When I work with Windows Application in VS 2005 I do the following:1. I need to make some changes and do not want to lose the original code - I copy entire folder of my solution let's say MySolution1, name it as MySolution2.2. I double click on MySolution.sln file in the folder MySolution2.3. I...

I am redevoping an application originally written in Visual Studio 6, Accessdb ; and Embedded ce.I am now using Visual Studio 2005 (with the Windows Mobile extensions); SQL Compact. This is on a Vista machine. I am new to this environment.I have the Visual Studio and the SQL Compact installed and...

Dear colleagues, I am new to .net programming and I have to create an aspx form that - would have a variable number of rows, a variable number of colums (i know the max number of columns max 15). - last column will have a button (or link) that should delete the current row upon clicking it - each...

i want the money in numbers to be converted to words i.e in crores,lakhs,thousands,hundred.........

Hi. I have an aspx page that has a repeater and each item in the repeater is an userControl. the user control has 2 dropdown box and an edit box.Now it is displaying correctly, the user makes a selection in the dropdown types some text in the edit box then he hits the save buton located in the form....

Hi everybody, long time. :wave: I have a question regarding WinAPI and perhaps someone can help me (should be simple but not trivial).I want to call a menu item of another application (maybe using SendMessage - I don't know). Anyone has an example?Also, I want to put the menu of the other appl...

Hi all,<br/>How can I check whether two IP addresses typed by a user falls under the same subnet mask?<br/>Thanks in advance!!!

Is there any free install-maker for VB Express with following features:- checking "framework" and installing if need- creating "uninstall" option.- copying program into "Program files", preferably. Easy of use is also priority.I need it for VB "windows forms -based" application.Please let me know na...

I'd like to know if there is an 'elegant' way to determine:a) if the computer is 'locked', andb) if there are no users 'logged in'Also, are there any VB.Net exposed events triggered when a user selects 'Suspend', 'Hibernate', 'Log out...

Hi to all!, i'm here another time :PI'm using this function to convert an image into an array of bytes, so with this i can save it to image field on sql express 2k5.Public Shared Function Image2Bytes(ByVal img As Image) As Byte() Dim sTemp As String = Path.GetTempFileName() D...

Is it possible and how to bring application to front ? My program does something with Excel and also opens Word to process a document, and finally I can't show my application after it finishes processing. In VB 6 i did the trick with "Me.SetFocus"In Visual Basic 2005 Express I try the follow...

Admittedly, I don't know a *lot* about how web-proxies work and what they're capable of - so I'll simply post my requirements and leave it to you experts to recommend how I should proceed - by either developing something new, or leveraging an existing product...Simplified Problem:I ha...

How do you create a Property which is a Collection or List of type String? When I tried doing this with Collection, it appeared to work but the values never got saved for some reason. When I did the same thing for List, I got the following error when trying to add strings to the List:Constructor on...

Im working on my first ever VB program in VB 2005 Express and im almost finished. But im having trouble creating pipe separators for the filters. Any help is appreciated . thanks, <br/>Anaconda

hi all,I need some information about 2 things related to shared variable/object/function in a webservice :1) if I declare a variable/object in a webservice as a shared, does it means that the it's value will be shared to all webservice clients?2) and if I have a function (in a webservice) :publ...

I am accessing a COM DLL at runtime using the System.Reflection namespace and am getting the message "Ambiguous match found" when I execute the call to one of the methods in the DLL.Using the Object Browser I can see what the problem is. The class contains two methods that have the same name but dif...

I do not understand how to dynamically load a form. I have a list of choices the user can select, (from a treeview) and when the user clicks a node I want a form to load on the screen. How can I load a form dynamically?I know how to:dim frm as frmNamefrm = new frmNamefrm.show()However, what if the...

I have a main menu form, containing a split container where the left panel holds a sidebar control (to load forms into the right panel). So, the user can have multiple forms open at a time on the right side, but my question is:Is there a way to determine which form has focus? I might need to chang...

hi<br/>I am trying to convert a number,say 8 to time format,say 08:00:00.<br/>how to do this.<br/>can anyone help me

Hello, I have a MDI application, and on the left side is a panel which contains a 'outlook style' side bar, and treeview control so the user can navigate and open multiple forms.However, I have changed the 'main' form to be a MDI, so I can better manage the open forms, but how do...

Im trying to make an aplication to update an sql table in a specific date/time. I have created the service that do this and created a user interface to the schedulle configuration (not in the same project). But i dont have idea how to know if the service is executing at that moment the code that u...

Hi, i'm developing a maintenance form for a table(s) in a sql database using VB.NET 2005.I have many binding controls attached to the form.At this point i need to add transactions to it.. How is the best way to add transactions using bindings components?Some examples over here?Thanks in advance...

Hello all,I have a need for some icons, and images to use in an application. Where can I get some folder type icons (to use in a treeview) where there is no cost or royalty attached to it?I need a folder, a file, and various related icons, and am not very good at creating my own graphics,Thanks for...

Hi,I am planning on storing my connection string information in the app.config file, however is there a way I can store the app.config file on a server, or some how keep connection strings on the server, so that the typical user can not edit the config file on their client?Or, is there a better way...

iv create a client/server application and i create new thread each time a new client is connected to the server. my problem now is how i could stop the thread once im done processing the data?I store the thread id in a variable but i dont know how to use this Id to stop/abort a specific thread. Hop...

I know uncaught exceptions are meant to crash the application. However, when I run the application in debug mode an uncaught exception causes the application to crash.I am using the Lotus Notes Domino objects COM. I have concluded that during normal operation the API can perform an normal clean-up a...

When I set up and install an application, under control panel and install/uninstall programs, the application shows up, with the publisher of "Hewlett-Packard" (the machine brand of my development computer).I believe this is because when installing visual studio 2005, I clicked through defaults of w...

I am developing a prototype for a database application that will run on the Windows Mobile 5 paltform. I'm new to the .NET environment so its all a bit of a struggle at this point in time.I did some test db applications with Visual Studio 2005; VB; non-mobile prorject; and SQL compact. I got...

i am using dot net 2003 with oracle 10g as backend. i want to add two columns in datagrid and show the result in the corresponding row.pls help me.<br/>sum1 sum2 total<br/>1000 500 1500<br/>100 200 300

I am creating an app, with a SQL server back end, and was planning on just using a connection string stored in app.config where it checked windows authentication. We changed gears and now want to have the user 'connect' by going through the menu system like File -> Connectand a dialog...

In the help section of my program, I would like to create a "What's this?" page with a form from the program where users can put the cursor over different controls and a pop-up will tell them what it is and what it does. Does anyone know if this is possible in VB.NET 2003?<br/>Thanks.

I'm using VB.NET 2003. On one form, the user enters data via radiobuttons and checkboxes. They also have the option of assigning each group of radiobuttons or checkboxes to a various scoring category (1-8). The idea is that points are assigned based upon which checkbox or radiobutton is sele...

Can someone please help, I am totally confused how to use connection strings in the app.config. I mostly have been creating web applications, but now am involved in a windows application project. I am used to keeping my connection strings int he web.config on the server, and having the code pick a...

OK,I've created a custom Calendar control that works very well. I'm now trying to provide the user a way to load and save the Calendar data. I've chosen to save the data in a Collection (Of RichTextBox).Here's the Property definition:Private m_MonthItemCollection As New Collectio...

I am working in VB.net 2003.The project is to convert some fortran code to vb.I have a set of fortran routines and one function.I have converted them to the best of my abilty but have a few remaining problems: (at least I hope so)Problem 1^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^"Value of type 'Double' cannot be...

In vb6 i could use api functions to say reboot a machine or open a word doc from a VB app.<br/>In vb.net how do i do those things as it has changed. There are no api commands now .

Hi another time, i'm using vb2005 and have this problem..I have a solution that have at least two forms.. In form1 i have a button with this codeDim FormTest As New Form2FormTest.ShowModal()The form2 shows fine in modal.. but the form_load event doesn't fire!I have put a breakpoint on load...

Hi guys,I want to create installation package which should contain four applications and these application should install in a linear fashion (one after the other). I tried creating setup and deployment project in Visual studio 2005 but cant get how to bundle four installation files into a single pa...

Hi,I encountered a problem. I have VS.NET 2005 instaled and until now I had no problems. Suddenly it began making problems. When I try to open a design form it shows me this:--------Microsoft Visual Studio--------There is no editor available for 'frm.vb.'Make sure the application for the f...

Hi , I am trying to play an audio file/welcome msg on an incommimg call...i can get the call notification events but get typecast error at the point when i try to get ITStreamControl from ITBasicCallControl,,it says the COM interface cannot be foud...i have been trying hard for the last tw...

Hi,My program has an error when user try to run a exe file and cancel it.The scenario is as below:When user double click a gui ,it try to run a exe file.The windows prompt out a Open File Security warning and say that the publisher could not be verified and ask user whether to run the software.My pr...

Is there a function that will return the integer of a month when passed its name e.g. January or Jan = 1, February or Feb = 2?<br/>I am currently achieving this using a Case statement but I was wondering if there is a better way.<br/>Thanks

Hi gurus I have 2 forms MainManagerReporter In a button click event on MainManager I execute Dim R As New ReporterR.Showdialog the form shows, the load event and all subs contained in it execute but they don't work so to speak PrivateSub Reporter_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e...

I have an application, that builds and stores a connection string based on user input. How do I use that connection string with other forms, for I have only been able to design what I would consider 'hard coded' connections to my server when using the designers to create data sets, and to...

To all,Im trying to make a union of an 8 byte array with a set of header values in order to facilitate the concatenation of the header with its byte data into a packet for transmission, but the structure that Ive created triggers the following error when I try to instantiate it: System.TypeLoadExce...

Hello,I've been stuggling to get WMP to play in fullscreen via vb.net. All my AVI and MPG file are playing in full screen mode with the arguments. However when I try to open a VOB (DVD Video File), it does not open in fullscreen mode but it just plays in maximized mode.The code I'm using t...

Dear All,<br/>How can I get the menustrip items count including the dropdown items<br/>Dana

Hi all!, using vb2005, i have a form that haves a menustrip with many items, and a gradient on the paint event of the form.<br/>So the problem is that there is some glitches when the user is looking the menus, and the form is not repainted.<br/>Any ideas?

Hai,<br/>How can I add the Name and the relevant Id of name in background from database to combobox in vb.net 2005?

I have written an application in vb.net 2005. I need to execute some code every time a particular form in my app is activated.By 'activating' I mean whenever the form has to be repainted. Lets make it simple as follows: I need to display the message 'Hello' every time the form i...