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• a_dukeman FileSystemWatcher question

  I have several c# apps that are all dependant on a couple critical data files. If the files are modified by any one of the apps,then all others apps need to react. I have been using FileSystemWatcher to monitor the files and every thing has been fine. I was recently notified by a network admin type that the filesystem is being interogated so much that other non c# applications are unable to continue. I really don't believe it is because of ...Show All

• Mads Torgersen - MSFT SIMPLE instructions to REMOVE Windows Desktop Search

  I have written to MS without receiving a simple, non-MIS/IT description of how to remove this horribly intrusive add-on, that installed itself DESPITE clicking on DO NOT INSTALL. So (and without getting into the politics of who is behind this), all I want is the easy way to remove this program. I have gone into Add/Remove Programs and YES, clicked on Show Updates, but there is NOTHING clearly identified as Windows Desktop Search. ALSO, ...Show All

• BruceSwierc Office 97 Problem

  Using MS Word there is two options to print documents; the icon on the tool bar or click on file and select print from the pop-up print display box. Problem. When I click on file/print and select "properties" from the pop-up print dialog box my computer crashes. I selected propertied because I want to change the print quality from econofast to normal or best. I can not even use "Ctrl-Alt-Delete to exit the program, I must hit the on/off butt ...Show All

• JulyBetaDoesntWork Collection was modified; enumeration operation may not execute.

  I create method feedingtime(), all animals eat in order of birds, snake and then monkeys. If an animal does not have enough food then report that it. . . escaped. public void Feedtime() { IEnumerator em = animalList.GetEnumerator(); while(em.MoveNext()) { if(em.Current.GetType()==typeof(Bird)) { iFoodPresent -= ((Bird)em.Current).getFoodIntake(); if (iFoodPresent>0) { Console.WriteLine(((Bird)em.Current).ToString()+ &quo ...Show All

• Marcas How to have my webcontrols come with images in them

  Hi people, I would like to create a webcontrol that has its own icons built into it (basically, the images go with the code as a single file). I thought that a resource file would do the trick but the compiler complains about converting system.drawing.bitmap to system.web.ui.webcontrol.image. Any suggestions/ideas Thank you very much! The best thing you can do is repost ...Show All

• Ade Miller MS Intellisense is missing a class.

  Hi there. I've just created a new class and everything compiles fine. But now Intellisense doesnt list the class.  I've re-checked the namespace and using lines over and over. I've closed the forms and re-opened and ive closed the solution and re-opened. Still doesnt work. Is there a way i can sort this out This used to happen in VS2003 but usually closing the files or solution would fix the problem. I've just checked the Class viewe ...Show All

• Jigabyte CPU Utilisation Question

  Hi Jonathan and team. I am using the release version of the Capacity Manager tool and noticed an odd result that I thought you might be interested in. We were looking at using the Capacity Manager tool in anger today on my current project to understand what happens to CPU loading when we have GC’s with differing number of CPU’s in the same Active Directory site, the site hosts Exchange 2003. We created an Archite ...Show All

• kehoe Out of Memory?

  When using my application I seem to get an Out of Memory error at random. I cannot find any common "action" that leads to this. additionally it occurs more frequently when the application is either minimized for more then 5 minutes or is a background window (not the active application) for more then 3-5 minutes. It doesn't happen all the time. I seem to only get it once a week at most. It does not seem to occur when the application is ...Show All

• Yury Averkiev How can I start or stop system service like MSSQLSERVER?

  How can I start or stop system service like MSSQLSERVER Normally I start system service in command line 'net start MSSQLSERVER' How can I start or stop a service with C# Certainly before you start a service we should detect if the service have been started, how to detect in C# Thank you for this posting. I am looking to start/stop a service from an app. I added the code that you posted and am getting an error saying "The type or namespa ...Show All

• CindyKS Context Menu

  I had tried adding a context menu to a form with a menu item. But upon running the program, and upon right click, I could not see the context menu appear. Is there any other settings that need to be done Please advise. Yes, you need to use ContextMenuStrip in VS2005, instead of ContextMenu. -chris Hi, I could not associate DataGridView with Context Menu. The property of DataGridView ContextMenuStrip pr ...Show All

• i need help! display a series of characters

  I want to display a series of characters until end of line in a richtextbox/textbox. But since the textbox may be resized, the number of characters should be adjusted accordingly. How do I determine how many characters will fit in exactly one line given size of textbox Use the  TextBox.Columns property. This is a get/set property of type Int32 which returns the number of characters that can fit in one row based on the size of the Tex ...Show All

• amundra Documentation

  i work with c# windows application, and i want to know how to do documentation   if i use UML or Flowchart or DFD if exists some site or book or same example to help. Thanks Hi, Will you be using any specific tools for UML Here is a book which maybe of help to you: Professional UML with Visual Studio .NET Regards, Vikram ...Show All

• Brian Altmann hot keys?

  I am a newbie to VS 2005 and C#. Can anyone tell me where I can get a listing off all the hot keys for the editor/IDE My experience has been mainly using vi on UNIX, and I like using the keyboard.   All the hot keys you will get in the menus of visual studio IDE itself Check the macro at http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000412.html , this will output an html file containing all t ...Show All

• Claudio Aguilar attributes

  Could someone explain me(or give me an url) to understand attribute between [ ] before class or methods [..........] public class(--) THX Type or namespace browsableAttribute could not be found!!! I'm trying with the same code but in Session["..."] mode in VS2003... yes...i follow all your suggests Just last thing (for this post): i can't see the property in the grid in VS... i have my control in file ascx ...Show All

• Joiko Compiler Warning CS0467

  In the following, I get a compiler warning (with VS2005 Beta 2, but not VS2003) on the Close() call. I'm using a reference to Microsoft Word 9.0 Object Library. Word. ApplicationClass WordApp = new Word. ApplicationClass (); object missing = System.Reflection. Missing .Value; Word. Document aDoc = WordApp.Documents.Add( ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing); aDoc.Close( ref missing, ref missing, ref missin ...Show All