Hi, I am calling a dll which is wrapper around WTSAPIs from vb=2Enet= application=2E I am trying to use WTSSendMessage api which sends a= message to the user based on session id=2E But I am getting error= that DLL entry point not found in WTSAPI32=2Elib=2E MSDN says the= api is available ...more >>

Hallo I've seen this file 'winmm.dll' a bit in examples and stuff but I don't know what it is. Can someone please explain what it i thanx...more >>

I've been going through the MSDN article "Make Your Components Really RAD with Visual Studio .NET Property Browser" by Shawn Burke (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dndotnet/html/vsnetpropbrow.asp?frame-true) as a guide. To make a long story short I've been converting a lot of C# code i...more >>

hi I've found some code for playing sounds and it kinda works. This is what I have \\\\\Public Class SoundClas Declare Auto Function PlaySound Lib "winmm.dll" (ByVal name As String, ByVal hmod As Integer, ByVal flags As Integer) As Intege ' name specifies the sound file when the ...more >>

I'm trying to write a class which uses BinaryWriter as its base but allows for queuing of write requests Public Class QueuedBinaryWriter Inherits BinaryWriter I override all the Write methods like so: Public Overloads Overrides Sub Write(ByVal Value As Byte) m_Queue.Enqueue(N...more >>

I need to exceute a method in a form from another form... Both forms will always be open so I don't have to worry about that... I just need to call the method... Please help... Source please......more >>

Hey Group, I hope somebody could help me here, in sort of a manaer to my prevous thread on Ini Files? My Sanario: I have a Multi Form App, On Startup I would like to be able to choose from one of three Database`s (Local, Network, Test) As different users may choose to place there Database...more >>

Dear Sir, I am writing a SMTP component. I would like this component to support multilingual because we are using French, English and Dutch. I got the info that I need to use Mime encoding... Is this right? I don't know so much about this. Does some one know a good tutorial about Mime an...more >>

what happened to minimize all for mdi windows? I can easily find tile, cascade, and arrange icons, but not minimize all windows ...more >>

I trie to set the datasource of a datagrid with a recordset. On VB6 I can make that with : SET DATAGRID.DATASOURCE = RECORDSET This is possible to make the same on VB.NET??? Thank You! Frank ...more >>

Hi, I need to deploy a VB.NET-application (2003) on some old pc's: Pentium II processor, 350 Mhz, with 64 Mb RAM, Windows NT. I have two different sources of Microsoft with the requirements: Those for the .NET Framework http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/technologyinfo/sysreqs/default...more >>

I have 2 datasets that i need to put into 1 datagrid each dataset has the same amount of columns and contains the same type of data but column names are different (though i know how to rename them if this is an issue) i need to insert dataset1 into the datagrid (not a problem) but how can i...more >>

I am trying to figure out the best way to subdivide a project for multiple programmers. I am embarking on a new development project with one other person but with an idea in mind that we may need to add a couple more folks on as we progress. The user interface is an "outlook style one" with ...more >>

Hi, Can anyone suggest an easy way to distribute the .NET framework with a Windows application? Is there anyway to include it in the .msi file? Thanks Richard ...more >>

Anyone know any good websites where I can find some free icons to add to my ..NET app? Thanks! ...more >>

Is there a way to remove the VB 6 compatibility layer from VB.NET applications? The reason that I want to do this is so that I am sure that VB 6 syntax is not being used. Also, I am hoping that removing this layer reduces overhead for an application....more >>

Hi, I have a class, say class A, that has <Serializable()> attribute applied to it. Now if I create a class B that inherits from A, does B automaticly inherits this attribute also? or do I have to apply <Serializable()> to B, if I want B to be serializable? Thanks Lifeng...more >>

Hey guys, I am trying to draw a vertical line in a class of mine that inherits from the RichTextBox control, but for some reason the line won't be drawn. Here is the code, fairly straight forward: Dim g As Graphics = Me.CreateGraphics g.DrawLine(Pens.Black, 100, 1, 100, Me.Height) g = No...more >>

Can someone point me to an article that outlines how to create a setup project using the wizard? ...more >>

Hey group, Is there a way for a ComboBox to display nothing untill someone clicks on the drop down button? My ComboBox is bound to a Datasource and displays the first Item before anyone clicks on the DropDown button? If you get what I mean? Ta MCN ...more >>

I have a winforms app that I compiled and put on my client via .NET setup. I have a webservice on this app. The External address for this webservice was in the app.config file. Well I just did I search on the client and I can't find ANY app.config file. Please don't tell me this is compiled in...more >>

Hi I ned to have my VB.NET webform called on any tcp send to port 80 on IIS so I can see the message and possibly change it on the response Basically I need to let IIS act as the socket server and want to ignore or erase the http in the picture.. Can any one give me some ideas or hints how to c...more >>

Hey Group, Hope Somebody could possibly help? I would like to be able to connect to our Windows 2000 Active Directory, download a list of users and import it into a access database? Only Problem is, if the user already exsists in the Access Table, I don`t want it to import the user again....more >>

Hey Again Group, Sorry to be a pain but .......... I have a Windows Forms Project with serveral reports in now. At the moment I have 7 Forms all Called Print1, Print2, Print3 and so on. Each form has a Crystal Report Viewer on it assigned to the perticular report eg, Print1.rpt, Print2.rp...more >>

I've been reading a lot of other posts and trying a bunch of things but just cannot get this to work. I'm hoping someone can help. Here's the situation. I have a test folder which only Administrator has access to. Inside it has a web page. In IIS (Windows 2003), I have "Integrated Windows ...more >>

I am relativly new to visual basic, so this may be a no- brainer. I am attempting to use a computed column in a VB dataset defined as followe: ' 'dcCost ' Me.dcCost.ColumnName = "Cost" Me.dcCost.DataType = GetType(System.Decimal) Me.dcCos...more >>

Howdy, I'm no legal beagal but from what i understand if you want to own the rights to an idea you need a patent. If you cant get a patent then your next best option is a copyright. However anyone can get around copyright simply by ensuring their functionality albeit the same, is produced in a...more >>

I developed a small app that downloads the same file everyday on demand, from the same location on a FTP server. The servers host recently sent out a notice about a change in the way the admin thier FTP server. They now require secure FTP connection and transfers. How can I fin info on encrypted ...more >>

Hi I am trying to get the exact mouse coordinates as it moves over a single menuitem on a context menu. As the menu item is not a control i cannot find any way od doing this. Any ideas? Thanks Tom...more >>

In VB6, I used to have something like: Private Sub Form_QueryUnload(Cancel As Integer, UnloadMode As Integer) If UnloadMode = vbFormControlMenu Then '''' other logic here...etc... Cancel = 1 Else What is the equivalent in VB.Net ... Thanks for your help, ...more >>

Is there any way to add some code that will happen in every single Event that i raised in a form? I have a Total field in the bottom of a pretty complex page and I think it's kind of "Dirty" to update that Filed from every single Event that might affect it Is there are was to keep that File...more >>

I have a Dataset that filled with data from a serious of flat files. Is there a way to write XML from this Dataset per predefined XSD schema? ...more >>

Please help with this one - I have scoured the newsgroups for information on this, and all of the responses relate to how to refernce controls on a NEW instanc of a form and not an exitsing one. I wish to access controls on an EXISTING instance of my form from a module. I have found one sugges...more >>

Hi, I want to use MS Messenger in order to show an alert on my local PC from my VB.NET app (I don't want to use the Microsoft Alerts SDK, just de MS Alert Popup window) I think this is possible, because the Microsoft Alerts Preview Tool does it. I just want to know how can I emulate that ...more >>

Hey Again Group, Anybody got any links for using Ini files within projects? Many Thanks MCN ...more >>

Hey group, Could anybody point me in the right direction for some hows to`s on how to send e-mail from VB? Basically want a form with 3 x textbox's on 1 for From, 1 for subject, and 1 for message. Many Thanks MCN ...more >>

Hello, Is there any way to give some description strings to the functions of my class so that whenever the functions are shown in the intellisense dropdown in the IDE, those descriptions are shown with the normal signature of the function ? I tried adding the <DataSysDescription("My Des...more >>

Hi, I already posted this but can't find it anywhere! I'm having a problem that seems very simple=2E I'm trying to update= a db and am getting stuck on the data binding of a textbox=2E I= get a "Cannot bind to property or column permitnumber on= DataSource" OR if I use ("text", ds, "permits...more >>

(Type your message here) Hi, I'm having a problem with binding a textbox to a dataset=2E Can= anybody figure out what's going on here? I simply want to update a record=2E Type in a permit number and= save it to the database=2E I get the "cannot bind to column= permitnumber on datasource...more >>

Hello, I'd like to take a string like this "one two three four five" and make it like this "one two three four five" essentially replacing >1 spaces with 1. Can I do this somehow with the = built-in functions?, I haven't found a way yet. I've tried using = replace(" ", " "), but th...more >>

Hi there, I have a couple of bitmaps that are called in my project that I need to use. They were added to my solution as existing objects and are located in the same folder as the rest of the vb files. I set their Build Action to Embedded Resource and compiled without any errors, however, whe...more >>

FOR WINDOWS FORMS I've been setting all Radio buttons in a group to Checked=False except the clicked one which I set to True. I just noticed the GroupName property and if I understand the doc it will do that for me automatically. Is that correct? I would not post for the above (I could...more >>

Hi I'm having an annoying error with the VB development environment. I just created a new VB project and I need to add some forms to it. When I try to add a new Windows Form, it gives me an error message that says "The operation could not be completed." I can add other types of files, such as ...more >>

I am looking for a way to change an individuals (users) default printer to another printer. Print a file and then reset back to the users original printer. Any suggestions?...more >>

Hi all I need a solution In my apps Iam running any where between 1 to 3 threads Problem if 2 or 3 three threads are running i have to wait until all the threads finish So that I can start another 3 threads Can you give me a solution so that apps waits for the threads to complete Or how ...more >>

Having upgraded my VB6 project .... This doesn't work dim i as integer For i = 0 to 8 MyRecordset.Fields(i).Value = "Test" <---------- Error thrown here "item or variable not found in collection' next i This does : dim i as integer For i = 0 to 8 MyRecordset.Field...more >>

Hi, I am calculating percentages and I would like to round the decimals to only 2 decimals. Any idea how that could be done in the best way? Thanks in advance, Stefan ...more >>

Hi, Where can I find a sample vb.net application that connects to an MS Access database and does sql statement calls to retrieve, update etc...? I do not have the vb resource kit and cannot download it due to internet connections where I am. I have spent many hours and failed to do this as...more >>

A new informal survey shows that Java supports a much larger and faster growing book publishing ecosystem than other languages, including PHP, Perl, C++, C#, and VB. The survey (which I'll christen the Publishing Ecosystem Capacity Indicator - or PECI for short) looked at the number of books pub...more >>

Hi I have to implement arithemtic operations with data from a textbox. An example: pi = 3.14; If I write: pi / 2 in textbox, I get: 1.6.... Do you know how I can make it. Thanks...more >>

I have to write an email client in VB.net to read from Hotmail but I need to do it without 3rd party controls. Does anyone know of any good sites which might give me an overview of this subject ? Thanks in Advance ...more >>

I've made my first collection. Its a simple one but it works. Now I want to populate a treeview from my collection to display to the user, easy enough... But now comes my dilemma.. say I add a context menu to the treeview item and allow them to delete an item from the GUI how do I match the ...more >>

Hi, I need to me make Help Window not modal so when parent window is clicked on it become the topmost.. Any help will be appreciated. Keith ...more >>

Could someone give me an hint? I have trouble with mashaling of a struct. I can set values in struct (byVAL) but cant read from the struct. Its an long pointer struct in a c dll. thats my struct where is correct i guess '----------------------------------- ' structure declaration...more >>

Hi the Opacicity is not inherted when the form is used as a MDI child. Is this a limitation. Technical Details Reqd Thank with regard Barath...more >>

Hi My company wants to see changes made by programmers during a period. We use Visual Source Safe 6.0 in our company I want to write a program that will show how many lines are added(or modified) to each file between a starting date and end date for each user. But I don't know how to do. I need h...more >>

Hello I have a datagrid, called MyDataGrid and I wish to put the focus on a particular cell in order that the user to highlight the fact that the user needs to enter a value in this cell, e.g. I put the message up "Please enter an order number" I then wish to highlight the column MyDataGri...more >>

Hi Can anybody show me how to loop all treeview nodes ini vb.net. I've been working on this for days but still no result. I got a sample code in vb 6.0, this one works. Private Sub SaveNested( Dim TNode As Node Set TNode = TreeView1.Nodes(1).Roo While Not TNode Is...more >>

Hi, How can I check, automatically, if a variable declared in a function is used in that function? I have looked at FXCop, but didn't find a solution. Greetings, Dieter...more >>

Hi All Is there any way to create the Enum dynamically from database table. Thank Chowdary D...more >>