Hi, I am trying to create a simple install for an application I have built using the standard version of VB.NET. What I want to do here is have the install add a desktop shortcut to the 'enduser's' desktop. As there is no wizard with the standard edition, I am struggling to do this (I am v...more >>

How specifically can I center the text in a text box on a web form? I see in VB .Net Help that a textbox has a horizontal align property but I don't know how to access it. Thanks ... ...more >>

I am trying to provide the capability to search an xml document based on different options. I am reading the xml document into a dataset and I would like to loop through the dataset deleting records that don't meet the criteria. Is there another way to do this? an example is below for m...more >>

I'm trying to http post xml data to a remote server and I get this error: BC30518: Overload resolution failed because no accessible 'GetBytes' can be called with these arguments: Line 20: Dim d As Byte() = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(readStream) The aspx page is shown below. Can ...more >>

How do I save a PictureBox bitmap with changes drawn on the bitmap? This doesn't do it: PictureBox1.Image.Save("key30.bmp") ...more >>

I've written a very basic web service that is used by my PocketPC to add two numbers together. It works fine. So next I'm writing a WebService which accesses my SQL Server and returns rows appertaining to a specific OrderId. I have written a stored procedure called spGetConfirmedOrder to whic...more >>

I am setting a textbox to a value (ex: ABC). I then setfocus to the textbox and I want my input to start after the ABC. So if I then enter DEF, my textbox will show ABCDEF. I need this to occur one character at a time as it is being entered, not at validating time because I have to examine the...more >>

Can anyone tell me if there is an easy way to capture the text from a window that is running? Best wishes Paul Bromley ...more >>

Hi EveryBody In VB.Net how can I make windows application project that can start and stop the service manually Any help will be appreciated Husa ...more >>

What code should I use for three font toolbar buttons? Similiar to the ones in MS Word, Bold, Italic, and Underline. I'm having problems applying the font styles....more >>

I have a fairly large heritage VB 6 application that controls= about 5 serial port devices with a fairly complicated but linear= timer scheme to service all of them (a work around of the single= thread aspect)=2E I am trying to upgrade incrementally, and want= to write a VB=2Enet stand alon...more >>

Hi, I've been trying to get an answer from french newsgroup but I did'nt succeed in this, so I'll try on this group and sorry for my poor english. The description of the bug : The CurrentChanged event from the BindinManager on a Winform never occurs with framework V1.1. and it is not pos...more >>

Hello everybody Does anybody knows how to display a progress bar in the status bar while waiting for a process to finish ? Any help appreciated. Thank you ...more >>

Hey Group, I would like to Password a form but i would like to have some sort of maths function to work out the password, nothing to difficult, but something like, Date + 10 so for example todays date = 23 + 10 = so the password would be 33? Is this easy to do? Any links or help would be...more >>

Hello All, Hopefully someone has run into this error. I have written a class(source below) that launches a thread to monitor the StandardOutput of a System.Diagnostics.Process, in particular I am executing the find.exe program. The application works perfectly in the development environment...more >>

as of now i am using a stored procedure from my sql server 2000 to insert record from another table. what i need now is on how can i insert record by not using the stored procedure and insert it using dataset. here is my code in stored procedure.. CREATE PROCEDURE AddRegularLoad @SchYrS...more >>

Anybody familiar with writing programs in VB.net and them trying to install them on other machines? I get an error that the target machine isn't .net enabled? How do I get around this? Can I complie VB.net code on any platform other than .net? I couldn't find that option. ...more >>

When volume testing my application I have noticed a big problem with listview controls populated with large numbers of items (ok, when I say large, I mean 3 or 4 hundred items, so in the grand scheme of things, quick small!). The problem is that I am using a multiple selection list view and if...more >>

Hi, I want to create a combo box that shows one value such as NEWCASTLE, but when you select the item the combo selected item would be another value such as NEW. I know that you could do this very easily in MS Access but can't find anyway in VB. Does anyone know how? Many thanks Richard ...more >>

Hi, I have a problem in that I have 2 applications writing to the same Database. One App is web based and the other is windows/forms based. Both have the same job in that they can reset a users password in the database. Both are using SHA1 encryption however they both ghive different results wh...more >>

Hi. I'm using this code to loop through all the lines in a text field: While myStreamReader.Peek() > -1 myStreamReader.ReadLine() i = i + 1 End While Now, what I need to do is to loop through all the lines one more time and do the work that I'm supposed to do. The reason for this is th...more >>

Could someone please explain to me, in words of one syllable or less, how I get the Validating event to fire for a form. I have a form with one text box, and two buttons: OK and Cancel. I have the OK button set as the AcceptButton and the Cancel button as the .... well, you've guessed it. ...more >>

Hi, How to load dynamically (dllpath) function from old (unmanaged) dll library in vb.net. This function has several parameters and I can't use LoadLibrary/GetProcAddress/CreateThread method. Is any API function which call function by its handle (pointer)? thanx ...more >>

Hi all I have tried several methods to do as follows I have a form with two listboxes and a few buttons. The listbox on the left is databound to a table, the other is loaded based on what items from the left table are tied to records in another table I want to be able to select items in the t...more >>

Not like I haven't asked dumb ones before, but I want to take my API that I designed and create a DLL out of it, instead of it sitting inside my main form. In VS2K3, how do I go about doing that??? Is that a seperate project and if so, what kind, Class Library Project, or something else? Tha...more >>

I need a MDI form to be notified when one of it's child closes. I could define an event in each child and raise it when it closes. But if there is some WinProc message that occurs when a child closes I would rather use it and automate the process. Second question. When a form Closed even...more >>

Hello, I am trying to load an image from a file and put the image into a picturebox with the following code: Dim ImgThumbnail As System.Drawing.Image = picImage.Image.FromFile(Filename).GetThumbnailImage(picImage.Width, picImage.Height, Nothing, Nothing) picImage.Image = ImgThumbnail.Cl...more >>

I need to set a key (ex. F1 Key) to launch pword.exe when pressed. I was doing this with a RegisterHotKey command, but this only works when my application is running. I think I need to set a Registry Key instead, as this Key needs to launch pword.exe all the time, not just when my app is running. ...more >>

I have a Windows Service that watches a directory using the FileSystemWatcher. When an Excel spreadsheet gets added to that directory, the Windows Service calls a routine that opens the Excel spreadsheet and does some processing (on a seperate thread). After processing is done on the spreadsheet, ...more >>

I think it is my SQL code that is causing the failure here. I receive "An unhandled exception of type 'System.Data.OleDb.OleDbException' occurred in system.data.dll" on the second to last line below. What's wrong? conUserInfo.Open() Dim cmdAdd As OleDb.OleDbCommand = New OleDb.OleDbCommand ...more >>

I have tried finding some information on this by searching the News groups however I have not found anything yet, so I thank you in advance for your information on these questions. 1. Can VB.Net or VC# or VC++.Net communicate with regular C Dll's created in Visual C++ 6.0? I know I can call t...more >>

I use insertCommand insert a record into Employees and use updateCommand update the record at now.but happend exception because the employid's column of employess is identity.so can you help me? ...more >>

i want a program in which when user input through the keyboard will convert in urdu language format the keyboard can be any kind plz reply me soon i m in a tension due to this problem i ll be very thankful to u...more >>

Hi, I have a date variable that initially contains any date. However, depending on user actions I want to set the value of the date var to Nothing. I tried the following: myDate = Nothing --- deletes the date but I always have 12:00:00 AM in there myDate = "" --- compiler error myDate ...more >>

Hi all, I want to execute a function in class 2 from class 1 by clicking a button . Both classes have forms created using design. Anyone can help?? -------------------------------- From: Joseph Cheng ----------------------- Posted by a user from .NET 247 (http://www.dotnet247.com/) <Id>NH...more >>

Or maybe it's not so basic, I don't know. If I have some serialized object data, then say I remove one property and add another, is there a way I can build into the deserialization process a tolerance for such changes? As in, the deserialilzer fills the fields it can, and ignores the extras? T...more >>

Hello! In my mainpage i have two frames (MENU and MAIN). In the MAIN I load another page with frames (Sub_Frame.htm). It contains TOP and BOTTOM frame. In BOTTOM frame I have a page with a button (Result.aspx). What I want to do is from that button, change the SRC in a frameset two levels up (SR...more >>

Hi, How can I Redirect my web application to a page when a session ends? (I've set a timeout) I have this in my Global.asax in Session_End Event: Context.Response.Redirect("login.aspx") but it doesn't work -- Programming ASP.NET with VB.NET Thank's (if you try to help me) Hope this...more >>

Anyone have any idea how to write an app that will allow two PCs to communicate using web cams and audio?...more >>

I have two accounts in which the statements are downloaded from my bank Transfers are made between the accounts, but when I enter the category as a transfer it duplicates the entry in the other account is there anyway of matching the downloaded transfer records Thanks ...more >>

On the MyBase.Enter Event I put this Dim RefForm As frmBase RefForm = Me.ParentForm RefForm.mnuItem_SaveProject.Enabled = false /Lars ...more >>

I have an application with MDIchildren... you have have several windows open at the same time and when I choose "Save" from the Parent Window (MDIContainer) I save the ActiveMDIChild. BUt.. I also have other windows that are MDI Children, like Settings and Administration forms.. and when they...more >>

MDIChild Window Closing event not raised when MDI Parent is in a class library! Intructions to recreate problem: 1. Create a ClassLibrary project 2. Add an MDIParent form and a form that will be an MDIChild form 3. In the Closing event of both forms add debug code so that you can see when th...more >>

I was looking through some sample code that Microsoft provided for data access and I noticed that when they call the Dispose() method on the Connection object they cast it to IDisposable first. CType(connection, IDisposable).Dispose() Is there any reason that you couldn't just do: connecti...more >>

Is there a good place to download the .NET Framework for Windows XP? I want to be able to run my .NET applications on my PC but don't seem to be able to without the Framework I appreciate any help...more >>

Hi all, Please forgive me if this has been answered already, I looked around the group and I couldn't find anything that jumped out at me. We utilize Informatica in our environment as an ETL tool for a Data Warehouse solution. I currently develop most of our custom solutions in VB.NET that...more >>

Ok, i already have my directx image on a picture box, but now i want to print it and i don't find how to do this... can somebody help me? thnks.... Antonio O....more >>

I know this is a very elementary question but here goes Inside Visual Studio, how do you create an EXE once you have all your forms made and working the way you want?...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to stop a sub in the middle waiting for a button clic to go further ? F.e. dim blnToStop as boolean private sub test ....... ....... if blnTostop then ........? ' ( a button to click ) end if .......... ....... end sub Thanks for any response ...more >>

Can any one recommend a good VB.NET freeware library that offers lots of string related functions that aren't present in the standard .NET framework?...more >>

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Hi, just started with designing a neat GUI for my Windows Forms. I thought this would be relatively simple but it isn't. I was wondering what you all are using to create a nice looking GUI. Does anyone have some URLs available where I can find some information about this topic? I wou...more >>

Hi all ! VB.NET adds the ability to create variables that are visible only within a block. A block is any section of code that ends with one of the words End , Loop , or Next . This means that For...Next and If...End If blocks can have their own variables. So, While y>6 Dim x as in...more >>

Dear all, I need to writte a VB application that establish a dial up connection to the internet, upload and file on a ftp, then close the connection. what's the easiest way to do it ? Thanks for help, Loïc ...more >>