In vb.net 2003 Tha language is english Is there any way to make a textbox type right to left. I saw this option in the properties of the textbox. But from reading documents online I understand it to only work in a couple of languages. Thanks for any help. ...more >>

Where can I go to see how to include the .netframework in my set up and deployment. And how do I get my installation to check if .net framework is installed on the users computer, and if not it will install it. I am new to vb .net and this is the first application I have written. I am using...more >>

Is it possible to place this inside of my app.config file and if so would anyone know how to properly format the "value" string so when I get this value it comes out the correct way? <add key="OleDbConnection1.ConnectionString" value="Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data source=" & Applicati...more >>

This may seem like an odd question, but is it possible to get the name of the class & function that is calling a function of another class? e.g. Public Class CallerName Public Shared Function Test() As String Return <the name of my caller> ' <--- is there a way to do this? ...more >>

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I have a Class Library which also contains a Module with various Functions. I started a new project and added a reference to the Class Library DLL. I can access all the Classes in the Library ok but cannot access the Funcitons in the Module. Everything is Public including: PUblic Module ...more >>

I have a Sub Main from which I show a Form: Public MainForm as New Form1 <STAThread()> Public Sub Main() MainForm.Show() Application.Run() End Sub The MainForm (Form1) shows ok and runs ok until I show a Form2 from Form1. This works Ok but when I close Form2, I get an er...more >>

Hi Is there anyway of capturing when the users adjusts the width of a datagrid column so the new column width can be stored. Thanks in advance ...more >>

Is there a control that will allow you to change the properties of an object.... I'm looking for something just like the properites window in the Visual Studio form designer........ -Rob T. ...more >>

Hi, I am storing various settings for a windows service in the registry - but for some reason the windows service will not read them. Namespaces: Imports System.ServiceProcess Imports System.IO Imports System.Diagnostics The class inherits: Inherits System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase ...more >>

Hello. Propably a simple question : I have a multi project solution in vb.net. In detail, i have a project "Main" and projects A,B,C. How can I switch between projects ??? Thanks in advance, Vasilis ...more >>

Hi. I would like to ask how can I make application, which from user get name of web service, name of method and their parameters. And that program call that method and give back response in Xml format(optional) . It's possible? Thanks for answer. ...more >>

Hi Guys, Am putting together a WEB App with an ever nearing deadline :o( I've a Master Datagrid (defined in the ASP page) containing in the second column a (details) datagrid (dynamically generated with the ItemDataBound event for the master). Got the basic code from the excellent article ...more >>

Hi all, trying to create word document using following syntax in c# private Word.ApplicationClass oWordApp = new Word.ApplicationClass(); Application throws error as : Exception Details: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access is denied. The ASP.NET process is not authorized to acces...more >>

Hi all Is there an easy way to find the previous Cell or Row that user just left on DataGrid Control or Table. For example, if I'm currently on Row 1 Column 2 and then I click on Row 3 Column 5. Is it possible to know the previous location of my focus? What I'm trying to do is that if user cha...more >>

Hi. I would like to ask. IN my program I have refferences to any web Service. When I want call some method of this service I use: Dim myservice As New cx.dragon.amaral.Calculator Messagebox.show(myservice.Add(10, 10)) It returns 20. How can I receive response from that method ...more >>

I have a collection. I am looping through the collection using a FOR EACH. Is there a way to access the Key from the current item? This code obviously does not work, but I am providing it to illustrate the value that I am trying to get. Dim MyCollection as New Collection Dim objItem...more >>

Anyone know of any good tools to translate C++ code into VB.Net? I don't care about it not being able to translate everything perfectly - I just want most of the repetative, obvious stuff done for me automatically. Bob ...more >>

I'd like to implement a hot key in my VB.NET application. I've seen a sample of C++ code that used the 'RegisterHotKey' and 'UnregisterHotKey' routines. Are there VB.NET routines that function like them? Any VB.NET code samples or web sites about implementing hot keys would be appreciated. ...more >>

Hi Using VB.NET I am scratching my head over a little issue that has me foxed. We have a form which has a selection of label controls and buttons. The idea of the form is to allow the user to select different background and foreground colours for different events. The user c...more >>

How it is possible to sort ListView by clicking on the column when I have numeric values (as string) in the column? I tried to add numeric values into the listview, but it addes them as strings. I can sort the column but I'm getting string sorting, for exp: 11,111,1111,22,222... Thanks...more >>

Hello, Have an issue with a property using the DefaultValue(True) attribute. Imports System.ComponentModel Public Class Class1 Private m_testValue As Boolean <DefaultValue(True)> _ Public Property test() As Boolean Get Return m_testValue ...more >>

Hi guys, I am looking for a general answer of my quistion, no specific code. What I need to do is to read data from a text file, parse it and save it as XML. I have an sample XML file and XML Schema(.xsd) file for validation. I can easly read the data from the text file in put in in DataSet, b...more >>

i have created a databse by using ADOX. in tables are created and assigned primary key through the applcation now my problem is i have 1 master table and 3 child tables. in master table i have one field 'contact_id' this is primary key. and in the remaining 3 tables i have foreign key as ...more >>

Hi, Hopefully someone can help me on this one. I normally start all my VB apps from a Sub Main, which I place in a code module. This Sub then instantiates a form, i.e Public Sub Main() Dim MyMainForm as new frmMain MyMainForm.Show() End Sub NOW, (dunno when exactly it stopped worki...more >>

Hi, I'm still having trouble with referencing a ListView control (in Form1) from a second form (fmOps). I'm getting an "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" error, which I think is occuring at the "For Each itm In Me.openingForm.lstWrkFiles.Items" line. Can anyone tell me...more >>

How difficult is it to hire a good programmer with both DotNet and SQL experience? I'm not interested in hiring (well, not at the moment at least); when I set up a new site with a custom software package I always have to give the customer an idea of how replacable I am should I become unavailabl...more >>

I am new to VB and I am trying to debug a SMTP On_Arrival message sink. I would like to be able to do this real-time (I have been told this is possible), but I can't seem to get it to work. Anyone know how to achieve this? I am running this on Win 2000 using VB 6.0. FYI, the sink DLL is ...more >>

Hi, I have a strange issue with a program i am writing in VB.NET. I have been working on this program for about a month now and when i started working this morning every time i hit backspace or delete i get an error message box saying that a parameter is incorrect... When i left work yesterda...more >>

Before I even start, let me say I'm an idiot and get that out of the way. I've search the help file, searched the newsgroups, search support.microsoft.com and can't figure out what is wrong. I have a listbox on a windows form that I'm attempting to bind to a datatable. Here's the code I do:...more >>

I'm newbie to VB.net, I used to work on Ver VB 6.0. When I'm debugging using VB.Net it is not allowing me to update any code when I'm running. Also when I do F8 it is not taking me thru the whole code, it goes into the initial event and then it exits the debugger and runs the whole applica...more >>

I have a Windows Service developed in VB.NET that attempts to connect to a database as soon as the service starts. I have no problem when I start the service manually - but when I restart the computer that hosts the service, I get a Null Reference Exception when I try to connect to the databas...more >>

OS: Win XP Language: VB.net or C# I have a program where I need to launch 2 separate instances of an App called "Main.exe". Each instance will need to be piped to there own video display. Both displays need to be running at a screen resolution of 640x480. I am able to force to screen re...more >>

Hi, I have a databound Combo Box where I'm adding a new value to the database on the Click of the button. I'm able to see the ComboText and it is writing to the database. But when I do a refresh on the Combo I'm not able to see the added value in the Combo. Please assist. Below is the co...more >>

How come the underlines do not appear for my Hot Keys on my VB.NET apps until I hit the <Alt> key after the form is loaded then they all appear but the focus shifts to the first dropdown menu?...more >>

Hello, Can anyone suggest and alternative to CreateObject in .NET? I do not want to include a reference for DLLs that I use in my application. I would like to instantiate classes in DLLs using data from an XML file. For example, if I were to use CreateObject, I would get the progid of the o...more >>

How do you detect whether a form has been closed or not? Thanks. -- Xero http://www.chezjeff.net My personal web portal...more >>

Hello, I have a vb.net web app that I am doing reads and adds to a database. Everything works fine and happens instantly. I recently added an update and it takes a long time to finish. I was wondering if there was anyone else who experenced this problem and if there are any ways around...more >>

Hi, I have a background thread that opens a form. But when that thread ends, the form I opened disappears. This makes me want the background thread to tell my main thread to open the form instead. The form should be opened by my main thread when my communication thread receives a certain...more >>

Hi all, Im having password for my database in ms Access, Anyone know how to set the password in crystal report if I want to connect the database. Thanks...more >>

I need to monitor an mailbox and whenever i receive an e-mail, i need to process this e-mail. I know my problem is very similar to that of the thread "Monitor Outlook Mailbox for new e-mail and process e-mail in VB.Net Application". De key difference is not to use Outlook. thanks in advance...more >>

I am trying to load large flat files; > 250 MB. What is the best practice for this? I have already read through everything I could find on Google, to no avail. I have a SQL DTS process that will load the file in about 7 minutes. My code takes about an hour. Here is a snippet: ...more >>

I have about 20 MsgBox occurance in by program, which I use to inform the user of the progress of the program, or ask confirmation of an action, or simply to act separators to various parts of the program. They all vary in size and shape depending on the text length. To make the looks of ...more >>