I'm a newbie using vb .net, and i'm trying to develop a UserControl. In this control i'm doing all the drawing and i want to add datasource property to it. :mad: i'm doing this Public Property Datasource() as object get return _datasource end get set (ByVal value as Object) _datasource...more >>

So, my first OOP. Read configuration files from 200 CISCO routers and build a database of L-3 & L-2 circuits. What current method should I be using for a TELNET client? Winsock controls look to be from the VB 6.0 time. What is current with VB.NET? Streaming with..? Now I'm off to read the X...more >>

Greetings, I am in the process of creating naming conventions for VB.NET controls i.e. CheckBox -> chkShowThisOnStartup ListBoxt -> lstSomeList What I am looking for other developers input for Window.Form controls and what they are using for naming controls. Thanks, Kevin ...more >>

Hello, I'm testing Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition. In the application I'm writing, I've a form in which there are a panel with a series of textboxes inside. I need to change the maxlength property of each textbox depending on a value of a settings. I'm trying to do in this way: Dim ct...more >>

Hi all, I've a Treeview control in a form load with 600 nodes. Each node has a = text and tag associated to it at the time I add it. I need to find a node by either the text or the tag, make it the = SelectedNode and then make sure it's visible on the tree. I've been playing with the tre...more >>

hello again... i have a dataset that gets displayed in a grid. I also have the grid attached to a dataview, so i can set the rowfilter and easily filter it. However, when asking for the dataview1.table.rows.count, it gives me the count of the entire dataset, not what is filtered. Why do...more >>

Ok, here is what I'm trying to accomplish. I have a treeview. Each node has 2 parts, a title and the data (i.e. "Author: Joe Smith" or "Editor: Jill Lane"). I need to let the user edit the "data" section of the nodes but not the "title" section. So instead of going the labelEdit route, I t...more >>

I've read several articles re a new great feature in Visual Studio 2005 = called "My.Computer.Printers". In particular I've Visual Studio 2005 Professional and in Visual Basic I = simply can't find the Printers part of My.Computer. My.Computer shows Auido, Clipboard, Clock, FileSystem, Keybo...more >>

Hi, I have a problem regarding associating a icon to the listview column indicating the sort order of the data in the listview as the data is getting sorted on the column clicks. I have found lot of information on net in C# but I need it in VB.NET. Does anybody have any idea. Thanks in ...more >>

Hello I'm looking for a books or help on making custom (activex) controls in vb.net. I like to use them in an access database or other ms office projects and vb.net. Can someone direct me? thanks Steve ...more >>

If I set the "FlatStyle" property to Windows so I can use the XP style buttons, why do my images on that button go away? -Lou ...more >>

The applciation I'm writing has dynamic right mouse menus. They are constructed on the fly every time a right click is done. All of the menus look great. The problem is that sub-menu items don't seem to have a related event being triggered so I'm left with no way to implement. I want...more >>

Hi all. i have a strange problem i have done a User Control, in wich i have placed a few buttons inside it and place it in an form. in the previous version of .NET (2003), i have try to access the controls property of my usercontrol and there were no controls inside it but now in .NET 2005 i...more >>

I have VS.2005 and thought there was a way now for me to utilize the Outlook 2003 look-and-feel from my application. Basically, I want a simple 3 section Navigation on the left pane to be used as a menu and a main content area on the right - similar to what outlook uses for the sections titled ...more >>

i need to format a date to look like dd/mm/yyyy when i click on the calendarcontrol.selectionChanged() argument. this is my code: Sub calDateUpdated_SelectionChanged(ByVal Sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles calDateUpdated.SelectionChanged 'Populate the lb...more >>

I am attempting to have a link label control on my vb form that will access a row in a database that is configured as a hyperlink. From a combo box the user will choose a database item and the relating hyperlink will display to some website. I have that working, however when the link label i...more >>

How can I set a toolbar item by name instead of index ToolBar1.Buttons(17).Pushed =True I want to do this ToolBar1.Buttons("MyButtonName").Pushed =True This doesn't work -Lou ...more >>

I've created a web control that contains my navigation area. By default, I set the visibility of some groups of buttons to be false. When a page calls the navigation control, I want to programmatically change the visibility for the set of buttons associated with the calling page from invisible t...more >>

Hi! Somebody knows if it is possible to be interacted with scrollbar of a control from code? Thank you very much!...more >>

Hi! How can I do to change the background color of a MainMenu and a StatusBar? Thanks. Jaime ...more >>

I need to make a small treeview with just 3 nodes: "Red", "Green", "Blue" Before each label (say, in place of or before the treenode icon) I would like that a square appears (with same heigh of the treeview item) filled with corresponding color. Would anybody be so kind as to show me how to do...more >>

Hi! Has enybody got any documentation about MSChart an how to use it in VB.Net? Thanks. ...more >>