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• Gerhard Schneider - MSFT byte[] and Class convert

  How to convert a class into byte[] and create a class from byte[] or struct My class like this: class myClass {      ulong version;      uint length;      byte[50]  Descript; }    Was just looking at this&n ...Show All

• basic4ever game of life kinda grid...

  Hi, What do you think is the best way to represent a grid similar to ones used in cellular automaton simulation (like conway's game of life), in c# Use hundreds of panels (doesn't seem a very good solution)  draw gdi rectangles  How would I han ...Show All

• MarekP Help! Offline cd-rom form with XML database?

  Hey there, I'm pretty far with programming in ASP.NET (VB) but now my boss wants me to program a Windows Form with a XML file as database (Great! :). This Form has to run on a CD Now i have a bit of a problem, i can't find s ...Show All

• knreddy Application.exe.config

  When I select Publish, the Application.exe.config file is not included. When I run the application after it installs, I get the error "Unable to access configuration data". How do I correct this Oh cool! Congratulations! Apologies for not being able to respond fast enough. Great job Nick! =) I found the solution, going into the "Settings" tab and selecting the link will create an app. ...Show All

• BlueBSH Using Clickonce to install MSI?

  Hey everyone, I'm not sure if this question has been answered before - so forgive me if it has already.... I was thinking of using Clickonce to install an MSI file (which would be installing services), and then using Clickonce to download new versions of the MSI file and install them.  I believe that the MSI files can configure the services (e.g. stop the service from running, install the new one, and start it.)  Does anyone know if ...Show All

• Fabio82 how to know a file has changed on close

  Hi, I'm new to VB .NET and have an MDI app = standard word processor. As per a standard word processor, when I choose the 'Close' menu item I need to determine if the file has been changed. If so, prompt save file dialog. I can do&nbs ...Show All

• ZenBP How to step into Costom Action

  I set a break point in my Cutsom Action. But I did not know to debug the Custom Action and let the program stop on break point. There is a answer in the FAQ of this forum, I have studied it, but I still can not figure out how to do. Could someone help me! In your custom action add this code: System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Launch() Then, build the installer and install it on your dev machine. When the ...Show All

• Rafael Sancho Eyedropper issue

  Im creating a eyedropper with a zoom-feature. When the eyedropper is activated a Form showing the zoomed version of the "current pixel" (the pixel at the tip of the cursor) and the surrounding pixels, will follow the cursor. My problem is that I dont want the Form to follow the cursor, I want the Form to replace the cursor. I have tried different things, but when i try it just starts to capture the colors shown on the form instead of ...Show All

• Bill LaMorre problem with printer trays

  hi i am have a problem with my application using the printer for getting printouts problem: i have an application developed in vb.net and a printer having three trays.when the user wants to get the printout from tray1 he should get it only from tray ...Show All

• Per Salmi DataGridView Detail Row Saving

  Code snip: Me .BindingSourceDrivers.DataSource = MyDataSet.Tables( "Drivers" ) Me .BindingNavigatorDrivers.BindingSource = Me .BindingSourceDrivers Me .DataGridViewDrivers.DataSource = Me .BindingSourceDrivers MyDataSet.Relations.Add( "DriverToCars" , MyDataSet.Tables( "Drivers" ).Columns( "ID" ), MyDataSet.Tables( "DriverCars" ).Columns( "DriverID" ), True ) Me .DataGridV ...Show All

• gkochanowsky DataGridView, Really Bad Performance w/ Boolean Field

  I am seeing really bad performance on the DataGridView that is bound to a DataTable with a boolean field. The problem occurs when you loop through the DataTable and try to change the value of the boolean field. In my example below I create a hard coded DataTable and add 26 rows to it and then when you click on the button it loops through the rows and changes the value of the boolean field. I ran the code through a profiler and the line that s ...Show All

• Ernie_Harris Selecting a row in a datagrid without putting the cursor in the cell

  I am somewhat new to datagrids.  I want to have the user click or double click in a datagrid to select (highlight) a specific row.  What is happening is that the row is being selected but the cell they click in is turning Gray&nb ...Show All

• PinkDragon link + output

  I have created a snk file with VS prompt Command  sn -k netTest.snk  in AssemblyInfo.vb : <Assembly: AssemblyKeyFileAttribute("netTest.snk")>  I'm using vb net and SDK says :  Visual Basic .NET looks for the key file in the directory containing the  ...Show All

• Moandal MDI child form inside panel?

  I would like to create a MDI child form inside of a panel. I have a panel with some controls on the left, a splitter, then the MDI Parent space on the right.  I would like to use the VB PowerPack BlendPanel control to provide a b ...Show All

• akois Is a seperate DLL required for Designer support

  Hello- Some simple WinForms questions. 1) Whats the difference in the Toolbox  between the "Components" and "Windows Forms" sections 2) If I Derive a simple class from the DataGrid and wish to have it display somewhere in the Toolbox and edita ...Show All