Does anyone know how to do the following vb6 code using bind variables for oracle dbs, in .net? dim cmdMyCommand as ADODB.COMMAND Set cmdMyCommand = New ADODB.COMMAND With cmdMyCommand .ActiveConnection = objConn .CommandText = "Select COL1 from TABLENAME Where COL2 = ?" .Parameter...more >>

Hi, I tried to execute a page. For first few steps it was working fine. Then suddenly at an unknown step of a dropdown change I am getting the following error message. The viewstate is invalid for this page and might be corrupted. I have initialized the particular ViewState during page lo...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to have a MSN Messenger like form/app closing behavior. When I click on the X button, I only want the form to disappear and when I double-click on the notify icon or right-click on it and choose Open from the context menu, I want the form to reappear. For that, I got the point ...more >>

Hi all, I have a treenode control and I would like to add a node in a certain level as child. For example I know that with this code I can add a level one node plus a level two node: ------------------- Dim node As TreeNode node = TreeView1.Nodes.Add("Level one node") node.Nodes.Add("Level...more >>

Hi, My application is extensivelly querying a remote server. Somebody sniffing the traffic could eventually find out all important information such as passwords (from users in datatables as sell as the password and user name used in connectiong string to that server. How can I protect my s...more >>

Hi, Does anyone know how to access (at runtime) the "Version" parameter of the deployment project? I need to be able to display the "Version" of the deployment project in an 'About' box. /evan ...more >>

Hi I need a VB dotnet ping and tracert GUI utility written in VB.net 2003 (not 2005). I was sure there would have been many working examples for ping but I cannot find any :( I was hoping to find one I could just add to my app as there is no point in reinventing the wheel! I could liv...more >>

I want to create a function and can only get half way to my goal. dim sStr as string sStr = Entry(2,"a,b,c,d") ' Sets sStr = "b" Entry(2,sStr) = "B" ' Sets sStr = "a,B,c,d" I tried create a public property. However, the Set does not allow ByRef. How do I work around t...more >>

I have two databinding expressions (the first & last names from a DB) that I want to assign to the text property of a Label so that the result is LASTNAME,FIRSTNAME. At the moment, I have the following which I know works when I use it by itself: text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container,"DataItem...more >>

Hi Guys, Paradon my ignorance on this issue. I've done up a simple VB.net windows application which when executed from a client PC, is suppose to execute a DTS job on my server. When I implemented and executed the application to my client, I get this error message "COM object with CLSID...more >>

I am writing an app in vb .net that will use an XML webservice written in PHP NuSoap. I want to have the NuSoap server send a dataset to my VB .NET application i am trying to find any documentation of anyone pullling data from a database in PHP then using NuSoap to send it to a .NET application ...more >>

I have retrieved data from a database using a SELECT statement that includes an INNER JOIN. The data seems to be retrieved to the DataSet OK, but I am having trouble getting the data from the DataSet. The code I am using is as follows: Private Sub btnDownloadDB_Click(ByVal sender As Syste...more >>

I create a bitmap of 12 pixels wide x 15 pixels high then create a graphics object from the bit map. When I draw a rectangle g.DrawRectangle(blackpen, new rectangle(0,0,12,15)), I get the top and side but the far side and bottom are not drawn. If I draw a rectangle g.DrawRectangle(blackpen, ...more >>

Hi, All, I have a vb .net program that starts a process in the background and I wondered whether it is possible to pass Ctrl+C to interrupt (not to kill) the background process. I know the background application was written in C and used SIGINT to handle the interrupt. I am at a loss about ...more >>

This is really not very important but something that I'm just curious about...which is faster to execute or are they the same: (1) If IsNothing(_myVar) Then ... or (2) If _myVar Is Nothing Then ... I find myself using #1 most frequently but for no real reason other than I like the w...more >>

I am trying to write an auto clicker for a web game. I can bring up the web page with a linklabel control, but i can't figure out how to move the mouse (through code), and cause it to click what ever is underneath it. I am new to VB, and only a novice programmer in Delphi. I would appreciate a...more >>

I have a text file that I would like to load into a dataset, fields are fixed length, Could someone point me in the right direction Thanks Derrick ...more >>

Does anyone have any VB.Net code to get the devices listed / enumerated in the Device Manager listing. I'm trying to figure out if a device (it's actually a digital camera) is connected to the computer. When it's plugged in (Firewire), it shows up in Device Manager under the "Imaging Device...more >>

Hello All, I'm looking for recommendations on commercial-grade spell check components, and was hoping you might have some good advice for me... So far I've seen ComponentOne, RapidSpell, and Aspose, so I was wondering if there was a general preference for one of these three, or perhaps anoth...more >>

hi all, i am the developer of vb.net.My project everything is completed and closed.But My project is not running on Only framework installed system.The application running fine on Dot Net Installed system.In framework installed system i am getting the error as follows. "ProcessId and Thread ID ...more >>

Hello, I have a vb.net program and I would like to include vb code into my database (or into texfiles) which should be compiled or interpreted whenever necessary for my program. So that I can make changes on the fly without always having to stop and recompile my program. Is this possibl...more >>

Is there a way to set all of the values in a DataTable Column to a specific value without looping through the rows? The table/column already exist; I just want to clear all the values out to a general value, like setting them all to False. Thanks, Nate ...more >>

Hi "Dumb" question; What is the best way to fill ComboBox from database? I have seen many different samples(Do..Loop,DataBinding;DataSource), but what is the "correct" and "best" way? Regards; Meelis ...more >>

Hi All, I have a very general question regarding the interoperability of VB/VBA applications. I know that it is possible to create a form e.g. in Excel from which I launch Word and then show the Excel form on top of Word. But I cannot manage to show a form - which I have created in a sta...more >>

I just discovered that if I set an accelerator letter on a button it won't display the accelerator underline unless the "Desktop/Properties/Display/Effects/Hide Keyboard Navigation Indicators Until Use the Alt Key" property has been unchecked. This property is checked by default. All of...more >>

What I am hoping to do is make a constructor for a derived class that can accept an instance of the base class. Maybe this just is not possible? I am working with the new SSLStream in the 2005 beta. They came up with what seems to be an awkward object model to me. The SSLStream has nearly t...more >>

Hi, I'm using a hashtable to store away a bunch of numbers from my array: The Hashtable should look like: Key Value 1 01234 2 01235 3 01245 .... 10 23456 I use a module to keep my Hashtable "alive" all times/during the whole runtime: Module ModGlobVariablen Public lfdNrHash...more >>

I am new to ASP/ASP.NET so kindly be gentle. When my index.aspx page loads, I need the focus to be on one of the textboxes called txtUserName. I come from a VB background, so expecting the obvious, I go to the Page_Load event of the index.aspx page and try to write txtUserName.SetFocus but I ...more >>

Dear Group I wonder if you can help me with the following. I have a form(Form2) that contains a tabcontrol. If I click 'Tab2' Form3 should be displayed and 'Form2' closed. The instruction to close Form2 is in the Load event of Form3 but it actually doesn't matter where I put it. Every time I ...more >>

place this behind a button that fills a listbox. as you will see the time is now and then 0 or filled in???????????? by hitting the button. is there a way to determine the real elapsed time? thanks, Willie Dim T As Double T = Now.Ticks System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(3) T = Now.Tic...more >>

My App is an MDI Parent with MDI Child forms. One of the child forms calls a modal dialog form. I would like the modal dialog form to be INSIDE the mdi parent window. I am not bothered about any of the other things associated with MDI Parent/Child relationships, this is purely an appearan...more >>

I have a 8.5 x 11 landscape document with about 1/4 inch of space on the left and right where there is no print. The document displays perfect in print preview, but when I print it, about 1/2 inch on the right is not printed (leaving about 3/4 inch empty margin on the right side of the page)....more >>

Please help. I need a regular expression that parses a stream of up to 450 characters into 15 separate strings of up to 30 characters each. The regex must break at newlines. Ideally, the regex will "word wrap" that is, not break in the middle of words. I have the following: (?m:(?:(.)?){...more >>

Hi, I have an application that is required to print labels. One issue that I would like to clean up is that the application hangs for a time while it prints the required label. I have a Class to take care of the printing. Could someone explain how I can call this class and have it run in ...more >>

Hi there! I've got this situation: One application server where the application is installed; One DB Server where the VB.NET application opens two sqlconnections at startup; One intranet wich application users (about 100) use to connect via remote desktop to the application; Because...more >>

I have a customer (our first "beta" case as it happens) who has Norwegian Windows XP. Our software is not translated to Norwegian (yet), we just have the basic, default, EN version. Anyway, when the software runs he gets an exception: "20, 20 er en ugyldig verdi for Int32." .... which ...more >>

I would like to display username on web page via User.Identity.Name using MS VisualStudio.Net 2003 but it is show nothing. However, when I use Web Matrix, it show the username on web page. What's wrong the coding or do I need settings at MS VisualStudio.Net 2003 ? Coding ------- <%@ impo...more >>