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• young.k.joo VB6 App to query data remotely

  Hi to all, I have a VB6 app that can query/update/insert data successfully on an ACCESS database which can either reside on my pc or any other pc in the intranet. However, our company has another site in the same country but miles apart, so we're not connected by intranet. How can i make the database also accessible through internet such that my app can still carry out database transactions from the second site My idea is to set up a ft ...Show All

• PerryTsai Playing a sound file

  This may have been answered before i am not sure, i am running Visual Studio 2005 beta, i would like to know how i can play a sound file in the background when someone opens a form. Any ideas Nothing, that's just what I do when I call a method. C# enforces you to do that, in VB you can just write s.Load and s.Play There is a SoundPlayer class in v2.0 of the framework: http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx PostID=5099 ...Show All

• Jean Brodeur Deployment On Older Windows Versions

  The software I design is for Win XP and older versions such as Win 98, ME, 2000 etc.  I currently use VB6 and Win XP for development and packaging, the problem I encounter is that if I use the deployment wizard in XP, the setup will only work on an XP machine and I need to copy all my source to an older machine and use the wizard again to create another setup file which will only work on the older operating systems.  Is there a way to ...Show All

• rungsan C# or VB ?

  other than familiar syntax is there any reason to use VB instead of C# is the difference only syntax Hi Ever since .NET arrived this question has stirred emotions between those developing in VB and those developing in C# (needlsessly so in my opinion). You often find the usual ramblings that C# is better than VB which I guess stems from when VB classic was an interpreted language against C++ which was a compiled lan ...Show All

• delder The IDE and "snap" modes.

  I think the VS2005 IDE is really wonderful. There is a difficulty I've had. I don't like snap to grid and I've turned all snap functions off that I possibly can. And yet the designer seems to want to move controls and objects in discrete chunks. It's really bothersome. Dman,   Can you say more about this These are regular forms with no anchors that I am aware of.... I'm just talking about ordinary controls in the middle of a ...Show All

• Naimisar Creating a byte array from a stream

  How can I do this I've tried... Dim AccountToUpload As Byte() = System.Text.Encoding.Default.GetBytes(AccountUploadStream.ReadByte) ...but my result it -1. The stream is declared as... Dim AccountUploadStream As System.IO.MemoryStream = New System.IO.MemoryStream Any ideas The data stored in the stream is an XML document. Thanks. No problem - let me try to clear up some more - what is your local (client ...Show All

• gphillipk How to check DirectX in system?

  Hi, everyone. How to check DirectX in system I don't know how to development (vb code) it. have any sample code thank you, Ken Hi Ken, I have never done this - so I am sorry I cannot offer any direct help here. However, please check the following links: DirectX Community Links: http://msdn.microsoft.com/directx/community/default.aspx DirectX dev center: http://msdn.microsoft.co ...Show All

• pmania Sending email in vb2005

  Does anyone have a barebones example of how to send email using vb 2005 I keep having problems assigning a recipient address. The SMTPClient class has a constructor that takes a host. eg. Dim mailClient As New System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient("smtphost") mailClient.Send( "from@address" , " to @address" , "subject" , "message body" )   Toddap_MS I have a quest ...Show All

• Amy Dullard - MSFT Radio Check Options in Menu Strip?

  First off, I'm completely new to the world of Visual Basic. I took a little break from programming for about 20 years :) What a change... and THANK GAWD! I'm trying to keep current in my studies and am using VB.NET 2005 beta 2 at the moment and training with App Dev's VB .NET course... I've got the basics down, nagivation, understanding of objects, properties, etc... but for the life of me, i can't find what i'm looking for... and what I THOUGH ...Show All

• OLAPSally client server

  I know u can do client/server with winsock, but what is it and how do u get it Don't forget sockets. They have wintrousers too. And winshirts. Every windows system after 3.1 have winsocks. Don't they Someday, someone will invent winshoes to go over the winsocks, but winsocks give you a lot more freedom. Definition is Winsock http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winsock There are other ways of doing client ser ...Show All

• ravievg Hiding MDI Maximize/Minimize Buttons

  I have an MDI app, where all child windows are opened maximized. I don't want the users to have the ability to minimize or maximize them etc. Can anyone tell me how to disable the mid maximize/minimize buttons on the command bar that are created when the childform is maximized I can't work it out of the life of me, but it cant be that hard! Cheers Mc Hi If you put the controlbox to false as Adi ...Show All

• amckern KeyEvent Questions

  I know how to get the key event of the application that I am working on, but how do I use the keyevent classes to capture general keystrokes For instance, if I want to mask a textbox to only allow numbers (I use VB.NET 2003), then I would monitor the keyevents for that specific textbox. What do I do if I want to mask a key or several keys for an entire program Would I have to put a mask everywhere or is there an easier way to do this. If you ...Show All

• simmonsj_98 called form hangs upon exit & and does not return to calling form - what can I do?

  Hi, I'm having a difficult time with an occassional hang on a form that is being exited back to its calling main form and would like some guidance. The problem is occurring every once in a while and is difficult to locate and would like some help on where to look and possible remidies. I'm calling the Close() routine when an exit button is pressed. The form appears to be exiting but return to the main program is not reached. I have to stop t ...Show All

• Timothy P How to Registe Visual Basic Express Edition Beta??

  Currently, I have installed.I tried the link on HELP,but none webpage about registe on display on my screen. Who can tell me how to get the free SN for Visual Basic Express Edition Beta Tks!! I think you need to download Visual Basic express full version for free from this link http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/default.aspx Yes,I download the full simpl ...Show All

• Brian Ekins Web Service setup help needed

  Hi all, I'm in the process of learning how to create and consume web services. I understand how to create the service and how to access the service from vb.net but what I don't know is how to set something up that my web service runs on. I don't have a website to publish the service on so I've briefly looked into ways to set up some kind of desktop emulation or host service that I can use. I've seen references to IIS running on the desktop ...Show All