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Filename Extension Too Long
Posted by Waldy at 11/28/2003 4:42:28 PM
Some bright spark has decided to include DotNet content on our product CD. Unfortunately the CD will not burn now as it reports errors with file extension lengths. I guess that is due to the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.dll type of files that DotNet produces. Is this a problem that can be worked around? ...more >>


.NET IDE 2002 and 2003 resources compatibiliy
Posted by Alec Solter at 11/27/2003 10:59:51 AM
Using .NET IDE 2003 I created a simple form that includes a button with image. When trying to run this project on old .NET IDE 2002 it is throws the following exception: System.InvalidCastException: Specified cast is not valid. It's happens on the following line in standard Initializ...more >>

Any solutions?
Posted by leonardfurby NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com at 11/27/2003 6:15:19 AM
Hi. I have seen alot of cases on google where people having the same problem, but I have not seen a comprehensive solution yet. I really hope someone can solve this once and for all. I have created a SmartClient (No touch deployment) and it runs Ok. But when I change the program and retry it ...more >>

global variables in .NET: how to store a connection string and have it available throughout..
Posted by chris at 11/25/2003 6:45:07 PM
There's a simple answer I'm sure, but it's eluding me. If I want to declare a variable and then initialize it in module A, then have it's initialized value available in module B without passing it as an argument, how to do? Thanks, Chris ...more >>

Search record by using Datareader
Posted by (y_rkumar NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com) at 11/25/2003 3:00:07 AM
can any one helpme to find out to search record depends on non-primary key by usiing Datareader in one table of dataset contains two tables. ********************************************************************** Sent via Fuzzy Software @ http://www.fuzzysoftware.com/ Comprehensive, categorised,...more >>

.NET FrameWork Class Library
Posted by laxman at 11/24/2003 7:37:21 PM
hai, Any one please provide me the url from which i can get the total .NET FrameWork Class Library list. Which will be very helpfull for me. Thanks Laxman ...more >>

path of Special Folders
Posted by Kishor at 11/24/2003 1:24:46 PM
Hi all, How do I get a path of My Documents on different operating systems in Vb.Net Tia, Kishor ...more >>

Tree view and Datagrid
Posted by Kishor at 11/24/2003 12:54:02 PM
Hi, In Visual basic6 there are so many grids using which we can display the tree structure (Multiple column). Same thing I am planning to display the result of query in a tree format, instead of grid. I wanted to know how to convert this data grid in to a tree view?. I am using vb.net as a...more >>



Visual Studio .NET Bug
Posted by jjr01 NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 11/24/2003 7:53:20 AM
We are experiencing a debilitating VS.NET bug, in both 2002 and 2003. We have solution with about 20 projects. 90% of the time, when we rebuild, we get one or more errors saying "Cannot copy assembly 'xxx' to file 'yyy'. The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another p...more >>

Custom Project Wizards
Posted by Jason Dorie at 11/23/2003 3:29:24 AM
Does anyone have any pointers for good documentation or examples for creating custom C# project wizards for Visual Studio? I've found the simple ones which just create a new project based on a template, but I want to extend that by presenting the user with a bunch of choices (wizard panels) a...more >>

Is there a .NET or C# to native x86 compiler?
Posted by Andy Chau at 11/22/2003 11:29:20 AM
Is there a .NET or C# to native x86 compiler? I am not looking for just a prejitter progrom like ngen, but a true native compiler like the gcc for java if there is such a thing. Thanks Andy ...more >>

vb.net - event handler
Posted by Bob at 11/21/2003 2:31:45 PM
In the VB.NET Page_Load() function , how can I know which control causes the page postback? ...more >>

Default web access mode set to share .... question
Posted by Jon Paskett at 11/21/2003 10:12:44 AM
Default Web access mose set to share Trying to create a new ASP .Net Web Application. error: http://localhost/WebApplication1 cannot be opened with path C:\Webs\WebApplication1. The file path C:\Webs\WebApplication1 does not correspond to the URL http://Localhost/WebApplication1. Where ...more >>

can a strongly named assembly reference a regular assembly?
Posted by Prasanna Padmanabhan at 11/18/2003 6:24:55 PM
Hi, Can a strongly named .NET assembly reference a .NET assembly that is not strongly named? Thanks, Prasanna ...more >>

Visual Studio .NET IDE - Many features are disabled
Posted by aschreiber1 NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com at 11/17/2003 11:42:05 AM
Hello, I am new to .NET. I have been playing around with it for just under a year now and I am finding many inconsistencies with regard to the proper way to get vs.net to behave the way I need it to. For example, I am getting many error messages that I totally cannot interperet and I wrote a ...more >>

How can i Receive Emails from VB.Net
Posted by Shahid Hussain at 11/17/2003 11:19:51 AM
How can i Receive Emails and download attachments from VB.Net ???? any idea about this.. Shahid=20...more >>

VS.NET removes "Runat=Server" without asking???
Posted by Ronald Colijn at 11/17/2003 10:08:19 AM
HELP, This is driving me crazy! I have made a asp.net page and at the top I have this: <HTML> <HEAD> <title id="PageTitle" runat="server">A Title</title> <meta id="MetaDescription" name="description" runat="server"></meta> <meta id="MetaKeywords" name="keywords" runat="server"></meta>...more >>

The World Wide Web Publishing Service service hung on starting
Posted by Saber S at 11/14/2003 6:08:16 PM
When I start windows 2000 it says a service doesn't ran and use Event Viewer to see details. When I see event viewer I see an error message: " The World Wide Web Publishing Service service hung on starting " The main problem I've is I can't compile Visual Studio.Net programs, The VS.Net freez...more >>

Why not use Linux?
Posted by kashlish NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 11/14/2003 9:09:44 AM
You can compile anything you want. Redistribute anything you want. You can name the OS distribution your name burn CDs with it and make a donation to 100 schools. You can make a distribution boot from a memory stick. You can make your own filesystem, call it MyFS and be forever happy. You can ca...more >>

Threading
Posted by Marcin_Smó³ka at 11/13/2003 1:54:43 PM
Hi, I have strange problem with starting new Thread. When I'm running application (release version) on computer with Visual ..NET, all works properly. When I'm running the same application on computer without Visual. Thread doesn't start. (I'm using framewort 1.1 and .net 2003) Marcin...more >>

Installing the .NET Framework
Posted by msegal NO[at]SPAM semaview.com at 11/13/2003 1:30:18 PM
Is there some Microsoft website or ftp server that I can point my installer to to download dotnetfx. Pointing users to the Windows update page is not an option, I would like my application to install the .NET framework seamlessly and silently without asking the user to do anything other than agr...more >>

Setting Time or Date Portions of a Date data type
Posted by Kevin Buchan at 11/13/2003 9:27:46 AM
In VB6, if I had a Date data type with either the date or the time being something I wanted to keep and I wanted to replace the other part of the value (like changing the date to 'tomorrow, same time') I would Format() the Date variable as a string with just the part I wanted to keep, concatenat...more >>

Creating Standalone Apps or similar in .Net???
Posted by Alex at 11/13/2003 7:21:22 AM
Hi Is it possible to write an app that does not need to be installed before running. I would like to create a CD autorun application for a product and thought that it would be a nice little project to familiarize myself with ..Net. Having looked at the project options it appears that only C++ ...more >>

Is it worth it?
Posted by Russ McKenna at 11/11/2003 9:23:46 PM
Is dotnet worth it? I currently program in VB6 and some C++. I understand that If I want to go VB.Net, I will need to rewrite large portions of the code. Is it worth learning vb.net? I know this is an extremely personal questions with many answers and opinions. I would like both sides of the...more >>

batch file
Posted by Tam at 11/11/2003 8:07:12 PM
i have an app that also uses java services. this it does at present by starting the java process going by calling a batch file to set the PATH environment variable. how on earth can i minimize the dos window that opens? at present i have this. ProcessStartInfo info = new ProcessStartInfo(...more >>

Valid file types
Posted by Aschel Kritsos at 11/11/2003 2:55:33 PM
Where is the best place to define application wide data (not necessarily config settings), and why? eg. suppose I wanted to define an array of valid image file types (*.bmp, *.gif, *.jpg), is it best to store this as an application array in the global.asax, or set of XML nodes in the appSettings ...more >>

How to Port applications from .net 1.0 to .net 1.1?
Posted by sunil NO[at]SPAM itb-india.com at 11/9/2003 5:01:08 AM
Dear All, I would like to port my .Net applications from .net 1.0 to 1.1. Do I have to create new projects and import the cs & vb files...or is there a simpler method? Also how do I convert a .net 1.1 application into a 1.0 application? Please help... TALIA Many Regards Sunil...more >>

Doubt to go .Net technology
Posted by Igbal at 11/8/2003 9:53:32 AM
Hi, There is doubt to proceed. There is a product here in VB 6.0 and SQL server. It's 3 tier architecture. 1. Front end. 2. Business Logic. 3. Back end. There are 3 options to do on this product: 1. LAN. (Front end and business logic r in the local machines) 2. WAN (Front end in t...more >>

Academic vs Pro Licencing
Posted by Comet at 11/6/2003 11:18:04 AM
Hi I have had a look on the net with regards to whether you can sell applications you created with Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic. It seems to be as clear as mud! Can anyone help? Are you? Comet ...more >>

How do you set the system time in VB.Net Code
Posted by Laurence at 11/6/2003 10:05:11 AM
Hi All, Must be simple I'm sure but does anyone know how to set the Windows System Time/Clock in VB.NET code? ...more >>

how to reference a shared assembly from the GAC ?
Posted by Joe Abou Jaoude at 11/6/2003 12:19:50 AM
well that might sound a silly question. I've added a class library project to the global assembly cache. now i want to use this shared assembly in my application. how can i reference it ? do i reference like a any other dll, or is there another way? *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.dev...more >>

XP Style controls??
Posted by WayneD at 11/5/2003 10:08:15 AM
Hello, I'm new to .NET but have been using VC++ 7.0 for quite a while. When you create a C++ MFC application, you get a wizard dialog that has a check box for "Common Control Manifest" which gives you the XP style buttons by adding some stuff to the resource. When creating a Windows Application ...more >>

.net framework version compatibility
Posted by Ashish at 11/5/2003 8:31:39 AM
I have some .net dlls which are compiled against framework version 1.0, should there be any problems running the same dlls under server2003 or framework version 1.1 ? I have heard some concerns from people regarding the .net version compatibility issues, can someone point me to a good documen...more >>

Framework 1.0 to 1.1 conversion
Posted by Luc Bisson at 11/3/2003 9:01:15 PM
Hi all, We are using Framework 1.0 for all our ASP.NET and Windows application projects. We plan on going to Framework 1.1. On MSDN, they say that for Windows application, we have to add a section in the configuration file so the application will be forced to use the 1.1 framework. Fo...more >>

Launch windows app with no gui?
Posted by Paul at 11/3/2003 5:34:59 PM
Hi. I need to launch a windows application and then send keyboard event to this process to run certain commands. I've created a COM+ appplication to spawn and talk to the application which works well however the launched application always shows the UI where-as I need this to be hidden, even ...more >>

Error while trying to run project : Unable to start debugging.
Posted by Ravi Shankar at 11/3/2003 12:37:32 PM
Hi, I get the below error while I press F5 from Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect IDE. This doesn't allow me to debug the application. But I am able to launch any other C# application when CTRL+F5 is pressed. "Error while trying to run project : Unable to start debugging." U...more >>

Data Enabled WebSite
Posted by Murphy at 11/2/2003 11:25:58 AM
I am looking at developing a data enabled web site. I am quite proficient with SQL server, VB & ASP. For these reasons I have decided to develop the site in ASP.NET (learning presently) with an SQL Server backend. I have been told this is not the way to go and the better alternative is PHP & M...more >>

Custom Regular Expressions in ASP.net
Posted by Jay Douglas at 11/1/2003 5:35:31 PM
Hello. I would like to add my own regular expressions to the list of available expression used in the Visual Studio IDE. I've searched high and low through configuration files and on the web and have not had any luck. Any input is appreciated. -- Jay Douglas Fort Collins, CO ...more >>

Communication between HttpApplication that run on the same server
Posted by [Gauthier] at 11/1/2003 4:55:35 PM
Hello, I've a simple question: On a server that run multiple asp.net HttpApplication, is there any way with the asp.net framework to exchange data between different application? I basically need to send message to a 'server wide' application from any HttpApplication on the same server and...more >>


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