I am planning to share a Cards.DLL out on Planet Source Code and GotDotNet. But before I send it out to the public I would like to get a peer review to be sure it works as intended, and to avoid any stupid coding tricks or other unsightly practices. I am supplying a zipped package of just the...more >>

Hi all, Can anyone assist me? VB6er trying to delve into the world of .NET... I have inherited a poorly designed database (access).. that uses multi-column keys to determine parent-child relationships. Could anyone suggest how I can handle this using a relation in VB.NET. E.g. Table "A...more >>

I am working on a server application that uses a windows service as it's source. Included in this app I also have a monitoring and configuration client that needs to be written. For this I am using remoting to talk to the service and collect information on what it is doing. What I need to do now is...more >>

Am I crazy - to be shocked that there is no Numeric, Alpha, and AlphaNumeric Property in on the Textbox control I searched and searched - and found other people's code - but they don't work perfectly. Some do only allow numeric - but you cannot backspace. Maybe that is "good enough" - but surely...more >>

Hi , all I'm trying to write unicode to a file for another app (not developed with vs2003) to read it. I used StreamWriter with unicode encoding.but I was surprised that the streamwriter adds FFFE to the start of the file,which stopes the other app from reading it!! any idea how to stope it fro...more >>

Ok.. extremly new to NET so bear with me ) In VB5 you could do this (in Form2) form1.text1.text = "test" now how do you change textbox propertys from another part of code - like from a module or another form? Thanks- Noramn...more >>

How to change row height in a DataGrid I have DataGrid that is filled with data from a table in a DataSet. The content of the cells is text of more than one line (as a note field). What I want is to set the height of the row based on the number of lines in it. The row height of each row in...more >>

i saw some .net demo, there is a property for the button or check box called "visualstyle" (something like that) In my.net 2000 , there is not such property. Does it belongs to 2005 ?? thanks ...more >>

Hi, I have a TabControl and, at runtime, I need to add some tabpages. The problem is that each tabpage is similar to the others and contains several controls. If I do TabControl.TabPages.Add(MyTabPage), a new BLANK tabpage is added. How can I add in few statements a new tabpage as well as i...more >>

Hello: I have 20, 30 text and combo boxes on one form, and I would like to clear them up at one time using the statement "With..........End With". I used this when using VB6, but I don't know if I can use the same way in VB.Net. If I can't use With statement in VB.Net, what should I do? T...more >>

how to format my datagrid control for only write on it in upper case. Also i want to sort my datagrid control automatically for the column number 4. Any ideas....more >>

Alright, can't understand this. Visual Studio appears to have a HTML Help 2.0 plugin availible. I'm using it, it generates a HxS file just fine. I can browse this file in a custom viewer I found. Problem. The help provider for .NET only supports HTML Help 1.0 (CHM) it appears... No/lit...more >>

Hi, I want to create an internet explorer toolbar, like google and others. can you tell me, please, where can I find information about this. Thanks You Alejandro Becker ...more >>

I am unable to call the .Show() method on a form that I have passed through .BeginInvoke as the AsyncState parameter. I can get back the form correctly after the .EndInvoke is called in the callback, but the process still seems to be on a different thread even though the ..EndInvoke finished ru...more >>

Is there a simple way to read (and parse) a webpage with a VB.net application. Right now I can sort of read a page but it's a framed page and the server thinks the app is a browser that can't handle frames...so I get a message to the effect in the response. Ken ...more >>

Hi We have a .net database app with MS Access backend running in house over a windows 2000 server network. Is it possible to re-write the same app for xda ii (http://www.xda-2.co.uk/under_the_bonnet.html) /windows mobile 2003 that can updated data from/to server? What means can be used to upda...more >>

I cannot get this to work correctly: File.Create("\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0") or File.Create("\\.\Tape0") I've been searching for the better part of a week for this one. Thanks, JLW ...more >>

In VB6 I could send email via Outlook without using SMTP, Is it possible to do the same in .NET and if so is there any examples of doing this? ...more >>

hello to all, I have the following problem: I change a field of the data base, changes it of char(10) to char(15). The field is display in a datagrid control. When I record the information, the field only accepts the 10 characters that the field initially had, how can I do to the field of the data ...more >>

Hi, Is there a way to find out if any event handlers are registered for a given event of a given object? ...more >>

I have installed the PIA of Microsoft Office 2003 and the installation was succefully. If I add the reference of Microsoft Excel 11.0, I see that the property CopyLocal is False and the assembly linked is C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC\Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel\11.0.0.0__71e9bce111e 9429c\Micr...more >>

Hello, I was wondering how I would go about writing some code that would be able to authenticate a user atainst a Domain Controller on an old NT4 domain. The call would be coming from a server or client machine that isn't necessarily even part of the old NT4 domain. Is this possible? If s...more >>

Hi I am having problems working out if the mouse pointer is within the control bounds within the OnMouseMove method: Protected Overrides Sub OnMouseMove(ByVal e As MouseEventArgs) Debug.WriteLine(Me.Bounds.Contains(e.X, e.Y)) End Sub This always returns false even whe...more >>

I am creating a small help browser. It is pretty much finished except I cannot find how to pass a file to it (i.e. browser.exe index.html, or any html file, and the html file opens in the browser) from the command line. Pointers would help. : ) Bob ...more >>

Hey group, Right im ready to move to Stage 2 of my Project (And learning Experience) I'm after some advice, not really on the coding side but more on the design side (Sorry if this is the wrong group). What I want is a IT support Database. On this I would like a mini Stock Control Databas...more >>

Hello: I currently use Me.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None to hide the tile bar, but it looks quite ugly. It's easy to disable the "X" button using VB6, but I really can't find out any way to do the same thing using VB.Net. Thanks!! ...more >>

hi all, How to display column aliases instead of real column names??? thx in advance for reply ...more >>

I have a text file that i need to write multiple lines of data to but one at a time. how can i write more then one line of data to the file? example: i do a search for a file on a server if the file does not exist on the server i write it to text file. then i search for another file and if t...more >>

I am unable to find a way of 'Visually' add user controls present in a project to a form or another user control present in the same project. Does VS.Net allow this and if so how please ? ...more >>

Hi, I have a couple of small exes compiled using the same .snk file. These exes will be deployed to the client machines using a "No Touch Deployment" scenario from a web server. We need to push a script out to the client machines to run Caspol to allow the exes the relevant permissions the...more >>

Hello Guru's! I am trying to pass a function pointer as a parameter to a method and can't seem to get it working. Basically I want to do the exact same thing that the System.Threading.Thread constructor does in VB.NET within my own class. In the Thread constructor, you can specify the function...more >>

Hello! I would like to know recommendations and experiences how to print barcodes using VB .NET 2003 and Windows Form application. What would I need to make it possible to use my application to create barcode paper printings. Do I need extra components or is it possible to use Crystal Reports ...more >>

Now in VS.NET how do you create help files? we use to have a help workshop to do it but I don't see it, what is the process now? thanks ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to enter data into a table, but I got problems with my sql statement. It's something like that: Dim now As String = DateTime.Now.ToString INSERT INTO table (date) VALUES(now) I know there is also ToShortDateString but it didn't change my String in anyway. Atm the date ...more >>

I have a function like this: Public Function HearThis(byval strWords as string, byValue strTimesSaid) as string end function Is there anyway to input a message into the function that would be seen in the programming enviornment? ...other than naming the variables IE. HearThis('do no...more >>

Is it okay to call this sub so that the user see's that the app uses less memory... I thought about using this sub after form loads, it does seem to the user that the app is using less memory... Bad, Good? Doesn't matter?? Thanks Anthon Private Declare Auto Function SetProcessWorkingSetSiz...more >>

I have an VB windows form app which I need users to be able to run once. If they have a copy running on one machine on a network, then I have to stop them logging on to a second machine and running it from there. Users also have access to the app through terminal services, so this also includes...more >>

Hi All, I would like to write a windows service that will "Check" any problems on my computer. For exemple, I would like to pop up a windows if my Hard drive is low in "space" (maybe 5 % free space). How may I do it ? Does VS.NET provide a tools for that... I also would like, for exemple, kno...more >>

D'oh!, I cut & pasted info on Split, when I meant to include info on Replace. :-)) The same thought applies, there are four Replace functions in .NET: I would use Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings.Replace when I needed the extra options that it offered . I would use System.String.Replace when I...more >>

Hello everyone, I am new here and I hope I can get the help I need. I will be as descriptive as possible!! I have developed an app using VB.NET that requires making a connection to an access DB that sits on the same machine in which the app is running. First off, this works PERFECTLY on my P...more >>

Hello everyone, I am new here and I hope I can get the help I need. I will be as descriptive as possible!! I have developed an app using VB.NET that requires making a connection to an access DB that sits on the same machine in which the app is running. First off, this works PERFECTLY on my P...more >>

Hi, Currently I have this code: Dim arrData(intNoOfRows, intNoOfColumns) As Object I want to dynamically add x amount of objects. Something like this: For intX = 1 to intCounter arrData(intX)(intNoOfRows, intNoOfColumns) Next Obviously the above code doesn't work. BUT, I'm sure ...more >>

Hi, When I update a datatable through a datagrid the ColumnChanged event is fired. In this event I check if the new value that the user has entered is correct and change it if it's not. My problem is when I change it, the ColumnEvent is fired again. How can I prevent this? I thought BeginEdit...more >>

I am getting a bit confused with several things that need doing, but I am trying to grasp the concept of a few keywords. The situation is I am making a DLL that uses two objects that support the same interface. One should be creatable and the other not. Due to the late hour I am perhaps not ...more >>

Hi All Does anyone know how to code a dropdownlistcolumnstyle in a datagridcolumn in vb.net? Thanks! Ch LD *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it!...more >>

I just made a web app and there's some memory leak in the code. I can't use the VS.NET debugger for this. I would like to be able to see what's going on in the memory. What is the best memory debugging program? Aaron ...more >>

Thx in advance! Norton ...more >>