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Problem with bitmap and Crystal Report
Posted by jbastovanovic NO[at]SPAM sezampro.yu at 2/27/2004 11:45:48 PM
Bitmap that I put on my Crystal Report is printed in very bad resolution; it is completely rastered, and it is very hard to read letters on it. Printer settings are: Quality Settings: Draft Print Quality 300 x 300 dots per inch. The problem is that the same bitmap, on the same printer an...more >>

String Pattern Search Ideas
Posted by paul reed at 2/27/2004 9:32:49 PM
Hello, I need to retrieve strings that are bounded by special characters from a larger string **item1%%**item2%%**item3%%. What is the most efficient way to do this? Thanks, Paul ...more >>

About L2CacheSize
Posted by yxq at 2/27/2004 9:03:34 PM
Hello I use WMI to get the cpu L2CacheSize, why dont get the L2CacheSize of new type CPU (i.e P4 CPU)? Thanks ...more >>

Preventing External File Access
Posted by Lance at 2/27/2004 8:56:11 PM
I need to prevent files from being manipulated (e.g., renamed or moved) by external applications (e.g., Windows Explorer) while my app is working with the files. The length of time that my app works with the files is determined by the user (i.e., the user manually opens and closes the files). A bo...more >>

Where is the form minimize event? Thanks (Null)
Posted by yxq at 2/27/2004 8:51:53 PM

Tab Control Problems
Posted by Ralph at 2/27/2004 8:34:12 PM
VB.net 2003 Standard .Net 1.1 Win2KPro When editing a form with a tab control on it I begin having problems after making several changes to the tab control. If I select an object on the tab control I cannot resize it or move it with the keyboard. Sometimes the mouse will not leave the bord...more >>

Check for another application running in Windows
Posted by Neil Robbins at 2/27/2004 6:11:06 PM
I'd like to know how to check whether another application is running in Windows on the same computer from my application so I can perform an action if it is. Could anyone suggest where helpful material might be found, or suggest some code? All help appreciated Neil R ...more >>

Connection syntax not right
Posted by Kimberley Wiggins at 2/27/2004 5:41:19 PM
Can someone please tell me what is wrong with this syntax? I am just really frustrated. I am trying to use the application startup path for this but it does not like this syntax for some reason. Does something look out of place here? Dim strOTRConnection As String = "Provider=Microsoft.J...more >>



Extending the string class?
Posted by Don at 2/27/2004 4:35:04 PM
Is it possible to somehow extend the string class (i.e. add new members to it)? ...more >>

Image button.
Posted by Phoebe. at 2/27/2004 4:32:39 PM
Hi, Good Day! I've a small little image and I'd like this image to act as button. i.e. by clicking it, it can redirect me to anther page. How can i set it? Can someone help? Thanks in advanced. rgds, Phoebe. ...more >>

HTML Editor Control?
Posted by Hayato Iriumi at 2/27/2004 4:13:02 PM
I'm looking for a control for .NET control for Windows app. The control should allow me to edit HTML text including putting image within the HTML. And of course, get the HTML from the control. Does anyone know a control like this for .NET? ...more >>

PtInRegion always returns true
Posted by wael at 2/27/2004 3:47:17 PM
Hi every one, I am experimenting with "PtInRegion" WinAPI, I want my form to be red if the mouse inside a specific region and yellow if it is out side that region. The problem is my form turns red as soon as the mouse hits anywhere. Can someone please tell me what am I doing wrong here?? ...more >>

Convert string to decimal
Posted by Leon.Kemp at 2/27/2004 3:46:05 PM
In previous versions of VB, changing a string of numerals to a number was easy. Val and convert.todecimal both change 32.75 to 32. What should I be doing here Thank Leo ...more >>

Exit program
Posted by Phoebe. at 2/27/2004 3:18:35 PM
Hi, Good Day! I'd like to find out what statement shd i write to exit my vs.net program in vb.net. i.e. close everything, is tht possible? Can someone help? Thanks in advanced. rgds, Phoebe. ...more >>

General Question
Posted by Rob Panosh at 2/27/2004 2:49:38 PM
Hello, When I have a batch process running in my VB.Net application I have notice that the message "The thread '<No Name>' (0x94c) has exited with code 0 (0x0)." will appear in the output window every so often. Does anybody know what this means or should I be concerned? Thanks, Rob Panosh...more >>

image from web
Posted by MFH at 2/27/2004 2:28:34 PM
hi all, how can i get a image from web to put in a picturebox? image like: http://www.somehost.com/image.jpg thanks in advance. ...more >>

Private class public Members?
Posted by Klaus Löffelmann at 2/27/2004 2:23:05 PM
Hi, how is it possible to have a private class with public members? When doing some reasearch about double buffered paint actions, I stumbled on a class GraphicBufferManager which is declared private but has public members. Since this class is not nested in another one, how is it possible to ...more >>

data at the root level is invalid
Posted by john_20_28_2000 NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 2/27/2004 1:59:53 PM
I get "data at the root level is invalid." I have changed security for the IUSR_xx to be in the adminstrators (tried anonymous access); changed all the file security I could; tried virtual directories and file paths. I have googled and googled. Any ideas why it cannot load this file? It is ...more >>

What happens with this 2 alternative
Posted by Kenneth at 2/27/2004 1:37:19 PM
what happend with the memory in my computer, is alt 1 bad or is alt 2 bad? alt 1 For Each tblRow As DataRow In Ds.Tables("tbl").Rows Dim nCoValue As System.Single = CSng(tblRow.Item("nCoValue")) 'Do something with nCoValue Next alt 2 Dim nCoValueAs System.Single F...more >>

Grouping 1st 2 characters (2nd try)
Posted by Sjaakie Helderhorst at 2/27/2004 12:46:59 PM
Hello, I want to create a Dataview which contains, grouped, the first 2 characters of a cell-value. I tried (SQL-Server background): dv = New DataView(ds.Tables("Product"), _ "distinct left(artcode, 2) group by artcode", _ "artcode", _ DataViewRowState.CurrentRows) Can someone explain me...more >>

Grouping 1st 2 characters
Posted by Sjaakie Helderhorst at 2/27/2004 12:44:38 PM
Hello, I want to create a Dataview which contains, grouped, the first 2 characters of a cell-value. I tried (SQL-Server background): ...more >>

ShowDialog() problem
Posted by y1799 NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 2/27/2004 12:37:10 PM
Hi, I want to show form as a modal dialog and use such code: Dim frm_Zip As New frmZIP frm_Zip.ShowDialog() but instead of be as modal dialog, it is modeless - I can switch between forms. Does anybody had the same problem? OS: Win2000 Prof Thanks...more >>

Movie to Thumbnail
Posted by db at 2/27/2004 12:18:07 PM
In explorer you can change the view setting to thumbnails, and you get thumbnails even from movies. I want to do the same from vb.net. I want to create 'on the fly' thumbnails from some mpg movies, but I don't know if that's possible from vb.net. Who can help me with this? ...more >>

set custom date format for bound textbox?
Posted by Rich at 2/27/2004 12:03:41 PM
Hello, I have some datefields in a dataset (ds1). I bind some textbox controls on a windows form to these date fields in ds1, but I only want to see 01/01/2004 instead of 1/1/2004 8:00:00 AM. In a DateTimePicker control I can set a custom format("MM/dd/yyyy"). So when I iterate through...more >>

Split string to char ?
Posted by Ori :) at 2/27/2004 12:01:05 PM
Hi guys I have a 50 charecters long string and I need to examine every charectar individually, I thought of converting the string into and Char array of 50 and then go over the array, how can I split the string into my char array ? I do not have a delimiter between the characters in my string ( it...more >>

Double buffering on the Paint Event
Posted by Simon Jefferies at 2/27/2004 11:33:57 AM
Hello, How can i perform double buffering on the Paint Event of a panel control. TIA Simon ...more >>

Datagrid
Posted by klesjezot NO[at]SPAM hotmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid at 2/27/2004 11:19:58 AM
How can I put a certain value of my datagrid into a variable? For example if I have a datagrid with numbers, and I want to put the first value of the first column into an integer :roll: :roll: :roll: Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ----------------------------...more >>

VB.nET service doesn't start
Posted by Juan Fco Navarro at 2/27/2004 11:19:43 AM
Hi, group: We have developed a simple Windows service app that does nothing, i.e.: it has only the code generated by the Visual Studio .NET when you choose a new project. We have tested it in many computers and it works fine, i.e.: it starts and stops normally. But, in a Dell PowerEdge with W...more >>

Get Result OF Console
Posted by MrMind_15 NO[at]SPAM Hotmail.com at 2/27/2004 11:00:30 AM
Is there any way in .NET to force to run console application through it and get the result of tht application in our program. Please reply me quickly. Any reply will highly be appreciated. Thanx....more >>

on closing event of the form
Posted by Daniel Sélen Secches at 2/27/2004 10:59:42 AM
Hi all I want to do in my application something like we have on ICQ. when you close the application it doesn't close. I've done like that Private Sub Form1_Closing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Closing e.Cancel = CancelFl...more >>

FTP "LIST" command help
Posted by Marco Castro at 2/27/2004 10:31:30 AM
I tried to google for information of what the output of the "LIST" command means but couldn't find any articles that tell me exactly what every character means. I can figure out most of it, its only the first 12 characters where you see stuff like +rwx and so on that I am having trouble with. ...more >>

data bound listbox + data table select command
Posted by Brian Henry at 2/27/2004 10:22:42 AM
I have a data set full of data, and a list box, I want to be able to filter that set of data to a specific clase then put the returned filtred data into the list box... how would i do this? I already tried a few ways but haven't found one that doesn't cause an exception yet... thanks! ...more >>

HTMLHelp Search
Posted by Scott at 2/27/2004 10:21:39 AM
I'm trying to use the HTMLHelp API calls in a VB.NET program because I want a little more functionality than is offered by the Help class in .NET. Everything works fine except for displaying the "Search" tab. Has anyone gotten this to work? This is what I have so far.... The HTMLHelp API call ...more >>

connecting remore access 97 database
Posted by ashraf at 2/27/2004 10:11:05 AM
Hi I am trying to connect remote access 97 database form ASP.NET page from vb.net using this connection string "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=\\ServerName\cdrive\Dt\ct\ct.mdb; I get this erro "The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot open the file '\\ServerName\cdrive\Dt\ct\ct.md...more >>

ARRAYs in VB.Net
Posted by Michael Fitzpatrick at 2/27/2004 9:44:26 AM
I have a DLL written in C. This DLL reads a text file and creates a several very large arrays, 500,000 points and even larger. I would like the get the data in VB.Net so that I can plot it. Presently I am creating an equally sized array in VB and copying the data from the DLL's array into the VB ...more >>

Controls For Time
Posted by Atley at 2/27/2004 9:07:29 AM
Are there any controls that come with VB.net 2003 that can be used to show/select time without making a dropdown with every single possible time in it? What about the DateTimePicker? is there a way to bring the Time part of that into the equation? I can create a ComboBox and populate it wi...more >>

Configuration appsettings
Posted by Richard at 2/27/2004 8:56:05 AM
Hi. I have a windows VB .NET application and the app.config file has an entry like this <add key="key0" value="(###) ###-####" / In my form load event handler, there is a line like strDefaultPhoneFormat = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("key5" But the debugger tells me strDefaultPhoneFormat ...more >>

Quick Question
Posted by Merlin at 2/27/2004 8:24:02 AM
Hi Group, I wonder if somebody would be kind enough to explain something to me or even point me in the direction of a link? What is the difference on a combobox's databinding between: SelectedItem, SelectedValue, Tag, Text, Datasource, & Displaymember. The Reason I ask is I have 2 x Tab...more >>

Enumeration using reflection
Posted by mr_carl_gilbert NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com at 2/27/2004 6:48:59 AM
Hi I am trying to iterate through an enumeration type using reflection to show the different options available. So far I have got the app to show the type (Int, Boolean, enum, etc) but need to expand upon the enum. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Redards, Carl Gilbert....more >>

.NET Components, COM and Firewall???
Posted by grawsha2000 NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 2/27/2004 6:30:31 AM
Greetings, Can someone please explain what .NET components have to offer that COM ones did not, as far as firewall are concerned. That is, do .NET components offere better communication across firewalls than its predecessore??? MTIA, Grawsha...more >>

need complete bound form examples
Posted by skootr at 2/27/2004 5:56:05 AM
Has anyone seen any COMPLETE bound form examples? By complete, I mean a form that has Add/Edit/Delete capabilities. Every example I've seen on the 'net, in books, and in the VB.Net Resource Kit discusses basic record navigation only. If there are no examples on the internet, maybe someone could...more >>

VB.NET Crystal Select statement for Viewer
Posted by schildr at 2/27/2004 5:26:06 AM
I hope I posted this to te correct forum How do I put something like the following in a Select statement for the Crystal Viewer JOSD_JOHN NOT IN (select JOHN from RATE_DATA I tried "{JOSD_DATA.JOSD_JOHN} NOT IN (select {RATE_DATA.JOHN} from RATE_DATA)" and that doesn't wor ...more >>

dll and import statements problem
Posted by Bernie Yaeger at 2/27/2004 2:26:51 AM
I use the following imports in a .dll: Imports CrystalDecisions.Shared Imports CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine When I declare: Dim orpt As New ReportDocument it isn't recognized and 'reportdocument' is not available as per intellisense; however, this same code and same i...more >>


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