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Score Error: "CallbackOnCollectedDelegate was detected"
ebj - 31 Dec 2005 8:27 AM - 4 messages
I get this error message from time to time in my new app: "CallbackOnCollectedDelegate was detected Message: A callback was made on a garbage collected delegate of type 'System.Windows.Forms!System.Windows.Forms.NativeMethods+WndProc::Invoke'. This may cause application crashes, corruption and data loss. When passing ...
Score Md5 checksum problem
SpamAccountForMe - 30 Dec 2005 11:53 PM - 3 messages
I'm not sure where to post this.... We have a program written in Visual C++.net.  When it starts, it verifies that it is loading the correct files by running a MD5 checksum on the resources directory. We have a small percentage of users who get an error that the checksums ...
Score Urgent! Checking RAS connection status (dialup and VPN)
den 2005 - 30 Dec 2005 11:28 PM - 2 messages
Hi everybody,   How do you monitor the connection if it is still open or close for a dial up and internet RAS connection? I used both dialup and vpn RAS. The dialup is for modem connection and vpn ras is for remote internet connection. What ...
Score Easy SQL Question
Ryan Smith - 30 Dec 2005 9:40 PM - 2 messages
I can't get past this - I am inserting a record into a db and I keep getting the same SQL SYNTAX ERROR MESSAGE.  Below is the statement i am using with test data.  All fields in the database are text fields with no restrictions. ...
Score Problem with Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2005
Noble Bell - 30 Dec 2005 9:18 PM - 4 messages
Here is what is going on: 1) I create a Crystal embedded report (Windows Forms Application) and I follow all the help to the letter on how to do this. 2) On my development machine every thing works fine. 3) When I deploy the application to a users machine the reports will not ...
Score Stupid Question: licenses to Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
antjudy01 - 30 Dec 2005 7:25 PM - 2 messages
Hi, I was thinking about joining the MSFT Empower program which includes "5 licenses to Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition". My question is how do I get the media to actually install the Visual Studo product?  The Empower program comes with all sorts of  licenses ...
Score Portable .NET
John A. Bailo - 30 Dec 2005 5:39 PM - 2 messages
How much of a transition is it to port a desktop .net smart client to a PDA? ...
Score out-of-process possibilities
Jeff Beem - 30 Dec 2005 5:13 PM - 2 messages
My company uses a 3rd party ActiveX control that has presented us with a number of memory corruption issues  The control is critical to our application and the provider of the control is very slow in fixing issues.  ...
Score User Control - GotFocus - LostFocus
avinashraj - 30 Dec 2005 5:06 PM - 2 messages
Hello, I work with a third party control that provides the ability to load within it Winforms controls and providing a multi document interface such as the one in the VS.Net IDE. I find that adding a handler to the user control's got and lost focus ...
Score .NET Lookup Algorithm: Which is fastest?
The One We Call 'Dave' - 30 Dec 2005 4:21 PM - 3 messages
I have a list of DateTime objects stored in a collection: SortedList<DateTime,Object> MyDates=new SortedList<DateTime,Object>(); The dates, which can be accessed via MyDates.Keys, are stored in ascending order. What is the fastest way to find the MAXIMUM date within 'MyDates' ...
Score Querying a DataSet/DataTable in .NET
Ty Salistean - 30 Dec 2005 3:50 PM - 19 messages
I think it would be nice if we could have a SQL engine available on the client side.  I primarily do Windows Forms programming and it seems that I have to make alot of calls accross the wire to manipulate data for display ...
Score Why Microsoft Why???
Conrad - 30 Dec 2005 1:14 PM - 9 messages
Why has Microsoft turned it's back on ASP developers?  .Net makes it extremely difficult to   * Post to another page   * Make a side navigation menu   * Conditional formatting of a table based on a dataset   * Upgrade ASP to ASP.Net ...
Score System.Timers.Timer
cntams - 30 Dec 2005 4:59 AM - 3 messages
All,      I have a Windows Service and it has one System.Timers.Timer that fires every 500 milliseconds. Now I have noticed that there's a bug in System.Timers.Timer when it's being used combined with Windows Service. ...
Score acmStreamOpen always fails with MMSYSERR_INVALFLAG Why?
ThunderMusic - 30 Dec 2005 3:33 AM - 15 messages
Hi, I'm trying to use the acm APIs in VB.NET. acmStreamOpen always returns MMSYSERR_INVALFLAG. Here's how I use it : declaration is : Declare Auto Function acmStreamOpen Lib "MsAcm32.dll" (ByRef phas As IntPtr, ByVal had As Long, ByRef pwfxSrc As MPEGLAYER3WAVEFORMAT, ByRef pm_wfxDst As ...
Score Source code counting
Tom Rahav - 29 Dec 2005 9:36 PM - 4 messages
Hello, Is there any way to count source code lines within a .NET 2005/2003 solution files? Thakns! Tom. ...
Score How can i disable Settings written to the app.config?
Nuno - 29 Dec 2005 7:49 PM - 4 messages
At first, I was trying to encrypt ConnectionStrings in my app.config and still be able to modify my datasets. So, i had to modify the Settings.Designer.cs file to handle the decryption aspect in the GET properties. This works great to run the application but there are two ...
Score Who Deleted That File?
Jeff Grundy - 29 Dec 2005 7:06 PM - 2 messages
Is there a way to log the domain username of a user who deletes a file from a network share? ...
Score .NET 2005, any thoughts ?
PawelSokolowski - 29 Dec 2005 7:02 PM - 4 messages
Hi all, I have switched from VC 6.0 to .NET 2003 about 6 months ago. I regret it every day since. It's uncomfortable, it breaks all habits from VC6.0 (Class Wizard, I will miss you forever). It's buggy, I am never sure what's going to happen, especially in resource ...
Score What is the point of including obsolete documentation?
guy - 29 Dec 2005 6:13 PM - 2 messages
What is the point of including obsolete documentation? why, in studio 2005, if i search help on Start Page do i get topics on configuring the Visual studio start page (2003) and also the same for 2002 but not 2005? (it is there much further down) ...
Score Is the Windows Registry localized?
Mark Findlay - 29 Dec 2005 5:57 PM - 4 messages
When programming reads of the Windows Registry, do the registry keys and values need to be localized for international use? For example, do I need to convert the key name L"\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows" into Japanese, Korean, etc., for use in ...
Score Dynamic Parsing of a stream of binary data
Michael Kolias - 29 Dec 2005 5:02 PM - 3 messages
Hello everyone and happy holidays! I have a situation where I want to parse on the fly a stream of binary data. I am developing an httpmodule for asp.net for file uploading. I do not whant to use the built-in control because it's inadequate. ...
Score DataGrid
nkingcade - 29 Dec 2005 4:41 PM - 3 messages
Question: I am attempting to display database information in a datagrid control. When I use the datagrid control in the Windows Forms area, the "data source" and data member properties are not native to the control. I believe they should be? However, they can be found in the "advanced" ...
Score VB6 and VS .NET 2005 problem
Igor - 29 Dec 2005 1:46 PM - 2 messages
Hi everyone! I have a problem with calling .NET assembly dll function from VB6 program. I created an assembly in Visual studio .Net 2003 with framework v1.1.4322 installed, exported type library, processed registration for assembly and got reference to it from Visual Basic 6. The created VB6 program worked ...
Score Conversion of VC++ ATL COM to .Net web service
Prashant - 29 Dec 2005 10:52 AM - 2 messages
We have an ATL COM server developed with VC++ 6.0 which acts a a server . Then we have VB6 modules Acting as clients and interfacing with the server . We want to migrate the ATL COM server to .Net platform and host it as a web ...
Score Document identification
suresh - 29 Dec 2005 10:40 AM - 3 messages
Hello to you all In my .Net application, I want to import document images (Tiff images), having same format, in a batch, For e.g. I have a document folder containing mixed images like 'Participant Registration forms', 'Team Registration Forms', 'Event Details', etc. ...
Score How to use MS Project in a .net application
Anusha - 29 Dec 2005 9:20 AM - 2 messages
I want to know whether it is possible to use MS Project in a .Net Application. And what are the ways to be followed to incorporate in .Net Application. We are using Microsoft .Net Framework 1.0 and sybase 12.5. ...
Score Keypress event
Kay - 29 Dec 2005 5:20 AM - 8 messages
Hi all, I want to create a small function to monitor the keystroke.  For example, if user key in a comma, I want to replace it with a single quote(etc)...  In vb6 I an simply check the KeyAscii in the keypress event and re-assign the ...
Score deleting IE history using VB.Net
Ted - 29 Dec 2005 4:36 AM - 3 messages
is there an example of how one would go about selectively deleting items in IE's history based on URL names using VB.NET?  i have checked every resource i know and come up short. ...
Score accessing web application using no-ip.com
Mohan - 29 Dec 2005 12:06 AM - 2 messages
Hi, I am having difficulty accessing my web application over the internet. I dont have any problem when I connect using localhost. I have created an account with no-ip.com. The web site is accessible thru port 6000. Since my machine is behind a router, I am using port forwarding to ...
Score Resizing gif down. Quality suffers.
engwar - 28 Dec 2005 9:01 PM - 4 messages
I'm writing some file upload code using C# for users on my website. If the image is too large I want to resize it smaller to a thumbnail size. It's working fine for jpegs but the thumbnails of the gifs look pretty ...
Score Installing .NET 2.0 on Win2k machine
mike2036 - 28 Dec 2005 5:06 PM - 2 messages
When I install .NET 2.0 on a Win2k machine, I'm not seeing the configuration MMC in the control panel.  I do see it when I install on WinXP and I see it when I install the beta?  Anybody else having this problem?  Is this a bug or ...
Score count dynamic controls
novus - 28 Dec 2005 4:30 PM - 9 messages
Hi, In ASP.net 2.0 I make a control which add the same controls dynamically. In the oninit event I add the controls to the controls collection. After that the loadviewstate event fills in the information on postbacks. The control ...
Score System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
Patrick - 28 Dec 2005 4:05 PM - 2 messages
Has been trying to get an ASP.NET DLL's modification date/time for the "release date/time" to be displayed on the page's footer Using: System.Reflection.Assembly asm=System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();                 appVer = asm.GetName().Version.ToString(); ...
Score Z-Order: How to determine and then persist?
Jules Winfield - 28 Dec 2005 2:43 PM - 4 messages
I've developed a WinForms application that allows users to create a number of child forms within a larger parent form. The child forms can be dragged around within the bounds of the parent. They can also be resized. When the user closes the application, I want the size and position of the ...
Score Threading in .NET
sonali_reddy123 - 28 Dec 2005 1:45 PM - 2 messages
Hi all, I have a problem regarding the threading issues in .NET. Actually I have a application in which i execute a process by invoking the thread in the background and at the same time I want to display a modal dialog which will only block my UI. It doesn't ...
Score No ping on connection - reconnect
John - 28 Dec 2005 10:46 AM - 2 messages
When I ping my server over the internet connection and the server isn't responding due to the connection not working properly is it possible in .Net to reconnect the connection if the ping is unsuccesful? Thanks. ...
Score Convert Byte to Bit Pattern
Tedmond - 28 Dec 2005 7:39 AM - 3 messages
Can anyone tell me how to convert a byte to bit pattern? e.g. Byte b = 1;  after conversion = 00000001 Tedmond ...
Score Docking and overlappping onrols
css - 28 Dec 2005 1:45 AM - 6 messages
I had placed three controls on a UserControl and had them all perfectly docked together filling up the UserControl. I needed to add a fourth controls docked to the top.  So I dropped it on the UserControl, changed the new control to Dock = top and changed the taborder ...
Score Help with .NET and Remote Desktop
Kevin Boyle - 27 Dec 2005 11:52 PM - 3 messages
Hello all, Does anyone have any tutorials on interfacing .NET and remote desktop. I am just learning C# so I don't want to have to deal with anything too complicated and was hoping there were some good tutorials on the remote ...
Score need recommendation on a .net reporting tool
Jay - 27 Dec 2005 6:18 PM - 2 messages
I need to develop reports for internet users accessing my aspx (2005) pages hitting sql server 2005.  I originally developed them in Crystal Reports but now I have learned that asp.net hosting providers do not support Crystal due ...
Score A question for those experienced in project managmement . . .
ChrisB - 27 Dec 2005 5:27 PM - 4 messages
Hello: I am in involved in the creation of a .NET application and was wondering if there are any "rules of thumb" in terms of the percentage of time typically required for each step in the development process?  Are there any good ...
Score Regarding usercontrol in .NET
sonali_reddy123 - 27 Dec 2005 3:03 PM - 2 messages
Hi all, I have a problem regarding use of a usercontrol in .NET. My usercontrol consists of two listviews which I say as source and destination lisviews which contains the files and folders. I select files from source view and transfer it to the destination ...
Score Convert seconds to 00:00:00 (HH:MM:SS) format. Please help
Michael Barrido - 27 Dec 2005 10:57 AM - 15 messages
I have this for example: Dim iSeconds as int32 = 3600      '3600 seconds  is one hour How do i convert it to "01:00:00" ? Please help. Thanks in advance! ...
Score Share Single Session between different .net Solutions
Rommellion - 27 Dec 2005 9:17 AM - 2 messages
We have 5 to 6 projects .net running on production, in which each one has its own virtual direstory, however we need to add up two more and link them all together so they can share same single session state. we ...
Score Downloading a text file from a Web Server
Rob - 27 Dec 2005 5:10 AM - 2 messages
I would like to download a text file on a web server, and use the contents of the file as data input. The file can theoretically be accessed from internet explorer using the address [link] ...
Score Binding a Collection as a component
Ruben - 26 Dec 2005 11:51 PM - 2 messages
I have a collection (PersonCollection inherits collectionbase and implements ITypedList it's a collection of Person objects) this collection also implements the IComponent interface, so I can drag the collection from the toolbar to the form editor. Now the problem is when I add a new property to ...
Score How to strech the background image in a MDI Parent form?
Georges Bessis - 26 Dec 2005 7:56 PM - 8 messages
The image I set as background are left at original size. In a picturebox, I can decide to strech the image. Can I do that to fill my background ? Regards GB ...
Score associating subdomains to .net sockets
radiax - 26 Dec 2005 1:24 PM - 5 messages
Is there a way to associate or bind a subdomain to a tcp sockets under .net framework (vb.net / c#). I know ip address can be used when using sockets, but the problem is the ip address is shared among subdomains (limited ips ...
Score What is the fastest way to count lines in a text file?
mesterak - 26 Dec 2005 9:06 AM - 15 messages
I want to very quickly count the number of lines in text files without having to read each line and increment a counter.  I am working in VB.NET and C#.  Does anyone have a very fast example on how to do this? ...
Score Need to know the best method to perform sort merge of log file con
mesterak - 26 Dec 2005 8:39 AM - 9 messages
I'm trying to write a text log file processor but am having significant performance issues. * On average, there are about 100-200 files to process each file being about 1MB in size. * Typically there are ~600k to 1m lines to process total.  Every line in ...
Score UNIX formatted file content handling
mesterak - 26 Dec 2005 8:12 AM - 7 messages
I have some log files I need to process via VB.NET and C# based applications. I read the entire contents of each file individually into a string variable using the StreamReader class (.ReadToEnd).  I want to split the lines up from ...
Score GDI + Changes in 2005
Julian - 25 Dec 2005 3:04 PM - 3 messages
Hi Have there been any changes to GDI+ in VS2005 as I've not seen any mention of them. Julian ...
Score .net 1.1 components with 2.0
Peter Schmitz - 25 Dec 2005 2:15 PM - 2 messages
Hi, I use a rather old .net 1.1 component (Dundas Chart 3.5 actually) that I'd like to continue using with the new studio - is this possible? Unfortunately, Dundas components are rather expensive and they do not grant ...
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