Used to be in System.Drawing in VB2003 Thanks, Dean S ...more >>

What would be cool as hell, would be a designer interface like Dreamweaver - with drag and drop elements like frames and such. Why isn't ASP.Net as easy to use as Dreamweaver. Certainly Microsoft has looked at them (if nothing more than as competition for FrontPage). What would be the rea...more >>

I haven't programmed since QuickBasic so I'm taking a fling with VB 2005. That means my questions are going to be very basic ... pleae bear with. I have a sample that I'm asking a friend to review, so have run through deployment with clickonce - targetting a CD - which is created as 0rg-0.0....more >>

(windows app not web) I have a procedure to populate a given datagrid (Datagrid1) with a dataset from an indexed data connection. It works: Globals: Dim FileName1 As String Dim DS As System.Data.DataSet Dim OleDbConnection1(20) As System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnec...more >>

I have a Mainform with a Statusbar. When opening another form or doing some processing I want to display info in the Statusbar of the Mainform. I have read a lot of articles on this & have come up with the code below. It seems to work(!!!) in that when coding the second form I can see the Di...more >>

I have a single datatable in a form, and two datagrids. I'd like to display the data in the datatable in both the grids. How ever, when i navigate (change the record position) in one grid, this effects the position in the other one as well. How can i overcome this using the SAME datatable (i ...more >>

I am using VS 2005 (VB) and was wondering if a control that is being used in VS 2005 is available. It works as a TreeView, but includes a grid that allows you to modify the node's values (in child nodes). The root nodes are used as section headers that do not show values. The control is used i...more >>

My.Computer.Network.UploadFile("c:\a.gif", http://IP/miCarpeta/archivo.gif, "Administrador", "Password") error "The remote server returned an error (404) Not found", ¿? ...more >>

Does anyone have an example of how to handle double click event in one = method (all of the buttons in the array would use the same method) for = an array of buttons that were created dynamically? Thanks=20 Peter...more >>

Hi EveryBody: I made windows application project by using VB.Net And I want to use System.web.mail in this project, and as you know this function is provided by ASP.Net ? And Also when I want to Imports this function I can't do it I can only imports System.web ? So how can I solve th...more >>

I have a program which is using a Notify control for a tray icon. I originally had the icon for this separate as I have to change it all the time. When the icon was in the directory it worked fine but since I move it into the Resource area it does not. It looks like the Icon is the full 32x32 on t...more >>

Hi EveryBody: Two days ago I post a question about how can I use ShellExcute function in sending e-mail file ? I got to Helpfull replayment from Mr.Mattias and Mr.Herfried K. Wagner which telling me that I can use System.Diagnostics.Process instaed of ShellExcute Function ? I read A...more >>

I have used VB3 - VB6, so learning all this OO stuff is reasonably new to me (although I looked at Java a few years ago). Anyway, I thought I would write a small class to begin with, with a property and 2 methods, along with a constructor (where you use New(), I think, yes?). So, I decided to...more >>

Hello, I want to send some simple strings to com1 using vb2005. I want to read it in Hyperterminal. I succeeded to send some data en read it in Hyperterminal, only the data I received is not the data I send. This is the code i used: Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Ob...more >>

How could i detect there is a change to web service that has already accessed ...more >>

I understand how easy it is to use the my.computer.network.ping command, but is it as easy to check for a response on a given port? How can I check for a response for port x at 123.456.789?...more >>

In many places in my application, I have a DataGridView which users can either enter data into or use as a method of navigation in a master/detail form view. I need a method of stopping the user from leaving a row if there is invalid data in it (e.g., a field that cannot be null is). Because...more >>

Hey - I know a bit about vb, written a few progs, upgraded to .net 2003 but can't figure it out. Where has everything gone? Am I missing something really obvious? I'm trying to create a song-lyrics editing tool, pretty simple - a couple of textboxes and a button or 2 to save/load from tex...more >>

Hi Everybody I am using VB.NET Express with SQL ServerExpress In VB6 and Access 2000 you could specify a number to display as a percentage to 2 decimal places. How can you do this with VB.NET Express with SQL ServerExpress. I have been into Properties>> Data>>DataBindings>>Advanced and ...more >>

Hi, Have anyone ever benchmark the TableAdapter performance compared to DataTable's Load method? I found out that the DataTable's Load method is about 10x faster than TableAdapter's Fill method. I used the same SELECT query and DataSet (predefined), for both test. For the DataTable's Lo...more >>

I've installed SQL Server 2005 Express along with VS.NET 2005 Standard. Just wanted to know whether it would be safe to install VB.NET 2005 Express. Also, at a latter stage I'll be installing SQL Server 2005 Just need to know if there are any known issues in installing all of the above.\ ...more >>

Does anyone has a class that allow to manage RAR files in VB.net in a native way? not using ActiveX controls or DLLs ? ...more >>

When I use the wizard to add the setup project to my applicaiton, it puts a file called "dotnetfx.exe" in the Release Directory. However, I find that I really don't need this file to distribute my application as the .msi and setup files run quite well without it. What is this file used for. ...more >>

Hi all, i have trouble with changing text value of textbox on runtime. I use this control to display process information about sending e-mail per smtp. I use external component >>Imports devBiz.Net.Mail which can hadle events by sending mail. >>AddHandler client.OnProgress, AddressOf...more >>

I can localize controls by selecting another language in the form then modifying their properties to suit, but I noticed that after I added a tooltip to the form and then changing the form's language, the tool tip language stays the same as the default and can't seem to be localized that way...more >>

In VB 6 and MFC, the socket classes support event driven architectures such that when data arrives, the data arrival event is fired and you can process the code. Is there a similar method in VB 2005 or the .NET Framework 2.0? Thanks, Mike Ober. ...more >>

I'm a long time user of VB 5 & 6. I never really messed with VB.net very much. Is the new VB 2005 more like the old VB6 or is it a newer version of the .net? Thanks Kevin ...more >>

Another interesting issue: I set the default font on most of my forms to what I want the text in my controls to show up as (say, Verdana 9pt.), and then just change the font on labels and buttons when I lay them out (to Verdana 9pt. Bold, for example). This works for every control I have seen...more >>

Hi! How can i make "Tip of the day" application to show different tips every time i started my application? ...more >>

In VS2005 I have a loop that grabs all of the html from a number of web pages and saves them as files on a local drive. While all of the files get saved, several of the files are empty, although I know there is data in the StreamWriter that creates the files. What is the best approach to assur...more >>

I am working with a very old database system (building an import/export routine) that stores the time in seconds. I have been able to convert the seconds to correct time (thanks to a lot of help in this group). But, I need to be able to write back the time of day to the db in seconds. Example: ...more >>

I've created my Windows Forms application using VB 2003. I've just started to use VB 2005, and opened that same project with VB 2005. VB 2005 seems to generate "Myform.Designer.vb"-file for all new forms, which is good feature in my mind. Is it possible to generate .Designer.vb-file simple ...more >>

I stumbled across an older post: http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/managed/Default.aspx?query=Using+Parameters+in+C%23+Functions+ben&dg=&cat=en-us-msdnman&lang=en&cr=US&pt=&catlist=&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us Which uses the ! in a way I haven't seen before and I'm having trouble figu...more >>

I have a VB.Net form with a Microsoft Web Browser control in it. I navigate to an XML file on my computer, then I change the XML document , then I navigate to the XML file again. The browser control shows the OLD XML document. How do I refresh the control to show the new document? Is t...more >>

hi how i can read and write image file a sql server database. thanks ...more >>

Hi, I've created a console app in VB.NET 2005 that consists of : Sub Main() Dim x As DateTime x = x.Now End Sub I get the following warning: Access of shared member, constant member, enum member or nested type through an instance; qualifying expression will n...more >>

To my surprise, I could not find an easy way to show a timed message with either MessageBox() or MsgBox(). Here is some code that I tried unsuccessfully: Dim t As New Threading.Thread(New Threading.ThreadStart(AddressOf ShowMessage)) t.IsBackground = True t.Start() System.Threading.Thre...more >>

Hi everyone, I have been asked to make a game using VB.net. Now I have encountered problem such as to set waypoint so that I can create a predetermined movement for my character to move alon. Hence, I would like to seek help on how to set waypoint for my character to move along? Thanks a lot ...more >>

hello. how do i determine if a process is running? thanks. -- Xero http://www.chezjeff.net My personal web portal...more >>

Hello I am trying to test the downloader script from http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2002/04/01/asp.html it seems to work but only for files 20mb The name of the files is FileDownload.aspx does anyone know any other code, hope fully simple that will handle larger files, when i donwlo...more >>

Below is the code with the problem (it is just one form): When you run the code, you hear a beep every second, the beep is on a new thread. When you push the button 100 forms are opend, the beep should continue, but is doesn't. Sometimes it already stops when you open 1 form, but to make sure...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to use the acm APIs in VB.NET. acmStreamOpen always returns MMSYSERR_INVALFLAG. Here's how I use it : declaration is : Declare Auto Function acmStreamOpen Lib "MsAcm32.dll" (ByRef phas As IntPtr, ByVal had As Long, ByRef pwfxSrc As MPEGLAYER3WAVEFORMAT, ByRef pm_wfxDst As ...more >>

I have a Tab Control with tab pages. The tab pages are named. As an example, one of my tab pages is named tabSubClient I can code the line tabSubClient.Visible = False The line compiles and executes but has no effect. The tab page is still visible. I can also do tabSubClien...more >>

I'm not entirely sure how to describe this issue. I have a number of ComboBoxes in my application which have their text properties bound to a field in a data set. The items loaded in the ComboBox are not data bound (they just use the built in collection property of the ComboBox), and they ar...more >>

Hi, i'm trying to change the color of the background of a tabcontrol. i put images on the buttons and changed the background of each tabpage, and set the background color or the main tab, but it didn't seem to change this area. Its the area to the right of the last tab to the right edge of th...more >>

Hello there, I'm looking for a code for using the serialport in vb2005. A want to send text to windows hyperterminal en read text from it. Just an example to get me started Thanx in advance...more >>

How can I retrieve (via code) the version number and other data in the MyProject/Assembly Information. These don't appear to be in the intellisense display of the Application class.....?...more >>

I am trying to use a DataGridView to display one column of textboxes with a single value from a query and then next to it have a combobox that displays results from another query. What happens is the second query just returns 1 value to each combobox. So, in other words, for each textbox, the ...more >>

Is there a way to check whether a key has been inserted into collection other than try-catch ? Is there an object better suited to that end ? ...more >>

I rolled out some changes in an application that I'm in charge of and I'm trying to figure out where the error is. All I get is a "Common Language Runtime Debugging Services" dialog box telling me the processID and the thread ID. The application tests fine on my machine, however does not run ...more >>