I've been looking and looking for how to set the version numbers for my visual studio project...where the heck is it? Used to be able to do it from project properties in VB6. I found out how to read the version number, but where to set it? It's probably so obvious that I'm going to feel really...more >>

I have created a program that allows for the automation of things in Word documents, like changing the values of DocVariables and the links to Excel Sheets. I did it using interoperoperatability, where I declare objects as follows: Dim oWordApp As New Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application...more >>

When I try to update an access database using the commandbuilder and updatecommand. I get the An unhandled exception of type 'System.Data.OleDb.OleDbException' occurred in system.data.dll error message. The strange thing is that only half of the table's give this error and the other half...more >>

I'm building a small POS system which I'm going to license out and need to include credit card processing. I've build eCommerce sites before and custom coded CC processing for verisign, but that was coded specific to the clients needs and account with verisign. For this app I need a generic sol...more >>

Hi Everyone, in vb6 i was able to execute the following code and it would close the children is the reverse order they were opened eg the last child opened was the first child to close. in mdiparent i had this code i = Forms.Count - 1 Do Until i = 0 If Forms(i).Name <> "mdiMain" The...more >>

Is it possible to create a .dll Library in VB .NET? If so, can I do it with just vbc.exe, or would I need additional software? Secondly, if I have a compiled file "File1.vb" in a directory, and a file "File2.vb" in a different directory, is it possible to create an object of File1 by importing...more >>

We use buildit to automatically build all of our solutions every night. In C# we are able to call a batch file for the post build event and sign the assembly for the GAC using our private/public key pair. Now, in VB.net there's no easy way to do this. I saw that you can create a macro that ...more >>

I have a test app with one button and a context menu. When I click on the button, it adds a label with some properties, one being the assignment of the context menu. If I add 5 buttons then want to delete one I can right click and choose Delete from the context menu. The problems is that I don't ...more >>

All, I have login form used with ShowDialog(). I have the AcceptButton property set so that the "Enter" key is mapped. I also need to keep the dialog open when the UserID and PWD are invalid so user can reenter them. How to I prevent the form from closing? MTIA wardeaux ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to write a class to interface with a payment gateway (via an XML string). I have managed to get this to work using the VB6 version of code, but would rather like to use the .net webrequest/response techniques. The VB6 style code I am using that works is as follows: Dim xb...more >>

Hi does anyone know how to fill a rectangle with an ellipse style fill (ie = so it gives a spotlight effect on a rectange?)=20 I know how to create rectangles, ellipses etc and I can fill the rect with = an oversized ellipse, but given how far over the edge of the view it has = to go, it loses...more >>

Hey!!! I have a question... Is there a custom dialog to make Searchs?, something like a search in Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, etc... ...more >>

I am working on a application that has many custom made dlls. Actually, for this app each dll is a different form. I am able, with no problem to reference and instantiate them to use their public properties and methods with no problem. But, if one dll is trying to access another dll's propert...more >>

Hi Ng, need some help here. What's wrong with that dataview.rowfilter expression: dtFliste.DefaultView.RowFilter = "Field1 Like '%" & strFV & "%'" & _ " AND Field2 Like '%" & strFS & "%'" & _ " AND Field3 Like '%" & strFT & "%'" & _ " AND Fi...more >>

Hi all, This is driving me crazy: I am trying to get the name of a child class from a parent class - the catch is that it's in a shared method. Here is what I have so far: Public Class Parent Public Shared Sub Foo() ' I need to get the child name here, but ' since I ca...more >>

Sir, I got a task from my boss to create a report based on a map. The map is the map of the country I live (The Netherlands). The map has many different regions/cities. We have a database table with the information of population of each city. We need to generate a Map with the data of pop...more >>

I was just recently informed by members of this newsgroup as to how to create a GUI application by referencing different .dll files. This works perfectly, since it creates an output .exe file. However, just for future reference, is there a way to compile the code without referencing all of the ....more >>

Is there a way to create unique passwords that are random -- David Fetrow Helixpoint LLC. http://www.helixpoint.com davef@helixpoint.com ...more >>

I have code like the following set of code... Public Structure ParamaterInformation Public ParameterName As String Public PromptText As String Public DataType As String Public DefaultValue As String End Structure Dim ht As New Hashtable Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal se...more >>

In my one datagrid, there is master - detail relationship. I can set dv.allownew = false, However, as the user click into detail, it can't set to allownew = false. Does anyone know how to solve it ? ...more >>

Hi, I am getting 217 for the julian day for today, but I think it should be 230. Julian day simply increments each day from the beginning of the year. The system day is tuesday aug 17th, which is correct. Dim myCal As New JulianCalendar Day = myCal.GetDayOfYear(System.DateTime.Today) -- ...more >>

Hi Every one, i am using the try Catch block.. and the Exception object has a Message Property but i want to Catch the Error Number so that based on the Error number i can display Different error message.... try{ } Catch (Exception ex) { errNum = ex.????? if (errNum == x) { ...more >>

Hi there, I am currently writing a class and just wondered if it is possible to included hints and tips pertaining to properties and functions for when the final DLL is used by other developers, as Microsoft do with, say, the message box function. I.e when you begin to type msgbox(, a program...more >>

I have a datagrid on a windows form that is filled using a data adapter and dataset created in code. I have mapped columns to the various fields. The user enters new infromation into the grid and then clicks a save button on the toolbar to save the updated or new data. Two questions: 1. How...more >>

Dear Programmers, Could anyone send me to the right location to find code/example on how to take information from Excel File Format of ".CVS" into VB.Net for data manipulation? TIA ...more >>

Hi all, I would like to ask if a workstation does not install .net and crystal report, can it generate the Acrobat after running the exe file from the server? Thanks, Ray ...more >>

Hi everyone! I am developing app, which should be used by users, which are members of different groups. These users and groups are stored in my SQL database and are custom for my application, they are not Windows users. Every user can be member of many groups. What I need is a some kind of bas...more >>

Hi all, I'm writing an exception handler for one of my VB.Net methods and wondered how best to dynamically put the class and method name in my message string. My code looks like this currently: Catch ex as Exception Dim ex1 As N...more >>

I want to use TimeSpan to determine the differences between two date to include time. My input data is in the following format: 12/25/2004 12:23:00 AM or 01/05/2005 11:59:00 PM How do I get TimeSpan to accept my input? How do I get the difference between two dates using TimeSpan? I w...more >>

I was working on a Windows Forms app. The main form had a tab control, a number of tabs with labels and buttons, etc. It is a new project so not much work has been completed yet. I added an app.config file to the project and then added appSettings section to the file as shown below: <?x...more >>

How can I know when will the user [double click of the checkbox in datagrid ??] Thanks a lot ...more >>

I have a picture that I allow the user to move around and would like to offer grid support like VB and other apps so that it will snap to the nearest point. How can I offer grid support so that the image will snap in place on grid points like a commerical app? I am not sure how to implement t...more >>

Can someone guide me to what is involved to take a snap shot of a web page using .Net, i kow there is third party components that allows to do that, but i want to create my own. Shrage ...more >>

When I right a class, I am wondering what are the best practices for error handling? Do I try..catch and trap the error and if so what do I do with it? Because most likely the class user will want to know the information in the exception.... That being the case do I just not catch it and let...more >>

Hi, I have a user control who's class starts like this Imports System.Drawing Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D Imports System.ComponentModel <ToolboxBitmap(GetType(Windows.Forms.Panel)), Category("test")> _ Public Class dialogTopBar Inherits System.Windows.Forms.UserControl ...more >>

Hello all, I suppose that this question is not uncommon, but I am unable to google the answer. I have written a dll in C++ 6.0 (Math only!) which works perfectly with VB 6.0. Now that I am ready to pass to the .NET era, the question is simple: Will it work? Do I have to make some modificati...more >>

If i have a text box and want to input a text string into it then use my help files search to look for the inputted text from the application how would i do that? thanks ...more >>

Is there any way to retrieve a list of objects that implement an interface. For example, suppose we have the following: Public Interface ISomething Function SomeFunction() As String End Interface Public Class Foo1 Implements ISomething ... End Class Public Class Foo2 Implemen...more >>

Hi All :-) Thanks for all of your help Cor :-) I can not get the code you sent me to work in my application. I'm using = an aspx datagrid in a web form. I'm getting the following error message = when I try this code: "Syntax error in aggregate argument: Expecting a single column argumen...more >>

In VB 6, the loop iterator v in the following code must be a variant. dim v as variant dim c as new collection for each v in collection ... next v What is the general translation in VB 7.1 and VB 8 Beta 1? Also, is there an easy way to force "v" to be an early bound variable. In VB 6 t...more >>

Hi, (Sorry if this is a repost but I don't see my original post in the newsgroup). I am trying to open Excel, perform certain operations then leave it open so that the user can close it whenever he wants. The problem is that Excel will remain open when I close it manually. After hours of te...more >>

This may not be the right forum, but I need to start somewhere. I am getting a message box "Unable to Open Project 'My Project'." when I open my project. My project opens and compiles correctly, but this is an annoyance. The problem started when I restored my frmPhrases.resx and frmPhrases....more >>

Hi, I've been searching this one for two days so thought I give this a shot again. I have two datasets Dataset1 and Dataset2 Dataset1 populates a datagrid and dataset2 populates a combobox within the datagrid. When I try using SqlCommandBuilder it doesn't work since I am using two datase...more >>

I have a vb.net form (built specifically for one project) that now needs to be shared over many projects. What should I do with this form so that I can have other projects displaying it when needed (And maintain it easily) ? Thanks ...more >>

Dear sir, I am trying to save a binary data by below script, however,it always give me an error of "Could not find a part of the path "C:\temp\". " Any idea what I did wrong here? Public Sub SaveAs(ByVal strPath As String) If strPath.EndsWith("\") = False Then strPath += "\" E...more >>

I'm having problems using the errorprovider in VB.NET to automatically display an error icon next to textboxes bound to the same dataset as the errorprovider. The sequence of events is : Build a dataset containing a single table. Bind the textboxes on a windows form to the datatable. Bin...more >>

Hi, I'd like to know if COM+ can be managed programmatically, i.e., start/shutdown an application. Thanks in advance...more >>

I have the following code and it is not passing through the Next statement: Private Function IsItemAlreadyAdded() As Boolean Dim drMyRow As DataRow With Me For Each drMyRow In .dsTOB.Tables("TempOB").Rows If .acctNumber = drMyRow("AccountNo")...more >>

Hi Has anyone received the august MSDN disks in UK? I am waiting to get my vs 2005 beta 1. Thanks Regards ...more >>

Hello, The sample code is below ************************************** Private sub invokeEvent() 'Here i want to invoke all the codes(A,B,C) in Timer1_Tick(), how to do? End Sub Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick ...more >>