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Score Application.StartupPath
Rick - 28 Oct 2006 7:27 PM - 5 messages
I have a VB.Net 2005 application that I am publishing to a network file server. The app reads an xml file that has some database connection information in it.  This xml file is located in the same folder as the executable. ...
Score Update in DB but not in SELECT
Stephen Plotnick - 28 Oct 2006 6:59 PM - 2 messages
I do an UPDATE with SQL using OLEDB and when I try to go back to the Select statement it does not find the updated field. If I try SELECT a second time they are there. I did look at the actual Access DB and the field is updated properly after ...
Score mcisendcommand
Torpedoke - 28 Oct 2006 6:50 PM - 2 messages
Hi, I want to play wav-files on different soundcards and therefor I think I need the command mcisendcommand.  Because I don't find any thing on the internet I would like to ask you guys here if there is somebody how may ...
Score Add Icons to %SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll
Pebeco2 - 28 Oct 2006 6:41 PM - 3 messages
Is there a procedure  to add Icons from clip art or other internet downloads to "shell32.dll" so they may bused for desk top Icons? Or is there another way to use downloaded pics  to use as desk top icons? ...
Score Selecting a single node in 'XML'
John Barleycorn - 28 Oct 2006 6:08 PM - 9 messages
Hi I'm sorry if this question is a bit basic for most people, but I'm really new to VB (I'm using the .NET 2005 Express Edition), but I've set myself a task and would love to see it through. ...
Score turn off assertions in VB 2005
douglass_davis - 28 Oct 2006 5:51 PM - 5 messages
Say I would like to use assertions to make sure correct inputs are given to a procedure.  But, I want to  do this in testing only, not in production. I saw Debug.Assert, which is nice, but does VB.NET have a feature where ...
Score Graph control
Esha - 28 Oct 2006 4:21 PM - 6 messages
I was asked by my boss to create representation of data by Graphs in VB 6 application. I checked the features of VB6 Graph control as well as Excel graphs. They are not good enough. I tried to find any third party ocx and all I found do not look good enough ...
Score webreq.getresponse exceptions
cj - 28 Oct 2006 12:30 PM - 5 messages
VB 2003 I have a programs that accepts TCPIP requests and processes them.  A thread is created to handle each TCPIP connection.  Part of handling the request is involves making a webrequest. webReq = Net.HttpWebRequest.Create(URL) webReq.Timeout = 60000 ...
Score Adding a Web Reference into a Windows Project
Jerry Spence1 - 28 Oct 2006 12:21 PM - 4 messages
I have a windows based VBNet project and someone has written a small SOAP program that is called FileUpload.asmx. I want to add a reference to this in my project, but when I add a reference the default extensions I am allowed ...
Score CONNECTING PRINTER FROM VB.NET 2005
Morten Fagermoen - 28 Oct 2006 9:39 AM - 3 messages
Hi! What is the easiest way to connect (a network printer) and set a default printer from a VB.NET 2005 application? Regards Morten Fagermoen ...
Score Constants can't be defined in a namespace. WTH?
PC - 28 Oct 2006 2:06 AM - 7 messages
Gentlesofts, Forgive me.  I'm an abject newbie in your world, using VB 2005 with the dot-Net wonderfulness. So, I'm writing a wonderful class or two to interface with a solemnly ancient database.  In times recently past, I would have done this with ...
Score Math class for Visual Basic.NET (matrix operations)
Ing. Carlos Villaseñor M. - 28 Oct 2006 12:00 AM - 11 messages
Hi everybody! I have developed in C# and got in a news group a math class that make matrix operations, eigenvals, eigenvecs, stat functions and much more, but now I trying to develop software in Visual Basic.NET and wondering if does exist ...
Score Determine if xml is malformed
Glenn Palomar - 27 Oct 2006 11:14 PM - 3 messages
Hi, I have an xml file that looks like below. It contains a DOCTYPE declaration followed by the data itself. <!DOCTYPE LIB[ <!ELEMENT LIB (TEST?,OS*)> <!ELEMENT TEST EMPTY> <!ELEMENT OS (TEST?,SP*)> ...
Score Get the number of fils in C:\ partition
paraidy - 27 Oct 2006 10:31 PM - 3 messages
Hi guys, i want to know the total number of files in my C:\ partition, how can i do this? Thx all :) ...
Score Errors in Page directive
Nathan Sokalski - 27 Oct 2006 8:07 PM - 3 messages
I have a couple pages in my application that show errors in the Page directive that I cannot find. Here is a copy of my Page directive and the errors that it lists for it: <%@ Page Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeBehind="adminhome.aspx.vb" Inherits="AFBE.adminhome" %> ...
Score datagrid help
JFB - 27 Oct 2006 7:15 PM - 2 messages
Hi All, I have a datagrid on asp.net using VS2003. Does anybody create a link inside the datagrid and open a little window with a texarea field, and this field is related to the item on my datagrid with a ...
Score user rights for running VB
Andy - 27 Oct 2006 7:13 PM - 6 messages
Hi What user rights are necessary to run Vb.net 2005? I've tried to have only ordinary user rights when I start VB.net the first time and get some strange messages. /A. ...
Score Date from Double
rushaustin - 27 Oct 2006 6:58 PM - 3 messages
Hello, In SQL, if I do Select cast (37797.8159722222 as datetime)as DateFromDecimal i get 2003-06-27 19:34:59.997 as the return. in VB.NET if I do: Dim idate As Date idate = Date.FromOADate(37797.8159722222) ...
Score What type of control to use
Steve Long - 27 Oct 2006 6:20 PM - 4 messages
Hello all. I'm having to do something I haven't done before and I don't know what type of control to use for this. This is basically like the "Title" box that you get in an MS PowerPoint slide when you add a new slide. You get ...
Score when to use an Interface (the template like thing) in my project?
Rich - 27 Oct 2006 5:09 PM - 2 messages
Hello, my project (vb2005) contains several classes that each produce lists of data which get stored/displayed in ado.net tables that have the same structure for each of the lists produced by each class.  Class1 produces 3 lists which get ...
Score Simple thread implementation not working.
ctbfalcon@gmail.com - 27 Oct 2006 5:06 PM - 4 messages
So I have a progress bar that I would like to be diplayed as the program is working on adding a network printer.  I want to do this because while the program is "thinking" the user is not sure if it is ...
Score Existential question!
Anil Gupte - 27 Oct 2006 4:44 PM - 8 messages
As in "Who am I?" or better "Who am Me?" When I use: Dim X0 As Integer = ActiveForm.Location.X Dim Y0 As Integer = ActiveForm.Location.Y Dim strTest As String = ActiveForm.Name Dim SIX0 = X0 + 560 Dim SIY0 = Y0 - 30 ...
Score Exception message
Darin - 27 Oct 2006 4:31 PM - 5 messages
Some of our customers get this message, occasionally and randomly. What does it mean and what can I do to trap it or (better yet) fix it so it doesn't occur? See the end of this message for details on invoking ...
Score How to tell if my app is running on laptop or desktop?
Terry Olsen - 27 Oct 2006 4:24 PM - 7 messages
Is there a way through WMI or another method that I can tell if my app is running on a laptop or desktop? The Win32_ComputerSystem::PcSystemType property is not available on anything below Vista. *** Sent via Developersdex [link] *** ...
Score how to check whether a number is an integer?
André - 27 Oct 2006 4:13 PM - 7 messages
Hello, I need to know whether the result of a division is a integer or not. dim x =60 dim y = 3 if x/y is a integer then .... else .... end if How can i know that? Thanks André ...
Score vb.net; controls
jax1148 - 27 Oct 2006 3:57 PM - 10 messages
In vb6 a group of controls ie command buttons could be refered to by an index number ie cmdWord(4). This was accomplished by using the index property of the control. Vb.net does not seem to have the index ...
Score How to Reference a .Net Assembly from within VBA?
TCook - 27 Oct 2006 3:45 PM - 4 messages
Hey All, I want to create an assembly in .Net that I can reference and use in VBA. I have a sample assembly that I've strongly named and that is loaded in the GAC.  However, I can not see from within VBA. ...
Score Detecting textchanged event when user initiates it
Jerry Spence1 - 27 Oct 2006 3:24 PM - 8 messages
I want to fire an event when the user changes text, but I don't want to fire it when the program changes the text. This must be a very common thing to do, and I was wondering if there was a better event to use. I know there is ...
Score Adding Lines to Access Database
Justin Fancy - 27 Oct 2006 12:56 PM - 6 messages
Hi everyone, I need some help. I'm placing text files into a created database using vb.Net. The problem is that, i need two seperate sql statements to add both files because they are in different loops. My output comes out to ...
Score Calendar
Binu C - 27 Oct 2006 12:45 PM - 3 messages
i hav a prob in VB...plz help 1. i use a buit-in calendar in the form, i want the system date to be marked in the calendar by default,which is not happening in my case. 2. Also, i use a CommonDialog control for show open. But the prob is ...
Score Creating a new database with limits using SMO
Robinson - 27 Oct 2006 12:09 PM - 4 messages
Hi, Using SMO (VB.NET), I'm creating a new database as shown below.  I would like to change the growth size of the database (to 10%, it's defaulting to 1mb at the moment) and also to set the maximum size I will allow it to grow ...
Score Communicate with parallel port via web interphace
nevermind - 27 Oct 2006 7:26 AM - 3 messages
Guys, i want to do project in which i will be able to control parallel port pins with a web interface.Does anyonehave any ideas to start with. Thanks ...
Score Starting field on a form
Stephen Plotnick - 27 Oct 2006 5:50 AM - 3 messages
I have a form that does get initalized with the cursor in the proper field. After hitting a button and calling another for I go back and clear the DS and rebuild a grid; unfortunately the active field is still the button and I ...
Score disappearing control
iwdu15 - 27 Oct 2006 12:56 AM - 3 messages
hi, im wondering if anyone else has had this problem. Whats going on, is this: i have a tab control with 8 tab pages, each with about 10 controls. Once and awhile, my ToolStrips will just randomly disappear from the designer ...
Score Merging two VB.NET projects
Daniel Manes - 27 Oct 2006 12:12 AM - 16 messages
Working w/ someone in my company. We've both developed a project in VB.NET, and now we want to merge them into a single project/solution so they can communicate with each other. The communication is fairly simple stuff (e.g., if user selects a row in a DataGridView in one ...
Score Adding a resource at compile time
iwdu15 - 26 Oct 2006 11:48 PM - 2 messages
Hi, im making a freeware setup program. Im wondering if it is possible to add a resource (such as a file with information for the app to use) then compile the source code, all automatically? thanks ...
Score Asynchronous Socket Server Question
Engineerik - 26 Oct 2006 9:46 PM - 5 messages
I am trying to create a socket server which will listen for connections from multiple clients and call subroutines in a Fortran DLL and pass the results back to the client.  The asynchronous socket client and asynchronous socket server example code provided in the .NET framework developers guide is a ...
Score how to put two textboxes under each other?
Cas - 26 Oct 2006 8:20 PM - 10 messages
Hi, I create two textboxes and two labels. My problem is that: i want to get them under each other instead of beside each other. My second problem is that i want to have more spaces between the label and ...
Score where should the client app write the xml file to?
Rich - 26 Oct 2006 7:55 PM - 3 messages
Hello, I have a winform app that end users in my company use for various operations - mainly searching stuff.  It is a VB2005 app.  People enter parameters and want to be able to recall what parameters they have entered.  Right now I ...
Score the find in a dataview???
Raul - 26 Oct 2006 7:01 PM - 2 messages
My problem is the following one it is in a datagridview I am showing some data and I would like to locate me in a certain line. Ex. Locate me in a line that has the telephone 999 and this orderly one for ...
Score Run VB.net application in Access 97
Amino - 26 Oct 2006 6:35 PM - 3 messages
I have a vb.net application (it's a form basicly) that I need to run it on MS Access 97. Is it possible to write a .net Add-in for that?? ...
Score Portable IDE for USB Drive
Bryan - 26 Oct 2006 5:53 PM - 2 messages
I often want to do some coding on my school's computers which don't have any development software installed.  Has anyone seen an IDE app that can be run from a USB device and that supports intellisense?  I ...
Score ItemData
John Brown - 26 Oct 2006 5:51 PM - 5 messages
I am just starting with VB 2005 . VB6 list boxes and combo boxes had ItemData property. I utilized that feature a lot because all I want to create a transaction or entry in a DataBase is the item ID anyway. VB.Net boxes do not ...
Score All possible paths in decision tree
Daniel - 26 Oct 2006 4:42 PM - 6 messages
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Score Write a News server.
TClancey - 26 Oct 2006 3:54 PM - 3 messages
Hi all. I'm a little fed up with having to run Outlook Express on all my clients for News, Outlook just doesn't cut it either! I want to write a server based app that will conect and sync, then write a ...
Score Logon method of the Outlook NameSpace Object
Manuel - 26 Oct 2006 3:41 PM - 7 messages
Hi, Using the PIA "Microsoft Outlook 11 Object Library". I've noticed that the Logon method of the NameSpace Object is simply ignored. My Outlook 2003 is full updated. For example if I write: Dim oApp As New Outlook.Application ...
Score Don't show full path
Mike OKC - 26 Oct 2006 3:08 PM - 8 messages
The Directory.GetFiles method will bring back the file name including the path.  I just want the file name, not the path. For Each strFile In Directory.GetFiles(strLocalPath)     Me.lstLocal.Items.Add(strFile.ToString) Next ...
Score Should I write a service?
TClancey - 26 Oct 2006 2:55 PM - 8 messages
Hi all.  I hope someone can give me a few pointers on 'best practice' for an app I'm about to start. I'm writing a small and simple label design application, users will define text fields on the label in a GUI, some data may come from a database. ...
Score reloading a form
Gonzosez - 26 Oct 2006 2:38 PM - 2 messages
I have a form that connects to a database. When the form loads if it can not connect to the database (connection info stored in registry)  it opens a 2nd form that asks for set up information. Once the setup is complete I need to re run the ...
Score DataSet sum
amarrr - 26 Oct 2006 12:29 PM - 4 messages
Hi, I have just started working with ADO.NET and VB.NET and have a question. I have dataset with tables.. This table contains a 4 column called ID,name,IDacc,price. How can I sum value in columns price where values in columns IDacc is equal.... ...
Score Graphics.MeasureString
Anil Gupte - 26 Oct 2006 12:23 PM - 5 messages
I copied the following almost directly from [link] Dim instance As Graphics Dim text As String 'Dim strfont As Font Dim returnValue As SizeF text = "asdas asd asd asd" Dim strfont As New Font("Arial", 16) ...
Score Convert String To dot Net Form Load Code
Aaron_nesbitt - 26 Oct 2006 11:21 AM - 2 messages
Hi, Is there any way to convert a sting (Pulled from a data tabel) into VB.NET code? The original case statment looked like this: Select Case e.Link.ItemName       Case "frmNEWFORM"         Dim f As frmNEWFORM ...
Score Trapping System.NullReferenceException on start-up
Mark Raishbrook - 26 Oct 2006 11:05 AM - 3 messages
A client of mine is getting a NullReferenceException when starting up a small app I've written. I've traced the cause to an unregistered DLL the app references, so the error itself is not the problem. What I would like to do ...
Score Graphics, but keeping size down
Jarry - 26 Oct 2006 9:21 AM - 5 messages
What are the rules on how VB.Net 2005 packages graphics? If I use the same graphic in two different picture boxes, does both the images count towards the final size? What if I start with image really small and ...
Score vb, vb.net, & vba
DesCF - 26 Oct 2006 8:56 AM - 20 messages
What are the differences between vb, vb.net, & vba ? ...
Score is this dataset table select correct"
GS - 26 Oct 2006 6:51 AM - 3 messages
If I want to find in the row of  "codetable" with codeTblName like "mypattern%" and Code like "abc%" MyDataSet.codetable.select("codeTblName like 'mypattern%' and Code like 'abc%'") does the above have the select parameter in the correct format? ...
Score submenuitems not opening
JR - 26 Oct 2006 4:14 AM - 4 messages
Hi, I make some menuitems at runtime. When the user changes somethings it will be necesairely to change that menu. so i use clear to empty the menu and add them all again with the new ones. the first the the menu is fine but after deleting and adding the little ...
Score animated gif from .net
chad - 26 Oct 2006 2:00 AM - 3 messages
anyone knows of any resources for creating an animated gif file from a sequence of stills like jpgs or bmps using .Net ? ...
Score Attributes question
Esha - 26 Oct 2006 1:41 AM - 3 messages
I'm learning Attribute stuff by reading MSDN topics. I'm creating a new Property for Custom Control. I'm trying to add an Attribute to the Property this way: <Category("Alignment"), Description("Specifies the alignment of text.")> _ ...
Score "ieframe.dll failed to register"
Paul - 26 Oct 2006 1:25 AM - 4 messages
I have a vb.net windows application that I have been developing for some time and installations have always gone fine.  It does have a couple of web references. Recently, I get an error that the ieframe.dll failed to register. ...
Score Zip SharpZipLib examples for VB
CodeTalker - 26 Oct 2006 12:38 AM - 4 messages
I am new to VB.NET and SharpZipLib for that matter. I need the ability to zip a single file. I have found many examples of unzipping a zip file but not one to actually zip one. If anyone has an example of this ...
Score VB6 Transfer w/ no CD
Jeff - 25 Oct 2006 11:41 PM - 3 messages
Hello, I recently lost my VB6 Enterprise CD during a move to a new location. I have VB6 installed on a family computer and have not taken that computer with me. Is there any way to transfer the VB6 program from that computer to ...
Score convert text to decimal
xla76 - 25 Oct 2006 8:16 PM - 4 messages
Hi all, I am trying to follow some instructions for setting a password for VNC. unfortunately I get stuck at the first hurdle: ''DecimalPassword = your password converted to decimal, separated by spaces. ie "255 255 255"' How do I do that? I tried double.parse with no luck. ...
Score resizing controls (webbrowser control)
Bill Nguyen - 25 Oct 2006 7:46 PM - 6 messages
I put 4 webbrower controls on a winform. I can set the initial position of the controls during design time. however, I need to be able to allow isers to resize the windows (maximize, for example) and have the browser windows ...
Score how to set the Application.ProductVersion
Aussie Rules - 25 Oct 2006 7:31 PM - 6 messages
Hi, How do I set the application productversion. I can see in the publish section where I can set it, but no matter what I set this to, the productversion is different Thanks ...
Score Text file vs DB
Daniel - 25 Oct 2006 7:14 PM - 3 messages
Hi all, I am designing an app to run on Windows Mobile 5 using VB.NET 2005.  The app will make use of a couple of static tables for reading data and 1 table of data which the user will modify.  Currently I am trying to decide how ...
Score only for expert: what's wrong with this code?
Cas - 25 Oct 2006 7:14 PM - 4 messages
Hi, I want to use a detailsview only for inserting data into a database (for a survey). In order to check the inputted data, i need Templatefield. So I defined a detailsview and a SqlDataSource in the aspx file. The creation of the templatefields are done programmatically, because the ...
Score .net interfacing with access....
Learning - 25 Oct 2006 5:36 PM - 2 messages
Hello, Can anybody give me a quikie example how to connect to a access database to retrieve, input records? I know recordssets but just installed .net and recordsets seem to not exist anymore. All the info I have seen about datasets, datacommands, Datatables, ...
Score System.AccessViolationException
James Arnold - 25 Oct 2006 5:02 PM - 3 messages
I am getting the following error message in my WinForms project: --- An unhandled exception of type 'System.AccessViolationException' occurred in System.Windows.Forms.dll Additional information: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. ...
Score VB 6.0
Binu C - 25 Oct 2006 4:40 PM - 4 messages
hi all i have 2 forms (say A & B). form A has an open dialog box. plz tell me how to capture the whole path of the selected file into a string.Also, i need to use that string in form B.so how to retain the value of that ...
Score How to uninstall msi silently
Milan - 25 Oct 2006 3:50 PM - 2 messages
Hi, How to uninstall msi silently ? I m using VS2005 would like to uninstalled privious version silently. Kindly guide Milan ...
Score How to capture Mouse clicks and Keystrokes in a VB app
TC - 25 Oct 2006 3:45 PM - 3 messages
Hello, I need to build a very simple text editor. The requirement is that the input screen should be divided into 'm*n' cells ('m' rows, 'n' columns, with each cell of a fixed size). Whenever the user wants to ...
Score Security and file permissions....
Robinson - 25 Oct 2006 3:23 PM - 4 messages
May I be so bold as to run a scenario by you and solicit some advice on the best way to proceed? I have a database (SQL Server), which stores paths of image files on disk (on the server).  I have a client program on a remote machine that runs ...
Score Poor performance IDE. Urgent suggestion needed.
Aykut Canturk - 25 Oct 2006 2:43 PM - 6 messages
Dear friends, I recently decided to move vb.net 2005 from vb6. my projects has average of 200 forms and 20 modules. I mostly write enterprise solution about production automation like applications. In VB6 it takes 15 to 20 second to open a project and almost less than 2 ...
Score Copying from one Database to another VB 2005
Ryan - 25 Oct 2006 1:57 PM - 7 messages
I have 2 Access '97 databases.  I am trying to migrate all the data from one to the other (append to existing records).  I do not have Access '97 and opening with Access XP or later causes problems.  I have found I can connect ...
Score Start up form
Brett Wesoloski - 25 Oct 2006 1:44 PM - 5 messages
I just want to change the start up form.  I did look under the projects-application  properties but there is nothing to change.  I would expect it to be in the start up object but all that was there was ...
Score Pulling data objects from a collection of various data types stored
kevinwolfe - 25 Oct 2006 1:03 PM - 2 messages
Hello all, I have a class which inherits 'Collection' and I use this class to store different data types.  I'd like to have a method inside the class that does the following:         For Each obj As Object In new_linked_collection ...
Score webservice function
Eduardo Silva - 25 Oct 2006 10:56 AM - 3 messages
Hi,     I am doing a webservice base in a herarchy of classes and every thing is working fine unlit the client ask me to have a value as an atribute of a node and with the classes I only found the way to create nodes like that ...
Score width of listview's columns
Sbroeff - 25 Oct 2006 9:21 AM - 2 messages
Hi, i have a problem with a listview. I would that the width of listview's columns are not modifiable both with doubl-click and with dragging. thanks for help ...
Score Building SNMP Trap Sender
Sleurhutje - 25 Oct 2006 8:57 AM - 3 messages
Hi, I need to add SNMP functionality to an existing app. I need to be able to read specific real-time data from another system using SNMP traps. Anyone know a good sample or libs that can do this? ...
Score Icon problems
John Dann - 25 Oct 2006 8:41 AM - 3 messages
I'm struggling to add an icon to my VB2005 program. I've pointed to the icon I want to use in Project | Properties, the icon itself appears alongside the icon path and the icon file has been copied into ...
Score Empty string comparisons
Neville Lang - 25 Oct 2006 6:33 AM - 27 messages
Hi all, I am having a memory blank at the moment. I have been writing in C# for a number of years and now need to do something in VB.NET, so forgive me such a primitive question. In C#, I test whether a string has a value or not by the following syntax: ...
Score Sending CHR(7) to cash drawer to Open
Hector M Banda - 25 Oct 2006 3:01 AM - 5 messages
Hi all, How can I send chr(7) thru VB2005 using the parallel port? BTW This is for a POS system. Thanks, -hb ...
Score Outlook PST Files
H. Dederichs - 24 Oct 2006 10:36 PM - 10 messages
Hello NG, I would like to read and write Outlook PST-Files with my VB.NET application natively. Is there anyone who can help me with this issue? Since PST-Files are "also" Databases, aren't they? Maybe there ist a way to do this with an Active Sync API if existing? ...
Score SQL staments with ADO in Excell
jamie - 24 Oct 2006 9:07 PM - 4 messages
Hello, I have a SQL question with regards to retrieving data from an Access DB. When I use this querry in Access, it works fine, but when I try to get data, from Access, using the querry it does not reocnize functions like ...
Score Looping through files to compare
Justin Fancy - 24 Oct 2006 6:05 PM - 7 messages
Hi Everyone, I'm lookin for a very confusing loop (to me), to compare two files. Here it is. I have two arrays with paths stored in both. example: /en/aviation/you.htm. I need to search array two for all the paths in array 1. If it finds ...
Score Collection Question
Brett Wesoloski - 24 Oct 2006 3:54 PM - 3 messages
I have a collection that I add my objects to.  When I go to remove an object from the collect I get an error {"Cannot remove the specified item because it was not found in the specified Collection."} Now I do understand what it is saying but I know the object is in the ...
Score Systray Icon
Nate - 24 Oct 2006 3:30 PM - 9 messages
ok, So .net makes it pretty easy to add a systray icon now.  However, does anyone know of a way to force the text (tooltip) to appear.  Instead of it only appearing when the mouse goes over it can it be forced to appear for ...
Score Determine what current drive letter is?
johnb41 - 24 Oct 2006 3:10 PM - 4 messages
I need to find out what the current drive letter that is being used for the application.  Because i want to copy/move files to a fixed path, and don't want to hard code in "C:\" when it's not certain that the ...
Score using an alternate Windows login with integrated security
PJ6 - 24 Oct 2006 2:13 PM - 2 messages
I'm posting here because I struck out using Google and everyone else I've asked is scratching their heads. In one project we have a DBA that instists that an app connect to SQL Server using a Windows service account. This ...
Score Combine a SQL connection with a QDBC connection
Holmsey - 24 Oct 2006 2:12 PM - 2 messages
Hi, I need a ODBC connection (a quickbooks file) to intereact with a SQL database in VB.net. Is this possible? If so how do I do it? I want to show a datagrid with results from my SQL database and part of a ...
Score audio functions in Winmm.dll
ray well - 24 Oct 2006 2:02 PM - 2 messages
i need to play (in a windows app) all or part of wav/mp3/midi files thru software without a user interface. i also need to allow the user to choose the midi instrument to play the midi files by filling a list box with ...
Score Regular Expressions .NET
Justin Fancy - 24 Oct 2006 1:59 PM - 7 messages
I am new to regular expressions with .net. I was wondering if someone could help me out. I'm looking for the lines of code that will replace C: with nothing(""), AND all backslashes"\" to forward slashes"/". Example: ORGINAL x:\en\aviation\users.htm ...
Score Issue with VB6 using a .NET DLL on one PC with Windows 2000 Server
partybob99 - 24 Oct 2006 1:21 PM - 4 messages
Hi everyone. I have a very strange problem and I have no idea how to correct it. I created a VB.NET DLL that is used by several different apps for password file encryption/decryption.  I have the original .NET DLL and ...
Score Quick SQLclient Data Access ASPX / VB .NET
Ben - 24 Oct 2006 10:43 AM - 2 messages
Hi We have a shared webhosting that provides us SQL Server databases with SqlClient access only. We have many tables that we need access to but just want to provide 'rough and ready' add, modify, delete records.  Because there are so many tables we ...
Score how to round number to custom step (0.25, 20, 100...)
ibiza - 24 Oct 2006 3:55 AM - 6 messages
Hi all, I'd need a function that would rounds values like : d = roundTo(64.2, 0.25) ' returns 64.25 d = roundTo(64.2, 10) ' returns 64 d = roundTo(64.2, 100) ' returns 100 well, that rounds a value to the given step...with rounding up if it is ...
Score Sum of a DataGridView column
Tony A. - 24 Oct 2006 3:14 AM - 3 messages
On a Windows form I have a DataGridView.  I woulkd like to display the sum of some of the columns in the DataGridView, but I can't firnd any information on how to do this.  Any suggestion on how I can best do this?  Thanks in advance. ...
Score Compilation in dot NET
yahoo - 24 Oct 2006 3:08 AM - 4 messages
Hi everyone ! can any one know the actual compilaion process ( in VB.Net) from source code to MSIL. I know it is done by compiler but I want to know how compiler change source code to MSIL. Thanks Bhuwan Bhaskar ...
Score Shared Compression for VB.NET and PHP
MARTIN LANNY - 24 Oct 2006 2:15 AM - 2 messages
Upon a call from my windows based vb.net program, Php script on a remote server grabs data from MySQL database and exports it into string and saves to a txt file I download and parse in my VB.NET application. ...
Score Bug in Radio Button (or weird feature)
Shane - 23 Oct 2006 9:26 PM - 2 messages
I think that I found a bug in the Radio Button, and I wanted to give everybody a "Heads Up". I spent three days doing trial and error until I found a work around. I created a user control with a text box and two radio buttons. The ...
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