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Hi, i have this line code to hide a table if a database field value is empty: <table runat="server" visible='<%# dataSetPerson.FieldValue("Book", Container) <> "" %>' ... What i want is to HIDE the table if any of these 3 conditions are true: dataSetPerson.FieldValue("Book", Container) ...more >>

I am using icon.save to save icon files I've extracted using ExtractIconEx. when I save the large icon everything is fine, but when I save the small icon it looks distorted, and has a black (not transparent) background. Any ideas why? ...more >>

Hi , What i want to accomplish is to display the main form in my windows application and along with that i want to spurn a thread from my Sub Main that instantiates a dll and displays a form in the dll. And Process the popup form separately from my main form. This is the gist of the code im ru...more >>

Hello I want to start a disabled service using VB.Net, i use the start propetry in ServiceController class, but it can not start a disabled service, how to do? Many thanks ...more >>

For some reason this is not copying to the clipboard, can someone tell be why? Private Sub MenuItem2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MenuItem2.Click Clipboard.SetDataObject(Net.Dns.GetHostByName(Net.Dns.GetHostByName("localhost").HostName).Addres...more >>

I can get the month of the date selected but not when the claendar control is first opened or when you go to the next or previous month. I'm sure it's simple, thanks for any help! ...more >>

I need to read a binary file (whose structure I know - at least in generic terms) and just learning about how best to do it. Looking at deserialisation this seems to be one direct approach. But from what I've read thus far I'm unclear about whether a binary file needs to have been created with...more >>

Hi All I generally write code for the fun of it! I'm self taught, I would like some guide lines to follow for a single programmer working on a single project at a time, allot of what I have found is always aimed at a Team of programmers....... VB.NET/SQL/ASP.NET.... is what I play around...more >>

Hello, i want to display the image "icon-yes.gif" if a certain condition is = true or the image "icon-no.gif" if it's false. I have this line: <td><img runat=3D"server" src=3D'<%# "..image/" & = IIF(dataSetPerson.FieldValue("Author", Container) =3D "Yes", = "icon-yes.gif" "icon-no.gif" %>'...more >>

I hate to bother you again, but being an upgrader from vb6 to this language, I am having some difficulty. In my about box, I have a label (lblVersion) that displays the version number. I tried this: lblVersion.Text = "Version " & Environment.Version, but it caused an error. How should I do it p...more >>

Hi all, I'm writing some code for disaster recovery. I need to have an application which accesses Sql Server to determine if the local database is up or not and then if not go to the secondary server. So like this: 1. Determine if Sql Server A is up, if so is the database active. 2. If ...more >>

does anyone know how to get a listing of accounts in a LDAP directory in VB.Net? thanks ...more >>

I have an ENUM I need to use in multiple projects in a solution. In the old days I would setup a header file containing the ENUM and reference it in each project. What is the best way to do this in the .NET multi-project solution? Thanks for any input. -Sam Matzen ...more >>

Does anyone out there know how to send a message over to another user (PC) in the network. I just need to be able to send a message (no need of receiving any messages). A very simple sample of sending a message from one computer to another is all i need. Best Regards, Paul ...more >>

Ok here goes I have three applications that all do pretty much the same thing. All of them take data from WMI and log it into a database. The first application is a Standard EXE and works fine The second is a web application and that also works fine. The third however is a windo...more >>

Hi, Is there a list of acceptable RowFilter syntax somewhere? Or is T-SQL syntax generally accepted? (I couldn't find anything on MSDN.) Many thanks, Marty ...more >>

I am having trouble getting the ip of a clientusing TcpClient. I haven't found any examples, can anyone help me? Thanks Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ...more >>

Hello, I need some pointing in the right direction. I have a working application, a main form and several subforms and classes. I want the subforms and classes put together in a package so that other programmers can use it in their main forms. Is the 'package' I'm looking for a component? Do yo...more >>

Ok, so I create a new form, click on the server explorer, drag a table onto the form. A connection and a dataadapter are created. I then generate a dataset. I do nothing else but try to compile and I get an error that "Type 'MyForm.MyDataset' is not defined." What am I doing wrong? Thank...more >>

Hi, if I have : rs.Fields("firstname").Value = "John" rs.Fields("middlename").Value = "D" rs.Fields("lastname").Value = "Paul" Is it possible to Dim the column name and make it a variable and reassign the value to this new variable? Because I have a long list of the above, and I...more >>

I'm trying to use the code posted in various forums to get the Owner Name on a Pocket PC device, and I'm having a bit of trouble. Please help. (I'm using VB.NET with Option Strict On.) My code is: I have a form with a button. The button click event has the following two lines: Dim test A...more >>

Hi gurus, I have a datagrid with a linkbutton to see details of a specified item of the grid. What I want to do is to change the caption of this button to the first 10 caracteres of the field present in my Database. This field is a description field. Then when I click in one of the button the ...more >>

Hello, I would like to overlay a datgrid on an image. I am having trouble doing this. .Net won't let me place the datagrid ontop of the image. Does anyone have any suggestions about how to go about doing this? Thanks, Billy...more >>

Hi all, I'm making a class that inherist from listview one. The problem is I do not want mybase's doubleclick to fire but my class to handle this event. Is this possible? How? thanks a lot, Xavi ...more >>

i'm interested in programming an application for pocket pc that has integrated mp3 player & voice recorder features. has anyone done anything similar, such as integrate windows media player into their app, or make a simple voice memo recorder? any links to info on programming such an app,...more >>

hi to all there is a way to show the rows of data grid nested only when they have a group of child, while the rows withiot child must not bu nested ? At moment i create a relation on dataset that give back all rows nested. -- Ciao ::M:a:r:c:o:::P:e:s:c:e:: itrustNOSPAMofyou@hotmail...more >>

How can I get value pairs of named colors and the color they represent? I want to easily get these colornames and then their associated color values into a file so I can add to the list and offer this list in an owner drawn listbox for the user to choose colors. thanks, Shane ...more >>

Hello. I am working with very large files in my .NET project (1 million plus records). Some of these files do not have crlf's, which makes it very hard to read the file without a layout or record length. In my application, I would like to open one of these text files and check to see if it co...more >>

Hello, I have set up a multithreading routine in a Test VB.net proj, and it appears to be working OK in debug mode and I am not using synchronization. Multithreading is a new thing for me, and I just wanted to ask if I am missing anything based on the following scenario. My test app p...more >>

I get 2 compile errors on assembly attributes after creating a custom attribute. If I comment out the attribute, the errors go away. I don't get it because my attribute specifies class usage, not assembly usage. Assembly attribute 'System.Runtime.InteropServices.GuidAttribute' is not valid...more >>

I've tried everyone's suggestion, and the only way it works is if I click out of the app windows, then back in. WTF is going on with that? JLW ...more >>

I am reading in a text file of about 25 megs, using a streamreader class. Now this text file was generated using a DataBUS programming language, now known as PL/B, and being used as a database, that just happens to be a flat text file. What I need to be able to do is to read in a line fr...more >>

I am trying to edit form elements (labels, text box's, etc) in Visual Studio.NET using VB.NET. Whenever I edit certain forms’ appearance whether it is through the code, or through the designer, I receive this (Invalid ActiveX State Exception) error message at runtime whenever the form is called. I...more >>

Hello, I want to encrypt a file with its filename. I can encrypt the file itself using the frame libraries. How can I now best hide the filename and extension? Within the file, ... ? I must be able to retrieve the filename after decrypting. The original files have random filenames and ex...more >>

Hi, I have a parent FormA and two different child forms. In one childform there is a tabcontrol with textboxen and i want to fill these textboxen in this active childform with a statement in the other child With the statement in the other child i open the first child frmA.mnuNew.PerformClic...more >>

Hi All I am trying to (with a button click) add a new row to a datagrid and then set focus on the first column of the new row. I have waisted almost a day on this now and still can't get it to work. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here is some code Private Sub btnAdd_Click(ByVal...more >>

I need a connection string to use for OleDb for Oracle .Net provider (NOT through ODBC!). Can someone point me to some doc or give me some examples? Thanks...more >>

I coulda sworn I was given an explanation during an AppDev class years ago for VB6, but don't recall the answer. Why is it that -1 is True in Visual Basic (and now VB.NET)? Bit flags seem like they should always be 0 or 1 to me... (not that I haven't used VB long enough by now to know better)....more >>

I have a datatable that was created within a dataset. I dynamically add columns to the table as I add data. Previously added rows probably did not have data for the column that is being added. Since I’m added rows and maybe columns at the same time, what is column content for rows that have bee...more >>

Hi all, How can I delete the file on the server after the user download it? For example: I have file name "123.txt" on a server, I copy it to "ABC.txt", then allow uer download the "ABC.txt" file, then I try to delete file "ABC.txt", but I can not do it. I can delete the ABC.txt before I ...more >>

Hi, Can anyone point me to an example of how I would execute a query I've created in an Access DB. I've copied the SQL down to my VB.net application and that works fine, but it's ugly. I'd like to direcly execute the query that I created in Access - if possible. Also, I would like to be ab...more >>

I see MSKB Q323167 referenced a lot in the subject. It appears the article no longer exists. Has another article replaced it? Where can I find any info? Thanks Byron ...more >>

Hi All :) Would be grateful of advice please. I have code in VB6 working as follows: lngReply = CreateProcess(sNull, txtStart, ByVal 0&, ByVal 0&, 1&, _ NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS, ByVal 0&, sNull, sInfo, pInfo) but alas, the 'equivelant' vb.Net code translated as: l...more >>

i have some code that works fine in vb6, but when i paste it into vb.net 2003, i get errors thrown... can anyone tell me a good port of call for help converting this code??? i am assuming thing like changing my LONGs to INT32's or INT64's will be required, etc. thanks in advance !...more >>

I want to let the users of my Windows form press a button to download (from the Internet) and unpack a revised form and supporting data files. It looks like myWebClient.DownloadFile under class system.net is a easy way to get the zip file to the client. But how can I unzip the file? ...more >>

Hello, In my application I am trying to load up some forms, however the loading of the forms is causing a lot of flickering. Are there any commands that can stop showing the repainting of the forms and thus make for a smoother running application. mdiClient.DkManager.LoadConfigFromFil...more >>

Hi There, I have a form with a datagrid, and some text/combo-boxes and a button. When I select a record in the datagrid an press the button I want to see the valeus of the cells from tehe selected record in the text/combo-boxes. At this point I only get the first record shown even when i se...more >>

Does VB.NET support multiple inheritance? JD ...more >>

Hi, I have an Access 2000 database, which contains some native tables, and some linked tables which belong to an ORACLE database, through ODBC. Using VB.NET, I am trying to fetch some data by joining two tables, one table native to the mdb file, and another belonging to ORACLE. I am usin...more >>

The developer of an application I use just included a server which allows me to load a track remotely. I have an application I am working on that just might want to do that. I need to send this http://localhost/control/loadsong/1/F:audio\somesong.mp3 you get the idea right? I've been br...more >>

Hi Cor and everybody else, i created a page with 5 panels and 5 buttons which control them acording to Cor's help. After this i used 5 image buttons instead of standard buttons. When i run the page i don't get any error but at the same time i don't see anything. I am doing something wron...more >>