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Score Producer/Consumer
mps - 9 Dec 2006 9:30 PM - 5 messages
It seems to me that the MSDN code for synchronizing a producer and consumer thread at [link] is completely wrong. There is no reason to assume that each call to ...
Score VS 2005 and Vista ???
calderara - 9 Dec 2006 8:49 PM - 7 messages
Dear all, I was wonderaing if you guys have already install VS 2005 under Vista. In fact when installing it Vista wrn you abour a known compatibility issue but you are still able to install it. Then each time you try to run it , you will get the same warning even ...
Score Can't run aspnet_regsql.exe on remote machine
Amit - 9 Dec 2006 5:32 PM - 5 messages
I cannot run aspnet_regsql.exe on a remote machine.  The remote machine is running  MSSQL 2000 and is behind my local network.  Its basically a sandbox machine. I specify my remote machine's name (Nightcrawler), SQL Server user name and ...
Score i have .net installation problem
gonu - 9 Dec 2006 1:29 PM - 3 messages
i have .net installation problem i start the actual install with disk-1 and everything goes fine until a DLL named vdt70vcs.dll is being used/installed A message box pops up asking me to insert "Visual Studio ..NET Professional 2003 - English Disk 1". when i copy all dics to hard ...
Score Multiple checkboxlist for each item in listbox
Priya - 9 Dec 2006 11:02 AM - 2 messages
I have to display a checboxlist with someitems when each item in a listbox is selected. I have a listbox with a list of categories and when i click each category from the listbox, the checkbox list should populate the list of ...
Score Digital camera memory cards
Micael Kaczmarek - 8 Dec 2006 11:57 PM - 3 messages
Does anyone know if a chart or cross reference list exists indicating the type of memory cards different digital cameras use.  Example - some cameras say they use SD cards but don't give an indication which type memory card ...
Score Web application problems
Guido - 8 Dec 2006 11:18 PM - 3 messages
Hi all, i have a problem. I installed Visual Studio 2005 English version and the following files to use the web application project instead of the web site project: - VS80-KB915364-X86-ENU.exe - VS80-KB898904-X86-ENU.exe - WebApplicationProjectSetup.msi ...
Score Debugging .net libraries in both the GAC and local folder
phnimx - 8 Dec 2006 7:45 PM - 6 messages
Hi ,    We have developed a number of plug-in .NET Library Components that we typically deploy with our various applications by installing them into the GAC. Each of the applications contains an app.config file referencing arbitrary versions of the plug-in components they wish to consume. ...
Score [News] Developers Embrace Java, Drop Visual Basic
John Bailo - 8 Dec 2006 6:45 PM - 7 messages
[link] Developers Embrace Java, Drop Visual Basic "Developers have abandoned Microsoft's Visual Basic in droves during the last six months, and they're using Java more than any other development ...
Score alternative for xsd.exe
fj - 8 Dec 2006 6:15 PM - 4 messages
I am trying to generate c# class out of schema files. The problem I am having is the schema file is very completed and it imports other schema file as the child objects. The related schema definition files are more than 5 ...
Score Error: The transport failed to connect to the server
Nathan Sokalski - 8 Dec 2006 6:06 PM - 6 messages
I am attempting to send an email using ASP.NET 1.1's Mail.SmtpMail.Send() method. My code contains all of the following: Dim mailmsg As New Mail.MailMessage Mail.SmtpMail.SmtpServer = System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("smtpserver") mailmsg.BodyFormat = Mail.MailFormat.Text ...
Score Prevent overwrite of app.config
Michael White - 8 Dec 2006 5:58 PM - 2 messages
In my app.config file there are various user settings for printers, etc that the user may customize. When I publish an update using Click-once and the app installs the latest version to the user's computer, the config file is ...
Score round buttons in vb.net
saddy - 8 Dec 2006 3:14 PM - 2 messages
hello i want to use round buttons in my vb.net application how can i change rectangular buttons to round buttons thanks ...
Score Why use "Public" with exe projects?
Joel Moore - 8 Dec 2006 3:04 PM - 4 messages
Is there any point to making classes or interfaces public in an EXE project?  Executables can't be referenced by other applications so why would you ever need public classes? Do people leave them public simply because that's how VS.NET's code ...
Score Problem bei Select Abfrage
Patrick Roos - 8 Dec 2006 3:00 PM - 2 messages
Hallo zusammen, Immer wenn ich per Select Statement ( SELECT ObjectId FROM tblArtikel WHERE ArtNr = paramArtNr ) (paramArtNr ist ein String Parameter) über einen TableAdapter absetze bekomme ich folgende ConstraintException: "Einschränkungen konnten nicht aktiviert werden. Mindestens eine Zeile enthält Werte die die Einschränkungen non-null, unique or foreign-key ...
Score Interlocked.Add Not Thread Safe with Longs on a 32bit system
David - 8 Dec 2006 12:04 PM - 13 messages
Below are three classes for a console application.  If put into three separate files, the sub main() will launch multiple threads adding and removing the same value.  At the end we expect the value for all Balances to be 0.  When using an Integer things work fine.  LONGS do ...
Score Opening another application from .Net application
Krish - 8 Dec 2006 12:00 PM - 4 messages
I have an application that I want to open from my .net application. I want this application as a clild window of my application. not as a separate process. Is this posssible? System.Diagnostics.Process p = new System.Diagnostics.Process(); ...
Score A vb.net msg in debug mode
Kay - 8 Dec 2006 12:53 AM - 2 messages
Hi all, Did anyone of you know about this message? ¡§There is no source code avaliable for the current location¡¨ It happened when I put a break point in code and want to step thru it(in ...
Score Sidebar ruined my life
Mike Carlisle - 7 Dec 2006 10:54 PM - 2 messages
Hi, I'm developing a winfx application that adjusts screen resolution and runs full screen on vista. I'm having lots of problems with the taskbar and sidebar appearing over the top occassionally, The behaviour is inconsistant and very annoying. I'm now programmatically ...
Score Client - CallBacks
dotnet_nut - 7 Dec 2006 9:01 PM - 2 messages
I need to populate a combo-box based upon the  selection from another combo-box without postbacks. I know its possible using asp.net 2.0 client call backs. Any samples in Vb.Net will be helpful. Cheers !!!!! ...
Score Hidden Columns in gridview
Logan - 7 Dec 2006 7:43 PM - 2 messages
It's possible to work with hidden columns in a gridview?, I read  it's not possible, in that case, how can i replace this trick to get the id of the fields Thanks in advance. ...
Score Menu Building Tool
AAJ - 7 Dec 2006 3:05 PM - 5 messages
Hi all I am looking for a good Navigation SDK tool for ASPX 2.0. I would like to be able to do the design graphically and easily impliement the results in to my pages. If the designer integrates in VS2005 then even ...
Score File or assembly name or one of its dependencies was not found
ethan.schofer - 7 Dec 2006 2:10 PM - 2 messages
I am trying to create a switchboard that opens other .Net applications. The user selectes the name of the program they want to use from a listbox, and clicks OK and the .Net .exe opens. It works fine, but then ...
Score .NET 2.0 Dictionary<> overhead
Eran - 7 Dec 2006 11:24 AM - 2 messages
Hi, I have a huge data structure, which I previosly stored in a Dictionary<int, MyObj> MyObj is relatively small (2 int, 1 DateTime, 1 bool). The dictionary I am using is quite large (25,000), and I have 500 such ...
Score webclient.DownloadFile( ) method fails to download the content.
Mani - 7 Dec 2006 9:35 AM - 3 messages
Hi, I have a console application , through which i need to download files such as *.doc , *txt files present in my webserver. For this I used the .net method webclient.DownloadFile() , this method downloads the files to the physical location but fails to download the ...
Score I really need your help here
Chris - 7 Dec 2006 5:50 AM - 3 messages
Hi, I am trying to create an invoicing project with crystal. Sometime back I came accross an article where the author did a great job showing how to ceate an invoice object and use the crystal report object to print them. I happen ...
Score adding a reference to a web site
MMA - 6 Dec 2006 11:05 PM - 2 messages
Hi I would like to ref a dll in a 2.0 web site. How do I do this? Thanks in Advance ...
Score Visual Studio Icons
optictygre - 6 Dec 2006 9:43 PM - 6 messages
Where can I find the dll or exe which contains the embedded Visual Studio 2005 Icons that the application uses?  I know that VS comes with an icon library, but practically none of the icons which visual studio uses are included.  I was hoping I could pull them out with an icon ...
Score Creating developer documentation?
Marina Levit [MVP] - 6 Dec 2006 9:27 PM - 2 messages
I am looking for a GUI utility that can create a CHM with documentation and/or something that can be merged into the VS.NET help system. NDoc for 2005 is very buggy, and there hasn't been development on it in over ...
Score Verify CSV file
dotnet - 6 Dec 2006 7:25 PM - 2 messages
Is there a way to validate if a CSV file is Valid in dotnet? Any direction is appriciate it. ...
Score DLL returns a variant data type - how to convert and use in VB .NET
darrenbenn - 6 Dec 2006 3:32 PM - 2 messages
I need to convert this code to VB .NET (2003). Dim FaxMsg As IFaxMessage    Set FaxMsg = gFC.NewMessage     Dim Recip As Variant     ' add a recipient to the fax recipients collection     Set Recip = FaxMsg.Recipients.Add(0) ...
Score Auto-updating GAC; loading from GAC vs. server
NormD - 6 Dec 2006 3:16 PM - 12 messages
We've used .NET from its early times.  It was my impression, I'm sure from things I'd heard at local MS meetings, that components (e.g., forms as dlls) would be downloaded to the GAC as needed and maintained there.  If a dll was ...
Score Getting Values of Parameters
Ashen - 6 Dec 2006 2:22 PM - 2 messages
VB.NET Ver 1.1 I need to get the values of parameters that are passed into a method for a dynamic error handling routine for logging purposes.  I can get the method names using   Dim CurrentStack As New System.Diagnostics.StackTrace ...
Score Simple problem program - opens a dos window first.
Paul Hemans - 6 Dec 2006 11:20 AM - 8 messages
When I run my application (built with c++ visual studio 2005) a dos box pops up and then my form loads. When the form is closed the dos box goes away. It has nothing in it and the title is the path and file name of the executable. ...
Score Release DLL from memory
JanD - 6 Dec 2006 11:20 AM - 2 messages
I've loaded a DLL in memory (object.createinstance). How can I unload it from memory again? When I set the handle to nothing the DLL stays active (that is, it's internal routines are still executing). ...
Score Binding DataTable to Textbox
Helmut Duer - 6 Dec 2006 10:02 AM - 5 messages
I want to simple bind 2 textboxes to a datatable (WPF). This works fine, but when i clear the datatable and create a new row, the textboxes are empty. Can anybody tell me, what i made wrong. Helmut <Window x:Class="WindowsApplication1.Window1" ...
Score Deploy and update package
marek zegarek - 6 Dec 2006 9:14 AM - 2 messages
Hello! I made an installation of my Windows Service application. I attached there a ..txt file with version number etc. But I forgot about something :/ Now I need to create second package, that will be new version. Old version must be uninstalled or updated. ...
Score Cyrstal Report fail problem
Jason Huang - 6 Dec 2006 8:54 AM - 3 messages
Hi, I was running my C# Windows application, when I tried to use the CrystalReport in my application, it gave me an error message saying I need to purchase using right from Crystal Decisions. Would someone help me out? Thanks for help. ...
Score What database?
Matko - 6 Dec 2006 8:38 AM - 22 messages
Hello, I need to store data in some database for my application. I need database for easy deployment (small size), that is reliable and maybe fast. What database is best to use in this case? Thanks in advance, John ...
Score Where to Store Database Connection String Info for Windows Forms Application
Merk - 6 Dec 2006 7:28 AM - 11 messages
I'm looking for a safe and maintainable way to store connection string info (connecting to SQL Server 2005 from .NET 2.0 Windows Forms client app); things like server name or IP address and database name. I need to provide ...
Score how to convert xml into html
Dhananjay - 6 Dec 2006 6:06 AM - 4 messages
hello everyone my problem is how to convert xml into html .I am getting this xml from a website. i am using C#.net , asp.net (VS 2005).if u have any idea or any type of resources which matches my requirement plz send me . its urgent. ...
Score New to C#
Eric D. Anderson - 6 Dec 2006 3:10 AM - 2 messages
Well I am somewhat new to programming in c#. And I am having a hard time figuring out how to open up a 2nd form within my program. Here is what I am wanting to do: When I click the "about" option from the menuStrip within my program, I want it to open up a form that I created, and show the user the information about my program. ...
Score Reflection to detemine collection or implement of IEnumerable
cwertman - 6 Dec 2006 2:52 AM - 4 messages
I have an app that I have several functions I need to determine if a given propety is a a type of Collection It could (and in most cases is) a Generic Collection It could be , and array , an array list , etc though. ...
Score ClientSize
Charlie Brown - 5 Dec 2006 11:33 PM - 2 messages
What is the relationship between Control.Size and Control.ClientSize? Are they involved in showing scrollbars in any way? ...
Score Coinfiguration File
Greg Larsen - 5 Dec 2006 10:39 PM - 3 messages
Where can I store my Configuration File while I'm debugging my C# code in visual studio? If I put it in the <projectfolder>\bin\Debug it keeps getting deleted when I build the project.  Is there a place or a why I can store my ...
Score Dll version 2003or 2005
SalamElias - 5 Dec 2006 9:02 PM - 3 messages
I was handed 5 dlls, some built using VS 2003 and some VS 2005 how can I know which dl s were built with 2003 and which with 2005. Thanks ...
Score Simulating a fatal exception
Quimbly - 5 Dec 2006 8:02 PM - 10 messages
I have a top-level exception handler for my WinForms app that I'd like to test, but in order to do so (fully), I need generate/simulate a fatal exception (i.e. an exception which is caught but can't be ignored and causes ...
Score ReportView text align
Gerhard - 5 Dec 2006 6:50 PM - 2 messages
I am using VB.Net version 2.  How do I set the text align property for a header column individually (I see how to set all the header alignments the same as either right, left, center, etc), but I want some of columns to be ...
Score Setup Project/ Windows Installer
Hoop - 5 Dec 2006 6:31 PM - 2 messages
Hi, I am trying to create a windows installer that will inlcude a license agreement, one of those EULA that we see when installing apps, with an I ACCEPT or I DECLINE choice. It wouls also install some third party ...
Score writing installation program (setup) for web application
R.A.M. - 5 Dec 2006 3:43 PM - 2 messages
Hello, I am learning .NET (ASP.NET, C#, etc.) and I would like to ask you a question: how to write a installation program (setup) for ASP.NET+SQL application. I have little experience in programming in Windows and in web technologies. ...
Score Cheap or Free Print/Preview solution needed???
Noble Bell - 5 Dec 2006 3:19 PM - 12 messages
Hello, I hope that I have a simple question with a simple solution. I currently own and use VS 2005 Standard. My dilema is that I need a good print/preview/reporting tool to integrate into some of my applications. I ...
Score Determining the reason for Dispose at the end of 'using' block
Menny - 5 Dec 2006 1:24 PM - 10 messages
Hi, I'm looking for a way to determine if the 'Dispose()' function at the end of a 'using' block, was called due to an exception. Can anyone help? ...
Score Windows XP Professional Security
IT Craig - 5 Dec 2006 1:06 PM - 2 messages
I am using GPEDIT.MSC on a local stand alone workstation, which will later deploy into my environment. When using Group Policy, I would like to make changed to specific accounts. i.e  Admin = me, Tony=end user. I would like to enable that My Computer icon is hidden, resulting in ...
Score Workgroup Security
IT Craig - 5 Dec 2006 1:03 PM - 2 messages
Hello All. I am the Network Admin for a medium sized company,  that refuses to make impacting changes to the current Implementation.  Long storey short, up to 2 years ago, the standard was P1 100, Win95, and a ...
Score NNTP
Marco Shaw - 5 Dec 2006 12:34 PM - 3 messages
Are there any built-in functions for NNTP?  Might the WebClient class be used to speak NNTP? Marco ...
Score How to disable ie7 cleartype programmatically in web application?
Residential Area Freak - 5 Dec 2006 10:26 AM - 5 messages
How do I disable programmatically the cleartype function in IE 7 for my web apps? Are there new HTML-Tags or JavaScript functions to disable cleartype in the development? Best regards     pP ...
Score VS 2005: to SP1 Beta or not to SP1 Beta?
Pieter - 5 Dec 2006 9:13 AM - 3 messages
Hi, What are the epxeriences with Visuel Studio . NET 2005 SP1 Beta? Is it stable enough to isntall? Any positive and/or negative remarks? Thanks a lot in advance, Pieter ...
Score Regex.Replace issue
Neeta - 5 Dec 2006 5:41 AM - 3 messages
Hi All, I am having problem using Regex.Replace.I am trying to search all the strings present in a .cs file and replace it with a different string .I am doing this by searching all the code which comes under ""(double quotes). ...
Score Web application architecture using 2.0
cschuman - 4 Dec 2006 11:34 PM - 3 messages
Currently there are 60+ web applications at my shop.  The applications have similar functionality just different parameters. We are about to go through a reskinning process.   I would like to create a master application that contains all UI elements (such as parameters, ...
Score HELP!!
HelpME - 4 Dec 2006 11:23 PM - 7 messages
I wrote a program in Vb.Net that was running fine.  However I am unable to install it on a couple of machines.  When i run it I get a windows error message that says My Project.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are ...
Score Mater Details records in DataGridView
Job Lot - 4 Dec 2006 11:07 PM - 2 messages
Is it possible to show mater detail in DataGridView. If you bind DataSet with relationship defined to DataGrid it show records in drill down manner (+ to expand details) but DataGridView does not. Thanks ...
Score Newbie question
smakhijani - 4 Dec 2006 10:52 PM - 5 messages
Brand new to Windows/C# but have good J2EE experience   I have multiple projects ( Windows Forms ) each with their own namespaces that work correctly on their own. I would now like to leverage these projects within one project ( called MainConsole) - and I have imported the ...
Score question about asp.net and searching functionality
wieland - 4 Dec 2006 8:27 PM - 2 messages
Hello , I'm Wieland, I'm new to ASP.net and now I'm developing a web application that "searches for MPN (manufacturing part numbers) and returns a result. For example:  User inputs this MPN in a textbox:   RN73H2BTTD1002B25 , the info for each ...
Score problem with string conversion CSharp
Irfan - 4 Dec 2006 5:53 PM - 4 messages
hi, I have a fileName stored as a string as shown: String fn = @"C:\drawing\testdrawings\test; which gives fn = "C:\\drawing\\testdrawings\\test; however i dont want '\' to get converted to '\\' The reason i need to remove one of the '\' is because, i have a dataTable ...
Score Changing DisplayNames of my properties using PropertyGrid component, how ??
Tugrul HELVACI - 4 Dec 2006 3:07 PM - 3 messages
I'm using Delphi 2006 and I have a class defination like this: TPerson = class fPersonName  : String; fPersonSurName : String; fPersonAge : Integer; published   property PersonName : String read fPersonName write fPersonName;   property PersonSurname : String read fPersonSurname write fPersonSurname;   property PersonAge  : Integer read fPersonAge write fPersonAge; ...
Score RemotingConfiguration.Configur=ADe_Fails_in_SmartClient_with_System.ArgumentException:_URI
Lambuz - 4 Dec 2006 2:25 PM - 3 messages
Hello everyone, I have an applciation that uses remoting. When the application is run via a local copy it works. When it is run via an HTTP address RemotingConfiguration.Configure fails. Apparently this method can not find the configuration file even though other parts of my application can ...
Score Determince 'Service Pack 1' is applied for VS.NET
raghunathmnayak - 4 Dec 2006 2:19 PM - 3 messages
Hi, How to determine 'Service Pack 1'  is applied for VS.NET 2002 and VS.NET 2003, preferably from registry? I know that, If HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\7.0 is available, VS.NET 2002 should be installed. If HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\7.1 is available, VS.NET 2003 ...
Score Command Line Arguments
Milan - 4 Dec 2006 2:05 PM - 5 messages
How do you pass in arguments from the command line to a .Net windows app. Senario: vb.net application should be able to execute from command prompt by passing login and password and should be able to execute process form (with his parameter) ...
Score PrintPreview Control
Stuart Nathan - 4 Dec 2006 12:30 PM - 7 messages
Can someone tell me how to remove a previously loaded PrintDocument in a PrintPreview control, so that I can display a nedw one? ...
Score New properties of Exception descendant are not shown in snapshot viewer
Stanislaw Tristan - 4 Dec 2006 11:07 AM - 5 messages
Problem: I created a custom exception that inherits from Exception and added a some of new properties. All new properties filled in the constructors. When I throwing this custom exception and go to the snapshot viewer the last shows only properties of Exceptions, the new properties are not shown. ...
Score 'Me' is valid only within an instance method: Which keyword to use?
Pieter - 4 Dec 2006 9:28 AM - 5 messages
Hi, Using VB.NET 2005: When you use a Me.MyFunction to a Shared Method, you het the error "'Me' is valid only within an instance method.". Which is normal. But: Which keyword can you use instead of the "Me" to refer to a Shared ...
Score Architecture Decision - Agent versus Agent Less
Jenbo - 4 Dec 2006 9:09 AM - 2 messages
This is a very general question I am asking as I am at the start of a design and analysis phase of a project and I am still thinking of exactly what way to architect the system I am constructing. Basically I ...
Score Kindly assist
Chris - 4 Dec 2006 5:17 AM - 2 messages
Hi, I am working on a small which involves a touchscreen and I need to create a on-screen keyboard. I need some assistance with a few questions 1. For the the buttons, do I user their text as the value, that is, when the ...
Score Problem While Installing
Deepthi - 4 Dec 2006 4:53 AM - 4 messages
Hai.. I have done a project which comprises of Crystal reports with C#.Net and XML files. I have deployed that project and its running fine in my system and when its installed in the clients system, its showing an error saying ...
Score off topic - Videos promocionales
Oscar Leonardo Cotamo - 4 Dec 2006 2:49 AM - 2 messages
Primero que todo mil disculpas por postear de esta forma y romper las normas del grupo, pero el objetivo creo qe lo amerita! Me acaban de pedir  un favor muy especial el cual es dar una pequeña ...
Score Convert asp.net user control to windows app?
aaronluna - 3 Dec 2006 5:49 AM - 10 messages
Hi All, I was wondering if it is possible to easily convert an asp.net user control (.ascx) into an equivalent windows app.  I plan on simply duplicating the user control in a c# windows app through brute force, ...
Score From my VB 2005 express Form. Want to send EMail
Professor Yonce - 3 Dec 2006 2:45 AM - 16 messages
I have made form for E-Mail. I have entered code but the Import system does not work. It has squiggly line underneath it showing it is not communicating. It Will not build. Public Class Form3Bio1     System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient ...
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