Here is my problem and I hope there is someone out-there who can help me. I want to search my domain for all users and groups. And since there are lot of them I want to read them back in chunks of 50, how do I do that? I have tried to use the property SizeLimit of the Directory searcher a...more >>

I have already install .net for vb programming. I choose "New Application" for vb project but it prompts "Automation server can't creeate object". No form can be created. What's the problem? I use XP pro. Thanks. ...more >>

How do I lock a particular record that one user has opened for editing? If I use the pessimistic type, can other users view the record (but not edit it) and return a message telling that another person is editing the record, or does this type lock the record such that it is unavailable until t...more >>

Please forgive the newbie question, but I created a Windows Control Library project and I am wondering how I go about registering the .dll so I can reference it in my other applications? (So it will show up in the references) Thanks!! ...more >>

I'm having trouble creating a regular expression to parse bits of data from a string and was hoping someone could lead me in the right direction. Consider the following string 423456 Victor Frankenstein, M.D. 04/04/200 I want to construct a new string to look like this 04/04/2004-423456-Fran...more >>

Hi, I have a bound column in a datagrid. The value in the database is using the SQL datetime format which gives both date and time. How do I configure the datagrid cell to only display the date in the format DD/MM/YYYY ? I have tried colDateCompleted.DataFormatString = "{0:d}" but thi...more >>

I have written a similar enquiry to this newsgroup, but had no responses - hence I will rephrase it with the hope that someone will answer. I am new to using Classes, but trying hard to get the basics at the present time, and seem to be winning. Presently I am developing a Usercontrol for us...more >>

Hi.... Assume Function A in an application calls Function GetSomeData in another assembly..... which then is the prefered method to return the SqlDatareader object back to Function A (and why ?). Does the prefered option apply to all reference types ? Option 1 ******* Public Function Ge...more >>

Hi I am getting conversion errors in the below code on the lines highlighted in red. Would appreciate any tips on how to fix these errors. Thanks Regards dim Company_ID As String dim Temp As String dim WordApp As Word.Application company_id = "xxxx1" temp = "c:\......more >>

how can I make a parameter accept etiher richtextbox or textbox controls? currently My parameter is (ByVal txtBox as system.windows.form.textbox). This creates an error if the txtBox is of type RichTextBox....more >>

TO ALL Remember in VB 6.0 we could do slight location adjustments using our arrow keys in the keyboard. How come you can’t do that in VB.NET; do you seriously have to specify pixel values in the location property or is there an option to enable us to use the arrow keys when locating objects Th...more >>

I am using access interop (object 10.0) in my application. It works fine on my machine but when I test it on some machine which has an old version of access then it fails. This is how I am declareing my variable. Dim oAccess As Access.Application How do I resolve the issue so that it does...more >>

I need some help...pleas Can someone tell me how, using the richtextbox's Lines\String[]Array property, I can add text, line after individual line, at run time, to a richtextbox I have search all of msdn and the KB and there is no example, good explanation of using the Lines\String[]Array propert ...more >>

I have a user control and it has a textbox. I added it to form. But i can't use the textbox's events on form. How can i do it? Pls help me....more >>

I want to use a trackbar to show progress of a sound file currently being played. So what I thought I would do is this Have the trackbar's maximum value equal 1. On my timer's tick event, I would have the trackbar's value equal the current play position divided by the lenght of the buffer. I ca...more >>

Hello All! I just have a quick little question that I have not been able to solve myself. Within a program being developed in VS.NET, I have written a private function with the following code: Private Function FmaxTest() Dim varianceHi, varianceLo, Fmax As Double ........ (In this p...more >>

I know this is slightly off topic but could someone do me the MD5 checksum of the Visual Studio 2k5 preview from MSDN Subscribers Download. I've downloaded all 2.7GB of it only to find that I think it may be corrupted as it is having problems with DS20.exe. If someone can MD5 it for me I wil...more >>

How can I change properties of a child form through a parent form? I have a child form with a rich text box. I want to control font properties of the rich text box through a menu on the parent form. How do I get the two to talk to each other? ...more >>

Hi all, My client is using an online service provider that processes survey responses. After a user fills survey.aspx and presses the OK button, 2 things need to happen: 1. the data has to be posted behind the scenes to the provider's URL (e.g., http://www.surveyprocessingprovider.com/srvy...more >>

VB.net XP Pro VS I would prefer to use win forms but doesn't matter if I have to use web forms. Whichever is better. How can I determine if a URL is valid? meaning it does exist and displays a page? Thanks Tony ...more >>

VB.net Standard 2003, Win2kPro Hello, I have the webbrowser control in a project. I want to have a button that would disable/enable scripting (the 3 scripting radio buttons under the security settings). I would prefer not drilling down through the options using the Internet Tools tab. Al...more >>

I was wondering how I could pass variables between forms? Thanks in advance...more >>

Hi, We just converted our VB.Net Windows exe project from VS.Net 2002 to VS.Net 2003 and ran into a problem. the MyApp.exe.config file that we use for our customized configuration settings is removed when the conversion is done. It won't work even if I menully copy the file back. The se...more >>

Hello, I have made an application that has a Shock Control on it. I have two applications one in VB.NET and the other in VB 6.0. If Shock is installed on the Install Computer the application runs great, But if it does not I receive the following error: Cannot Load Custom Control. What I am...more >>

I have come to a situation that I need to use the result of a string variable as a formula for performing calculation. As an example below: Dim X As Integer Dim Y As Integer Dim Result As Integer Dim Formula As String = "X + Y" X = 3 Y = 5 Result = Formula MessageBox.Show...more >>

Hey Group, How would I check if my Application is running on a local PC and if it is throw a message to say its already running and quit the the second instance? Many Thanks MCN ...more >>

In a Parent mdi form I have a datagrid. I select a record from the grid and then invoke a childmdi form. I add the childmdi to an arraylist to keep track of it. If a user has selected multiple records from the grid and has multiple childmdi forms open and then re-selects a previously se...more >>

I know i read this somewhere before... If I have an object of unknown type how can I say is this a datarow? or is this an integer? then do something based on that... i thought IS worked for that but it doesnt seem to want to do it correctly... ...more >>

In my Finally block, I was using cn.close (where cn is an ADO.NET connection object, SQLConnection to be exact) and then I came across the following in some microsoft code. If Not cn Is Nothing Then CType(cn, IDisposable).Dispose() End If I have to admit, I'm not sure what happens her...more >>

I am in the process of writing the middle tier for an application. This application will grab records, runn them through a process and save them in a table. In going through this process I'll have a staging table from where I grab the records before they are analized and saved into the history tab...more >>

If I have two tables in a data set say like this Table1 ====== ItemID Name Table2 ======= SubItemID ParentItemID Name and they are referenced together on the dataset table2.parentitemid = table1.itemID if I have a list of all the items in table 1 listed in cboTable1 and that is...more >>

Below is a sub I have which contains 4 lines of code. I would like to reduce it to 1. My problem is that it takes 3 lines to create the array to hold the sql parameter and since there's only one dimension in the array, I'd like to do something more like what's at the bottom of this post, but a ...more >>

Hello, I posted a slightly different version of theis to dotnet.general where it was suggested I post it here. Well I have to say Im getting exicted about my app , its almost there, I have added a button to IE and am calling the current instance of IE and grabbing th URL out just fine. Im u...more >>

I am curious as to why the scrollbar.scroll event gets called twice Here is an example of my code Private Sub vsbMoveCar_Scroll(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.ScrollEventArgs) Handles vsbMoveCar.Scrol 'Position the up and down movemen 'Use...more >>

Please help this vb.net newbie! I would like to draw a graphics primitive. For example, a line, and have that line be it's own object (so that I can have a collection of lines) and have that line be clickable by the user. Can anyone help?!?! I can create a graphics object and have that graphics ...more >>

how to set the background image for a command button in its clicked event ? thanks Ram ...more >>

Is it possible to determine a method's own attributes from within the method without hardcoding the name of the method as a constant within the method? Please tell me if it is possible and how it is done. Thank you, Kelly ...more >>

Does anyone know if the filename can be set programatically and the 'Save as ' dialogue box suppressed? I presently use a 3rd party control and as all of the machines that I ma using have Microsoft Office Document Image Writer instlled, this would be an easier solution. Best wishes Paul Bro...more >>

I'm programming an VB.NET application wich is using a third-party COM-DLL-module. The Module is only loaded if needed. And now my problem: My Application doesn't end correct and hang up itself. After I have closed my application, i can see in the task manager a CPU Load about over 95%. I could v...more >>

Is there a way to convert a richt text box to a textbox? My code lloks like this Dim txtBox as System.Windows.Forms.TextBo dim richTxtBox as System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBo txtBox=ctype(richTxtBox,System.Windows.Forms.TextBox I get an error message: An unhandled expression of type System.Inva...more >>

Situation 1 (erroneous): TaskBar changes Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea still returns the old rectangle Situation 2 (OK) TaskBar changes Form Quits and Reloads Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea returns the new rectangle How to correct the 1st situation? ...more >>

Hi, when i try to run this code: "Dim hWnd As IntPtr = GetForeGroundWindow()" i get this error message "Unable to find an entry point named GetForeGroundWindow in DLL user32." The function is declared as this "Declare Auto Function GetForeGroundWindow Lib "user32" () As System.IntPtr Can anyone ...more >>

i'm trying to find out what I lose in VB.net stadard compared to getting full Visual Studi Im only interested in porgramming in VB...more >>

how to show swf (flash) files in vb in picturebox, image, etc. thx ...more >>

If i write a VB script, how can i create a dll file of that script Thanks...more >>