I have a test routine where I want to call new XmlTextReader( new StringReader( xmlString ) ) repeatedly. Structuring the code so that I call Close (which calls Dispose) on the StringReader makes the code much fatter. Is failing to call Close on each instance here really a bad thing? Is ...more >>

There are some features that I want to use from .NET 2.0 but my company is not ready to do the shift yet. I have incapsulated these functions in a .NET 2.0 assembly that I want to call from our existing .NET 1.1 application. When adding the reference to the .NET 2.0 assembly in VS 2003 the IDE...more >>

How do you disable the prompt a user gets when an update is available. I want to automatically update the application every time they start it....more >>

I've been trying to install .net 1.1 on a fresh Windows XP MCE machine all day. the MCE version i downloaded from msdn 2 days ago (english) and everytime i try to install .net framework 1.1 the installation stops/hangs/stall at the following point: Removing backup files d:\windows\....\Syst...more >>

I am using MDE 2003 version 7.1.3088 with .NET Framework 1.1. I have a C# program with a Windows Form I want to inherit from. When I create the inherited class I get an error when I try to go to the design screen. It says that there was an exception trying to get an instance of the base class...more >>

Hi all, normally, when starting a service the current directory (System.Environment.CurrentDirectory) is the system directory of the platform. The service itself can be started from another location e.g. c:\foo\bar\myservice.exe . Is there a way to get the directory the service executable was...more >>

or would I have to use C# or C++? ...more >>

Hello. I need to programmatically reset a user's password. We will create an account that has the proper authority to do so. I've been looking through the .Net framework for a class that might handle this but am having no luck. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance, ...more >>

I try to re-install .NET Framework 1.1 on my desktop computer. But I keep getting an error message: Microsoft .NET Framework Setup failed. If this problem continues, contact Product Support Service. Does anybody know how to resolve this problem? Thanks! ...more >>

In the code below, the IComparator function is never called. What am I missing? Public Class ArchiveInfo Implements System.IComparable(Of ArchiveInfo) Public FullName As String = "" Public AccountNumber As String = "" Public Sub New(ByRef Account As String, ByVal fname A...more >>

I'm trying to get a Delivery Receipt from sending a message using the System.Net.Mail.SMTPClient Class There seems to be a few ways to do it. You can set the DeliveryNotificationOptions, or add Headers. I've tried the following with varying results. eMail.DeliveryNotificationOptions = ...more >>

The MSN Messenger drawing tool is great, but kind of limited. Would there be a way to make a customized messenger using the API with a more full featured drawing tool? As is the drawing tool only has the most basic functions and only lets you drag drawings from another instance of messanger....more >>

I have three web site on one Windows 2003 server. I tried to configure one to use the 2.0 framework. That doesn't work. The error message I got is that multiple web site can't use the same process to run different version of the framework. Next I create a new application pool. I thoght I could...more >>

I want to mimic the functionality of Visual studio where if an opened file is modified outside of the IDE, the user is prompted if they wish to reload the file(s). What is the best approach to do this. I have read different postings about the FileSystemWatcher class where there seems to be plent...more >>

Hi, I have added few of the events in some control, example code is: btnControl.GotFocus +=3Dnew EventHandler(EventHandlingMethod); btnControl.Click +=3Dnew EventHandler(EventHandlingMethod); lblControl.Click +=3Dnew EventHandler(EventHandlingMethod); private void EventHandlingMethod(object s...more >>

Dear sir, I am trying to find a row in a dataset. I know I can define a primaryKey and use rows.find(key) to locate this row. However, very often this row does not exists, what can I use to determine whether this row exists or not?? >Dim objSet As New DataSet >objSet.ReadXmlSchema("e...more >>

There should be a way to distribute a winform from a URL on the intranet. Where can I find more information on this subject?...more >>

I am loading an xml excel document into the XmlDocument class, and using the SelectSingleNode method to try and select the node of the Worksheet in the document. It is not returning any results, but my XPath is right as far as I can tell. This is my code: xmlDoc.Load( "Export\\...more >>

I'm trying to get an Remoting proof of concept working. Using TCP and/or HTTP Channels, the proof of concept works fine. However, when trying it with the IPC Channel, I get the following RemotingException when exectuing the client piece: "Failed to connect to an IPC port: Access Denied" ...more >>

Is there a data structure built for this? Or do I have to do something like combining the keys into a single element? ...more >>

Hi again, I'm working on an app that will be using an assembly that will be sitting on the network. I thought once I got the public key from the assembly I'd have it figured out, but alas, I don't. Any help would be appreciated. (And sorry in advance for a long message) Here's my setup: ...more >>

I am desperately trying to build a generic union type with explicit field layout. First, I will show you my attempt without generics. This is something like a tagged union in functional languages like F#. Thus let us first write an example using F#, which is rather short (assuming polymorphic ...more >>

Hi all, I've been working on this problem for a few days and I'm about at my whit's end for searching, I appreciate any help I can get with this. I've got a DLL that was signed with a key (using VS 2005). I'm trying to find the public key value to put into an application's config file but ...more >>

I'm using system.io.file How do I lock access to the file while appending? Other processes may try to open it while I want it. Thanks, Colin. ...more >>

I have implemented an international text editor based on uniscribe, GDI & GDI+. While it display internationalized text fine I realize user input are no good. So far what I do: I override Control.OnKeyPressed(char keyCode); I was expecting the appropriate char to be passed on. Now I test...more >>

I get this error when I try to run my Visual Studio Tools for Office 2005 application. Does anyone have any clue to what the problem could be? Olav Could not load type 'System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute' from assembly 'System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyTo...more >>

I am trying to do a switch on a Type. It's actually a DataType used to type a column in a DataTable. I have run through several blogs and am not sure what I'm missing or why it can't be done. My switch statement looks like this: int typeEnum = myObject.GetType().GetHashCode(); ...more >>

still have vs 2003 but like to use framework 2.0 with vs 2003 instead of 1.1. so is it possible and if it is how to register 2.0 to vs 2003? would there be any other problems using these two together?...more >>

I have a very simple class (see CurrentUser below), that I am adding to a hash table. Public Class CurrentUser Private userName As String Private sessionId As String Private logindateTime As DateTime 'Properties left out End Class I add the values: myHash(somekey,Curre...more >>

It is that in Traditional C++ ,the Class "file" has a Open Method which can specify opening a file in Text-Mode. The Text-Mode can automaticaly Convert "\r\n" to "\n" (\13 \10 to \10). But,I can not find a way to do this in Extention Managed C++.Net ? Any new Solution?...more >>

Has anyone tried to download a mainframe file with FtpWebRequest. It doesn't seem to translate from EBCDIC to ASCII. The old inet control in VB6 has the same problem. Command line FTP has no problem to translate from EBCDIC to ASCII, but I prefer a .Net assembly....more >>

Hi, I have a singleton class which I want to "create" (call it's GetInstance() for the first time) in server process, and after some time I want to use it in client process, through .Net Remoting. I define the singleton as MarshalByRefObject. My server process looks like this: 1.Register si...more >>

I need to access files on computers around our network, some are on the same domain as myself, and some are on others. I have an account for each domain with rights to read files on each system, but I can't figure out how to specify a username/password when using the System.IO namespace to rea...more >>

Hi, I use the following code snippet in VS 2005 Dim message As New MailMessage("timpowell@controlequipment.co.uk", "timpowell@controlequipment.co.uk", "Subject", "Message Text") Dim emailClient As New SmtpClient("10.34.45.135") emailClient.Send(message) When I execute the code I get th...more >>

I want to convert MS Word Document in HTML file. I would like to do it, without having MS Word installed on server. Is this possible? ...more >>

I believe that I fully understand the concepts behind IDisposable and finalization (at least I hope I do) and I would like to get feedback from the experts so that I can forward them on to others. There are people who think that if a class implements IDisposable then it should include a fin...more >>

How can I check that a file is not in the process of being copied ? I want to copy a file from a source path to a destination path, but if the file is in the process of being copied to the source path, then my code will fail. If it is in the process of being copied then my code needs to wait...more >>

Hi, I've encountered the following problem: My input is a .cs file. The output I need is a parsed tree. I'd like to use CodeParser.Parse which Compiles the specified text stream into a CodeCompileUnit. ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrf...more >>

Hello, I would like to learn MFC programming. However, Visual Studio is expensive. Can I write MFC programs with the VC++ 2005 Express but without bothering the .net framework? -- Best Regards, W. Jordan ...more >>

Hi, I download and install VB.bet 2005 Express and also dotnet frame 2.0 Beta on my pc. I want to try XML functions, but there is no XML namespace under system!! Where is could I find it. P.S When I try to install dotnet frame 2.0, it indicates that I should uninstall 2.0 Beta first. After I u...more >>

Hi I wrote quite a few apps with .NET 1.0 and 1.1, which made use of a Data Access Layer, and also used the Microsoft Application Blocks for Data Access (v2). In VS 2005, there is a huge improvement in 'visually' designing the data access, and binding it to the controls on the form. I h...more >>

Hi, (I do not know which is the exact newsgroup for this post) I am doing application based on SOA. My client app is winforms and we are targeting it as smart client. I know about MVC in general. And I am puzzled how to go with MVC in my this Smart Client User Interface (winform based) ap...more >>

Hello Is there a way to get code really secure, so that it can't be disassembled? I don't mean dotfuscator, because I think it's not secure. Thank you Sincerely Lore ...more >>

Hi all, I'm trying to figure something out and not quite sure if I'm doing it the right way. First, the quick overview and I'll post more info if it's needed. On my web site, I've got an HTTP Module that serves binaries. It basically just reads them from disk and streams the bytes to the ...more >>