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• AJN contolling a file on web site

  how can i control whether the file name exists or not i want to make like that my program will check www.blabla.com/blabla.exe how can i control if theres really a file name like blabla.exe can u pls help me ITS URGENT! Thank u If you have a ftp set up for the site you can use the ftp classes to check if the file exists. ...Show All

• Reid Hochstedler Clicking listbox item

  I have several listboxes with items added to them. Can I set up a function so that when an item in a listbox is double clicked it can load a variable for future use. Also, since I have 21 listboxes, would I have to have 21 functions or one Thanks Sure, simple Example that populates and array list with double clicked items in a listbox, I would have a single function which you could call from the different ...Show All

• PAUL stanley BeginOutputReadLine not resuming reading lines after process restart

  I have an application where I'd like to have the user start over and over a console application ans watch its output redirected in the GUI. I have noticed that BeginOutputReadLine will correctly get the stdout redirected on the process 1st execution, but will resume reading lines after the process is restarted. I have managed to reproduce on a small example which as a console application starts a built-in operating system app, which is: ...Show All

• oiji2000 Setting form time out to exit if idle for xx minutes?

  Hi, Does someone have a code snippet or reference page that illustrates the use of a form timer or variable to be set that allows one to set a limit on an open form to close after a period of time if no activity has been done.  I want to close/exit a form if the user has not entered or clicked a field for, lets say 15 minutes.  If there has not been any activity then close the form and return back to the main form.   Than ...Show All

• KenK Add password to connectionstring

  Creating a new typed dataset using the Data Source Configuration Wizard (and opting NOT to save the password with user settings) generates a ConnectionString setting like... Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\JB74\LISYSTEM.MDB;User ID=user;Jet OLEDB:System database=C:\JB74\system.mdw How do I now incorporate "password=xxx" without saving it in app.config Thanks ConnectionString &= " ...Show All

• SteveCook How to write smart application VB 2005/.NET

  Hi, I am a new programmer in VB basically I want to write a database programm in visual basic 2005/.Net managed by a central server(the user will be login from remote locations) means user does not need to install a whole programm on its PC only some runtime files, is it possible in VB 2005/.NET. waiting for reply. Khawar It is unclear from your requirements if you allow the .Net runtime to be installed on the client. If so, you can use ...Show All

• invalid How to set the recordset of a classic ADODC (Data control) in .NET

  rst = goLists.Facilities 'function returns an open recordset Debug.Print( CStr (rst.Collect( "ID" ))) 'this ensure the recordset is really open! me.adoData.Recordset = rst 'error message occurs here Why does this give an error message saying that I need to initialize using the new keyword (or else check for Null before setting the object)  I have tried different variations of syntax, including putting this line first: Me . ...Show All

• Richard Miller OleDBAdapter Update Method

  I have created/binded a datagrid to a table in Access and manged to get the data to be copied from Access into the datagrid table.  I also created a button that can update information in the datagrid when the button is press.  All of this seems to work fine up until the point were I try to get that change I made to the data grid to update the table in the Access database. I am using .Net and have the following code written to try and ...Show All

• spardo Child forms

  I have an application that when a text box has a certain value then a differant child form needs to be displayed I have stored all the differant form name in a database example textbox1.text = "Parent" then the form "Frm_parent" will be the child form but if textbox1.text = "Single" then the form "Frm_Single" will be the child form there are 20 differant entries Can you help with how this should be coded I would normally use Dim frm_a as New fr ...Show All

• Clive Greenhalgh Blair Allen Stark

  Here is the problem I am working on. It asks me to use the method CalculateCharges, but I don't fully understand how to do this or how it works. I would be grateful for any input. Lab Problem III A parking garage charges a $2.00 minimum fee to park for up to three hours. The garage charges an additional $0.50 per hour for each hour or part thereof in excess of three hours. The maximum charge for any given 24-hour period ...Show All

• danyeungw new window in web browser

  My brower is named netsight and when i use this code Private Sub WindowToolStripMenuItem_Click( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles WindowToolStripMenuItem.Click Me .netsight.Show() End Sub to create a new web browser window is gives me an error message of "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." how do you fix this   ...Show All

• chris_dk Textboxes

  I have a MultiLine textbox, and on a button click i want it to insert some text with new lines for sepearte bits. What code would i put in the button sub to insert, say the lines: (just an example) textbox1.text="How are you" & vbcrlf & "I am fine" Sup Point... checking last post.. it is correct. VbCrLf will add a new line you can say. Where CR is carriage return and LF line fit. Its when in VB6 you ...Show All

• PGordini Reading a string from binary file results in "string

  I sure hope I can get help with this. I seem to have a simple problem. I wrote an entire program without a single problem with Visual Basic 2005 Express but now I'm having a little trouble. When I read string data from a binary file I get "string (no closing quote) This presents a problem when I do a string comparison or when I try to put string1 and string2 on the same index line of a listbox. (You only see string1). I've tried so many di ...Show All

• Shawn Rheal 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

• mrichards0 local resource

  how can i write and read from local or global resources file in vb 2003 Here's a link to a How Do I...Read and Write Resources tutorial. You might find it useful :) Yun ...Show All