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  • Notifyicon with contextmenu and no form.
    by Jakobdo
    6 Replies
    Last post by Evan Mulawski
      • Hello, i just downloaded and installed the Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition (C#). I want to make a small app, where a small notifyicon is the "program", it should poll XML/RSS feeds, and then show up in balloontips. But i can't find a way to remove the form, and only startup the notifyicon.
  • How to compare dates to see if it is within the last 30 days.
    by tvance929
    6 Replies
    Last post by jrboddie
      • I know how to compareTo two dates to see if they one is newer or older, but can someone tell me how I would be able to see if a date falls within the last 30 days
  • Display 2 Forms at the same time?
    by ITMike_M.
    2 Replies
    Last post by ITMike_M.
      • Hi! I'm just wondering if this possible. I wanted to create a program that the user will login first (LoginScreen.vb) and after successful logon, the Splash Screen and Main Screen will be displayed (e.g. Main Form and in-front of it is the Splash Screen window). Thanks to all.
  • Saving data into a database with two tables
    by fblairms
    9 Replies
    Last post by fblairms
      • I have a project that is to give a test. In the Access database I have two tables, one has the questions and the other is to save the results of the student's answers. I am able to create the dataset with both tables in it. When I start linking the questions to the form1, I get the Data Navigator that lets me move from question to question and then to save any changes that are made to the text in
  • How to code Font Type, Style, size and alignment properties in VB 2005 Express
    by Monte Cristo33
    7 Replies
    Last post by Monte Cristo33
      • Dear friends, I am converting from VB 5 to VB 2005 Express, and things are as not as straightforward as I expected. I am doing a simple text editor program where the user can change the font Type, style, size and alignment in an input text box. However, none of the old code still work. what would be the VB 2005 equivalent of the following VB5 code: Private Sub cmdArial_Click() txtInput.F
  • Annoying bug that I think microsoft should know about!
    by LoneCodeGuy
    2 Replies
    Last post by spotty
      • I've had this bug occur in two MSVE editons: VB and c++. The compiler says that a character I input into the text/code editor is not actually there. I can have the compiler fix it for me (using it's own error fix suggestion) but it does become annoying. This was even more frustrating with MSVE C++ because the closing braces were a headache to deal with when this error occured. I found that the bes
  • Drawing Area For Final Form
    by ExcitedNewUser
    1 Replies
    Last post by ReneeC
      • Are there controls where I can add a drawing area and tool buttons/bars for the user to draw with. I currently use Excel and VBA forms since I have to have a drawing area. If I could have a drawing area inside a VB app that would be really useful. Thanks!
  • Cast a string as an object name...
    by Freelancer77
    5 Replies
    Last post by Freelancer77
      • I have a combobox whose collection is a set of strings naming other objects onscreen, such as: 0 = "Label1" 1 = "Picturebox1" 2 = "Textbox1" I'm looking for a way to use the retrieved combobox.items(x) string as the object name in object methods, such as: me.label1.visible = true I have discovered no way to convert a string to an object name, or cast
  • need help with arrays..
    by a721019
    5 Replies
    Last post by a721019
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  • Create a custom MenuStrip template
    by Shodin
    2 Replies
    Last post by nobugz
      • Is there a way to create a custom MenuStrip template The "add default items" option is nice, but there are items in there I don't need and others I do need, not to mention icons and such. So it'd be really nice to be able to create a custom MenuStrip template that I can load instead of the default one. Is that possible and of so, how is it accomplished
  • ImageHlp.dll help
    by c0dem0nkey1519
    6 Replies
    Last post by c0dem0nkey1519
      • Hello all!! I am having a heck of a time defining the structures to map a pe file format. The following msdn links show the format but I am having a few problems translating that into managed code. LOADED_IMAGE This one contains a Links structure that I am completly lost on.. IMAGE_SECTION_HEADER is another.. so far i have come to a stand still an dcould use some help.. IMAGE_SECTION
  • visual basic
    by xxiya
    1 Replies
    Last post by Jonathan Caves - MSFT
      • hey i dont know much about c++ can some one help me with its basics please
  • Sorting numbers and text together?
    by js06
    7 Replies
    Last post by Chris Dunaway
      • I have been working on sorting a list of scores and names beside them. I have this code from solitaire but i can't quite figure out how to add the substring into it. Can someone give some advice Private Sub btnOK_Click( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnOK.Click Dim numarray(8) As Double Dim snum As String , num As
  • Putting bookmarks in the code IDE in Express editions
    by Recycler
    2 Replies
    Last post by Recycler
      • Is there any way please to use bookmarks for easier navigation in the VB 2005 Express Edition IDE Looking up bookmarks in the Help mentions a "Bookmark Window" option under the View menu, but I can't see that. Thanks.
  • Fehler in VB 2005 Express, Bug in VB 2005 Express
    by Stz.H
    12 Replies
    Last post by Martin Xie - MSFT
      • Dear Sirs I cannot good english, therfore I write this Message in german. Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren. Ich programiere gerade eine Access-Datenbankanwendung mit VB 2005 Express. Folgendes tritt auf: Ich verbinde eine Access-Datenbank mit Datenbank hinzufugen. Ich gebe den Pfad an, z.B. "D:\Telreg\Telreg.mdb". Dort ist auch die Datenbank. Ich ziehe aus "Dat
  • Saving list items
    by johnb01
    9 Replies
    Last post by johnb01
      • G'Day everyone :) This is a two part questions really. 1. I was wondering if it is possible to save the contents of a ListView box to a textfile on the computer 2. Is it possible to open the saved textfile and that the items are put back into the ListView box Thank you very much for any replies :)
  • Timer won't fire
    by WayneSpangler
    14 Replies
    Last post by ReneeC
      • I have a timer on form1 with the timer_tick set up like this:     Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick         teaTime = False         MessageBox.Show("End timer")     End Sub In a module I have:   &nb
  • opening file error
    by vanilla_gorilla
    4 Replies
    Last post by nobugz
      • Dim oXL As Excel.Application Dim oWB As Excel.Workbook Dim oSheet As Excel.Worksheet Dim oRng As Excel.Range ' Start Excel and get Application object. oXL = CreateObject("Excel.Application") oXL.Visible = True ' open selected workbook oWB = oXL.Workbooks.Ope n(openfiledialog1.filename ) I am getting :- HRESULT : 0X80020003 (DISP_E_MEMBERNOTFOUND) COM e
  • Set control to visible based on checkbox state
    by gibbo1715
    4 Replies
    Last post by gibbo1715
      • Hi All I have a number of checkboxes and what i want to do is make some buttons or controls visible based on their state, do I have to do this via an if statement or is there a simpler way thanks gibbo
  • keypress event of vb6 to vb.net?
    by jasperdy
    9 Replies
    Last post by jasperdy
      • Can anyone help me on how to write this code which is from vb6 i think to a vb.net Sorry i'm just new to vb.net Private Sub txtBox1_KeyPress( ByVal KeyAscii As Integer ) Select Case KeyAscii Case 45, 46, 47, 48 To 57, 65 To 90, 97 To 122 Case Else KeyAscii = 0 End Select End Sub as you may see i have to restrict inputs in textb
  • Calculator in need of real programer...
    by Odium
    6 Replies
    Last post by Odium
      • I'm horribly new to programming in general and cant figure out how to make this calculator work. I¡¯m using the windows calculator as the design template except I added a textbox(txtDisplay2.text) at the bottom to test each button click. I can¡¯t figure out how to press 1, +, 1, = and get an answer to show in txtDisplay1.text. I¡¯ve searched high and low and have found many calculator style
  • Debugging variable watch - scope problem
    by JohnTul
    2 Replies
    Last post by Bite Qiu - MSFT
      • My C++ express application works just fine, but I have a problem examining variables during debugging. When I declare my variables within a function then I can see the values for each var just by hovering my mouse over during debugging, specifically when I choose f11 'step into'. This even works for individual elements of arrays, which is nice. But when I need to use variables in other forms I dec
  • Add As Link multiple items to Solution Explorer?
    by Chris Rush
    1 Replies
    Last post by Citizen on the earth
      • Hi, I am trying to add a whole heiarchy of items to my Solution Explorer as Links rather than making new files. To make new files, I can simply drag the top level of the directory to the Solution Explorer, and it creates the proper heirarchy and imports all the files. However, it copies the files rather than linking to them. I tried dragging them holding various keys such as Shift, Alt, and Contro
  • ToolStrip causes Text to be 'Selected'
    by J Jager
    4 Replies
    Last post by J Jager
      • I wanted to use the ToolStrip instead of a menu to select the desired actions on my text in a Textbox. Both are in the same Form. The text in the textbox comes up selected (blue background). I spent hours to find a setting to prevent this, but did not succeed. Hopefully someone has a solution.
  • dynamic sql "Select" statements
    by motorscooter50
    1 Replies
    Last post by Glenn Wilson
      • I am a novice at Visual Studio Express and trying to convert a project that creates dynamic SQL Select statements for an Access database based on user selections. Most notable, the fields on which selection is made are user determined. I cant get by the database wizard etc. of ASP.Net 2.0 in Express. Can anyone help or offer a work around Thanks