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• Eddy Fuchs Windows XP icons in VC++

  On this page here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/features/hobby/default.aspx I noticed this statement: "Visual C++ Express includes default support for Windows XP styles and icons." So, how All of the properties fields for say a form only specify that you can load .ico files. I thought all of the standard icons for WinXP were in %SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll. So, how do I go about using this "default ...Show All

• Diego Cione Visual Basic .NET 2005 Express Edition

  Ok, this is yet another "can you run VB2005 with a remote database" question with a slight twist. What if i create my projects in VB2005 and then open it in Visual Studio 2003 to do all the stuff I can't do in Visual Basic 2005 Thanks! Thanks! Basically i want to be able to use the new functionality of 2005, but since i will be limited by the express version, i want to use 2003. I would like to use ...Show All

• Rogdie Printing multiple pages

  Can someone please help me print out a directory listing to multiple pages   Here is the basic code I have so far:   Private Sub PrintDocument1_PrintPage( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs) Handles PrintDocument1.PrintPage Dim di As New DirectoryInfo(pathString) 'create an array representing the files in the current directory. Dim fi As FileInfo( ...Show All

• sharadha Working on both VB 2005 Express & Visual Studio 2003 ?

  Hi! I'm learning programming (VB .net) as a beginner and downloaded Visual Basic 2005 Express edition at home. However, we use Visual Studio 2003 in School and will present our project there and then I wonder if it is possible to work at home (with 2005) and get it working on 2003. Shortly: is it possible to either make visual basic 2005 express to save the project or convert it some way so that 2003 will be able to open it or to lim ...Show All

• dataMonkey Updating the database

  I am asking a pretty common question it seems. Yes, I did look and do see the existing posts/responses. My problem is that I am not seeing the database actually get updated with new data. It seems fine at runtime, but if I shutdown the app and check the Db it is not getting back to the table. I also added some code from one of those VB for dummies books to help check that the update worked and it claims it is. I must be a different kind ...Show All

• Kevin_B finding lesson resource file for absolute begginer video

  I am trying to locate the Resource File for lesson 2. It says to find it where I downloaded the video from however I cannot locate it anywhere. Any help would be appreciated. I found the code file however the folder lesson resources whoch contains the file I need is not htere. hi, http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vb/learning/default.aspx if i remember correct there is a lesson and the associated file talk about +1 reco ...Show All

• michaelAngelo Arrays wont work?

  ok so like in vb 6 this would be an example of a simple array of form1 which would work for what i want to do. Now if you upgrade to vb.net it says you cannot have an array. The following wont work :( and if i take out the new it gives me errors i dont get when i do the loop. How can i make this work Dim pm(100) As New Form1 Private Sub Command1_Click(ByVal eventSender As System.Object, ByVal eventArgs As System.EventArgs) Handles Command ...Show All

• MattMcla VB app memory usage

  I noticed that my VBE apps were consuming a lot of memory so I wrote a test app that consists of nothing more than a form with a single button. When I run the compiled .exe file, Windows Task Manager reports the the process is using over 8 meg of memory. If I minimize the app, memory usage drops to 372K. If I un-minimize the app, memory usage then jumps to approximately 2 meg & stays there with each successive minimize/un-minimize. Can someb ...Show All

• Brett Metcalfe Need help with for and pictureboxes

  I'm making a map editor to make maps Every tile is a picurebox. In the menu there is a command "New" wich will load all the default pics into the picturebozes, so you can make a new map i created this for statement dim i as integer For i = 0 To 391 PictureBox(i).image = My.Resources.Image_default Next i But this doesn't work. There is something wrong with the PictureBox(i).image Please help me. I'm using vb2005 Thanks in advance, Radexxio ...Show All

• Greg Van Mullem Reports

  Hi all, What do I use to make reports for my application, we are talking Visual Basic Exspress. Hi, the cepeast but most difficult way to make reports is to use the .net classes and print everything by yourself. http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/using/building/windows/printing/default.aspx pull=/library/en-us/dnwinforms/html/printwinforms.asp http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/using/building/windows/printing/default.aspx You may use third ...Show All

• Dave Biggins Submitting a Form

  I downloaded a copy of VWD and thought it would be a great tool for making an online application. I have made a form where people can input their information and apply for a job online. I want to make it so that when a person clicks my "submit" buttton it creates a unique file in a folder on my webserver (preferably in xml). Preferably the filename would be a composite of the person's first and last name (textbox1 and textbox2). I know ...Show All

• ManicCodeMonkey Where is the Microsoft® Visual Web Developer? 2005 Express Edition: Build a Web Site Now! pdf?

  On the benefits page I see the downloads for the VB express and C# express books, but not for the Web Express book. Did they remove it You need to download VWD 2005 Express too. Install and register it and then in registration benefits portal you will have access to download Build a Web Site Now!  pdf ...Show All

• SkiinBlue ComboBox question?

  hi everyone i have a question with dealing with combobox i have created a combo box ....but i would like to disallow writing in it's field ...so if i click on the field it should dropdown the list and prevent me writing in it....how can i do this thanx.... Fahad, mark the answer as reply plz In the properties for the combobox in design view, change the DropDownStyle to DropDownList. thanx...... Hi Fah ...Show All

• PLCweaver Document Viewing

  Hi, I am creating a program similar to notepad called Notes 2006. I have come up with a file extension (*.ntes) and have successfully saved in it. When i go into windows explorer and right-click the file and select Open with... i select my program file. When it opens i get a blank file with a blank rich text box. It should contain the words of my ntes file "Hello World". Can anyone help me with this   Thanks Andy ...Show All

• admeralthrawn saving user settings

  hi i need a simple-to-understand tutorial on how to save user settings. I would like to have a textbox on my form that the user types something in, and the text is saved so it'll appear the next time my application is started. thank you   hear that. But I saw a moderator say something yesterday that I found really interesting. There are several thousand members and only about 30-40&nbs ...Show All