Hi, Using vb.net, how do I add/remove Active Directory Security Groups (i.e. Domain Users, Domain Guests) to folders on a server? Thanks!!!...more >>

This is really silly question. Dim s As String s = "the" s = Right(s, 2) Why this gives me compilation error? (This works in VB6 .. what do I have to do to make it work in VB.Net) I have imported this: imports system.string ...more >>

hey is there anyone who knows how to install asp.net??? i already have IIS but asp does'nt work ...it gives message tht i don't have asp.net version 1.1....so anyone can help me with tht ...more >>

Hi EveryBody: I used vb.Net to creat the foolwoing directory: Directory.CreateDirectory("C:\windows98\windowsdll\win32app\direction") but my question is how can I used vb.net to hide the directory? any help will be appreciated regard's Husam...more >>

I've been looking for commands that would allow me the control to completely erase a file. By this I mean writing over the exact loacation a file occupies on the hard drive itself, so to write 1's, for example, over those locations. ...more >>

I want to obtain the appearance of frozen columns as in an excel sheet so thet the first two columns of the table remain in view at all times. Example - I have a table of products - listed by Item and Line. I want the Item and Line columns to remain visible whilst being able to scroll the ...more >>

I want to create a DLL application with VB.NET, which can be used by PowerBuilder. How can I do it? ...more >>

I am making a chart program with Visual Basic .net and anyone who has used America Online or Microsoft Word, or even Microsoft Management Console knows that there are windows inside the main window. How can I put these in VB.net? Or is there a way I can do something with panels? This is from t...more >>

I have noticed that the label control in .NET doesn't work quite the same as it used to do. It used to be possible to set it to auto-size in such a way that the width remained constant and the height varied according to the amount of text in the control. Have I missed a setting somewhere...more >>

I am trying to implement the global error handling described on this page... http://www.dotnetdevs.com/articles/GlobalErrorHandling.aspx I'm a VB person and don't understand much of C# when it gets more complicated. Can someone please help me with the following statement that is in C#, I n...more >>

The exe size seems to grow when I move from Debug to Release, which is confusing because normally release versions are smaller. Is it because I am developing for compact framework? (my project is VB for Pocket PC) What is the best version to obfuscate, the one which is smaller, or the Release v...more >>

Hi, I am building an application that need high speed of execution. There is a lot of string parsing that I do in VB.NET. Do I gain in speed if all that string parsing is made in a dll coded in C or C++ and added to my VB.NET application? I would also gain the advantage of portabilit...more >>

Hi, I've just got round to trying VB in .Net 2003 (since MS pulled the rug from under VB6) and... it wont let me edit and continue??? In fact it wont even let me edit whilst debugging "cannot currently modify this text in the editor. It is read only" appears in the status bar at the bo...more >>

Hi, What is the right way for transmitting data on the serial port of a PC using VB.NET (under XP) ? I used to use the ActiveX MSComm under VB6, which becomes obsolete and needs a certification, only available if Visual Studio 6 is installed. Thanks for any Help !!! Rasha ...more >>

Hi all, This is very frustrated, writing a code and every few days wasting couple of hours on obvious bugs in framework. I'm trying to bind combobox to a msde sql table and works fine. Then I try to bind "SelectedValue" to different column, it works fine first time, displays the date an...more >>

We just decided to take our application we've created at work into a real world development situation, with teams. Currently all we use is Visual Source Safe, however; I'd like to know of some tools you guys depend on also so we can get an idea of what tools other people use too in the team ...more >>

Ok, I'm trying to dispose of every object that I create that has a dispose method based on advice from this newsgroup. However, I'm not sure how to dispose of the following object that was created inside a method call. dim myvar as new object1 object1.dosomethingmethod(new object2) Note ...more >>

I've asked this question before but now I need something different: I need to select files using openfiledialog, which is easy enough. But I want to select a file or files (multiselect) and also single click select a folder or folders (double click would open the folder, as the openfiledialog...more >>

Hi, How to get data to listview after the form has been shown, i dont want to use Timer control. Thank you ...more >>

I want to convert amount to words. Is there any funciton available? Example: $230.30 Two Hundred Thirty Dollars and 30/100...more >>

Hi, Any method to validate on the text box; the entering data is numeric or text I want to type only numeric data on the text box Regards K R Lal ...more >>

Have a strange situation: I have installed Visual Studio .Net on 2 different machines - both are running Windows XP SP1. Both machines were re-imaged before installation. I have created a new project. I added a button object. For the button click event I added MsgBox("Hello"). Running th...more >>

- For cleanup, is it sufficient to set a Thread to Nothing after it's done? - It is OK to pass objects out of the thread? (dumb question maybe but I want to be sure) - What's the best way to process messages coming out of a thread? I want to queue them up, but MessageQueue doesn't look like ...more >>

I have MS Access application and it has forms and reports all in one MDE file. In converting to VB.Net I know forms can be rewritten but reports I'm not sure. How can I design and write reports under VB.Net? Do I need to run Crystal Report beside VB? Thanks. ...more >>

I have a control, it is bound to a field in a datatable. If I change the value in the textbox, and move off the textbox, the RowChanged event is NOT called. Is there some way to change this behavior? I need the DataTable (or at least the DataRow) to know the value has changed. -- ...more >>

Hello. I have a multi-threaded app that has a few different Timers all of which deserialize and serialize objects to perform certain operations. At the same time, the user can be working in the app and making changes (thus deserializing and serializing objects, as well). I'm sure you can see my ...more >>

Hello: I downloaded the 2.0 sdk and redistributables but where is the IDE. Do I need to use my 1.1 IDE ?Thanks Terry ...more >>

Is there a way to create a VB.NET application without having the client download the 20+ megs of .NET framework? Just seems impractical for people on dial-up. How are you handling this situation? Thanks, Brett ...more >>

I'm fairly new to VB .NET and programming in general, and I want to give my program its own icon without it being a separate file. I have the icon as part of the project, and its Build Action is set to Embedded Resource. I've searched high and low for the code that will actually make it load as ...more >>

It is really a simple question. Visual Basic .NET (2003) I create 2 forms (Form1 and Form2) I create a checkbox in Form1 (checkbox1) I create a checkbox in Form2 (checkbox1) I go to Form1 doubleclick on checkbox1 and alters the code Private Sub CheckBox1_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As ...more >>

I am facing a problem : I would like to have the mainmenu specialized for every user of an app. That means every user must have or not access to the specified menu or sub menu. My idea is to store the menu in a table and give the appropriate permission for every item for the underling user or...more >>

I was wondering if it is at all posible to write a stand alone .EXE program in Visual Studio .NET. Hopefully in VB.NET but if not another language would be ok. Thanks for the assistance ...more >>

My situation is that I have a custom user control that I have built into a DLL and put it on the "USER CONTROLS" part of the toolbox, so I can drag it into a form whenever I need it. The problem is that, for a variety of reasons, I need to "see" a variable in all the SUBs that exist in my use...more >>

Hi, I've written a simple app to get some data and email a simple string to a particular email address. The string is created and uses not unusual characters. The problem is, when I install this app on a particular server, the SMTP stops sending in 7bit, and starts sending the msg in Quot...more >>

Hi to everyone I have a .NET application and i am trying to send emails using Outlook Object Model. When i do so, i get the following error : "File or assembly name Interop.Outlook, or one of its dependencies, was not found" I have add "Interop.Outlook 11" reference in my project but i still g...more >>

Hi , I have very serious problem about printing and i have almost searched the printing section for simillar kind of problem.PrintPreview dialog shows preview of few pages quite well and after that code raises the exception "NO PRINTERS INSTALLED" OR " HANDLE IS INVALID". can u hepl me ?? ...more >>