I am inheriting the System.Timers.Timer within my control in order to add timer functionality... I able to access both methods and Props, How do I access the tick event? Basically when this particulr function is called I pass a var which sets the interval, I want to invoke and access the tick event ...more >>

Hi, Is there a way to set the value of an item in a checked list box to checked from my program? Thanks for any help. Michael ...more >>

This seems like it would be pretty simple. But I can't seem to figure out / find how to access a MS Access database with .Net Any samples/suggestions would be much appreciated ...more >>

I have activated the XP Style setting property FlatStyle of all component equal a System. I have copy the file manifest. All function correctly but the one things... The tabcontrols component have the tab in style xp but the background of tabpages are not gradient like as XP style... And the c...more >>

Hello all, I have searched the internet for this but can't find a working solution. I have a datagrid in a web appl with a bound column. Filled with data from a sql table. Works fine. I want to hide the column but preserve the value because I need it in the postback. Several 'solutions' said to...more >>

Hi, I need to create a win form that appears on the taskbar, but is very limited in functionality. So I've set ShowInTaskbar = True & ControlBox = True. But I need to modify the system menu that appears from clicking on the Control Box. Basically, when the user clicks on the Control Box, I on...more >>

Hi everyone, I have a project that has vbaccelerators listbar control in (coded in c#) i also in the same solution have a bunch of vb.net projects (one of which references the C# control and uses it in the project... its referenced by project output *NOT by the actuall dll file*) and every tim...more >>

does anyone know of a control or code that would create those little "whats new" dialog boxes that pop up before apps run on some apps? i know i could make one myself but thought maybe one already existed thanks ...more >>

Hi, In the ValueChanged event of a dateTimePicker control I've a condition, and I like to reset the initial value if teh condition is false Private Sub dateDebut_ValueChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles dateDebut.ValueChanged if dateDebut.value.date...more >>

Hi This may be simple, but can anyone tell me the easiest way to create a button bar below a main menu bar like what you get in Word, Excel etc. I can't see anything in VB.NET help regarding this? Thanks Richard ...more >>

Here is the problem. If 2 different properties on the same (or different) control are bound to the same data column, changing the Text property and calling EndCurrentEdit discards the new value. Changing a custom property and calling EndCurrentEdit accepts the new value, stores it in the dataso...more >>

I reload the items in the listview on a regular schedule (i.e. clear the listview, then load it up with fresh values). I want add a convinience to the user whereby my application remembers the position of the scrollbars after reloading the data. But I can’t figure out how to retrieve the s...more >>

I have a VB.NET MDI application that terminates for no reason. Sometimes it will run for ages, and sometimes it terminates after a few seconds. It always seems to occur following some user action, usually clicking on a top-level menu item. I am using Infragistics 2004 Vol 1 for menus and docking...more >>

hi all, please help anybody with step by step instructions on printing out Datagrid results, thanks in advance! ...more >>

My control pops a menu (below, not directly under, the pointer) OnMouseDown, and, probably because of the loss of focus, OnDoubleClick doesn't fire any more. Is there a way to get doubleclick back without some ugly workaround? TIA, Bob ...more >>

Hi, Let's say I bind the same column to multiple properties of one control (or even to the same property of several controls). If a user changes the value of the property in one control - I would like to take that value, and put it in the data source, and have anything else bound to this co...more >>

I'd be pinging for 24 hours at 3 second intervals. Are there any IP addresses out there that exist just for pinging, if not, would it be considered rude to pick a major site such a google? Or - let me back up here - is there some other, better way to monitor internet connection stability using...more >>

Hi there. If I place a picturebox on my form and load (at design time) an animated gif into it, it shows and animates allright. If I load my animated gifs in an Imagelist at design time and at runtime copy the image from the list into a PictureBox using "MyPictureBox.Image = MyImageList.Images(n...more >>

VB6 under Win2K We have a menu app where we launch applications under different profiles for security reasons. The problem that arises is when printing. That is, the default printer is the one under the profile which the application was launched and not the local user. And we need to have p...more >>

Help, im trying to use a union join from an SQL database and a Access database - the program works fine from my own machine as i have the odbc DSN connections setup from access to link to the SQL tables. i need to set this up in code to connect to both databases and do my union join but i ...more >>

Hello, I'm having a problem adding a manifest to a vb project in order to add visual styles to my vb.net application. I followed the steps outlined her http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dv_vstechart/html/vbtchUsingWindowsXPVisualStylesWithControlsOnWindowsFor...more >>

Is there a way to get a JIT Debugger on a machine without installing VisStudio? I have a machine that an assemble is blowing up on, but it works fine on my devel machine, so I need to figure out exactly what is going on with this sucker. Thanks Again, JLW ...more >>

Hello There is a control in vb.net that houses the toolbox and lets you toggle between "General", "Custom Controls" etc and a sliding tab moves up and down when you click them. What sort of control is this? Where can I get hold of such a control as I wish to use one in my application Than...more >>

I have a custom form, with all borders, title bar, etc. being drawn internally. Native borders and so on have been disabled. Because of this, however, resizing is a bit of a problem, and generally looks quite messy. Was hoping that I could use the grey border/outline method (ie by not actually...more >>

Hi all. Is there a way to retrieve captions of system buttons (i.e: Ok, Yes, No, Cancel, Abort, Retry, Ignore that, for italian o.s. are Ok, Si, No, Annulla, Esci, Riprova, Ignora)? Thanks in advance. W ...more >>

Hi, I developed a little program that connects to a MS SQL Server to insert some data. On my PC it works perfectly, but on all other PCs it throws an System.TypeInitialisationException and doesn't start at all! Before I was using ODBC to connect, now I changed to SQL Client, but it's s...more >>

H I need to combine Ink strokes with the background image into a bit map. Would appreciate any help Thank A ...more >>

Hello Does anyone know of any company offering development tools that will give me the look and feel of windows x in my vb.net application. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanx in Advance Geri...more >>

I have a main form (an mdi container) with a menu and the item "open". When clicking "open" a child form appears. Now, i don't want that several childforms are opened. So i want the "open" item to be disabled when this child form is shown. When i close this child form i want the "open" item ...more >>

Hi All, wonder if anyone can help me with some direction... I'm a VB6er who has been plunged into the VB.NET arena with a requirement to complete a reasonably small project within a month.. The basics are.. I have two databases, from 3rd-party suppliers for which there is somewhat common data ...more >>

Hi, How should i pass Short and String datatype parameters from vb.net to vb6 component. Should I use conversion function or it will work just fine with no conversion. MTIA, Grawsha...more >>