I have seen http://www.vbdotnetheaven.com/Code/Aug2003/2146.asp - but it does not work. I need a working example....if anyone has seen one. Jim ...more >>

I am having to resort to Mick's methods when it comes to hiding/showing tabpages of my tab control since .NET doesn't work correct. I think I have it finally workign the way I need, but because I can show/hide up to 10 tabs, there is a lot of repainting/flickering going on and looks really bad ...more >>

I use a webhosting service that is something like halfway around the world from me and most of the people that will be viewing my site (and I am assuming their server is too). This obviously has very little effect on what I can do, but there is one thing that I would like to know how to do (if...more >>

Hi, I have two questions the first is: in the example below how can I call an event from within a statement, such as replace Stop1 with cmdStop1 which is a button on my form? My second question again deals with the example below. Shouldn't I see the valve of " i" counting away in the txtCount1...more >>

Hi all, from the child side of the relation, I need to get a parent table's columns value, ex : Customer use a curency (I store the Curency_ID into customer) I need to retreive the Curency_Name from the Curency Table How can I accomplish that ? (what fonction or Syntax). Thanks a...more >>

how can i have my control that i made, only have my properties and my events, not the premade ones? i hope this makes sense... -- -iwdu15...more >>

hi, how can i create a usercontrol that when added to the form via the toolbox, it shows up like a timer or dialog box? i have my cotnrol "Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Control" but that just puts in on the form....how can i get that to work? -- -iwdu15...more >>

A while ago I posted a question on how to load MDI child forms maximized (WindowState=Maximized). When I do this they always load in a sort of in-between state and only when I resize the MDI container they take their proper state. Did anyone manage to do this in VB2005? If so, I'd love to h...more >>

Is it possible to display a message box (using the MSGBOX function) without the beep? Thanks. ...more >>

Dim ProductPropertyValues_Value as string ProductPropertyValues_Value = xx("ProductPropertyValues_Value") it returns error.. Because xx("ProductPropertyValues_Value") returns NULL or "" records? How can i convert it to string or which method should i use it ? ...more >>

I have a web application. I checked my files they work properly in my local computer. When I try to upload it to our web server it doesnt work what i made a change. Probabyly IIS cache my application. I stopped iis for my root folder and restarted it again. It fails ? how can i solve it ? ...more >>

I have a combobox that is bound to a datasource. It lists the users in the system and I want it to automatically select the current logged on user, so that the screen loads that user's information by default when the app loads. I have a stored procedure in SQL Server that returns the integer v...more >>

Hallo NG, (Crossposting hoffentlich angebracht) folgender Code (VB 2003) sieht etwas chaotisch und z.T. unsinnig aus, aber ich habe ihn absichtlich nicht entrümpelt, weil sonst das Problem nicht mehr reproduzierbar ist. Es muss auch niemand den ganzen Code analysieren, sondern es geht ledigli...more >>

Hi How do I get information (read) about the phonenumber in the default Dial Up Connection? Best Regards/ Lars Netzel ...more >>

I have a one string per line and I want to delete the last part of each string after and including the final "/" character for each line For example: Applications/base/test1 Applications/base/test1/test2 Applications/base/test1/test2/test3 Applications/base/test1/test2/test3/...more >>

Using VB.Net (VS.Net 2k3)... I'm at a bit of an impasse I think... Is there any way to convert an array of Byte() into a System.Drawing.Image object without writing the array to a file, then reading back into the s.d.i object? Couldn't find anything in MSDN or by Googling... Thanks! ...more >>

I have a combo box that has 5 categories in it. When a user clicks on a category in that list, I need to have a second box populate with a list of pdf files that relate only to that category. Then, when the user clicks on the appropriate pdf file, I need the file to open in Adobe Reader. How c...more >>

Hi, I have encountered a problem with compiling my project. Basically what happened was that I noticed my PC date was set a day into the future, so I reset it to the correct date. Now when I compile my project it ignores any changes I have made to the source code. Can anyone help me to f...more >>

I will develop a backup routine with local files (zipped) to an internet server via ftp. How do I zip files in Vb.net? reidarT ...more >>

I've open a file and read the file into arraylist. My text file contents are a.txt=a.bat b.txt=b.bat c.txt=c.bat i want to do a select case statement for filewatcher, if a.txt is created, execute a.bat and etc etc I do not wish to hard-code all possible *.txt file in my select case state...more >>

Hi All, I have VS 2005 Pro and when inheriting a class in 2003 the drop down combobox at the top of the IDE's text editor showed the overrides + the Events for the class. However in 2005 it just shows the Events, and not the methods that can be overridden. Is there a setting so I can see th...more >>

What is the right way to go about making sure an application is not frozen and unresponsive while a relatively long running process is going on? The process is making updates to the UI, which the user needs to see as they are being made. However, it is desirable that the user is not able to ac...more >>

Hi, i have posted off topic to hopefully pick up a few design tips from the experienced programmers here. I have a number of objects in my current application, two of which are nodes and gateways. The DataGridView is excellent for me because i can add new objects to a list in a generic fashion. ...more >>

Hi forum, i have a problem with forms. My client fills a form and then submit once it is complete, then it redirects to another page some users sometime clicks on the IE back button. So if the page is back the form is load again and its filled with same data, so user can submit again and the in...more >>

In C#/C++, you can use the following (almost the same for both) for destructors: // Constructor public ClassNameHere() { } // Destructor: ~ClassNameHere() { } In VB.Net, is Finalize() method the destructor method? Thanks, Mythran ...more >>

Hello everyone - new to VB.net working with Excel I am trying to populate data into cells in an Excel spreadsheet using Range.Value. No matter what cell I give as an argument to the Range object, Excel always puts the value in "A1". Here is the code I am having problems with. I am not gettin...more >>

Hi Everyone, I'm currently using VS 2005 and would like to use the databinding of the controls to help ease up some of the coding I have to do (some of my forms have over 120 fields). The problem I find is that in the database we are currently creating the primary key within the stored proced...more >>

Hello all, is there a way to programatically uninstall a program via one of the Windows Management classes or one of the Win32 classes? I'm looking for a way to invoke the process that occurs when you click Add or Remove Programs in the control panel. I have some applications in an install base ...more >>

Hi guys, I'm currently struggling with my database connectivity for a VB.NET/ACCESS database software. I currently use OleDB, but I find it quite cumbersome compared to DAO. Is there anything of importance (e.g. instabilities, crashes, etc.) which would require me to use OleDb or ADO? Th...more >>

I am very new to this... I just started playing around with some network programming. I really only use vb.net. I say that so I don't get the 'use c/c++' answer. Programming is a hobby for me, not a career. I'm only interested, at least right now, in playing around with vb.net and maybe some c#....more >>

I would like to be able to force "HH:MM" format for a text field to show hours and minutes in military format. User can enter 130 or 0130 and the text would display "01:30" Any suggestion is greatly appreciated. Bill ...more >>

Hi, when i call the NETUserChangePassword from the netapi32.ll I receive "Module not found" error? Here my code: Private Declare Unicode Function NetUserChangePassword Lib "netapi32.dll" (ByVal domainname As String, _ ...more >>

Hi Guys, I have a small application which uses a NotifyIcon. The user can set the program so that when he clicks on the form-cancel button "X", the program will instead be minimized in the icon try. See code below. My problem is that my code is problably too naive. In fact there is a proble...more >>

Hi everyone, Hope that you can help me please? I have a string of the form: wordA wordB wordC wordD etc etc I want to de-duplicate it- that is, I want to remeove any repeated term (leaving only 1 occurance of all terms). What is the fastest way? I have lots of strings of this nat...more >>

Hello, Framework: 2.0 IDE: VBExpress Problem: I have a datagrid that contains a combobox type column. The grid is bound to a datatable. The comboboxes have a value member and a display member. If the user select a value in the combobox on the selected row, then all the list of items in...more >>

In a VB.NET 2005 program, that hooks Kb and mouse inputs for any active desktop application, I've just added a new CBT hook. After that every think work fine, like before, BUT: CBT filter is not actiated, even if SetWindowsHookEx returns a valid hHook and UnhookWindowsHookEx returns False. A...more >>

The program i have has login form. After a user has loged in, formX is loaded and i want to dispose all the forms that where used before (login form). so the result should be the same as when you use formX as your startup object. I dont want: - to hide or minimaze the login form. - use ...more >>

occaisionaly when going into the forms designer i get the message:- "Code generatinon for the property 'Source Module' failed Error was: 'The value 0 is not a valid value for the enum 'EnumSourceModule'.' any ideas what this is? *guy*...more >>

Hi all, I am trying to determine the status of a Job after it has finished running, but I don't get the correct results: I first check if the Job is currently Running: Private Function isJobExecuting(sJobName As String) As Boolean Dim JobServer As String 'Execute a SQL Server...more >>

Hi I am new to vb.net 2005 (in fact vb in general as well). I have tried creating a datagridview with 4 columns, with one as a DataGridViewCheckBoxColumn. My problem are that data has been put in the way they should from my db but updates arent visible on this particular column. The data are ...more >>