Hi, I am in the process of developing a popup utility for a project i am = working on, the basic idea is that when a user presses the control key a = popup menu will be displayed listing the shortcut options, for example = Ctrl+Q which will be used to close a window. The popup is a simple f...more >>

Hi there, This is the Code ; cnSQL = New SqlConnection(ConnectionString) cmSQL = New SqlCommand(strSQL, cnSQL) strSQL = "INSERT tb_product VALUES(@ServiceCode,@ServiceName,@Price)" cmSQL = New SqlCommand(strSQL, cnSQL) Dim m As New SqlParameter("@Price", txtPrice.Text) m.DbType = Sy...more >>

Now, I understand my problem (bugs?) about the Tab Control & dataBinding 1)a simple blank form with tabcontrol , there are 2 pages, pages1 got 3 textboxes (txtShipperNAme,txtJobNo,txtVslName) and one "New" button 2)As Formload, I will fill in the dsInvoice and bind the data dsSeaExHBL....more >>

Hi iam using a tabcontrol in vs.net and wanted to know that could i shift from one tabpage to another by pressing the tab keys when the last control of that tab page loses focus thanks ...more >>

How do I use XmlDocument class to parse an xml file such as the following - note the key issue is the number of <stuff> elements is not fixed so if I use m_nodelist = m_xmld.SelectNodes("/start/level/stuff") to process the nodes they all run together and I can't separate them by the <leve...more >>

Hi, I've a DataGrid and a DataSet (not a DataView) as the DataSource. Users can click on column headers and sort the contents of the DataGrid. I want to know how to determine which column is being used to order the sorted data. I can't see in the microsoft DataGrid in vb.net the Event 'SortCom...more >>

Hi I am trying to install a windows service exe file. I have the following command line; c> installutil.exe webservice1.exe This did its thing but the windows service did not appear in the list of services. What else do I need to do? Thanks Regards ...more >>

Is there a direct equivalent of the VB6 expression 'app.path' in the .NET framework Cheers Paul ...more >>

Hello! I would like to introduce a keyboard shortcut for refreshing the user interface in many programs. In english locales it's often F5 which is used, but how about other locales and/or preferences. Should I simply bind the refresh feature to F5 or is there a symbolic Shortcut for refreshmen...more >>

Hi, I try to execute request on a ms-access database but I have a problem with date. the "myDate" field's format is "date/time" my request is: SELECT myCode, myStuff, myDATE FROM myTable WHERE myDate = #05/21/2004# in ms-access interface, it works fine ! I get real good lines but wh...more >>

Hi, I am trying to execute a control method on an open form (not with focus) from a modal dialog box. I want to increment the node selected from the dialog when a certain key is pressed. Any help appreciated. Robert T ...more >>

Hi, All, How to temporarily termniate a process and then restart it in VB .Net? (Should not kill the process since it is still needed in the program later). Thanks for the help. Alison ...more >>

Hi, I understand that the "TreeView" has the property "checkbox". I wonder is it possible for some nodes not to show the checkbox while others continue to show? Shelby ...more >>

is there a way to take a string that has binary data in it and put it in the memory stream? everything i try will not work. it wants it in bytes. and i don't see a way to convert it over.. thanks ...more >>

I want to graph the data in a dataset in a datagrid using mschart. The problem is I do not know how or where to start. Need suggestions Thanks...more >>

I have a program that I'm converting from VB6 to VB.NET. It reads in a text file containing barcode numbers and their corresponding descriptions. Then the user enters the barcode number and the program finds the matching barcode description. In VB6 I used an UDT to store the barcode number a...more >>

i am currently building a small user maintenace system which works across different SQL db's and servers. for a logon screen i am using SQLDMO to get a list of all SQLServers on network, once logged on this then populates a list of db's on that SQL server. by clicking OK i more or less build a...more >>

VB.net 2003 (standard) In my application, within FORM1_LOAD, I check for various things (ie valide user names, files, etc.). What I want to do is upon an event such as "No Valide User Name Found" to pop up a warning message about the event and then close the application. I can do everythin...more >>

Hello there Is there a way to get the last control that was in focus before the current control? please note that I don't want the next or previous control in the tab order, I need the last one used by the user. Thanks in advance. Regards Sameh ...more >>

I've got a database application that uses the DateTimePicker to display/edit a person's birthdate. I'd like to use the .Checked property to determine if I want to write the date to the DB, but the behavior isn't what I expect. It seems that if I check or uncheck the DTP checkbox, the .Checked prop...more >>

I have a textbox that I only want to allow "numbers". 1,000 1000 1000.0512 I don't want to prevent them from typing anything else, because I want to check their input in the Validating event and will display an error with an ErrorProvider. First attempt (from my TextBox1 Validating even...more >>

In our VB.Net Windows application we need to implement a "timeout" type of funtionality - If the the user leave the application idle for certain peroid of time, depending on configureable setting, then I want the system to timeout and send him/her to login again. To do this all I need is ...more >>

Is there a .Net class to get free drive space on remote computer? Also is there a way to get Number of available drives? Thanks, Rog ...more >>

Hi, I have a formA and classB which I want to wrap into a component so my fellowworkers can use the formA in their main applications. ClassB must not be visible. How do I do this? I can only find info about deploying complete applications, but this is just a subform and a class. I want my fell...more >>

Help! I created a COM addin using vb.net based on the KB article 302896 (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302896). The problem is Outlook remains in memory when after it. I know the problem is in the OnStartupComplete function. If I comment this function out, Outlook c...more >>

Following what I think are relevant portions of my code: ---------------Begin Code--------------------- Public Class LOLoadingBoard Inherits System.Web.UI.Page Dim MaxNum As Integer Dim LNToEd As Integer Dim CStatClr As Integer Dim lBox() As Integer, lStatusColor() As In...more >>

I need to create an application that displays each day of the month and allows the user to input data on a daily basis. This application form would display one month at a time, depending of the month selected. Does anyone have an sample application or code that would allow me to use one form and p...more >>

Hello, Just checking which is more efficient/better/or correct Do While something str1 = dr(i).ToString If Not str1.Equals("xyz") Then .... or If str1 <> "xyz" Then .... or does it make any difference? or any other syntax? TIA, Rich...more >>

I want to write a quick little program that will scan all network PCs and tell me who's using a specific exe and how long they've been using it. Can anyone help me out? Thanks, Jennifer...more >>

Hi All, I'm working on my Data access class which has an .AddParamter Function. (Code is at the end of the message). One of the parameters of this Function is the value which should entered into an SQLClient.SQLParameter object. This is declared as Object because I could be accepting dates,...more >>

Hi all, I'm trying to see files from listview control so I'm adapting VBResourcekit sample "Windows Forms - Create an Explorer Style Application" with different icons capabilities. For doing that, I'm filling and imagelist every time I want to showfiles(). In this function, I'm using api's SH...more >>

Can datagrid column widths be set individually? In the code that is. Ken ...more >>

Anyone know how to get the cursor to land inside the first column of a datagrid after an add. Me.Datagrid1.CurrentCell = New DataGridCell(Me.dataGrid1.CurrentRowIndex, 0) will set focus but will not place the cursor inside the textbox in the grid. If I press keys and hit tab, the value wi...more >>

Hello All, I have a combo-box that contains three items added at design time. When I try to set the SelectedText property at run-time based on a value from a SqlDataReader, the SelectedText is not set, but if I step through the code, the SelectedText gets set. Any help will be greatly apprec...more >>

Hi, I'm running visual studio 2003, and am now receiving the error "The Operation Could Not Be Completed" when attempting to add a form / control or component class to a project. I can add any other type of item without a problem. This is the second time this has happened to my machine, last ...more >>

Hi: I am looking for a strong website/book for the winform datagrid control? Is there a book that deals with this primarily, or a great website for it? I have books on ADO .NET as well as books on Windows Forms Controls, but both touch only lightly on datagrids other than rudimentary binding...more >>

Hi, Is there a really fast way to read a text file which contains lines of variable length? I'm using the StreamReader to read the file, but this is not as fast as I need it. thanks a lot volker jobst ...more >>

Trying to declare a structure that will contain a couple of fixed-size arrays. I'm trying eg: Structure IndexRecord Dim testarray(16) as Byte etc End Structure But vb.net is refusing to let me do this saying that I can't declare a structure with fixed size arrays. Yet the book I'm looki...more >>

I would like to get a list of machines on my network (Workstations and/or Servers). Is there a way to do this in VB.Net? Thanks, Rog ...more >>

Hi Relative vb.net newbie here... I have a Windows Form application with a few subroutines in a separate module. From one of the subroutines, I want to get the value of a label or text box on the form. As it is, I get a "Reference to a non-shared member requires an object reference." er...more >>

Hi, how do I set the Type of a variable? For example: Dim myhash as hastable ' I want to set the Type in myhash as String or Integer or even my own custom Structure. Public Structure ContactUser Public firstname as string Public middlename as string ...... End Structure...more >>

Hi, I create a combobox in the new event of a form. Fill datasource with dataset and so on. Works in so far that the items (combo.items.count) only show after the load event. I found a workaround by setting the visible prop to true and immediatly to false again (in the new sub). Why is this ha...more >>

Here is my scenario. I have an ASP.net page that exports a Crystal Report file. When I export the file, the app uses the ASPNET user, which doesn't have the appropriate rights to the network drive that I'm saving the report to. I thought by adding the <identity impersonate="true" userName="user" ...more >>

myTab control got 2 pages, in page1, i need to type in customer code, and the customer information will be displayed in page 1 & page2. I am using databinding to move the record position. Before bmCustomer.addnew() . Everything goes fine, I can see the data in both Page2. However, after bmCust...more >>

I had create some project in .net 2000. now I will install the new version. Anything I need to aware or be careful ?? Thanks ...more >>

HI! I am currently at the beginning of a new project and I would like to start with something out of the box. As we started our Web project we used IBuySpy Portal and it worked fine because we did not waste our time on authentification, authorisation and all that but we were able to start...more >>

I would like to get a list of services on a remote computer. Is this possible via code in VB.Net? Thanks, Rog ...more >>

Hi I need to have a folder with some files in it copied to the clients computer. How can I configure this when I deploy the application I've developed? Regards Magnus Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services -----------------------------------------------------...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to convert his line from C# to VB: System.Drawing.Image _img= System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(new System.IO.MemoryStream((byte[])SqlReader["Image"]); I have this so far: dim Img as SystemDrawing.Image Img=System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(new System.IO.MemoryStream(Conver...more >>

Hi! I have looked into it a little and I did'nt get much. How does it basically work? /Lars Netzel ...more >>

Hey everyone, Hope all is going well, must admit missed you all... but had to go do that marriage thing.. =) Any excitement while I was gone? =) ...more >>

Hi: I am wanting to make it so that a user cannot select a single cell in a row, but can only select the entire row. Can someone point me in the right direction as to how to accomplish this. I worked with the styles and if the person clicks in the row selector on the left, then it highlight...more >>

Hi I want to preven the user from resize my application, how can I do that? Regards Magnus Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** -------------...more >>

Hi I wonder if there is someone that can show me how I can use a progressbar that indicate how a file creation procedure is going. I have the file creation as a class. Regards Magnus Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services -----------------------------------...more >>

hi, In windows xp in the start launch menu when i put notepad "c:\test.txt" i get notepad with test.txt in it. in vb.net when i state system.diagnostics.process.start("notepad.exe" i get notepad but system.diagnostics.process.start("notepad.exe c:\test.txt") don't work can i get the fi...more >>

I have an application created in VS 2003. When I run it on computer with only .Net 1.0 installed, I get - Title: "Net Framework Initialization Error" Text: "C:\Win...\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v1.1.4322\mscorwks.dll could not be loaded" I tried using the application config file with su...more >>

Hi, I have a form with a button and when I click in this button, how I can detect the keys pressed and put this keys pressed in text property of the button. Thanks Silvia...more >>

How Can I convert ANSI to OEM with StreamWriter ?...more >>

Hi, I'd like to know how to set a tip text onto a button control. i.e., to provide some information when users move the mouse over a button. Thanks in advance...more >>

I need help... somebody please explain to me what is this COM and how and where to create a COM class... Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** -------------...more >>