Im trying to store data as I would in some old language. Old Example //Create an array that holds 3 different variable types TempArray := { { "Hello", 1, False }, { "Goodbye", 123, True } } ( basically array 1 is a char, 2 is a number, and 3 is a bool ) So TempArray[ 1, 1 ] == Hello Tem...more >>

I am using OLEDB in vb.net, and processing Excel files where I need to refer to a specific sheet number. I don't know the name of the sheet. I have tried: SELECT * FROM [Sheet2$] SELECT * FROM [Sheet2] .... Sheet2 has a 'name' - but I don't know it. I am using a standard connection st...more >>

I'm trying to extract the key/value pairs string like this: [Status] CurrTime = 1200 LastPlayQUpdate = 400 CurrVolume = -10 [End Status] My first instinct is to use a regular expression to match values before and after the '=', but there probably is a more efficient method. Can anyone...more >>

I hope I am just missing something easy, and that someone can point me in the right direction, but I cannot seem to find out how to change the title property of any random file using VB.NET. For example, in Notepad, with a saved text file, one can right click on the file and go to prope...more >>

Hello, I need to emulate keyboard strokes from a console application. The console application monitors a textfile and when something is matched in a text file I need the matched string outputted to the keyboard as if someone was typing on the keyboard. can someone help me locate the correct v...more >>

I am using regular expressions and a particular feature called "capture" (I think) to suck some information out of some html. I could have never come up with this myself but Balena has an example which is very similar to this. The guts of the program is ... Dim i As Integer Dim rgx As Reg...more >>

I need a program that can show me how much time lines took to execute... a profiler type tool. (for .NET 2.0) anyone know of any good free or cheap ones? thanks! btw does anyone use NUnit for regression testing? if so how do you like it? any free alternatives out there that are better? than...more >>

Maybe this is just some bad habits picked up... But why not write everything in VB as a Function ? -If required later on you can always pass back a value. -You can pass in variables as required We always wrote everything in functions and tried to stay clear of procedures. Why make a S...more >>

When checking for NULL values from a database, normally I would use If Not row("NetSales") Is DBNull.Value Then NetSales = row("NetSales") End If However, if I use a typed dataset then I can't check for NULL the same way If Not row.NetSales Is DBNull.Value Then Net...more >>

I have VB.NET 2005 Express Edition. Is there a VB.NET equivalent to the "classic" VB's DoEvents? I searched the VB.NET Help & had no luck. In "classic" VB, DoEvents was used in code that might lock up the PC. Thank you. David...more >>

first let me say sorry if this is in the wrong place, i'm pretty new to programming and to be honest i am a bit intimidated by these forums. now that i've got that out of the way, i was bored and decided to make a small text application in Visual Basic 2005, i have one list box, one label...more >>

Hi, I'm upgrading a VB6 app to VB.net and I'm having a problem with a call to a function provided in a DLL. The function takes the address of a structure which it will fill in with values. I get an error: ---------------- An unhandled exception of type 'System.NullReferenceException'...more >>

I have a "CurrentUser" object in session that I want to access from each page of a vb.net website. I can successfully access everything if I include the following at the start of each pageload: Dim objCurrentUser As WebsiteClass.CurrentUser = Session("CurrentUser") If objCurrentUser Is Not...more >>

In Vs 2005 you have new applicationsEvents.vb I was testing it in a simple app and found that it was easier to implement unhandled exception management tah it was in Vs2003 (vb.net) You can, if you want to, prevent your app from terminating on an unhandled exception, and for me this is importa...more >>

Is there a way for a function to refer to itself generically? I'd like to use such a thing (should it exist) for convenience and consistency, not functionality. For example: Function Common(Some_String as String) As String ... End Function Function Go() As String Dim Some_String = N...more >>

all- up until just recently, i was fairly sure i'd implemented a RasDial class in VB.NET complete with a callback to get updated status. from this wrapper, when i throw an event back to the calling program, i can console.writeline the state successfully. but as soon as i replace that line w...more >>

Using VB2003 on Windows XP Pro Why doesn't this work? Public Class Form1 Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form Private Declare Auto Function ExitWindowsEx Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal uFlags As Int32, ByVal dwreserved As Int32) As Int32 Private Sub Button3_Click(ByVal sender As...more >>

In VB 6, you can create control arrays for your option groups and scan with the following code dim opt as OptionButton for each opt in OptionGroup ' Do something next opt I know VB 2005 doesn't have control arrays, so my question is how do I do the equivalent in VB 2005? Thanks, ...more >>

I currently have code similar to the following in a few places in my application: cmd.Connection = New SqlClient.SqlConnection(My.Settings.CERMITSConnectionString) cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure cmd.CommandText = "usp_Users_Insert" cmd.Parameters.AddRan...more >>

I have a piece of code that's acting funny. The variable is set as a string, not a Boolean. The variable could be: Yes, No, Unk or INC. yet, if it's one of the last two, it throws an error because it believes it's a Boolean. Is there anyway to get around this? Code is below. Thanks in ...more >>

Hello, I'm looking for an onclick event for the minimize button but can't seem to find it within the form properties. I'd like to add code to hide my form when it is minimized and suspect there is an onclick event I can use if only I knew its name? Thanks for any help. .....Brad ...more >>

I have used threading in Windows applications successfully. I am trying to write a console application using synchronized threads, as I don't need any display or operator interface. However, when I call Monitor.Wait on any thread created, an exception is thrown with the following description:...more >>

Hi, I need to implement Auto Updates in my application wherein I will be installing the application using msi. First time I will be installing it through CD.( Directly running the MSI file) Next time any of my clients run the application and if newer version is available(which has to be speci...more >>

The lpWindowName parameter in FindWindow gives me the ability to search for what would be the caption of a dialog (if these were .Net messageboxes). How would I get what would be the text of that dialog? (again if these were ..Net messageboxes) Is it possible (or more possible) if we assum...more >>

I use a tableadapter with the sql string = select * fom table where field=? I load the desired record in a form and populate textboxes but after i modify them when i use tableadapter.update it wont save the changes to the database i get the error "There is no valid update command" any ideas? ...more >>

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could suggest me a book/article/tutorial on Exception Handling in multi tier Windows Apps. What are the best practices/ways to implement EH in multi tier enviroment. I read some MS Best Practices articles on MSDN. It helped a little, but considering how unexperie...more >>

Hi I want to convert few VB3.0 applicatios to VB 6.0 or .Net. What is the way to do it and what all thing i should keep in mind while doing this migration... Please help Thanks a lot in advance Lalit ...more >>

in my app i need to make a RichTextbox control transparent. i need it to be a like a pane of glass lying on a sheet of paper, where u can see everything on the sheet of paper not covered by text written on the glass pane. i need to be able to see the control or form that is underneath the Rich...more >>

Hi All I need to change the rowspan, columnspan properties of a control when they are within a TableLayoutPanel (VB.net 2005) At runtime the property is not available, but is at design time Any ideas Regards Steve ...more >>