Does anyone know a way of making an item the highest form ? (eg nothing can go above it, stays on top ?) I have used the TopMost = True But if users hit the Start Button, it then goes over the top. Anyway of keeping it higher or another way around the problem ? ...more >>

I'm new to win forms programming, and am having a bit of trouble figuring out where to place images that will accompany the program. Do you place them in the bin directory?? What if you are making a control library to accompany the app, and there are images that accompany the controls? Do you ...more >>

....., Optional ByVal avarText2() As String =?????) The above is an argument in a function declaration. I can't finish it because I don't know how to spcify a literal string array. I tried {""} but the compiler complains. Nothing seens to wotk but I'd like a one dinensional array with ...more >>

Suppose I have a structure Private Structure MyStruct Dim el1 As Byte Dim el2 As Int16 Dim el3 As Byte End Structure I want to convert this into a byte array where Dim st as MyStruct Dim arr(3) As Byte arr(0) = st.el1 arr(1) = st.el2 >> 8 arr(2) = s...more >>

Hi, I´m not sure if i´m right int this group... My problem: I made a vb .net application that reads from AD via System.Directoryservices.Directoryentry. The appliocation enumerates group members. It works fine on W2k - machines. It works on a WinNT 4 - server, too, but it stops with a runtime...more >>

Hi I understand that there is nothing like disabled image list in toolbar of VB.NET Also, there is no placeholder button on it. Why have these features been removed. Any plans of MS to incorporate them in future versions of .NET? Regards. ...more >>

Hi, I´m not sure if i´m right int this group... My problem: I made a vb .net application that reads from AD via System.Directoryservices.Directoryentry. The appliocation enumerates group members. It works fine on W2k - machines. It works on a WinNT 4 - server, too, but it stops with a runtime...more >>

is there any function of any class avilable which do the same work as internetsetfilepointer win32 api function does. ...more >>

Hi, I have a multi-line textbox that accepts text input, I want it to adjust its height according to the text it holds, so I use a SendMessage API to get the line count of the text, then set the TextBox.Height to (linecount * font.Height), but there is something wrong with this calculation, the...more >>

What would be the correct code when entering a number between 102 and 676 and having it find the average of all the even numbers between 1 and the supplied number using the looping construct. Also how do I code the program to use the Escape Key to exit and the Enter Key to perform a computation? ...more >>

So what is the best way to iterate through the hash table to remove all the members? i tried using the enumerator but it gets an exception as it removes each element. dim de as dictionaryEntry for each de in xHashTable xHashTable.remove(de.key) next I am missing the vb6 scripting....more >>

I place a picturebox with an icon (my client's logo) in it on every form of an enterprise app. This takes just a little space but I have 150 forms, so the .exe is larger than I'd like. Is there any way of making this control global, such that it only ends up costing the .exe 5k instead of 750k?...more >>

I need to provide a series of demos for an assembly. There are potentialy several dozen of them. None of them are very complex, however maintaining two versions of them will be very maintainance intensive. Some of the very basic ones I have provided in both C# and VB. However moving forward...more >>

I am trying to convert some VB6 projects to VB.NET, however I'm having trouble finding documentation of a new format for some functions, in specific ReadProcessMemory. Since .NET no longer supports the 'as any' declare I found myself trying integers & longs, however all attempts throw back the e...more >>

I want any sample technique ,code or any idea regarding file transfer using UDP socket. Please send me some info. Thanx....more >>

I'm new to VB6. I've only been using it for about 2 days. I've had to write a cti application. I've got a phone number that a client has rung in on, what I now need to do is to get it to display the name of the line. i.e Customer service Idealy I would like to do all this inside vb r...more >>

What I'm trying to accomplish is: Disable a ComboBox (not bound to any data) when a .Clear method is executed. So far a cboComboBox.Items.Clear does NOT trigger any of the events I expected it would. I've placed break points in the following events and still they are not triggered: Cli...more >>

I'm sure this has been asked but after searching the Internet, I just can find a clear answer. When should you add a component versus a class to you Windows Forms application? The timer is a good example. I'm planning to add a customer system.timer to run that should be accessible from sever...more >>

hi, I'm new to vb.net . I have a problem waking up early. I usually miss my morning classes. I downloaded some alarm clocks of the internet but most of them are huge and have extra functionalities. so I decided to make my own alarm clock. i created my project and made the form. I could display...more >>

I need to be login to several websites and download files that are https connections. I just tried IPWorks demo, but it does not seem to offer https. Does anyone know an https capable product, or a way I can do this myself? Thank you. Masahiro...more >>

Hello experts, I'm coding a routine which should open a new mail form of the mail standard mail client installed on a system (e.g. outlook, outlook express, netscape mail, etc.) for support reasons. The routine should fill in some textual information. It should, however, not mail the informati...more >>

I have a rather newbie question....... How do I have Dotnet (VB) call up a Crystal report I have written and have it display in my form? Hope you can help and TIA! ...more >>