eg. "19.121" to 19.12 decimal eg. "12.567 " to 12.56 decimal ...more >>

Ok, I know this is for local: Dim sw As StreamWriter sw = New StreamWriter("D:\files\text.txt", True) What can I use to do the same write to the same directory, except on the server please? Thanks, Trint .Net programmer trintsmith@hotmail.com *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.develo...more >>

Hello, can anyone tell me how i can install WMI with a vb.net Setup? On a win98 machine there is no WMI on it. I would like to install WMI directly with a vb.net setup. How can I do that? thank you very much....more >>

I have VB.NET application. I have to connect it with PostgreSQL database resting at Linux Server. How is it possible?. Plz anybody forward me the ans....more >>

I want a set of controls that all have a border, like a group box. I thought I would create a base control containing just a group box from which my set of controls could inherit. Assuming that this is the right approach (please tell me if it is not), how then do I make it so that the group box c...more >>

Hi, ther I met a problem in my application. I have a starup modal winform, say, Form1, and a modal winform Form2. Form2 is displayed when user clicks a button on form1. My problem is I wish to take an action to refresh a control in Form1 right after Form2 is closed. Can someone give any advic...more >>

Hey Group, Could somebody tell me why this command won`t work: retval = Shell("Netsh int ip set add name="Local Area Connection" source=static addr=10.12.220.254 mask=255.255.0.0 gateway=10.12.200.1 gwmetric=1, vbNormalFocus") VB is telling me it expects a ")" after Local, however its a c...more >>

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is there any way to bind a list view to a datatable? rignt now i am filling it by looping through a datatables row's adding each row one by one to the listview... takes up a good amount of process time... is there any way around it? thanks ...more >>

Hello, I've created a fresh VB.NET Setup project using the wizard. When I build the project I get the following error message: ERROR: An error occurred while validating. HRESULT = '80004002' Any ideas? TIA Simon Jefferies ...more >>

Does anyone know where I can find some VB source for blocking popups in IE? ...more >>

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I feel silly for posting such a simple question, but here goes. What is the difference between these statements - Case 3 doesnt work ... why not?: CASE 1 Public Case1 As Byte() CASE 2 dim Case2() As Byte Case 3 dim Case3 as new Byte() I am trying to get somet...more >>

Hi, I have been asked to write a little app the restarts a windows service under certain conditions. It is not a service written in .Net? thanks in advance, Stu ...more >>

A while ago I tried to use arguments in usercontrol constructors but the designer didn't like it so I worked around not using them. However the code would be much cleaner if I could use arguments. Is there some way that people use both the designer and arguments? I suppose I could comment ...more >>

Has anyone had the situation where they want to deploy an applicaiton companywide, but the .NET framework is required for the application to work. How did you address this situation? Is there some way to package the .NET framework in with your application to be downloaded from a website? All ...more >>

Is it possible to use regular expressions in an XMLNode.SelectSingleNode method? Thanks, Craig Buchanan ...more >>

Dear Group I'm using VB to write an aspnet application. I would like to call a javascript function from within a VB Sub or VB Function, is it possible? My code is something like this: VB Code: Public Sub VBProcedure() .. .. Run some VB Code... .. .. Now call the javascript function ...more >>

i'm wondering how can i get the value of primary key in datagrid. thanks in advance...more >>

I'm working on a VB.net app that uses IE, some forms, and multiple execution threads. I'm unclear on a couple of threading related matters and hoped that someone could provide some insight. From within a thread of execution, if I do a form.show, what thread does the form process execute on? ...more >>

Hi I have a listview with an event for mousemove and double click. Since implementing a handler for the mousemove event the double click event never gets fired, can anyone tell me how i should implement both, so that they both get fired correctly: .... Private Sub ListView_MouseMove(...more >>

I'm trying to add icons to the toolbar that I have on my VB.NET form. I know that I do this by using an imagelist. But I was wondering if there are any common images that are already given to developers - such as the file icon for a save button, the printer image for a print button?? If so, w...more >>

I created a simple Windows app in VS.NET on Windows XP I copied the "AppName.EXE" and the "AppName.Exe.Config" to a folder on a "WINDOWS 2003 Server" The application opens fine over the browser but fails to access/read the "AppName.Exe.Config ERROR: The remote server returned an error: (401) U...more >>

in vbscript there was a command called "execute" which would process a dynamic string vb.net dropped that feature ... does anybody have a solution for how to execute a string in vb.net through perhaps an assembly or ??? --------example code------------- for i = 0 to 2 dim vString...more >>

Alright, so I've found the error in Jan's grid,(much thanks to to Lutz Roeders Reflector.NET) and its when it calls the CellValue setter in a custom control... It's throwing that null reference exception. Is this a problem with Jan's control? Is something not binding to it correctly? Anyone...more >>

Hi, I would like to split up an mdi form using a splitter where a datagrid would be on the left side and child forms on the right side. So far, I have placed a splitter on the form, dragged it to the right just wide enough to drop a datagrid control onto it. I don't know if this is even...more >>

I posted the message below last Friday and nobody replied, once again it would be greatly appreciated if somebody could elaborate on the message "The thread '<No Name>' (0x94c) has exited with code 0 (0x0)." that appears in the output window as my application runs. Should I worry about this me...more >>

Hi Newsgroup, I have given an answer in this newsgroup about a "Replace". There came an answer on that I did not understand, so I have done some tests. I got the idea that someone said, that the split method and the regex.replace method was better than the string.replace method and replac...more >>

Where downloads the best free NET controls? ...more >>

I have an enum such as the following: Public Enum MyEnum EnumValue1 EnumValue2 EnumValue3 End Enum I have bound, at run-time, the enumeration to a combo box. The combo box now has three values, EnumValue1, EnumValue2, EnumValue3. What I want is to display a friendly name f...more >>

I'm having a major problem with assembly references that I keep running into, and I'm really hoping that someone can help me out. The problem occurs when I have three projects in my solution, two of which I have developed in VB.NET and one in C#. When I use Project A (VB) inside Project B (C#)...more >>

How can I save the contents of a DataGrid (bound by a DataSet) in a text file Also, how can I "Select All" rows of a DataGrid programmatically Amjad...more >>

Hi, This is a bit like a house of cards. At the bottom is a 3rd Party dll which uses pointers to access its functions. The next layer up is a C++ dll wrapper that exposes a series of functions that can be called in the dotnet Framework. Wrapping this is my component written in vb.net. ...more >>

I have been tasked with yet another goofy thing. I need to make, I'm going to assume it's a system service, that when a user logs in and walks away, it will log them out. I'm thinking, using a global hook, if the mouse/keyboard hasn't been touched in 10 minutes, run whatever is needed for force...more >>

i have downloaded some example off the internet. the example includes namespace. now i want to include the two example in my project in my vb.net app. how can i access 2 namespace w/ in my 1 form? in my form i have declared this code... Namespace DataGridCheckBoxChangeEvent now i have anoth...more >>

Hi! I am new to vb.net and have a question on how to pass a form to a function. Could someone point me to an example or give me a quick example on how to do this. Thank you Stacy ...more >>

I am trying to set up a nested collection so I can run statements like this: me.lblquestions.text = mysteps.item(1).questions(1).Asked Any ideas on how to do this? I have created a Class(Steps) with a nested Class(Questions) inside of it and a Collection of that Class(Steps) and it works fi...more >>

Has anyone had problems getting custom controls to work in Jan's Extended Data Grid? I'm just tryin to amke a simple button column extension and keep getting an exception on the paint. Tried everything... anyone have some experience with this? Thanks, cJ ...more >>

I have a VB.Net application which is deployed on Citrix. It uses Crystal Report 8.5 for printing reports. One of my remote users has an Indiana Cash Drawer connected to the printer port. When the crystal report is printed the user wants her cash drawer to open. Can anyone give me ideas as to how...more >>

Hi, For a project at school we have to automate the assignment of seats in classrooms to students during the exams. The lady who previously did everything manually kept the layouts of the classrooms in an excel-document: 1 sheet per classroom, and she marked the cells which represent the seat...more >>

Hi everyone Can someone please tell me how do I use PtInRegion? I have been trying for few days but no success. Do I have to link any extra library or .net component in order for my code to run? I'm running XP Pro and VS.Net ver. 2002 I have included below my latest code attempt ...more >>

Hi all, How can I load a form and display it in the lower right hand corner and have a 'docked' appearance to the system tray? TIA, -Rich ...more >>

I have been looking on different message boards to see how to hide a column in a datagrid. The only thing I have found is the following RacDataSet.Tables("TableName").Columns("ColumnName").ColumnMapping = MappingType.Hidde Is this correct? It doesn't seem to be working so I don't know i...more >>

You know, you can learn a lot about the datagrid control by just reading about it. =) BTW, Jan's Grid is amazing... Anyone paying hundreds of dollars for a grid, take the few minutes out to read how datagrid works, and you will never need another. =0 Just my input. -CJ ...more >>

I need to run a code to scan all my forms to retrieve some information about my controls. I can run it when I am in a form now I would like to run this code for all my forms in my project so I can collection that information for all my forms. My sub starts with this: Private Sub DoIt(ByVal frm a...more >>

Hello, Is it possible to send an email from vb.net application without using SMTP server? Are there any third-party components that I can use? Thanks...more >>

I setup a data grid and figured out that I could select a value by doing the following DataGrid1.Item(0, 0 However, I don't want to have to specify the cell location. I want the user to be able to select the cell location and get the appropriate value. Does anyone know how to dynamically get th...more >>

Hello, I have a bound datagrid that contains the following date column Dim tcQuoteduedate As New DataGridTextBoxColum tcQuoteduedate.MappingName = "MYCustomerCustomerTQuoteDueDate tcQuoteduedate.HeaderText = "Quote Due Date tcQuoteduedate.Width = 8 ...more >>

I am writting a CD-ROM Emulator application using assembly language and link with the VB.NET interface. But, I am not sure whether assembly language is linkable with VB.NET. Another question is I am now stuck in the coding, not much idea in implementing this application. I hope to get some hin...more >>

Hi I'm trying to create an instance of an object that's in one of the System assemblies; this code works fine for classes in my application, but fails when the assembly is not in the application directory, e.g when it's in the GAC. Private Function Create(ByVal className As String) As Objec...more >>