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• Boltress What happens to the Splashcreen?

  When using a splash screen it shows up just fine, and when the main form shows it 'goes away'. However it doesn't appear to 'unload' the splash form, or hide: it just vanishes. With debug lines in the FormClose , FormClosing and VisibilityChanged but they don't appear to fire. How does the splash screen hide itself   SJWhiteley wrote: When using a splash screen it shows up just fine, and when the main form shows it 'g ...Show All

• Krishnan Margabandhu casting to base class

  I'm new to C#. I am having problems with what I was hoping would be a simple concept. I have a class that is derived from the Form class. (Something like what follows:) class MyClass : Form { ... } I would like to pass a reference to the base Form of MyClass to a static method that will modify Form properties of MyClass. (something similar to what follows:) class Utility{ public static Method(Form f, ... ); } What is the ideal way to do this ...Show All

• Murad YAGLI DataGridView Control Style

  I have tried to change the background color of the column headers and they still remain the default control color. What can I do to change it. Thanks Ken Hi, Have you changed the following property of the datagridview control: ColumnHeadersDefaultCellStyle Click on the eclipse button for this property and under appearance change the back colour to the desired colour. You will find that the ...Show All

• opkguy MSAccess Database coding, OpenDatabase

  Hi, I use to be quite good using recordsets and so to get to my databases. Any samples somewhere how to do the following it in vb2005: dim dbPictures As Database dim rsPictures As Recordset Set dbPictures = Workspaces(0).OpenDatabase(dbTxt) Sql2 = "Select * from Pictures order by id" Set rsPictures = dbPictures.OpenRecordset(Sql2, dbOpenDynaset) with rsPictures while not .eof .movenext wend end with rspic ...Show All

• Kyong Kwak VB 2005 Express Edition and SQL Server 2005

  Hi I have a server with Windows 2003 SBS and SQL Server 2005. Also i have a client computer with Windows XP and installed the VB 2005 Express Edition I try to make a programm to communicate with SQL Server 2005, but i couldn't Why Thanks WHat code did you use to try and communicate Hello recently i also had same problem.. i tried it in following way..i don't know why problem was there but it got solved someho ...Show All

• elala Simple Printing

  Hi can anyone please provide me with the codes to print the contents of my text box when I press the button on my form. In Visual Basic Express. Just One Button and One Textbox on the form. When Button is Clicked The Contents of the text box is printed to my default printer. The Codes will be much appreciated. Thanks... You can search the forums, or use the IDE to search for printing. There are several examples. Here's a li ...Show All

• Moayad Mardini Command Windows

  How can I open a command window, I search under help and it told guided me to VIEW > Other windows > and Command Window. But there is no such option. No it's not working. The command window is not included in the Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition. What commands did you want to execute Best regards, Johan Stenberg Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition is actually a member of the Visual Studio family. Check out http:/ ...Show All

• Mr.Walker New to Visual Basic 2005 / Need Suggestions for books, tutorials, etc

  Hi all I am new to programming, and new to Visual Basic. I just downloaded VB 2005 Express Edition about a week ago, and I have been taking the msdn video lessons. I am on video 6 of the 16 videos. There are so many books out there for Visual Basic that I don't know where to start. Maybe if I tell you what my goal is for using Visual Basic that will help you point me in the right direction. My company has an Information Technology Applic ...Show All

• Nick Guerrera - MS problem installing vb express

  It wont install! It says that its installing components for it, but when it has about 3 bars left, it doesnt go any further than that. I would suggest to try the Manual install from the Downloadable ISO, we have seen some problems with installer hangs using the Web installer. By what means are you installing the software, are you using the web installer or the ISO (Manual Install). Also I would ...Show All

• Janne B Is vc++ 6.0 good

  i bought a book on vc++6.0.can i build powerful software applications with that.what is the difference between the vc++6.0 and vc++ 2005.what is the latest released version Well... you could use VC++ 6.0 but that's too old really. VC++ 6.0 was released about 8 years ago and I'd say that the quality of the C++ compiler and the IDE itself improved a bit since then . Not to mention that there is a free version of VC++ 2005 called "Ex ...Show All

• Amjosp How Do I Run a Program from a Network Location

  Is there a way to have a program run from a network location without having to install it I have a simple program I want my users to be able to just run as is from the network. Yes, it can be run from a network location. However, the .NET Framework will still need to be installed on each user's machine and configured to trust the remote assembly. There are deployment solutions for configuring security wh ...Show All

• jpresley I can't get sql serever 2005 express to install

  I've tried several times and have not been able to get the process finished to instal sql server 2005 express to load on my computer. I get to the very end and get a failure. I went to the error log and got this: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 9.00.1399.06 ============================== OS Version : Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600) Time : Fri Feb 17 10:48:10 2006 TELFORDT : The current system does not meet r ...Show All

• baziz Stop remote process

  I need to stop Outlook running on a remote computer in the network. I know how to stop Outlook when it is running on the local system (code at the end) I am aware that the help file for the Process class says "local" for start and stop: "Provides access to local and remote processes and enables you to start and stop local system processes" However, this is becoming for me a pressing need and there should be a s ...Show All

• JulieReid gridview selection error

  When I select a record from my gridview I update a detailsview with: DetailsView1.PageIndex = GridView1.SelectedIndex That works fine for all the records on the first page (paging enabled), but if I choose my second page, it selects the data from the first page at the same location. (e.g. page 1 record 1 name = "John" clicking select populates the details view with "John". If I go to page 2 and select the record at th ...Show All

• ahs101 System::EventHandler: function call missing argument list

  I downloded VCPlusSamples.exe . I tried building two sample projects (or solutions, whatever) on VC++ Express but it always stumbled at System::EventHandler lines like the one here in a header file. this ->Load += new System::EventHandler( this , Form_Load); The build error msgs are: y:\visual express\samples\c++\vc.net samples\vc.net - advanced .net framework (gdi+) - animation with gdi+\frmAbout.h(215) : error C3867: ' ...Show All