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  • Can this be done better?
    by Dave-X
    8 Replies
    Last post by James A. Gayhart
      • Hello, I'm a on/off freelance programmer for several years now. I love doing it as a hobby and I like writing useful programs I can use. I often come up with ideas for a simple program that do one task mainly for the purpose so I can use them as a learning experience that I can later use. I wanted to learn about using binary files so I decided to write a simple ID3v1 class that can read, ed
  • Recommended source for icons?
    by Onisama
    5 Replies
    Last post by irrdev
      • I got my version of Visual Studio Basic .Net from the Microsoft website, but it looks like the installation didn't include the icons collection. At least, one of my Basic books refers to a collection of icons that comes with .Net, and I don't have it. Anyway, can anyone recommend a public domain source for icons that I can use in my .Net applications Thanks.
  • Call AutoCad using Vb.net
    by Biswajitghosh25
    8 Replies
    Last post by Biswajitghosh25
      • Dear All, Here is my code in VB6 Code Snippet Dim AutoCad As AcadApplication #If AUTOCAD2000 Then Set AutoCad = GetObject(, "AutoCAD.Application.15") #If AUTOCAD2005 Then Set AutoCadApp = GetObject(, "AutoCAD.Application.16") #End If and Here is the same code in vb.net and th
  • Binding keys within the form
    by me113
    2 Replies
    Last post by me113
      • Anyone know how to bind for say the "esc" key to a function
  • Your problem refers to the Microsoft Authenticode Technology
    by joynerCN
    3 Replies
    Last post by joynerCN
      • The story: had this pretty big Visual Basic/Visual Studio project. My old computer crashed, but I had the project backed up. Installed Visual Basic on my new computer and loaded the project. The problem: whenever I try to run it, I get the error message in the subject line: "Unable to find manifest signing certificate in the certificate store" What's this problem, and how can I remedy it
  • Print Forms Component
    by dakotarose
    2 Replies
    Last post by Scott Weber
      • I am a novice to visual studios and uneducated as yet in the fine art of programing; but, am trying my hand at it. I recently downloaded 'Microsoft's Visual Basic 2005 Express' and am very pleased with it. I more recently downloaded and installed The Visual Basic 2005 'Print Form' component - power tool. However, after installation, the Print Form does not appear in the .NET selection list. Is thi
  • Method signature with Object as Arguement in VB6.0 does not match VB.Net Method
    by Bhupathi Venkatesh
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    Last post by Toddap_MS
      • Hi, We have a strange problem with migrating from VB6 to VB .NET. There is an legacy application which can accept a ProgId as input and when we configured ProgId(Project1.Class1) of VB6 DLL which consists of a method Start(objInput as Object), then legacy application is able to activate my VB6 DLL and call Start method in Class1. The legacy application expose this functionality of registeri
  • Clearing specific controls from a form
    by KAllbritain
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    Last post by KAllbritain
      • When I click on my "Clear" button I want to remove all the dynamically created controls on my form and start over. I run this on the button click event: Private Sub clearScreen(ByVal container As Control) Dim tmpRow As DataRow Dim ctlName As String Dim controlExists As Boolean 'skip static controls For Each tmpRow In workTable.Rows ctlName = tmpRow("nam
  • Option Strict On disallows late binding?
    by Troy Lundin
    7 Replies
    Last post by spotty
      • This pops up and I do not know why. There is no button to press that shows error details. Is there any way to get around this
  • How To Pass Multiple Parameter Combinations to Functions
    by Lenord...
    8 Replies
    Last post by Derek Smyth
      • Hi All, I have a little problem. What I want is so when I create a Function or Subroutine in a Class, in the arguments that are passed to the function or subroutine, it gives me more than one option. For example, if you use the: Code Snippet 'messagebox.show()' method, then it gives you some 18 different argument combinations that you can pass to it. What I have is a
  • CMD output in Text Box
    by Kirtan Patel
    2 Replies
    Last post by Rykler
      • i want to show the output of commandline argument in TextBox Like when i write Shell("dir") i want that directory listing in TextBox, How do i do that Help me plz ..
  • Check For Zero lengths
    by GODDY
    1 Replies
    Last post by Aw Ali
      • How do i check for zero lenghths in a textbox and avoid the NaN
  • New Thread Maybe
    by ChristianBG
    1 Replies
    Last post by Derek Smyth
      • I am trying to launch an instance of a console application from inside another program and i want them to be independent of each other. Do i do that by creating a new thread for the console appliaction to run on and if that is the answer how do i go about it
  • HELP WITH VB.NET 2003 BYTES ARRAY
    by DemonicDevil
    2 Replies
    Last post by Demonic Claiure
      • I can write stuff to the registry in binary values but my question is how can i text 1 singel text box and type in this FF F3 FF 3F 25 FF 3F or something like that then pass that textbox off to the array bytes and make it save in the registry. When i try this vb.net gets all gay on me and says some gay thing about strings i find it retarted. I need help here. is there an
  • Using Constant Variables in VB.Net
    by Vineed
    4 Replies
    Last post by Vineed
      • I am using a Unmanaged API. I have to declare certain constants for the same. I have declared contstant a follows. Private Const MF_BYPOSITION As Integer = 0x400 However it is giving me an error 'Expected end of line'. I have tried the same thing in VC#.Net but it worked perfectly fine. Please Help Vineed
  • Working with video
    by Adrian Eaton
    4 Replies
    Last post by nogChoco
      • Hi There, I would like to obtain information on video files. This information would be things like, video size, frame rate, duration, etc. The format of these files could be any thing, from quicktime to wmv. Does anyone know of any libraries / components that I could use to do this, or where I could start looking to do this my self. Many Thanks, Ady
  • Not sure how to create this class design...
    by Denvas
    14 Replies
    Last post by Denvas
      • I was wondering what would be the syntax to achieve an end result of something like this: Dim MyClass as New Class1 With MyClass.User .Name = "Dude" .Email = "Dude@email.com" End With With MyClass.Employee .Name = "Whoever" .Email = "whoever@comp.com" End with I've tried classes within classes, structures within classes; but I keep getting all kind
  • PrintDocument.OriginAtMargins problem
    by myoungbl
    8 Replies
    Last post by myoungbl
      • Hi. I'm currently converting a VB6 print function into VB.NET (2007 flavor). I am not using a print preview. Just the PrintDocument object. I'm trying to get the page margins on the new version to match the margins on the old versions. It's my understanding that the margins are in 1/100's of an inch. With this in mind I set the margins like so (PRN as PrintPageEventArgs):
  • Using Enter in place of Tab (DataGridView)
    by Wilfi
    4 Replies
    Last post by Wilfi
      • Dear Sir, I have a data gridview with many columns. I would like to use the entery key in place of tab key for moving from one column to the next. I could this with the KeyDown of other controls line If e.KeyCode = Keys.Enter Then SendKeys.Send("{Tab}") But I am unable to do this with DataGridView Columns, I can't figure out in which event i can pass this code or
  • PrintDocument Graphics to image,bitmap etc
    by Grahamrounce
    14 Replies
    Last post by Grahamrounce
      • Hi - How can I access the bitmap that underlies the Graphics passed to PrintPage I'm converting an Access app to VB.NET and would like to reproduce the "snapshot" functionality. All I've been able to find on the inet is Graphics objects that are created from a given bitmap in the first place, so the problem doesn't arise. But with PrintDocument there doesn't seem to be a Bitmap et
  • vb dot net 2005 installation problem in win vista
    by lambodar pradhan
    1 Replies
    Last post by Bruno Yu - MSFT
      • dear friends I lambodar pradhan form India I am facing problem when i install vb dot net 2005 in my windows vista home edition. message comes this is not compartable with this os help online microsoft what's the solution pls. help me. have a nice day
  • Problem............Not sure about its nature.
    by xishan shigri
    6 Replies
    Last post by xishan shigri
      • I am trying to read line by line from text file and paste it in html forms, with seperated tabs. And it should also work for office documents, rich text and notepad. Here is the code of it. But i can't able to do it without the messageboxes inserted in and out of while loop of below code. Can you guys tell me what is the exact problem here as i tried with auto closed forms but it didn't worked.
  • reference an assembly
    by SparkyCH
    1 Replies
    Last post by Dick Donny
      • Okay i have created a project that allows a user to enter information on closing the information is saved in an xml file of objects (i have a class set up in the project). Now i want to be able to use the text file created in the first project in another seperate project. I have tried to find info about this but its a bit of a run around as some info says i have to create a dll file (im using 2003
  • Cannot save new projects or debug any existing project
    by sks04
    5 Replies
    Last post by sks04
      • Environment: Vista Home Premium (32) with all the latest Windows Updates 2 gig ram 150 gig hd Visual Studio 2005 Standard ENU sp1 with all of the latest updates, and Windows Mobile 6 SDK running devenv.exe as Administrator When I create a new VB project of any type, or open an existing project, I cannot debug: the menuitem doesn't even exist, and hitting F5 does nothing. I al
  • 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