Hi, I have a problem, I cannot get a timer to start in c#!! I am calling a new class from my main form, it calls it ok and is supposed to kick off a timer. I have a break point where I am starting the timer, it runs the code but it doesnt affect it!! from the main i am calling: Counter_...more >>

How can i develop pocket pc applications in visual studio 2005 express...more >>

hi, i try to include in my index.aspx through "select case" an other aspx site, but i get each time the Parser Error Message: There can be only one 'page' directive. how can i include a aspx file in other? maybe there is a other way? thx Jafar ...more >>

hi all I get a few post-build event failed error message when trying to build a project. how can I fix it? Kevin ...more >>

I have a major MS Access database with lost of forms, report code etc. Is it possible to port this to .Net without too much trouble?...more >>

How do I stop Visual Studio .Net from auto saving project files in C:\Document Settings\...blah, blah, blah...? How frickin' annoying is that! Grrr. ...more >>

Have a user who is attempting to build an msi file using Visual Studio .net 2003. He has administrative rights to his local drive (c:). When he attempts to do the build, the Windows installer comes up and he receives the following error: Error 1706. No vaild source could be found for...more >>

Hi, How can I delete custom folder created during installation at te end of installation. Hugo ...more >>

I have previously had, and removed, VS.Net v7 and .Net 2005 Beta and am now trying to install .Net 2003 EA. CD1 tells me to run the pre-req CD, which I've done and it seems to run fine and install the necessary pre-requisites, but the .Net installations CD continues to tell me that I have some ...more >>

Hello everyone: I am developing a VB.Net Windows Application and I am now ready to create the deployment project for it. This application needs to be installable on a different number of users / clients, and the application has an Access DB out on their network. How can I create a deploym...more >>

I have noticed that in VS 2005 if I type values into my string table in the resx file for a project or control that sometimes if I click off the tab for the resources file and then go back it erases all the strings I just put in there and that is more annoying than anything when you have to re...more >>

Hello, I just installed the Studio and then installed MSDE database. I am trying to learn and the tutorials have me connecting to the Northwind database. The default MSDE installation does not include the Northwind database. I found a link online (http://courses.mgmt.dal.ca/mba6519/Database_...more >>

Hi All, I am getting an error in my Web Deployment Project, "ERROR: Unable to build project output group 'Content Files from XXXX'. The scenario I am trying to get working is to dynamically determine which set of images to be deployed based on what options are chosen during setup. I hav...more >>

Hi, How can I make deployment application auto-detect if .NET framework is not installed and then launch framework setup prior to default setup. Hugo ...more >>

* I want my [Manufacturer] property to be blank or empty / null. Visual studio setup is not allowing me to have a blank manufacturer field. What should I do? * We have an outsourced project and they want us to avoid using our company name. Additionally they asked that it be good if we can spe...more >>

I am in the process of learning VB.Net. I was doing some VB6 , for a little while, and feel it's time to transition over to the .Net frame. I am looking for any sites that might have some example codes, specfically some code dealing along the lines of a telnet type application.( I would like t...more >>

Just can't wait to see it out. I saw Microsoft announced that Visual Studio 2005 Express will be $49. Will the VC part be free?...more >>

I am a TA for a VB class and as a grader I will need to see peoples code. However, I was thinking, if there was a way for students to password protect the code window itself so that anyone can read the code but cant copy, cut, paste or edit that would be very cool. This way, if a students name...more >>

i was working on Visual studio. It was running fine, till i decided to include a new file in the project. Solution gave error "error occured while saving project file proj.csproj.Access is denied" on compilation command. I tried compiling without including the new file.then it compiled...more >>

Hi- I'd like to make the button I painted with an ellipse to change appearance when a mouse is hovering over it or when clicked. Is there a way to do these things? Thanks again, in advance! ...more >>

Hello, I can't install VS .NET on my computer. I insert Disk 1 of Visual Studio .NET and select the 1st step which is the only one available. I'm prompted for Visual Studio .NET Prerequisite Disk. I don't have that disk. I have a disk: - VS.net 1 & 2 - MSDN Library 1,2 & 3 Student tools. ...more >>

Hi there, I'm a new user of VS.NET and simply can't get it to work at all. Basically its all installed, I'm pretty certain I've got all the pre-reqs sorted but whenever I try to create a project I get an error saying that the operation coul dnot be completed. This is irregardless of the type...more >>

In VS.NET 2005, is there a way to have the text in a toolstrip wrapped (multilined)? Using '\n' does not help. Same question for DataGridView column headers. Any one? ...more >>

I have a fairly large Visual Studio .NET 2003 solution on one computer that I want to move to a different computer. The solution has a series of projects which generate dll's. Those dll's are used in other projects. I thought I could just copy the dlls' (as the underlying code won't change)...more >>

i get: The type or namespace name 'YADA' does not exist in the class or namespace 'MyNamespaceThatIsClearlyDefinedAndWorkingAMinuteAgo' (are you missing an assembly reference?) i don't get it... this seems to happen randomly. I get latest and it still doesn't work. ...more >>

Anyone familiar with what steps are required to use the blackberry SDK (subset of Java) in VS 2003 and develop applications for the blackberry platform? Thanks Ed Warren. ...more >>

I have form, 5 labels and following code in vb6 sub form1_load() dim i as integer dim j as string=1 for i=1 to 5 with form1.controls("label"+f) .top=i+10 .caption=i .lot of other properties end with j=j+1 nex i end sub How to create...more >>

I'm getting the message (in C#) Type type or namespace name 'Management' does not exist in the class or namespace 'System' (are you missing an assembly reference:?) on a statement 'using System.Management;' this seems awfully weird, any ideas?...more >>

Hi, I am amazed how hard it is to find license information ! But anyway, let me ask the most practical question. -If I own a copy of vb.net (or vb6) can I distribute the executable that I create ? As many times as I want ? Can I sell them ? Slightly different question: -My company wan...more >>

I am having a problem, when creating/opening any web application. Always getting message "The Web server reported the following error when attempting to create or open the Web project located at the following URL: 'http://localhost/xxxxxxxx'. '(Internal Server error 500)' I did all Google...more >>

When is VS2005 going to be released to the public? All I can find on the net are vague news reports saying "first half of 2005", but i would like a more specific answer than that.. i guess it means in the next 3 months? does anyone have any inkling if it's likely to be earlier, or possibly ...more >>

Can anyone here give me some advice on connecting to Interbase? I'm new to VS 2003; basic information would be appreciated. Thanks Christopher Weaver...more >>

Hello, Is there a Service Pack for VB .NET standard ? I can't find one one the Microsoft Site. Peter...more >>

I still want to use Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition. However as i understand this product obselete. May i use the license of Visual Studio.net Professional edition to have the downgrade rights?...more >>

Hi, I'm looking for good tutorial about "Setup Project" (Steps to create installation package). Hugo ...more >>

I have one project called "website" and another project called "guestbook". I would like to merge the guestbook project into the website project. If I choose add existing project from the file menu....when I have the website project open, will vs.net convert the guestbook project to work withi...more >>

Hi, I've written an addin for MCE in VS2002 and i made the windows installer file for an add-in acording to the MCE SDK manual. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnanchor/html/anch_winxpmce.asp Everything installs fine, but only on the system, which has VS2002 i...more >>

I urge every developer who has an MSDN subscription (Universal) to petition MS to change their proposed ideas on Visual Studio Team Suite (VSTS). Depending on what you read, they are proposing to not include it or raise the price to between $5,000 and $10,000. Every developer who has helped M...more >>

A simple question...do book marks only work within a single file? If I have 3 forms, each a .vb file, seems that bookmarks cross the forms do not work. Only within a single form. Is that the way it is supposed to work or do I have something set wrong? TIA John...more >>

Hi !! Does anybody here know how to disable the security functions warnings in Visual Studion 2005 while using C/C++ files..i.e. for simple strcpy, sprintf we get ... warning C4996: 'sprintf' was declared deprecated C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\include\stdio.h(285) ...more >>

I have the strangest problem, never had this problem before on= any machine=2E I open an asp=2Enet c# web project with VS=2ENet 2003=2E= It opens fine=2E I then either open my web browser and go to= http://localhost/mywebproject/default=2Easpx, or I run the= application from within VS=2ENet=...more >>

I am looking for a good unit testing tool that will test both VB.NET and ASP.NET. Any suggestions? I am looking for something more than Nunit and NunitASP provide. Thank you very much. -- Karen...more >>

(new to vs.net) I am working with a solution that creates several dlls written in vb.net. These dlls use a number of common symbols, defined types and methods which I would like to put into a .vb file in a "common" folder and have all the dll projects incorporate this single file into their...more >>

Hi, I would like to know if I can install studion .Net without conflit with my Studion 6.0 version?? Yves...more >>

how can I associate svg files with the VS 2003 XML editor?...more >>

Remember when Coca Cola came out with "New Coke"? I think VB.NET is the New Coke of the computing world. Unfortunately, one cannot just stock up on Coca Cola, one must get a new language. Ruby. It is a descendant of Algol 60 as is VB. Why switch to .NET when Microsoft is not even using it...more >>

Does anybody know why I am not able to create project with manifest file created as a resource in VS .NET 2003? When I create MFC project in .NET 2002 I have manifest file neatly in my resources. Is there something I am missing? -- RainMan...more >>

How to display chinese in .Net C++ in Messagebox and display in GDI graphic? Please in detail as I am new or refer me to resources. Thanks...more >>

Well I hope the release of SP1 for 2002 means that a SP for 2003 is on the horizon ... ...more >>

Hello I am running a program I wrote using C language. After compiling and running the programming by pressing F5, the window that pops up to see the results is too quick. It pops up and quickly goes away. I added getch(); algorithm to slow it down but that did not work. What changes ...more >>