Heres my prob. using VS 6.0 sp6 acess 2000 I have a form that will list a customers info from a single table(the customers table). I would like to use a dbGrid to list (work orders from the work order table) all of the vehicles worked on for that customer. Each customer has a Unique ID as ...more >>

I get the following failure when trying to access the builtin properties; An unhandled exception of type 'System.InvalidCastException' occurred in resultsoutput.dll Additional information: Specified cast is not valid. In general terms the code is constructed as follows; ModuleA Public x...more >>

How do you get the actual value of a timestamp from a SQL Server 2000 database table using VB.Net? I want to use it in the Where clause, but the value returned is "System.Byte[]". Here is my code 'Assume I've pulled these fields from table (TS is timestamp Select EmpID, FirstName, LastName, TS Fr...more >>

Hi , I have 2 Questions About Using Enum 1) i have the following Enum under my class but if i need to use it i must use it like this ConstantsFileSystem.CREATE_FILE how can i use it just by the const name by doing like this CREATE_FILE Public Enum ConstantsFileSystem CREATE_FI...more >>

(Type your message here) Hi guys, im trying to load a swish movie in vb .net but i need to put a transparent background to the movie, some ideas???? thanks -------------------------------- From: Isilio Peluffo ----------------------- Posted by a user from .NET 247 (http://www.dotnet247.com/...more >>

Is there any .NET class that provides a method to hide the Start Menu? Or have to use Win32 API? ...more >>

Dear all, I have created many objects Currently i create a toString function, which is to list all variables value inside this object Somthing like Public Class ABC Dim sName as string = "Hello" Dim iValue as integer = 10 Public Function ToString() as string Dim t...more >>

I have tried everything I know, looked every where, and I still cannot figure out this You see, I have a color stored in the registry and it shows up as say Color [red and I cannot get that color out as Color.Red so that I can put it in a variable to be assigned to a label.backcolo The registry g...more >>

Hi, I am considering the creation of a docking toolbar for the desktop (like the Microsoft Office Toolbar that docks to the side of the desktop and hides itself when not in use). Does anyone have any experience making one of these using the .NET framework? I realize there is a toolbar contro...more >>

Greetings All.. My boss want me to add code in a form that disables most, if not all function keys on the keyboard.... Im at a lose on how to do it.... any help is appreciated s ...more >>

Does anyone know how to dynamically create PDF files from a VB.NET Windows Forms app? Are there any 3rd party tools available to do this? Thanks! ...more >>

In my VB.Net Windows Forms app, I am loading a form, populating some controls, and then hiding the form. Even though the form is invisible, it still appears when you hit Alt-Tab. ShowInTaskbar is set to False for the form. Is there any way to prevent the form from appearing in the Alt-Tab lis...more >>

Hello, I have a program that starts a new thread to backup files from a computer over the network to our server. The problem is when it is copying the files you can hardly navigate around in windows explorer. I would like this program to backup users files somewhat transparently. As i...more >>

Can I add dinamicaly (in my code) a header and a footer for each time I want to print a web page from my web application? NOTE: The print command made for my is a click in a button that I have in my web page, and not in browser menu File->Print -- Programming ASP.NET with VB.NET Thank's...more >>

I get this exception when I try to run open on the MySQLConnection object. It goes like this: System.TypeLoadException: Invalid PInvoke metadata format. at System.Net.OSSOCK.gethostbyname(String host) at System.Net.Dns.GetHostByName(String hostname) at ByteFX.Data.Common.StreamCrea...more >>

Hi All, In my application, every time the user "Close" the form, I cancel the close and I put a NotifyIcon in the systray. Here is my code : Private myForm_Closing(... ... ...) Handels MyBase.Closing e.Cancel = True End sub My problem is : When the user try to shut Down his computer,...more >>

To prepare a PC for my .NET apps I have to run mdac_typ.exe, dotnetfx.exe, and .NET setup programs for every application. Since I have around 8 apps this adds up to 10 installs for every pc. Is there an easier way to do this? In VB6 I was able to run 1 setup program and that covered everything...more >>

Ok now my intellisense has gone t's-up again - I also cannot use undo/redo in the editor. I deleted the NCB file in case that was corrupt but no poonanas, its still fubar (how many explitives can I use without actually swearing!?). My next "solution" is to reinstall Visual Studio 2003 ;) ...more >>

My vb.net app opens images, when I double click on an image (associated with my app) it opens because I read the command line parameters and open it. That all works fine Now if I double click another image in explorer, it opens a second instance of my application. I don't want that, I want it to...more >>

I have a problem with threading in vb.net, it seems if a dll freezes or falls into an infinite loop, my multithreaded program starts allocating more threads because it cant use the frozen thread for example: declare function testit lib "test.dll" (somearg as integer) as integer dim thdTest ...more >>

I've removed the Microsoft.VisualBasic import from my VB.Net project and am in the process of replacing the vb6 compatible calls with native .Net i.e. system.datetime.now instead of Now, variable Is Nothing instead of IsNothing(variable) etc. I cannot find a native .Net replacement for the Str...more >>

I have a class, which implements an interface. Let's say, that the interface looks something like Public Interface IEventSinks Sub ValueChanged(sender As Object, e As ValueChangedEventArgs) Sub StateUpdated(sender As Object, e As StateUpdatedEventArgs) End Interface In practice, th...more >>

Hi, Why do I get this message : "The thread '3201' (0x5e8) has exited with code 0 (0x0)." But my application has not exited yet. This message appear after I created my thread. Thank you! ...more >>

I'm writing a program that needs to be able to create custom .job files and add them to the scheduled tasks folder. What I'd like to know is, what is the format of a .job file and how do I go about adding in all the data so that the task could run correctly? If that is something not so easy...more >>

Hi I have a arryList and want display it with datagrid, can anybody tell me how to set the datasource and datamember Thanks in advance ...more >>

Hi all, I'm trying to get the network user by calling the WNetGetUser in vb.net, what is the syntax? thanks Nev ...more >>

Hi I have a question I have an application which shows me the folders in two treeview (One tree for each machine) My problem is that when i Drag and drop from one tree to another. I get an error "can not copy files between volumes using MOVE Am using move command to do this CAn you tell me...more >>

Hello, Could someone give me a hint why my CancelPrint Logic won't work despite the DoEvents ? in form lvele declaration I have Public Shared CancelPrint As Boolean 'Printing Logic Do While rsAccount.EOF = False And CancelPrint = False Application.DoEvents() S...more >>

I have a question about Sql. When I run a simple open statement for a SQL database, it opens up two connections sometimes, and other times it opens up one connection. Does anyone know why this happens. Below is my source code where this is occuring. You will have to change the connection string, esp...more >>

Hey everyone. I just reinstalled my VS.Net and now for some reason, when i am in design mode and i try to move a control, it does not move the control. It ends up moving the scrollbar up or down as if it were the internet and not the control Is there something in the options for this? or is it a ...more >>

how would you disable all text boxes on a form at once/ I thought dim tx as textbox for each tx in me.controls tx.enabled = false next but that crashes, what do you guys suggest? thanks ...more >>

I know how to draw text vertically. My problem is the StringFormatFlags.DirectionVertical command rotates the text 90 degrees clockwise. I want it rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise (I'm making a y-axis label for a chart). How do you do that? Can you do that?? Ken ...more >>

Dim PC As New PerformanceCounter("Process", "% Processor Time", "buggyprocess") Dim CPUUsage As Integer = CInt(PC.NextValue) Thanks for reading..eh!...more >>

i want links to read where it teachs me to print without cristal reports please help...more >>

Private Sub TreeView1_AfterSelect(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.TreeViewEventArgs) Handles TreeView1.AfterSelec txtName.Focu end su this code doesnt wor i want to focus to txtname but i cant is there any code for doing tha ...more >>

Using FindRows I can get the array of DataRows that match my search criteria. However I want to find out what rows these represent in the overall DataTable. FindRows acts like a filter, but in my case, the rows that are near the found rows (before or after) are significant to the search. For exa...more >>

Hi All, How may I start my Application with no visible Form. I just want to add A NotifyIcon in the systray. When the user DoubleClick my NotifyIcon, I will show the Form... (Like MSN Messenger) Thx for your help ! Eddie ...more >>

In my Windows Forms app, I tried using a Sub Main as my startup object. The problem I found is that as soon as the End Sub is reached, the app terminates (even if I showed a form during the sub). Has anyone else seen this? How can this be avoided, other than by using a form as the startup obj...more >>

I want to know the screen resolution before launch my VB .NET windows form so the form can fit the screen nicely. Is that possible? Thanks....more >>

Hello Everyone, I have been working on setting up a windows 2003 machine with IIS 6.0.The web server has the web directory on a UNC share on a windows 2003 server.I want to migrate websites from a windows 2000 machine to this one using the migration tool.The problem with doing this is the migration...more >>

I am able to find out the process names by the code below but am clueless how to find out the CPU Usage levels of hte process at any given time. Any help?? Dim myProcesses() As Process = Process.GetProcesses Dim myProcess As Process For Each myProcess In myProcesses If (myProcess.Process...more >>

VB.Net Standard 2003, Win2k Pro w/all patches & updates. My dumbass installed MDAC 2.8. Now I'm getting the following errors when I try to build my solution.... Unable to find dependency 'INTEROP.ADODB' (Signature='(null)' Version='2.8.0.0') of assembly 'Interop.JRO.dll' Unable to find depe...more >>

How can I dynamically select a ComboBox Entry? Could you please provide some sample code? Thanks in advance!!! Stefan ...more >>

Hi I want to know how I can retrieve the 'onchange'-Event of an HTML-Input-Element in my vb.net-code? I have access to the documentproperty (DOM) of the Webbrowsercontrol Thx Tobias...more >>

User can changes his/her local date setting, i.e., "M/d/yyyy", "dd/MMM/yyyy", .... etc. which interprets the date (string type) in the different way. for example "02/05/2004" can be the second of May or the fifth of Februry. So, it's neccessary to get the local date setting before display this date....more >>

I want to get a quick way to format a column in an Excel sheet (as date in "M/d/yyyy"). Any body has sample codes Thanks in advance...more >>

I have a Module.vb with sub main e un Form1.vb with a WebBrowser inside. I would load a file in a webbrowser but if I write in sub main: Dim form As New Form1 Dim AxWebBrowser1 As New AxSHDocVw.AxWebBrowser AxWebBrowser1.Navigate("C:\Report dei controlli.html") there is an error Why?...more >>

What has replaced this method?...more >>

Hello everyone I'm looking at an example in the MSDN library and it says that this code requires a reference to the system namesppace. What does this mean? Thanks in advance....more >>

Hi I have created a program to change the default gateway, however i have need to reboot the computer i suspect it is something to do with API but i have no idea what to do thank Matt...more >>