How I can I determine if a drive is a zip drive. TIA ...more >>

Hello, I am doing some multithreading in an MDI app, and I can't seem to get the cursor to stay as an Hourglass. I call: Cursor.Current = cursors.wait at the beginning of my routing, and set it back to cursors.default when the thread ends (using a callback) Any ideas here? Does Cursor...more >>

I have a program that takes a single text file, reads thru it, finds a break point based on information in the file and then outputs a single file, then continues the process. The end result is many smaller files from one large file. I'm using the StreamReader and StreamWriter classes from Sys...more >>

Hello, please help me I made a windows application by VB.NET. Everthing is ok if i run it on Windows xp, unicode-font objects display properly. But when i run it on windows 9x (installed unicode fonts already), only BUTTON display unicode fonts properly, TEXTBOX can't display unicode fonts. W...more >>

Anyone knows how to convert this class to VB or already has it? Please help. Thanks http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Code/2003/April/FtpClient.asp ...more >>

Hi In a problem that was kindly solved for me in this newsgroup I had a table which I was displaying in a DataGrid. One column had date and time. When displayed in the grid it showed only the date part. I wanted the time to be displayed. I was told I could do this by using the following code: ...more >>

I have a program that needs to keep records in a table format somewhat like the one below # date message server author 1 06032004 AbCDEFABAC irc.winbeta.org matt So lets pretend I don't know anything about databases, What is my first step? I want to use something free, so I'm thinki...more >>

Hi y'all! I'm trying to adapt a VB.Net application that a former employee built to keep track of product issues that our customers report. While doing so, I bump into the following problem: a textbox contained in a user control that's put on a MDI Child form causes the application to hang ...more >>

Hi What is the best way for me to create a dataview based on a subset of another dataview? That is, I have one dataview, say FirstDataView, which contains some rows which I want in another dataview, say SecondDataView. What is the most efficient way to accomplish this? Ta Geoff ...more >>

This is kind of a continuation of another thread that was somewhat resolved: Well, the dilemma seems to be this. I want to be able to hide the DOS box AND pause the code until execution is complete. If I create a process, I can "WaitforExit" but not hide the DOS box. If I create a "System.Diag...more >>

How do I embed my bannerbitmap for the dialog boxes in the installer package. Also the ico file for the shortcuts? Thank you, John ...more >>

I am trying to share a file stream between two threads, but havent got a clue as to how to do it. The first thread will be reading the file, and the second thread will(/might) be writing to the same file stream. I was going to pass a ref to the file stream to the second thread, but the pr...more >>

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could point me to info on the best way to create a dockable window. I have seen plenty of posts about dockable controls that run within windows but I want the actual main window to dock, probably to the taskbar. I'd like it smart enough to adjust position if th...more >>

Hi, I want to get the application startup path of a windows service which is available with Application.StartupPath in the System.Windows.Forms namespace. Since we can not use this namespace in a service, what is the best way to get the same information that is the path of the EXE for the s...more >>

Hi, I need to do osme handlings with an Internet Explorer Window. The problem is: when the user has one ore more Internet Explorers opened, this is (sometimes) indicated in the Task Manager as one process and not 2 or more. When trying to get all the IE-windowd with the "For Each p In Process...more >>

Ok, I have a webform that has these checkboxes: 1. something 2. something else 3. and something else When the user clicks on the checkbox, I want all of the selections to go into a textbox if all are checked. But currently, just the last selection is going in. Here's the code I have: ...more >>

The company I work for owns several domain names for which email aliases have been created. For example, a user may have a primary address of bob@xyz.com and an alias of bob@wxy.com. Our customers can send to either the user's primary address or any of his or her aliases. My question is, is t...more >>

Hi, My application has some interaction with an other application. I sometimes need to put the other application to the front. The problem is that I'm not able to get a nice solution to work in every case. I tryed two ways: one way it disn't maximazi the Windowd when it was Minimized, in the o...more >>

Hello, i have this SQL code in my dataSet (I am working in ASP.Net / VB): SELECT Author, COUNT(Author) AS totalDocuments FROM documents GROUP BY Author ORDER BY COUNT(Author) DESC What i want to do is this: > When there are 2 Authors which published the same number of documents, i wa...more >>

Is it possible to create an object which can have methods and properties, but which can also be treated as a string? I'm trying to create a wrapper around the IIS Request.Form object which behaves the same as the classic ASP object behaved. This will allow me to quickly get a large amount of c...more >>

Hi all, How can I convert an integer to its equivalent ascii character without using Microsoft.VisualBasic dll or any other dll(I want to reference only System.dll). Thanks. -Nikhil ...more >>

Is there any way to show a model form in an mdi container? - chad chad@predictiveconcepts.com ...more >>

Hi, I have a Login Page that have Active Directory permissions. I can get the domain and the user that are trying to access application, but I need to "know" the password that user insert, because I have to compare with another password that I have in a Database. Only if their are equal, user ...more >>

Where in a VB.NET project do you get to set the version properties of your executable? Version number, Copyright, biuld comments, etc (the stuff that shows up when you right-click Properties/Version)? Thanks drc...more >>

We need to change the paper size for the default printer before printing a PDF file from within a VB.Net application. printDocument printerSettings is not appropriate as there is no document to print. Any help is greately appreciated. ...more >>

Hello all, I am working on a application for analyzing data from a SQL Server Database using vb.net. THe application will mostly be web-based, although we migt use some Windows Forms for some of the components. Anyway, the data to be analyzed comes in Excel format, and needs to be converted ...more >>

I need to sort the contents of a DataTable by a column *after* it's been populated. Is this possible? Bob ...more >>

After a Data is populated, is it possible to sort it by a particular column or will I be forced to create a new one? Bob ...more >>

Hi. Is it possible to use configuration files with a shared add-in component? I have added one to my solution for the add-in, but I can't pick up the values from my config file. If my component's name is MyComponent.dll, my config file is named MyComponent.config. Here is the file conten...more >>

Hi all, for example: I have the string Dim Test as String = "me.bt_test.enable = false" Now I want to "execute" the string that will disable the button. How can I do this??? Thanks in Advance ...more >>

Hi, I want to give my application a Visual Studio .NET-liek interface: With Forms that can appear or disappear at the site like the Toolbox. With docked Forms. With Forms that are selectable with Tabs. I found some information abotu these stuff on the internet, but you always have to buy fo...more >>

I'm having the following problem with the combobox. I create a dataset and load it with a code and description field from the database. I then add a new row to the dataset with a code of '0' and an empty description. Next I bind the dataset to a combo box with the displaymember = description and ...more >>

Do we need to put the STAThread attribute on our Sub Main anymore if we are using the 1.1 Framework? See some YEAs and NEAs when searching on Google so thought I would ask here. Tom ...more >>

Hi Suppose I have a loop such as: For Each x As DataRowView In dataViewObj ' Some calculations go here Next Suppose we to access within the loop not only the current row but the next one e.g. during the first loop x will be the first row, how can I access the second row as well? ...more >>

Hi I have a borderless form that i am using as a popup, i want to display this form without it stealing focus from the form it pops up over. I do not want to display the form modally, as when the user click back to the parent form i want it to dissapear (this i have working just fine). ...more >>

Hi all, I have created a class library project in VB .NET and need to distribute the DLL to other machines.. When i try to register the DLL from the bin folder in the class library project on the other machines it gives me an Error saying DLLServer entry point was not found. I tried regasm ...more >>

Hi, I'm wondering is there a way to convert winforms to webforms ? Thx ...more >>

Hello, I earlier asked about custom DLL properties in vb.net and got very good answers. Now I have a new problem. I made a DLL in vb.net using the File System Watcher. I now want to use that DLL in VB6. When I add a reference, vb6 says it can't load the dll. Why? I thought DLLs work with just ab...more >>

Hi, I am currently working on a project using smartcards for authentication. Everything work fine but I have to automate the process and I wonder if you can advise me. Here is the list of the tasks I would like to automate : * Generate a user certificate * Copy this certificate...more >>

How can I create a new line in the tooltip that gets displayed? Right now my tips appear as one long line. I want to make it a little more professional looking. --- Ken ...more >>

In VB 6, you can query the forms collection to see if a form is loaded and then check that form's window state to find out if it's displayed or not. How can a VB.Net program tell if a form is displayed? Finding out it's load state would be nice, but I really need to know if a form is on the scre...more >>

Hi I had a sortable datagrid and it worked fine when I clicked the headers. Then I introduced 2 textboxes and a button, so I can pull data based on user input. The data came out fine but the datagrid failed to perform any sorting function. I got an error on the browser saying "Object does not sup...more >>

My Problem is that although i have added a handler to Application.ThreadException and it works fine for my application exceptions, it does not fire if an exception is generated inside an event handler of my App. eg. If i throw a exception inside DragDrop, or MouseDown of an event the ThreadEx...more >>

I've already posted a number of questions on this topic and everyone has been extremely helpful. I've yet another (related) question. I want to bring a text file into an Access table using vb.net. With your help I've been able to do this. The problem I'm now running into is that the first row ...more >>

Dear all, I use VB.net to develop a Datagrid on a Webpage, there is a button column. I want to delete the record by clicking this button. However, when the buttontype is PUSHBUTTON, it can't. When I change it to LINKBUTTON, it can Do anyone know why and how to solve it? Many thanks ...more >>

Dear all, I use VB.NET to develop a DATAGIRD, in the grid, there is a ASP Button Colum, I want to delete the record by clicking the delete button However, when I use the LINKBUTTON, it can, when I change it to PUSHBUTTON, it can't Do anyone knwo why and how to solve this problem? Manay...more >>

Hi I have used WebBrowser control and i want to save the entire webpage including pictures etc. i have called ExecWB method of WebBrowser control with OLECMDEXECOPT_DONTPROMPTUSER flag, but it opens save as dialog box. I want automatically save the webpage without using save as dialog box....more >>

I give up... I have been trying to use a vendor provided XSD file inside VB by using readschema, and to no avail it will not 'define' a dataset/datagrid. The XSD does have many relations inside of it, and is basically a single record relation to many other records. I have to populate this...more >>

I got a large dataview and want to filter some data and use the for-loop to list the data, however, it seems myThought is wrong. All the data is list. dvHBL.RowFilter = "jobno='" & strJobno & "' " For Each drHBL In dvHBL.Table.Rows tnjob.Nodes....more >>

Stirring up trouble here;) why is it that C# programmers try and denigrate VB.NET while VB.NET developers seem to have no problem with C# but just prefer VB.NET? I use both and this generally seems to be the attitude, not with everyone obviously!...more >>