Hi, I'm trying to use the gethostbyname function from wsock32.dll and failing dismally Has anyone got a successful implementation of this in VB.NET? My ulitimate goal is to resolve NetBIOS names to IP Addresses. I can use the framework DNS features if a DNS server is present on the network but th...more >>

H I need to be able to retrieve an image from MyDataRow(“Picture”) Since I am using web service to get the data set I can’t use SqlClient.SqlDataReader. Is there a way Any help will be appreciate Thank A ...more >>

hi I want to customize the datagrid.For eg,i want to have some of the following features lik 1.A combo box inside the Grid 2.To include an image inside the gri 3.To have a link field........ thanx with regard sadhasiva ...more >>

Hi I have a webservice which has 2 webmethods: 1.One that returns a String 2.One that returns an ArrayLis I need to use this WebService in VBA environment. I am using the Webservices References Tool 2.0 for accessing this Webservice. I've added the WebService and I'm able to get the string ret...more >>

Hello, I need to plit: "1,34,54,123,34" Into an array list. Thanks for any help, Jack ...more >>

Hi, I am a PowerBuilder developer but I have been asking to build a system using VB.Net. I would like to know that is there any ready built foundation classes for VB.net which is similar to PowerBuilder Foundation Classes (PFC)? Thanks in advance....more >>

I create program with VB programming and now i want that program run at VB.NET. So i open the vb project from VB.Net, while i upgrade the program ,i found Error : VB Upgrade wizard error Upgrade failed : Exception occured : the referenced components Status Bar Sstab Slid...more >>

Hi... I have the following two excerpts from a method. It basically reads data from a DataReader and loads it in a collection. Excerpt A: ******** With ProjectData While .Read Me.Add(DirectCast(.Item("project_id"), Guid), _ DirectCast(.Item("...more >>

Hi... I have the following two code excerpts. It basically reads data froma dataReader and adds it to a collection.... Excerpt A: ******* With ProjectData While .Read Me.Add(DirectCast(.Item("project_id"), Guid), _ DirectCast(.Item("start_dat...more >>

This may be the second time this post is showing, I accidentally shut down my browser. Sorry if it is a repeat. I am a newbie to VB.net, so please forgive me if these are simple questions. I'm using the Northwind DB to teach myself. I used the data form wizard to create a form with a data...more >>

i read some article that it's better to store some information to xml than using an ini file. suppose to be i want to read and write this data: file name="my.ini" [ConnectionString] Server="myServer" UID="myUID" Password="myPassword" Database="myDatabase" so anybody know how can i do ...more >>

Hello. I have declared function in form1 For example Public Function name() ....... end Function. And how can I call This function From FORM2. Thanks ...more >>

In a different thread, I was told to look at the system.management namespace. When I tried to import it, my system does not show that namespace. System is of course there, but not management. Do I have to add something to net framework 1.1? Thanks for any help. Bernie Yaeger ...more >>

I've been learning C# over the past year and don't know too much about VB. Can anyone describe the advantages VB has over C# or why I should learn VB? From what I can gather, C# is a better and considered to be a "proper" programming language. Is this the case? Doug. ...more >>

Hey group, I keep getting the following error: "An unhandled exception of type 'System.IndexOutOfRangeException' occurred in system.data.dll Additional information: There is no row at position 1." on the following line of code: Private Sub cboCentrexLinesPrimaryUser_SelectedIndexChange...more >>

I am recompiling one of the files from the ASP.NET examples, and am using the command line vbc /t:library /r:Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll /r:system.xml.dll /r:system.web.services.dll /r:system.data.dll /r:system.web.services.dll /r:system.dll /r:system.xml.dll /out:Bu...more >>

I am recompiling one of the files from the ASP.BEY examples, and am using the command line vbc /t:library /r:Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll /r:system.xml.dll /r:system.web.services.dll /r:system.data.dll /r:system.web.services.dll /r:system.dll /r:system.xml.dll /out:Bu...more >>

I am making a project that will use a custom object called account i will be inheriting a base account type for each account my problem is that each account will have custom data that needs to be saved some how i cant make a table as the fields will be different for example the information n...more >>

Hi I don’t want to change my name or anything :) but I wish I was able to save Sound into SQL server and retrieve it So my question is How do you save a wav file into a SQL server and how do you retrieve it Thanks so much Lisa Jone ...more >>

Is it possible to have custom property pages for a Component and if so how I can write one please ? Also, is it possible to reuse the drop down box that we get for Data Source and Data Member inside VS.net's property grid, for my component ? If so any pointers would be immensely appreciated. ...more >>

In VB .NET I use datagrid to present information and when clicking on the column header, the entire datagrid is sorted. Besides CLICK, what're the other events associated with this type of action? Thanks....more >>

hi all how can i change this from C# to VB.NET thsk JSB 17: public string this[int index] 18: { 19: get 20: { 21: string tmp; 22: 23: if( index >= 0 && index <= size-1 ) 24: tmp = words[index]; 25: els...more >>

Hi, I am new with VB.Net and I need some help I am building an ASP.Net application in where the user enter a letter and then press a button that make a SELECT in a SQL database. The results are displayed in a Datagrid This application is for look up phone numbers I made the SELECT from...more >>

I'm trying to format a date and time value to a format that is not the same as in the regional settings. What I mean is: Regional setting is set to US "MM/dd/yyyy". I want to change the format to display as UK "dd/MM/yyyy". So that I can make some comparisons later on in my program usin...more >>

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Weird question about VB.Net. In VB/VBA I know how to get UserName, IP Address and PCName - but it isn't "easy" - there are so many function calls that need to be executed to get this information, especially IP Address. I was talking with one of the C# developers here at my office and he was t...more >>

I currenlty have a VB6 dll that uses SOAP to connect to my web service on another server. With the SOAP toolkit support stopping july 1 my company has decided to use ..NET to call this same web service. The web service was created in VB6 and the SOAP SDK and that portion isn't changing as far as...more >>

Hi, How I can get access to current thread. I want to pause it for some seconds. MyThread.Sleep(2000) Thanks...more >>

Hi there, I have this really frustrating problem with Visual Studio (Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2003 69586-335-0000007-18843). I have got used to using the autocomplete and auto indent features of this excellent source editor but recently it has only operated on some of my source files and...more >>

Hello, I am having trouble defining a byte array in .Net When i go this route it doesnt like the [] definition Dim xxxx[] As New Bytearray = {"0x45", "0x70", "0x22", "0x48", "0x9d", "0x17", "0x22", " 0x11", " 0x7f", " 0x96", "0x5f", "0x8f", "0x5c", " 0x96", "0x65", "0xc2", "0x2d", "0x0c", "...more >>

I am looking for an example of encryption/decryption in asp.net. I want to encrypt a string before I send it to a Web Service, decrypt it on the Web Service then encrypt the results on the Web Service and decrypt the results on the web app. Any example using System.Security.Cryptography namespac...more >>

Hello, I am getting a First-chance exception "The activation context being deactivated is not the most recently activated one." followed by another exception straight afterwards "An unhandled exception of type 'System.Runtime.InteropServices.SEHException' occurred in system.windows.forms....more >>

I have a a program in vb6 which looks for a file in a folder structure including subfolders, the folders could be more than 100 folders. Once a particular file is found i start another instance of the program i.e. via Shell which continues searching. The original instance then starts to process...more >>

Hell This is a very basic question i know :O Formerly I developed in VisualBasic 6.0 and when a project is started you can select different project types. But what exactly is an ActiveX DLL? - Is it considered as a COM object I've heard something about its not a real dll because of the iUnkno...more >>

Hello Could somebody please explain the purpose of the following line of code OnResize(EventArgs.Empty Thanks and Best Regards David Morris...more >>

I would like to know how you can figure out how much memory a given instance of a class is using. For example, if I load a collection class with 10 items it might use 1KB, and if I load it with 1000 items it might use 100KB. How do I measure the amount of memory used once the class is loaded? ...more >>

I want a datagrid cell to be a combobox (based on database records) and when you select a value in the combobox I want to add info to cells on the same row in the datagrid but with More info from the same record in the database as the one selecte din the combobox, how do I do this??? I also wo...more >>

Hi, I created such procedure for deleting element from my dynamic array because I could not find such possibility from .Net . Private aintABC() As Int32 '' Initialization somewhere in another procedure Private Sub DeleteFromArray(ByVal intIndex As Integer) Dim i As Integer For ...more >>

Hello, Is there any way to do a "drag-n-drop" operation on a listview control? I'm looking to drop files from say windows explorer onto a list view control. Thanks In Advance. Regards Simon Jefferies Tools Programmer, Headfirst Productions mailto:simonj@headfirst.co.uk www.callofcthul...more >>

Hi! I have a problem that's driving me nuts: I have a webform with a user control containing a number of buttons at the top. On my form I have a search button that I want to be the default button - so that if you type something into one of the fields on my form and hit <Return> this button ...more >>

I have a listbox control and I added some colors from which the user can select a color to change the background color of a couple of labels at once The code I have looks like this Me.ListBox1.Items.Add("Blue" Me.ListBox1.Items.Add("White" Me.ListBox1.Items.Add("Red" ...more >>

Hi, I'm new to .NET and I'm trying to run through the tutorial "Creating a Web Application Using VB" As I follow the directions, It seems to work just fine. I can preview the data from the SQLDataAdapter but when I try to view the data in the browser I get the error: Value cannot be...more >>

Hi all, Not sure if this is feasible or not, but I'm gonna ask anyway. My company has developed an application using MS Access 2k as a front end to SQL Server 2000. As we grow, and add customers (who are also growing) Access's limitations soon come to the fore front of most of our problems....more >>

Is it possible to start a new group on a new page, that must be an uneven page number in all cases I.e., if previous group ends on an uneven page # page, it would be followed by an empty page w/"This page left intentionally blank", if prev gp ends on evenly # page, then new group will start on nex...more >>

I have a number as integer in a database. When I select it and present it in a label I want it to show as 4 characters. Example 1: From the database I get the value 22 I want to present it as 0022 Example 2: From the database I get the value 235 I want to present it as 0235 Thanx/ ...more >>

I'm trying to run a report using a form containing a crystal report viewer, but I keep getting an error saying tha "The specified value type is different to the current value type I'm trying to use date parameters. The parameter is set up as a date in the report Here's the code Dim paramfields...more >>

Hi, What would be the best way to Set a property of a class which you don't = know at design-time which that would be? The classes haven't got the same base-class, but they're all "extended" = with the same properties, methods, .... In fact it are classes inheriting from Typed DataSets. I ne...more >>

We recently noticed that the vb.net CStr function yields different results than the vb6 version when converting SQL decimal data. If, for example, the data is defined in SQL as decimal(19,10), the vb.net CStr function will return ten digits to the right of the decimal, regardless of the data val...more >>

Can it be known what becomes of the Pen object in a call like: Me.CreateGraphics().DrawLine(New Pen(Color.Red), 0, 0, 30, 30) Typically, a Pen object should be disposed, and other objects may require more significant resources, so I wonder if the pen is left for the GC to finalize, o...more >>

Hi! Bill, Actually I am using the following code to pack my FoxPro tables (Not Visual FoxPro tables). You know when you delete records from FoxPro they are just marked for deletion and don't get permanently deleted unless you issue pack command in FoxPro. So I am using the following snippet t...more >>

Hi all In Vb.Net, I tried a sample like this: Private Class ---------- --------- End Class But FrameWork is not accecting this class, It showing some Error like Private is not possible in the outside of the Public access specifier. But Java subports the Private things in...more >>

As I understand it, the following works fine. My question - Where does authentification come in? Do this code assume that I am already logged to my email server? Dim mail As New MailMessage() mail.To = "me@mycompany.com" mail.From = "you@yourcompany.com" mail.Subject = "this is a test email....more >>

Hi, I have synchronous communications between a server and client. To save bandwith the connection must persist. So the socket must stay open and only be re-opened in case of communications failure. To simulate failure, the server disconnects the socket. However, the client socket parameter shows an...more >>

Here's my dilemma. I have a listbox that the user can select an item ("OrderItem" class) from, provided it hasn't already been selected (in which case it will appear on a second list box). The following procedure checks list2 (passed as lstSearch). It works fine the first time through, but if...more >>