Hi, I am trying to check for installed services using : Dim services() As System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController gives this compiler error Form1.vb(802): Type 'System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController' is not defined. Intellisense does not list System.ServiceProcess either. Using ...more >>

Say I have a class like so: Public Class MyClass Public Prop1 as Integer Public Prop2 As Integer Public Prop3 As Integer End Class Is it possible to retrieve a list of the variables or objects declared within an instance of that class if they are declared ...more >>

I can't find how to search an entire solution for a string, say "Sub (ByRef" Nor how to search the entire solution using Regular Expressions. These were my favorite things - please don't tell me they are gone! ...more >>

Whats the most compatilbe way of sending an email ?- I need to consider that the OS may be win 98/win NT/Win 2000/winXP. I was constructing a mailto command, but the contents of the text file I am using as the subject is too long and gets cut off. I therefore need a method that doesn't use ...more >>

Is there a walkthrough or how to that describes the general method for creating an application (in Visual Basic Express) that has no initial UI, but runs in the background with an icon in the system tray. A context menu from the notify icon will of course bring up an application UI for setting...more >>

This code worked before I added option strict. But I should do it correctly. option ... option Strict On Public Structure Itm Dim mailSvr As String ... Public Sub New(ByVal a1 As String...) mailSvr = a1 End Sub End Structure Sub... ht = New Hashtable ht.Add...more >>

Hi All, I have a c++ library that I would like to call from vb6 or vb.net. For instance, the file is called name.lib (and name.h) Is it possible to call the functions in the *.lib from vb6 or vb.net? If so, could you please point me in the right direction? Thanks. (The email address is valid...more >>

I had a problem before extracting pages from an existing word document and then inserting the content into a new word document. The following code below works with Microsoft Word 2000 Function ParseWordDoc(ByVal Filename As String) As String Dim sNewFileName As String Di...more >>

I have an EXE file that calls a DLL. I would like the DLL to RaiseEvent on the EXE, I have pasted sample code for the DLL and EXE My problem is that the Class doesn't seem to be able to Raise the Event on my executable... Any ideas, or errors you see? Thanks in advance, J. -------- S...more >>

Is it possible to create a custom control that will show up in the toolbox and can be dragged onto a form, but will appear in that special section at the bottom of the form designer window where things like ImageList controls go instead of on the form itself? If so, how is it done? - Don ...more >>

If e.Button = MouseButtons.Left Then also from a Dim Answer As DialogResult = MessageBox.Show.. Select Case Answer Case DialogResult.Yes and many other uses of an enum I get Warning 153 Access of shared member, constant member, enum member or nested type through an instance; qual...more >>

Hello, Does VB.Net have a form of strConvert function? I tried Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic but strConvert not available. What is the way to set the propercase of a word in VB.Net? Thanks, Rich...more >>

What are some pros and cons associated with running a vb.net app from a server and from a workstation ? When run from the server, I assume that each instance that is executed is "its own instance" i.e., variables are not shared ? Also, when run from the server, how could you ensure that t...more >>

I do not want multiple instances of a vb.net program running concurrently... How may I detect this ? Thanks ...more >>

I've been using a lot of <DllImports> as of late and i was wondering if anyone could tell me a good tutorial/website/articles/books that explains what System.Marshal** actually does and how to make those structures that some windows api methods need passed in/out. So far i've used mostly met...more >>

I have a base class, call it house, and two inherited classes: townhome and condo. I would like to write a function that could return either a townhome or a condo. Here is how I am trying to implement it: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Public MustInher...more >>

Public Shared Sub junk... Dim PF2 As Wnd.PARAFORMAT2 PF2.cbSize = Marshal.SizeOf(PF2) 'ERROR HERE PF2.dwMask = Wnd.PFM_LINESPACING ....snip I just converted a solution to VS2005 and it is complaining: Warning 22 Variable 'PF2' is used before it has been assigned a value. A nu...more >>

want to open a word document stored in my database. What I do is save the document locally, and then open a new winform that has the WebBrowser Control on it and navigate to that new file. This allows the user to manipulate the file and save it. When they close the WebBrowser, if the conte...more >>

Hello, I have a one datagrid that will be based on different datatables. One datatable may have 7 columns, another 15... With the tables that have more columns, I have been manually dragging column widths to narrow them. I want to record these widths so I can reapply them when I bind the...more >>

hi there i am new to vb i have a new project (mdi) with 8 child forms evry form with at least 10 textboxs. the problem is that when building an array for each form textboxs and declaring the array as public i can't get the data enterd in other forms to be printed as a single document. any ...more >>

in previous versions we can put Override header method into code by choosing Override from upper left dropdown list, and choosing the method from right one. but in VS2005 Override Option disappear? ...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to attach the icons to the menus in VB.NET. I have read we have to use ownerdraw menus to do this. Does anyone know more than this. Sample application would be a better help. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

Hello All I want to ask how is posible to add on a form, that is mdiChild of another form, a MainMenu Control. I just Drag and drop it , and its there on my form , i also put menuItems on it , then i am going to the forms properties on the MENU properties and i set that property to my menu , ...more >>

Hi, In my table(ms-access) I've a memo field whih is not required, and allow zero length to true. I've in a vb.net form, a textBox bound to this field, - I can leave it as NULL and save. - I can fill a value in it and save - but when it has a value and I empty it I've an error if I save (data...more >>

How can i read email files by using vb.net. Any referance web site or code sample? ...more >>

Hi, I have made an applicaiton and also a setup project in Visual Studio that gives me these three files in a folder. Seup.ini Setup.msi Setup.exe If i run the setup.exe and install the program the program installes fine and opens fine from shortcuts on desktop that is created during the...more >>

I have an application which loads plugin DLLs from various directories on the local disk. To avoid problems with the DLLs being locked by IIS, I have modified my code so that it copies the DLLs to the /bin/ directory if it determines that they are newer than the version already there, and load...more >>

Can we run Vb.Net Application on Apple Macintosh ? If so, what steps I have to take ? Best Regards, Luqman ...more >>

In a VB.Net application I create a new streamreader and use it's ReadToEnd function to read the contents of a htmlfile. Inside the file there are some signs like öéèêë..., these signs are not present in the stream that has been read by the ReadToEnd function though. This problem occured in ...more >>