g'day group, I need some code that will give me the total size of a folder. In the MSDN I've found some code, but I cannot figure out how to use this code at all ... I am quite new to .NET, I have been using VB6 always. Can anyone point me in the right direction? How will the following c...more >>

I am using the Response.Redirect method in a User Control to allow visitors to click an ImageButton to take them to another page. However, when I click the ImageButton I recieve the following error: Response is not available in this context. I am assuming this is due to the fact that I...more >>

How can I open an Excel file then SAVE AS .CSV file using VB.NET? Thanks Bill ...more >>

I'm kinda stumped at the moment, so... Here's what I'm looking to do: I have a ClientSocket, and I would like to free-thread the recieve end of it. I tried a delegate, but that won't fire. I'm thinking of using a networkstream, but can't really find anything on that. The purpose behind this ...more >>

I am trying to create a webrequest using the create method with a URL (string or system.uri) with the prefix "http://". A "system.notsupportedexception" is raised, even though documentation tells me that this prefix is supported by default. I have tried to register this prefix using the we...more >>

Hello, I'd like to validate an input my from user i.e. make sure that the user enters the phone number is the following formats (XXX) XXX-XXXX XXX-XXX-XXXX Any ideas on how I can achieve this with regular expressions? Having difficulty wrapping my head around it. thanks ...more >>

I need to convert a unicode string to an ansi string. This should not be difficult but I simply cannot find a way to do this. Anyone? ...more >>

I have a bound datagrid on my windowsform. I have the following declarations in the global module of the project: Public eDS As DataSet Public eDA As OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter In the Load routine of the form, I have the following code Dim eDS As New DataSet Dim eD...more >>

Hi, How can we convert string to date in VB.NET? I will get date in a string "5/24/2005" By using date operations I want to convert this date into another string "24-May-2005". Not by using arrays. Pls help. Regards. ...more >>

How to pass parameter to a Vb.Net application? ..Net Framework 1.1. Thanks, Joe ...more >>

What is the syntax to read the nth item in the listbox. ..NetFramework 1.1. and VB.Net 2003. Thanks, Joe ...more >>

Hi, As the subject says: I can't seem to find a method to determine wether an assembled string (e.g. 31/09/1994) is an existing date. I mean September didn't have 31 days in 1994. Any help would be appreciated. TIA -steve ...more >>

Hi All, I'm fairly new to the world of threading in VB.NET and would like to know if it's possible (and not unstable) to access a global object (in a form class) with multiple threads that are spawned from within the same form. I know that you're not allowed to access GUI elements from threa...more >>

Been 11 days since I posted this and 0 replies (although, in OE, it looks like there was 1 but it's just another post with the same subject as before): Part #1: I have a Thread, MainThread, and a child thread that is started in the MainThread called ChildThread. I have a DataSet created ...more >>

What is the statement in VB.Net 2003 to halt the excution of program? Like sleep function in some programming languages. Thanks, Sophia ...more >>

I'm using VB.Net 2003 to build a web page. I need to prompt the client for a name in order to save a list. I used the following code to btnSaveList.Attributes.Add("onclick", "var listname = prompt('You are about to save the following list. \n\n', '" & cboMailLists.SelectedItem.Text & "');i...more >>

If I need to combine a group of files (up to over a 100 even), and the do a search/replace on a static string...is StreamReader my best most effective option? Still working my around VB.Net. I'm assuming I'll be able to do a search/replace on the combined text. It would seem most efficient to ...more >>

In my FTP application, after login activity I use NLST command to the FTP server. After that I read the output buffer data to read the file listings. When I run through the debug mode I am getting the complete list of files in the FTP server. When I run without debug points, when I read the ...more >>

Does anyone know if there is a way to get all the IP's associated to a host name from a DNS server? I'm thinking along the lines of Dns.Resolve Method. But as stated in the remarks: . The Resolve method queries a DNS server for the IP address associated with a host name or IP address. ...more >>

Is there a way to get the SPID at runtime (the server-side connection/process ID, which you can see in the management/current_activity/process_info area in Enterprise Manager) from an active SqlConnection object? I have found zero related info in help, object browser, or the API viewer. Is getti...more >>

I have a Managed C++ class Library wrapper; this DLL will be called from VB.NET project. If a function parameter passed by reference, I cannot see this function from VB.NET. Otherwise, it works great. void ICCompress(int &iFileSize, int &iKeySize, BOOL &isKEYFRAME) { .... } How can...more >>

I was hoping there is a way to load multiple columns from a dataset into a combo box? Tom *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***...more >>

Good Morning, I'm hoping someone can assist me. I have a web application, the application code and web pages are sitting on an application server. I have created a virtual directory on the web server pointing to a shared folder containing the app on the application server. When I connect to t...more >>

I have a combobox control on the form. When the user makes a change, I want to validate a condition before permitting the change. If the condition is not met, I want to return the ComboBox text back to its previous value. He is what I tried. (1) Validating event does not work because use...more >>

I want to add additional tab pages on my form e.g. Dim db As New TabPage tabDetails.Controls.Add(db) Where tabDetails is the tabcontrol on the form. What is the best way of ensuring that all of the controls (e.g. textboxes, combo boxes etc) from the first tab page get cop...more >>

Hi All, I would like the datagrid to start off displaying the table data without first forcing the user to use the expanders to get to the table. If I set the AllowNavigation to false, then the grid don't show any data at all. Is there a way to setup the grid to show the data at startup, or u...more >>

Anybody know if maybe in VS 2003 IDE exist any keyboard shortcut for quick moving from one procedure up or down like is that in VBA IDE? I can't find anything about that in help under Keyboard shortcuts. In VBA you press Ctrl+UpArrow or Ctrl+DownArrow and you move quickly to second line of nex...more >>

An unhandled exception of type 'System.NullReferenceException' occurred in irc_client.exe Additional information: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. 'UPGRADE_WARNING: Arrays can't be declared with New. Click for more: 'ms-help://MS.VSCC.2003/commoner/redir/redirect.htm?k...more >>

Dear all, I would like to use excel and vb.net to create a report(xml) generator, however, i wouldnt find any source for making shapes(button,label) from vb.net to initial excel what i want to know is how can i get the actionlistener of a button, which the coding is made in VB.Net but the but...more >>

Can anyone show me a pure .net equivelent of the VB6 Fix procedure as below Function vbfix(ByVal ct As Char, ByVal e As DataGridcstrCellEventArgs, ByVal g As System.Drawing.Graphics) As Double vbfix = Fix(Math.Ceiling(g.MeasureString(ct, e.TextFont, 20, StringFormat.GenericTypographic)...more >>

I am creating a Program for college, in which the Program will read a Folder and create a HTML page from the pictures that are storrd in that folder. .. What would be the best way to do it in VB Net 2003. Thanks Paul Selwood Paul@DialUpSelwood.demon.co.uk -- The Source For Prem...more >>

Is there a way to darken or lighten an area of a form or control via the graphics object? I'm using an ownerdraw listbox and I want to have a small area of the item be a bit lighter than the rest of the object, but I want the user to be able to set the main color. I've read up on the fact th...more >>

Are there any tools 1. To check if a screen adheres to pre-defined standards (like positioning and alignment of controls etc.) 2. To check spellings of labels, captions etc. for correctness Thanks in advance ...more >>

Hello, I've a working application made with Visual Studio .Net 2003 and SQL Server 2000 SP3, this application runs on several pc stations with Windows XP SP2 installed. When an user is using the application, it's quits unexpectedly without any previous advice or error message, I'm trying s...more >>

Hi there I use the FileStream object to download a zip file over the internet to my local disk. The file downloads successfully, but when I attempt to unzip it, I'm told that the file is in use by another process. This occurs even if I release the object using fs.Close() and fs = Nothing. ...more >>

Hi Is there any casting methods in VB.NET to e.g. cast 'ThE' to 'The' etc. Thank you Shmuel Shulman, SBS Technologies LTD ...more >>

Using the setup function of vs2003 to build msi packet, how to add the run now function? ...more >>

I used the following command to keep ~50Mbytes for a buffer: Dim inBuf(50000000) As Byte I used the buffer and now I want to release the 50Mbytes of memory that my buffer used. Is there any way to clear the buffer ??? I tried with the following but nothing happend: Array.Clear(inBuf, 0, ...more >>

Hello how can i send a stream object (a file stream returned from SQL Reporting Service) as a mail attachement. i dont want to write this file to the disk Thanks ...more >>

Hello, How can I include forms in a dll and then call to those forms needed from my application?, Where can I get an example to do it? Many thanks ...more >>

Hi Can anyone help me. I would like to create a product entry form which has 2 tables in ms sql. First table is product header which contain product code and second table is product detail which contain product code, item... etc. Product detail table will be displayed in a datagrid. So f...more >>

Wonder if someone can help me out here as I'm not making any progress with this... I have an application which uses an MDI window. When it is running, the application creates an instance of a COM object, passes into it an instance of a local .NET class from my application, and then calls a ...more >>

I use this approach for every form, However, I got an error and I don't know What does it mean ?? Please Help myDataRow = dtCurrency.NewRow() Try myDataRow.Item("currcode") = Me.txtCurrCode.Text.Trim catch err as ex I got an error that "no value at index 0" end try ...more >>

Hello you all, I have to create an application which writes data to a serial port, waits for an answer and read this answer from the same serial port. I just don't know where to start. Any suggestions????? Some code snippets would be very helpfull!!! Tks in advance, Q ...more >>

I found the DirectoryServices in the System namespace which I believe is what I need to see if the logged in user to my VB .NET application is in a specific group in active directory. I'm not sure how to specificy or find the entry path, either LDAP://... or WinNT://... I have the user selec...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to use SystemParametersInfo to get the desktop work area: Private Declare Function SystemParametersInfo Lib "user32" Alias "SystemParametersInfoA" (ByVal uAction As Integer, ByVal uParam As Integer, ByRef lpvParam As Integer, ByVal fuWinIni As Integer) As Integer Dim rc A...more >>