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• Chris_Jose Updating a dataset help...

  Allright, well it seems simple enough, but I'm kind of stuck. First of all, I'm using VS 2005. I've run into trouble while trying to use the save on the navigator tool bar that automaticaly appears when you drop a table onto a form. After I delete a row from my table, I want to save the data; thus, I click the save button on the navigator toolbar. Here is the code that is automatically generated when the toolbar is created to handle the save ...Show All

• MatthewRWatson Whats wrong with this?

  Im using this code to save: Dim app_path As String Dim nFileNum As Short app_path = My .Application.Info.DirectoryPath FileOpen(nFileNum, app_path & "\" & "SortingApp.data" , OpenMode.Binary, OpenAccess.Read, OpenShare.LockReadWrite)   I put this code in the form1 load But when i run the program it highlights the whole last line in yellow and says 'bad file name or number' Could someone please tell me ...Show All

• vonpato Try...Catch statement Question

  I have a Try...Catch statement that contains 12 Operations inside it. On the catch I want to display a msgbox that tells exactly which operations failed. I was looking through the exception methods and couldn't find one that worked. All of the methods provided relative information but nothing specific. The reason I want to pinpoint exactly which operations failed is so that the user can email the error message to me and when I get it I will kn ...Show All

• VBVBVB How do I create an animated gif using visual basic?

  Hello, I'm hoping someone can help me with this problem. I have searched google and msdn but I can't seem to find anyone that has done what I want to do. I have a existing non-animated gif. I want to add a colored circle to that existing image that blinks/flashes continously. I then want to save that new image as an animated gif. Can this be done with the system.drawing namespace in vb Or do I have to purchase one of those 3rd party ima ...Show All

• Adrian M Is it possible to import data from Access

  Just installed te SQL server 2005 Express edition. How do I import my data from my Access (MDB) DB into my SQL database that I created. Tnx Hi there, Have a look at using the Access Upsizing Wizard. In MS Access you can find it under: Tools > Database Utilities > Upsizing Wizard The wizard's pretty short (only a few screens) and reasonably easy to use. You'll have the option in the wizard to on ...Show All

• LordGauron ADO/Access Questions

    I've had a moderate amount of of experience with access databases in vb6. We'd declare a file system object and from that declare a workspace and from that a record set descriptor. One could picture and understand what was happening. VS2005 is different though. You could create and delete tables and define them dynamically. VS2005 seems to be different. It seems that things are done up front in the IDE Almost as if the relatio ...Show All

• rathor How to: Custom Implicit/Explicit conversion in VB.NET 2003

  Hai .....,          I would like to define some custom Implicit conversion function within my VB class. How can i do that. I have seen samples in C# but not in VB. Can anyone please help me on this Hemant, Jay provided you with this link as a resource: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/yf7b9sy7(en-us,vs.80).aspx   You can use the operators on a class defined in C# by calling the op ...Show All

• Luigip client - server communication

  hi friendz, i am creating a application using visual basic 2005. In that application Client (many) sends data (integer type ) continuosly (for every 5 minutes ) to server. i am new to visual studio 2005. so i need help from u all. my doubts are.. 1) how to create a communication medium.. ( using which control ) ( any sample coding ) 2) how to control the clients from the server. please send any code snippets. and tell how to implement ...Show All

• JustStarted Newbie: How do I declare a Global or Public Variable?

  I'm developing an ASP Application using VB and are having a bit of trouble with my variables. On my first page im recieving input from my user and I need to know how i can use that on the page that the user gets redirected to I had hoped it would be as simple as declaring a variable on the opening pages public and then referencing it but the other pages can't see it. Any one have any ideas. Im still quite new to ASP and VB.net, still stuck ...Show All

• Curt Zarger No Openforms Property in My.Application

  I am working with VS 2005, VB on an XP machine. Application.OpenForms or Sstem.Windows.Forms.Application.OpenForms are OK But My.Application DOES NOT have an openforms property . Neither in Intellesense or when I enter it VS (Background compiler or compiler) Error 9 'openforms' is not a member of 'WindowsApplication1.My.MyApplication'. C:\Net20\ProjectsTest\WindowsApplication4\WindowsApplication4\Startup.vb 36 13 WindowsApplic ...Show All

• JordanS OpenFile()

  I need help using open file, a module (.dll) actually. I have somthing like this:   dim myModule as [Module] and i need to make myModule equal somthing like myModule = openFile("module.dll")   I looked for examples online and found nothing of use   PS. Actually the goal here is I am trying to inject a dll into a process of mine. I am having a problem though with the proper decleration of the dll. If anyone ...Show All

• LVictor IDE pauses after every keystroke. -

  Working in a project with 100+ forms, in one particular form I was working in today, there are 18,500+ code lines. I needed to add a couple of new methods, the problem is that the IDE is pausing almost after every keystroke. I have turned off intelli-sense. I have removed all Add-Ins, I have disabled as many things as I can in options, and it is still unuseable.. I have restarted computer, tried in disconnected mode (source safe). Machine is a 2 ...Show All

• ChrisW-IDMI Com Interop problem with VB.Net project

  I have built a variation of the Ldap Authentication function referenced in http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx scid=kb;en-us;326340#3 The problem i am having is accessing the resultant .dll Do I need to research and develop a "strong name" for the assembly   The properties are set to "Register for Com interop".  Is C# a better platform for building COM objects Exactly what do you ...Show All

• Pdoh Thread-safe call

  The following gives the error (...does not have the same signature as delegate...) and I am not sure how to solve (being new to thread calls): Private Sub DataReceived( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.IO.Ports.SerialDataReceivedEventArgs) Handles SerialPort1.DataReceived If e.EventType <> IO.Ports.SerialData.Chars Then Exit Sub SerialData = SerialPort1.ReadExisting DisplayThread = Ne ...Show All

• waltbael ADO.net DataAccess time SLOW

  Unless I am doing something very wrong, it seems that the ADO.net dataaccess time,IE retrieving a record is extremly slow compared to Classic ADO. Now it takes between 1 and 2 seconds to retrieve the data from the Remote database (Access). Because of needing update data when I select a serial number, I presume and currently use direct access to the remote database. I load a combobox with all my serial Numbers, Currently 15,000 . Then when I c ...Show All