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• santanu ...from the pending file rename operation ERROR?!!

  Hi, I tried to install the VB.IMG after extracting it using IsoBuster, but I always get the same error, a message box with garbage characters and the last phrase is "from the pending file rename operation" after closing this message the setup is cancelled. i'll be thankful if any body has a solution regards, Naji Hi Naji, Have you tried using the bootstrapper installer instead of downloading the full image Is the bootstrapper installer n ...Show All

• GScully export whole program/project to work on another pc?

  hi dudes, sorry i'm very much vb.newby... can someone please explain how i can export my project i'm writing in spare time at work to my home pc, intact with all code and interface design in place please in vb.net express i have tried saving the project and then copying the whole project folder home but this doesn't seem to work properly when i open a file - there's so many, anyway! another thing i thought i might try was to export proj ...Show All

• Yarik Threads, UI, and Invoke (again)...

  I know this has been asked at least a few times before, but i am having horrible trouble trying to get this to work. Maybe i need it explained to me like a 5 year old... because i am new to C#. What I am trying to do, is, of course, update the UI of one form from another thread... In more detail, i mean, I am trying to simply appendtext to a richtextbox from one form from a thread on another .cs file that streams a simple TCP connection... i jus ...Show All

• VinceD Amazon-Enabled Movie Collection

  I've downloaded the web-enabled MovieCollection and got it to run, but for some reason, it does not save any of the data.  I type in movie names but as soon as I exit the program and restart it, the data is gone.  What could be the problem Hi, Please try this as a workaround: - click on DVDCollectionDatabase.mdf file in Solution Explorer - view Properties in the Property Grid - change the Copy t ...Show All

• ss23 Searching for Text

  How can I search for Text in TextBox or in Rich TextBox like that Find button in notepad and Wordpad Please help in this and tell me if it just code or if there is a tool to do that. Thanks. hi, thats very good that you knew the answer, should i write all that i just gave you a reference for the solution , don't forget i said "you can polish it but this works", i'm not trying to write the project for you , i ju ...Show All

• fenix01 Using "OpenFileDialog"

  I'm trying to open a window to allow a user to open a file. I'm using Visual C++ 2005 Express. I have no problems doing this in Visual 6.0 or Visual 2003. The problem is with the DialogResult enummeration. Here is the sample code from the help files: private: void button1_Click( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ ) { Stream^ myStream; OpenFileDialog^ openFileDialog1 = gcnew OpenFileDialog; openFileDialog1-> ...Show All

• zut Using VB.NET Compiler as an older version

  Is there a way to make the VB 2005 Beta 2 Program compile to an older version e.g. VB6 No.  VB6 and VB.NET a completely different languages. The only thing that is similar is the syntax. You may be able to compile VB 2005 (.NET 2.0) applications to .NET 1.0/1.1 using the MSBuild Compatibility Toolkit . The MSBuild Compatability Toolkit allows you to replace the "standard" MSBuild files (which te ...Show All

• Giorgio Sardo Newbie Trying to get specific data from an sse database

  I am trying to query a specific field from my sse database based on two different variables. And use this information to fill a textbox with an integer. The first variable is a combobox that is filled with data in one of the other tables in the sse database. This table has a PKcolumn that is an integer and the identity of the column. The only other column is a nvarchar(30) string (which is the actual data in the combobox) The second variabl ...Show All

• Naman VC# express consumes a lot of memory

  VC# express consumes a lot of memory.. why come sometimes upto 100 Megs also the the document explorer does the dame Further observation: When VCSExpress starts up, it is using 20mb of memory with the default start page. After I open my last solution as mentioned above, it is now using 61mb of memory. After I minimize the window, it is now using 3mb of memory. After I restore the window, it is now using 15mb. I think this observation sug ...Show All

• Pavel Dournov How to assign a Null value?

  There are times when this particular field MUST be blank or empty, how do you do that   Declaration:     Public m_TimePressWasStart As DateTime = Now.ToLocalTime   This code won’t work:         m_TimePressWasStop = System.DBNull.Value.ToString   Neither this:         m_TimePressWasStop = CDate (System.DBNull.Valu ...Show All

• Shiby Debugging a project

  Is it possible to activate JIT on the Express development platform It is time consuming to debug by running the .exe When the execution is halted by a so called fatal error, I think that the help could be better. The explanation is extremely technical; I just want to know what Basic line to correct and why in plain English. Example: Form.KeyDown event. Try forgetting writing e.Handled = True and see what you get of help. Help You are more confu ...Show All

• Rick Schummer BalloonTipText on NotifyIcon1 Hover over?

  I've been looking at how to use BalloonTipText, and I found this small section of code: NotifyIcon1.BalloonTipTitle = "Balloon Tip Title" NotifyIcon1.BalloonTipText = "Balloon Tip Text." NotifyIcon1.BalloonTipIcon = ToolTipIcon.Error That isn't working for me though, in the test app I made to try it out. I put it in the NotifyIcon1_Click event and nothing showed up. I'd really like to be able to display someth ...Show All

• weaselcoder package "Microsoft Report Designer" has failed to load properly

  When starting Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition the following message appears: package "Microsoft Report Designer" has failed to load properly Any suggestions Hi: Aaron's blog has several things you can try to get rid of package load failures: http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2005/09/06/461804.aspx Hope that helps! Ravenna ...Show All

• RSach Wrong version of windows found

  I just tried to install and got a popup that said I must have Win 2k sp4 or higher. I'm running Win XP SP2. This is not the first I have hit this. I got it installing the Adobe reader. My system came from Dell preloaded with XP on it. The system properties in the control panel show 'Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2'. My software had always validated when using Windows update. What can I do to correct this Can I edit ...Show All

• Robert Koller Which edition to install

  Dear All Without wanting to start a religious war (but probably managing to anyway) I'd like some pointers on which of the Express editions would be best to code my project in. The project is thus: An application to design the layout of advertisements in magazines by reading the advert booking details from a database and then storing them in the appropriate page of the right magazine. Then printing off A3 layout 'thumbnails' of th ...Show All