Hello, I am connecting to Oracle9.2 database from VB6.0 using MSDAORA provider. I am using ADO2.5. When I try to access a blob column of oracle I am getting the below mentioned error. -------------------- Run-time error '-2147467259 (80004005)': Data type is not supported. -------------...more >>

For an intro to VB project I have to write a program which takes an amount of Miles, Yards, and Inches.....and converts it to metric (KM, M, and CM) when all values are entered to the input text boxes it works fine, but if there is a number missing I get the following error: An unhandled excep...more >>

running xp home have visual studio.net sql server developer edition installed sometime ago, and managed to create a virtual network, if you know what I mean. now sql runs, but as I want to learn asp.net, when I try to start a new project, it cant find the server? from memory, something lik...more >>

I would like to allow other applications to send my application (via Windows Messages) a string and based on the content of that string I want to return an integer response. I figured I would use WM_USER and intercept that in the WndProc sub of the Form. However, there are two things I'm...more >>

How do I add a "Degrees" symbol to my code. I don't have the symbol available on my keyboard. Thanks. ...more >>

I'm trying to view HTML code by examining the .DocumentText property of a web browser. But I can't get any more than 4096 characters to show up. I'm using VB 2005 Express edition. Any ideas what might be causing this and how to get the entire page displayed in the browser? Thanks. ...more >>

In my ComboBox, I am trying to post the CBN_EDITCHANGE message after the CBN_SELCHANGE is received, but I am having no luck. I can trap for the CBN_SELCHANGE message, but I cannot post the CBN_EDITCHANGE message. I think my PostMessage parameters are wrong, but I cannot find what they should b...more >>

If I execute that : Dim Temp as string = "This is a text" Dim sw As StreamWriter Dim fullFileName as string = "c:\text.txt" sw = New StreamWriter(fullFilename) sw.Write(temp) sw.Close() the resulting file 'Text.txt' has the same length than the string 'temp'. Sam...more >>

If I execute that : Dim Temp as string = "This is a text" Dim sw As StreamWriter Dim fullFileName as string = "c:\text.txt" sw = New StreamWriter(fullFilename) sw.Write(temp) sw.Close() the resulting file 'Text.txt' has the same length than the string 'temp'. Ide...more >>

say i have a dataset called dv and i have a boolean value i want to filter by "b_DoesWork" while the column name in the data view that i want to filter on is called "Works" how would i filter this since the rowfilter is a string? i tried dv.rowfilter = "Works = " & b_DoesWork and get e...more >>

I am trying to print a form using the following code, everything works fine but the margins are not acted upon. What I am I doing wrong? Private Sub CaptureScreen() Dim myGraphics As Graphics = Me.CreateGraphics() Dim s As Size = Me.Size memoryImage = New Bitmap(s....more >>

In my program I will be using the common structure repeatedly in a module. Ex Member.FirstName, Member.LastName.. How to declare it in one common place, so that I can create an instance of this variable and use in sub procedure or function as local variable. Currently I am declaring these s...more >>

Hi, I am looking for advice on how best to approach a particular programming situation using VB 2005 Express. Here is an example of what I am trying to do and how I have solved it. Although it works, I'm not happy with my solution so I would welcome any suggestions as to how I could bett...more >>

Hi there, This might sound like a stupid question but this whole exception being thrown when accessing user controls from another thread is extremely over the top! Just looking at the index property of a listviewitem from another thread throws an exception! Is there any way to a...more >>

Here is my code: lstEditEventTypes.DisplayMember = "Name.Value" lstEditEventTypes.ValueMember = "ID" lstEditEventTypes.DataSource = m_EventTypes m_EventTypes is a collection. This worked fine until I changed the Name to a propertyholder. So, to access the name value, I have to use Name...more >>

I made a program that will create binary file in C language and now I want to Plot that value ( contained in Binary file ) in VB. NET !! Can anybody help me how to do that !! I dont have any experience of opening of binary file and plotting it (TreeChart )..!! thank you ...more >>

I'm trying to decide where to put some globally accessible declarations for my project. Say you have several enums, one for message types, one for email formats, one for import method, etc...things your various programs do. You obviously will have need to use these enums in the actual class th...more >>

I am using FTP built in to my application to update the application and data from a server... What is the normal method folks use to over write the application while the program is active? What I am running into is that the FTP code will not over write the .exe while the application is run...more >>

I need some VB .Net code that will automatically cause the user's machine to begin the dial up process to connect to the internet if no connection is found active....more >>

In my program, a user can open up many different "Loans" -- each one is loaded into a dynamically created usercontrol (ucLoan) -- in order for them to be able to switch between the ones they have open, I have added a Window menu item -- just like in Word or any one of a thousand different applic...more >>

hey all, I'm trying to automate a download process. the file is a zip file. i'm using webclient.download to download the file. what the best way to determine if i've already downloaded this particular file? thanks, rodchar...more >>

I'm getting a strange bug with my of my applications When I build and run the app on my develpment machine all works fine. Once I move it to another machine I get a typical Object Reference error reported to the Even Viewer. Any thoughts appreciated. ...more >>

I read Herfried Wagner's code from 12/05. I can get the following to work to open a web page: Dim psi As New ProcessStartInfo() With psi .FileName = "iexplore" .Arguments = "-new http://dotnet.mvps.org/" End With Process.Start(psi) Next, I need to be able to print the web page t...more >>

In my ComboBox, I am trying to post the CBN_EDITCHANGE message after the CBN_SELCHANGE is received, but I am having no luck. I can trap for the CBN_SELCHANGE message, but I cannot post the CBN_EDITCHANGE message. I think my PostMessage parameters are wrong, but I cannot find what they should...more >>

Hello all, I have a textbox in my asp.net (vb.net) aplicattion, I need to assign it's value to a Variable of type DATE, but it's not a required field, so sometimes I want to send a blank field. I declared a variable as a date datatype and when it=B4s going to receive the content ...more >>

Hi and TIA. What I'm trying to do is create a DTS package in SQL Server(2K). What I then want to do is have my users locate the database(Access2K) file, upload the file to a virtual directory, and then fire off the DTS package to import the data from the access tables into existing tables ...more >>

Hello everybody, I am trying to re-write a VB5-ActiveX-control in VB.NET. I googled for "PropertyBag in VB.NET" and found that the only way is serialization (and writing the properties into a file). Now I wonder... a) Do I have to include this file with my application? b) If I use one con...more >>

Hi all, I've an arraylist A1 that contains {0,1,2,3,4,5,9,8,7} I've another arraylist A2 that contains {4,5,9} I would like to search whether if A2 is present in A1 and maybe return the first occurance index. Can anyone advise on this? Thanks, Simon ...more >>

Hi. I've got a form and I want to iterate through the controls on it. I've tried: For intCounter = 0 to Me.Controls.Count -1 ' do something next intCounter But the Me.Controls.Count only evaluates to 5, even though there are alot more controls on the form. Any Ideas? thanks, ...more >>

Hi All Im looking for a way use named pipes between a service app and an app run when a user logs on and be able to pass string based data, im hoping that the service can contact the app that is running in the user session and tell it a path of an app to launch as the logged on user. Does anyb...more >>

Hi there, Previously in 1.1 .NET Framework if you were to access a control from another thread you would not recieve an exception by default, instead it was down to you and/or the control to prevent anything untoward happening. Anyway, in 2.0 an exception is thrown the second you a...more >>