Hello all, I have a vb6 (not .NET) program using MS Access as the backend. As part of an import form, I need to allow the user to select the table containing the data to be imported. How can I populate a combo with this information? Then, once this value is selected, how can I populate othe...more >>

Is there a way to create an "item template" (File | Export Template) where it is only available to the current project? I mean, a lot of the time (most of the time I would say) "item templates" only make sense in the project they were created in... and not have them pollute the generic "Add Ne...more >>

Hello everyone, I'm new to visual VB and I am trying to setup communications using the Function ReceiveSerialData() As String example found in the help section of Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition. Sample Code: Function ReceiveSerialData() As String ' Receive strings from a ser...more >>

How do I disable the syntax compiler or background compiler in VB.NET ? This has got to be the reason why my CPU is always at 100 percent while I'm editing one of my VB.NET projects. It doesn't do it on all of them but this one it does. I basically only want it to compile when I do a build or a...more >>

I have a DataGrid with a ComboBox as one of the columns. When the value is changed, I want to be able to load values based on that from a database into other columns on the DataGrid. How can I go about doing this? Chris ...more >>

I have read large amount of data from Ms-Access database to build BinaryArray. I like to know how can I stop the current execution after it is statrted. Functions build the Binary array is not on a different thread. Any help is greatly appreciated. Selva ...more >>

I want to distribute an xml file with my dll and to be able to write and read the xml file when any Windows Forms application uses the dll. What is the best approach? Everything I'm reading distributes the xml files with the App (exe). What are the pitfalls? ...more >>

What is the consensus about using the Ubound function? Should it be avoided altogether? Is there an arry size where Ubound becomes less efficent? Also, is there a better way to increase the size of an array (preserving its current values) besides using Redim Preserve? Thanks, Mark...more >>

Is there a way to read a text file that is in use by another application ? ...more >>

i'm sure this question has been asked a number of times, but i can't seem to located the answer... what is the recommend way to build a custom collection in vb 2005, so that i can have have Item property that returns an instance of a class by a key value? for example, Teams("sonics").Wins....more >>

I am trying to convert an old VB4.0 application to VB.net and I am pulling my hair out over understanding changes in database connections, etc. I am using a ACCESS database. In the old code, if I wanted to write to the database, I'd simply put something like: myDB = Workspaces(0).OpenDa...more >>

Hi Frenz how to set the data base name ,server name,user name,Passwd in app.config file..... please mail me ismail.mp@gmail.com ...more >>

(Frustratingly), after unsuccessfully trying to use a picturebox control to paint a line graph based on serial communications with a remote device, it seems picturebox controls just won't work for this purpose. I have read Bob Powell's helpful articles and he seems to concur that the pictur...more >>

Hi I need to run separate insert & update queries. I suppose I can use execute.nonquery to execute the queries. How can I tell if the queries were successful? Thanks Regards ...more >>

Hi I am appending text to a rich text box. How can I ensure that the rich text box never overflows by stripping some text from the top when required? Thanks Regards ...more >>

In my stored procedure i have : EXECUTE ('select ' + @TotalRecords + ' = count(*) from clients') It doesn't work! and i don't know how i can ? ...more >>

let's say I'm transferring a large file like 100MB over to a folder. The program detects when the file arrives. However, I can't figure out how to know when the file is totally transferred over. One unsuccessful method is to... dim fi as new fileinfo(newfile) fi.length returns the suppo...more >>

Hmm... reusing VB.NET Form dialogs in other VB.NET projects seems very straight forward. However, I'm now trying to reuse these dialogs within an existing C-based app. The VB.NET project has already been configured for registration for COM interop, so next question is how do I get retrieve/...more >>

hi. im exporting data from a vb form to excel. i am able to create a new excel file, save and edit it without any trouble, but the formatting is giving me hell! i need to be able to show certain cells in bold, with underlining etc. i dont understand how, but in the following code, the instructio...more >>

Debug.Writeline and Trace.Writeline don't produce any output. I found this in the help but I don't have any Configuration Properties tab in the Property Page (VB 2005) To change compile settings from the property pages dialog box 1.. Right-click the project node in Solution Explorer. ...more >>

I have downloaded the following model from MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/odc_vsto2005_ta/html/OfficeVSTOCapitalExpenditureModel.asp But when opening the solution or the project file I have a message saying that "the project type is not supported" I have...more >>

Hi I need to generate a string of six random characters to act as the first password. Is there an example of how to do this somewhere? Thanks Regards ...more >>

Hi I have searched help and web for the answer to this but can't get a clear enough answer. I have defined an application setting as Interval of type long and value 1000. My question is; how do I read this setting in my app programmatically? Thanks Regards ...more >>

I have a larg(ish) project consisting of over 40 seperate projects, of which about 30 are C/C++ Dlls and the remainder (will be VB6 GUI applications). I have finally opted for VB6, after spending about a year, evaluating both Java and C# (in that order). The problem though is, are there any...more >>

April 18, 2006 Hi I am new to VB.Net and am using VB.Net 2005. Can someone point me to a site that gives good working examples of playing around with data using ADO Net. Thanks Mike TI ...more >>