Is there a .NET equivalent to VBA or should I use VBA Our application allows user to define a "script" on how a telephone call should be taken. There are some built in functions that the user can call from the "script" but I would like to build in the facility to define their own code that can acce...more >>

when ever i run this code i get an error messager saying=20 Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Deck.Collection.Add(Index, Me) but it is set to an instance in the collection property of the deck = class=20 what am i doing wrong? by the way this is my project for PHase 1...more >>

I'm new to VB.NET (and Windows progamming in general) and am writing a small program which allows the user to select a directory with or without subdirectories and perform a series of automatic actions through scripting in Photoshop on the files in the directories. I am using Directory.GetFiles(...more >>

Hi Tea When creating an object instance like thi Dim foo As New clsBar( the current VB.NET documentaion says that the parentheses are optional if there are no constructor parameters In version 2002 Visual Studio it will always insert the parentheses if you forget them, however, more annoy...more >>

Hi there. I need to create, in Visual Basic.net 2003, a program that is able to read and write a file that contains other files inside - XML files, images and mp3 files. Imagine a Powerpoint presentation, where images and text and music are all written inside the .ptt file. How can this be ...more >>

How do I connect to a POP & SMTP server using VB.NET? Can anybody help me out with some snippet? The objective is to build a mail client (with all basic features) for a specific purpose. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

Hi all Hope this is the right Forum..This is my first post. Here's my predicament. I am trying to run some jar files within a .bat file in a .Net environment I have the JRE installed and everything is fine there The bat file works as intended when run double-clicked but when invoked from withi...more >>

Hello all, I am starting a new yahoo group for college students earning a degree in Computer Science. Some times when you post to groups like this one the reply is I won't tell you because you are a college student and you should learn. Unfortunately this does not help us learn but just frust...more >>

How to drag the selected text from a textbox? I know how to drag the full text from a textbox. I don't want to use the richtextbox. ...more >>

Hi I'm trying to print the items in a listbox with the code below but when I click on print I get "An unhandled exception of type 'System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException' occurred in system.windows.forms.dll Additional information: Specified argument was out of the range of valid values" Firs...more >>

Hi there, Ive written a basic NNTP client that is working fine in every area except performance. Its taking about 6 or 7 times as long as Outlook to get the same number of headers. Ive been hunting around for a decent NNTP newsgroup for info on the client side of things but cant find one. ...more >>

Hi at all. I have my personal button that inherits from system.windows.forms.button, in this way Public Class MyButton Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Button .. .. Private Sub MyButton_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Click MsgBox("This is ...more >>

I was reading about the data access application blocks at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnbda/html/uip.asp and wonder if any ng readers here utilize this set of code? It seems like a handy class for managing uniformity for db access (specifically SQL Server). ...more >>

If i have an object called comm and want to dynamicly set the properties based on 2 columns (name and value) in a database and their value then execute it how would i do that? so basicly dim comm as new commandObject dim commandA as string = "comm." + dbPropertyName + "=" + dbPropertyValu...more >>

sql2 = "SELECT custno, DATEOR, ORDERNO, LN, custpo, ITEMNO, QTY, PRICE, UM, totprice, QTYALL, QTYBACK, SLSMNO, INIT FROM jjk044 where custno = '" & custno & "' and " + OpenType + " order by " + sortterm + "" For a local application I occasionally but not always get the below error with this SQ...more >>

Hi, I want to be able to play a sound wave in VB / .NET. I don't mind how it is accomplished except that I want to supply the buffer prefilled with the wave file. Due to the way my code operates, no .wav files will be present. Instead, I read the appropriate sound buffer from the data file b...more >>

Hello, I'm trying to execute RunAs but I'm experiencing problem with standardinput; it seems that the process doesn't receive it. Here is the code, any help ? Public Sub ActivateRunAs(ByVal AppPath As String, ByVal Username As String, ByVal Password As String) Dim RunAsPath A...more >>

i am trying to make a sub that will shuffle a set of numbers i have tried using the random object but i keep getting repeats how do i get rid of the repeats WStoreyII ...more >>

Thanks for reading this. Textbox named txtStartTime I want the user to use a textbox to put in a number like 6:30 or 6.30, and converting it with code to 6:30AM after moving to the next textbox using either a tab or enter key. I'll be manipulating the results by adding and subtracting numbe...more >>

Hello, Is there anyway by using the function CreateObject() (e.g. CreateObject("Word.Document"), to then display the document inside a VB form? TIA Simon Jefferies Tools Programmer Headfirst Productions ...more >>

I have a Winforms app that I've assembled an installer for using the VS Installer. Everything builds fine, and I've tested it on XP and 2000 machines. However, the installation target machines all have windows NT Workstation. On my test NT machine (has the redistributable 1.1 installed and has...more >>

Hello, I have installed vs.net 2003 on a w2k box for testing purposes. I have setup breakpoints but when I run the app in debug mode the app never stops at the breakpoints. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Jake ...more >>

session("<label>") fails if the browser's Privacy setting has cookies off. What's going on?...more >>

I have two tables. Contacts and Notes. If there is a relationship between the ID fields in both tables, how can i reference them in code so I can bind two data grids? My ultimate goal is to populate the first datagrid with Contacts. When the user clicks on a row, then the second grid...more >>

I have a class that pulls data from a stored procedure into a datatable and is using the DataRowModified property to determine whether to update the data when the class is saved or disposed. So I have this: Public Property LastName() As String Get LastName = ThisRecor...more >>

I have a project which contains several user controls, which are nested, for example MyMainControl, MyControlA. MyControlB. So, MyMainControl has a MyControlA and MyControlB on it. When I created the project, I created MyControlA and MyControlB first, and then built the project. Thereafter, I ...more >>

this was easily done in vb6 (see below), can someone post the equivalent vb.net code? thanks a lot ! ' SAVE ARRAY TO FILE Dim sFile As String sFile = App.Path & "\test.arr" Open sFile For Binary As #1 ' Open file for binary access Put #1, , arrData ' Write array to file ...more >>

I'm using VB Windows Forms and SQL Server. I have a row in a database that is not a identity column but it contains numbers. I want to lookup the last number for a particular group of records and find the last number in a column. EX: In the Print Number column I have: xyz 1 acb ...more >>

Hi! I know this might defeat the purpose of inheritance, but due to a design restriction I need to know if this is possible. When inheriting a class, is is possible to "remove" methods or properties from the baseclass? Example: If class A has the property Name and class B inherits from clas...more >>

how do you select all text in a textbox or rich text box when the user presses CTRL-A ? i am looking to recreate the vb 6 code below for vb.net thanks. Private Sub MyTextbox_KeyDown(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer) Dim bShiftDown As Boolean Dim bCtrlDown As Boolean Di...more >>

Ho do you do a simple splash form in .NEt that does not stay on screen behind the next form that is shown If I do Sub main() Dim mysplash as new frmsplash mysplash.show Dim MyOtherfrm as new frmOther MyOtherfrm.showdialog end sub the splash form stays on screen although...more >>

Hi, I have a tabcontrol with 2 tabpages. On the second tabpage, I have a textbox that it's filled up with a specific thread. When I click over the second tabpage, my winform application freezes. If I remove the tabcontrol and I put the textbox over the main winform, I don't have this proble...more >>

I want to sub class the datagrid class in order to create a datagrid that would not allow column resizing. I had a problem with some columns not appearing in my new class so in order to diagnose I removed all of the code from the new class just leaving the following Public Class chotsGri Inh...more >>

I have a simple problem... I am makeing a journal which has a collection of entries (journal class and entries class).. when you select a journal i need it to show in a listbox all the entries (the title of the entry) which is easy.. but I also need an ID for the item so i can tie to to a databas...more >>

I am to start working on a new application to scan multiple document using ASP.NET/VB.NET If anyone can give me any lead/tips/suggession as to how to do this it will be of great help and i will take it from there. ...more >>

I would like to set the user password with one of the following API calls. NetUserChangePassword NetUserSetInfo This is real brainteaser for me. I try to use VB script and also ADSI, but I prefer to use these two API calls. I am using a Windows 2000 Server and a Windows 2000 Client. Can ...more >>

Is there anyway to force a file to be copied to the Bin directory of the referencing applicaiton when a component is created? i.e. how the comment files work for intellisense. when added, they copy over the xml file. I know how I "could" write it, just seeing if something already exists. ...more >>

VS.NET 2003: The line ? CType(New String() {"abc"},IList) typed in the Immediate window gives an exception "Cannot convert to 'Interface IList'" why is that? A string array does implement IList, so I should certainly be able to cast, isn't it? Urs ...more >>

The ultimate goal is to have two data grids on a form. The first Datagrid holds Contact information. The second grid holds notes for each contact. When I click on a row for contacts, I would like all related notes to show on the Notes grid. I created a data relation using the followi...more >>

How can I share a dataset that is filled in one form with other forms in my app. I create the dataset through code using a oledata adapter. Thanks, Richard ...more >>

I'm attempting to convert a string into a format that can be converted into a date but VB.Net isn't giving me the same result as VB6. The string I need to convert, and I have no influence over the it, is a date but stored with out any seperators or spaces e.g. 20040306 In VB6 I can alter thi...more >>

Can someone show how to read keypresses in VB.NET, for the entire application (that is, independent on which control has the focus, just read if a key on the keyboard is down or not) ? I'm looking to do something like for iLoop = 0 to 255 ' (loop through all keyboard/ASCII characters) ...more >>

Is there any way that I can test to see when a context menu disappears? I can test when an item in the context menu is clicked...it then disappears, but what if they click outside the context menu...that's why I need to find a way to determine if the context menu is showing or not! Thanks in...more >>

Hi every Body, I am using crystalReports 8.5 and vb.Net Could anyone help me to sort out this problem.I couln't Refresh my report Using code.I am using ODBC Connection.There is no option for me to change from ODBC. I have tried to include the below code in my application.But it's not work...more >>