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• Yicheng Clickonce and SQL 2005 service pack 1

  How should we be addressing the newly released SQL service pack 1 for ClickOnce deployments that install the SQL Server 2005 Express edition as a prerequisite ...Show All

• Clint Stotesbery Remote Desktop client embedded in TabControl

  Hi, I'm writing a windows forms application and I need remote desktop within that application. I referenced MSTSCLib and used the RDP client control. The control is embedded in a TabControl. Everything works fine, except for one very annoying thing: when I switch tabs and return to the RDP client control tab, the RDP client no longer responds to any user interaction (mouse clicks, keyboard commands). I tried explicitly focussing the ...Show All

• TravisXXX MouseUp Event onToolStripButton

  It seems to be unable to trigger the MouseUp event on ToolStripButton, unless the MouseDown was happened on that ToolStripButton too, but I noticed this isnt same as others controls, which they trigger the MouseUp event even the MouseDown wasnt happened on them. I am doing manual Drag & Drop, so anyone can give me some advice ToolStripButtons are drag and droppable for reordering and moving between toolstr ...Show All

• Big H persisting user session information in a form?

  I'm used to using sessions in asp.net, but now the program I have to write needs to store a few values when someone logs in to use the program.  What is the windows forms version of a session variable   Or am I left with jus ...Show All

• Paul Woodgate unable to install wsus

  When I tried to install wsus. I got an error and unable to continue. part of the log file as follow: 2005-08-02 08:12:00  Error     MWUSSetup          InstallMSUS failed (Error 0x80070641: The Windows Installer service could not be accessed.  Contact your support personnel to verify that the Windows Installer service is properly registered.) 2005-08-02 08:12:00  Erro ...Show All

• davidacoder How to set a default value for a Combo Box?

  I’m creating a Combobox dynamicly at run time, however, I don’t’ know how to set the default selected value for it!!  Thanks. Dim MyComboBox As New ComboBox MyComboBox.Name = “MyComboBox” MyComboBox.DataSource = MyDefaultView MyComboBox.DisplayMember = "ItemList" MyComboBox.ValueMember&n ...Show All

• GDC2579 Transparent pictureBox

  Hello. I'm trying to develop a transparent pictureBox. My aim is to use several pictureBoxs all with the same location and size. One will have a loaded image, and this pictureBox won't be transparent. The other pictureBoxs will be transparent. With this transparency I expect to see the solid picturebox and each transparent pictureBox has different drawings that are seen over the solid pictureBox. I've been trying several ways to do this but unf ...Show All

• Alex K Minimizing process window in windows forms

  Hi, I have an MDI application that launches a internet explorer web page by calling iexplore.exe in a seperate process. I want to minimize the iexplore window on load. Is there a way to do this My code is as follows: Process p = new Proce ...Show All

• Chris7432 Gridview and getting current row/cell

  This is a truly stupid question. I have done this a million times with 1.1 and asp.net but cannot figure out how to do this using .net 2.0 and a WINDOWS application. Basically I have a gridview control which contains some records.  The first column contains the primary key for my record.  When the user clicks on a row I want to extract the value held in the primarykey column so that I can get that record from my dataset and display ...Show All

• IraMaster clickonce accessing a sql server

  I have read that you can have a direct connection to SQL server with a clickonce application.  But there is nothing out there about how to do it.  I'm curious to know the restrictions on this, are we allowed a direct connection or do we have to move to an application server. If you have to move to an app server are both .net remoting and web services allowed Thanks T So you would setup the conne ...Show All

• P Liedman Saved new record, what is the best method for clearing a form.

  OK, this is a nub question by a guy who knows a lot about web but not nearly enough about Windows forms. If I open a new form to create and save a new record (like a new user), what would be the best way to re-initialize the form after the record was saved to start over again with a blank form I do not really want to close the form, because a data entry person may want to sit and enter numerous records without having to open a new form all ...Show All

• qwerty yuiop Getting name of Proxy Object

  I have a Server and Client distributed Application(Through Remoting) From Client Form I assign Remotable object to my Interface variable Dim BizOrgInfo as IBiz (My Facade Interface)   BizOrgInfo=Activator.GetObject(Type,URI)  (URI=BizLayer.OrgInfo.rem and OrgInfo is the Class Name in  ...Show All

• Bjorka TabPages and UserControls growing to over 30,000 pixels in Width and Height in Designer (2005 beta 2)

  I’m having some major sizing issues with controls in designer view. To be specific, it   seems that controls within container controls such as TabPages will randomly outgrow their parent controls to a very large size (~30,000px! ).   Even when trying to manually edit the designer code, as soon as switching back to design view, the weird numbers are back. Here's a link to a screenshot: http://www.bugben.com/showcase/30000.jpg H ...Show All

• ETSUGeek How can I make my toolbar in MdiForm not transparent?

  When i set the backgroundimage property of my MdiForm,The toolbar in the MdiForm become transparent,too.The toolbar's appearance property is flat.How can I make my toolbar in MdiForm not transparent I want to set backgroundimage in my main program face(desktop image), If another solution in addition,please tell me,thanks a lot! Could you put some example code for your problem At first I thought it was ca ...Show All

• John32 [VB.NET] Hiding menubar of MDI parent

  Anyone know how to get rid of the menubar in an mdi parent form that shows up any time a child is maximized Thanks in advance. Ah, ErikMDI. It's a beautiful thing. Actually, it is very nice. And gives you a lot of flexibility that locking yourself into the standard MDI doesn't. Looks&nbs ...Show All