tford65's Q&A profile

• Visual Basic How to Make Text From ListBox Select "Append" in RichTextBox

  I've set up a list box. I select an item (limited to one). The text displays in the RichTextBox control. I've done it simply: RichTextBox1.Text = ListBox2.Text But each new list box selection replaces the text in the RichTextBox. I want each selection I make to add to what is in there. I would also like to include the text from the listbox's label above that text, bold, so I know what value in the final report I am looking at. how do I ...Show All

• Visual Basic Comparing data within datarow.

  Hi, I would like to know if it is possible to correctly compare value between 2 data fields in a dataset. I am trying to put this in my final year project. So far I have managed to make some head way through it from books and a lot of help from this forum. Heres the deal. I am trying to make my app compare two data values in the same datarow which will then cause an output to be entered in another field within the datarow. So I have tried ...Show All

• SQL Server Package Configurations not so portable?

  I'm still struggling with finding a sound approach to creating configurations that are truly portable.  For instance if you use XML files to store configuration information, the path to the XML file that stores the configuration is baked into the package.  This would require the same file system structure on all machines that could host the package. Store in SQL server - one key thing that is valuable to configure is Data Sources - bu ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Sending keys to a game

  I tried to send keys using the "SendKeys" function to a game, and its didn't worked. How can I do it I used simple SendKeys. System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.Send( "{UP}" ) And the game act like I pressed ESC and then up arrow.   EDIT: I tried it on Counter-Strike. ...Show All

• Visual C++ porting old VC ++ 5.0 code

  I have written some programs that worked quite well under VC++5.0 running on a Pentium III and Windows 98. I am now trying to get these programs to function properly with the  beta version of VS 2005 on a Petium IV running Windows XP Home Edition and am having problems with debug mode under VS 2005. However, and this is very important, when I bring   up a cmd window and run the .exe directly from the command window, everythin ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Create Team Project from existing Project

  Hi, I wanted to know that is it possible to Create Team Project from existing Project. The idea is my organisation will have say 10 different projects and I want to maintain same standards , roles and project permissions in all the projects. Only thing that will change is the project name. How to acheive this Thanks in advance, Sanjoyan Microsoft MGSI India I don't think the ability to create a Team Project from an ...Show All

• Windows Forms ListBox is really slow on adding about 64000 items

  so, this is a problem - adding about 64000 into ListBox takes about 2-3 seconds.. my code: David M. Kean - MSFT wrote: You might want to consider a different design that doesn't require a user to select from 64000 items. It's not usable. this list is some kind of dictionary index - filled with words.. with input box for quick searching - it is a common design as i think.. there are many programms with such design (diffe ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office VSTO WORD / EXCEL : delete selected Row

  Hi, I am very new to VSTO but good at .NET 2005. I would like to know - in VSTO for MS Word, Can we delete currently selected Table. Basically when I use following code lines.. Word. Selection objSelection = Globals .ThisDocument.Application.Selection; if (objSelection.Tables.Count > 0) { Globals .ThisDocument.Tables[1].Rows.Delete(); } it delete always 1st table because tableindex given as 1. Is it possible to get index of ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro Need help adding a new auto increment integer field to a table

  Hi     I have a table that I want to add a auto increment integer field. I go into the database designer, Right click on the table I want to add the field to then select modify. Then I insert a field and give it the name client_id set the type to Integer (autoinc) it defaults to a width of 4. Then I tell it to index it accending.    This works but on all the existing records it sets the field to 0. If I add a new r ...Show All

• Windows Forms ContextMenuStrip has an offset when application is running in full screen mode

  Hi, I have an application running in full screen mode. The main form contains a ContextMenuStrip that is shown when the user clicks on the form. There is an offset between the location where the context menu appears and where it should appear. Here’s the problem. I hope someone can give me a workaround. In order to compute the location of the context menu, the working area is taken into account, even if the application i ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Article: Sample uses of LINQ, DLINQ and XLINQ

  My article entitled Sample uses of LINQ, DLINQ and XLINQ is now available in English. In this article, we will see how to put LINQ, DLINQ and XLINQ in action. The goal is just to show how to use these technologies, and not to provide a target architecture or demonstrate optimal uses. The goal is not either to explain how Linq works. The goal is instead to explore the possibilities that Linq and co will offer to us, as well as to highligh ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System VSTF Coverage Analysis

  Could there be a configuration error because I have no problems connecting to the database.  Is this a registration problem  I had the same problem with SQL Reporting Service but that was fix by bypass proxy server for local addresses. I am able to create projects so I do not know how important this service is but, I am assuming that it has some importance. Event Type: Error Event Source: VSTF Coverage Analysis Event Category ...Show All

• .NET Development Creating a Web Based Application from Microsoft Access

  I have a Microsoft Access database that I use for construction management. It works fine on a local network. Is it possible to place it in a web based environment and access it from the web. If possible how is it done is there anywa of doing multiple access, we use access to store records of clients roughly around 2500 per year we have two pcs accessing the access database (.mdb) i was told that using a .mde dat ...Show All

• Windows Forms reading rss feed

  I want to create a simple winforms app that checkes a specific rss feed every x minutes and search for a given text in every post of that feed. i found this code: (http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/rssframework.asp) Uri uri = new Uri("http://www.codeproject.com/webservices/articlerss.aspx cat=1"); RssChannel myRssChannel = new RssChannel(uri); // write the channel title to the standard output stream. System.Console.WriteLine(myRssCh ...Show All

• Windows Forms Making a .net Grid

  Hi , im currently designing the architecture of my coming grid for .net and i just want to ask all of you what grid (for .net or whatever) that you think is the best and easiest to use my current implementation is beginning to resemble th ...Show All