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Getting data from mdichild to mdiparent
Posted by Thorgal at 2/6/2007 11:38:18 PM
Hello all I have 2 questions First: I'm trying to print a Listview from an mdichild but how can i address this listview. For example, FrmMain is my Main form. In this Main form I have several mdichildren. When i press the print button, I want to print the Listview on the active mdichil...more >>


Databinding by code
Posted by Michael Meier at 2/6/2007 8:10:30 PM
Dear Ng, in a WinForm I declared a Dataset which contains one DataTable. Now I am trying to bind the datafields to textboxes and an navigation control. What do i have to do?? MfG Michael ...more >>

printing a file ...
Posted by giannis at 2/6/2007 6:01:43 PM
What code must i use to print a specific file image (picture.jpg) ? ...more >>

resize animated gif
Posted by wanwan at 2/6/2007 4:41:37 PM
I couldn't figure out how to resize an animated gif without losing the animation. Please help ...more >>

Source Safe Object Lib
Posted by Patrick Hill at 2/6/2007 4:16:44 PM
hi, I'm writting a program that will do the following: Connect to source safe. In source safe we have a file for documentation called releasenotes.csv What we want to happen is get the differences for the file so we can seee what changes were made to our program. We have this file labeled...more >>

How do I declare and fill this array?
Posted by Ron at 2/6/2007 4:14:13 PM
I want to decalre and fill an array with some numbers, 5, 7, 8, 9, 0 do I just do this: Dim myarray as int = (5,7,8,9,0) if not how would i do this? thanks. ...more >>

learning the last VB.net
Posted by James at 2/6/2007 4:10:25 PM
Hello people. i'm a old ASP3 dev. and i wish make win.software and webpage(asp.net) so i search for a complet book (or web toturial) about VB.NET(the last one) with Visual Studio Orcas + Framework 3 or even 3.5 thank's a lot ...more >>

get associated icon of a file stored in my sql server database
Posted by gevald123 NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 2/6/2007 3:56:58 PM
I'm storing system files in a sql server database, as "image" datatype fields. In my front end (vb .net 1.1) I'd like to display these files in a listview with the "Windows Explorer" feel and look. I'm strugling to retreive the apropriate icon for the file extension, so far all the code I s...more >>



Specify a region for a ToolStripItem
Posted by ljlevend2 at 2/6/2007 2:34:01 PM
I want to create a Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem that behaves as if it is an ellipse (e.g., similar to the round Office Button in Office 2007). Drawing the item is no problem, but I also want to prevent the item from reponding to the mouse unless the mouse is within the elliptical bounds of the...more >>

Retrieve Email Settings
Posted by Torpedoke at 2/6/2007 2:16:35 PM
Hello, I was wondering if it was possible to retrieve the emailsettings of Outlook or Outlook Express with vb.net? If yes does somebody perhaps has a sample code? If not how can I send a email with my application without knowing the provider of the user? Kind regards, Bart ...more >>

Parse/modify file
Posted by Darko Bazulj at 2/6/2007 1:37:47 PM
Hi, txt file. list listname1@domain.tld parameter1 value parameter2 value parameter3 value list listname2@domain.tld parameter1 value parameter2 value parameter3 value list listname3@domain.tld parameter1 value parameter2 value parameter3 value ...more >>

What did I do wrong?
Posted by Zim Babwe at 2/6/2007 1:36:38 PM
I want to generate a label in code (VS 2005 VB.NET Windows Forms) Dim lbltest As New System.Windows.Forms.Label With lbltest .Left = 17 .Top = 200 .AutoSize = True .ForeColor = Color.Black .BackColor = Color.White ...more >>

How to cast a "System.__ComObject"?
Posted by MeAgin at 2/6/2007 11:36:55 AM
Hi all, When I try to cast an object (ListBox control in an outlook mail form) retrieved from an outlook add-in it is giving the error, Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to class type 'System.Windows.Forms.ListBox'. Instances of types that represent COM components canno...more >>

Clone comboBox Control problem
Posted by Jaye at 2/6/2007 11:31:00 AM
I would like to clone the comboBox Control, the be cloned one must contain all the properties of orginial. Especically in the dataset and selectedvalue. How can i do that? and have any example? please help me ~~ !_! ...more >>

Masked Edit Box - What's the difference
Posted by Zim Babwe at 2/6/2007 10:56:26 AM
In VB.NET 2005, if I have a masked edit box with the mask of (999) 000-0000, doesn't the 9 represent an optional entry and a zero represent a required entry? Why then if I enter (213) 234- am I allowed to leave off the last four digits of the phone number? Thanks ...more >>

Returning the result of one program to another.
Posted by Patrick Hill at 2/6/2007 10:31:35 AM
Hi there, I have a small little console application that has a function that returns a string. is there anyway for me to have this string variable returned to another process? I was doing some research and you can return Exit codes to the OS but that's only an integer. bassiclly when my pr...more >>

clear output window from code?
Posted by Rich at 2/6/2007 9:54:01 AM
The output window gets filled with stuff while I am debugging my app. Is there a way to programmatically clear the output window? I have read that there is currently no explicit method to do this in VS.Net. I vaguely recall reading something about adding a bunch of spaces at the top of th...more >>

Store Procedure
Posted by c81 at 2/6/2007 9:52:09 AM
Hello, can i make to read in my dotnet application "RETURN @MaVar" of my store procedure ? thx...more >>

Form covers taskbar when maximized
Posted by ljlevend2 at 2/6/2007 9:40:02 AM
I've noticed that a form will cover the taskbar when it is maximized if its ControlBox property is set to false (even if the "Keep the taskbar on top of other windows" option is selected). You can reproduce this by showing the following form: Public Class Form1 Inherits Windows.Forms.Fo...more >>

Verify if a DLL is used in ASP.NET application or Windows application
Posted by Hamed at 2/6/2007 9:20:37 AM
Hello I have a managed class library (written in C#) that is used both in ASP.NET and Windows applications. How can I determine which platform has been called a class method in this library. Thanks in advance. Hamed ...more >>

VB6 migration (C# or VB.NET?)
Posted by Norman Levinson at 2/6/2007 9:19:03 AM
....from a purely technical/benchmarking standpoint looking 10-15 years out. The concern being to best preclude/mitigate the situation currently facing VB6 migration issues right now. Concern is not with training $, existing developer knowledge, etc. If we are given two choices which langu...more >>

How come My.Computer doesn't work?
Posted by BK at 2/6/2007 7:35:17 AM
VS 2005, SP1. I was trying some sample code and My.Computer not showing up in intellisense. Is there a reference I need to include in the project? ...more >>

Deployment of Application
Posted by Dwight at 2/6/2007 7:05:58 AM
I have an application that installs all it's files in the c:\ directory, intead of in the target path. I'm assuming this has something to do with how the company has the desktop's setup. They are are using Active Directory to secure the pcs. On a non company pc it works just fine. Anyone...more >>

Time Change
Posted by Sri at 2/6/2007 6:19:01 AM
Hi, A short one, may be simple too. I am developing a mini application wherein i need to change the system time thru the application on the fly. Just to play with different time zone concepts. I am not sure how to do this. Do i have to use some API's or does VB have some internal func...more >>

Controls function
Posted by James NO[at]SPAM aol.com at 2/6/2007 5:46:35 AM
I have three checkbox that I want to check the state (checkbox1 checkbox2 checkbox3 I do the following Dim i As Integer Dim chk As New CheckBox For i = 1 To 3 chk = (Controls("CheckBox" & CStr(i))) If chk.CheckState = CheckState.Unchecked T...more >>

Connection Problem VB.Net 2003 to SQL 2000
Posted by Fred at 2/6/2007 5:20:03 AM
Hi, I have a webservice created in VB.NET 2003 hosted on a Windows 2003 server. This service inserts data into a SQL Server 2000 database also hosted on a Windows 2003 server. The webserver is in a closed DMZ and the Database Sever is on the internal network. The firewall is configured to a...more >>

Webbrowser Print
Posted by spig.marco NO[at]SPAM tiscali.it at 2/6/2007 3:41:53 AM
Hi to all, I use .net framework 2.0. With the webbrowser control. When I print my page the printer print also the title the number of page the path and the date. How can I remove from my vb code this options? I can't find any solution :-( thanks Marco ...more >>

transparent colours for images
Posted by wanwan at 2/6/2007 3:29:01 AM
I'm trying to make the background of a picture transparent, so I use paint to fill the background with blue (0,0,255), then set the transparent colour to it. I found a custom control that can do the job. Now the problem is the paint program can't seem to save the file with the exact colour i ...more >>


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