Recent update: 2008-3-21
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Kedhri at 2008-3-7
Hello there,My name is Kedhrin, I'm new to VB and i've only been using it for one day now. I'm making a simple application in Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition that will let me edit XML Files... visually!They are only one specific XML file, and there is 9 fields where the values can change.I ...
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Kedhri at 2008-3-6
Hello there,My name is Kedhrin, I'm new to VB and i've only been using it for one day now. I'm making a simple application in Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition that will let me edit XML Files... visually!They are only one specific XML file, and there is 9 fields where the values can change.I ...
Hi, I want to know what are APIs and if they can be used in my programs.I want my application to show the preview of the different color schemes like the appperance tab of display properties in windows.Should i use any dlls?If so can you please tell me which one and how.I also want to be able ...
Hi everyone, I want to know how to show screensavers in a windows form & also want to change the the windows color schemes and themes from my application.Please help me I need this (quickly) for my academic project. Thank you.
I know that the ability to use non-local data in the Express versions has been removed, but i also know that it is possible to connect to a non-local database using code. is there anyone outthere that could help me, i cant figure out what that code is, i am trying to connect to my SQL2000 DB, ...
1. When we use Data Adapter Configuration Wizard to make Data Adapter, there is a checkbox option:"Refresh the dataset: Indicates whether you want the wizard to generate code that re-reads a record from the database after updating it. The Select statement is added to the corresponding command ...
Given the code below, I am trying to implement a "double-checked" constructor for a singleton pattern essentially....What has me confused is how I should handle my locking. In examples I found it often showed the simple "SyncLock Me" approach to lock a section of code. When I try to use this in ...
Help, I can't figure out how to replace an item a listbox. I can delete the selected item and add the nw item but there has to be a better way Thanks
How to find row position after table sort? Datagrid is binded to ds1.sometable. I have DataRow object or DataRowView from cm.Current and position before sort (cm.position or dg.CurrentRowIndex) but how to find where is its position to navigate DataGrid to select row after I re-sort datagrid? I ...
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mgmian at 2008-2-24
Hi ThereI have got a project that was developed visual studion .net 2002 version, every thing was fine. I moved to Visual Studio .net 2003 version. Every thing is working fine except that for some reason, the whole solution is slow under the development enviornment. It takes so long to load, ...
Is it possible to get the product ID of windows os so that my application shall not run on pirated copies of the windows os.Something like the windowsxpservice pack 2 Because i believe that a guy who is not paying for an os will also not pay for my application. (which i guess will be ...
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Shwnew at 2008-2-22
HiI’m stuck while making this project; I have to import the filename, file size it’s all wave files from particular folder in a Ms Access database. The database has to be updated automatically real time updation which will be shown in datagrid of vb Can anyone tell me where to find some ...
How to find row position after table sort? Datagrid is binded to ds1.sometable. I have DataRow object or DataRowView from cm.Current and position before sort (cm.position or dg.CurrentRowIndex) but how to find where is its position to navigate DataGrid to select row after I re-sort datagrid? I ...
Hi, I have combo box inside a data grid.At page render event I want to have additional entry as "Select One..." with value -1 but display the existing old value as default value in drop down list.To get this result first I create a object of ListItemCollection, I add entry as "Select One..." ...
Hello,why can't i cast a generic instance to another variable in which the type paramters in the of clause inherit from the type parameters in the source variable?I think there is an inheritance relationship?MarkusExample:Public MustInherit Class clsBase Public Overridable ReadOnly Property ...
Hi, i have a file generated by vb6 wich store some records with a 4-byte date field. i want to know how to read it from vb.net thanks diego
When I was writing code which should convert an icon into a bitmap, I discovered the following bug:IT's not possible to compile the following line:New Icon("MyIcon.ICO", 16, 16).ToBitmap().Save("MyIcon.bmp", Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp)must be a bug, doesn't it?PS: it works with the ...
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bcw at 2008-2-19
Hello, Was wondering if there is a VB control that can bring up a list of programs identical to the list of programs displayed on the "Open With" dialog box when you open Windows Explorer, right click on a file, and select "Open With.." Thanks BW
Hi all, this is my first VB program ever. I'm trying to make a program that you input values into a textbox, then press a button to set those values to the variable. http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/7881/screeniekh0.jpglooks something like this..I'm a complete noobie at this so try to go ea...
My projects keep coming up with this error:Warning 1 Could not read state file "obj\Debug\ResolveAssemblyReference.cache". Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50215\Microsoft.Common.targets 0 0 The help file doesn't exist for ...
Hi. I'm trying to use an applicationn that logs into a website. To do this, I'm using Inet. However, when I try to use any of the functions (or are they called subs I guess) from the Inet class, it says that I did not declare them. Do I need to initialize Inet in some way, rather than just ...
I downloaded vb.net 2005 express beta 2 on two computers. On one computer, the intellisense correctly finds the Size structure/class when I try to dim a variable as new size. However, the other one, which has .net 2002 installed already, cannot find size structure/class. The intellisense forces ...
How can I access the computer Id number from the Computer? Is it even possible? I want the Number Displayed in the System Control Panel under the User name and computer name. thanks
In an application in Visual Basic 6, I add items (which include dates) one at a time by using AddItem, and display them in a ListBox. Works great. Turn on Sorted property in list box and they display chronologically listed by date - even greater. BUT, when one item is selected from the list and ...
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chrom at 2008-2-15
hi..i've been using vb6.0 to develop applications. we just switched to visual studio 2003 .net..i have the following code in vb6.0Do While Not RSDetail.EOF If RSDetail.Fields("itemno") = vItem Then vQty = vQty + RSDetail.Fields("Qty") RSDetail.MoveNext Else vSearcher = "ActCode = '" + vItem + ...
Hi,I am trying to load Microsoft words MRU list into VB and display it on a pop up menu for a client. My client wants to be able to click a system tray icon and have the option to open a document and automatically print it. I have done this ok. My problem is however is that he also wants to be ...
Hi all,Ok, so I'm trying to output some text into a standard .txt file. However, when I do this, I am getting quotes around all of the text I'm writing. I have tried Writeline and Write and I'm getting it with both.Here is a sample of my code: Dim s As string s = ...
To allI'm VS2003, when I try and create a dataadapter with more than 100 fields (either through drag-n-drop or manually) I received "There were errors configuring the dataadapter".Since the table is in SQL 2000, I tried using: "Select * From inmast" which returns 143 columns and all rows from ...
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chrom at 2008-2-14
hi..i've been using vb6.0 to develop applications. we just switched to visual studio 2003 .net..i have the following code in vb6.0Do While Not RSDetail.EOF If RSDetail.Fields("itemno") = vItem Then vQty = vQty + RSDetail.Fields("Qty") RSDetail.MoveNext Else vSearcher = "ActCode = '" + vItem + ...
Hi, My questions is: how do I get the root namespace of an assembly (loaded by Reflection)? I hope this is a simple enough question... I do need it for accessing types within the assembly. Thanks in advance, Alex
Hello, How can i do to remove the 5 first lines in a text or excel file with vb.net ? thanks
Hi! I want to return data to calling point of the form, but i can't return data when the called form closes. Please tell me how can i return data from one from to another. Shani! <u></u>
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Ragh at 2008-2-11
Hi,Iam using ListView Control in VB.NET, i want to do something like this... please help me.1. I receive data from RS232 Port.2. I will Save the data into a table.(Call Data) and mark a flag field as NO.3. I must populate the data into listview control.4. Sometime later i will receive a data ...
dim cmb as comboboxcmb.SelectedValue=1This means that it will select item whose value member is 1. Am I right?If yes then In my datatable, i have following dataID NAme-1 None 1 India 2 USAThen I bind it to combobox and it worksthen if i do like this,cmb.SelectedValue=-1 then it should select ...
Hi i just recently got 2005 and i need help with loading a text file into my program. I tried to use: open "C:\My Portfolio\Resources\AboutMe.txt" for input as #3 but this does not work. What should i do?
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som at 2008-2-10
i am using vb.net 2005 and sql server ce 2.0 for my pocket pc application. i need to import data from csv file to a sdf table. but bulk insert in not working on sql server ce 2.0. if any of you can help me with the code. it is very urgent.
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Neo at 2008-2-8
I am just surprised at the fact that VB.NET does not support event that has a returning type. In C#, delegate can be any function prototype (in the old C/C++ days) and C# keeps this advantage. I hope it will be better in the final release.
HiI want to access my SQL database [i've got it configured in datasource], within the code. I want to do it this way:user selects few options in program, i build a query in the code, send it to sql database, recieve the answer and put it in two places [one will be datagrid, second the ...
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zoey at 2008-2-8
i need the application to read values from database and increment automatically without pressing or entering anything on run time
I placed a combobox on my windows form to present a list of strings that can be selected, however, I would like the user to have the ability to enter any string they may choose.The attached code takes whatever is chosen and prints it in a messagebox. It works great except for the -1 index. How ...
Hi,Here's my problem: I create one project that uses two classes and another project in another solution that uses the same two classes (as links from the *one* version of the source in the other solution). Now, I am trying to set variables via properties in an interface that is referenced ...
Hi! I made a form with only one combo box which loads data from database. well problem is that i want to show that form as a lookup control for the datagrid, i can show that form on another form but i can't align that form just under/over the active cell of datagrid on another form. please ...
i have downloaded Visual basic 2005 Express Beta 2 and odbc .net data provider but i am not able to use odbc data provider in data source configuration wizard. i tried to change data source but there are only 2 data provider list 1. .net framework data provider for sql server and 2. .net ...
Hihaving just applied some Crystal Reports patches my app has suddenly developed the following build errors. The dependency 'CrystalDecisions.VSShell' could not be found. The dependency 'Microsoft.VisualStudio' could not be found.This could be a coincidence but cannot see any other reason ...
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csann at 2008-2-6
I recently converted a project from VB2003 to VB2005. I am getting this error and I can't figure out why...Type 'MarshalAs' is not definedHere is an example of the code that is causing the error: <StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)> Friend Structure VersionInfoDef Dim ...
Couldn't find a better place to post this, so I suppose here will do.I'm trying to create an application using VB.NET and DirectX 9 (Microsoft.DirectX). I'm having a problem with the surfaces (Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface).After I create one surface, DirectDraw raises an error when I ...
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jan_hk at 2008-2-5
I received a DLL which uses BSTR as string type:example : given in the include file DLLEXPORT BSTR WINAPI I2cGetInterfaceTypeStr (BSTR Interface);how do i access this function in vb. This doesn't work.Declare Function I2cGetInterfaceTypeStr Lib "I2CAPI32.DLL" (ByVal InterfaceType As String) As ...
i want to delete record in DataGridView with multiple checkbox please help me.
In vb.net 2003 I would probably write a dictionary Collection like this.What is the proper way to write in vb.2005?Do I need to implement the enumerator?What extra function would be useful to add? Can you help converting the below to a more generic type? '/ <summary> '/ A dictionary ...
I'm trying to write a simple program in my newly downloaded copy of Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition (Beta 2).I want to display the IP address of the local machine (i.e. the machine the program is being run on).I would previously have used something like this: Imports System.NetImports ...