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all groups > vb.net upgrade > august 2003

setting treeview node
Posted by Mark C at 8/31/2003 3:38:59 PM
I have populated a treeview with a set of nodes. Now i need to programmatically select a node based on it's text - i.e. select the node with text = "xyz" How do i do it? thanks mark c ...more >>

Error in VB.NET 2003
Posted by Alexander Lorenz at 8/28/2003 12:44:04 PM
Hi, since yesterday I get the following error message, I soon as I try to create a new project or if I try to add a new userform. "the automation server is unable to create the new object" By the way Im using Win XP Home. Has anybody an idea what the reason is for that prob? Lx ...more >>

how to convert VB6 project without VB6
Posted by richard NO[at]SPAM moto.com at 8/28/2003 11:06:20 AM
We have VB.NET 2002 but need to work on some code a client developed in VB6. We've been unable to upgrade their VB6 project due to some missing components (DAO350.DLL & MSCOMM32.OCX), and the Upgrade Wizard recommends that we install VB6 first before upgrading. Unfortunately, we do not have a ...more >>

Err: Freedom Engine COM Server has encountered a problem
Posted by Gary at 8/27/2003 12:31:12 PM
I am trying to use the upgrade wizard of visual studio.net to upgrade a project from VB6. I am encountering some error, when it is parsing a file initially . This file uses component one tbdgrid and c1query controls. It gives ths following error Freedom Engine COM Server has encountered a pro...more >>

Does anyone miss MSFlexGrid in .NET
Posted by JJ_7777 at 8/26/2003 8:22:55 AM
One of my biggest obstacles in moving to VB.NET is the lack of MSFlexGrid. DBGrid boasts superiority, but I find it horrific to work with. Has anyone found a solution? Any Advice? Jerry...more >>

Code Advisor in VB.NET
Posted by Sujit Liddle at 8/25/2003 2:04:03 AM
I tried out the code advisor for VB6 and it was great. It opened my eyes to a lot of bad coding practices I had been getting away with because VB6 would work around it and not generate an error. eg. for years I thought that Dim x, y, z as Integer meant that all three variables would be integers....more >>

Help progress bar
Posted by Rikjijc at 8/24/2003 6:29:59 PM
io ho crato una progress bar e vorrei mandarla a ripetizione quando carica, ma non so come si fa ptresti aiutarmi??? schweb@libero.it I have a progress bar and I don't say how I can run this bar all times not for install a program, but for see this. thanks bye bye grazie ciao ciao ...more >>

this is a very problem for PROGRESS BAR
Posted by Rikjijc at 8/24/2003 6:22:46 PM
in my form i have created one progress bar. I don't want to activate this progress bar, for exemple, for running a process or install a program, but i want see simply run bar in all time. All this in VB.NET. I attend your help....... HELP ME!!!! ITALIAN Per chi parla italiano io sono Schw...more >>



Class not registered...
Posted by Kez Bates at 8/20/2003 4:54:39 PM
Hi I am trying to run my application and it keeps stopping giving me the following error. This app is running on a shared network drive, which in order to get it to work I needed to edit using the .NET Framework Configuration Tool (Mscorcfg.msc). I'm wondering if the classes aren't registeri...more >>

Using ListView
Posted by Mark C at 8/20/2003 12:00:50 AM
How can I clear out the items in a list view? I tried the .clear method and it wipes out the columns, headers, everything. I just want to clear out the rows and repopulate it with a new set of data. Columns and headers stay the same. thanks mark c phoenix ...more >>

Upgrading DSR Files.
Posted by Djamel at 8/19/2003 1:35:38 PM
Hi, I am VB6 programmer. I am trying to upgrade an application from VB6 to VB.NET. My problem is that I cannot upgrade Crystal report files, which are DSR FILES....more >>

Can't send mail since upgrade to VS2003
Posted by Burt Johnson at 8/19/2003 8:26:33 AM
I have a simple command line program that sends mail. I upgraded from VS.NET to VS.NET2003. Now when my program runs, I get an error "Could not access 'CDO.Message' object." Is there a better way to send mail in 2003? To help troubleshoot, I rewrote a simple Windows form. Four simple text...more >>

DataTable into file
Posted by Robert Zabrocki at 8/18/2003 11:18:04 AM
Hello. I have a question. Is it possible to save DataTable into file? I am working with DataTable and this piece of information is very usefull to me. Thank you for all responses. Robert Zabrocki. ...more >>

how to build menu dynamically
Posted by Prabhat at 8/14/2003 3:15:39 AM
Hi everybody. Can any one help me in the folowing problem? I have a Treeview control on the form control of vb.net where nodes and subnodes are there, similar to below: -Employee -----Per -----------E1 -----------E2 -----Fin -Report -----R1 -----R2 -----R3 -----------R3.1 -----R4 ...more >>

ImageCombo
Posted by Roberto Herrera at 8/13/2003 7:42:59 PM
Hello all, I'am a dotnet beginner and I need some help please I like to know if I can use the ImageCombo of Visual Basic 6 in dotnet. After using the wizard to migrate to dotnet. I can't figure how to make it work in dotnet Thanks a lot Roberto ...more >>

ImageCombobox
Posted by Roberto Herrera at 8/13/2003 5:09:30 PM
Hello all, Does anyone knows if the imageComboBox can be use in the DotNet. if it's possible how do we use it? Thanks Roberto ...more >>

Line continuation characters and the upgrade wizard
Posted by Bruce Hendry at 8/13/2003 2:43:41 PM
Does the upgrade wizard import line continuation characters? I've searched the knowledge base to no avail. I ran the .NET 2003 upgrade wizard on a vb6 dll project and ALL line continuation characters were removed. Thanks for any insight....more >>

Upgrade failure
Posted by Francine at 8/13/2003 9:08:19 AM
Hi, I am upgrading a VB6 application to VB.net and it is failing. I get the following message: *********** Upgrade failed:Exception occured: The referenced component CommonDialog is missing a design time license. *********** This happens for other components as well: Datagrid, Adodc Doe...more >>

Ubgrading projects
Posted by Joe at 8/11/2003 1:00:54 PM
Is there a better way to upgrade my VB6 projects to VB.Net than the default method included in the program. Any help here would be greatly appreciated....more >>

Ignoring errors with Try-Catch
Posted by John Hrizo at 8/11/2003 7:45:58 AM
I'm converting some code from VB6 to VB.NET that is setup to ignore a specific error. In my code, I have an On Error GoTo statement and an error handler that does a Resume Next if I get a certain error. How do I do this with Try-Catch? Here's some excerpts from my code: On ...more >>

VB.NET Ver.2003 is not an upgrade from Ver. 2002 ?
Posted by Ben at 8/8/2003 1:17:38 PM
I installed VB.NET Ver.2003 and expected it would upgrade my VB.NET Ver. 2002, but somehow 2 Versions existed together. What should I do? Uninstall Ver 2002? - then what will happen? Or just leave them alone, nothing bother then? Ben ...more >>

unattended execution
Posted by willjay at 8/8/2003 11:20:06 AM
How do you create an app with "unattended execution". Vb6 had a check mark in project properties. I guess you just create a consol app? ...more >>

(VB6 --> VB.NET) Experiences
Posted by jodie_dallas NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 8/8/2003 8:33:13 AM
I've done a lot reading on the migration from VB6 to VB.NET and all the steps involved, and I am curious about people's experiences. For large projects, is it worth using the Upgrade Wizard tool or much simpler to just re-write the application from scratch? Thx! Jodie...more >>

Getting to controls on a form
Posted by Mark C at 8/7/2003 2:13:48 PM
In vb 6 I used to be able to get to the controls on a form with a for each and typeof statement like this: dim myCtl as control for each myCtl in me.controls if TypeOf myCtl Is TextBox then 'do some text box manipulation elseif TypeOf myCTL is CheckBox then 'do some ...more >>

VB6.0 Code to VB.NET
Posted by Ra at 8/7/2003 11:28:05 AM
what will be the equivalent code in VB.NET? thanks, Ra. =================================== Private Sub WriteArrayLog(aRet As Variant, oLogFile As Scripting.TextStream) Dim i, j Dim vE For i = LBound(aRet, 1) To UBound(aRet, 1) vE = aRet(i) If IsArray(vE) Then ...more >>

DAO and RDO databind
Posted by Xavier MT at 8/7/2003 9:19:16 AM
Has anybody tried to migrate a project that has DAO or RDO databinding in it? ...more >>

scaning major problem-"Kodak Image Scan Control"-
Posted by Cristi at 8/7/2003 2:09:57 AM
I have been experiencing some problems with an ActiveX called "Kodak Image Scan Control" . It doesn't obey my settings.. I want an minimal quality and no matter what the settings are the output image has the best quality and it is in colours. The scanning takes a long time My scaner nee...more >>

List of properties and methods at RUNTIME
Posted by Kishor at 8/6/2003 3:49:24 PM
Hi all, In VB.Net application, I am creating objects (Late Binding), I wanted to display all the propeties and methods at run time. How do I go about this?. Please help me this is urgent. TIA Kishor ...more >>

Control arrays / Handles/Sender
Posted by Mark C at 8/5/2003 8:46:49 AM
I'm learning how to use the Handles instead of the control array, and need some help: I'm trying to centrailize the code for menu items, as you would with a button array. I added the button.click and menu.click events ito the handles list for the main control. Then I use a Select Case statemen...more >>

Adobe
Posted by Dave at 8/1/2003 11:27:51 AM
Have Adboe 4.0 installed but can't find any information relating to it's application object. Want to write some Vb to open a .pdf and save as postscript. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanx, Dave...more >>


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