I would like to change a connection string in my Windows application (VS 2008). Is there a way to modify the connection string in app.config? The...

Bill Yanaire

03-14-2011 02:41 AM
Fahad AlEnizi

Hi, all. I have a networking question, really. I have this line of code: Another computer.network.downloadfile("\\1.2.3.4\c$\file.txt",...

Anbazhakan

03-09-2011 08:21 PM
Anbazhakan

Hi, I am trying to print a form in VB 2008. I want to print 3 copies of my form in the same page. What command should be used for this? Any help is...

jb

03-09-2011 08:46 AM
jb

Hi all, I have a form with a databound datagridview. I close the form using 'me.close'. Elsewhere I then directly update the SQL data. If I then...

Markei54545

03-07-2011 06:35 AM
Jason Keats

I am using VB.NET 2008. My application has many clients that connect to it using socket. When a client connect to it, it creates a session class and...

fniles

03-03-2011 04:42 PM
fniles

This works.. CrystalReportViewer1.SelectionFormula = {invoices.invno} = 23087 This doesn't (even though the invoices...

Markei54545

02-28-2011 04:27 PM
Markei54545

Hi, I have two backgroundworkers on a usercontrol that mainly act like timers. One of the actions in the ProgressChanged event is to change the text...

bpsdgnews

02-27-2011 02:22 PM
bpsdgnews

Hi, I'm wondering why this declaration works: Declare Auto Function SetupDiGetClassDevs Lib _ "setupapi.dll" Alias "SetupDiGetClassDevsA" _ (...)...

Armin Zingler

02-26-2011 12:04 PM
Tom Shelton

Hello, I have a label with a Fixed Single border around it... I am looking to increase the padding between the left and right sides of the border at...

pregis

02-25-2011 11:21 AM
David Stubbs

Really Music is our life, without the music it makes us like a fish without the water.That's why Music is a God. Music bring us to a very one fresh...

pramod

02-24-2011 10:23 PM
pramod

Hello, A few weeks ago, I watched a video where an MS dev demonstrated the new DataRepeater control included in the new VB powerpack. I went...

Anthony P.

02-23-2011 10:18 AM
phillip ngulube

I added a NotifyIcon to my project and a ContextMenuStrip so that when the taskbar icon is clicked a menu shows up. I added the ContextMenuStrip to...

Viper

02-21-2011 02:16 AM
Crimson L. Espada

Copy and paste this into the code of a Windows form... 'Written by Douglas E. Rasmusen (douglas.rasmusen (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net) 'Create a form...

Douglas E. Rasmusen

02-19-2011 12:17 PM
Armin Zingler

I used to do a lot of development with VB4 and then a little with VB6. In either of those, if I placed my cursor in a keyword or a library function...

Al in Dallas

02-18-2011 05:12 PM
Al in Dallas

I am using VB.NET 2005 and SQLDataReader. How can I check the data type of a field in the DataReader ? Thank you. Dim cmdSQL As...

fniles

02-18-2011 12:14 AM
Buntha Khin

I am trying to set the font size on a Label control. Seems like a simple item but I can't find a way to do it. I can set other properties for a Label...

Mike

02-17-2011 05:57 AM
Frank Bearss

We are using SQL Server 2005 and VB.NET 2008. We have a view that is called by the application every minute. The view is doing a SELECT of 2 more...

fniles

02-16-2011 08:29 AM
fniles

I like to convert an Excel VBA Addin to VB.net as an COM addin <- Here is the Problem. Normally ProcKind returns the "vbext_ProcKind" but vb.net...

minimaster

02-16-2011 04:03 AM
minimaster

Something weird with my immediate window, now matter what I type in, i get this ? 1 * 2 The expression cannot be evaluated while in run...

Miro

02-14-2011 05:32 PM
clayton schartz

I would need a method within my program to intercept a user attempt to change the time or date of the pc. In such a case a need to inform him and...

pamela fluente

02-14-2011 05:58 AM
pamela fluente

Hi all, I am using Visual Basic 2008. I am working on code with which I can copy specified extention files from one folder to other. I need two...

K

02-14-2011 03:46 AM
Andrew Morton

Hi all, I would like to be able to launch the Outlook 'Compose email' screen from my vb.net 2005 program, and include an attachment. Version of...

Markei54545

02-09-2011 06:48 PM
Tom Shelton

I am using ClickOnce to deploy a solution written in VB using Visual Studio 2008, .NetFramework 3.5SP1: Problem: VS2008/ClickOnce fails to deploy a...

Dean Slindee

02-02-2011 08:59 AM
Brian Custer

Hi, I have a datagridview with one combobox column. This combobox is bound to a dataset table. Basicly it works fine with the data but the thing...

Eric

02-01-2011 03:30 PM
Mark Bainbridge

HI all, I am using VB.net 2005 to display a Crystal report. It displays OK using report viewer but when I apply the selection formula it...

Markei54545

02-01-2011 12:53 PM
Markei54545

Hi Group Making the transition from XP to Win 7 (64bit) and testing .net applications under win 7. So far I have found few issues, for example,...

Wan Andii

01-31-2011 10:42 AM
Cor

Morning all Here is a snippet of code Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Printing.Compatibility.VB6 Imports System.Drawing 'Added a reference...

StrandElectric

01-29-2011 06:22 PM
StrandElectric

To StrandElectric, and others: If you get many "No topics" errors, perhaps you chose local help only option. To change that option, try this: - In...

Nobody

01-28-2011 12:21 PM
StrandElectric

This works fine aligning the figures for my financial reports (apolgies for the double linespacing) BUT note the first imports line. Can anyone...

StrandElectric

01-28-2011 06:17 AM
Armin Zingler

Hi, I had no problems with XP/32, but now in Win7/64, debugging works differently: If I start from within the IDE and an exception occurs, the...

Armin Zingler

01-28-2011 06:11 AM
Armin Zingler

Hi, it started as a VB question, but to make (another) long story short: Whenever I load my project in the IDE, *.vshost.exe wants to access the...

Armin Zingler

01-27-2011 07:50 AM
Armin Zingler

Well, once again Thanks heaps Jason! Have been playing with your code and all is well. Can use it to generate my reports. What a break-through!...

StrandElectric

01-26-2011 01:33 PM
Armin Zingler

Tom Shelton laid this down on his screen : That is a little misleading. You can have issues with winforms - but, it's pretty rare now. Winforms...

StrandElectric

01-26-2011 11:45 AM
Tom Shelton

The following 5 radio buttons are contained in a groupbox on a form Dim arrRad() As RadioButton arrRad = New RadioButton(){rad1, rad2, rad3, rad4,...

Rich P

01-26-2011 03:52 AM
Pete BOS

Hi all No-one has yet got back to me indicating how in vb.net I can address the printer properly and print nicely formatted columns of information...

StrandElectric

01-26-2011 02:59 AM
Cor

Hello, I am using Visual Studio 8 (Visual Basic.Net) Within my form I have a combo box called "cboState" the data is pick up from another table...

CAM

01-23-2011 02:20 PM
Pawel Czopowik

Hi, MsgBox(IO.Directory.GetFiles("c:\windows\system32").Length) the line returns 2,298 with target=x86 and 2,767 with target=x64. How can I get the...

Armin Zingler

01-22-2011 07:13 PM
Armin Zingler

Mayayana used his keyboard to write : LOL.. That was one of the articles that started that rumor. Here is teh official...

StrandElectric

01-22-2011 06:39 PM
StrandElectric

Hi, I'm using using a richedit control and loading .rtf text files. I have the scrollbar set to vertical...but If I get a decent sized text file...

Tony C.

01-21-2011 12:11 PM
Tom Shelton

If you want to use Left/Right in VB.Net forms without having to prepend them with "Microsoft.VisualBasic", or an alias like "VB.", you can use...

Nobody

01-21-2011 12:10 PM
Cor

....in my last diatribe! Written way past my bedtime!

StrandElectric

01-19-2011 05:17 AM
StrandElectric

Hi, I'm using a mirrored Ttreeview control and all is fine until I start using owner_draw and GDI while the control is mirrored. My probelem is...

Tony C.

01-18-2011 06:45 PM
Tony C.

Hi, i have some good experience with visual studio, but something strange is happening to me which i really dont know where to begin to solve it. I...

pamela fluente

01-18-2011 04:56 PM
pamela fluente

Hi all Having successfully built a 400 line single form application that reads and searches a legacy random access file, my impressions. Forgive...

StrandElectric

01-18-2011 04:20 AM
StrandElectric

Hi, surprise, it's me - again. Yeah, I know, many questions these days.... I'm doing work in background threads in order to keep the UI...

Armin Zingler

01-17-2011 01:31 PM
Nobody

Using VS2005 (.NET 2.0), VB.NET, I have a windows forms application. I have a StatusStrip containing a ToolStripStatusLabal and a...

hzgt9b

01-17-2011 06:28 AM
Sameer chand

I have a search function that runs in a background worker which can run long.. I want the user to be able to cancel that then run another...

Smokey Grindel

01-16-2011 01:52 PM
Ryan Jones

Hi Is there any procedure with VB to mimic something like the 'get external data from web' function within Excel. I would like to import currency...

Martin Parker

01-16-2011 09:59 AM
Nathan Sokalski

Hi Armin Yesterday, the print screen arrangements you showed me worked perfectly, plugged into my program. Today, onl a blank sheet prints. I'm sure...

StrandElectric

01-15-2011 05:35 PM
StrandElectric

Well, I've reached a major snag and Google does not help. I want to print a form that's visible on the screen (Me) WITHOUT reams of code. Surely...

StrandElectric

01-15-2011 05:59 AM
Dennis