Hello, I have problem with Windows installer. It works OK on Windows 2003 without problems and on Windows 2003 with service pack it fails. It *compiles fine* on dev machine (XP) and when executed (on XP too) it fails with following error: Installer error message: ---- The inner exception ...more >>

The United States Daylight Saving Time rules are changing in 2007 so that DST starts on the 2nd Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. The previous DST rule was "First Sunday in April through last Sunday in October". Microsoft just rolled out the "February 2007 cumulative t...more >>

I need to create a string array from a datareader in .net 2.0 I am using this: ArrayList al = new ArrayList(); using (SqlDataReader dr = cmd.ExecuteReader()) { while (dr.Read()) { al.Add(dr.GetString(0)); ...more >>

Is it possible to set Local Intranet Zone code group's security level to FullTrust without going in the control panel to configure it? I have a VB 2005 app with a SQL backend database, but I can't get it to run from a network drive without changing the setting through .Net 2.0 Framework Config...more >>

We have a .NET 2.0 Client (C#) that communicates with a C++ (2005) Server via TCP. The tab delimited strings "January\tFebruary" and "January\t\tFebruary" submitted by the client both arrive at the server as "January\tFebruary". We need to be able to preserve the existance of 3 elements ...more >>

I have a simple situation in which I want to use generics along with dynamic type assignment. Following code snippet can explain in more detail But I am unable to do that will anybody help me why? namespace genericTest { public partial class Form1 : Form { public Form1() ...more >>

Hello ng, we have some strange behavior with our clickonce-applications. The applications were installed successfully. We can start it after installation without problems. But sometimes all installed apps on the client are away. The Shortcuts are in the startmenu but the specific icons are a...more >>

Hi, I'm Writing a smart-client application, when running both server and client on the same machine everthing works fine, but running the client on a different machine get me into trouble. I have written a very simple application just to figure out what goes wrong. The only ting it does is ...more >>

developped a UserControl and for this control I need to handle the + and - keys. The KeyPress event doesn't suit because I want to have an effet when the key is down and when the key is up. So, I handle the KeyDown and KeyUp events, but I received KeyCode and not the translated character. ...more >>

Hi, I have VS2005 running on Windows Vista, and all seems to operate just fine - except the app I have created uses a scrollbar control added to a panel control. It operates correctly, but does not have the "look" of a Vista scrollbar. The RichTextBox I am using has Vista looking scrollba...more >>

Hi all, What is the "proper" way to display a form even if it is minimized, hidden, or obscured by other windows, without giving the form input focus? My (untested) guess looks kind of like this: ' Make the form visible frm.Show() ' Restore the form if it's minimized frm.Wind...more >>

Here what I've been trying to do: I've two different configuration files with the same structure. One of them is the default setting, which gets downloaded from the server, and the other one is the user settings. The user settings overwrite the default settings. Similar to what .Net does with th...more >>

Hi folks, I have a question regarding installing .net 3.0 runtime as below: * My PC is installed with window XP and SP2. * There are other softwares in my PC. My main concern are SQL 2005 BI studio and the management studio, Microsoft office tools - Excel, Word. * If I install .net 3....more >>

Dear All Scenrio:- I have to insert the picture whose paths is saved in the database and file is originally present there. What i have to do:- I want this thing that i insert the picture in crystal report according to the record What I want :- Your help Best regars Kashif Mansoor ...more >>

Error, Supported Device Not Found. New XP Install with Winfast NF4UK8AA board/ with AMD 3200+ /and GIGABYTE GeForce 6200 PciEX Graphics. Message comes on screen twice on startup. What is the problem? Is the graphics board? Peter ...more >>

Please, can sombody help me with this problem. I have created a web application, in visual studio 2005 professional. This application needs to convert some string values, from an externally stored SQL database table, to decimals. When the application has been compiled and is running locally...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to implement APM (Asynchronous Programming Model) API by myself - I mean: IAsyncResult BeginMyFunc(AsyncCallback, object @object); void EndMyFunc(IAsyncResult result); functions pair. The problem is that my working thread has to report updates to the GUI by System....more >>

Here's the situation: I load an assembly (using system.reflection) and then I try to query for all methods in the assembly using System.Type.GetCommonAttributes(). This works when my assembly was compiled from c# code. I call GetCommonAttributes, and I get back a method. But, if the assem...more >>

Hi, I want to install VS 2005 on Windows Vista Business, can any one help is finding out all necessary software required. I know few of them listed below but if I missed anything, pls let me know - Windows Vista Business OS - .NET 3.0 - VS2005 - VS2005 SP1 (I don't know if this comes ...more >>

Hi Friends, I hv just started learning vb.net . When I was creating my 1st web forms appl., got follw. problem. 1. It doesn't allow me to type proj.name. Simply displays default one as :WebApplication1 2. It Displays default location as http://localhost/webapplication1 if I proceed ...more >>

Hello, Is it possible to split a string at the combination "\r\n" for eg:- string str = "domain\r\nisnetwork" Output required :- domain isnetwork ...more >>

Hello Sorry if this is not the correct newsgroup. There are many dotnet groups out there and I have tried choosing the correct one. Here is my question. I have a computer with both .NET 1.1 and .NET 2.0 installed. I am trying to run an application that in its documentation states that i...more >>

C# Irregular shaped user controls. How to make usercontrol have transparency key for its background image? I want to have irregular shaped user controls on my form. like a funny shaped button. This works fine for irregular shaped forms becuase they have a transparency key field, but user co...more >>

I'm trying to implement a control designer for my web composite control. According to what i read at msdn, i am supposed to inherit my class from System.Web.UI.Design.ControlDesigner. Now, in my code when i try to write this: public class MyDesigner : System.Web.UI.Design.ControlDesigner i g...more >>

Hello, I am creating an application that sends messages using the System.Net.Mail class and I am running into a problem with Antivirus software delaying messages. If I disable the e-mail protection features of the anti-virus software the messages are delivered with no problems but if ...more >>

I have .net framework on my computer, probably b/c it was an update or something. Anyway I was trying to clean up unused programs to free up space on my hard drive and I noticed in my Add/Remove progams list that I have Net Framework 1.1 installed Net Framework 2.0 which takes up 63mb and Net...more >>

..NET 2.0. In the below code, when GrandChildThing is instanced, the GrandChildProperty is never set in line 9 of ChildThing. Visual Studio 2005 IntelliSense says that the instance is GrandChildThing, but there are no properties in the propInfos count and the property is never set. Why? ...more >>

I did a search first and found that there are Win32 APIs for writing to CDRs. So far though, it would seem that there is nothing in the Windows API or ..NET for writing to DVDRs, and it also seems that the current retail programs available (like Nero) need to know the make and model of the DV...more >>

Hi everyone, Hopefully someone could clear up my problem here. I'm setting up a new server (Win 2003 Standard 64-bit) for use as an Intranet server. I have 3 web apps written in asp.net - one uses .NET 2.0.50727 and two are using 1.1.4322. The Win2k3 machine came to me with .NET 2 alrea...more >>

I recentlly converted some web services to 2.0. So far everything has worked great with the exception of one of the functions in an AD service. the following code: string sUser = HttpContext.Current.Request.ServerVariables["LOGON_USER"]; Worksk fine if debugging in VS 2005 but when I publi...more >>

I am needing to get the environment variables (or at the very least USERNAME and COMPUTERNAME) from a calling method in my (receiving) library. So far I know how to get the method name, the class name and even the file path of the calling method. I also know how to get the line number where the ...more >>

Hello! Can somebody give me a link to documentation for all possible keys and their corresponding values for property System.Web.MailMessage.Fields I searched but didnt found this information in msdn Thanks in advance ...more >>

Hi group I need to install framework 2 before my app in the install pack. I have add a launch condition, and sp=E9cify the url. but once the framework is installed, the install stop, and my app is not install. what i have missed ? Then my app use a after install action to send a part of ...more >>

Hello, I posted a similar question to the less active MSBuild community group, so I apologize in advance for double posting, but I think it is applicable to this group as well... If I am using the Standard or Professional editions of Visual Studio 2005, can I make use of the unit testi...more >>

Hi guys I'm trying to install a web application which runs on .NET 1.1 onto a Windows 2003 Server Standard (x64 Edition) machine. Simple question... is there a x64 build of the .net framework 1.1, or will the x86 version work okay?? Tnx Dan...more >>

Hi, I'm building an application that follow this scenario. 1. Download a file on a server with http 2. Analyse this file and extract other files in one of the section of the file (like dependent files) 3. Foreach found files, repeat the whole process. The goal is to download the resourc...more >>

Hi guys and gals, I've been Googling hi and low for the past few hours trying to work out how to do this and having very little luck. I'm trying to determine how I can determine the in and out speed (bytes/sec) for TCP connections. Do I need to using a Packet Sniffer like WinPCap for this,...more >>

Development Environment: VB 2005 Prof, SQL Server 2005 In a typical Multi User environment, what is the best way to handle updates of disconnected datasets of other users. Eg: User A opens application Winform 1, dataset1 is loaded on his machine User B opens application Winform 1, dataset1...more >>

Hi There, I've xp pro, i installed visual studi 2005 with visual c#. i don't see Asp.net web application from File->New Project dialog box. I remember i used to see the Asp.net application in visual studio 2003 Thanks Ganapathi ...more >>

Hi: I want to create a mda.config file for my application to disable the LoaderLock MDA, but don't understand the documentation for disabling it. According to the documentation, to enable it I use: <mdaConfig> <assistants> <loaderLock/> </assistants> </mdaConfig> But what ...more >>

Dear All, Does anybody know if exist functions in C# equivalent to PreTranslateMessage (MFC) ? Best regards, Luis F. (Indusoft Team) ...more >>

Hello, I have a content text file in my project and I'd like to copy it to a folder at some point in the execution of the application(not during a build). If this is not possible, how about reading a content text file into a string. This will do the job just as well, maybe better. Thanks i...more >>

Is there any way that anyone knows of to get a list of the Thread objects for a running process from within the process? I don't mean ProcessThreads returned by the Process in System.Diagnostics, but the Thread objects themselves. Here's my problem: On shut down, under some conditions, a...more >>

Hi ! I've developed a strong named assembly (dll) thats being used by a client application(exe). The dll is deployed to the application directory only. Now i have a new version of the dll. I replace the old version with the new dll. I dont want to recompile the client. Hence I just added a <...more >>

Well, it's hard for me to get working sample applications which demonstrate the .net remoting architecture. Does anybody knows if there is any good tutorial application? The sample application would be better if it is released together with C# source code. ...more >>

I am looking for an example of ... - HTML or ASP 3 page using AJAX - ASP.NET 2.0 web service in a different domain HTML or ASP 3 pages passes a string to Web Service and it returns an XML packaged string to the client. _______________________________________________ Thom Little www.t...more >>

I have an app that uses the RegistryKey class to open and read keys on remote systems in .Net 2.0. I want to give the user the ability to provide alternate credentials to make the connection to untrusted systems but there is no support for this in any of the remote registry access classes, tha...more >>

Hi all, If I have a .ico file that contains mulitple icons, is there a way to construct System.Drawing.Icon objects from all of the images in the file? The Icon constructor does not provide an "index" argument to specify which icon to load into the Icon object. Same question for .exe and...more >>

can anyone help. i have loaded some of the most used programmes for me but no templates are showing can someone out there give me idiot proof instructions on how and where to look so that i can rectify this problem. yes i have an acer laptop which i have read has problems but a direct route t...more >>

Hello group. I have a vb.net winform app that, in a sub, starts 10 new threads. The sub waits in a loop for these threads to finish before continuing. The end of the sub thread's sub sets a boolean which the main sub's loop checks for. So, the problem is, that after each thread completes it'...more >>