I want to be able to convert: C:\Program Files\MyApplication into \\MyServer\TheShareNameForCDrive\Program Files\MyApplication Does anyone know how to do this? - Jerry ...more >>

I need to zip folder with subfolders using vb.net. How can I do this? I need something simple and easy to implement into my software. Best solution would be very much appreciated. I need this urgently. Thanks a lot for every help. Martin *-----------------------* Posted at: www....more >>

Hi, I had to improvise a control that looks like a list view with each row holding 3 radio buttons. To do this I am using a panel (mainPanel) that holds other panels representing rows (rowPanel). So, I fetch database and for each item, I add a rowPenel with 3 radio buttons to the mainPanel...more >>

I have a form that calls a method within a DLL. By clicking a button on the form, the DLL is instantiated and the SaveOutlookMessage() method invoked. The DLL code copies messages from Outlook to an HTML file. When I execute the EXE, which is only the form, and click the button, I get a "Type...more >>

Can I develop cell phone apps with VB .NET? What would you suggest as a target phone for testing, and would I need any other special equipment? Are there any good books for developing for this platform? ...more >>

Hello, I am trying to find out which version of VB .NET we need to buy in order to create Windows (NT) Service as shown in this helpful article http://www.developerfusion.com/show/3441/1 We emailed Microsoft and got back a very ambiguous return email which suggested we purchase Visu...more >>

I have a need for a simple combobox on a form in one of my programs that represents city, state. I want to have it autocomplete as the user types. I have a table with these values (about 50k of them) and I'd like to source it from there. I have seen some methods out there for the autocompl...more >>

Hi All, I am currently writing a class library with VB.NET. I've noticed that when creating a web service in .NET I can give each web method a description via the WebMethod attribute. However, when creating a simple class library, I haven't found out how to do it. For now I've resorted ...more >>

Dear all, I have an old VB6 application which can create and access Excel object. The basic definition statements are as follows: Dim appExcel As Object Dim wkb1 As Excel.Workbook Dim wks1 As Excel.Worksheet Set appExcel = New [_ExcelApplication] Set wkb1 = appExcel...more >>

Hi I have a DLL written in C++/MFC which has functions in it. I would like to use it within a VB.net application. However, when I try to add a reference to it, I'm told that "it isn't a valid assembly or COM component. Only assemblies with extension 'dll' and COM components can be referrenc...more >>

sir, i have 6 tables in my ms access database and whenever i click the menu item from my apllication then the database has to be created with the 6 tables (.mdb file) please help me in the code. ...more >>

how to create a database by clicking a menu item which contains a standard set of tables for any repeated times of action. the database is ms access (.mdb file) ...more >>

How can i work with flex grid controles in vb.net please help me. ...more >>

I need to know how to take the pixels from an image and create a table of them in like excell or text even or even an aray of pixels with the coordinates thanks WStoreyII...more >>

How can in drag and dorp labels (not the caption of the label) somthing like gantt chart ...more >>

Am trying to paint a simple rectangle directly on the screen DC using the code below, but nothing happens?!? Weird. Anyone who can tell me what I am doing wrong? This ought to be straightforward, but ... :( TIA, Joergen Bech --- 'Start new project, add a button to a form, then pas...more >>

How do I include installation of dll into GAC in my VS setup project? Must I (manually) run the gacutil after installation has ended? Morten...more >>

I have created a component that I add to the component tray at Design time. I need to know how to access a property on this component at Runtime. From what I understand I should use Reflection to do this, but I have never used Reflection and not sure where to begin.... Could somebody point ...more >>

Hi there, I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to maintain compatability with assemblies providing the interfaces remains the same? At the moment if I re-compile an assembly without actually changing an interface it breaks compatability, forcing all of my consuming assemblies to nee...more >>

Is there an easier way to duplicate an array than copying each element in a loop? If I just set one array equal to the other they end up pointing to the same storage location and I can't manipulate one without effecting the other. Thanks for your help Dave ...more >>

I am creating an application that will sit on a client pc and monitor the inbox. When an e-mail enters the inbox, then an even will be fired and I will then be able to process the mail. I have the following code that does fire the eventhandlerNewMail, but I don't know how to do the following...more >>

I'm having a problem supressing characters in a text box. I only want alpha numeric characters (no special chars). I can handle the TextBox_KeyPress event to supress the invalid characters when the user types them in, however that doesn't handle the user pasting invalid characters. I though...more >>

Hi all, Does anyone know why the Test Dialog button on the Format toolbar is always disabled for me? I've hunted through the help files, searched MSDN, searched the web, but can't find anything related to this. Does Test Dialog not work with a Windows form within a VB project? I even tried assig...more >>

Sorry if these are the wrong newsgroups -- so many to choose from! The first draft of a Word document is about 200 pages. The second draft is about 275 pages. I am required to produce a 3rd Word document of the changes between the draft documents. For the most part the section numbers are t...more >>

Hello, any one help me the problem due to Shopping cart. I am developping a project in that project I need connect shopping Carts like(www.oscommerce.com),(www.miva.com) and Yahoo! Stores.And Retrievs the Shopping cart Coustmer information and Product information Etc. how it is connected?How th...more >>

sir, i have 6 tables in my application whenever i click the new database from the menu option then the 6 tables have to be created with empty data as a seperate file or any other way please guide me the solution with coding. ...more >>

Are there any 3rd party documentation tools for .Net? I remember using Document!VB for VB 6.0 code, but I wasn't sure if there are any products like these for .Net. Brad ...more >>

Hi, I have made a backoffice where I can put Images and text in the Database. The website load these in a datalist. The thing is that my page does not show the new items! Not even when I refresh my page. Only when I use another browers. What can I do about this? Thx ...more >>

We have a solution which contains 2 projects. The first project is a windows control and it references an assembly. The second project is a test windows application used to test the windows control from the first project. As such, it references the windows control using a project referenc...more >>

I need to generate unique id for my application. Use system time to create id, which is the best fit, but I don't know how to do it. Please help. Thanks in advance for any input. ...more >>

I have a DataGrid on my from, which is binded to DataSet. I would like to sort data in DataGrid from code, or filter it. I get my DataSet from WebService. A can't find and Sort method for DataGrid ot for Tables in DataSet. What can I do? TIA ...more >>

I have a dropdown bound to a dataview. The binding assigns the dropdown with a SelectedIndex of 0. There is a msgbox in the SelectedIndexChanged event that displays the SelectedIndex property. There is a button that programatically sets the .SelectedIndex property of the dropdownlist to...more >>

Tell me if this is the correct reasoning for this situation. I have two objects, both are structures and have identical data in the structure. I place one into a queue object, now if i do a contains on the queue of the second object it wont contain the first object because they are independ...more >>

Okay, I need some help. I am in the midst of a critical project that I need to complete and my IDE is behaving strangely. This problem started about two weeks ago trying to build a Crystal Report. Now this morning I am debugging and wondering why a button won't work. I placed a breakpoin...more >>

Hello group, I have been making a measured but successful transition from a number of development platforms to NET/VB.NET over the last year or so. One thing I've yet to get into is online or context sensitive help in "Smart Client" style applications. What tools do y'all use for auth...more >>

I would like to learn VB, but don't know whether to go with VB6 or VB.NET. I have read LOTS of messages saying to not go with VB.NET. I, however, am fairly comfortable with a part of .NET from my few years experience with ASP.NET. My main problem w/ VB.NET is that one needs the .NET framew...more >>

[This is a repost of a message that I sent to microsoft.public.dotnet.vb.general on 16th December 2004; it looks like this group is more active than that one, so there may be MVPs who can read this and pass a bug report on to Microsoft if appropriate.] I've just come across some slightly bizar...more >>

[This is a repost of a message that I sent to microsoft.public.dotnet.vb.general on 7th September 2004; it looks like this group is more active than that one, so there may be MVPs who can read this and pass a bug report on to Microsoft if appropriate.] I've come across an odd situation, where ...more >>

Helo, I'm building a small class in order to send an email through DNS MX records. Everything works out except some ISO-8859-1 characters that get screwed up. In order to solve this problem, I think that I should change my string to a unicode string: For example 'a' with apostrophe to "=E1"...more >>

hi all, how can i give an icon to a file that i create and save with my program. thanks, Maarten ...more >>

Hi, How can I can access all the debugger aids (like Autos, Locals, Me (This), MemoryLists, Threads, Modules, Registers) programmatically? I want too use them in my program to log the exact picture of the error and its condition like the values of the each variable etc. when an error occurs in...more >>