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• Atul Nisar Directory searching

  Using: Directory.GetFiles(string path, string searchPattern) Is there a way to specify multiple file types in the search pattern What I'm trying to do is get all BMP, PNG, and JPG files from a directory without having to search the same directory three times to get all of the files. Thanks in advance, Bill It is not possible to specify mltiple search patterns, since the search string parameter cannot end in two periods ("..") ...Show All

• Mark Farrington Why can´t update my access database?

  Hi... I need help with this code, I try to update a register but nothing hapends, no error, no warrnings but no update too. I’m using VWD Express and Access. Protected Sub cmbActualizar_Click( ByVal sender As Object , ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmbActualizar.Click Dim cliente As New ClientesDS Dim taCliente As New ClientesDSTableAdapters.DSICatCtes1TableAdapter taCliente.FillByCodCte(cliente.DSICatCtes1, ...Show All

• goldencr insert filename into SQL Table

  Hi I'm just not getting this but how can you insert the filename into a table. I managed to upload a file from website to my hard drive but now what to save the filename to a field in the database. Can someone please help Here's the code for aspx file and following the code for aspx.vb file: <% @ Page Language ="VB" MasterPageFile ="~/MasterPage.master" AutoEventWireup ="false" CodeFil ...Show All

• Vinay Bhat MSFT BackgroundWorker invokes DoWork twice

  I have been trying out the new backgroundworker thread in C# in beta2 and it appears as if the DoWork event handler is called twice in some circumstances.  I am wondering if anyone else has seen this.  If I call backgroundWorker1.RunWorkerAsync() with no arguments, the DoWork is invoked just once for each such call as expected.  However if I call backgroundWorker1.RunWorkerAsync(Name), passing an argument to the call, DoWork appe ...Show All

• dcboy Mass Distribution of VB Express Edition

  I am a VB.NET developer and am planning on volunteering at a local school. I will be holding a VB.NET workshop and would like to install the Express Edition on about 20-25 machines. Since the Express Edition is free, I'm assuming there are no legal issues with me doing this, correct Thank you! Thanks It is free, however, I would not take any legal advice comming from any technical public forum! As far as I know there aren't ...Show All

• marktait Database Explorer problem in Visual C# Express

  In Visual C# express I have problem connecting to sql express. The form that shows you available data sources shows only the following two: - Microsoft Access Database File - Microsoft SQL Server Database File while Visual WebDev shows the following 6: - Microsoft Access Database File - Microsoft ODBC Data Source - Microsoft SQL Server - Microsoft SQL Server Database File - Oracle Database - Others Does anyone know why can't I see the missin ...Show All

• John999 ListView help

  Can someone show me how add items to a ListView I have a ListView control on a form with 3 columns in it. I want to fill it with file information ... filename in 1st column, filesize in 2nd column & filedate in 3rd column. If I use the code below, I can get the filename in the 1st column, but I dont know how to get the other info in the other 2 columns. Can someone show me how to specify the column that I want to put the info in Pr ...Show All

• JohnEwing app.config problem

  hello to everyone I am running windows based program compiled with Express Edition. I have User name and Password that application run OK and connect to remote computer everything is OK I Store these values in Application Settings all is fine… But when I run the application from Windows schedule IT IS CREATE NEW application setting WHICH are EMPTY in first start…. HOW to prevent that ...Show All

• joe_coolish Instant messenger for a network

  Hello, I have a question about sending messages over a LAN. Is there some way to send text to another IP address and, if the program is running on that computer, display the text in a popup window (almost like Windows Instant Messenger, but for a home network). Thanks! Check out http://samples.gotdotnet.com/quickstart/aspplus/default.aspx url=%2fquickstart%2fhowto%2fdoc%2fTCPUDP%2fbroadcastChatClient ...Show All

• campusliving Single Instance application crashes with an exeption...?

  I was making a program that I wanted only 1 copy to be running at a time. If its multi instance, I can run it over and over. If its single instance, instead of letting just 1 copy run, whenever a second copy is launched, both it and the first copy CRASH with some fatal exception error. I'm simply checking off the "Make single instance application" option under the "Windows application framework properties" section. Why does this make the program ...Show All

• Waynest What to do?

  A little story: - I have on my computer 2 OS (Windows XP SP2 - with all the things: .NET Framework 2.0, Visual Basic Express Edition 2005, all updates and Windows XP SP2 - without .NET Framework and Visual Basic) I maked a program in Visual Basic (ok...is running) but on the other OS (without .NET Framework) is not running.What I can do to make the program running on all computers without installing .NET ...Show All

• Jack2005 unable to update data in a database

  Hello! I am using VC#2005 Express and trying to work all off the video tutorials. When I started to work on Lesson09, I encountered a problem: I follow instructions from video lesson, but when I try to update data in a database, I receive an error: Update requires a valid UpdateCommand when passed DataRow collection with modified rows. I use default settings for tableaddapter and dataset, in a same way as in video, and here is ...Show All

• GlenJohnson SQL Express Local and Remote database

  did anyone try... are there any samples.. for this.. i would create aplication with local database, but in code on runtime it should change connection string and connect to remote database.... is this possible Oh found the answer on binding navigator in another post. Just disable the call to the actions in the designer and call the move next, move previous actions in the code itself after the check for blank fields. ...Show All

• gotelin making a default button

  Hi!! I’m writing an application that the user write a number in a textbox and then press a button to process a sub. I want the user write in the textbox and when ends press Enter and call the same sub. Is this possible Thanks for the help. And since you are inputing numbers, you can verify that they user is only putting numbers in the textbox by doing this (I didn't include the Enter Keypress checking o ...Show All

• Rick Troemel MS 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 weeeeeee, it works thank you all for helping ...Show All