Hello, I have a Windows Service writting in VB.net 2003. There are some items in the service that will require certain variables such as Admin Email Address, smtp server, SQL Server name and instance, database name, things like that. Is there any way to do this using a config file with a s...more >>

How would I assign the result of a SQL query to a variable. The result of the following statement will ALWAYS result in 1 row returned. SELECT ProductDescription, ProductID FROM Products WHERE (ProductIDNumber = ?) How do I assign the...say, ProductDescription to a varia...more >>

Hi, Could somebody please tell me how to use Icomparable in a .NET project? Like I was a 5 year old? I'm trying to sort an array of objects and I can't get it to work .... How do I modify the main class using IComparable ? How do I sort the array in practice? Example... I would lik...more >>

I'm parsing a file and writing a text file with cr/lf's on the end of line. It works fine EXCEPT I get a hex FF FE as the first two characters of the file. 1)How do I get rid of them 2)How did they get there 3)What did I do wrong? Jim Here's the code: ===============================...more >>

My VB .NET application (created in VS 2003) resides in c:\Program Files \Test\ and there's a data.mdb (Access) file within this directory. I have a feature in my program that allows the user to import a backup copy of this Access db if they need to. I'm using the FileCopy method to simply co...more >>

Hi everyone, If while I copy files to memory pen the user pulls out the device, I get an exception saying 'path can't be found' (the exception occurred in the line of code that creates a folder) Instead I would like to show the user a message and carry on with the work. The only way I ca...more >>

I realize that this may sound like a troll but it is not intended to be. I haven't been reading this group but I've seen a number of vociferious postings lately saying that "vb dotnet doesn't work". Is that a widely held belief or is it just the same complaning that goes on with all devel...more >>

Hi! I show an OpenFile Dialog with: dlgOpen.ShowDialog() but I'd like to change the default view among Detail, Thumbnail, Icons, ect. Users change the view mode by this button: http://i15.tinypic.com/48nsol1.jpg I want to do the same from code. How should I do? Thanks Marco / iw2n...more >>

I have a spec that calls for a Base64 encrypted password to be passed to a web service. I have poked around Convert.ToBase64 but am at a total loss on how to do this. Made more complicated is that the password is part of a complex data type class. What I am trying to do is something functio...more >>

Hello. Trying to develop VS2005, SP1 windows form VB program. When i try a statement like below and the data is "24.95", without the quotes of course, regPriceString equals "000000000025+" . regPriceString = String.Format("{0:000000000000+}", merchandiseDataRow.Item("RegPrice")) Why ...more >>

I'm able to walkthrough a C# sample for Windows Communication Foundation and all works fine. But when I do it in VB.NET exactly the same way (but with different syntax, of course), I get the following when I try to go to the IIS service: The type 'FRC.COW.Feedyard.Service.Calculator', prov...more >>

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I have an error and I would say this is at compiler level in the VB.net language "If Not SQLConnectionString = "" Then 'If ds.Tables("Images") Is Nothing Then 'to avoid repeating when re-showing same image If ParametersChanged Then If Not ds.Tables("...more >>