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• dida Configuration Settings in VB 2005 Express

  In Application under Settings in "Value" I get a Hard Code such as "C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Owner\My DocumentHomeInventory.mdb. How do I get rid of this hard code rf.... Where did the string come from Is it from a config file If so, what agent put it in the config file Moning the thread to the vb express groups. Hi, Is your problem solved Thank you, Bhanu. ...Show All

• DumboDotNet Package and Deployment problem

  Dear Guys,     I am a new VB Programmer. I have developed a saimple database application using some activeX controls. Now I want to distribute my application to some of clients or friends who don't have Visual Basic or other activeX control files are not installed. So I went through Package and Deployment tool and Build a setup file for installation. I am using Windows Xp platform to package the application. Now when I run the set ...Show All

• renmudi The Online Enabled MovieCollection Starter Kit...

  I have installed the Online Enabled MovieCollection Starter Kit and created an application under this project and saved it to file.  Then I ran the app and searched online for a Batman movie and added it to the database!     Then when I re-ran the app after closing it down; I noticed my record did not save in the database itself; but while under my previous instance of the app when I downloaded the info from Amazon on a batma ...Show All

• JimGries - MSFT The future of Express Editions

  I'm curious what the long term plans are for the Express Editions.  Once out of beta, will the Express Editions continue to be free   I am intrigued by the possibilities, as long as it doesn't turn into crippleware. I am a hobbyist programmer, and know several people, like myself, who aren't inclined to spend big dollars for each upgrade.  Granted, the Standard Edition products are not outrageously expensive, but for people looki ...Show All

• Jacob Grass Data Grid View Update

  Hello, I'm real new to the programming stuff but want to be a programmer.  :-) Anyway, I created a database using Visual Basic Express Edition and placed a Data Grid View on the form.  However, if I double-click or press F2 in the field and edit that field and then press enter, the cursor goes to the next area however nothing is saved.  Simply put, the Data Grid View is not working or I'm doing something wrong. I really need to kn ...Show All

• jvlake How to get and/or set IP address?

  Hey, I'm using VB Express 2005 and I'm trying to write a small program to configure remote network devices. In order to do the initial configuration, I need to get the IP address of the local hard-wired ethernet adapter, or set it. One way of doing this, I figured I could set the local hard-wired adapter to DHCP and connect it to the device. Windows would assign an automatic IP address, which I could simply obtain. I would much rather be able ...Show All

• Roman Muntyanu 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

• MyNameisMud Arraylist and recursion problems revision

  Ok I am new to this c# stuff. I have used c++ for a while and have to say that this new c# thing is pretty nice. Ok here is my problem. C# doesn't have vectors so I am using an arrylist instead. I don't know if you can set a type or not but I haven't. I store a list of files that I am recursively compiling as it runs through each directory. I was stupid and created a new instance of the array list each time I recursed. So I figured I nee ...Show All

• Rogelio195567 I may have found a way (Excel to Form Controls) but one problem...

  I just coded a functionality in my program that with a click of a button pulls up Excel, takes all values as strings and populates the spreadsheet in a particular format, with column names, and even makes a line chart out of two column's data. This was pretty hard to find out how to do but after fits and starts it finally works great. My question now is... I'd like to go in the reverse direction - to open a particular spreadsheet (which will ...Show All

• DongL How to publish ?

  I want my program to be install in a particular directory, for example c:\program files\abc, I cant see where can I force the publish wizard to do so. Beside that how do I include an external file into the project Like a readme.txt, or a mdb database which has almost nothing to do with my application Hi Wong, ClickOnce always installs your application to the same location on the user's machine in order to ...Show All

• Rumy...... Program Error

  Whenever I build a program in Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition it works fine on my computer. But strangely it doesn't work on some other people's systems. I think it's because they need .NET Framework 2.0. Is that the reason Please respond quickly, User Hmm I knew that I can use C++ for that. But I have no experience in it. I heard it was very similar to VB. Is that true And if so can I use the same coding ...Show All

• celeon Registering VB2005 in a offline PC

  Hi, I get the installing CD in a MS event. I have installed in this PC (online) I'm using, and in another offline one. I can't use the VB without registration and I just get it online. I read I need to make another special CD that doesn't have to reg. It's true, I need to download again and have the same stuff in another CD, or exists another possibility Thanks alot If you have installed from the CD ISO you do not have to regis ...Show All

• efarook LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'oleaut.lib'

  I am trying to write a simple windowed program. When I build it gets the msg above. I have searched my disk and "sure nuff", no oleaut.lib. There is a oleaut32.lib. I have no idea where or why either is called. Anyone have an idea what's going on this is my first attempt to build anything with Visual c++ Express. The SDK is installed.... Further info: When I use the search function for oleaut, I get zero references. What is this thing ...Show All

• Carlos Voltolini Neto Display text at certain time?

  I need help with a certain part of my app. All I need to do is have a textbox display "Open" between the time "9:30AM" and "4:00PM" and then display "Closed" during the rest of the day. Any help would be great! Thanks Set a timer to go off regularly and to check DateTime.Now to see if it's between those two times, and show text accordingly. So, the code would go ...Show All

• lponiew Visual Web Developer - how to run sql scripts?

  Hello, I'm using Visual Web Developer, and thru the Data Explorer tab, I have created a database with some tables in it. I have alot of data to insert into a table, and I would like to read in an sql script (text file)- that has alot of INSERT statements in it- so that I can upload data to my table without having to laboriously sit in front of my computer and type in the data. I have searched thru all of the pop-up menu options in the Data Explo ...Show All