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• Tom PIC Can't change output directory for dll

  Hello all, I'm just getting familiar with VC++ Express and trying to compile and debug a dll project. It is hosted by an existing app that loads dlls from its own fixed internal directory. Therefore I think I need to output the dll into this directory. A search for "output directory" yields the instructions:  Visual C++ Projects To change the build output directory: On the Project menu, click Properties. Expand the C ...Show All

• Luchoborbo Create a thumbnail browser

  Hi All, First post having discovered the express version a couple of days ago. For a few years I have been coding inside Access to build database apps but have felt the need to expand my horizons a little further. My current personal project is to create a personal photograph album application linked to a database that will store the information I want and present in a way that is useful to me. I have reasearched and got a basic plan for t ...Show All

• Layton Someone help me make this dll project in c++ able to be referenced in vb.net?

  I have this c++ dll project but i cant figure out how to get it able to be referenced in vb.net it always says it cant be referenced. Please Help and post a link to the project you edited or send me a copy of it at josh@winmxunlimited.net The Project source - http://www.winmxunlimited.net/source.zip   did you try registering it with regsvr32 Do you have source code for the project Here's something else that may help. Get a ...Show All

• BadgerB Merging two sql tables using VB.NET

  Hi, I'm trying to export two sql tables as a XML file 1) from the first table i need all the columns. 2)from the second table i need only the names column where cust id =first table.custid how to implement it programmatically. I'm using VS2003. Kindly advice me how to implement it. Thank U! Try a SQL UNION query. ...Show All

• SQLCodder Hot to protect my program

  Lets say that I create a program that is actually useful and I want to provide it to some people to use. How can I protect the program so that only the people I authorize can use it How is licensing implemented Thanks How can i make a windows installer which include a product key like the ones you see in many Microsoft products. I have Visual Studio 2005 profesional and i cant find this option in setup project ...Show All

• miniBill 90 Two bits

  One thing I have noticed as I read through these treads is the persistence on the clarification of the use of the application.  I just wanted to lend my percieved insite and ask what M$'s thoughts were on this. I feel a lot of this has to do around the use of the words 'free'. For fear of sounding Clintonesque, perhaps definition of the word 'free' might be helpful. No one wants to start using something that they may not have access to in t ...Show All

• myheadhurts Changes in Desing.vb don’t appear..

  Hi all, My problem is this: I have a project with two Forms. If I add for example a button or Combobox in the Designview of Form2, save all the project and then run it with F5, the Controls don’t appear in Form2. Same, if I like to delete a button, label or anything. If I build the project to "Programm.exe" and run it, the changes I made before in Designview are shown correctly. Any help please Regards ...Show All

• keoki Convert C# Express Solution

  I am currently in a C# programming class in High School. For a couple more weeks I am stuck with C# Express Beta until I can get my hands on a education copy of VS2005. In order to finish an assignment I opened my solution in Express over the weekend and finished it. I just realized that my exe would not run unless I was on a computer with the Beta Framework installed...Is their any way to make this program work the the 1.1 Framework I am ...Show All

• RBone The resource editor

  I have downloaded Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition and it generally appears good but one feature I am missing is the resource editor. Which version of Visual Studio would I need to buy to get the resource editor. Mog0    AFAIK = As Far As I Know! Why I used it here: The problem is that I don't have Visual Studio Express installed. The I can't say it from my own experience. I use VS.NET 2003+2005 i ...Show All

• KevinNanson Progress Bar Trouble (Beginner)

  Public Class Form1 Private Sub Button1_Click( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click My .Computer.FileSystem.CopyDirectory( "\\server\proj\stds" , "C:\dwgs\stds" , True ) End Sub Private Sub CopyWithProgress( ByVal ParamArray filenames As String ()) ProgressBar1.Visible = True ProgressBar1.Minimum = 1 ProgressBar1.Maxi ...Show All

• Harlow Burgess VB 2005 Express Install / run problem

  I've done both web and *.img installs of VB2005Express on clean installs of XP Pro SP2. I can register fine, but when I try to creat a project, I get an exception error... " The filename, Directory name, or Volume label sntax is incorrect. ( Exception from H_RESULT : 0x8007007B) " That is as far as I can get. What do I need to do Google is not helping so far..... for me if u try to install from VB.img the inst ...Show All

• Rahul Shende Creating My First Application

  I am new to the world of programming and I need some advice about where to begin. I found that Visual Basic Express edition seems to work well but I really don't know how to start. Does anybody know some resources where I can start off I want to make an application that displays the periodic table and lets users click on each element for it to display info in a new window. Might seem easy probrably but I don't have a clue. Thank you greatl ...Show All

• Catalin Stavaru Icons from Imagelists?

  I've got a question about Icons, i've loaded a few icons into an image list and when I try assign an image to the forms icon property I'm getting a type exception because the imagelist contains 'images', lol. This being the case, how do I convert an 'image' from my imagelist to an icon that the form will accept By the way, this is also true for the NotifyIcon control, that will only accept icons too. Its ironic that they were all icons to ...Show All

• RolandAbt Code Creating

  I would like to create 4 different codes. I would like to create 1 code that would insert a column(A) into my data table. I would also like to create a code that will insert a column(B) into my data table. The next line of code that I need is to ensure that one of my column will constantly add the values of all column(A)s and divide the values insert into any column(A) by the number of column(A)s in the data table, and I am sure you can guess I ...Show All

• whitebread System.Drawing.Graphics

  There you can draw rectangles, arcs, polygon, bezier,.... I tried all methods "draw", But i can't draw a single pixel. How do i Hello. FillRectangle(brush, new Rectangle(x, y, 1, 1)) I guess you knew that allready. But this is the best answer I have, unless you want to use P/Invoke or scan lines. Hope I am helping. right. but i can't still draw the pixel. Public Class Form1 Privat ...Show All