Dawe's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms Using the clickonce 'datadirectory' when running in debug mode.

  Hi, I have xml datafiles associated with a forms app I'd like to deploy in the clickonce 'daat' directory (which is the default behaviour for this type of files anyway). I found on this forums explanations on how to do so, namely by getting the directory from System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationDeployment.CurrentDeployment.DataDirectory Although this builds allright, when I try to run in debug mode I get an InvalidDeploymentExcepti ...Show All

• Visual Basic Help with loading settings in GUI

  Hi all i am hoping someone can put point me in the right place ,so here goes , I am making a GUI fo a friend and ive hit a prob i am saving checkboxes into a Settings.tbl file (which works fine) but when i try to load them into the GUI it doesnt work.Here is how i got it at the mo, Private Sub savebutton2_Click() Open App.Path + "\Tables\scriptlevel.tbl" For Output As #1 Print #1, " [RePass] = {" Print #1, " ...Show All

• Visual C# Trouble understanding threading

  I've got an application written in C# 2.0, and am trying to speed up my reporting a bit. On the main form, I have a button that will create a report that can take quite some time. While this report is being created, my main form goes unresponsive. The button doesn't even pop back up while I'm waiting on it. I figured I'd spin off a thread and have it create the report. It worked, but the second the form is loaded, it goes away. How can I get thi ...Show All

• Visual Basic Outlook - New Navigation Pane Button

  I need help creating a button in the navigation pane of outlook, preferably an Add-in. I want to be able to click the button and open Outlooks version of Internet explorer. Here is a picture of what I am talking about. ...Show All

• .NET Development Column Expression

  I have database with two tables what i would like to do is in the sales table when i put data in the datagrid is to have a column expression that calculates the quantity * price that gives the total.I am using C# express edition2005 and SQL server express edition 2005 hope someone can help with code and where to place it. Thankyou Thankyou for your quick reply I made the quantity and price columns in my sal ...Show All

• Windows Forms MDI + external exe

  Hi can anybody give me the code so that i can load external exe's as MDI childs into my application. Also cn anybody give me code so that i can load exe's from .dlls as MDI childs into my application Thx Assuming your exe or dll is .NET.... ' MyAssembly exe or dll contains the form to be instantiated System.Reflection.Assembly asm = System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFrom( "MyAssembly.exe" ) ' This create an instance o ...Show All

• Windows Forms Problems in Updating database using data bindings

  Hello I am trying to update an access database with the databindings using the this code oleDaCampervan.Update(dsCampervan) But it does not update in my database unless I assign the position by itself like that Me.BindingContext(dsCampervan, "secondhandsales").Position = BindingContext(dsCampervan, "secondhandsales").Position oleDaCampervan.Update(dsCampervan) Then it updates in the table noemaly by this way I am wo ...Show All

• Visual Studio Unspecified error when doing Get Latest Version

  When I do Get Latest Version from within Visual Studio on a complete solution or project I get the following error: Unexpected error encountered. Error: Unspecified error. File: vsee\lib\path\cvapipath.cpp Line number: 2459 When I do Get Latest Version on an individual source file, it works correctly. When I do Get Latest Version on a project from within the VSS client, it also works correctly. I got the following setup: Visual Studio ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Hi I need a math expert

  Hi i need some help building an advanced calculator using vb .net 1st i want to calculate the logarithm and the ln; i used math.log(x) but it returned a number different than the one i get using the windows calculator. Also i need to calculate sin^-1(x) but i cannotmake it 2nd i need a help with keypresses. i made my codes in the form_keypress but when i click on any button it focuses and then the keypress doesn't work and when i press enter th ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Richtextbox control question

  What is the best way to control formatting of programmatically added text inside a richtextbox control Take a look at the properties of the RTB that start with 'Selection' and 'Selected'. They are the ones you need to select specific text and manipulate it. ...Show All

• SQL Server Running a SSIS package remotely on the SQL Server

  We have a package (which uses SQL Server Destination Task) imported in the SQL Server. Is it possible to invoke this SSIS package from a remote App Server through C# .NET. We would like to execute the SSIS package in the SQL Server itself and pass on the results of execution to the calling C#.NET application via the output variables declared in the SSIS package. Thanks, Loonysan You can do this with relat ...Show All

• Visual C# Can anyone solved this problem with Shockwave Player?

  Hi..alll. please see this problem on Visual Studio.net 2005 does anyone know the solutions..: http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback/viewfeedback.aspx feedbackid=94b4aaf8-95de-4d45-9f37-58099fbffabf Best Regards.. sorry i didnt understand the users fix. .Can you tell me how i can solve the problem..or tell me if you have solutoins of you own.. thanks.. ...Show All

• .NET Development Variables in a sql command

  Hi, I am connecting to a database using the wizrds on visual studio.net(is that ADO ) but the problem I am having is a fairly easy one I think. I want to use a variable as my WHERE command in my sql statment. for example int Number1 = 1; SqlDataSource1.SelectCommand = "SELECT UserID FROM Users WHERE UserID = 'Number1'; I am postive that the UserID is an int value. The program compiles correctly but when I run the&nb ...Show All

• Visual Studio crystal reports in c# / disable parameter prompt

  Hi everyone, is there a way to disable the parameter prompt of the crystal report viewer in c# (2005 beta2) I've got a simple report viewer, which doesn't have the smart tag to disable the parameter prompt as apparently the viewer for asp.net does, I'm loading a simple report with a parameter at runtime where I also set the parameter in the code, but still it'll prompt me for that anoying parameter and use the one from the prompt!! I didn' ...Show All

• Windows Forms Managing Chart's Labels & Legend in Cristal Reports

  Hi everyone, I am programming in vbnet and Cr and I need some Chart in my application but when I put the legend in the Chart the name of these cannot be modified, the labels like this: Sum of total prices And the Chart's labels also c ...Show All