing my oledb connection settings to include that password, I can no longer compact the database. I get an error saying "Not a valid password." The...more >>

Generating ms word document in .net
Posted by Noor at 1/10/2004 4:40:30 PM
Hi all, I need to well formatted ms word document through vb.net. All the data that will make the word document will come from the database. and formatted dynamically. Currently i have started doing it in crystal report and finally i will export that crystal report to ms word format. b...more >>

Problem reading small icon from database (repeat post PLEASE HELP)
Posted by tony NO[at]SPAM lugg.com at 1/10/2004 4:06:42 PM
I have an application with a document management form. When users add documents to the form, I call the API function SHGetFileInfo to get the associated large and small icons for the file. These icons are added to two ImageList objects which are bound to a ListView control, and everything looks ...more >>



Options to create report
Posted by Jean-Claude Bertrand at 1/10/2004 4:04:14 PM
Hello to all .Net programmers! I am a consultant and I create very small application for small enterprise. Most of the time in my application, the number of users is under 5! I still program Windows apllication. Recently, I bought VS.Net (enterprise edition) but I have worries about having t...more >>

Windows Authentication
Posted by Byron Hopp at 1/10/2004 3:47:40 PM
Can you utilize Windows Authentication (i.e. Windows 2003 Server) in your DotNet application to avoid creating your password scheme. Are there any examples. Byron... ...more >>

CheckListBox Example?
Posted by Rich Wallace at 1/10/2004 3:28:23 PM
Hi all, Does anybody know where I can find an example of filling a CheckListBox with selected items from a SQL database? TIA -Rich ...more >>

.NET questions??
Posted by grawsha2000 NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 1/10/2004 3:15:56 PM
Greetings, What are the file included with in the packaging and delployment, as far as the framework concerns,i.e., are there CLR files included in the p&dm, if yes, what are they? What does the .RESX file do, is it the one that includes raw controls(no code)?? MTIA, Grawsha...more >>

Datgrid
Posted by Neil at 1/10/2004 2:54:10 PM
Hi, is there away to disable the user clicking on the datagrid row at the bottom to create a new record , ie at moment if you click the datagrid it allows edits whihc is ok but how do you dissalow insert from being shown. Thanks Neil ...more >>

CD not seen
Posted by cfthornell at 1/10/2004 1:06:10 PM
After I put the Visual Basic.NET CD in my CD-ROM drive, the cursorwith the CD flashes on the screen for a few minutes, but after that, nothing happens. When I try to view the files on the CD in either Explorer or by Start, Run, Browse, a message pops up saying to insert a CD in the CD-ROM drive. I'v...more >>

Programming in VB
Posted by Todd Huttenstine at 1/10/2004 12:40:54 PM
Hey guys, I am new to this board. I have been using VBA in Excel for a very long time now and would now like to start developing my own applications using Excel as a database. Can anyone please give me any suggestions of what product to buy that my VBA will come in helpful? I would sim...more >>

add string at end of rtf property of RichEditBox
Posted by Sandra Setz at 1/10/2004 12:21:53 PM
Hi, Can someone explain to me why it isn't possible to add strings after the rtf property of a RichEditBox? For example, I am trying to create an SQL string as follows: Dim sSQL As String = "UPDATE tblRecipe SET Preparation='" & txtPreparation.Rtf & "' WHERE Id=35" For some reason, the ...more >>

reading music cds
Posted by stephenbugdenlondon NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com at 1/10/2004 10:08:57 AM
Hi, Is it possible to use vb.net to read a music cd? I would like to be able to read the track title information if available and allow a part of a song to be extracted (I believe the copyright allows a maximum of 30 seconds). I would then like to store it as a file in a format suitable ...more >>

(Newbie) IO.Directory.Getfiles()
Posted by Andy at 1/10/2004 9:30:48 AM
If I want to get the filename/extension only from any path returned (i.e. C:\file.txt becomes file.txt), is there a more elegant way than using InStrRev to extract everything after the last "\" in the path? Thanks ...more >>

GetUserName
Posted by Robert at 1/10/2004 6:47:55 AM
I am using VB.NET and need to get the user's name that has logged onto the user's computer. In VB6 I used an API call. Is this still the most efficint way or does the .NET framework have an easier, more efficint way of getting the user's name? Many Thanks, ...more >>

Random Number
Posted by Barry at 1/10/2004 5:18:14 AM
I am looking for the best way to produce a totally random number in VB.NET with no pre-defined sequence does anybody know if using Randomize followed by rnd is sufficient enough?...more >>

Obtaining Hardware ID
Posted by (citationcj2 NO[at]SPAM msn.com) at 1/10/2004 4:52:39 AM
Does anyone know how to obtain the hardware ID from the system using VB.net I have looked and haven't found much on it at all... Or tell me if its even possible. Thanks ...more >>

Change A Value In a HashTable?
Posted by Slonocode at 1/10/2004 3:15:15 AM
I have a collection of objects in a hashtable. The objects have a datamember that is empty. I need to loop through the items in the hashtable and add data to the datamember that is empty. htShippingItems is the hashtable which contains a collection of ShippingItems. Each shipping item ha...more >>

Nine Language Performance Round-up: Benchmarking Math & File I/O - not fair to VB.NET
Posted by Tom Gurath at 1/10/2004 2:00:23 AM
http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3D5602&page=3D2 This benchmark tests the Math & File I/O of 9 languages/run-times. Visual C++ (Version 7 - not managed) Visual C# gcc C Visual Basic.NET Visual J# Java 1.3.1 Java 1.4.2 Python/Psyco Python In the t...more >>

Fastest way to produce huge amount of irrational numbers?
Posted by vjay77dkjk NO[at]SPAM hotmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid at 1/10/2004 1:29:22 AM
I am working on the program where is necessary to calculate huge amount of numbers in always the same sequence. In other words, these number have to be calculated and saved into memory before the program starts. I was trying to use number pi, but to calculate 100 million decimal places of nu...more >>

ProgressBar help needed
Posted by Dave Harris at 1/10/2004 1:11:21 AM
Ok...here's another problem that VB.NET probably does not support but hopefully there may be a workaround. I have a form with a "continue processing" button. When the button is pressed it creates a new instance of a class called "RC". This RC class does not have a form, it just does a few thin...more >>

Pass Parameters between classes.
Posted by sam at 1/10/2004 1:03:18 AM
Can you teache me how to pass paramters between classes? I did not know how to use call by value and address among classes rather than sub modules. If I use another approach to declare a global variable in order to let other class use this varible. How can I declare this varibale? Thanks. ...more >>


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