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all groups > visual studio .net general > april 2004 > threads for april 15 - 21, 2004

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When "Fast switching user" occurs force a 'log off'
Posted by Viviana Vc at 4/21/2004 7:24:47 PM
Hi all, Can I somehow in MyApp to catch if a user wants to do a "Fast switching user" and force instead a 'Log Off'? Because of the design of my application, I can not have it run for 2 different users on the same machine, so I have 2 solutions for now: 1) disable FUS -> I wouldn' want th...more >>


Visual Studio Tools for MS Office
Posted by TheCulprit at 4/21/2004 7:12:01 PM
Hi, I want to get hold of the Access Developer Extensions for 2003 which are part of the Visual Studio Tools for MS Office. Do I need to be running Viz Studio before buying the Vis Studio Tools for Office 2003, or are these a stans- alone tool-set that I'll be able to use with Access 2003 i...more >>

radio button
Posted by JIM.H. at 4/21/2004 4:06:03 PM
Hello How can I put three radio buttons on my form and make sure that if one is selected, the other two are unselected Thanks Jim ...more >>

Change Title Bar in IDE
Posted by jay NO[at]SPAM allardworks.com at 4/21/2004 1:30:38 PM
Hello Due to versioning via Star Team, I often have 2 or 3 instances of Visual Studio open, each with the same solution file name loaded. The title bar, and the task bar, shows "MyProject" for all 3. Is it possible to manipulate the title bar via a macro or something? It would be nice to pr...more >>

Strange message from Visual Studio .Net 2003
Posted by Roy Chastain at 4/21/2004 11:50:08 AM
The text "The language for this file does not support the necessary code parsing and generation services. Please ensure the file you are opening is a member of a project and then try to open the file again." Is in the task list after I load or compile my project. It is there 3 times. I TH...more >>

Setting up a shared project........
Posted by tim payne at 4/21/2004 10:30:18 AM
Hi, Can anyone point me in the direction of any useful resources with information on how to set up a vs.net project on a shared server for several developers to access? I've had a go myself, but can't get the debugging to work when developers try and access the solution. Any help would be grea...more >>

Migrating from VS .NET 2002 to 2003
Posted by Shawn Melton at 4/21/2004 10:06:07 AM
What are the issues and problems I am likely to encounter wheh migrating my developers to the newest development tools?...more >>

Config file for Console app in VS.NET 2003
Posted by Bret at 4/21/2004 9:36:05 AM
I have a console app with a config file. Is there a way to define the config file in the VS.NET 2003 environment such that it will be properly copied (as myapp.exe.config) to the appropriate bin\debug or bin\release directory automatically (when I rebuild the solution) I thought the approach was t...more >>



Allow user to change Start menu program group location in Setup and Deployment Project
Posted by cypression NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com at 4/21/2004 2:10:28 AM
Hi, I am having trouble allowing a user to change where they want the program group to go when they install a program that has been packaged in a VS .NET 2003 Setup and Deployment Project. I wanted to create a textbox in the user interface editor and whatever the user typed into that textbo...more >>

Service packs for vs.net
Posted by Geir Sanne at 4/21/2004 12:31:04 AM
hi!! when will it be released service packs for visual studio .net 2003 its very buggy regard geir sann ...more >>

OleDbException (0x80004005):
Posted by Gary at 4/20/2004 8:48:41 PM
To anyone with more knowledge than I have wit .NET (Basically Everyone), I can not get past the following error : Server Error in '/adonetsbs/Chapter 12/VB/WebForms - Finish' Application. ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- The Microsoft J...more >>

WebBrowser control
Posted by Ray at 4/20/2004 6:54:53 PM
Anybody knows what's the WebBrowser control equivalent in .NET?...more >>

how to release
Posted by JIM.H. at 4/20/2004 5:11:02 PM
Hi Can someone tell me shortly how to release VS .Net 2003 visual basic application to run it in target PCs Thanks Jim ...more >>

Feedback To The MSFT people if you care!
Posted by A. Elamiri at 4/20/2004 2:09:44 PM
I find it completley ridiculous and unacceptable that the Professional edition of Visual Studio.net could only edit & debug stored procedures on MSDE. That is just plain idiotic, I have recommend that my school which I work for invest money to get SQL Server, and other MS products, but I'm getti...more >>

Inherited forms don't show up in the designer
Posted by Sergio Florez M. at 4/20/2004 1:34:43 PM
I just posted this in the wrong list. Sorry. anyway here it goes: Visual inheritance was working just fine until now. The designer shows = the parent form OK but the inherited ones gave me this error: System.Windows.Forms.Design.IEventHandlerService service already exists = in the service co...more >>

How to remove dependency on .NET framework
Posted by Dave Briccetti at 4/20/2004 1:33:06 PM
Hi. I experimented briefly in an application with some .NET-based software component (I think it had to do with XML configuration files). I removed that component, but the installer or installed application still reports that it requires the .NET framework to run. How can I find and eliminat...more >>

Key event in VS2003
Posted by Thomas Alme at 4/20/2004 10:32:15 AM
I used this code and compiled it in VS2002 and there it works fine. #region Key events protected override void OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs kea) { switch (kea.KeyData) { case Keys.Enter: .... ... break; case Keys.Escape: this.Close(); break; } } #endregion The class is deriving from Sy...more >>

Linking 2 forms in Visual Studio.NET
Posted by Padraig O'Kane at 4/20/2004 7:52:04 AM
I have 2 forms that I would like to link! I have an initial form and I would like users to proceed to the next form by clicking on a submit button, how do i link the two forms using this submit button!...more >>

When is a good time to upgrade???
Posted by j at 4/20/2004 7:14:49 AM
I am still using VC++ 6 but am thinking about upgrading as I have many strange problems. I don't want to fork out the dough and then be forced to upgrade again a month. Does anyone know the planned release for mile stone versions of VC++. I can't find this info. Please give me a link. ...more >>

Where to get the video
Posted by Konrad Den Ende at 4/19/2004 8:28:33 PM
I know there's a place somewhere on microsofts site where they put up some relatively short video sequences where there's described the different parts of VS.NET. No matter how much i curse at the computer, it won't find it. Anybody got the link? That'd be nice... -- Kindly Konrad -...more >>

Phantom Build Errors in Task List
Posted by Scott Simms at 4/19/2004 7:46:03 PM
We have a VB.Net solution in Visual Studio 2003 that suffers from phantom build errors whenever a change is made to source code. Source code that is correct and does not report errors will suddenly break and cause errors during background compilation. If the project is rebuilt or if you exit and rel...more >>

Questions about distributing binaries created with VS .NET 2003
Posted by Byron.Young NO[at]SPAM colorado.edu at 4/19/2004 6:40:44 PM
hi, i am working on a video game right now, developing in C++ with visual studio .net 2003. i'm using NSIS to make an installer for our game, which is working fine. the only problem is that VS.NET builds the game so that it requires a bunch of dlls that you would only have if you have visual s...more >>

.net framework
Posted by JIM.H. at 4/19/2004 3:06:03 PM
Hello I am not familiar with visual studio .net 2003. the company has bought it in the past and I am trying to develop a simple form application with the visual basic. Here is my questions 1. it seem to run application in target computer I need to install .net framework. Is this free? Where can I ...more >>

env
Posted by JIM.H. at 4/19/2004 2:21:02 PM
how can I read an environment variable in my visual basic code myDrive = Environ("myDrive") this is giving error ...more >>

Win XP -> 'fast switch of users'
Posted by Viviana Vc at 4/19/2004 2:16:59 PM
Hi all, I have a conceptual problem, maybe somebody has an idea how I could solve it ... I have an application let's call it MyProxy that is responsible of doing let's say email compression (it's more but it's not important). This application is started as a parameter with the name of the ...more >>

Configuring VS.NET 2003 with Active Directory users - want to run as non-admin
Posted by Brian at 4/19/2004 2:01:39 PM
Hi I understand that VS2003 developers have to belong to the following groups to create ASP.NET WebApps and Debug: * VS Developers * Debugger Users These only appear as groups on the local machine. How can I get them to appear on the Active Directory (Win2003 Server) so that I can assig...more >>

V++ 2003 ToolKit
Posted by Jon T at 4/19/2004 12:55:23 PM
Can the v++ 2003 ToolKit (the free compiler) be used to compile commercial applications, without purchasing anything additional from Microsoft? I read the EULA but it didn't really specify any restrictions. Thanks for your help, Jon...more >>

vb exe run
Posted by JIM.H. at 4/19/2004 12:36:02 PM
Hello I created my simple visual studio 2003 visual basic form application and I build my solution and put the executable to another computer to run, it gives me mscoree.dll is not found. Which files do I need to copy to the new pc and what is the easiest way to handle it? I will be running this ap...more >>

what and is the next release?
Posted by Tony Mastracchio at 4/19/2004 11:52:15 AM
What is the next version of vs called? When will it be released? Thanks ...more >>

Thank you Microsoft!
Posted by mikecoxlinux NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 4/19/2004 11:45:41 AM
Microsoft is an incredible organization. It turns on a dime! Truely, you guys understand the market place with incredible insight. No wonder you are the leading software vendor in the world. The reason I'm saying this is that a month or so ago, I was complaining that VS.NET had lost its cos...more >>

Session variables in Debug
Posted by Ali Mazaheri, MCAD at 4/19/2004 9:42:31 AM
Hi there, the very first time that I start debugging an ASP.NET application all the session variables are null. After refreshing the browser I do have access to all the session variables, I am having this problem with VS 2003 on Win2003 and WinXP. ...more >>

Smart Device option for New Project is missing
Posted by Martin at 4/19/2004 6:41:07 AM
Hi I just installed an evaluation version of Visual Studio .Net, because I want to develop a simple PocketPC application. Now, everywhere on the MSDN-site, I see a Smart Device Template in the New Project-dialog. Mine is missing! Can anyone help me Thanks....more >>

Trail to full edition
Posted by zalihe.ahmet NO[at]SPAM sage-partners.com at 4/19/2004 3:38:17 AM
Hi, I have a query which I hope you may be able to help me with. I have the trail edition of visual studio.net 2003 installed on my client machine with the server components of the product installed on the server. WE have just received a subscription for MSDN, which we have activated. My i...more >>

Decompiling .Net code in 2005
Posted by Shrishail Rana at 4/18/2004 7:48:02 PM
Hi Will Visual Studio 2005 generate code that can't be decompiled easily like in current version. A lot of decompilers out there like ILDASM and more. I have heard that it will be possible to generate VB6 type p-code in VS2005. Which can't be reversed back to IL or some other meaning full lang...more >>

Visual Studio.Net 2003 Academic Version?
Posted by Artmic at 4/18/2004 12:11:02 PM
Hi, is the Visual Studio.Net 2003 Academic Version crippled in any way? And if it is, how is it crippled? Does a message box come up every time you run a program compiled with it Thanks ...more >>

VS.Net 2002 Professional 'MSI Popup Problem'
Posted by kgreen at 4/18/2004 1:58:42 AM
I am experiencing a very frustrating problem with Visual Studio.Net Professional 2002 running on Windows 2000. Frequently, after installing operating system updates from Microsoft, or defragging my hard drive, or cleaning up the registry, Visual Studio will pop up a Microsoft installer wi...more >>

.Net will not install
Posted by GHopson at 4/17/2004 9:51:16 PM
Hi, I am trying to re-install Visual Studio 2003 professional on a new hard drive, But when I put in Disk 1 (I have already Installed Prerequisites) The only option That I get is to install MSDN Library. No matter what I do, I am never prompted to install .Net. Please Help. Thanks, G...more >>

? Error: The language for this file does not support the necessary code parsing and generation services...
Posted by Bill Cohagan at 4/17/2004 5:58:06 PM
I have a VS.Net 2003 solution containing 4 projects, all C#. I have a persistent Build error (see subject line above) and can't figure out what file is causing this error. The message does NOT provide any info in the File of Line columns of the Task List display area. Any ideas or suggestions ...more >>

two simple buttons
Posted by JIM.H. at 4/17/2004 3:56:03 PM
Hello I have Access Forms/reports background and just started to develop a simple form in a visual basic windows application in Visual Studio .NET 2003. I put my button in the form and I need to assign a code to open an image file. Another button should be running a batch file. How should I do that...more >>

Making an .exe
Posted by Adamus at 4/17/2004 2:46:06 PM
How do I compile a VB project and make it a stand alone .exe? ...more >>

IIS
Posted by jeffp at 4/17/2004 12:25:06 PM
I have just installed VS 2003 Pro. IIS is installed, however, when I try to start an ASP.net application, I receive a message saying that asp.net is not installed on my server. I installed the redist. 1.1. Yes, I am new to this. jeffp...more >>

Make .exe
Posted by Adamus at 4/17/2004 12:06:21 PM
Ok...how do I make a VB project stand alone executable? ...more >>

.Net application, within a browser - how can i do it?
Posted by Chris Johnson at 4/17/2004 10:06:01 AM
Hello, I have a problem. My clients wants an application to run within a custom browser environment he has had developed (based on IE) He wants the applications to comunicate with datasources (Access database). Ideally i would like to use the .net framwork - but he doesn't want IIS on ...more >>

generate getters and setters
Posted by Imad at 4/17/2004 7:43:19 AM
Hi Everyone, I am creating a class, is there a way generate getters and setters in vs.net, instead of typing them all. Thanks, Imad...more >>

gotfocus textbox event
Posted by Alex Bombino at 4/16/2004 4:20:05 PM
Hi guys, I feel that I am asking alots of questions lately. As I program more in VB.net I keep finding things that I could do in VB6 but in VB.NET are complete different. As I get ready to add code to the gotfocus method for a textbox in a dialog form I find myself scrolling up and do...more >>

Draw a line in a form
Posted by albombino NO[at]SPAM bellsouth.net at 4/16/2004 11:08:24 AM
Hi guys, How can I draw a line in a form in VB.NET. In VB6 it was as simple as drag a drop the line control over the form and extend it to where ever you want it. I don't see such a control in VB.net. Is there such a thing in VB.NET ? Thank for your time....more >>

stringbuilder adds exclamation mark?
Posted by Eric at 4/16/2004 3:01:02 AM
Hi I am using a stringbuilder construction to construct an email body. With several sb.Append("bla bla") statements I build up the mail body However, after approximately 370 characters of text, an exclamation mark and one space ('! ') is added to my plain text Does anyone have the same experie...more >>

Displaying Options Dialog
Posted by StephanB at 4/16/2004 12:46:04 AM
Hi Not sure if this is the correct place to ask, but I hope somebody ca help. At our company we use XDE, when I install it on a Machine runnin W2K Sp3 with Visual Studio 2002, when I go Tools > Options .... n dialog appears with all the options. If I uninstall XDE then do Tools > Options al...more >>

About VS.NET 2005 Community Preview
Posted by clintonG at 4/15/2004 9:08:42 PM
Any issues regarding installing the preview on the same machine where VS.NET 2003 resides? Tips? -- <%= Clinton Gallagher A/E/C Consulting, Web Design, e-Commerce Software Development Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin USA NET csgallagher@REMOVETHISTEXTmetromi...more >>

can't view buttons or textbox on client end
Posted by DotNetJunkies User at 4/15/2004 7:16:14 PM
hi, first i added a label, button and textbox to my web form, when i run the form i only can see the label and not the button or textbox. any suggestions would be much appreciated. thank u. --- Posted using Wimdows.net NntpNews Component - Post Made from http://www.DotNetJunkies.com/newsgr...more >>

Textbox controls
Posted by Alex Bombino at 4/15/2004 7:04:06 PM
Hello guys, I have another question. In VB6 to find textboxs in a form container you could use the for each .... in ... statemet but in VB.net does not work. For examples the following code would work in VB6: Dim Found As Boolean = False Dim MyObject, MyCollection As Object For Each ...more >>

debug.print
Posted by Alex Bombino at 4/15/2004 5:21:07 PM
Hi guys, Does VB.net has anything like debug.print in VB6 where I could dump output ?. thanks....more >>

open an image file
Posted by JIM.H. at 4/15/2004 4:36:02 PM
Hello I am new in VS .Net 2003, I have a form and a text box for a file name in the form. Once users type an image file name and click a button, I need to go to a default path and open the jpg image file to show it to the user for view purposes. How should I do that Thanks Jim ...more >>

Problem programming with CorelDraw 9
Posted by LC at 4/15/2004 4:30:57 PM
Hello everyone! I'm writing an application which will read all .cdr files from a given directory and find out whether there are text objects not converted to curves. Is there anyway to check this? Also, I've experienced problem when opening .cdr files with fonts that I don't have. A dial...more >>

Visual C++ vs. Visual C#
Posted by Lamar Thomas at 4/15/2004 4:30:34 PM
Would like to learn to program but don't know where to start. I have a copy of .NET 2003 and didn't know the diference between Visual C++ and Visual C#. Which one is easer to learn? When would you use one over the other? What is Visual C++ better for and what is Visual C# better for? Thanks f...more >>

VB .NET and VSS
Posted by Alan Kock at 4/15/2004 3:57:08 PM
I was wondering how do you work with the files and VSS? I used VSS on the Visual Studio before .NET versions, but now that you have to compile the files before running the project. How does VSS keeps the files in Sync with each other programmer's files that are being shared? thanks, ...more >>

spawn or CreateProcess
Posted by Viviana Vc at 4/15/2004 2:51:24 PM
Hi all, I have a main application A. This one should run another app B, and A should wait for B to finish and then it should check for the return value of B app. Also the B application is a console application, so somehow when A runs the B app, it should hide it's window (the cmd prompt windo...more >>

Can this tool be used to automate office?
Posted by AC2 at 4/15/2004 11:46:46 AM
Can visual studio / analyzer be used to automate word, excel, ppt, for regression test purposes?...more >>

Recommended method to determine OS Version and Terminal Services
Posted by Bruce Sanderson at 4/15/2004 9:40:17 AM
I'm looking at the "Microsoft Certified for Windows Server 2003 Application Specification" and ""Designed for Microsoft Windows XP" Application Specification" documents and have a few questions. 1. The sample code in the "Designed for Microsoft Windows XP" for correctly determining the OS Vers...more >>

MS VS.NET 2005 "Whidbey"
Posted by Matt Brooks at 4/15/2004 1:02:45 AM
Is there a whisper of a release date for "Whidbey", or even in which part of 2005 it will be released? - Matt ...more >>


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