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• Visual Basic Find out if a given type inherits from another type

  Hello, the typeOf Operator is true if the type of the tested variable is of or inherits from the tested type. If i have a given type, is there a Operator or function to test if that given type is or inherits from another type or must i use an own function like the following to test this. Markus ... Debug.Assert(clsProc_Service.Type1_Is_Type2_Or_IsBaseType_Of_Type2 _              ...Show All

• Visual C++ Compiling VS 2005 Beta2 to a mounted network share

  Hi, I tried to do the following.  Create a simple c++ hello world app over on a mounted network share (lives on a netapp box).  Created the project just fine, but when doing a compile, it fails.  Here is the build log file.  Any idea what is wrong   Clearly I have write permissions to the files. Ok, in writing this query, I decided to try it to a network share on another windows box (our server).  Again mounted as a ...Show All

• Smart Device Development HOWTO: cast data-type to another, which is only known at runtime

  Hi there, I'm writing my first bigger program with VS2005 (C#) and CF 2.0 (means I'm a newbee to .NET!). I have a problem which I can describe in simple words like so: I wish to convert the Returnvalue of the System.Data.DataRow Indexer (e.g. object outValue = row[index]) (which is generic System.Object) to the specific Data-Type of the DataColumn at RUNTIME! Is this possible and how can I acomplish that Any help is ...Show All

• .NET Development document.getElementById().innerHTML fails with 'Unknown Error' in IE

  Hello, I'm trying to use document.getElementById().innerHTML in a JavaScript to change information in a webpage. On FireFox this works as described in the W3C documentation, however, the same method returns 'Unknown Error' in IE. The JavaScript looks like this:         <script type=text/javascript>             function Change_Info (ID, ROW, VALUE) { & ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista IfElse try to call bool method but errors

  I wish to use the IfElse to call a boolean method and based on its result branch to the corresponding sequence. Using the System.Workflow.Activities.CodeCondition i'm trying to call a bool method but continue to get this error: Error 1 'bool UPAC.Workflow.Rules.APRModifier.code_CheckAPRProgramLimit(object, System.EventArgs)' has the wrong return type I read somewhere on this forum that an IfElse could call a boolean method but to no avail so ...Show All

• Windows Forms how to raise picturebox_Paint event from a timer's tick event

  show me how to raise picturebox_Paint event from a timer's tick control please The problem with pictureBox1.Refresh() is that you are forcing a redraw to occur immediately. This sounds good, but in fact its a bad thing. It can cause performance problems by forcing the control to redrawn multiple times when not needed. Whereas with multiple Invalidate calls, Windows may choose to batch them together into one redraw. It also te ...Show All

• Windows Forms how to make parent form shortcut keys work in user controls...

  hi, i have a main form, with a mainmenu, with all the shortcut keys programmed in, Ctrl-s for save etc. which works fine.  but when the focus is in any user controls, the hotkeys don't work, presumably by design, but in my case, i don ...Show All

• Visual Basic Debugging problem.

  While debugging using breakpoints the control is not going to the breakpoint.I think there is some problem with settings of VB.We are using VB 6.0.Please help me what couldbe the probable change in settings or there is any other problem. under options in VB6 there is a selection for "break on all errors" also you need to make sure the line of code with the breakpoint is even being called....start the programm by ...Show All

• Visual C++ LNK1104: cannot open file libc.lib

  I have a project built well with VC++ 6.0. The project is built with mutlti-threaded DLL and the project depends on 4 specific libraries and serveral rouge wave libraries. Now I try to build it with VS2005 and get the linking error "cannot open file libc.lib". It seems our specific libraries is built with single-threaded DLL, I am not sure, but that is what I want to find out. I used /VERBOSE to display the progress message, but couldn't find ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Team Projects and Product Releases

  I interested in how people are handling releases in relation the team project. In other word, how do you handling moving from 1.0 to 1.1 or 2.0. The way I see it there are a few ways of handling this: 1. Keep everything in the same project. This seems like it would be a good idea as you would maintain a complete work item history thought the life of a product. But do we really want to Sure, 1.0 issues that are unresolved are good to know d ...Show All

• SQL Server Default TCP/IP Settings

  I am trying to do a SQL Express Unmanned installation and I have been having trouble with the TCP/IP settings. I have tried both disablenetworkprotocols=0 and =2 and after the installation is complete I open the configuration manager to check the settings. It says TCP/IP is enabled but when i check the properties it says both IP1 (my ip address) and IP2 (localhost 127.0.0.1) are both disabled. To me this doesnt make any sence. I can enable TCP ...Show All

• Windows Forms How can I move the splitter control programmatically?

  I have a splitter control in the middle of a form docked at top side. I can move the splitter control up or down by a mouse drag, physically. How can I do programmatically move up or down For example, if I doubleclick it, the control has to go top, next double click it should go bottom. Is it possible If so, just I need some hint how to do Thanks, Jil. simply set the height of the control the splitter is docked to. e.g. if your form has ...Show All

• .NET Development BackgroundWorker can it be named?

  While trying to solve a VSTO threading issue, I had to identify the threads that were running. When I look at the background worker thread (System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker) using this property: System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.Name it reports string.empty. My guess is this is a request for the next version...but is there a way to name the background worker thread There is no support for specifying a thread name. Backgro ...Show All

• Visual C# Use of classes in windows c# programming

  I'd like to ask some experienced developers what way of using classes in windows application they prefer. If you prefer to have one class for main windows form and other classes for application logic and functions and how are objects of these classes communicating . If I had class for main form and other one for some program functions, how can I change the look of windows form from some functions like adding items to listbox Do I need to pa ...Show All

• Windows Forms Hosting custom user control in a DataGridView

  Hi, I have read the article " How to: Host Controls in Windows Forms DataGridView Cells " , and I don't find how to host my own user control in a DataGridView. I took the above example and changed the base class from DateTimePicker to CheckBoxUserControl in the class CalendarEditingControl.(I also changed all DateTime type to string). CheckBoxUserControl contains a few  common standard checkbox controls that can be re ...Show All