Hi all I am using VS2005, How can I deploy the .Net Framework from my setup project? In the bootstrapper setup program we have below 3 options 1.Download prerequisites from the component vendor's web site 2.Download prerequisites from the same location as my application 3.Download pr...more >>

I have a windows service which every night checks a SQL Server database for some data and business rules. The application can access different DBs with the same structure, to tell the service which database to check I created local users and assigned each of them a different default DB in SQL ...more >>

I am wanting to write an application and/or a Web service that will connect to another commercial application via that comercial application's API. I would like to write my application using VS.Net 2005 (as opposed to 2003). The commercial application can only run with the 1.1 Framework. Is t...more >>

I create ASP.NET 1.1 web applications on localhost and check them out. After compiling, I FTP the .aspx files to a directory on a remote host and the .dll to the /bin directory on that same remote host. For a very trivial application I have (a single label) this works correctly on one remot...more >>

Hi, A colleague and I are in a dicussion about how exactly the .NET Framework interacts with the underlying OS. We've looked around online and haven't found much information to explain this interaction. We of course know the the Framework is a layer which sits on top of the OS, but we're curi...more >>

Is there any way to do an asynchronous wait for a process to exit? My application needs to monitor when processes it launched have completed and take further action. However, the app can launch processes essentially randomly (with respect to any other launched processes and/or their completi...more >>

Hi, I'm building an application that analyse a flow of url in order to detect some pages. I've a very huge list of regular expressions (up to several thousands) that I have to check on all urls. Each regular expression will be evaluated agains all urls. How can I write the code in orde...more >>

Hi, I would like to write a service in C# and I have the need to display a UI with status information, statistics, etc. If I use the Windows Service project in C#, I noticed that the System.Windows namespace is not available to me in the intellisense when I type "using System.". What is t...more >>

Hi, I'd like to implement `rename' as it is done on Unix platforms. There is FileInfo.MoveTo, but if the destination file already exist it does not do the renaming. I thought of doing something like (pseudo-code): if (destination_exists) { delete destination } FileInfo.MoveTo (de...more >>

Greetings How can i pass parameters to a ClickOnce application that is published in a network share directory ? Can i modify the .manifiest file to include parameters ? Thanks....more >>

Hello, I have a C# test app that I want to terminate after it has executed the functions being tested. Where is the best place to do this, and how? static void Main() { Application.Run(new Form1()); } Once the Form1 constructor returns, the app is running in the message loop. Add...more >>

What can be used now to control threads, if these are considered obsolete? To pre-empt the obvious and standard questions due to this change: 1. No we don't have control over the particular code being executed so we can not put a flag into it to detect when we want to suspend and even if we ...more >>

Hi, We are using Visual Studio.NET 2003 and need to build from command line for integration with Cruise Control. Reading the docs, I see I can do: c:\> devenv.exe /clean Debug example.sln This build fine, however, it seems that is starts a background process and the command prompt return...more >>

I try the code ffrom MSDN ReportingService.Render Method at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/rsprog/htm/rsp_ref_soapapi_service_lz_6x0z.asp and i add reference to project: http://localhost/ReportServer/ReportService.asmx But i got "not define" Error. w...more >>

Hello, I've installed .net framework 2.0 on a Windows 2003 Terminal server running Citrix Metaframe XP. The problem is that any compiled .net 2.0 exe file fails to run. The error message is typically some unreadable characters and then a registry path e.g. "REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\O...more >>

Hi, We have a product with bunch of dlls which are now built with Visual Studio 2003. We want to switch the build to use VS2005. I have read that in VS2005 runtime libraries come as side-by-side assemblies and that application has to have a manifest binding it to those assemblies. My ques...more >>

Please workers! I have more than one windows 2003 server in which after installing the 2.0 framework I can't find any ASP.NET tab in IIS properties of all web. - I tried to modify registries key but there aren't any strange key under InprocServer32 (as documented around), there are only the r...more >>

I have the function which consists code below. Every 50 mails the memory of application raises up 100k. Sometimes is more. Does someone know why and what I have to do to solve this problem. for(int emailNum = 0; emailNum < int.Parse(txtMailsAmount.Text); emailNum++) { MailMessage tmp = ...more >>

Hi, I am part of a team building a stock exchange software - Order Management system'. The current system that we have supports 200,000 orders per day. All of this data is needed in memory.Ofc ourse this system was built in VC++. what I want to know is : - Is there a alternative to storin...more >>

Hi, I'm looking for a sample VB.NET to send fax using .NET Framework. thanks...more >>

I have an application that has been sending email alerts successfully for a few months. Not it has stopped. My investigation has taken me to some kind of permission issue. Test #1 - If I use the smtpclient with the defaultCredentials=true option in the configuration file I get a timeout w...more >>

Ok lets say I have a neural network implementation and I in the process of running a wizard have trained it for my data. Now I have that trained network in memory. I already have the functionality to serialize and deserialize the network, however what I would really like to do is save that run...more >>

I am looking for a way to do something similar to public void CreateList() { Type[] dataTypes = { typeof(int), typeof(string) }; Dictionary<string, object> mylist = new Dictionary<string, object>(); foreach ( Type y in dataTypes ) { mylist.Add( y.Name, new List<y>()...more >>

In the good old days I believe people were using the arcane technology which came to be known as COM+ to embed other application's document in their own document. Like a Word with document a Windows Media Player or Excel or Visio document inside, double click on it and *bang* you coud start...more >>

how to catch win32 dll exception in c#?...more >>

I have a main form with autoscroll and a menu docked top & left. When I scroll to the right or down, the menu moves off-screen. How do I keep that from happening? (Do I have to set the location of the menu with each scroll-bar move???)....more >>

hi guys i am facing an error while trying to delete a file access denied "c:\\22.bmp" file is in use by another process what i am trying to do is i have loaded an image it goes fine but if i try to change the file then , it throws the error thanks in advance to all fellow tec...more >>

Hi All - Is there a way to delete a directory structure with read-only files in it? The Directory.Delete() and DirectoryInfo.Delete() methods both throw an access violation exception if the directory structure contains read-only diles or sub-dirs. Thanks, Peter ...more >>

Hello All, I have an issue with the unicodeencoding library. The following code: m_key= New Byte(127) {&HCD, &H1, &H0, &H0, &H8, &H9, &HCB, &H0, _ &HFE, &HAA, &H9, &H10, &H7, &HA, &HA1, &H2E, _ &H8F, &HBB, &H6, &H2, &H6, &HB, &HB2, &H0, _ &H44, &HCC, &HAA, &H3C, &H5...more >>

I have installed (and un-installed, and reinstalled) framework 2.0 on a Windows 2003 server. I still cannot get the property page to come up on it. When I run aspnet_regiis -lv on the 1.1 framework folder, I get this: > C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322>aspnet_regiis -lv >...more >>

This box sends email all the time with a localhost smtp address on .NET 1.1 code framework, fails with the 2.0 API. Any thoughts? Exception: at System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient.Send(MailMessage message) at csxlib.SmtpMessage.TestSend() in F:\Projects\Visual Studio 2005\csxlib v 0.9.7\Smtp...more >>

Hi All, I'm writing an installer to install ASP .net web site on the web server. The application needs to generate log files based on the input. These log files will be passed by the administrator while installing the application. Could any one tell me how to provide privilege to a particul...more >>

Hi, I'm looking fo tools that can analyse my code. I've tested FXCop, but I'm wondering if there is alternative tools that could be better and that can create rules within the app. The main criterias are the cost (fxcop is free, but we can invest some money, up to 100$), the ease if use (...more >>

Hi Folks, I am basically an Technical Recruiter. I am in the preparation of questionaire in Dot Net technology. Could you help me out in the new technologies coming up in recent days esp. in the combination of vb.net, asp.net, C# with Sql server. Regards, Sudha. ...more >>

Dear friends, I'm a newer in MSIL , nowadays I have a problem about disassemble/assemble .net MSIL. I found a dll plugin ,i want to dissamble it for studing , so i ildasm it to prog.il, and then i ilasm it ,but it not works and failure.i do not konw why it failed. here is the command: i...more >>

I want a process to be running always and it is supposed to do a lot of stuff like: 1. reading and writing to files 2. watching a file system folder 3. communicating with COM components 4. communicating with other C DLLs 5. Watching for email from a POP3 server 6. Sending email using SMTP ...more >>

Cany anyone help? ive recently had the internet installed on my computer and since then the start menu and task bar at the bottom of the screen will not come up. i dont understand why can anyone tell me how to fix this problem ??? thanks -- steph...more >>

I would like to monitor other applications WM_ACTIVATE messages. In win32, this involves a bit of tricky coding involving hooks. But how to do this from a .NET application? Also, please note, I want to monitor all applications not just .NET applications. Thanks, J ...more >>

I'm not exactly sur in which context it is valid / usefull. For example will it suppres the stack in the following sample below when using the ScreenGraphics class? (i.e. I wonder if it will work even if it is not applied to the Gdi32 class, but to the "consumer" class ScreenGraphics instead...more >>

I have a web app in C# 2.0 that needs to send email through exchange. I can't use SMTP because I need to keep a history of what is sent. I used MAPI in the past with 1.1 will that still work or is there a better way?...more >>

I have an application that I'd like to deploy via ClickOnce from a NETWORK share server. I've walked through the wizard and deployed the application, but when I run the app all of my data files are missing. I have XML, TXT and custom data files that my application uses during execution. How...more >>

The project (from Sybex) is a class library (dll) and I can't change the settings to make a stand alone (exe) Any suggestions why? Thank you, Samuel ...more >>

Hi all. I have the following xml content: <?xml version="1.0"?> <_ARRAY LangCode="2"> <LABELS Count="4"> <code>Code</code> <ident>Ident</ident> </LABELS> <USERS_ACCOUNTS> <code>14403</code> <ident>1714 358113156 01 1</ident> </USERS_ACCOUNT...more >>

Hi Can you develop dotnet app's in Windows Media Center? ...more >>

Is it possible to pass a parameter to a "running" windows service on background? I am developing a program such the in a random manner some entries are being added to MSMQ Queues. The windows service application have to work when an entry added to a queue. How can i invoke such a a service?...more >>

Boy, the documentation for creating a SortedList whose text-based key will be case-insensitive is impossible for me to understand. I want to create a SortedList where the KEY for every element will always be a String and where a lookup on that SortedList (SL["Xyz"]) will be case-insensitive...more >>

hi guys i want to discuss about pro and cons of using tcp in remoting and i would like to see if all techies share their practical experience on this group thanks in advance ...more >>

Hi All, I'm attempting to write a very basic 'Assebmly standards & policies checker' for in-house use. This tool would open an assembly, and scan it for a handful of specific conformance issues we need to adhere too. Essentially, I'd be scanning the assembly for specific groups of IL codes an...more >>

Hi, I have a private assembly from a third party vendor which is not signed with a strong name and for which i dont have the source code. So can I: a. access that assembly from a shared assembly(may be by using reflection)? b. Can i somehow assign a strong name to that assembly without having ...more >>

Hi I am trying to get the message IDs returned by the LIST command into a string list. For example, given the following input string: +OK 5 Messages( 4099 octets ) 1 9163 2 6962 3 8953 produce { "9163", "6969", "8953" }. using the following code: string[] msgIDs = Regex.Split( re...more >>

I have a client appliction (BizTalk Adapter) accessing an external application using TcpClient. Client Application can have multiple instances running at the same time. With few instances working simultanously (6/7) following error is coming (not constantly, however most of the time): "A conne...more >>

Hello I have built a DataGridView that its data source is binded to a DataTable after adding it 200 rows I try to remove the first row and the program stuck, What could it be???? Thanks. ...more >>

Hello, I have a connection string that looks like: "SERVER=MyServer;DATABASE=MyDatabase;UID=Myuser;Connect Timeout=900;" However, when I try to run the following, it times out after MUCH less than 15 minutes: Private Sub RunUpdateTransaction(ByVal UpdateSQL As String, ByVal UpdateC...more >>

Hi, I am trying to implement ActiveDirectory Authentication for Windows Form Application in .NET 2.0. I am not getting much help regarding WinForms with ActiveDirectory, but most of the information telling about ASP.NET with Active Directory. Can any one please point me to the right informati...more >>

I'm trying to use the System.Globalization.JulianCalendar.GetDayOfYear method and I'm not getting what I expect. If I pass it "06/07/2006" it returns 145 instead of the expected 158. If I pass it "01/01/2006", it returns 353 instead of 1. Am I missing something? Thanks in advance....more >>

All, Microsoft has Sql Server Management Object (SMO) for use with Sql Server databasess; is there something simliar for using ADO.NET with an Oracle database? Thanks in advance....more >>

I've done plenty of code using VSA two years ago. Now VS.2005 tells me VSA is obsolete, however no hint where to go. What is the replacement? CodeDom? Users of my application can enter VB.NET scripts which are executed on the fly. Are there any MSDN articles showing how to do this? If V...more >>

I want to run a service at the background but also provide some user interface for editing some configuration options. In this regard, my questions are: 1. Can a Windows Service have a UI along with it? 2. Can I associate a NotifyIcon (systray icon) with a Web service? 3. Can a Windows servic...more >>