I would like to know the difference between Thread.Abort and Thread.Suspend. Although I have read the MSDN Library, I still don't know the situations of using them. For example, I am writing a HTTP or NNTP Client. I created a Thread to receive the data through TcpClient. The user want to stop th...more >>

Hi, I'm running version 1.0 of the .net framework on windows XP and Windows 2000. I need to run a timer that fires accurately at a 10ms interval. I've been having problems trying to get a System.Threading.Timer to run accurately at this rate (it seems to wander around 12ms to 20ms). The ...more >>

What is the similar function in .NET I don't want e.Graphics.MeasureString -- Sylvain Barde MCP Microsoft Certified Professional MCT Microsoft Certified Trainer _________________________________________ MCSD Microsoft Certified Solution Developer ...more >>

I am looping over records in a table using a datareader. I am parsing the organisation name in each record using RegEx. What I am finding is that the memory reported by task manager goes up continually when I call my ParseOrganisation method. Without the call, the memory remains at a constant. M...more >>

I am working on an application that has been developed using Visual Basic .net and Visual Studio.net (Framework version 1.0). The application works perfectly on Windows 2000/XP. On windows 98 SE, it's behaviour is totally unpredictable. There is no obvious pattern (if there are bugs). Som...more >>

Hi group ! I have some devices, wich are from differents marks, sold with differents API, but all supposed to have globally the same functionnalities. I want to be able to select the device used (with a combobox for example), during the application. So I will create as much as DLL for the d...more >>

Hi, I have got a general question regarding the base class library. From what I have read so far, most classes in the base class library (and indeed custom created classes) inherit from the System.Object namespace. And System is the primitive type. So, what are the relationship between ...more >>

Hi, I have an ASPX page which has a datagrid and this datagrid is bound to a Custom Collection. sample code this.DataGrid1.DataSource = UserManager.Users; this.DataGrid1.DataBind(); Everything works fine and when the page is loaded, the datagrid displays the list o...more >>

Hello All: I have created a .NET Winform project that contains a binary reference to a ..dll. Because I wrote the .dll, I also have access to the related source code, which is contained in a different solution than the Winform project. I would like to be able to step through the .dll code w...more >>

Hi group I need to construct DLL, it possible to do this in C# ? And how ? thank you ! ROM ...more >>

Eh up, Does the .Net framework support the ability to place the desktop machine into suspend mode and resume again after a specified amount of time? In VB6 this could be achieved by using the 'SetSystemPowerState' to go into Suspend and to resume after a specified amount of time (by settin...more >>

In order to determine whether my sister could run VB or VB .NET on her recently installed Win 2000 system, I created a trivial VB 6 app, and corresponding VB .NET 2003 version. See the HelloWorld-2.zip at http://www.standards.com/index.html#Temporary. The .zip includes: 1. The VB 6 code a...more >>

Hi all, I have recently been working on a C# project that creates a textfile with some formatting. Initially for a newline I tried using \n. The result of this is that a tiny square (non printable character) is placed in the output file (also works the same with a multiline textbox). It d...more >>

Hi, I have a page where users can input some data into input controls. To save this data the user must be logged in. If they click on Save they get an alert to indicate that they must login in order to save their details. What I want is that when they log in the details that they j...more >>

Hi I have a problem where users mainly use an intranet application for certain tasks but also want be able to run the same application when out of the office and entirely disconnected (ie standalone) and then upload the data to the intranet on return to the office. My initial thought w...more >>

Hi, I have the problem with binding the textbox with date field in the table of the dataset. The problem is that if the entered text in the textbox isn't of the correct type (for example "dfhd" instead of "12.6.2003"), the text gets automatically overwritten by the old value. That way the u...more >>

Hi, I have an application that depends on msvcr71.dll which gets installed by dotnetfx.exe, but we'd rather not install the entire .NET Framework just yet since it's just this one DLL that we need. Is this DLL legally redistributable by itself? Thanks! Jenny ...more >>

I am trying to clean out my system and found this in my add/delete. Can someone tell me whatit is so I know if I can remove it or not. thanks...more >>

I keep getting this erro when running a script in asp.net (using vb.net) Event Type: Error Event Source: ASP.NET 1.0.3705.288 Event Category: None Event ID: 1003 Date: 9/29/2003 Time: 3:07:53 PM User: N/A Computer: computerName Description: aspnet_wp.exe (PID: XXXXX) was recycled b...more >>

Hi All, I need to create a program which will need to do a response. This app will need to be a console application so can not use asp but I am having difficulty doing a response without being asp. I am also writing in vb.net. Any help would be appreciated. Robbie ...more >>

Hi, I'm having a problem with Exceptions inside Drag&Drop events. Here are the steps to reproduce the situation: 1) Create a new C# Windows Application; 2) Set Form1's AllowDrop property to True; 3) Type the following inside the form's DoubleClick event: string[] a = new string[2]; ...more >>

What is the common pattern for implementing a license that expires in 30 days (for demo versions of a product). I dont want anything like a reg entry that the user can just change and get them another month. something fairly hack free. what do most software manufacturars use?...more >>

Hi, I have a database in Oracle, which i have converted to Access1 database. The client has his own Access2 Database. I want to transfer the data from the Access1 database to Access2 database. The Access2 database has the tables of Access1 database and addditional tables. This wil ha...more >>

I have two programs which are supposed to function the same way. The first is a windows application, and the second is supposed to be a web application. The windows application works perfectly. The web application does not. I used the same code with minimal changes. I have a list of g...more >>

Hi, What's the best way in .NET to detect any socket connections that have not been used for some time? I have been using SO_CONNECT_TIME under winsock to get this info but I cannot find an obious replacement for it under .NET. Many thanks in advance George. ...more >>

....i have to say that "Taste this package for Internet Explorer" is my favorite! =) ...more >>

Would anyone have an idea how to code a base class such that multiple subclass instances could exist simultaneously, but with the restriction that there could be only one instance of any particular subclass at any one time? (My specific need for this relates to form creation, but seems like a g...more >>

Hello, I need to retrieve the path to the AllUsers profile on W2K/XP. Is there some standard technique for retrieving this in .NET? I know I could retrieve the the logged in user's temp path and the logged in user's name and parse out the user's profile and then tack back on "AllUsers". Isn't...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to integrate an application with MSN's Messenger service, such that the application can show whether a user is online. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Nitin MS.MBA - Boston University Email: nagarwal@bu.edu ...more >>

Hi. I am looking to write a Chat App for my site and have been searching to find out the best way to do it. I was thinking to use Application variable but if i am going to have different rooms then it could be a problem keeping track and somewhat of an overhead for the server. Also i thought ...more >>

WebForm button's action code (Works fine as Windows App): Dim p As New System.Diagnostics.Process p.StartInfo.Verb = "print" p.StartInfo.FileName = "msPaint.exe" // any other software p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = True p.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = True p.Start() Raised Abnormal program t...more >>

No Touch Deployment. I use "No Touch Deployment" for my Window Forms application. The question is why my EXE-file is downloaded three times and not just one. My shortcut: C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\IEExec.exe http://ozzy/conet/client/bin/co.win.exe?server=ozzy IIS Log...more >>

I have recently installed .Net Framework 1.1 and opened my project with .Net 2003 to move it up to the .Net Framework 1.1. In doing so, I no longer point to the executable on another machine and have it run on my machine. I can run the exe from a directory on my machine as well as the pr...more >>

hi i am trying to use webclient methoid to transfer an XML string from one server to other .... below is my coding paste whenever i am doing an mywebclient.upload i get an error internal server errror 500 any ideas what is the problem both the servers are on same domain. plzz help .... plzzz...more >>

Im new to .NET (heavy Java background). I was wondering if there are any command line build tools used specifically for .NET applications. My application consists of ASP.NET pages and back-end components. I dont want to use Visual Studio .NET. I was looking at NAnt, but Im not sure if th...more >>

MS Partner this is the latest version of security update, the "September 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which fixes all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express as well as three newly discovered vulnerabilities. Install now to help prot...more >>

Is Microsoft going to do something about this Email/Worm attacker? My ISP shuts off my email now and my business is not getting ligit email. Also, I have to refuse anything from Microsoft in my spamblocker. Dean ...more >>

Hey group! I'm kinda new on windows app development, and I'm playing around with vb.net. I have a small VB.NET app on wich I have a Browse Form wich calls, on demand, an "insert data" form. this last form has some input fields, and then an OK button. the thing is that I want to refresh the...more >>

Microsoft User this is the latest version of security update, the "September 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which fixes all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express as well as three newly discovered vulnerabilities. Install now to prote...more >>

The Bootstrapper settings.ini file has a field named DialogText in the [Bootstrap] section to set up a custom dialog that appears at the start of a .NET application installation. How do you specify a carriage return/line feed for the DialogText value in the settings.ini to get a multi-line...more >>

Hi, I have an ASP.NET app. I have a folder within this app that has PDF's. I want build an MSI Package and include these in the build. How do I do this. Curreently when I buod my app it is not including them in the build. CG...more >>

I got the following error from my application that has been running fine. Anyone know how to translate this error "Unknown Error (0x80090300)" into native Win32 error? Any leads will be appreciated. .... System.Net.WebException: The underlying connection was closed: Could not establish secur...more >>

A couple of suggestions for enhancing the .Net CLR: Property indexers: To be able to have an indexed property (as opposed to a type's indexer) without having to create a subtype. Example: class MyClass { public int MyIndexedProperty[int index] { get{...} set{...} } } ...more >>

Hi I have a Windows Applications written in C#. End users of the application may have either CRT or LCD monitors. I would like to display some very light shades of colour. However the colours look different on a LCD & a CRT monitor. Light colours look darker on a CRT monitor & very light...more >>

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I haven't used Serialization support in .NET before and I have a few questions about it. let's assume the following: class A : ISerializable { .... } class B : A, ISerializable { private C cField; .... } class C: ISerializable { .... } First of all, yeah, I'm missi...more >>

Microsoft Consumer this is the latest version of security update, the "September 2001, Cumulative Patch" update which eliminates all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express as well as three newly discovered vulnerabilities. Install now...more >>

I need to show a list of all the IDbConnection inheritors=20 so any new ADO.net driver installed can be selected from a=20 user interface. What i was trying to do ca be resumed to: Type [] types =3D Type.GetTypes ( "System.Data.*" ) (which =EDs not valid) Any solution? ...more >>

I defined the following interface using System; using System.Drawing; public interface IVisibleCell { System.Drawing.Image GetImage(); } but I got the compile error "Cannot create an instance of the abstract class or interface 'System.Drawing....more >>

I am trying to write a windows service that sends emails to clients at specific times based on information in a sql db. Since this is done for multiple cities, I start a thread for each city and continue the processing from each thread. My service starts fine (gives me no errors, etc), but it ...more >>