MichaelWard's Q&A profile

• Software Development for Windows Vista how to make default browser in my vb application ?

  hi everyone,  i programmed a web browser and i would like to use it as my  default browser, how would i go about that im looking to make it run as  default its in vb.net express 2005 regrads alex hello! the same problem has been with me. i have created a software using vb 6 but when i make an exe and try to associate a file with it andwhile running it instead of opening my software opens ...Show All

• Windows Forms ParseException on manifest when installing ClickOnce App

  I get a ParseException on the manifest when installing ClickOnce App.  I can access the manifest just fine with a browser.  I have searched the forums and not found asolution to this. Any help is much appreciated.  Thanks, Rich PLATFORM VERSION INFO  Windows    : 5.1.2600.131072 (Win32NT)  Common Language Runtime  : 2.0.50727.42  System.Deployment.dll   : 2.0.50727.4 ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Data Source Tablename Change

  Is there an easy way to modify the tablename used by a data source that has already been attached to a test Only the name of the table in the database changed. If I bring up the properties, the tablename is not editable. I was able to change the name by doing a Find and Replace using <Ctrl-Shift-H> but I am wondering if there was easier way. ...Show All

• Windows Forms overiding propertys in managed c++

  im try to overide the get_CreateParams property but with no success here is my class __gc class MainFrame : public Form { public: MainFrame(void); ~MainFrame(void); private: void InitForm(); void InitMenu(); protected: __property CreateParams *get_CreateParams(){return 0;}; }; and every time i try to c ...Show All

• SQL Server String to Date Conversions

  Having some trouble converting strings to dates. I am using a .dtsx package and have figured out how to use a derived column to convert the string to a new string which is a valid date. The problem is now converting the column data type to date. I insert a new data conversion step to convert the vchar field to date, then when it runs it fails on this step. Error is The conversion returned status value 2 and status text "The value could not be ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions How to change disabled combo and datepicker background?

  I need to change the grey background to white. For Textbox, I can set enable= false and change the backcolor=window. For NumericUpDown, I can also disable and change backcolor. But for ComboBox and DatetimePicker, after I set enable=false, I cannot find the place to set the backcolor. So during runtime, the ComboBox and DatetimePicker backcolor will be grey out and hard to read. Vincent Hello Vinc: ...Show All

• Windows Forms Combo Box Values

  I am trying to assign values to a combo box. However, when I add the values, I get the correct number of items in the combo box, but I don't get the actual value. I just see a blank. If I select the item, I then see it. ...Show All

• Windows Forms How to prevent an enabled Button from making clicked movement

  Hi, I have a Usercontrol on which buttons and other controls  can be spawned, kind of like a forms designer. Now, I want to be able to drag such controls around to alter their position on the Usercontrol. I tried this by adding the three m ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions starting another application with parameters

  Hi there.. i want to start an application which name and path is stored in my.settings. so i use Process.Start(My.Settings.pfadname) when i execute my program and the filename in my.settings contains any command-line-parameters, vb tells me that the file doesnt exist.. so how can i make the programm start any other app using parameters Greetings Jan "JeriC" Eric Protected Sub CreateProcess( ByRef Filespec ...Show All

• Visual C++ Using old MFC dll with CString in a VC++ 2005 application

  I have a MFC extension DLL that is compiled with VC++ 6.0 using the Visual Studio 6.0 IDE. I want to use it in a class library created with Visual C++ 2005. I use the .lib and .h files and access the MFC DLL. Every thing is OK until I call a method of a class defined in it that has a CString parameter. Then compilation succeeds but linking fails saying that it can not find that method. If I compile the source code for the MFC dll with the VC ...Show All

• SQL Server How to raise notifications in SSIS script tasks?

  Hey guys, I created a script task in my package that checks for filenames of files that are to be processed by the package. for example, File.txt contains a header row of "File.txt|03252006" what my script should do is to check whether or not the actual filename matches the header record inside.. If File.txt has a header record of "readme.txt|03252006" then the script should raise an alert or notif ...Show All

• .NET Development How to use System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient via SSL and Authentication?

    Below is my code, and is just blocked there. There is no any error message. '=============================================>         Dim msg As String = "---"         Try             Dim strAddress As String = " xxx@xxxx.com "             Dim s ...Show All

• Windows Forms IndexOutOfRangeExceptionwhile deleting multiple rows from a bound DataGridView

  Hi, I have a DataGridView which is bound to a bindingsource. In my DataGridView, I have a nbound checkboxcolumn which i use to select multiple rows from the datagridview without using CTRL+LCLICK. When the user selects a row by checking that checkbox, the row is added to an ArrayList called selectedMembers. Then if user clicks a delete button, those rows in my datagridview are deleted but ofcourse with the exception window below appearing f ...Show All

• Visual C# Working with Certificate Revocation List

  I need to load CRL file (or Byte array) and retrieve the Serial numbers in. I notice that System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates namespace is for certificates (and I'll use it) but what namespace can I use in order to retrieve the CRL What I would do is create a managed wrapper for CAPICOM. CAPICOM is an unmanged library that has extensive utilities for working with certificates. Perhaps that can help. Y ...Show All

• Windows Forms Tying arbitrary query to DataGridView component in VS2005

  I am experimenting with VS 2005 (and I am new to .NET in general). I see in one of Microsoft's getting started tutorials how to tie a table to a DataGridView, but how can I do this with a generalized query (i.e. using join, where, group by, etc.) I tried first dragging a single table to my form, then tried to edit the query attached to either the BindingSource or the TableAdapter, but received an error "schema returned by the new query diffe ...Show All