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• dungtv2 Random number generating same number every time?

  I heard that you have to add some code to a random number generator results(1) = Int((5 - 1 + 1) * Rnd() + 1) so that if it is used again and again it keeps generating new numbers as apposed to what this piece of code does by itself which is creates the same number every time. what is the code Sorry, ive just tried the code for the random generator i was using and it works fine by itself - results ...Show All

• mdoiron Complex Numbers

  Is there a complex number type as part of VB.NET 2005 Makes me wonder, if not, why not No there is not an intrinsic complex number type http://www.vb-helper.com/howto_complex_number_class.html http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/dv_vstechart/html/vbtchUseClassStruct.asp are links on how to create your own complex type/structure to achieve this and a simple web search on & ...Show All

• boms Which Control did I RightClick on?

  hi all... Is it possible to find out which control a user rightclicked on and show the name of the control in a messagebox For example I have three buttons on a form and a contextmenu that is used in common with all the buttons. When a user rightclicks on a button the context menu is shown. Kind of like the "Whats This" menu in MS Apps. So instead of writing a rightclick event for all of the controls on the form, I thought that i ...Show All

• ncage where's the VB Snippet Upgrade add-in?

  it was mentioned in the free book (...upgrading VB...), but I cant find it anywhere David Roberts: Yes there is a diff between the editor, manager, and upgrader...and we have pointed you to everything but the upgrader...I have taken a look and I am using the pro edition and the Snippets Upgrader Tool(not to be confused with the VB6 Upgrade Wizard, which is used to upgrade entire projects) is a menu option off the tools menu and is NO ...Show All

• shippee Code for letting the user change the color and font for whole application

  I am making a application program in vb.net 2005. I want the user to select the font and the color which he/she wants for the application. Once the user select the color changes should occur to the whole application. or if possible the list come from the display property and user can select from scheme which is in apperance. Please help....... What happens if you change the color/fonts for Windows as a whole I ask because most users d ...Show All

• Ryan Taylor print out to .pdf or calling a macro with parameter

  Hi, I created an .hta application that generates XML from Excel Sheets and the reverse, the thing is that when I do the reverse, generate Excel Sheets from XML files, i need to print that sheet to pdf. I try creating a macro that receives as a parameter the name of the final pdf file like this: Sub print2pdf(filename) ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.PrintOut Copies:=1, Collate:=True, PrToFileName:=filename End Sub and then i call the macro in the ...Show All

• Michael_DV rock paper scissors game help

  Hello, I have a game I am designing and I am having problems getting my code. I have declared Wins and Losses in my global variables and am attempting to call those in a select case as show in my code. However it is not working properly, If you run the game you will see that the different message boxes do not show the correct information in them. I have a ttached the game for anyone who would like to help. How do I, at the end of my splash scree ...Show All

• Me_Titus Process question

  Is there a way to trap an event relating to trying to start a process when the computer lacks the application.  For instance doing a process.start on a MS Project file when the computer lacks the application.  Now my application just hangs when that occurs. Thanks, Fred your app is hanging because of the never ending loop: While Not proc.HasExited End While   Get rid of the loop and add proc . StartInfo . Err ...Show All

• Alex Zaff How do you open an embedded resource?

  I am trying to make a program that will will make it easier for me to access some of my smaller frequently used program. I am new to Visual Basic and just discovered how to embed a .exe file into the project. I just dont know how to open it now. Basically there is a button and when it is clicked it needs to open up a .exe file, lets just call it 1.exe. I have looked around everywhere on how to do this and all I found was some resourcemanager com ...Show All

• Sebastijan Ok, let me phase this another way: How do I make the program store a dim when you click the button?

  I want it so when you click button1 it saves the data in TextBox1 as Dim A.  Then, I want the program to use Dim A in the next Sub.  How do I do that Public Class Form1 Sub Button1_Click( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click Dim A As Double = TextBox1.Text End Sub Sub Button2_Click( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles B ...Show All

• ArtemB CLI/console programming in VB

  is it possible to do Command Line Interface/console programming in VB, i am about to get Visual Studio 2005 and i have been recomended to start out with VB as i have used the original BASIC language and i have used REALbasic. an is it possible to make apps that can be run as services and just to see what your opinions are which language out of C# or C++ would you start after learning VB You bet.  I thin ...Show All

• Vitaly S. C# or VB ?

  other than familiar syntax is there any reason to use VB instead of C# is the difference only syntax I have never worked with serial communications and don't know much about them. However, if you are inserting a "\n" or an "\r" in a string from C#, then you can insert a vbCr, vbLf, or vbCrLf in the same place in VB. ie: Dim s As String = "This is line one" & vbCrLf & "And t ...Show All

• Omnibuzz Lesson 2 ToolStripButton

  Anyone who's gone through the video lessons, please tell me where the 'Lesson Resources' are located/downloaded from...I'm not sure whether they were supposed to be included with the initial download or if they're available elsewhere. Thanks for any help Hi, I'm quoting these from http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/beginner/ Lesson 2: Creating a Windows Application User Interface This lessons walks throu ...Show All

• betaalpha why can not save the content of richtextbox correctly?

  Hi i have calculate something and put the answer in a richtextbox.now i want to save it to a text file but not a rtf file. so i have code like this: Me.rtxResult.Text = "A = " & Me.A.ToString & vbCrLf & "Sx = " & Me.Sx.ToString(0.0) & vbCrLf & "Ix = " & Me.Ix.ToString(0.0) & vbCrLf & "Iy = " & Me.Iy.ToString(0.0) & vbCrLf & "ix = " & ...Show All

• CraigHunterFXA access to runtime created webbrowsers' events

  hello. im trying to make a multipaged webbrowser. the user can add page (tab) and in this case - if more pages there are - each page has an individual webbrowser. i navagite them from a combobox. when u select the first tab and key in an url into the combobox the currently active webbrowser (on the first tab) navigates to that url. and this works with all newly added tabs. my question is how can i access these runtime created tabs' runtime ...Show All