Visual Basic .NET Forum

Hi, I would like to know How I could draw a Dashed rectangle over everything in a container. I will use this to draw a selection rectangle (like in VB.NET Form Designer UI). And even it draws in invert colors I think, but this is not necessary for now. Can I do this with a UserControl ? Because I know that transparency is a little tricky...

I want to write a VB.NET program that can select the documents to print, and then print the documents without opening it. Any ideas? thanks, john

Vallerie, combining Kims logic for determining whether an "X" or an "O" should be displayed & the rest of my code makes a perfect working solution for the course book. Liked the use of NOT kim cheers for that. anyway heres the complete code for a working solution, any improvments or comments are as always appreciated. /////////

Is there any way in code to tell which form has been visited and in which sequence? For instance: Time FormNameVisited Thanks

Hi, I was trying to make a nice example for Luís Serpa when something happened that I found strange. Who can tell me what I do wrong. I made a normal Webform class with the IDE so automatic an Aspx page (but that is not important for this question) I made: - A button and a textbox on the form; - A module with a public string variable;

I am using the window.open function to open a small window and I am using GET to get values back from that window. I want to be able to open another from the second window but I get an error message when I try to do another window.open. Any suggestions are welcomed. Evan Kontos | EKontos@comtekcadd.com 27 Whitehall St. | 3rd...

Hi, I just happened to start on a new project to built a custom made scanning application using Dot Net If anyone could lead me to a start will be highly appreciated

how can I do these functions in Visual Basic.NET I know how to do it in Visual Basic 6.0 but FILE>Print is not selectable on the form. I also am not able to choose FILE>Make Executable...rather it is not there I am in class for visual basic 6.0 but had .NET just do not know how to use it so trying to learn. Sorry for the novice questions.

I use a generic form with datagrid to handle record maintenance for various tables. I would like to be able to have the datagrid to count the columns and adjust the datagrid layout accordingly. Where can I find the info to do this? Thanks Bill

I have some code that I put in the Before_Dropdown event of a combobox field on a winform. It works but only because I am making use of a public boolean variable called IveFilledCompanys. The code follows: If IveFilledCompanys = False Then SqlConnection1.Open() Dim SqlReader As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader SqlReader =...

Does anybody know..... Can MS Project and Outlook be accessed through com or such so that they can be integrated into a VS app? If the answer is yes, can you point me to some reference material? Ed

Hi. I am trying to write a vb.net program to send large files via TCP. I was wondering if there was a code example or book that demonstrates how to write a simple file transfer program of large files (5-10 megs). I can make a simple chat program sending simple text. However, I want to be able to send larger data like the file transfer in...

Hi, Is it possible to write software for the PocketPC 2002 and 2003 with this Visual Studio version? Of is it only possible with Visual Studio .NET ent. arch. 2003? (and eVB 3.0) thnks, Eric

Sometimes when I run an .exe and also have the code up in VS.Net it will hang badly. So badly, in fact, that nothing I do, even logging out and logging back in, will kill it, save for restarting my machine. According to Windows, the application thinks it's being debugged. If I restart proplerly, I have to wait 3 minutes while W2K times out...

I tried to develop a Web Custom Control(Similar to a datagrid) and it is shown below. It generates a table, with 2 cells in one row. I have few questions about it. I very much appreciate if anyone can help me find answers to these questions? 1. When using the control how do I change the properties of the table in the design mode?(design...

Hi All, I'm fairly new to this OOP and have a quick question: I have a Work Order class that has properties that are common to all my work orders. I then have a class that inherits from this class and adds some properties. I want each of these classes to have a procedure called WO_Update but I'm not sure if I can copy the code from...

I have a problem in one of my applications. The main window is the MDI parent, and I may have as many as 3 or 4 forms open at a time within the main form. However, regardless of how many forms are open, if I try to move one of the forms, it won't redraw when I move it. It looks similar to when your system is frozen/the processor is maxed...

I have a Windows Service (VB.NET) that runs 24/7. It queries a Web service 5 to 10 times per hour. About 2 or 3 times a month, it fails. The log indicates that it sends the request to the Web service but there is no return from the service. Stopping and restarting the Windows service cures the problem. Our desire is to cure the problem...

Hello All, I am developing a Web Application in VB.NET. We are printing checks from a IE 6.0. Here are our requirments: 1. Checks will be printed on pre-printed stock, so we must format the document to lineup correcly. 2. We need to keep track of which checks printed or didnt print. So we need to access the printer directly. 3. Have the...

Hi there, I know a lot of people ask this question but I think I couldn't get the answer yet. Can someone tell me how to get the row count for the datagrid? Regards, MingMan

Hi, I'm facing a code-optimisation issue on an asp.net/vb.net/SQL Server 2000 project. A web page containing not much more than 3 DropDownLists is taking nigh on 6 seconds to load, because each ddl opens up a separate connection to the DB, pulls out its data, and closes its own connection before the next ddl repeats the process. The...

Something, my application generate error when user close it . error like "Memory on ....could not be read.click to close the application" I have a code on form_closing to verify if user save everything. the code is correct. How to solve this problem?

Hello, In Outlook you can insert an Object into the body of the letter by selecting Object from the Insert menu. These objects vary from a Bitmap Image to a Word Pad Document. What I would like to do is develop an Application using VB.Net that has a form then be able to Insert this form, the VB.NET app, into the Outlook document. Is this...

Hi, My program needs to open another form(Form2) at form1 load. But Form2 always opens with a beep. How do I get rid of that beep. I tried to load form2 from Form1 activate also but with no success. Please advise. Thanks in advance. Kartic

Hi, I have the following problem: I want to read from a file at a specific line and column position and write this back in an another file at some other line and column position. I am not sure which object to use and if this is possible. Could someone please help?