Hi. Is there a way to access the property of an object using a string representation of a property name? For example, if I have a class with a property called MyProperty, rather than doing this myObject.MyPropert i need to do something like this dim prop as strin prop="MyProperty MsgBox myOb...more >>

Hi there, I have the following INSERT statement: fieldOne is of type int fieldTwo is of type date In MySQL, both are allowed to hold null values. Now, I try to insert regular data into it: INSERT INTO myTable (fieldOne,fieldTwo) VALUES(3,'2004-05-18') NO problem there. But what...more >>

Hi, I am currently experiencing a problem reading an XML file wich containts unicode data, in fact words from foreign language (hebrew, arabic, asian, ....) The code I am using is very basic : xmlfile="c:\test.xml" Set xmlDoc = CreateObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.4.0") If xmlDoc.Load(xml...more >>

I am trying to stress test the effects of SSL on a web server using Web Application Stress Tool (WAST). However, when using SSL and according to the WAST Help files, the peformance HIT is in the opposite direction. It's on the clients at 5 times the load!!! as opposed the server I want to test...more >>

First of all thanx for the massive help with all questions i've posted on this group. I am slowly but surely moving on with vb.net and constantly reading this newsgroup but I'm sorry as I'm still not even close to having the ability to answer questions on this newsgroup. Now i was just wond...more >>

XP SP2 does not include .Net Framework, anyone must install .net framework(20MB) for running .net program! ...more >>

good day, I was just wondering how can I download a web page as plain text from a certain web site. I have tried to use the OpenURL() method from INET control in my VB.NET app, but it returns elements such as this <BR> within the plain text. Is there a way to filter them or to simply download ...more >>

Hi: My serialized class is ending up in a XML.XMLTEXTRIDER How do I write from that to a string? It seems as if it is storing it as a stream? How do I read the contents of a stream into a string? Thanks! ...more >>

Normally if you want to retreive some data say a html page you would have to send a request to the server. For example a stock ticker sends a request and the server sends back some data every minute. My question is, is it possible for the server to send back data without having the client send ...more >>

Hello, I already have setup SSL on my production server via purchasing a certificate and that seems to work fine as I can type in https:// and it works fine. However, I want AND need to be able to test my .ASPX webpages via SSL on my local server. What is the best way to this? Thanks....more >>

Please excuse me if these are really basic questions but I cannot find the documentation I need to be able to accomplish this. I have a checked listbox I am filling from a ds: mysql = "select id,name from company where supportedvendor=1 and accessmfg=1 order by name" ds = ...more >>

Howdy, I'm making a search engine for an application I'm working on. I want to = "bold" keywords they have searched for. I have a long string of words = that represents a particular document, and I need to find out how to do = a replace on this string, but have it be case-insensitive. For i...more >>

Hi, Can the OpenFileDialog be used just for folders...I want the user to only select a folder in which the files exist. Or is there something else I should be using? Thanks. ...more >>

In the following code all I want to do is to break a line (an enter in ms word) between each of the variables countOrders, stageTax, stageOne. I think in vb 6.0 all you have to do is "....." &_ "this will be on a new line" It don't work...Plz Help Private Sub cmdSummary_Click(ByVal sender A...more >>

Hi! I´ve just joined here and thinks this seems like a good place to be :) I´m working on a project using webforms and one thing that I would like to know is, if I copy a few controls and pastes it onto the webform they are placed on top of the copied controls, how do I avoid this...??? I w...more >>

I have created a VB.net 2002 program on win xp and put it on SQL 2000 server. Then I try to run the exe in SQL 2000 server or shared folder. Both gave me error. Is this not feasible? ...more >>

What files if any do I need to run my Program on a system that doesn't have VB.Net. I've built the release version of the .exe file is this the only file needed if my program does not call any .dll's. thanks ...more >>

Two tables: Accounts and Companies Accounts (AcctID, AcctNmbr, AcctName, CompID) -- AcctID is PK and CompID is Foreign Key from Companies. Companies (CompID, CompName) -- CompID is PK. Created a DataSet AcctDS with two Data Tables, Acct and Comp Created a grid and I want to show the follo...more >>

i will be installing on my new computer sql server 2005 beta 2 which installs sql workbench. this also installs the .net framwork 2.0. i will also already have installed on my machine vs.net 2003 enterprise architect. by default today i use the DNF 1.1. when 2.0 is installed, will i have to d...more >>

Hi all I have got my .NET vb project compiling nicely into an EXE. I wish to use one of the components (declared as Public) stored in the EXE as a base class for subsequent DLLs to INHERIT from. However when I try and use the "references" dialog, all I get is a warning that the .EXE isn't a...more >>

I have a function that takes in a parameter, and in the function it calls the .BeginInvoke on the worker delegate. I know that the System.AsyncCallback callback function takes in IAsyncResult as the only parameter. But I have a case where I need to pass a parameter from the function that calls...more >>

I've created my own form (say, "AppletBase" with some basic controls (mainly GroupBoxes) on it. Now, I'm trying to inherit from this to create [lots of] other applications. [ancestor] Class AppletBase Inherits Forms.Form [descendent] Class Applet1 Inherits AppletBase So why,...more >>

How do I serialize Font object into a string that I can store in either INI file or the registry (I know it’s a bad thing, but need to do it nevertheless). Then, also, how do I deserialize it from that string back into a font object? Thanks....more >>

is there easy way encode ISO-8859-1 (7-bit) to unicode? example.. =?iso-8859-1?Q?=F6=E4?= to öä I tried Dim iso8859 As System.Text.Encoding = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding("ISO-8859-1") and getDecoder, but I didn't manage to get it work... Cheers, Ville ...more >>

Hello: I am trying to learn about Aactive Directory in VB.NET and NT security, so if you have any good resources/references, please let me know. At a high level ... in VB.NET If I am a member of a domain user group - what do I need to do in order to assign read only rights to a file I crea...more >>

Guys, Sometimes when you want to open a file, the file is locked for editing for some reason. You are able to see the contents of the file (depending on the program you are using) but you are not able to save your changes to it. I am looking to make a program that can tell me what program is l...more >>

Hi, Can anybody tell me why this piece of code makes my app halt? It's just a simple form with two buttons on it! But when I remove "Button2.Show()", everything is ok! Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click Thread...more >>

I have a Form named Form1 which I added a FileSystemWatcher component, I need to change the Path property on this component. I've read the Article Working with forms which I got from this News group, but I don't understand it well enough to get this to work. I know I'm missing something but it e...more >>

I have a menu bar that I initialize in Private Sub InitializeComponent() and then later on in my code, depending on different conditions, I need to be able to disable some of the menu items programmatically. I am able to set the visibility for the menu item to false and it works correctly but f...more >>

I have used a Dataset called dsSuppliers as a dataset on both a ListBox and a Datagrid. They show fine and when I click on a row it changes the row in the other control. BUT... if I change the field in the datagrid that is also the DisplayMember of the Listbox, the listbox is not updated......more >>

Hi, i want to implement a progress bar control when reading a file.Can any one tell me how do i do that? Reny ...more >>

Hi, Does anyone know if it's possible to print an external document with vb.NET? I want to create a function that needs a file name (*.doc, *.xls *.pdf or whatever) and then print that document. If you rightclick on a document in explorer there is also a print option. And my function has to...more >>

Hi, I'm really stuck on a concept: How do you get info from some tables(in this case using a dataAdapter and dataset) from one form onto another form? Or does the db side even matter? Here is what I'm trying to do: One form has a datagrid. I search for an employee, find the employee, ...more >>

Hello, I am trying to show data in dataset in to an excel sheet(ASP.NET/VB.NET). I AM DOING THIS ON SERVER(IIS SERVER) WHICH HAS EXCEL VERSION 9. I COULD ADD REFERENCE TO EXCEL VERSION 9 AND OFFICE VERSION 10 IN MY PROJECT. I DO NOT HAVE EXC EL VERSION 10 TO WHICH I CAN ADD REFERENCE (WHICH I...more >>

Any insight here is greatly appreciated... (Eveything is in VB .NET) Here's the baisc app flow: ------------------------------------- Launch wrapper.exe: wrapper.exe registers for the SessionEnding system event wrapper.exe stores a pointer to its thread in MainThread wrapper.exe de...more >>

Hi. My VB6 application has several collections of custom classes, and each class has differing properties (ie. the classes are not necessarily related). I want to write a generic function which can be passed any collection in order to populate a control based on the objects in the collection. I figu...more >>

I built a generic exception handler form which allows the user to get information from it, print it, email it, etc. for exceptions for which I explicitly didn't handle in code, such as missing permissions on a stored procedure, etc. I use this exception handler in all of my applications and it ...more >>

I have a multiline text box with a scroll bar. I want to print out the ENTIRE contents of the text box, but it's only printing what's visible. Here's my PrintPage code: Private Sub PrintDocument_PrintPage(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventAr...more >>

I managed to get my VB.NET service installed. Now I can't get it to do anything. Tell me how do you debug smething like this if you have to manually install the assembly to run it? the same code works just fine in a VB form but when I initiallize with the WS OnStart event I get nothing. Any help...more >>

Hi all :-) We are using a DB2 database connection through a class module to get the data into a datagrid in an aspx web page using VB.Net. I can get the data into the first datagrid with no problem, however, since I need to do a bunch of calculations with these values AND pull values for two ...more >>

hello to all, I found in Internet the following code that is very usefull to me. The code detects any character that is entered to datagrid, I am interested in the control key F2 but I don't know how to adding an event handler to a column of datagrid that raise when this key is pressed. Please help...more >>

I created a user control and drag it onto a Winform I run the app OK but when I return to the dev environment the user control disappears Has anyone seen this b4? Whats the deal with that? Thx in advance....more >>

I have vb 6 apps that use sql server for the backend. These apps compile as a standalone exe file. Therefore, I am able to put these in one place on the network and all the users can run the application. I am trying to move these vb 6 apps to vb.net. I can create a folder on the network with the...more >>

I'm looking to grab Client ID information like: 1. Processor ID: 2. Computer name: 3. Hard Drive Serial: What is the easist way to get these values....more >>

I got a program that consists of different windows forms. I can add, edit, delete and view data. After I deleted or edited data, the window gets closed and the updated data should be shown, but so far it only shows the window as it was before a edit or a delete, which is quite confusing. What ...more >>

I have several classes that has a public interface (nothing really different there :) ). 1) I would like to ensure that some classes can only be instantiated by a specific class type. 2) I would like to restrict some public methods from being called only from another certain class typ...more >>