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• rkirk Client changes to app.config after click-once publish and delivery.

  I have a VS 2005 Win Forms Application that is being developed for a client. Once system tested, I want to hand over the application to the client with some instructions for installation and setup in their environment, i.e. they need to specify connection strings, web service url's, timeout periods, etc in the app.config. There are many settings here that they could potentially change (10-15). However, when I use click-once to publish the ...Show All

• Madheshwaran DataGridView Edit Problem..

  Hello, I have a DataGridView setup with a DataAdapter.  There are a few fields on a couple of rows that I update programatically which causes the DataAdapter to want to update the data in the database every time I run the DataAdapter's Update method.  Is there anyway to set the status of the row to NOT update the database (at least until a user edits something) Thank you -Adam Plocher No - Calling ...Show All

• Mike408 Sorting Strings with numeric values

  I have a datatable with a column score specified as string. I am using dataview.sort to sort the results.But the sort is not returning the data I wanted. Suppose if I have score as  100.00 , 99,23,11 etc when I use dataview.sort I am getti ...Show All

• MikeBC sound echo

  Not really sure where to post this but the issue is the sound echoes. video games sound is normal but when you go back to windows (xp home edition) volume control and any sound played through windows echoes. If this is not the correct place to post, please tell me where to post. Thanks in advance. You're right, this is the wrong place to post. All of these forums are for questions about programming windows. I'm ...Show All

• Mani Krish nudge like MSN Messenger

  Hi I try to make form nudge like MSN Messenger by this code in vb.net            Me .Top = Me .DesktopLocation.Y - 6            Thread.Sleep(30)             Me .Top = Me .DesktopLocation.Y + 6            Thread.Sleep(30)             Me .Left = Me .DesktopLocation.X + 6 &nbs ...Show All

• prowl Use Graphics classes in a class library

  Hi, I am trying to build a general purpose math and graphics class library, but am running into problems because it seems that you can't use graphics classes in a class library unless the library is control-based. But I don't want a control, ju ...Show All

• Lakusha_ Acrobat ActiveX Control in WinForms

  Hi, I'm using the Acrobat ActiveX Control in a SmartClient application. This is used to view generated pdf reports and hosted in a Dialog. However, whenever I close the dialog the acrobat process often doesn't close properly .. so it hangs at 100%&n ...Show All

• greggman Application.StartupPath???

  I seem to be having trouble with Application.StartupPath. It works fine until I call A OpenFileDialog. Then the startup path is amended to whatever the directory was that the file was opened in.  example.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Show All

• Alexa Resizing a control problem in design mode

  I have created a UserControl and a designer for it and I am having problems with the adornments drawing incorrectly when resizing the control in design mode. When resizing the control, the adornments are drawn to the original control bounds and not to the resized control bounds. If I select something else, and reselect the control, the adornments draw correctly. Here is how I am declaring the UserControl: [ Designer ( typeof ( UserControl1Des ...Show All

• atul_v Redrawing buttons...using inheritance

  Hy, I'm interested in How can I iherit and redraw a controll > button, textbox, toolstrip menu etc. I have been searching for tutorials and documentation and I haven't found anything yet. I'm trying (for example) to make a hexagonal button.> to redraw it (not to draw one whith the gdi....i know how to do that)....I whant to inherit it from vb and redraw it... How hard is this Are there any tutorials Have you done this before Ok...i'l ...Show All

• Roger Hsieh System.Security.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent() - returns nothing under win98 - a bug? or just my ignorance?

  the following code (vC++ .net)... WindowsPrincipal * wp = new WindowsPrincipal(WindowsIdentity::GetCurrent()); String * username = wp->Identity->Name; MessageBox::Show(username); normally gives me something along the lines of 'DOMAIN\username'  ive tested this (working) on windows nt4, nt5, 2000,& ...Show All

• Coen Griepsma How to retrieve data from a datagrid?

  Hi, I had a datagrid populated with data. Whenever, I had selected a row, I would like to retrieve all the data from the selected record/row. Can anyone advise how to do it Thanks dont store your data in the grid, store it in a structure bound to the grid. search the structure. or use the bindping source to access the structure. it's a windows form wel ...Show All

• inge_03 application to Dial numbers and leave message

  Please help guys, I'm been assigned a project to build an application which would basically monitor a customer's appointment date column in an sql db table. When a customers appointment date near, the application would dial the customers phone and leave a pre-recorded message. I have no idea about how to even start this project. I know I'll need a Windows service that's constantly running and checks the dates in the db column. I know ...Show All

• moleman Primary Key Violations

  Hi. I have a simply table called "DryingSetup" with the following fields. DryingSetupID : Int : Identity : Primary Key Description : VarChar(100) I have a DataGridView on my form the is bound to the above table. If I insert records one at a time in the grid and save after each of the record additions then all works 100%. If however I add a few records (4 or more) and only then click "Save", then I get errors. Some ...Show All

• Shawn W scrolling message

  Hi All, I have been tasked with adding a scrolling message at the bottom of an application.  Apparently, management wants to pass information to it's associates with this 'ticker tape'.  I think it's a distracting annoyance and hey, what ever happen ...Show All