Recent update: 2008-3-21
Should the click once publisher or the build project have built these references and included them in the build?
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LeeM at 2008-3-6
The new data features in VB2005 are great, but when you need to do more than just form fill, I have found it to be too restricting. For example, I need to find the next available ID and fill it in, along with uploading pictures etc. In the end, I gave up trying to do it the 'easy' way and ...
I am trying to build a database inside VB from scratch...........usally i have used vb6 where i had the tools.How do i do this same thing in VB Express Edition Bata Version.
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ReneeC at 2008-3-3
Oh Jeez,I've been working for weeks on a project.It's been stable and I published it. The deployment works absolutely fine.It installs and is beautiful!BUT.... after publishing... I can not develop. I can not activate the code in the debugger. I can't do anything. The code has binary ...
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ReneeC at 2008-3-1
Oh Jeez,I've been working for weeks on a project.It's been stable and I published it. The deployment works absolutely fine.It installs and is beautiful!BUT.... after publishing... I can not develop. I can not activate the code in the debugger. I can't do anything. The code has binary ...
OS = Windows XP Pro SP2 Tablet PC edition. VS = Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition Beta 2 with default folder paths etc. VB is working fine. I downloaded Refactor 1040 and executed it with full Admin privileges, but the install stops almost immediately with the error message "Setup could not ...
I have tried also installing and using the ODBC driver version 3.51 and the My SQL driver 3.1.8. None of these work. What do I have to do to add a new MY SQL data source? Michael
Hi Everyone,IntelliSense code snippets are one of the coolest new VS features. One of the things that makes them so cool is that they're extremely easy to use. Here's a list of FAQs that should give you some more information on code snippets, including how to create your own.Should you have ...
Because there are huge number of data files in my project, I try to zip them together to a compressed file and then uncompress them back in the installation process.I used pkzip to compress all the files to a zip file and then convert it to a self-extract exe file, finally I add the exe file to ...
I'm currently coding some opengl in visual basic.net 2005 express edition. I have a lot of pushmatrix and popmatrix function calls and I am having trouble working out which start and ends connect. Is there some way that I can make the code between the two statements autoindent like it does ...
The current support for AddHandler is very disappointing, all you get is help for the method and the ability to choose AddressOf for an existing handler procedure.But there is easy way to create a handler. At the moment I declare temporary the same type with WithEvents, create the method with ...
Hi,It seems impossible to localize forms in VS2005 (as well as in VB2005 express).What I did :- Set the localizable property of the form to true- Select a language for the form (english, for example)- Enter the appropriate controls texts in english- Select another language for the form (french, ...
Hi,I am trying to use the webbrowser control as a list view for viewing files on the disque. My main purpose is to use build-in fonctionnalities like thumnails view withaout having to write code (reinvent the wheel).It works great but I don't know how to programatically control the way the ...
i have an application developed using visual basic 6 sp4. i used the package and deployment wizard of visual studio. i was able to create the deployment package using a winXP sp2 OS. when i was trying to install it on a win2K server this error appeared:"Setup cannot continue because some files ...
Yesterdday I added power toys and My.windows.events.extensions. Today I wanted to add a form to my project. I tried the add new item button and got only my templates, with the two choices being the above and search for more templates online.I tried project menu -> add windows form, with the ...
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JasonD at 2008-2-20
I was wondering if it was possible to have more code snippets;like;- Open a file and place text in that file in a text box.- Save text in a text box into a file.- Save text in multiple text boxes into a file.- Open a file and place the image in that file in a picture box.- Save image in a ...
Got either a misunderstanding or a bug. When I go into Edit and continue, if I try to edit a Linked Form/Module, the IDE says it is Readonly. Did I miss something in the manual, or are linked files Readonly except when they are not linked? Thanks
Hi, I am using vs 2003 to build a setup project but got this error message"Could not find file ..., Not enough storage is available to complete this operation."I checked the path of the file, it is correct. After I remove this file from the setup project, I can build it successfully and the ...
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dizzle at 2008-2-18
is there any easy way in 2005 beta to display a gridview vertically instead of horizontally?
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IMS at 2008-2-17
I am trying to create a simple ClickOnce program that checks for updates programmatically. I have succesfully published a program using the built in functionallity of the IDE, but this does not give me what I want. Firstly, how do you debug such a program, as when I run the program, it falls ...
Hello all, I have built a 64bit ActiveX control and tested it ok by using 64bit Test Container. But I don't know how to put the 64bit ActiveX control into Toolbox in VS 2005 CPT June 2005. The exception occurred is: -0x80040154(REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG). Thanks in advance. Best Regards, Tony ...
How do you set the next statement to <font face="Times New Roman" size="3">execute in vb express. Control F9 doesn't work here as it does in all other microsoft debuggers. Thanks Dick </font>
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Lothan at 2008-2-15
I installed Refactor 1.0.4.0 in Visual Studio .NET 2005 Beta 2 and it crashes every time I attempt to load the add-in. I uninstalled Refactor and attempted to install again with the same results. Finally, I reinstalled Visual Studio .NET 2005 Beta 2 with the same results. I am using a ...
Hey there, I have an application which has a "ThunderRT6UserControlDC". There are various control within this container such as 1. A drop down box 2. Label box 3. Gifs 4. a List View For some reason 1 and 2 are not visible as having handles when viewed from Spy++. I need to get the handle to ...
Hi, just wondering if anyone else is having problems with the keyboard locking up in the 2005 B2 IDE. I have to close and re-open Visual Studio in order for the keyboard to work again. Am I doing something wrong or is it a bug?
ok i made a program and i was ready to start testing it on other computers. when i try to install it after i publish it i get this error failure:PLATFORM VERSION INFO Windows : 5.0.2195.262144 (Win32NT) Common Language Runtime : 2.0.50215.44 System.Deployment.dll : 2.0.50215.44 ...
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Blinky at 2008-2-14
Interesting 272 hits on this question, but no response.After reading/checking various on help I found the answer.Yes, there is a DISK image on this tool stating Save Item.Stange on my BindingNavigator, there is no Disk image, I know how I lost it, but now how to get it back.Thanks for ...
Hi all,I'm having a problem with VS 2003. I have a solution containing approximately 8 projects, most of them are class libraries with various layers such as data, business and UI adapters. I've just encountered a problem whereby when I add a reference to a class library containing a base ...
This is probably a rather silly question, but I cannot find an option to display the auto-generated Windows Form code that was available in VS .NET and VS .NET 2003. Is there an option that I am missing to turn this on? It's a Windows Form application.
Hi, jumping straight in from VB5. First pocket PC app. In old VB, it was possible to draw lines/shapes onto form as objects. now line/circle/etc on toolbox is not there ? Or do I need to code the drawing of these objects ? Thanks Simplefi
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Blinky at 2008-2-12
Is there (or was there) a Save Button on this tool? Thanks, Bill.
Hello, in VB 2005 Express beta 2 all my form designer generated event handler routines get disconnected all of the sudden all the time (Handles keyword disappears!). I did quite a lot work with all three major VS 2005 languages very successfully because I don't want to miss all the great new ...
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tusk at 2008-2-10
Hi,I'm using Vb express 2005 beta 2.If I hit "new project", the only options I have are : - class library - screen saver starter kitWhere are all the rest ? I cant even create a windows form ?I should have here a couple of options to add (modules, classes etc..)I reinstalled it. Still the same ...
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Wacha at 2008-2-10
Hi All,I am experimenting with deployment of a VB solution and specifically with a custom action in the deployment project. The custom action EXE works with SSE 2005 databases and verify special encrypted files required by the solution. Every thing works fine but I would like to be able to ...
Hi,I have an application which I wish to deploy using clickonce from a web server to a number of client machines using VS 2005 Beta 2. The application requires an SQL Server Express instance on client machines to manipulate user data. When I publish my application to an apache web server the ...
For some reason my datasources window disappeared. None of the buttons on the toolbar nor the additional windows are the datasource window. I want to add a table to my dataset. I've done it before, but somehow the secret is lost. dennist
Have a functional web application - virtual directory in the Default Web Site in IIS on my Windows 2000 Pro machine - which shows up fine in IIS and which I can access in IE ( http://localhost/MyApp). However, when I attempt to add the project to Visual STudio I get the following errors:If I ...
Has anyone else experiance really slow debugging in VB.Net Beta 2? Yesterday was the first time I used it to step through code line by line and I was shocked. It's a simple project with one form using a datagridview and it was horrible. We are talking a 3 - 5 second delay every time I hit the ...
I'm using VB .NET 2003 standard edition. When I have a previously saved solution with a single form, and try to add another form to the solution ( using Project menu - add windows form, the Add new item dialog is displayed.But the problem is, when I click the Open button an error box is ...
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tbo at 2008-2-7
Hi Does anyone knows where I can find the VB 6.0 compatible keyboard scheme in VS 2005 beta 2 ? Now, I found only "Visual C++" and "Visual Studio 6" keyboard mapping schemes. Thanks.
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VK at 2008-2-7
Hi,I have to develop a application on .net which should display label, button and other controls on Tamil and English. Please guide me the steps to create the form to support both tamil and english... (As per few documents it is mentioned that I can make use of Localization, but i'm not able to...
I'm using VB .NET 2003 standard edition. When I have a previously saved solution with a single form, and try to add another form to the solution ( using Project menu - add windows form, the Add new item dialog is displayed.But the problem is, when I click the Open button an error box is ...
Hi!I put a BindingNavigator on a Form1 and set Modifier=Public. Then I created an inherited Form2.I put a BindingSource on Form2. But I cannot to set any value of inherited BindingNavigator because they are disabled. I need to set "BindingSource" property to the created BindingSource.Is it ...
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Brock at 2008-2-5
I have a VB 6.0 project I'm planning on moving to VS2005. I thought I could just open it in VS 2005 and the upgrade wizard would do something for me, but all I see is the text of the .vbp file. How do I get the wizard to work? Thanks
How to make pop up menu in different palce on a form in vb 2005 ?
Anyone else seen the frustrating Disappearing windows which frequently occur when a VB6 developer touches the Mouse wheel? We use: VB6 SP6 , MS Mouse Intellipoint 5.2 08/17/2004. We we use and are fairly happy with the MS's fix VB6IDEMouseWheelAddin.dll which was released Oct 2004, except for ...
I'm using VB .NET 2003 standard edition. When I have a previously saved solution with a single form, and try to add another form to the solution ( using Project menu - add windows form, the Add new item dialog is displayed.But the problem is, when I click the Open button an error box is ...
Is there any way to disable a specific warning. For example, in one of my classes are re-implement System.ICloneable.Clone. After doing so I now get a warning that states, "'System.ICloneable.Clone' from 'implements System.ICloneable' is already implemented by the base class 'XXX'. ...
I want the handling of XML documentation to be identical to how VB Commenter worked in VS2003. That is, I want the documentation to be generated when I type ', but I don't want the background compiler to waste precious CPU cycles analyzing the comments or wait for an XML documentation file to ...
I am trying to open a new Asp.Net application using Visual Studio.Net 2003 on my stand alone home machine. I am opening it in HTTP://localhost/webnewapp. Each attempt to open results in an error message saying "A connection with the server could not be established". I am using Windows XP SP 2, ...