In VS2005 / VB.NET, do you still have to spell out the ComponentModel.Description attribute when you want properties of a custom control to have description text in the Property Editor?... or can you use XML Comments take the place of this? If you still need to specify both, why can't the XM...more >>

I have a Tab Control on a form. Each one of the tabs have two populated List Boxes on them. I have a Button on the form which I would like to use to calculate the various math problems in the Tabs. I would rather not have to a button on each tab to calculate the math problems. Any assistance w...more >>

Hi! I would like to know when the Maximize button gets pressed so that I can use it to trigger a process. Any ideas?? Thanks! Bob...more >>

Hi all, I'm trying to save a picturebox image to a database. This is part of the code I'm using:- <snip> Private drv As DataRowView Private dr As MainDataSet.OrdersRow If PictureBox.Image IsNot Nothing Then dr.Pic = CreateByteImage() End If <snip> Private Function CreateByte...more >>

I have a program that produces a calendar which I would like to print at the bottom of a page so I can place a picture at the top. I use the following code to print the calendar: CaptureScreen() printDocument1.Print() It works well, but prints the Calendar at the top...more >>

Hi everyone, I currently develop an application in vs.net 2005 with vb.net. I was trying to use typed dataset and I've got in trouble for converting untyped dataset into Typed DataSet. I don't know why I cannot perform this casting operation properly. First off, I've got my Typed DataSet n...more >>

How to calculate how much space (in pixels) is consumed for a given # of characters while printing? I have allotted a square area for printing some text and not sure whether it fits in one line or not. Thank you, vb.net and Net Framework 1.1. Pete ...more >>

Hi all, I need help (again). (sorry for my english, it is not my first language) I was successfull by my own to create the treeview nodes from data into a table by using a dataview and rowfilters, and a recursive function call, now my treeview is all correctly loaded, (position wise an...more >>

Vb.net 2005. I need to send a message to a computer named Comp1 on my LAN. I need window to pop up, much like when a network admin sends a message to some users that the network will shut down for maintenance. But I need to do it for one particular computer whose name I know and I need to do i...more >>

I have the following code where I want to return a type Hotel() Function GetHotel as Hotel() '... Init Code here Dim arrH As New ArrayList Do While Reader.Read Dim H As New Hotel(Reader.GetString(1), Reader.GetInt32(0)) arrH.Add(H) L...more >>

I'm writing an application that would move a file from 1 place to another and print it, but I'm having errors if the file is in use by another process when I'm trying to move it. Is there a way to check that before I try to move the file? I'm using .Net 1.1, VB and VS 2003 Any ideas are ...more >>

Hi there Does anyone know if it is possible to invoke the SQL Server Query Builder from within a VB.NET program. I'd like to have query building functionality within my application. Thanks Daz ...more >>

Voip Learning and Translating Tutorial Voice Over IP is a new communication means that let you telephone with Internet at almost null cost. How this is possible, what systems are used, what is the standard, all that is covered by this Howto. http://www.freewebs.com/voipformula/VoIP-HOWTO.ht...more >>

Hello, I'm a novice user having troubles retrieving data from a listbox in VB Express 2005. My listbox is populated by a table from an Access database. I'm trying to assign the current listbox selection to a textbox using: "Me.txtSelection.Text = CStr(lstUsers.Items(Me.lstUsers.SelectedIn...more >>

Hi, In VB6 I used a method requery to repopulate a recordset. I don't find an equivalent for the .NET dataset. I don't update my datasets at all, but I use them to navigate through subsets of my tables, saying my dataset contains primary keys, ordered in a specific way. When I go the n...more >>

Which is the appropriate one to use in the above choice? VB.Net. .Net Framework 1.1 Thank you, Pete ...more >>

Is there any way to allow the user to cancel a thread which carries out a single long task. My form app's thread submits data to a web form via a webclient instance. There is some considerable delay whilst the data is retrieved. I am trying to avoid using thread.abort - is this possilbe? M...more >>

Going from VB6 (RAD) to VB2005 (SAD) The documentation always shows graphics drawing in a paint event like Private Sub Pictcolor_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e _ As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles PictColor.Paint End Sub But my VB6 program draws to the pi...more >>

Hi Im trying to program a irc client and got stuck in trying to establish multiple server connections. The core problem is, that i dont know how many connections i will be using so i tried a array with the type tcpclient, but it doesnt work. my code: Public Class IRCtest Private con...more >>

Hi EveryBody: I have the follwoing Decleration from C# and I want to convert it to VB.Net : public const int DISPID_HTMLELEMENTEVENTS_ONDBLCLICK = unchecked((int)0xFFFFFDA7), [Flags] public enum BSCFlags { BSCF_FIRSTDATANOTIFICATION = 0x00000001, ...more >>

I am trying to find a way, other than iterating through every row or requerring the database, to get the distinct values from a column in a datatable. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. ...more >>

Hello again! :) I'm trying apply a money format in a column in my gridview, but it = doesn't work. See the sample: 'create a datatable Dim dtb As New Data.DataTable Dim dtr As Data.DataRow dtb.Columns.Add("col1", GetType(Double)) 'add rows to the datatable dtr =3D dtb.NewRow dtr.Item("c...more >>

Hello All. I made a website using VB.Net 2005, and that website have a folder named "SessionFolders", where I add a temporary folder for each session started, to write some files. For sample: .\SessionFolders\11t1jl45aydbhn55o0cl5fnq\file1.jpg .\SessionFolders\cdoh4d55naelvrm11wgl...more >>

I'm more used to making webforms using ASPNET than I am doing windows forms programming. I was trying to figure out how I could get the current users logon name so that I can manipulate code based on who they are. I tried this: Dim username As System.Net.NetworkCredential Label1...more >>

Why does this return true: IsDate("ISometimesHateProgrammingMarch2005") Is there another way to verify that this is not a date?? Thanks in advance! MDC ...more >>

hi, i need to give the user the ability to extract a rectangular area of their choice from a graphic displayed in a picture box to the clipboard, so they can use it elsewhere. say the graphic has an image of a house with a door in it and the user is interested in the door. the rectangle is ...more >>

VB2005 i need to implement cut/copy/paste as menu options using th clipboard is ok, that works however how do i find the active control and assuming it is a text box the portion of text selected? I can not use Form.ActiveControl as that may be a user control which contains the active Text...more >>

Hello, When I step through the following code snippet: Dim di As DirectoryInfo = New DirectoryInfo(strMyPath) Dim sr As StreamReader If di.Exists Then Dim fi As FileInfo For Each fi In di.GetFiles("*.txt") ...more >>

I'm trying to create a program to list all of the possible permutations of a string of characters. This obviously is equal to x!, where x is the number of characters to permutate. I have created a function to alphabetize the string (I lowercase it before this), and another that swaps any two...more >>

Hello, I'm using the Filesystemobject in VB.NET 1.1. Is there anyway to filter on the files based on an extension? Something like: Dim fso As New FileSystemObject Dim objFolder As Folder Dim objFile As File 'Work with the root first objFolder = ...more >>