Hi All, I seem to have lost a vb.net project. It would be of great help if anybody could suggect a way, that I can give a windows search to look for keywords in the .vb files present in the project? Thanks. kd ...more >>

hey all, i have a long sequence of events that occurs in my one business class. i'd like to show the user a progress bar of what's happening. is it normal to have the values for the progress bar occur in the business class at each step? i can't think of any other way to do it. please adivs...more >>

Hi, We have a VB.NET application deployed on the computer. When we try to access this application through Terminal Services, the message pops up saying that the application is already running eventhough we open it for the first time. But when we add the Windows user to the Administrators grou...more >>

I am working on an application with a wizard type interface for Pocket PC's. Because of the lack of available space to work with I am creating the controls programatically and adding them to the form at run-time. However, I am struggling to find out how to reference these controls at design...more >>

Hi, This is a bit of lame question but is something I have been struggling with for a while. I am struggle to find a way to develop ActiveX components, I seem to remember doing them in VS 6.0 but can't seem to find a way in .Net, I have done the Windows Forms Controls inbedded in a web p...more >>

I am trying to add a definition for ConnString to web.config as follows (VB.NET STD 2003) <configuration> <system.web> .......... <appsettings> <add key="ConnString" value="C:\test\test.mdb" /> </appsettings> </system.web> </configuration> When I try to run it, I get "Error whil...more >>

Hi, From my main form, I am executing another application using System.Diagnostics.Process.Start. The application has its own window displaying when the applicaiton is run. I want to change the cursor to a hourglass. But I only can change my own form's cursor using Cursor.Current, whenever ...more >>

hey all, if i have a timer program that ticks every 1/100th of a second and it just checks a variable status would that be a huge hit on the performance of the system or whatever indicator the timer would affect? just curious, rodchar...more >>

Is there a mechanism in VB.NET that allows something like: If myVar In ("A","B","C") Then... The way I'm doing it now is: Select Case myVar Case "A","B","C" Or like this: If myVar = "A" Or myVar = "B" Or myVar = "C" Then... I'm just wondering if there's some handy new syntax i...more >>

I have a datagrid bound to a dataset's table. I'm using a tablestyle and so I can, with the column.format property, format numeric and date typed datacolumns. But I need to format a column of type string. The column.format way is of no effect then. How to make this work? Any ideas are welco...more >>

Hi, Are there any built-in methods in VB.NET that convert one number in one format to its equivalent in another format? For example I want to convert the number 162 (decimal) to 10100010 (binary) or to A2 (hexadecimal) and vice versa. Thanks....more >>

Hi all, I am trying to format a textbox which is data bound to a datagrid using the following syntax txtReportDate.DataBindings.Add("Text", dvHistory, "Start Date") I need to display the txtReportDate as a "dd/mm/yy" date. Any Ideas? Thanks in advance Dave ...more >>

I use the class below as a base class to make object that execute in their own thread. If I create a derived class and instantiate an instance of that class, what happens to the thread if the instance goes out of scope? Will the thread continue to run? Does the thread run independently of the...more >>

Hi I use Drag and Drop between 2 TreeView Control under VB.Net But I found that it cannot work when I add sub-class for each node Is it drag and drop method cannot work when the node with sub-class ? If no, any related information/reference ? Thanks a lot Kelvin ...more >>

Hi, All, I'm a beginner of Vb.net. My solution(A) has reference another object (solution B), so when I debug( trace) my program step by step, the system opens the class code of solution B. My question is how can I add breakpoint somewhere of one clsss of solution B (open it in Solution A ...more >>

I have an application connected to an overseas sql-server using port 1433. But recently it always timeout the connection. Any solution to avoid this??? I am using the VB.net Windowed Form with .net 2002, SQL-Sever 2000 Enterprise Thanks! ...more >>

Dear Professionals, I have placed my datagrid : .... <asp:Datagrid ID="DGEdu" runat="server" OnDeleteCommand="DGEdu_Remove" OnItemDataBound="DGEdu_ItemDataBound" OnItemCommand="DGEdu_OnItemCommand" AutoGenerateColumns="false" ShowFooter="True"> <Columns> .... </Columns> in a ...more >>

hi all first off, i'm not trying to cross post, but couldn't find this newsgroup earlier (got here from a recommendation on microsoft.public.vb, where i originally posted this question). anyhow, i'm just getting into .Net and am trying to parse a document, but not able to read the values fo...more >>

I'm looking for a VB.NET compatible MAPI component that gives me simple MAPI functionality, like the VB 6 MAPI controls. We don't want to use the VB6 controls, because of installation issues. http://www.mapi33.adexsolutions.com/ looks good, but cannot be used in VB.NET. :( -- Paul Hewso...more >>

Is there any way to access the display settings within the .Net framework? On a WinXP box, one can right click on the desktop, select Properties, go to the Appearance tab, click on the Advanced button, and muck with the display appearance in fine detail. Are any of these settings available ...more >>

Is there any way to copy an entire row from the Data Grid and then Paste it into a new row, modify some data and then save it back to the database? This grid is bound to a dataadapter with a commandbuilder monitoring the activity. Is there some property setting that needs to be set or what...more >>

Hi, I need to code a report generator for vb.net like the MS Access Report Wizard.... Anybody can help me ? Thanks Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMIT...more >>

I want to raise custom errors. For instance, when my File class tries to copy a file, I check to make sure the file is available (by trying to get an exclusive lock on it). I try for a specific period of time, and if the file doesn't become available I want to throw an error stating something ...more >>

Scenario: From a given folder all files from all subdirs are read. These are dropped in a one-dimensional array - myArray. Once everything is in my array it is sorted and dropped in a listbox. In a textbox I can enter a search criteria. Each time I press a key the listbox is cleared and I r...more >>

I have a DataTable which I did use as the source for a DataGrid, teh data table was popeulated form my database and when I made changes in the grid I used the same DataAdapter to chnage the values in the database. However, I now have the need (on a column by column basis) to show the values...more >>

Who know of the best registry book for windows xp and up. Thanks Chris ...more >>

How would I go about getting windows display size for the scroll bar in all windows? Is it in the registery?? Thanks Chris ...more >>

I am new to VB .NET: I can configure a SQL adapter and access data via the datagrid. But how do you access and manipulate data if you do not require the data to show up on a form. I simply want to audit a SQL table's data using code to cycle through all records. The user doesn' t need to see t...more >>

Where is there a walkthru for creating an exe? ...more >>

NOTE: This was posted earlier to vsnet.vstools.office under a different subject line but received no response. I'm having a problem automating Word's Find object from a .NET application, using late binding. If I use early binding, my code runs fine on most systems, but it is vulnerable t...more >>

How can I get the openfiledialog to allow selection of a folder (subdirectory) and all of its contents? Thanks for any help. Bernie Yaeger ...more >>

Hi, I know about Math namespace, but can't find anything for simple statistics opérations like avarage variance, etc. I can do it from the SQL Language from a DataTable, but i'm surprised there is nothing simpler ? So if anybody have found the rigth library somewhere ... Thanks and best ...more >>

Hi I need to know in that moment a tablestyles joins to my inherited DataGrid control Tnks ...more >>

Hi all, I have developing program with database as well. What I want to do now is to create a setup.exe for the instalation of my program. I have develope new project on setup and deployment projects. What I want to ask is how to create the setup.exe so I can install the program to the oth...more >>

Hi there !!! I browsed around the Internet in search for a solution of a little difficult problem i have in VB.NET.... However, i cannot find a suitable anwser anywhere, so i thought i'll give it a try here... Okay, here's the deal: I am trying to read from unmanaged memory with a cl...more >>

Hello, My client is experiencing an issue on European computers related to MSXML3.dll. The issue is that the app is erroring when it does an xPath query to an xml file. On of the errors is: Expected token ']' found ','. //record[@sh_ubound_e = 150-->,<--9 and @table = "Table 2.3.7.3 (e)"]...more >>

I was wondering if it is possible to dynamically create a structure. Something like this: public sub main sql = "Select Col1, Col2 from Table a" dim al as new arraylist al = LoadOracleData(sql) '____Do amazing things end sub Private Function LoadOracleData(SQL as string) as arraylist...more >>

I have the following data custID orderNum trackingNum ShipDate I have put these in multiple arrays since I want to redim. For example, the user selects one shipdate and I keep only the entries for that date and thenn redim to a smaller array. I come to a point where I want to sort by custID...more >>

Hello, I've been tasked with creating a kind of system scanner for Windows XP that checks various security settings (like file access to certain groups). I've been looking for a way to programatically check these settings for a month and a half now, but I have had no success. Does anyone o...more >>

Hi. I use Exchange Server and I need to create a lot of rules to control my incomming mail. I also need be able to check my mailbox from any PC connected to the net. However there is only 32Kb of space reserved for rules on each inbox folder, which is insufficient. I have searched the we...more >>

Would someone mind explaining how I can get a listview to scroll down and show the last item. I am creating a history log that receives records from the serial port and I need the most recent item to be shown while the older items are either push up or down. A highlighted last entry would b...more >>

if i have 2 similar printer connected thru an usb hub to my pc, and if i send a print job to one printer, will it be replicated on the second printer automatically?? Because using vb.net i can selected the printername for the default printer, but both printer will have the same printername...more >>