Hi guys, i have a LAN with a Windows Server 2003 as main computer that shares an hard drive with letter F: from which all the other computers (Win XP Pro SP2) execute the programs i need for my work. Now i need to write a program myself, and i have compiled it with Visual Basic 2005. If i ...more >>

I want to resize the height of a form without resizing the width, therefore I tried: Private Sub Form1_Resize(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As = System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Resize Me.Width =3D 226 End Sub However this causes a lot of flickering on my form. How can I turn of...more >>

We are using a Setup Project in VB.NET 2003 to create an MSI. How can we dynamically add and/or remove files to the project? ...more >>

This is more of a logic question than anything else. I really struggle with these types of seemingly simple problems. I have a form with several criteria and want to set a limit on how often the button on the form is "alive". If the criteria is changed I allow an update, but if the criteria ...more >>

Hello All Is there a means of reading email information from Microsoft Outlook similar to what can be done with the Mapi controls in VB6? Brian Smart ...more >>

I have several classes that will have a property of type List (of whatever). For example, I will have collections named: Protocols that will have a property named Items as List (of Protocol). Orders that will have a property named Items as List (of Order). Etc. All th...more >>

Reading the help file it says in step 2 to click on "other project types" and then click on "Setup and Deployment projects".( see below ) I am using vb2005 express. Im assuming this is not an express option? I do not have that option available. All I have is: -Windows Application -Class ...more >>

This code might even be useful to some of you. I'm playing with USPS' interface to validate addresses. How do I deal with the fact that not all the elements are returned all the time? For instance this inquiry does not return a firm name. If it doesn't exist it should be blank in my proce...more >>

i'm loading a combobox from a database in code, by setting the the DataSouce to a table, and the DisplayMember to a field. it loads the first row into the text area of the combobox automatically. i don't want that. i used to clear it up by setting ComboBox1.Text="", after loading it. bu...more >>

I have been attempting to read a value from the starting executable while in a DLL. So far have tried the following were "Test" is a defined value in the EXE. What is returned is a blank/empty string System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Item("Test") Did some research on G...more >>

i need to display 2 columns of data in a list box. how would i set this up IN CODE. say my table is tblNames, and i have 2 fields, FirstName, LastName, and want the data to show up in 2 columns, LastName, followed by FirstName normally i would say ListBox1.DataSource = DataSet1.Table...more >>

Hi, I have a huge problem which drives crazy for a month... I am working on a database program and I am using .net2005 and Sql server 2003. In a form I have a listbox and two texboxes and there's also in my database a table with three sells: "name", "e-mail" and "address". The listbox shows the ...more >>

Hallo everybody, one question: Is it possible to connect with multiple clients to a singleton WCF service? The problem is that when I connect to the service, only the last connected client receive callbacks. Can anybody help me? Thanks ...more >>

Hey, I have made a program, that simply runs as a tray icon in the systemtray, providing a HTTP Server using HTTPListener. I have one problem however, it idles at 70-100% cpu. It could be 1 of 2 things: 1) In my Sub Main i have: Sub Main() While CloseProgram = False ...more >>

Hello everyone, I am using a textbox for dumping information generated by the file system watch object. I am having this problem that always at some stage new new information stops being entered into the textbox even though there should be. If I clear the textbox, new information will start tp ...more >>

I am wondering if I should turn to C# from VB. How long will this turning cost for an ordinary man? Thanks for any response, Peter ...more >>

Anyone have idea how to do that? Thanks a lot Localbar ...more >>

What exactly is Reflection ? I've looked at the definition in Help but I don't find it very helpful! I just stare at it blankly and can't quite seem to grasp its meaning conceptually. Reflection implies something reflected. Does anyone have a good cogent description of its meaning ? ...more >>

Hello to the pro's, I want to use an array in a class. This array should be visible as a property. Just can't seem to find out how to do it. Maybe there are other (and more easy) solutions? Can anyone help me?? Regards, Q...more >>

I have a VB 2005 Windows Forms program. I am giving it the ability to take some command line arguments. When debugging from within VS2005, how can I specify the command line arguments? Thanks Barry ...more >>

Converting a 24bpp to 8bpp the default color table leaves something to be desired. How does one create a color table. Is there any Windows API or managed class that does that? I started reading about octtree but haven't got very far that way. Is that what I should continue to pursue? ...more >>

i'm trying to change a number inside a string. (i.e. 5.39) if the number in position 2 is < = 4 then change it to 4 if its > = 5 change it to a 9. how would i do this in vb 2005? thanks. ...more >>

Sorry for all the posts today. Just not been a good day. I cant seem to figure out version numbering. I click on the MyProject and set up the Major, Minor, MajorRevision, MinorRevision as 1,2,3,4 respectivly. But Debug.WriteLine(My.Application.Info.Version.Major.ToString) ...more >>

I have a resource called "Location". When I try to access it with the statement If My.Resources.Location = "Office" ... I get the following error message: A first chance exception of type 'System.IO.FileNotFoundException' occurred in mscorlib.dll Why? Isn't the resource part of the a...more >>

I have been reading "Design Guidelines for Developing Class Libraries" at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229042.aspx. Is it correct that they are recommending camelCase for private member variables? Doesn't this create problems for case-insensitive languages when we create a privat...more >>

Hi, does anybode know a good example for VB 2005? I haven't found a realy working example for IE7 and VB.NET 2005. Regards, Stefan ...more >>

We have this strange situation: We use a development tool that is maybe not so reliable when executing incremental compilations. The fact that we use the tool is not going away anytime soon. So the following is a replica of our real live situation. We have an app with a release package comp...more >>

In the VS 2005 add-in I'm currently developing, I want to be able to find out when the entire Visual Studio IDE receives and loses focus (e.g. when the user switches to another program and back to the IDE). I would have expected such an event to be present in DTE.DTEEvents, but it isn't, so...more >>

In VB6 to add a new record in a recorset, you can use the Addnew method, then set each column's value, then call the Update method. How can I do this in VB.NET ? Thank you. VB6: Private m_rs As new ADODB.Recordset m_rs.Open "SELECT * FROM myTable", adoCon, adOpenKeyset, adLockOptimistic ...more >>

How do I check the windowstate or the BringToFront or something property on the form to see if the form is the actual form that has focus right now in windows? I created an app that runs minimized and gets data, and if for example ( notepad is open ) and the cursor is in notepad, I want the...more >>

I am trying to create a program that uses this web service: http://webservices.carrier411.com/wsLogin.cfc?wsdl I am supposed to pass it two parameters and it is supposed to return an array. Could some one show me how to do this in VB? I am having a lot of troubles. The parameters being pas...more >>

I'm trying to understand the difference between sites like Google that offer web references (a .wsdl file) that I can add into my program and those sites like USPS I have to create a HttpWebRequest to access. Is the .wsdl file just a way to make it easier for us to user the services of thei...more >>

VB.net 2005 Express Say I have Dim MyString as String = "ABCDEF" and currently I have a timer that sends every 5 seconds: SendKeys.Send( MyString ) Questions: 1. How do i add an "enterkey" to the end of the string. 2. If I am receiving the MyString through another variable, how ...more >>

Can I write If MyString = "Apple" Or MyString = "Orange" Or MyString = "Pear" Then to something more compact like If MyString In ("Apple", "Orange", "Pear") Then My last line obviously doesn't work but maybe I'm close? Thanks, Ron ...more >>

I have the following code. I'm trying to gain access to QuickBooks via their SDK. The .BeginSession method always throws up a "COMException was not handled" "Could not start QuickBooks". The funny part is that it always fails during debugging. When I run the compiled exe, it works corre...more >>

The executable produced by my VB .NET/VS 2003 application has the default blue icon associated with it. I have a custom .ico image I use for shortcuts in my build and it works fine. What I cannot figure out how to do is to also associate my icon image with the primary output .exe file. Thou...more >>

Hello there, I am creating a vb application which is some like like a questionare. Application read a text file which contains many questions and display one question and the input is needed from user to calculate the score. Here is a problem. I can read a text file. However, it's read ...more >>

How do I turn on the visual grid in the web (asp) design environment. I know this is stupid but it's counterintuitive to me....more >>

Here is my current coding: Dim Capacity As Integer Dim connStr As String = "Provider=Microsoft.jet.oledb.4.0; Data Source=f:\datawhse database\datawhse.mdb" Dim sqlStr As String = "Select capacity FROM work_center WHERE workcenter=" & txtWcSearch.Text Dim dataAdapte...more >>

I have two tables with the following components: 1. authTable - shop order no, auth no, work center id 2. dbo_shopOrder - shop order no, work center id I would like to do a few things but I am not sure where to start. First thing is, I would like to have all of the shop order no's in the ...more >>

hi all, i have this code: Module Module1 Sub Main() Dim theProcessStartInfo As New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("Cambio_ip.exe") Dim theSecurePassword As New System.Security.SecureString() theSecurePassword.AppendChar("*") ...more >>

The code below errors with the following message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. I realize the the object is not instantiated but I can't seem to figure out how to instantiate the object. If I change the code to: Dim MyParams() As mapItem = New mapItem Then I get ...more >>

I have a Class level variable defined as: Private _MessageID As String = "Idle" I have a timer set up with a 5-second interval. Here's the code for the Timer_Fired event: Private Sub Timer_Fired(ByVal state As Object) If _Enabled = False Then Exit Sub Writelog("MsgID=" & _Messag...more >>

After a lot of debugging effort I have to conclude that it does. Or at least can. I take a substring (RichTextBox.Text.Substring) before setting SelectionStart and after and get a different result. The second result begins two characters to the right of the first. In an earlier version o...more >>

Is there an easy way to add a Dib to the clipboard. I've tried these commands. myData.SetData(DataFormats.Bitmap, True, MyBitmap) SetClipboardData(CLIPFORMAT.CF_BITMAP, MyBitmap.GetHbitmap) SetClipboardData(CLIPFORMAT.CF_DIB, MyBitmap.GetHbitmap) Clipbrd may menu the DIB but e...more >>

How can I customize, at runtime, the path for the OLEDB connection uses. I used the Add Data Source Wizard and found the path set by the wizard is ReadOnly. ...more >>

VB.net 2005 Windows app... makes calls to 2005 SQL server... sometimes I get a Timeout error, other times I do not... What is the best way to handle timeout errors ? 1. How to increase the timeout - from the app it appears that the property is "read -only" ? So must it be set at the ser...more >>

I need a walkthrough for publishing my simple web application. I have a webform (server control). Debug works OK. But when I publish to my localhost and open the page I get: The XML page cannot be displayed Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error and then c...more >>

I'm sure I'm just missing something here but is there a way to nest objects inside an object or a collection that functions like an object with properties BESIDES creating whole classes or making public variables? Private Sub Click() Dim x as SomeSortOfCollection msg box(x.Name & " " & x...more >>

Hi group; Let say I have an object called Account, that raises an event called AccountLow with its owns EventArgs, and when this event gets raised, I will like to raise another custom event called AccountGotLowAmount and passes AccountLow’s EventArgs along with the new event. ...more >>