Visual Basic .NET - Week 20, 2006

Icon vs BitMap

Dennis - 20 May 2006 11:35 PM - 3 messages

I have about 50 images in my application as "embedded resources". They are Icon size (16x16 and 24x24 and 32x32). I can use either the bitmap version or convert them to Icons. Either way seems to work ok (I make the color of ...

Transparent Form surface

tommaso.gastaldi - 20 May 2006 11:28 PM - 5 messages

I found useful to use transparent controls like: '---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Class UserControlTransp Inherits System.Windows.Forms.UserControl #Region " Windows Form Designer generated code " .... #End Region Protected Overrides ReadOnly Property CreateParams() As System.Windows.Forms.CreateParams ...

rather basic ?.. brain dead....

Aussie Rules - 20 May 2006 6:21 PM - 3 messages

Hi, i have a list box with a number of items. I want the user to be able to select a number of items, press the delete key, and they are delete. The following code does cause an error.... I guess i must be doing it wrong, but can't think how else to go about the ...

My.Application.Log.WriteEntry Is Cool, But Formated Information SUCKS

Dachshund Digital - 20 May 2006 5:42 PM - 4 messages

Has any one figured out how to override the WriteEntry or show change the actual output? I am sorry, but putting the DATE/TIME PROCESS # and Thread # information AFTER the 'Message' text just sucks and makes it horrible for human readability. ...

Creating self-installing service

Paulers - 20 May 2006 5:17 PM - 3 messages

Hello all, Can someone point me in the right direction to some information that will guide me in the creation of a self-installing service? I have a service that I created using vb.net and it works fine with installutil ...

Adding UI to Tab Control

eSolTec, Inc. 501(c)(3) - 20 May 2006 2:38 PM - 2 messages

Thank you in advance for any and all assistance. I have an application that has a tab control and I have UI user controls I wish to populate various tabs with and I've tried the forms.UIname.show and many others. Any and all ...

Last position..

Mark - 20 May 2006 8:20 AM - 4 messages

Probably a really obvious question but... In vb6 when writing code, there was a last position option in the context menu to allow you to jump back to the last proceedure youi were editing. Is there a vb.net equivalent as it's driving me mad not having it ! ...

Batch Update ADO.Net

Derek Hart - 20 May 2006 5:44 AM - 3 messages

Using SQL Server 2000, and VS.Net 2003 I want to load a datatable from a local server into a dataset and update it into a linked server. The linked server will have the exact same structured table, and it will be empty. Can I open a blank dataset from the linked ...

DataType as class member

Bryan - 20 May 2006 4:02 AM - 2 messages

I have a class called "Prop". I want that class to have a property called "DataType" where the user can select and store a datatype. How can I store a DataType value in a class property. how the code would work in my mind: ...

logic gates in VB.NET 2005

pcnerd - 20 May 2006 2:43 AM - 6 messages

I just recently got VB.NET 2005 Express Edition. How do I represent logic gates (AND, OR, NOT, etc.) in VB? I considered a function because functions return a value. For example, a 2-input AND gate function would have 2 input ...

Service starting Notepad not showing in tasklist

tshad - 20 May 2006 1:57 AM - 3 messages

I have a Windows Service I am trying to get to work, which is not working correct, but one of the things it does is start Notepad.exe. The program seems to be doing this and it shows in the Tasklist, but I don't ...

Standard Method for Importing/Exporting to DB

Snozz - 20 May 2006 1:39 AM - 3 messages

The short of it: If you needed to import a CSV file of a certain structure on a regular basis(say 32 csv files, each to one a table in 32 databases), what would be your first instinct on how to set this up so as to do it ...

Service unable to start

tshad - 20 May 2006 12:43 AM - 4 messages

I created a service in VS 2003 and the code works fine as an application, but not as a service. It installs fine, but when I try to start it, it tells me it was unable to start. Am I missing something here? ...

Flushing to textbox

tshad - 19 May 2006 11:09 PM - 2 messages

I have a program that goes through the process list and prints the names to a textbox. System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(60000) The problem is that nothing shows on the textbox. I assume it is not being flushed. ...

string extraction

tommaso.gastaldi - 19 May 2006 10:50 PM - 8 messages

I have a file containing some commands in free format. Each command is terminated with ";". The ";" can also be found within the command but, only enclosed within delimiters (' or ""). Example: INSERT INTO nation (code, name) VALUES(700448768, "za; sdfhsd''"sdfa"); ...

Send Image in .NET Remoting

eSolTec, Inc. 501(c)(3) - 19 May 2006 10:44 PM - 3 messages

I'm looking for code samples to send a jpg image from a client machine to a host machine. Both have the same image picWindows picture container. I would like to be able to send the image on one machine to another machine as close ...

combobox two values

Jose - 19 May 2006 10:35 PM - 3 messages

How make a combobox with two values separed with columns?. For example: C0 Codigo 0 C1 Codigo 1 C2 Codigo 2 Thanks a lot ...

Sorting a collection of collections?

sdunkerson - 19 May 2006 8:46 PM - 2 messages

I think this will be a good one for anyone who fancies themselves a wiz with manipulating data structure in vb.net. Imagine a Dictionary collection of Object "A". One of the properties of Object "A" is dictionaty collection of Object "B". Can I sort Object "A" using one of ...

continued another line

Jose - 19 May 2006 8:17 PM - 4 messages

Please i have a select very longer and need continue in another line. Which is the separator line in vb 2003 Thanks you ...

VB.NET INI or XML file for path locations

ILCSP - 19 May 2006 7:22 PM - 9 messages

Hello, I have a complete project in VB.NET (2003) with all the path to the folders where the files being used are. For example I have these variables: ' Setup Directory Paths ImportDir = "C:\OrdersIn\" ExportDir = "C:\OrdersOut\" LogDir = "E:\OrdersLogs\" ...

catching a specific exception

cj - 19 May 2006 6:55 PM - 6 messages

When I run myMAPIMessage.Send(True) if the user cancels the resulting email it causes an exception. How do I trap this particular exception and say that's ok? try myMAPIMessage.Send(True) catch ex as ?????? 'this is ok ...

Detect if compiling as a console application

Michael D. Ober - 19 May 2006 5:50 PM - 5 messages

Is there anyway the VB Compiler can detect if a program is a console application? I have some libraries that need to write to the console if the program is a console app. Thanks, Mike Ober. ...

Copying a project into another solution

mrmagoo - 19 May 2006 4:17 PM - 5 messages

I'm creating a VB.Net project. It's a small utility. However, my boss wants me to put it in with a larger solution that the department uses, so that a suite of tools are all in one place. That's fine, however, I am finding that ...

Q: GIF image on a form

G .Net - 19 May 2006 3:15 PM - 8 messages

Hi I have a form on which I have a picture box. I have placed a GIF as the image for this picture box. The GIF has a transparent background. If I change the background color of the form, then the GIF appears on the ...

VB.NET: Implementing RasGetErrorString

bhc - 19 May 2006 2:31 PM - 3 messages

i'm trying to wrap a RAS library, and i've found pretty solid examples for most RAS API calls...except for RasGetErrorString. i've seen a C# example, but can't seem to get the right declaration and use in VB.NET. ...

updating control on form2 from form1

R. Harris - 19 May 2006 1:28 PM - 4 messages

Hi. I have 2 forms: form1 form2 On Form2 I have a listbox and a button. When I click the button it calls a function from form1 and within that function it updates the listbox on form2. My problem is I don't see the items added to the listbox unless I use ...

Help with listbox displaymember...

frank@sinatra.com - 19 May 2006 12:39 PM - 3 messages

Hello All, I know this is a re-post, but I didn't get any bites on my last post. So here goes again: I have a listbox which is bound to a datatable. I have set the displaymember and valuemember and all works well: ...

Get calling function in a function?

Joerg Battermann - 19 May 2006 10:09 AM - 3 messages

Hello there, I have a quick question: When calling a function B from within a function A, is it possible get information about the calling function A (e.g. name, values passed over etc) from within the function B? The reason why I am asking, is, for example when handling exceptions or ...

Opening a MS Word document through a button click

Charlie Brookhart - 19 May 2006 5:52 AM - 5 messages

I am trying to write a code for a button click event. When the button is clicked, it is supposed to bring up an open file dialog box to allow the user to select the document they which to open. That word doucment will then ...

about example code

WANGER - 19 May 2006 5:48 AM - 3 messages

Hi all, I'm new to VB programming. Could anyone tell me where I can get some Visual Basic 6(.NET) example codes for reference. Thanks and regards~ ...

type of file from extension but no filename

news.microsoft.com - 19 May 2006 5:41 AM - 2 messages

Hello, I want to get a list of file types from a big list of extensions. I know there exists an api call (see below), but it only works when you have a file name. SHGetFileInfo(FileName, 0, shinfo, Marshal.SizeOf(shinfo), SHGFI_TYPENAME) ...

2 dimensional array-->1 dimensional array

skavan - 19 May 2006 5:24 AM - 3 messages

Hi, Trying to wrap my head around the following problem. Let's say I have a 2 dimensional array: Dim arrS(3,4) As String I want to copy the subarray arrS(0,) to a new array arrLoop(4) As ...

color rgb

Jose - 19 May 2006 3:42 AM - 3 messages

How conver to brushes a color rgb? Thanks a lot ...

VS 2005 Form Appearance / "Theme"

Grumpy Aero Guy - 19 May 2006 1:50 AM - 3 messages

I have upgraded an extensive solution to VS 2005 from VS2003 ... no problems. I notice that in VS2005, the forms, when viewed in design mode, have a different appearance than they did in 2003, i.e. different fonts / buttons have different appearance, etc.. ...

FTP routines programmed by VB .net

Dartish - 19 May 2006 12:32 AM - 4 messages

Hi all, I need to use .net VB to achieve some FTP routines. I need to get the list of file names from the FTP site, compare the list of file names with the file names of my local directory and ...

SharpDevelop vs M'soft IDE

Dennis - 19 May 2006 12:02 AM - 6 messages

Would appreciate and comments anyone has that has used both SharpDevelop and M'soft's VS.Net IDE to develop applications. Like what are the shortcomings of SharpDevelop? ...

Error on Build

eSolTec, Inc. 501(c)(3) - 18 May 2006 10:55 PM - 2 messages

I have a .NET remoting chat program that works great in a stand-alone application. When I port it into my new application I get the following build error: Error 1 Method 'Public Sub SubmissionCallback(sender As Object, submitArgs ...

Check File Permissions and Usage

John Wright - 18 May 2006 9:43 PM - 3 messages

I have a program that needs to update a file at times. Is there a way to check to see if the file is in use and force an update on the file. The file I need to update is not used by anyone, but a process on the machine ...

Datagrid - recognizing changes made

Brian Hoops - 18 May 2006 7:18 PM - 3 messages

I have a windows forms datagrid and I would like to be able to recognize when changes have been made in order to perform the update. I tried the following, which works well, but only if the user changes rows at some ...

Help with deleting a Row in a database

Newbie - 18 May 2006 6:40 PM - 5 messages

Can someone help: Is there a way with ado.net and it's disconnected dataset to delete a record in a table if you can't specify a unique field in an SQL WHERE clause. The current Dbase .dbf table that I'm forced to work with does ...

Download a file from a secured Https Server

Nader Shahin - 18 May 2006 6:31 PM - 3 messages

I tried to develop an application to download a file from an Https server. My application was able to download a file from a regural Http server. I used a WebProxy and i passed the NetworkCredential, but also it didn't ...

textbox currency

Jose - 18 May 2006 6:27 PM - 4 messages

Hello. Please i need un textboxt type currency with 2 decimals. Very professional. The controls maskeditbox doesn't professional. Thanks you for tour help ...

Localization VS 2005 - VB.net

feripar@gmail.com - 18 May 2006 6:11 PM - 2 messages

Hello! I am trying to localize a windows application using satellite dll, but I am having problems because the app can't find the satellite dll. Do you have a little example of a winform app that use satellite dll ...

How to run scheduler for more than one time in a day

srinivas - 18 May 2006 4:17 PM - 7 messages

Hi I'm having VB console application. I want to schedule this app so that it can run for every 30 mins. I don't want to use Windows Services here. Is there any way where i can run scheduler for more than once in a day? ...

free tutorials

Brian - 18 May 2006 4:12 PM - 2 messages

Hello all, I have found several tutorials out there for vb.net 2003 however I would like to find one that really emphasis Stored procedures on a sql server to call and fill datasets to call and insert update delete etc etc.. the advice of most talk out there is to use stored ...

Parse String in Quotes as without Quotes

vighnesh - 18 May 2006 3:54 PM - 5 messages

Hello EveryOne In my project I have to parse a string in Quotes as without Quotes.I tried the following code but it didn't work to me. I again getting the string with Quotes, Can Anybody suggest me where I went ...

Update ODBC DSN Properties in VB.NET Code?

zacks - 18 May 2006 3:21 PM - 4 messages

I have a DSN that I frequently have to change the default database. Is there a way to do this in VB.NET code instead of having to go through the setup wizard every time? ...

How to know the total pages to print??

fbouabcha - 18 May 2006 3:19 PM - 2 messages

Hi, My pb is to know the total pages to print, because I want to print each pages this format "page n of M". Thanks. Nass ...

Possible to set/reference a property 'dynamically'?

Pritcham - 18 May 2006 3:10 PM - 5 messages

Hi all I've got a number of classes already developed (basic entity classes) like the following: Public Class Contact Private _firstname as String Private _age as Integer Public Property FirstName As String Get ...

network programming with vb

Ben - 18 May 2006 2:53 PM - 5 messages

Can VB 2005 be used to write client server applications? If so are there any good books that document how it can be done? Thanks, Ben ...

Error that I can't figure out

YYZ - 18 May 2006 2:43 PM - 4 messages

"Code generation for property 'LienPos' failed. Error was: 'Object reference not set to an instance of an object.'" I get this when, in design mode (ie, not running at all) I bring up the designer for a usercontrol. This usercontrol (currently named ...

Can't seem to get AcceptButton working when changed in code?

sonicm - 18 May 2006 1:35 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I have a search for where we want the user to enter the search criteria in at the top and press enter, then the results are shown in a datagrid which we set the focus to. Once they select the item they want to choose then they ...

Checked Listbox?

dm1608 - 18 May 2006 1:34 PM - 11 messages

Hi, all. I have a requirement for one of my programs to have a "Checked Listbox" that contains a list of all my local/remote drives. I woudl like users to click one or more drives that I need to search for ...

Setting a product version number?

Dave M. - 18 May 2006 12:54 PM - 2 messages

I can find all kinds of info on getting version data from a file via FileVersionInfo, but where/how do I set the product version number I want displayed when some views the file properties? ...

Form getting maximize

neeraj - 18 May 2006 12:46 PM - 2 messages

Hi people's I developed one MDI application with one MDI form and 2 child forms, form. Border style of first child forms set as Fixed3D and ...

PictureBox with shortcut possible?

Mika M - 18 May 2006 12:13 PM - 2 messages

My Windows Form (VB2005) contains PictureBox on it. This PictureBox has click-event in use to do something. Now I need to know Is it possible to set Shortcut for this PictureBox? I mean if user clicks for example "F2" ...

Simple Question about two forms

Cylix - 18 May 2006 11:13 AM - 3 messages

There are 2 forms, named as form1 and form2 form1_onLoad dim a as new form2 a.showDialog(me) when the form2 closed(dispose), the focus will back to form1. The case is, after form2 dispose, the screen will refresh shortly. ...

Cannot fully access My namespace facility in VS 2005

KM - 18 May 2006 10:02 AM - 2 messages

I am having difficulty accessing the logged in user name through the My.User.Name in the My namespace in VB 2005 - the value is empty. I suspect it may have something to do with the fact that this project ...

Moving Splitter Throws Exception

sling blade - 18 May 2006 9:55 AM - 3 messages

I have a form with a one panel docked to the left and a splitter control docked to the panel. I have no code, events or any other controls on the form. When I adjust the splitter (drag it to the right) I get an "External ...

Obscure Text in Textbox

Bernie Hunt - 18 May 2006 3:42 AM - 4 messages

I have a login dialog that has a text box on it for the user to type their password. How can I obscure the information they are entering into the password box? I could blank it, but a more traditional blips or asterics ...

How to use PDF file for online help from VB.Net windows app

utpal - 17 May 2006 9:03 PM - 2 messages

Is there a way I can use a PDF file for providing online context sensitive help from a Windows forms application? Thanks. ...

MDI

Buc - 17 May 2006 7:26 PM - 3 messages

I am trying to create a MDI app, have 3 forms named: frmParent frmChild1 frmChild2 I use a menu and do a: Dim frm As New frmChild1 frm.MdiParent = Me frm.Show() from the parent form. This works fine. I need to call frmChild2 from the frmChild1 form sometimes ...

retrieve rows from datagridview into a separate datatable?

Rich - 17 May 2006 6:43 PM - 4 messages

Hello, I am populating a datagridview from a datatable and filtering the number of rows with a dataview object. Is there a way to retrieve the rows displayed by the datagridview into a separate datatable without having to loop through ...

Is there a way to upgrade a VB6 ActiveX dll to .Net and keep binary compatability??

Bob Hanson - 17 May 2006 6:38 PM - 2 messages

Hello All, I wanted to check if there is a way to take a VB6 ActiveX dll used in about 20 projects and update it to a .Net 2.0 dll that is COM aware and not have to recompile the 20 existing projects. ...

how to add a reference in asp.net/vb.net?

Ben - 17 May 2006 6:27 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I need to add a reference in my project to a file (e.g. mysqldata.dll) in order to access Mysql. Using Visual Web Developer, i know how to do (menu website/add reference), but suppose i have no VWD or any tools, and that i create only one test.aspx ...

How To Create New Form From Form Or Tabs On A Form

Christopher Lusardi - 17 May 2006 6:24 PM - 4 messages

Hello, Is it possible to do any of the following in the same application? (1) Have a form open up other forms (windows). (2) Have tabs with a form. Thanks, Christopher Lusardi ...

Maximum number of controls in a form

M - 17 May 2006 6:24 PM - 6 messages

There are a maximum number of controls can be put in a form for VB3 to VB6. The BOL of VBNET do not say VBNET also has this limitation. Because the clients want add more functions from time to time. ...

iDisposable and database connection to SQL

karl - 17 May 2006 5:21 PM - 4 messages

I have created a class that connects to a SQL database when it is created. This is a maintenance application that re-creates this class at regular intervals. I am worried that I will be creating a lot of connections to the database and leaving them open until the GC decides ...

Execute an MS-DOS application from VB.NET

Military Smurf - 17 May 2006 4:01 PM - 2 messages

I want to run an MS-DOS command from a VB.NET application as if I was directly typing from the command line. What is the syntax to do this? ...

Get Element Value

Jay - 17 May 2006 3:41 PM - 9 messages

In a loop like so: .... xmlr=cmd.executexmlreader() xmlr.read() do while xmlr.readstate <> xml.readstate.endoffile loop How do I return each individual element name and value from a document like so: <Customer> <custno>2</custno> ...

Using Office functions question - type mismatch error

herman404 - 17 May 2006 3:30 PM - 5 messages

Hi everyone, I am trying to write a function that will be called from another function. It will do a save as on a word document, and the document name will be passed via a parameter. I keep getting a Type ...

how to go to specific row in hashtable based on value - not key?

Rich - 17 May 2006 3:29 PM - 4 messages

Hello, I populate a hashtable with recordID's in a "For i=0 to n" loop. Some recordID's are duplicate but for different rows (recordID is not a key field in this scenario). I use the value of "i" in the For loop as the key in the ...

Listbox problem

Ali Chambers - 17 May 2006 3:23 PM - 6 messages

Hi, I have created a listbox called "dtlist1" on my VB.NET form. I call a procedure as follows: Private Sub openfile(flname As String) dtlist1.Items.Clear() etc.. End Sub and I get the error message: "Exception System.IndexOutOfRangeException ...

Running WebMethos Fails half way thru...

Jay - 17 May 2006 3:07 PM - 2 messages

In a loop I am calling a web method 20 times and passing it a string parameter. Even though my routine is looping all 20 times the web service is only executing 10 times... almost like my side is going too fast. ...

MAPI mail

cj - 17 May 2006 2:21 PM - 5 messages

My application, brx729, creates a new MAPI email message and leaves it on the screen for the user to send. On one pc when it creates the email if you cancel the message my program throws the error System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800A7D01): User cancelled ...

Different versions of Office

BK - 17 May 2006 2:14 PM - 2 messages

I have a .NET Solution (currently in 2003, FW 1.1) that uses Office automation for a few things (generates a Word document, dumps datagrids to Excel, etc.). One of my programmers works on the project from time to time. We always have problems when he loads up the latest version ...

DataGrid Parent/child

Brian - 17 May 2006 2:00 PM - 2 messages

Hello all, I was wondering how one does multiple headers and a with that multiple rows for one record in vb.net Example Headers: LastName FirstName Birthday DateHire Records: Doe Jane ...

Create DB Example - It works, but is it right?

Miro - 17 May 2006 1:36 PM - 4 messages

I am teaching myself vb, and I was wondering if someone can check my code. -It works, but i was wondering if i was on the right track or if I should have done it differently. -Again - thanks in advance to everyone who has helped me so far and will ...

Cannot insert explict value for identity column in table 'Employees' when IDENTITY_INSERT is set to

Christopher Lusardi - 17 May 2006 12:25 PM - 7 messages

How can I fix this? When I do the below I get the error message: "Cannot insert explict value for identity column in table 'Employees' when IDENTITY_INSERT is set to OFF." To get this message, I click the Add button to add a new row to the ...

XML From Stored Proc

Jay - 17 May 2006 12:22 PM - 5 messages

In VB.NET (Studio 2005) I need to loop thru a result set returned from a stored proc and generate XML for each row. E.g. exex procWhatever returns: custno, lname, fname, address 2, Doe, John, 123 4th St. ...

Sync Database in VB.Net

Elioth - 17 May 2006 12:09 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I want to synchronize database SQL to SQL or Access to Access in vb.net. I need to know how to synchronize the tables schema with a Master Database and after synchronize the data in the tables in vb.net . ...

Web Browser & Navigating to pages with errors

gene kelley - 17 May 2006 11:20 AM - 3 messages

I'm using the VB2005 WebBrowser control. On occasion, a page that is navigated to contains script errors. These errors keep displaying a message box asking if I want to debug. If I manage to complete the document load, these errors keep ...

Referring to form objects from inside a thread pool

Jerry Spence1 - 17 May 2006 11:12 AM - 3 messages

One way of passing data to a thread is to encapsulate the thread inside a class. However, I can't refer to my main form objects from within the class/thread as it says "Reference to a non-shared member requires an Object ...

How to pass commands to Windows Service

JensB - 17 May 2006 8:54 AM - 2 messages

I made a Windows Service in VS 2005, that every hour replicate data between 2 Access databases on 2 different servers. This work well on my developer machine, as the connection string and path to database is hardcoded in the code. ...

Access locking and transactions

Joseph S. - 17 May 2006 8:16 AM - 3 messages

Hi all, I'm using the following setup: VB.Net (.NET framework 1.1) Access2000 SharpDevelop 1.1 for development (it is very similar to Visual Studio ..NET) using ODBCConnection, ODBCCommand, etc. The ODBC.NET and Access2000 combination supports transactions. So I've ...

Conversion of PNG to HTML Files

shun - 17 May 2006 7:57 AM - 3 messages

Hello, I would like to convert an png file to Html file. is there any file or s/w tool that works this, if there is no such tool then please give a source code if you have using VB.net ...

How to serialize into a string ?

Peter Stojkovic - 17 May 2006 6:25 AM - 7 messages

I am using a xlmserializer , to write into a file . serializer.Serialize(writer, po, ns) Everything works fine. But instead of writing into a file, i want serialize into a string. How can I do this ??? Thanks for any hint ...

DataView RowFiltering

Bernie Hunt - 17 May 2006 4:26 AM - 8 messages

I'm having trouble getting rowfiltering to work on my dataview. I have two dataviews, one with a list of shows (dvAllShows) and the other with a list of shows attended by a person(dvAttendedShows). I want to walk through all the possible shows, checking if the person attended that ...

Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET

nuoo - 17 May 2006 4:10 AM - 2 messages

Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Learn how to turn data into solutions with SQL Server 2000, Visual Basic .NET, and XML. Get a fundamental grasp of SQL Server 2000 data access, data manipulation, and data definition T-SQL programming ...

locate a desired row

wandii - 17 May 2006 12:33 AM - 3 messages

Hi, I have a datagrid attached to a datatable and upon inserting a new record how can I move the current postion to the inserted row. For example, I already have 3 records in datagrid and first row is highlighted after adding a new row, 4th one, I would ...

Events raised by Touch screens

steve - 16 May 2006 11:40 PM - 2 messages

Hi All Can anybody advise me what windows events are triggered when a touch screen is used? e.g if a button is touched does the click event still get raised, does the mouse_click event get raised? If a textbox is touched does the enter event get raised? ...

how to pull/query data from 2 Databases into 1 table using .Net?

Rich - 16 May 2006 9:58 PM - 4 messages

Hello, I need to pull data from 2 tables that reside on the same sql server but 2 different databases. In Query Analyzer I can say this select t1.*, t2.* from tbl1 t1 join database2.dbo.tbl1 t2 on t1.RecordID = ...

.NET Remoting

eSolTec, Inc. 501(c)(3) - 16 May 2006 9:54 PM - 3 messages

I have a picture window that will capture the desktop image with the mouse X & Y axsis. I would like to know how I can transmit or transport the remote image from the remote machine to my local machine and into the same picture ...

Simple FTP

eSolTec, Inc. 501(c)(3) - 16 May 2006 9:49 PM - 2 messages

I would like to know if there is an easy way to expose either with .NET remoting files and be able to transfer files from one client to another once connected TCP/IP? Also, are there links on the MSDN or other sites with ...

Open Existing Form in Panel 2

eSolTec, Inc. 501(c)(3) - 16 May 2006 9:45 PM - 3 messages

I'm building an application that has multiple forms, and I'm using a Panel Splitter. I would like to open the forms in the Panel 2 area filling panel 2. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm using the frm prefix for all my form names, i.e. frmContacts is my ...

String Name to a User Control?

Dave - 16 May 2006 9:42 PM - 5 messages

If I have a string field that contains the name of a User Control, how could I access the User Control? I need something like the following function: dim ucUC as UserControl Dim strUC as string strUC = "MyUserControl" ucUC = ToUserControl(strUC) 'Which would be the same as ucUC = MyuserControl ...

Files in an application?

Dave - 16 May 2006 9:31 PM - 3 messages

How can my executable determine the classes (specifically User Controls) in itself? My program needs to know the list of User Controls that are in it. ...

Outlook Email drag and drop

YYZ - 16 May 2006 9:27 PM - 2 messages

Problem: I need to allow my users to drag an email out of Outlook and drop it on a winform -- from there, I need to get the text of that email (not just the sender and subject) -- from there I'll save it ...

Saving a JPG from the web to local disk

Jerry Spence1 - 16 May 2006 7:59 PM - 10 messages

I have an http command such as http://<ip-Address>/getimage to get a jpg snapshot image from an IP camera. When I put this into a Web browser it shows the image OK. What I would like to go is to build some VB.Net to be able to save this ...

Confusion over namespaces

Epetruk - 16 May 2006 7:46 PM - 2 messages

Hello, I have a solution with two projects. One of the projects is called MyProj with a root namespace called MyProj.Obj. The single source (vb) file for MyProj has a class called Obj. There is no enclosing namespace, i.e. the class declaration is at the top of the file. ...

CSV file reading every other record...

Basic "Help" Question

Byte to Chr - not correctly translated!!

GetDefaultPrinter

User Software Settings and System Software Settings in Windows Regsitry

Reflection problem

Get error when try to set DataColumn variable again

VB.NET Windows Service Question (Timing)

dt.reset() destroys independent datarow in memory

How Do I Put An End Of Line Character In A TextBox

Method Access

Databinding 2 comboboxes to the same Datasource

Dynamically Create Timers are Run-Time

VB Express - How to access query value on my form?

Synchronize Database

VS2003 and VS2005 Side by Side

Frustrated trying to use "pure" VS.NET to access database properties

Wall chart of VB.net class structure?

Export to excel without using office automation

Detect if Themes are enabled?

SQLConnection

Opposite of Graphics.FromImage

ADO.NET Error

Setting focus

Visual Basic Hang

Strongly typed datasets and web services

File difference algorithm

Not inheriting members from the base

excel range: how to tell it to move one row down?

eventlog monitoring

indirectly setting a property of a class

How many jobs are waiting in the printer's queue

force next iteration in for...next

can I write a select ..where.. against a table in a dataset?

Help needed to locate Documentation Authoring Tool for VB.Net 2.0

Change Screen Resolution in VB.NET?????

Problem adding currency in VB6

Check if Component is not disposed?

Understanding tcpListener

How to view objects properties for DataBind

VB Resource Kit

Class name for current instance

MDI Form controls

Socket API Documentation?

File lock

desktop color picker

AccessDB on a WebServer

DataGrid / Dataset / DataAdaptor / DataBase updat problem - please

CSV PROBLEM

Access mdb file on server

Setting Limitation to number of Rows in DataGrid?

Date = Yesterday?

How to add a new record in DataGridView? (For Web Project)

Server calls client behind firewall/NAT

convert byte() in ASCII code to letters?

Raise Maximum Compiler Error Limit?

Alert message box help

Making Outlook 2003 Style Navigation Bar in VB.Net 2005 ?

Need one Regular Expression

word automation bookmarks

Hide an application to taskbar by the clock

Storing collection of one class inside another

Access MDI child properties generically