If I were to capture enter key on keyup event of an GUI object like comboBox box, How do I avoid killing ctrol-c, controlv, controlx, shift-insert, shiftdelete, contrl-insert ...more >>

I did not find it by Google on Microsoft sites I know 102 is just too long and tooltip would not display at all actually first two level of menuitems does not display tooltip properly. level1, nothing seem to show, level 2 flash by quickly and disappear. However when I move cursor down to ...more >>

College newbie here (Instructor MIA). I have instructions to pass variable values from one web page to another like this (VS2005): 1. Declare and create the properties on the first page (source form): Public ReadOnly Property UserName() As String Get Return userNameTe...more >>

I am doing customization for Microsoft Pos. I am working on installation package now. I added some new tables and stored procuedures and generated SQL Script for that. During the installation process, after user entered the server name and database name, how to open the script file (*.sql) and ...more >>

Hi All I have a PSC Magellan Scanner 1000i USb and can't seem to find how to control it from a VB.net 2005 application The serial version of it works fine but I can't load any of the USB drivers into VB There is no information on the PSC website Has anybody had any experience with this...more >>

I would like to have the text of a label resize to fit the label control itself. I understand that the other way around is possible, i.e. having the control resize to display the text (autosize property) but I can not seem to find any sample or technique suitable for what I need. My label cont...more >>

I want 7 * .105263 to result in an int32 value of 0. and 7 * .189021 to result in an int32 value of 1. I don't want to round. How can I just drop the decimal places?...more >>

I have two HashTables (_CompanyDeductions,_CompanyAccruals) that contain several objects each. I am trying to loop through and print the properties of the objects in the Hashtables: I am trying to creat a dynamic function that will print all of the properties of each of the objects stored ...more >>

Hey All, I am building a solution which will have many strings that will need to be localized (i.e. strings for toolbars, strings for different WinForms, strings for messages and error messages, etc.). I am having trouble accessing string file resources. What I want to do is to break ou...more >>

I am still trying to grasp the use of real world Objects and how to conceptualize them using a business scenerio. What I have below is an outline that I am wrestling with trying to figure out a class structure:\ Top level Objects: Companies Employees Under Companies I have: CompanyDedu...more >>

Hello, A UserControl that I'm developing is causing an InvalidCastException to be thrown when the form, with the userControl on it, is shown. The trouble is that I don't seem to be able to debug the exception. A dialogbox is shown with the following information when I open the form in design ...more >>

Hi Everyone, I am developing a file aging program that will eventually report on every folder that is in the root directory. I have a list of requested years, and counters set up to count every file within every subfolder to add up all the files from the specified year. I have the functionali...more >>

I have a Solution with a WinApp Project and a Setup Project. This has already been deployed and installed on other users machines. I have since added a very nifty CheckBox to add functionality to a form and would to upgrade the current users. What is the best way to do this? John...more >>

Hello. I have tried to insert this items into a SortedList. dic = New SortedList dic.Add("<<", "<<") dic.Add("==", "==") dic.Add(">>", ">>") dic.Add("@@", "@@") dic.Add("??", "??") Debugging this peace of code I have notice that '??' appears as first item, then '@@', etc...Ascii codes...more >>

I own VS.Net2003 which I used to build several simple PPC data collection programs, and I've done extensive VBA programming in Excel- I have the basic logic of programming, but now I'm out of my knowledge base... I have a new project, but I'm not sure where to start (using VB.NET2003, with the...more >>

I have a form that might (or might not) have a textbox on it named something particular - how can I find if the form has the control, and if it does what the text of the control has? This form has textboxes that are created on the fly, and when the OK is clicked I need to figure out which ones a...more >>

I have written a Console Application then created a shortcut to it on my desktop. I was able to minimize the DOS window when I click my shortcut so I dont see anymore the DOS window But, using Task Manager to run the shortcut, I am not able to get rid of (minimize) the DOS window. Is the...more >>

Hi, i need to use some classes defined inside urlmon.dll, i have its idl and c++ (.h file) definitions and i need to convert one of them to C# or to a type library (tlb). i also have urlmon.lib but i don't know if it could be useful. I tried to use midl.exe to convert idl to tlb but it dosen't ...more >>

I writing some documentation and I want to describe a common code structure which is used to step through all the items in a collection (e.g. each file in a subdirectory) while applying more and more restrictive filters so that only the desired items can fall all the way through. This method i...more >>

Hi Everybody, At run time, regardless of the computer regional settings, is there a simple way of swtiching the DateTime Picker in French (fr-CA) or in English (en-US) depending of the user selection. The user of my small application can switch the entire application to French or English...more >>

Here collapsing seems to work differently in vb.net 2005 from that I use to see in vb.net 2003: Using the collapsing in vb.net 2003 shows the whole interface of the methods, subroutines, functions, etc, while in vb.net 2005 those parts after the name (arguments, etc) are missing. Is there a...more >>

Hello I would like to trigger an event from within my code. I have a MouseUp event handler and I need to call a paint event handler from within the former, to update the form of my application. Is that possible? Thanks in advance, Frankkie ...more >>

I have a String of bits -- "101011". I want to extract each bit in the string as a char and then use each extracted char in multiplication. The extraction part is easy (I think). How can I convert each char to an int so that I can use it for multiplication? Thanks. ...more >>

VB 2005 Express Edition I need to propagate the results of a selection of radio buttons over several pages and eventually write the results (values) of the radiobuttons to CSV file. Best approach? ...more >>

Hi, I am a VB.NET newbie that would like to know the best practise when working with objects and undo user changes to objects properties. Problem The system allows the user to change properties of an object; the system then does some time consuming calculation and provide a solution to the...more >>

Hi, i want to read mail using pop3 but i don't know where i have to search... I've heard about cslmail but is there another way to read those mails ? Thanks Mary ...more >>

Hi everyone I want to now how long the computer is idle. Is there any easy way to do this in vb.net 2005. Before (in VB6) I checked if the mousepointer hade been moved. Thanks /Nettan...more >>

I am using Visual Studio 2005 (VB.Net) to write my app. At some point the app. need to read a text file with data in columner format. The problem I have is that the columns are of variable width (not fixed). Is there a way that I can use white space characters to distinguise between different ...more >>

I'm really not sure when I might have to use one. can any one give me an example of when they should be used? -- http://www.douglassdavis.com ...more >>

I am trying to fill the treeview in VB.Net 2005 with Hashtable with the following code. my field(0)=emp id my filed(1)=emp name my field(2)=manager id Dim MyNodes As New Hashtable() Dim node As New TreeNode Dim dsRow as Datarow For Each dsRow In ds1.Tables(0).Rows If IsDBNull(dsR...more >>

I want a graphic that is the map of our grounds. I want the user to be able to click on a portion of that map and bring up a schedule for that area or display certain areas in a different color if their schedule is full. Does anyone know how I can go about doing this?...more >>