I created a service and its installer. However the installed service doesn't work. Why? Windows Firewall block the port my service is listening too. If, as an administrator, I add my application to the list of app authorized by the firewall that's all good, however I would much prefer if the...more >>

Would like some input on site architecture. We're in a situation where we need to host/integrate multiple applications within a single site. For example: the URL of the main site needs to be http://www.mysite.com. The site contains 3 key features : call them feature1, feature2 and feature3. Each...more >>

I applied SP1 to .NET framework 3.0. Now I have to reverse it because Dynamics GP 10 Business Portal doesn't recognize 3.0 SP1 What's the proper procedure to do the reversal since I have MOSS 2007 installed and configured properly with SP1 already. Thanks Bill ...more >>

Hello, I've been searching through a lot of posts on these subjects, but none of them seem to pertain to what I'm seeing. I've got a C# Asp.net app which never really pulls back a lot of rows, but I'm now getting this out of memory exception. I'm getting all my data from a web service. Init...more >>

Hello group ! 1) When i try to make a C++ project for device, i have an error "Echec of the operation". I can create all other devices project, i can create all others C++ Projects. I can't found any help about this problem. Have you an idea ? 2) I have a C++ Device DLL (thanks CodeProj...more >>

I would like to generate through CodeDom an explicit conversion operator. Is there a way of doing this?...more >>

Following up from my previous post - Issue with Client side impersonation - I guess what I need to discover first is: Can a browser-based cient-side application impersonate a domain user? If not, I'm a bit stuffed! So if anyone can give me a definitive answer to that question, I'll at least ...more >>

I'd like to put a GUI on my (C#) service (running under Vista). Anyone have any pointers as to the best way to do this? I'm using VS2008, if it matters. ...more >>

Hi, I want to know, the difference between finalize and dispose? I know that those methods release unmanaged resources. I am confused, when to use dispose and when finalize. Regards, Bhuwan ...more >>

I'm in the process of converting a VB6.0 collection of programs to C# 3.5. The new applications use Crystal Reports 2008, FarPoint spread and some Telerilk controls. The suite of applications are used by both my local client plus a few other client in other parts of the country. Therefore...more >>

I've just read into Extension Methods in .NET and can't hold to give a = short comment on them: Using static classes to purely use another class's fields and methods to = even pretend being a member of that other class without actually being a = member of that class is very hard to understand....more >>

Can the wheel be configured 'zoom smooth' in and out for photos. It seems to work in Adobe - but suprisingly not in Windows Photo Gallery. The $20 Logitech mouses does it on default. thanks tom...more >>

http://programming-languages-tutorials.blogspot.com/2008/01/net-framework.html...more >>

Hello, ..NET Framework 2, C#, ASP.NET web application... I have the string "öäü" and I need the ascii rapresentation in the format: "\u00F6" stands fo "ö" and so on... then later I need to convert again from the string "\u00F6....." to the original one "öäü" tried some paths but cann...more >>

I'm maintaining a 1.1 application using VS 2003. I'm running into a weird compiliation problem where every other compilation gives me an error saying it can't find Command line error BC2017 : could not find library 'c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322\temporary asp.net files\cou...more >>

Well, This one's kind of embarrassing. I have inherited a Windows for application in VS2008 C# that has a status bar with a sizing grip in the lower right hand corner. However, the sizing grip doesn't work (it will not let me grab it if I place the mouse over it). Anyway, the form is res...more >>

I have a service I am developing for a client, it requires some configuration parameters that are stored in the settings file; accessed using My.Settings. The service appears to be reading the file correctly and picking out the parameters. I also need to write a configuration application, it det...more >>

I'm looking for a way to create mailbox account from C#. I use the Windows Server 2003 POP3 service. I'm not using Microsoft Exchange, nor will be using it in a long term. -- Eduardo Fonseca...more >>

Does anyone know how to initialize a NumberFormatInfo instance with a custom numeric format string? So instead of directly using the custom numeric format string double dVal = 19.95; string strVal = dVal .ToString("$#,##0.00"); // -> strVal is $19.95 I would like to first initialize the...more >>

Hello group, Most of my solutions have between 1 and 5 projects. I have a solution with about 35 projects (and still growing). How many project have you in your solutions ? What are the problems (and solutions) you encounter with big solutions ? Thank you. Romain TAILLANDIER...more >>

Hi when inserting data into a Sql Database table if i have a value like "Uncle's Kitchen" It throws a error, someone had suggested i use Parameter, i tried to use SqlParameter it still gives errors. I remember getting a similar error when inserting using Dataset. How do i insert suc...more >>

I have a datatable that I create from scratch, first adding a bunch of columns all of datatype String. The columns are named. There are no keys or constraints defined for the table or the columns. I programmatically load the table, one row at a time from a tab delimited file (I can't use th...more >>

Hello, I have a case where we implemented a WCF service originally using Windows authentication. There was a Windows service that communicated with the WCF service just fine by adding the WCF bindings and endpoints to the WinService's app.config. Now we want to change the WCF service to use...more >>

Is the code below OK? Public Class Prices Inherits ServiceReference1.Prices End Class It compiles but there are problems when I try to use it. See my query "WCF - class inherits a service reference" ...more >>

I am having an issue reading a string value from the registry, with the following code I get a pair of double quotes ("") at the start and end of the string, this causes the method that processes the string to fail. Can anyone advise what I am doing wrong please? Note that when I use regedit t...more >>

I have a medium sized application (say 50k lines) that occasionally will spike the % of time in RT security checks performance counter between 50 and 95%. It can perform hundreds of thousands of code access security permission checks in a few seconds in some cases. I know that I can set ...more >>

Hi. I am playing with the Test Projects of the Team Developer edition of Visual Studio. When testing some functions, all is ok. But when I try to test a constructor written in VB.NET, the test code is created with an instruction: Assert.Inconclusive("A method that does not return a value ca...more >>

hello, we are currently considering to port quite a huge code base from ASP/COM to asp.net and the .net framework (websites, class libraries, windows applications). the question is, what version of the .net framework should we port to? 2.0? 3.0? 3.5? does anyone have a link to information, ...more >>

I need to execute the command/instruction which is stored in a variable. ex string str = "drRow["userid"].ToString()" here i need execute the instruction stored in 'str' and get the value from executing drGalileoToday["userid"].ToString() I have no idea as how this could be done. Ple...more >>

Hi! I've been fiddling with composing objects with partial data in two data-stores. I'd like to join them 1-1 and put the inner objects on a corresponding property on the outer one. What I can't figure out is how to do this without creating new objects of the outer type, assigning all pr...more >>

I am using several drop downs relating to lists within a worksheet and require formulea to return a value depending on the drop down value selected but only seem to be able to get a maximum of 8 "IF" queries in a single formula. Is it possible to get more or is there a more efficient method of...more >>

Hello there, I'm having an odd issue with GZIP compression (having followed example code found on MSDN). Basically, after running through the compression routine I end up with a byte array several times larger than the source text file, full of zero data. Below is the code used to do the co...more >>

Hello, friends, We need to programmatically change default printer in our c#.net 2005 application. We tried: System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings oPS = new System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings(); try { oPS.PrinterName = default...more >>

When client call to remoting mathod it's no way to knoe the IP of client? the server look like: interface MyInterface function div(i as integer) as integer end interface Public Class KioskServer Inherits MarshalByRefObject Implements MyInterface function div(i as i...more >>

Hi is the drawitemstate of drawitem method of comobox defferent for Windows XP and Windows 2003, how does one solve such problems TIA Barry ...more >>

Not sure if this is the right forum or not. I use vs2008 and need to develop an activex control that can grab all of the IE windows (and their page title) that are open on a client's machine when they click on a link. I'm new to ActiveX (not new to web apps). Can somebody point me to some a...more >>

Hi, I have created a .Net 2.0 Windows Service which I would like to have stopped/Started by a .Net 2.0 client windows app. When logged in as Admin, the client app can start/stop the service fine. If I am logged in as a user other than Admin, the client fails to stop/start the service. ...more >>

I have a C# ClickOnce application I'm distributing. I've noticed that each time it runs it creates an entry in the \user\Local Setting\Temp directory. Does this ever get cleaned up? I can't have ClickOnce cluttering up the drives. Also, I noticed that the app is installed in the \Local Se...more >>

Hello, I'm try to configure outlook express for the MSDN subscription and the link does not work on how to configure it. Step 2: Choose and configure your Newsgroup Client The NNTP Newsreader link does not seem to work. Any ideas? Thanks, Schneider ...more >>

Hi... I've been profiling an HttpListener-based app that takes in POSTed xml of ~150 bytes and returns xml in roughly the 400-byte range. One of the surprises in the profiling was that the line for reading the request stream is listed by Quantify as taking about 28% of all the processing...more >>

Hi I'm trying to parse and email I get from a POP3 server. Waht do I do to get the filename out right. I believe the encoding is quoted-printable. Content-Type: text/xml; name="=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Analytics_www.xxx.dk_20080224_(Bes=F8gsstatistik).xml?=" Content-Disposition: attachment; fi...more >>

Hi, I've a requirement wherein I need to create datagrid dynamically along with the pagiantion implementation in aspx page. I've created the grid dynamically but i've problem with the paging event.. This dynamcially binded event isn't firing...when I click on the page number.. Any articles o...more >>

Hi everyone, I've a problem with a .NET VisualBasic 2005 Windows Form application. My app uses the Bluetooth to sends messages to mobile devices in its BT coverage area; for every device founded, its create a managed thread which takes care of the communication between the mobile device and m...more >>

I have Remoting App (on tcp channel with no web server). I need to know the Client IP(public ip). I not find any way to retrieve this info when client call remoting procedure (singelton)? So my Q is how can client know his public IP to send it to server?...more >>

My computer claims 2 is not installed. Wont let me install it. Wont let me uninstall any earlier version. All this occured after auto update on my xp pro system. Any suggestions? dej ...more >>

Hi All, I process words all day long. Is there a way I could map toggle keys for bold, italic and underline? I could use the / * - on the numeric pad. Those three characters are readily available through other keys. If this is possible *dream* would they work on any font? I hope thew keyboard...more >>

I am trying to read a file that was produced on a mainframe, it is a text output of a mainframe report. I am able to read in part of the file, the problem is that between each "page" of the report there is a NULL character. The streamreader will read up until it sees this character then it sto...more >>

I have posted this issue earlier on microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csharp, but nobody replied to that. Consider following code: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { using (System.T...more >>

I am kind of stucked. App A -> Remoting DLL <- App B (Server) (Client) Application A will invoke the Remoting DLL and start it as a server. There will have multiple Application B (clients) trying to connect. Well, they all can connect without any...more >>

I am writing a windows application that consumes a webservice. How do I reference the webservice in my windows application ? Thanks Andrew...more >>