By omitting the references to the IsWhatEverNull() members, I got the example (http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/XMLSettingsFile.asp) to compile. But when I run it it cannot write the XML file. It gets ... System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path "C:\Temp" is denied. Why can't...more >>

Hiya, I need to write a VB.net app to fax purchase orders out of an ERP database. We already have SBS 2003 on the server and Win XP client PCs. What is the best approach to writing this app? I am not sure what to use given the environment and if it is feasible at all. I have spent some ...more >>

VB 6: frame1.width = form1.width - 200 VB .NET: ? Can someone please help with this simple line of code...thanks.. ...more >>

Hello everybody, I need to write a HTTP client capable of downloading files using the HTTP protocoll. But downloading is one of my problems. I'm new to VB.net and I know there's a framework offering a solution for almost every problem. But for me it's a bit complex. So what I need: I ne...more >>

How do I programatically apply a click to a particular row and column 0 of a datagrid? I want to do this in code as if the user did a mouse click on the leftmost column. ----------------------------------------------------------- Gary Kahrau kahrau@monair.com ------------------...more >>

I need to start an ms access 2003 app from a vb.net winforms app and didn't want to load all the interop stuff for office into the .net project. I thought that using the shell cmd would be a nice clean way to get it started. However, when I call the shell cmd, I get a "File Not Found" erro...more >>

I need to set a limit on my application working... I want the = application not to work as from 31/03/05 and I need to know how to code = this. Surely there must be a simple code to check the date at start-up = of the app?? How do I do this??? Scott...more >>

I want to work out the difference (number of days) between 2 dates selected using the date picker in vb.net and displaying this in textbox1 (which will be un-editable to the user) An MVP game me the following code, which looks acceptable to me in practice, but appears to always through up 0...more >>

Hi, I placed a Group Box into another Gropu Box on a Windows form and the text in the second Group Box is displayed in a much larger font when using XP Themes. Works ok in standard Windows. Any explanations for this or is it a 'bug'. Thanks, RitaK ...more >>

Consider the two code snippets below. a) During development, if you hold your cursor over AKA.SomeDateTime in Snippet 2, it will indicate a value of #1/1/1950# as expected. b) If you run the code in debug mode (i.e. F5), and at the stop, hold your cursor over AKA.SomeDateTime in S...more >>

The IsDate code below should result in False, instead it throws the exception below. Why? How do I check if a string can be converted to a date if this function does not work properly? Bob code: Dim blnDate_Valid As Boolean = True Dim x As String = "Hello" blnDate_Valid = IsDate(x) ...more >>

I suspect the anwer to this is going to be obvious, but can someone give me a clue here as I am presently doing this in a roundabout way. I am using an API that gives me an XML file as a string. I am presently using Streamwriter to write an XML file to disk and then reading the XML file into a Da...more >>

Hi All, How to insert the image into the richtextbox control and catch the mouse click event of that image. Thanks in advance, Sakharam Phapale ...more >>

I can seem to get the dimensions of a frame in a multiframe tiff. After selecting activeframe, the Width/Height is still really much larger than the page's actual dimensions. When I split a TIFF to several PNG files this causes a problem, becuase the resulting image is (the page to the far...more >>

I have an application and use custom user controls as plugins. Is there any way to communicate back and forth from control to app. NOTE: The control is not refrenced in the app, it will act as a plugin and will be dynamically loaded to the app. Example: 1. My application as a public varia...more >>

I need to grab a html source code from the second page after I hit this login screen with inserted variables: example: https://www.mypage.com/login.php?username=joe&password=joepsw will lead to: https://www.mypage.com/hello.php (this is the page I need a source code from) , it cannot b...more >>

Hey Everyone, I really hope there is someone who can figure out this problem. Honestly, I spent 3 days now trying to find the solution, but nothing works. I'll try to explain the problem shortly, so I don't take too much of your time. Problem: On the form I have AxWebBrowser box, and I ...more >>

Hello! I just have a quick question, if I may. I was wondering what benefits, if any, one of these deployment methods has over the other. These are for in-house .NET windows applications that are currently only used at our Head Office (but may be expanded in the future) Method #1: Using a...more >>

When sending mail I get the classic 'Cannot access CDO.Message object' exception. I remember I solved this problem once before, but cannot remember how :-) I'm sending mail using an existing from address, an existing to address, and SmtpMail.SmtpServer DOES exist. strange strange strange......more >>

hey all, in the overall scheme of the planet earth, why does there have to be a MinOccurs property of an element in the dataset designer? What is this used for in general lamen's terms. thanks, rodchar...more >>

hey all, i was wondering, you know how you can say fieldDate.Month or fieldDate.Day in vb.net to pick apart the individual date components. If the month is between 1 and 9 to append a zero in front of that month (i.e. 01, 02, 03) without going thru heavy string manipulation? is there som...more >>

Hi Simply because the challenge is there I am trying to convert my vb6 code to vb.net. In the most part I have found ways but here is one I am stuck on, so any thoughts would be welcome. Public Function NewJobSerial() As Long NewJobSerial = CType((Format$(Int(Rnd() * 424) - 212)) + Form...more >>

Getting error Null Reference exception when a procedure is called in vb.net ..Why does it occur and how to resolve it. --- ANkur -- Message posted via http://www.dotnetmonster.com...more >>