I've been doing some reading on threading, using the BackgroundWorker, but I'm getting in over my head a bit. I've run through the tutorial at MSDN and, while it has some good information, it is a bit buggy when it starts it calculations. I've read a couple of books that have some information ...more >>

I'm new to VB.net and I want to upgrade an application from VB6 to VB2005. The VB6 application uses an invisible WebBrowser control to access some pages and parse the content. Is there a better way with VB2005? Nothing wrong with the WebBrowser (besides the memory leaks), but since I don't nee...more >>

I have a simple application that handles authentication, and one of the things it checks is password aging. If I have something like this: If ("02/14/2007" <= Date.Today.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy")) Then Messagebox.Show("Date specified is less than current") Else Messagebox.Show("Date sp...more >>

Does anyone have code or can point to usefull snippets to allow me to traverse the xml "Elements" of an xmlDocument. What I want to do is to move through the entire document and when I hit <table> <tr> <td> clear the attributes for these Elements and also remove all Elelments NOT nested i...more >>

Hi How can I delete and mark in a text with a regular expression? thanks B ...more >>

I have a vb.net application (2005) requiring session variables and want to test to make certain that the user's cookies are enabled. I can set a test session variable on one page and attempt to read it on the next with the code below in order to determine if the user has their browser's c...more >>

For all those who are now in the year 2007. A very happy 2007 Cor ...more >>

This is a bunch of bull cr*p. I have tried copying tables out on the web and there are so many variations that its not feasable to write a single regex for every situation. So, I give up. ...more >>

I need to move files between folders. I am using VB.Net 2005. First I check the target folder to see if the files exist, and if so, delete them. Then I move the replacements, one at a time using: If File.Exists(strFileName) then File.Delete(strFileName) End If File.Move(strFileOldName, strNe...more >>

I have been googling for about an hour now looking for an example of how to locate multiple occurrences of a regular expression and iterate through the matches to extract each one. I need to extract all occurrences of \d{15} out of a string that will also include carrige returns, white space...more >>

I need a regex to do this. Ignore < possibleWhiteSpace htmlTag Replace whitespace anything > With > Basically I need to remove anything following the html tag up to and including the closing tag Any help is appreciated. ...more >>

I want to join the text from a combobox and a textbox preferably with a space between, as string ...more >>

Hi, I found this code here below (about cartitems and shoppingcart) and I have two questions about sub New(). In the first class CartItem, there is two times sub New(): Public Sub New() End Sub and Public Sub New(ByVal ProductID As Integer, ByVal ProductName As String, ...) ...more >>

Hi, i'm not sure to understand how a value is returned from a function. Look at this code below about a simple function that compares a value with values 1 from 5. I thought: if the passed value (x = test(?)) is not from 1 to 5, then the return = -1. That's ok. If not, the function will re...more >>

I need to access a text document in the folder where my project is stored, does anyone know how I can tell were the folder is from within a form. Like me.myDirectory or something like it ? ...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to make a simple operation (insert into DB) in VB 2005 and SQL Server. The code is as follows: Dim sConnectionString As String = _ "Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\DB.mdf.... Dim cnDB As New SqlConnection(sConnectionString) cnDB.Ope...more >>

I hate regex and I struggle with it, but it may be the simplest way to acheive what I need, if only I knew how ?! Basically, I need to process HTML. I want to strip everything out including all attributes and just leave the following tags. <table> <tr> <td>Cell Content</td> [ more table ...more >>

Hello, I'm have defined a combobox on form2 and I'm trying to use that value in form1. I have defined a global value so that form1 can retrieved the modified value as: Public Shared TimerMinutes As ComboBox In form2, this value is modifed with ComboBox1_SelectedValueChanged() and Co...more >>

Hello, I'm trying to launch a text file in the Notepad application. When I click the menu item, the application is not launched and the text file is not launched. Listed below is the code. Code: Private Sub MenuItem_Help_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Han...more >>

I often use self-closing tags (such as <br/>) when creating an ASP.NET application. However, when I enter them in Visual Studio .NET 2005, it automatically inserts a space before the />. In most cases this does not bother me, but for tags such as <br/> that I usually do not use any attribute...more >>

I am having problems accessing properties of dynamically generated objects in VB2005. Can someone please help? In a nutshell: My app creates an equal number of checkboxes and labels that share the same Tag number. (I thought it might help) The checkboxes name is a concatenation of "chkCancel" a...more >>

Hi all Visual studio 2005 Visual Basic windows mobile application I am getting this from the imediate window A first chance exception of type 'System.InvalidCastException' occurred in System.Drawing.dll Now the program still runs but this error seems to appear every time i swap an image...more >>

Is there a way to manipulate the width of the space between the radio buttons in a radio button list? I can't seem to find a way to do this. ....even tried to insert blank spaces, but VB (at least vb in dot.net 2.0) seems to ignore them. Jeff -- Posted via a free Usenet account...more >>

Hi, I'm new to VB2005 developement. I've the following questions: 1) Can I create or use the control like the 'Toolbox' of Visual Studio 2005 in my application? If not, any alternatives to do in that way? 2) If a window form control doesn't have 'opacity' property, can I add that property m...more >>

Thanks in Advance, I don't know if I need to copy the memory to an Array (thats what I would have done it in vb6), I just need to be able to read/access it. I have a Callback function that is handing me a block of memory - Function BufferCB(ByVal SampleTime As Double, ByVal pBuffer As Int...more >>

I have the same issues with windows service and timers. Your issue is not the only issue with windows 2003 / vb.net service timers. The workaround MS support suggested to keep the events firing was to periodically 'flipflop' the timers enable state somewhere in the code . Seems stupids, but keep...more >>

I have the same issues with windows service and timers. Your issue is not the only issue with windows 2003 / vb.net service timers. The workaround MS support suggested to keep the events firing was to periodically 'flipflop' the timers enable state somewhere in the code . Seems stupids, but k...more >>

Hello to all, and happy new year! I have this application that someone wrote that I'm sort of checking out. The forms look fine in design mode, but when I run the application, it crops off the bottom of almost every form. I haven't figured out yet if there's a pattern to it. I compared two f...more >>

I have a web service which works fine. I want to offload some functions into a separate module, but as soon as I add an empty module to my project and test it, my web methods don't show up anymore. All I get is the web service subdirectory listing. Do I have to add any code to the module in...more >>

What is the meaning of the word marshal and unmarshal in plain english as applied to an exe file? Does it mean the application has started and ended? Thanks for any help, Happy new year, Bob ...more >>

Hi Geezers, I need some code which will parse and strip attributes from a table in a textbox. Basically, I need to paste in the table and run a little routing to convert the table into a DataTable. Does anyone have such code or know where I can obtain it ? Cheers ...more >>

Hi, How do I read SNMP MIB's from a specific computer on a network? I can read information with SNMPUTIL but I want to automate detection of specific MIB's to configure another application using XML (that part works already). The remote system is in the public community. Any samples or good...more >>

Hi, VS2005team(w/ sp1), VB, XP(w/ sp2) I am attempting to open a file that has parenthesis in the filename. The following code works OK without the "( )", but not with them. The error is: "Command contains unrecognized phrase/keyword." Does anyone know a way to work around this? T...more >>

RadioButton have property Checked (true or false). If I make RadioButtons with code, without drawing by mouse than I have problems. I write like this: Dim rb(0 To 2) As RadioButton Dim n As Integer For n = 0 To 2 rb(n) = New RadioButton rb(...more >>

Hi, In my aplication I have an ArrayList thay hold many instances of a class. ( The bussiness layer return to the UI layer an ArrayList) I want to know how Can I fill the DataGrid with the arraylist ? Thanks Alan ...more >>

Hi All, I am having a vb.net (VS 2005) application which creates some files in the Program Files foldes ( lets say 'Test') , but as usual when i uninstall this application i remove the folder from the Program Files but the thing is that if the user is bright enough and he did a copy paste to ...more >>

I have created my own context menu. Everything works except undo'ing deleted text. My code for these two events are: Private Sub tsmiUndo_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles tsmiUndo.Click ' Undo the last thing the user did and clear the undo buffe...more >>

I have an app using a VB6 ActiveX.dll which I also have made as an exe. Both the dll and exe have exactly the same code and start in Sub Main. There is no form involved. I start this activex as a Process like so: Dim NewProcess As Process = New Process Then I use one of these: ...more >>

Hi, i have a socket that i use to listen for a connection. there can be any number of connections. when testing my socket, it sees the first connection, then no others. i call the BeginAccept() method again, but it doesnt see any other connections. heres the code... Private Sub Button1_Clic...more >>

I have recently migrated from VB6 to VS2005 Express. It would appear that in order to specify a splash screen EULA during install and specify a specific install folder (that the end user can override) I will have to "get off my wallet". My question is - will "Standard" do the trick or do I n...more >>

I'm trying to write a program in VB.net 2003 that basically deletes all files, folders, sub-folders and sub-sub folders (etc). The program is simply for deleting the Windows/Temp folder contents, removing all the files/folders inside it. The problem i am having is that i can only delete file...more >>

Hello I have an ArrayList full of Person objects. I would like to sort the object array by the objects property 'Name' so when I loop through it and populate a combobox they are in order. How do I attack something like this? Any help is greatly appreciated. thanks! ...more >>

I havea listbox bound to a datatable. When the form loads it thinks the first item is selected. Is there anyway to tell the listbox when it loads not to select the first time automatically? ...more >>

I am using VS 2005 to make a console app that shuts down explorer.exe and restarts it. I can shut it down no problem, its starting it back up to the same folder as the console app that is proving difficult. This code works fine in debug run but fails on final release: Dim strAppPath As String =...more >>

Hello, In a Binary Search Tree I get the error : Object must be of type String if I run the form only with the "Dim bstLidnummer As New BinarySearchTree" it works fine. Thanks for any help on this, Benny My BST-code lookes lokes this : ********************************************...more >>

I have created a small DB in Access, I then created the datasource and got the data through to the app in detail and it shows me 6 columns and each of the 6 columns holds a number. I then have a further 6 text boxes, I want to enter a number in each of the textboxes and search against all of the...more >>

Hi, I am using VB 2005. My application has many data bound controls. The connection is stored in the app.config file. I want the application to start with a default connection string and while during the runtime, the user can click on a button and change the connection string without exiting ...more >>

Hi. i want to develop QUICKBOOKS style datagrid for my final project. i have no idea how to make this thing. and any one tell me how to develop such a grid? Thanx in Advance. ...more >>

I changed some bindings and made a real mess, I would like to close the project and reload from my last save. How do I close the project withot it saving in it's current state of mess. ...more >>

Hi, i want to find interrelations among all the primary keys in all the tables. for e.g== the output will be .....is the primary key of table............ .....is the primary key of table..... and foreign key in table...... etc...like this. i am using jdbc and oracle. i will take care of...more >>