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• Eric Wong Uninstall problems

  OS - Win2K SP4 I installed (successfully) VB Express, then downloaded SQL Express - noticed that I was supposed to uninstall all previous (express) products be installing SQL Express, so I uninstalled in the wrong order - 2.0 framework first.  After that, I can't uninstall anything else, or reinstall anything. Am currently downloading the disc image to see if that will help. I did the same thing in XP Pro. ...Show All

• glider pilot Implicit conversion from int expression to double

  Guys, I'm coming from J2SE so C# syntax is a new thing for me. Here is my situation. It is my believe that when you divide an integer with an integer like this below and store it in a double variable, C# compiler or .Net runtime should do implicit conversion for you. double k = (2/10); // k should be 0.2 However, when I run the program, k turns out to be 0.0 instead of 0.2. I have to code it like this in order for it to work double k ...Show All

• Ross71 A reference to the "....dll" could not be added.Please make sure that the file is accessible and that it is a valid assembly or

  When i add a .dll file as a reference in C# application it shows an error : A reference to the "....dll" could not be added.Please make sure that the file is accessible and that it is a valid assembly or COM component. Willfin David I cannot build an other dll file because this .dll file is given by the client as a driver for communicating with the USB port. Any suggestions Willfin ...Show All

• jodz System fonts

  Hi, Is there a way I can display all the system fonts within a combo box for user selection any help would be appreciated. Ron Thanks Yes I agree Just what I need. It's probably easier if you use FontDialog ...Show All

• Melchior91598 creating dll's

  hey i am designing a program and i was wondering if it is possible to create a dll in Visual Basic Express Edition well, maybe I should rephrase that. I'm designing a program where when you click a button it opens a text editor(already have that made). Someone told me that to reference the program in the code you need to create a dll(is this true ) Yes you can make a dll in VBE. No it isn't needed. You ...Show All

• Dennis Chung Random Number generation In Visual Basic 2005 Beta 2 Express

  Hi. Can anyone tell me how to generate a random number between 2 other's I have found a function for it in the object browser: System.Random.Next(integer, integer) but I can't access it in my code. Any help would be wonderful. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks, The Digital Pioneer <cough> Sorry, but that really doesn't make much sense to me. I am rather new to VB. I have only ev ...Show All

• jonbu c# express download problem

  Hello, I started dabbling in programming again and downloaded VB and C# express last November . A few weeks ago a dialog box popped up stating the trial period was over. I went back to Microsoft and read whatever I could to try and reload C# express but have not had any success. I used the auto erase procedure and checked the add/remove area in the control panel and found no mention of any relevent programs. The C# program downloads but when ...Show All

• Luciana69740 cannot open form in design view

  Hi i saved a visual basic 2005 project containing two forms. When reloading the project the next day, i could not get the design view of those forms anymore. I only see the code in form1.designer.vb, i do not see the form with the usercontrols itself. In the solution explorer i see a node form1.vb with an icon which looks like a small textfile and "VB" in its corner. When i click on this node two files appear: Form1.designer.vb and For ...Show All

• Zilla SQL Express saving

  Hello,   A quick couple of questions. If I upgrade to VS 2005 Pro from Express. 1. Will my express database application still work if i connect the mdf to a server hosted SQL 2005 Server. 2. What exactly happens (if the above is possible) if more than 1 person uses the DB Front end I have built and submit changes to the same table at the same time. I understand that the database information is cached when you are wo ...Show All

• Earths how to save usersettings

  i'm making a webbrowser. The user can add favorites, and there is a combobx that saves all the sites you typed in. But when i close a Form, all the text is lost. Now is my question: How do i save those things, so that the next i start my application, or open a form, my text is still there. Can someone plz send me a code sample. Thanks in Forward, radexxion I "played" with this for a few days, a ...Show All

• Krad What's the Best Way to Learn VBExpress????

  I started in Nov/05.... Eons ago I had Considerable experience with Procedural Languages(Non OOP)..... Including Old School Basic, Pascal, IBM assembler etc...... I read a lot of Posts saying things like "I want to learn VB express so I decided as my First Project to write A Web Browser Etc.... Is this the way to learn a new Concept(OOP) and A new Language(VBExpress).... What I have been doing is the TUTORIALS and writing MANY Trivial Progr ...Show All

• HurlyBurly VWD 2005 Express + MS SQL 2005 Express + Website Administration Tool - Security

  Hi there I have got VWD 2005 Express. Also got SQL Server 2005 Express. I am trying to get the Website Administration Tool to work so that I can add roles and members etc. now, when I click the security link, I get the following error message: Start Quote There is a problem with your selected data store. This can be caused by an invalid server name or credentials, or by insufficient permission. It can also be caused by the role mana ...Show All

• analog Tv Reading a files properties.

  How do you read the properties of files on your computer. For example, an mp3's title, genre, or a video's compression or dimensions. Thanks. Thank you, you have been very helpful. For basic file properties, like creation date, file size etc. you can use information from : System.IO to get some info. (remember to include Imports System.IO at the top of your class) Add a OpenFileDialog and a button to your form and put this ...Show All

• VeeraMaddukuri Locating Files Within An Application's Directory Structure

  Hello All, I am wondering if there is functionality within .Net to scan an application's installation directory and any sub directories in order to find a particular file or files. What I am trying to accomplish is to have my application scan for the location of it's database files the first time the application is run so that these paths can be stored automatically for the application to use later. I have done this type of thing before using ...Show All

• Liz____9 Inputbox

  I've seen this tool in Visual Basic and Visual For Pro. But is there an equavilancy of this function is C# .NET Express Straight forward question =] Thanks in advance Vinces, Windows Forms does not have an InputBox control. However, Les Smith wrote one for C#. Check it out at http://www.knowdotnet.com/articles/inputbox.html -- Tim Scott http://geekswithblogs.net/tscott/ Thanks for the i ...Show All