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• JimRogersIV New to the whole, Visual Basic Express Edition

  I'm quite formal with Visual Basic 6.0 that my school uses, But the VBEE kind of gives me problems because of its whole user interface... Question 1: Is there a way to make VBEE look and feel like the old floating boxes where you can see your desktop Question 2: Now how do I take an image and make it an array, I could do that in the 6.0 but this seems to bug me alot Question 3: I want to know if whether DragMode can still be applied to the pic ...Show All

• Jordi Serres Change Label.text from within a module?

  In an application I'm developing, I'm starting a thread from main form. That thread calls a function from within a module. In the main form, I want to update the text of a label while the function is executing. From within the function, I have a Do...Until statement. Inside the do...while, I have a char variable which changes value. I want to pass that value (single char) back to the main form.... Here's what I'm trying... Form1.vb h ...Show All

• Peter Macej Adding components!

  Hi, I am having some trouble adding components to VB express edition 2005. How can I do that please Bee Sorry I did not explain well enough. I meant when you make a component (control) and want to add it to a windows application in VB.NET. In Visual Studio 2003, you usually add it by right clicking the Toolbox and then select add...then you browse to where the control is and add it. After that the control will appear on the tool ...Show All

• Ashley Lessard problems Registering for Visual Web developer

  My computer will not let me access the "Register Now" link activated by my already downloaded VWD. I need to know the actual web address so that I can register the product and continue use. Does anyone know what this address is Or is there something else I can do to access my registration key so that I do not need to find the "Register Now" page What do you mean with that your computer does ...Show All

• euroelettra Backup cs files in c# express

  Hi I wounder if there is an easy way to back up files so one can retrive old files during development. Br Matt While the Express editions don’t natively support source control... you may want to look into running a revision control system like Subversion on the side that would enable you to track changes to your code base over time and even revert to previous versions if needed (provided you do your j ...Show All

• NeerajAg How to Remove SqlExpress beta COMPLETELY?

  After repeated attempts to Remove the Beta components and re-install the Production SqlExpress I want to completely remove all SQLSerrver components to start with a CLEAN slate. How can I do that What can I do to completely remove all program components and Registry entries for SQL Express and Studio Beta components Have a look at this site and follow the links, on the site are links to some tools that ...Show All

• jaakinye In "English" please "A first chance exception of type System.TypeInitializationException"

  I'm going around in circles here. In plain-speak, English please, what in the heck is: A first chance exception of type 'System.TypeInitializationException' I'm trying to create an application that has a NumericUpDown control. I double click the control and get: Private Sub NumericUpDown1_ValueChanged( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles NumericUpDown1.ValueChanged End S ...Show All

• johnny wisconsin Namespaces

  Could some one point me to a tutorial on how and more importantly when to use a namespace. My background is VB 6 so I am not familar with the concept. Thanks. fenris - If you are writing end-users applications, namespaces are pretty much up to your personal preference.  They allow you to organize your code and designate parts of your code that can easily be identified as grouped together.  If you a ...Show All

• chawacho Visual C++ Express application to Run on .Net 1.1

  I have installed Visual C++ Express, which installed .Net 2.0. I have bult a small application in Visual C++ Express which runs fine of this development machine however the application is destin to run on machines that only have .Net 1.1 installed. I have read that applications built on .Net 2.0 are not forward compatible to run on earlier versions on .Net. Therefore my question is "In Visual c++ Express how do I build an applicati ...Show All

• Nolan Garrett Could someone recommend a good book for VB 2005?

  I'm new to programming and this is the language I've choosen to start with. Could someone suggest a good book to begin with jkolodziejski, Yes, I've found that to be good. Since I have had 35 years of experience - there were no computer science couses when I  was learning....so, I recommend actually sitting down and writing something like a calculator or a tic-tac-toe game. Reading and participating where will also h ...Show All

• Jay Muralee Visual C# Beta 2 Problem

  I just upgraded from VC# Beta 1 to Beta 2. I had no problems with Beta 1 (Save errors in my code), but after installing Beta 2, I cannot load nor create projects. Every time I try to create/load one, it gives me an error saying "The path is not of a legal form". Any help Yes, I've reset my settings, still gives me the error. Hi Chris, I would recommend that you go follow t ...Show All

• Zetroc Publish Question

  I just published one of my projects and it ran fine and deployed correct. It went to my start menu, however, the program option (File Folder) came up with my company name, how can I change that to something else As an example Microsoft Office ---> Excel Word Mine says Company Name ---> MyTest.EXE I would like to change the Company Name It's in the Publis ...Show All

• LarryNeedsHelp Visual Basic Express 2005 says no SQL Express Server is installed

  Hello- I am trying to use a SQL Express database with visual basic 2005 Express Edition. Whenver I add a database from the module menu it says that sql server files require SQL Server express to work properly. I have SQL Server Express with advanced services installed in my computer. Note: I didn't install SQL Express at time of installing Visual Basic since I wanted to use SQL Express with Advanced Services. So after installing Visual Ba ...Show All

• Dean Wills Newbie with questions_MySql Express and possible PHP link-up

  Let me begin by stating I am an absolute newbie here. I am interested in a couple things: 1) I know that in order to run PHP, I have to have a database program; will this MySql Express work for doing that I mean I can load PHP on my local machine, right If so... where I'm a little lost on this, but I am willing to learn if you're willing to advise me in what you think would be best. 2) I downloaded and installed the Visual Web Developer, and no ...Show All

• diego75TO First Project

  I have been charged with gathering all incoming faxes, converting them to PDF files and thru keywords (Names Departments etc.) sending them to specific personel using Active Directory. I have a program that will convert to PDF, but I need to know how to search and distribute with (I hope) VB. I am brand new to this so any help would be greatly appreciated. there is something to be aware of re Access and images. ...Show All