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• NeoNmaN Type.GetType and Colors

  I have a code editor where I use reflection to lookup types descriptions. If I have code like this: Type type = Type.GetType("System.Drawing.Color, System.Drawing"); the variable "type" is null. Does anyone know how to use the Type.GetType function to get the Color's type I cannot simply use Color.GetType() because this is for a generic code editor that does not already have the type definition for all classes in all loaded assemb ...Show All

• fafsoft AXIMP: referenced rcw generates error

  I have an existing ActiveX control that I am trying to incorporate into a project.  The OCX references a COM dll, which I have already imported using TLBIMP for another purpose.   I would like to use AXIMP to create the wrapper for the OCX referencing the existing wrapper for the already imported COM dll. Example: helper.dll (existing COM dll) MyControl.ocx (existing ActiveX Control) I already have a wrapper for the helper.dll (My ...Show All

• WaltM UndoEngine in standalone Designer

  I derived from UndoEngine and implemented a AddUndoUnit Method that pushes a UndoUnit onto a stack. My IServiceProvider is a DesignSurface with an CodeDomSerializationService (Serilazation seems to work and my stack gets bigger for any change I make on my UI). I expected the UndoUnit.Undo() Method to desirialize the latest SerializationStore that gets popped of the stack, but it doesnt seem to work. How is the UndoEngine meant to be implemented ...Show All

• jason241 vb.NET on win98 - does it work??

  Stupid question.will a vb.net compiled app work work on a win98 machine. I had to install IE 5.2 or higher to install .Net framework sdk. Then I install the app on the machine and bang - some crappy procedure and thread error. When i  ...Show All

• Tasha O. why does data binding not work properly with vb.net?

  Hi, I've got a simple VB/Access app that binds text controls to various fields in a database table.  Everything works fine, EXCEPT that when I call the Update method on the data adapter, nothing updates, because the dataset thinks nothing has changed! If I&nb ...Show All

• Michaelpaz UI Patterns

  I am curious as to what patterns, if any, may have been used in the design of TaskVision. For example, Inductive User Interface (IUI), etc. Also, if there are any other WinForms reference apps that may be of similar interest, I'd appreciate some&nbs ...Show All

• Sid Sidhartha DataRows and Background Threads

  This is driving me mad!! Why when I delete DataRows from a DataTable using a background worker, does the bindingsource not update, and in-turn the Datagridview also doesnt. Thanks for any help Sure but how do you implement MVC properly then. It seems you would have to have your form (view) hold a reference to your model (i.e. dataset) and then use InvokeRequired to switch threads when you want to update your d ...Show All

• keerti_maverick What is "application framework"?

  I tried creating a new Windows Forms app and had a hell of time just getting it to run.  The trick was turning off something called "application framework".  Can anyone explain what this is   Or point me to some articles about&nb ...Show All

• HaiLV Menu Items just like MDI form

  Can someone please let me know how to create the menu items on the form just like MDI form Example  file        Report    Exit  Open     Monthly  Save     Weekly Thanks. But due to iMdiCon ...Show All

• _ross Filter DataGridView That Has Columns With Values From Other Sources

  Hi, My name is tomer. I have a problem with filtering a datagridview. the grid is bound to a binding source. I have a text box that alows me to filter the DataSource accoording to the values in the text box. How do i filter the DataSource when i have a combo box column in the DataGridView Example: I have a combobox that show customer name ( value is customer id). CustomerID is 1, CustomerName is Tomer Whe ...Show All

• EricA MSFT Bug!! VS.Net 2003 Using Designer for untyped Datasets

  Ok, from the tool box I moved over a untyped dataset and I added some tables and columns to each table and some relationships between those tables (via the relationships button in the property browswer).  I found that I wanted the name of  ...Show All

• William McIlroy Read Data From Windows Form?

  Hi, I have a fairly basic or possibly complex question. I am using a piece of windows software which displays a table of constantly changing numbers. What I would like to do is write a little program which reads these numbers and presents me with a warning if any of them drops below a certain level! My question is how could I do this and, is there a way to do this without reverse engineering the program ...Show All

• quacka list boxes data binding HELP

  How do I get a list box to display an entire field of a database  The books I have on this subject are outdated or the more recent ones don't say how.  Help would be greatly appreciated. Nevermind I seem to have fi ...Show All

• Shaking Stevens datagridview associated with a month calendar

  First of all...hi @ all :) I hope someone can help me with this problem: i need a datagrideview that read one month and retrieve days of that month,for example: User chose January from a combobox,then the datagridview shows in columns every day of january from day 1 to last day of month selected (in this case, 31). After this problem,i have other problems to ask......but...better once at time :) Any help appreciated!! Regards. ...Show All

• AloneSword Need ideas on creating an email To: recipient textbox with underlining

  In outlook, when an email or contact exists in the To: recipients text box, it is underlined. Any idea how I can create a similar control It is just a simple textbox which keeps checking a list at every keypress event. When the textbox text matches any item of the list. The textbox font changes and underline.. In outlook, the value in the To, CC, BCC fields gets ...Show All