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  • Running An Application
    by ChristianBG
    8 Replies
    Last post by Frank Carr
      • After I compile the application i can run it from my desktop and other develop desktops just by using the exe without installing the application. One of the developers is now workstation in a diferent department and tries to run the exe, he gets this error. to run this application, you first must install on of the following versions of the .NET Framework: v2.0.5727 contact you ap
  • Call function in another winform running in another machine
    by timmytong
    2 Replies
    Last post by timmytong
      • Hi all, I need to implement a system as follows: Winform A running on machine A continuously checking for some criteria, once the criteria is fulfilled, call the procedure in Winform B running on another machine B. How can I call the procedure from another Winform running on different machine Thanks a lot.
  • laying a transparent panel or lable over a webbrowser control
    by flbos
    2 Replies
    Last post by flbos
      • In my application I use the 'windows webbrowser component' (com component) to preview .doc .pdf .xls and .txt files on my form. This works fine but I don't want my users to be able to edit the documents. They can when I use the webbrowser control because the control loads (for example) ms word when opening a .doc file and then the user is able to edit the text and save it using ctrl-s To pr
  • Errors, Warnings, Messages
    by James A. Gayhart
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    Last post by James A. Gayhart
      • Hi, When I bring up the Error List window, I get the options to display Errors, Warnings, and Messages. I know what errors and warnings are (as I have had several ). But, I have never seen a Message. What constitutes a message
  • They ruined my timer event
    by danbug
    4 Replies
    Last post by danbug
      • I am experienced with VB, but new to .NET. I am struggling to determine how to assign text to a textbox from a form timer event without having to write 10 pages of code for thread handling. Is there a more direct way of doing this I read all of the poop in the help files about "How to make thread-safe calls to form controls". If I wanted all that ***, I'd do the app in Java. Pleas
  • My memo space saving problems.
    by Montana01
    2 Replies
    Last post by Montana01
      • Hello, I recently have decided that it may be useful to learn how to make a small application using VB. This being my fist App that does more than 1+1=2 I need some help. I have created a small app that is a memo pad that uses a database to store data. Or at least it is supposed to... Keep in mind that I was using Bits and pieces of other code... Ok so here is the error I get when I am de
  • Current record index
    by Andy551740
    1 Replies
    Last post by cybertaz69
      • I have a front end application written in VB2005 for an SQL database. The items on the form are bound to a dataset and editing data on the form works fine. However, how can data in the dataset be edited in code (i.e. columns in the dataset that do not have a bound object on the form) I know you can edit data directly through the Me.Dataset method but this requires an index reference of the record
  • Packet listening and modifying in VB.net
    by r3gan
    5 Replies
    Last post by OmegaDan
      • Hello, I am looking to write a VB.net application that will look at packet data sent on a particular port on my machine and change it if necessary, and I'm not quite sure where to begin with this. I have a third-party program running that does not properly handle certain information in TCP packets if they are not well-formed as far as that third-party program is concerned. What I would li
  • Threads
    by Rajagopal_JRaman
    10 Replies
    Last post by Rajagopal_JRaman
      • I have a function which add two numbers and return the answer. If the function is thread unsafe, what will happen .
  • Moving Lissajous figures demo. Suggestions please to improve on the method of coding.
    by John Oliver (UK&am
    10 Replies
    Last post by John Oliver (UK)MSP, VSIP
      • Hi ALL, This DEMO will stop itself after a short while, please wait. Please try this demo. It only needs one button. Warning to anyone with photo-epilepsy, it is a bit flickery!! Have fun playing with the code!! It might make you dizzy!! Do you see the peaks as moving clockwise or anti-clockwise from the top !! Now i am looking to do this withou
  • Random Timer
    by Zooz
    5 Replies
    Last post by Dick Donny
      • Hello, I have a timer, i need it to change the visibility of one of the four pictureboxes i have(let they be, p1, p2, p3 ,p4) each time the timer works. How can i do that Thx
  • Timer within a Windows Service
    by Cryo75
    3 Replies
    Last post by spotty
      • Hi, I have a windows services that starts a timer on OnStart and the timer tick event should search for files in specific folders. The tick event never fires. Do timers work in a service or should I do an infinite loop on the onstart event Thanks, Ivan
  • Data vanishing during run time
    by J_Dude2003
    10 Replies
    Last post by J_Dude2003
      • When I enter data into a SQL database and save it, the data that I have just added vanishes, but when I close the applicaiton and re-open it, it's still there - is there any reason for this and any way to get it to stay
  • How to make deletion of files faster
    by wtkm
    5 Replies
    Last post by spotty
      • using the following code to delete file to recycle bin does take a plenty of time if i delete a file by a file in large quantity (compare the method of deleting the files permanently). Option Explicit Private Type SHFILEOPSTRUCT     hwnd As Long     wFunc As Long     pFrom As String     pTo As String     fFlags As Int
  • RichTextBox- RTF -Send by Email
    by ST1
    1 Replies
    Last post by Bruno Yu - MSFT
      • Hi all, I've researched a lot but can't find a solution. I have text in a RichTextBox with RTF format (with an image) that I need to send by email (all in VB.NET 2005). The code to send email has: ... With MailMsg .From = New MailAddress(" abc@abc.ab ") .BodyEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.Default .Subject = strSubject.Trim() .Body = strMessage.Trim() &a
  • Debug a windows service - - Possible?
    by Cobolman
    5 Replies
    Last post by Anderson Imes
      • Is there any way (not too complicated I hope) to debug a windows service When running the service, a unhandled exception makes the service crash. It would be helpful if I could see what happens in the debugger. Any clues
  • Which data type(s) for speed?
    by Jake_UK
    5 Replies
    Last post by Jake_UK
      • OK, at the risk of sounding like a total novice, this is a burning question for me. I have been using VB.net for 18 months, and could not live without the language now I have searched these forums and the net, and only found one article describing the best numeric data types to use for speed of processing. Basically the majority of programs I code NEVER require precision for numerics of mo
  • How to Remove vssver2.scc files from VSS 2005
    by Ray Dyce
    14 Replies
    Last post by Alin Constantin - MSFT
      • How does one stop vs 2005 publishing the hidden system file vssver2.scc! Is this just broken, or is there a work around to stop vs 2005 spublishing this unwanted file.. Thanks.
  • Textbox settings
    by JohnC2123
    3 Replies
    Last post by TheCrash
      • How can you set a specific textbox to enter data in when a program begins and after a calculation is performed
  • VB.NET Intellisense crazy
    by HCL
    6 Replies
    Last post by HCL
      • Hi, Sometimes (generally after 1hour work) Intellisense goes crazy. I reacts to the typing of one character. Ex: I type 'i', imediatly i get ' i()' and 2 errors (naturally). i have to delete the '()' . This cannot be done by Backspace or Delete in the keyboard. I have to select the () and then delete the selecction by introducing a new character. If i simply delete i get 'i()'
  • Process.Start can't invoke the exe file which is in the remote Domain machine.
    by Brett Deng
    7 Replies
    Last post by Riquel Dong ¨C MSFT
      • I want to invoke an exe file which is in the remote Domain mahine. and those code is running in the WorkGroup machine, But the following code always response me a exception "The parameter is not incorrect", Private Sub RunSetup(ByVal strInventorPath As String, ByVal strDomainName As String, ByVal strUserName As_ String, ByVal strPassword As String, Optional ByVal strArgument As
  • ICM in Visual Studio 2005
    by Syed Shujaat Hussain
    2 Replies
    Last post by Syed Shujaat Hussain
      • Can anyone please guide me to the correct place for posting ICM (ICC profiles) related questions and how to use it in Visual Studio 2005 In particular I want to save image files after applying one of the available color profiles (so i'd require a method to enumerate all ICM profiles available on the system too). I have used a lot of searching with no good results in terms of managed code. Any help
  • Ok I Need Some Help Tips
    by Xx-Demon-xX
    1 Replies
    Last post by Toddap_MS
      • OK im working on a program and i need some help with a few thing I need these codes 1:To get a Button to display my aboutbox 2:how to make it run other applications through my apllication 3: how to make it include those applications for when its installed 4: how to make it open text documents through my app 5: how to make a button open a window with writing 6:how to ma
  • DataReceived Event
    by y3ss
    2 Replies
    Last post by y3ss
      • Hi guys, There is a DataReceived event in VB2005 for Serial Port communication. My question is, how to build a similar event for Parallel port As we know, there is no parallel port control supported, and we need to use DLL to access parallel port. So what i want to do is to read the parallel port whenever a status bit is set. Any idea please help, thanks a lot. Thanks, THQ
  • Newbee with question about Starting/Stopping a Function
    by kf2zq
    2 Replies
    Last post by kf2zq
      • Greetings Everyone, I am extremely new to Visual Basic programming as I'm trying to learn it on my own. Below is a small portion of code that I wrote: Private Sub FreqRate_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles FreqRate.Tick F1 = TextBox3.Text F2 = TextBox4.Text 'Stepping the Frequency at a set interval If Frequency <= F1 Then