Greetings, Is there a sample code that shows how to restart a windows service using VB.Net? Sean ...more >>

Hi All, I'm posting this again! How can I can access all of the debugger aids (like Autos, Locals, Me (This), MemoryLists, Threads, Modules, Register) programmatically? I want to use them in my program to log the exact picture of the error and its condition like the values of the each var...more >>

Hi everyone, Have been using vb.net for a while but am really stumpped on how to programatically create a new folder to store some app config data. I know I must be missing something blatantly obvious but really I am stumpped. Any pointers or examples would be appreciated. Thanks...more >>

Hi, I am trying to churn out some statistical data from database and print it out by using printdocument and printdialog, but I realised that the alignment of the data is gone, for instance, I use "vbTab", but seems like it does not take effect on preview screen. I am vex on this iss...more >>

How do I work out the download speed in KB/Sec & how many hours/mins & seconds left? Thanks in advance for any help...more >>

Hi, Just wanted to know if there is any speed difference between VB conversion Keywords like CInt, Clng, CStr, CDbl, CBool etc. ..NETs Convert.To<...> methods. And which is better to be used and why ? Thanx rawCoder ...more >>

Hi, Just wanted to know if there is any speed difference between VB conversion Keywords like CInt, Clng, CStr, CDbl, CBool etc. ..NETs Convert.To<...> methods. And which is better to be used and why ? Thanx rawCoder ...more >>

How do I download a file & resume from where it left off at a later time/date? Any ideas?...more >>

On the following page is for Symantec Antivirus updates: http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/download/pages/US-SAVCE.html Todays virus definition filename & path is: http://definitions.symantec.com/defs/20050228-024-x86.exe Notice the filename is: 20050228-024-x86.exe I can get the '20050228...more >>

Hello, I am a beginner in outlook interop. But i want to create an outlook add in, which can be able to add some menu items, but most imprtant I want it to be able to read the source of the emails, when a users is viewing them. Can anyone help? Vali ...more >>

I have to program analyzer from my software made in vb.net installed on lab computer connected to analyzer with RS232 control and my knowledge on serial protocols is 0 (zero) and in replay I have *.PDF in attachment with explanation I understand what I have to send (I think so) but I can't fig...more >>

Hi. I am trying to find the cursor coordinates inside of a window, not a form. I would like to display the coordinates of the cursor when you click inside of the window. Either that, or have the current coordinates of the cursor displayed as you are moving it around inside of the window. Thank...more >>

Hi, i am fairly new to TCP network programming... I have write a code from some example code to open a tcplistener and than try making the tcpclient that send data to the listener..both application works fine...but the problem is that I doesn't find that how my tcplistener or server code se...more >>

I have a slight bottleneck in my code, the simplicity of which leads me to believe it is either insurmountable, or easily speeded up. I have an ArrayList of numbers (integers, which are in fact database primary keys). In order to pass all of these keys into a stored procedure, I generate on...more >>

Hi All I have an application that has a start date and a finish date I need to calculate the number of days from the start date to the end date and then display this in a read only text box... How might I code this?... Regards Scott ...more >>

How could I check if my app is running. I would like to check if my app is running for specified user, because it is used in Terminal Server. I want the program to somehow check if another copy is running for the user, and if so to display a warning message, them exit. TIA ...more >>

Hi to everyone! How to use the AutoCorrect and Check Spelling method using word in VB.Net? is there any article on how to code that in form please share to us. Thanks and Regards! ...more >>

The following code works when Option Strict is off: Dim thumbSize As New Size thumbSize = CType(NewthumbSize(g.Width, g.Height, 100), System.Drawing.Size) Dim imgThumbOutput As New Bitmap(g, thumbSize.Width, thumbSize.Height) imgThumbOutput.Save(Server.MapPath(ThumbnailPath), thisFormat) When...more >>

I want to implement into my application a mechanism to retrieve the "latest updates" to my app. I'm looking for various ways to accomplish this and how to get around the fact that you are running the app and when you download/copy a new version, the app is in use. How do you get version info ...more >>

I'm trying to kill a thread spawned this way: Form1 spawns Class1 via Thread.start() Here's my code to kill the thread: If (t.ThreadState.ToString = "SuspendedRequested, WaitSleepJoin") Or (t.ThreadState.ToString = "Suspended") Or (t.ThreadState.ToString = "WaitSleepJoin, Suspended") Then...more >>

I'm trying to do the following, pulling from Outlook with an independent project: 1. The day's Outlook appointments, with person that the appointment was scheduled with 2. Add a list of people from my project's end into the list of possible logins on the Outlook end Is there some book/...more >>

I'm trying to change the text in a label from another form. lblInfo.Text = "ABC" Works for the form your currently in but how the heck do you change that label information from another form. Later -- Message posted via http://www.dotnetmonster.com...more >>

I have attached a help file to a form(help1.Html). Dim hlp As New Windows.Forms.HelpProvider hlp.SetShowHelp(Me, True) hlp.HelpNamespace = "c:/temp/Help1.html" On a button click I want to change the help to a new help file(Help2.Html). Dim hlp As New Windows.Forms.HelpProvider hlp.SetShowH...more >>

I'm using the following code to write some text to a file: objWriter = New StreamWriter(FullPath, True, System.Text.Encoding.ASCII) For nRow = 1 To sData.Length - 1 objWriter.WriteLine(sData(nRow)) Next nRow objWriter.Flush() objWriter.Close() When I run this in the IDE, it works. W...more >>

Hi all, I'm about to start writing a routine to parse "standard" U.S. Addresses (if there is such a thing...) Before I jump off into this, I was just wondering if maybe someone out there had already seen some similar logic already implemented somewhere? Here's basically what I'm trying to...more >>

I have been searching google, google groups and MSDN but haven't found any simple examples yet. Suggestions and/or URLs would be appreciated! I need to write some ISO C++ functions to verify data streams. (It is expected these will also eventually be run in Linux.) The application also n...more >>

How do I get the value of a spcific field in a datagrid. On a double click of a given row I would like to get the value of that rows email field. Private Sub DataGrid1_DoubleClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles DataGrid1.DoubleClick Dim mailVal As String ...more >>

Hello all I have created a user control of a simple label. It is added to my user controls on the tool bar. I can drag it out on the form, but can not change the text to fit my needs much like you can do with vfp visual classes. How can I change the text on the user control that has been "dragg...more >>

Hi I have a string which is at least 4 characters but can be more which I need to pad, with zeros, to a full length of 15 after the 3rd charactor. Eg '1234' to '123000000000004' How can I do this? Also how can I truncate this back to 4 or however many charactors (e.g. 123000000000400...more >>

Dear All, I am just trying to make Set Up File. But I am not able to get it. Plz. help! Regards, Pramod ...more >>

I want to make a screen magnifier which follows the mouse pointer. Is it possible using the Framework or I should use WinAPI? ...more >>

I've tried to Google for the answer...and I'm sure it's something stupid...but for some reason if I try something as simple as this...I never see a messagebox. I have created the columns programmatically using 'DataGridTextBoxColumn' and such. I can click on the colums and type over what is di...more >>

Hello: I am trying to use Crystal Reports from VS.NET 2003 to produce a simple line chart, where the x axis represents the number of measurements taken and the y axis represents the range of measurement values. There are two sets of points or measurements, so I would like a line on the char...more >>

I have written a TCP/IP server and a program to monitor whether the server is running. To determine whether or not the server is running I simply attempt to connect to the port on which the server listens and jump out to a Catch block if the connection fails. I have discovered that there are t...more >>

Hello, System tray icon informs users that the apps is running in the background. However, there are instances that the app might crash and after that the app icon in the system tray is still displayed. It goes away when the mouse is pointed over the icon. I wonder if there is any way to f...more >>

I'm Working with VB.net and i Use this connection function (see code below). It's working perfecly, but sometime it's to long before to have a result. Please help to optimise my code. Best regard! SimF1 'OpenConnection CODE(start)============ [color=blue]Public Sub OpenConnexion()[/color] ...more >>

Hi everyone! I am trying to teach myself VB and am starting from 0. Where can start off with online tutorials? I already know SQL scripting and I want to use VB with SQL. Thank so much for your help. sean ...more >>

I am having difficulties with an LDAP client I'm writing. What I have discovered causes the error is when the client queries the LDAP server and a record contains two values entered in one field that is semicolon ";" separated. i.e. A telephone number. In RED below. How can I handle thi...more >>

I have added a checkbox to my datagrid (programatically with 'DataGridBoolColumn'). It works great...except one thing...when I first click on the checkbox in my grid it doesn't do anything...it's like its only getting focus (it's not grey). After the initial click, I can toggle the checkmark. ...more >>

I note that you can null teminate a string by adding controlchar.null. Is there a way of adding a null to a Buffer of Bytes and converting it to a string. I have packets coming in from a serial ports as bytes and some of these represent strings. (Like the Packed BCD date/time stamp etc). ...more >>

Hello. Here's my problem. I have a Treeview with many options and in the TAG property of these nodes, I have a form name (frmDetail, frmheader, etc..). In the doubleclick event of my Treeview, I would like to open the proper form based on the value in the TAG property. This must be easy bu...more >>

I have a solution with several vb.net projects in it. I developed the code in one machine then copied all the files in the other machine to continue the development. The projects are on the local drivers (E driver on the first machine and C driver on the second). When I try to open the pro...more >>

On the top of my form I have Microsoft.Office.Core and I get this task error: Namespace or type 'Core' for Imports 'Microsoft.Office.Core' cannot be found. When I checked the references, It says the refernces is already added. When I posted this Friday, someone suggested that I may have a new...more >>

I'v always build my applications with MS Access /VBA . Starting today I'm trying to work with vb.NET. I'm building my first form and try using a combobox. Is their a'n example how to build and bind a combobox? regards Kees Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services -----...more >>

Perhaps this is obvious to everyone but me, but how do you rename an existing project when using the .NET IDE? It allows you to save the current form as something else, but not the whole project. Am I stuck with going through all the files and directories and renaming them? regards, boops boops ...more >>

Hi All, If the name of a process is known, is it possible to check whether it is in execution? What I did was to fetch all the processes running on the system using Process.GetProcesses() and traverse through the array looking for the Process name. Is there a shortcut or easier way to...more >>

I need to get the values of an attribute of each of three objects that I've stored in an arraylist. Each object has three values, and one of those values is an integer. I'm able to "get" the values when from the objects when I instatiate an object from the class I created, so I know each objec...more >>

Hi there! I want my VB.NET-program to detect the total and used amount of disk space and memory of the system. How can I do that? I know there is WMI, but I don't know which SELECT-Statement I have to build in order to get these information. Best regards RobinSword Posted Via Usenet....more >>

Is there a special method to find out if a folder exists? The File.exists method for some reason did not work for me to see a folder. So I thought maybe there is another way to see if a folder exists. Bob...more >>

Hi All, Does vb.net support inline functions? kd. ...more >>