Hi all ( and happy new year of course) I just would like to learn how to use directx in my VB.net project. Simple stuff, Im only a newbie, someone can point me out a link for tutorials? Thanks ...more >>

Hi EveryBody: As we know in classic vb we can use win32 api functions to check if the computer connected to the internet or not.And also to connect to the internet. My question is Can I Check the connection to the internet or I connect to the internet in Vb.Net by adding Microsoft Internet...more >>

Hello, I have to generate CRC , can someone show me how it can be done ?? Regards Paul ...more >>

Armin, Renewing my request for help to have a different Windows Start Sound for each day of the week. I have started again completely. Opened a new project called Windows Application 1 and immediately selected the menu View/Code and entered the text amended as suggested so that Form 1.vb*...more >>

Hi, I notice that in the ConnectionString kept in the My.Settings has this, |DataDirectory| May I know how to change the value of |DataDirectory|? So far, it point to the place where the executable file is run from. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

Hello Im sure this is possible im just not sure about the best way to approach it so any help or comments is greatly appreciated I have a windows service program that runs at startup and remains always running. This service interacts with the user and a database server and supports remote c...more >>

We are using CheckPoint VPN-1 hardware firewall on Windows2003 Server, and are having problems keeping the line up so that we can check source-code in and out. We can connect to the hardware firewall, but as soon as we connect to SBS2003, the ip ddress changes and we have anything up to 10 ...more >>

Don't know if this is the proper newsgroup to post to. Sorry if not. Can't figure this one out. Using Access 2003. I have 2 tables, IMast (table of part info) and THist (part transaction history). I need to select all parts that have a product code = "CAST" and list the last 10 history tr...more >>

Hello, I have a need to print several reports (doing them as sub reports is not an option) In VFP we use the SET PRINTER commands to basically open the printer, print several reports, and close the printer to release the whole job as one job Can this be done in VB.NET??? ...more >>

Using Vs 2005 and Vb.NET I want to give users a message asking if they're sure they want to close the form if they had made changes to the underlying data. How do I detect if changes had been made by user but not yet saved? Thanks, Bob ...more >>

Any know of a WIKI library that is freely or reasonably prices which I can use to translate WIKI markup into HTML for my ASP.NET web site. Cheers ...more >>

I would like to align text in a ListBox to achieve columns. In the past I could determine the text width in Twips and pad in required number of blank spaces. But now I'm using VB2005 and it does not support Twips. How do I accomplish this? Thanks ...more >>

This statement worked in VB2003, but generates an error for 'CursorPosition' in VB2005. Did not find anything in Help. mouseX = CursorPosition.X - Me.Location.X *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***...more >>

I am getting a warning message: Type of parameter 'nodParent' is not CLS-compliant on the following statement. Anything I can do to satisfy the warning? Public Sub LoadDirectoryNodes(ByVal directoryName As String, _ ByVal nodParent As Crownwood.DotNetMagic...more >>

I need to call some asp.net code on my Website to start some processing. I use : WSHShell.Run("http://nnn.nnn.nn.nnn/haldb.net/frmDocumentMailer.aspx", 1, False) Unfortunately, this method causes IE to pop up, causing lots of problems. Is there another way to do it that suppresses calling up I...more >>

I'm planning on writing a fairly small app (VB2005) to be distributed via shareware that needs a single user database. I don't even think that SQL Server Express edition is needed since I think that it is essentially a true DB that runs all the time. I really need something like Access and was...more >>

i am using a data adapter and a dataset for filling and retrieving data into .mdb database. following is the code..... for the form load event Dim dc(0) As DataColumn Try If OleDbConnection1.State = ConnectionState.Closed Then OleDbConnection1.Open() ...more >>

I searched and found a way (via API) t0 add a deleted file to the recycle bin. (Thanks Ken Tucker! :)) But I was wondering if VB.NET 2005 (framework 2.0) has a non-api solution. (Note: i think it's crazy that you have to manually add code to add a file to the recycle bin. You'd think the op...more >>

Hello there, I've got a strange problem using the readline method in vb2005 for reading the serial port. If I use the readchar method I can receive one character from serialport. This is the code I use: Function ReceiveSerialData() As String ' Receive strings from a serial port. ...more >>

i have inherited the following migrated vb6 code (vb2005) but i DONT get the "not all paths return a value" squiggly - is this a 'feature' of on error goto? Private Function CreateFolder(ByVal sFileName As String) As Boolean On Error GoTo Errors 'Create it if necessar...more >>

Hello, I have a very simple application that I am trying to publish to a Windows 2005 server. During my testing, I sucessfully published my application using ClickOnce to my local IIS. I noticed two things that VS2005 did during the publishing process: 1. It created a folder with my curre...more >>

OK, I hate myself for asking this, it's the worst question I have ever asked but it's worse not to ask: ¿How do I update a datatable in vs 2005? I mean, I am using a typed dataset, a datagridview control and SQL express. I tried this code on a separate button to commit changes to the datab...more >>

Hi, I wrote a Windows Service in VB.NET and I would like to access the application properties like name, version. Found information regarding System.Windows.Forms.Application but this is not available to a service. Is there another way to get this simple/basic information? Thanks ...more >>

When in run mode in debug build mode, I cannot locate an Immediate window! There is no such option on the Debug menu. I have tried deleting the windows*.prf files but that did not restore that menu option. Any other ideas? Thanks, ...more >>

Folks, I have an array of chars nad would like to remove any repeating terms. Any ideas as how to do this? Thanks, Al. ...more >>

I've started an application using the process.start idea mentioned a couple of posts ago. However, I can't find a way for me to control the position and size of the window that it opens. The app I'm opening is a web browser which shows an html page created by my prog. I can open the window is ...more >>

Hi, I have a row of soundex words of the form: soundexA soundexB soundexC soundexD etc I want to parse the field and remove any repeated terms. Can anyone help me please? I want to use the most efficient/fastest method possible as I have a column with several thousand of such rows to g...more >>

I setup a new windwos application project but I found out the sub main was not called, I tried various form of Main (functions, subs) still no luck. What did I miss? Public Class SolverForm Dim icnt_pieces = 0, iCurrent_Row = 0, iExpected_pieces = 16, i As Integer Dim ipb_piece() ...more >>

Hi, I am using VB.Net in Visual Studio.Net. The version is 7.1.3088. Every time when I open a Window Form, I found that the height of most of the object such as button, checkbox and group panel will be decrease. When I switch from the window / tab / page that contains coding back t...more >>

What is the easiest way to print off the text from a rich textbox? Is there one way that includes a print dialog etc. ? I have looked at some of the information on the net but I am swamped and don't know where to start. Any ideas? ...more >>