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• Chicks_in Using Data from a Checked Listbox

  Howdy, I'm trying to use a checked listbox to choose some numbers to add and return the total value to a label. Here's where I'm at so far (i'll throw in as much code as I can). I want to step thru the checked listbox list and if a box is checked add it's value to the total and then return the total of the checked boxes to a label. I can do it with a bunch of If statements, but I've got 14 checked listbox items and would rather use more autom ...Show All

• Patrick Fredin Desperated-Help me with installation error 2908.

   had insatlled Visual Web Developer 2005 Express edition beta 2 then, had some problems with the db connection, then I unstalled it, now i can not install it again no matter what I get error 2905 about apackage that I have no idea what package . Is there something that can tell me that package I have run vs2005 cleaner but there was nothing to clean. as I have unstall is there a way to know wish packages that has to be installed befor ...Show All

• HVJ How do I compile a VB.net application to a normal *.exe file? I mean that could be run in DOS mode.

  Well you see. It is really stupid to make a cool program that can't run on other computers that don't have the .net framework installed. I ve been searching for such a program that can compile my .exe (for .net) program into a normal .exe . I couldn't find anything like it so any help. If you are kinda new and you don't know why is this just rename your program into a *.txt file and open it. It says: This program cannot be run in DOS mode. That ...Show All

• BushGates Running a console application inside a windows app.

  I have a windows forms application that I am writing, and a second console application that someone else wrote. I'd like to be able to run the console application in my windows application. An example of what I mean: http://www.winterboard.com/example.jpg I'd also settle for a way to start the console application hidden and then just redirect the output to that area. Is this possible Any ideas Thanks in advance, - Danielle ...Show All

• Bill2000 Search

  Ok i was wonderin. Can I, and if so, how do you search or if you like 'Scan' a hard drive with vb for a filename such as lala.exe or what eva. I'd love to know! No, if you make your code recursive and call GetDirectories itself on all the sub directories, then all you'd need to do is catch that exception on each iteration. The problem with my code is, if you catch the exception, the whole search fails, not just for the subf ...Show All

• RCh Can't start setup process for Visual Studio 2005 Express(Beta 2)

  How I did(my OS is WinXP Prof with SP2): 1. Download full copy of Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Beta 2(492,204 KB) 2. Mount it as CD-image. All fine, I can read/launch files from packaging. 3. Launch setup.exe in root. 4. Little window appear in the center of display and show how files are copying in Temp-folder. 5. Next this window closed. And that's all. No error/warning messages, no info message boxes... Nothing. So all setup.exe done is c ...Show All

• GDogius connection string mystery

  Hello everybody, I have experienced a strange problem with connection strings. Whenever I add a new datasource (SQL 2005 express database in this case) to my project using the wizard it creates an connection string for me automatically in the app.config file like this: < add name = " RSSReader.Settings.rssConnectionString " connectionString = " Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\rss.mdf;Integrated Security=True;C ...Show All

• Glenn Block MSFT System Volume Control

  Please can someone help me with Windows system volume! I have built an app that contains a slider control for which i would like to able to control Windows system volume from.  I have found some stuff on the net but it all seems to deal with the wave output instead of the volume control. I am coding in CSharp.  I thought these types of things were suppose to be easy in .net Thanks for any help in advance   Mark ...Show All

• E Renken Parent Child Communication

  Helloooo.! I want to know how we can do parent child communication in our application. I am using Visual Studio 2005 express edition. If anyone have reading material no it plzzz send me toooo Thankyou Attach a method of the parent form to the validate event of the child form. . . . This is c# because vb is not worth using. . . assumes a form,  called ChildForm, has two buttons, one with a dialog result of DialogResu ...Show All

• bmanmike39 SystemSound versus PlaySound

  I'm writing an application that requires instanteous sound feedback. I've beem experimenting with the My.Computer.Audio.Play versus My.computer.Audio.PlaySystemSound methods. On the surface, it appears to me that the My.Computer.Audio.PlaySystemSound provides a much quicker response to events than does My.Computer.Audio.Play. My quandry is this.  I need to provide a custom wav sound as a response to an event with in a form dealing ...Show All

• Archie Missing Oracle data source

  Hi, here is what help says: The Add Connection dialog box for Oracle allows you specify settings, such as database file name and passwords, for this connection. This dialog box is available when Oracle Database is selected under Data Source in the Choose/Change Data Source .... where can I find it I can only see Access and SQL server Thanks Martin Thanks, Glenn, for the quick and helpful response.  This ...Show All

• keroed1 annoying registering baloon

  I have registerd VC++ 2005 Express twice.. I read in some other thread that I should recive a key but I havn't.. and every time I start VC++ it says I should register even though I done it twice by klicking that baloon, I have recived mails from MS which says "Thank you for registering" I can't see any registration key anywhere :( not in the mail or the link where I register... and I can't find anywhere in the ...Show All

• Vanny Add-in for IDE

  Hello! Visual C++ Express Edition supports Add-in for IDE Thank you. No: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/compare/default.aspx Extensibility: Add external tools to the menu only. Use 3rd party controls. ...Show All

• etherealG Adding a record to a database

  Hi all, I have been trying to add a record to a database but it keeps given me a error "COMException was unhandled" Does anyone have a basic vb program / tutorial on how to add records to a database, or even start with creating a link to a database cause might of been a problem to start with. This is the section code identified as the problem myRecordSet.Open("MemberRecords", myDB, ADODB.CursorTypeEnum.adOpenKeyset, ADODB.Loc ...Show All

• pbankov1 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