Mike Mozhaev's Q&A profile

• Windows Forms want a button be focused always !

  hi i have a windows form , with some text boxes. after enter sth. in them, user should press the button, but if user want to press it by the "enter" button on keyboard, it doesn't work. i mean it isn't focused automatically , would u please give some idea thank u Forms can automatically react to ENTER and ESC by default.  You just need to set the AcceptButton and CancelButton to the appropriate butto ...Show All

• Visual Basic Learning how to use serial comm. with VB 2005

  Hi, I am searching for resources on info about how to get started using serial communications (USB or RS232, etc.). I make embedded devices, simple midi controllers using PIC's. So I am interested in learning how to connect my projects to windows via USB or RS232, etc. I just started to read about VB 2005, and I'm using the express visual studio for now. Any help on where I can go to start learning about this would be appreci ...Show All

• SQL Server Using EFS with database files.

  It is theoretically possible to use EFS to encrypt database files, both data and log files. Encryption is generally considered a good thing when security is important. But is EFS really a viable option for database files Just because it could be done doesn't mean it should be done. Is EFS even suitable for the high i/o demands of a database Hi John, EFS is in fact "best practice" when running MSSQL.  Al ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Starter Kits not Working

  hi, i have VB Express & VWD Express install via full images, but the PayPal Starter Kit and Shareware Starter Kit does not apperar in the new project dialog. how can i fix this thanks, AB They are telling you to add your own name > YourMovieList Remove the $ - - - $ and the namespace would be called  > safeprojectname, which does not represent much. Name it anything you want. Hope this helps ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Info about DVINFO

  Hi everybody, can somebody help me in figuring out how to use the DVINFO structure with the DV Encoder Specifically, I am interested in setting the 16:9-flag which can found in the Video Control Section (VAUX).  Is this the right way to create a 16:9 DV avi Well, I am able to set the DVINFO structure to various values by using the appropriate interface on the DV Encoder, but this seems to have no effect on the resultant ...Show All

• Windows Forms control, usercontrol, panel

  Many times I don't know what control to derive from.  For example, if I want a control that will just have two docked panels on it, what's a good choice   Also I noticed that TabControl derives from Control even though it has child controls and I thought panel would be a good choice. It depends on which methods and properties you want to write by yourself and which you want the object to hand ...Show All

• SQL Server SQL Express - can't change language setting

  I've got a problem in Server Management Express CTP - in the SErver properties dialog I can't change any of the properties on the 'General' page. At the moment the Language is set to English(United States), which is giving me a problem with datetime formats, but I can't change it. Am I missing something obvious In order to change the collation on a database open the properties dialog, switch to the "Opti ...Show All

• Visual C# Problem in overriding or adding methods in Collections .Can you help?

  First of all ,please be patient with me as I am trying to learn c#(moving from vb) + use of generics Collections and I am problems in trying to improve my collections I have created a set of collection all inheriting from the original ones. I would like to extend the collections that MS gives us by either overriding or adding my own methods etc.However I seem to have all sorts of problems   1)Trying to override Contains to give my own im ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions using DirectDraw only in window

  Hi what may I change in here GraphicsCard.SetCooperativeLevel(Me, CooperativeLevelFlags.FullscreenExclusive) GraphicsCard.SetDisplayMode(800, 600, 16, 0, False) to show graphic in form window, not in fullscreenmode or how to rewrite code sample from http://gpwiki.org/index.php/DirectX:DirectDraw:Tutorials:VBNET:DX9:Basics to make graphics run in some area in window (or possibly to draw output only to some control, like to picturebox) ...Show All

• Visual C++ Visual C++ 2005 map<string, string> problem

  The following code compiles fine in Visual C++ 2003 but not in 2005 <br> <br> using namespace std;<br> <br> string name, value; <br> name = "foo"; <br> value = "bar"; <br> map<string, string> m; <br> m.insert(pair <string, string> (name, value));<br> <br> <br> Did something change or am I doing something wrong Thank you. ...Show All

• Windows Forms click and double click problems on datagrid winform

  with a datagrid in a winform single click on the datagrid: my program must do one think(change the color of a single cell) - OK double click on in the datagrid: the program must show a panel the content if the datable "under" the datagrid - OK the datagrid class has 2 method datagrid1.doubleclick end datagrid1.click well when i click two times (doubleclick method) the program executes one time the dobleclikc and two times the single clic ...Show All

• Windows Forms Big Problem, I think it's bug

  -VS2005 RC -Framework 2.0 release When I close a form with bindining datasource on it, I have this error.   An unhandled exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' occurred in System.Windows.Forms.dll Additional information: Sort string contains a property that is not in the IBindingList. Yes,I have the same problem. It only happened on my first table in my DataSet. If I remove the sorting string,the problem disappeared ...Show All

• SQL Server How to get a handle of my queries

  Does anyone knows of a tool that will help me manage my queries I have 100's of them and all scattered. On my PC at home, some of them on my laptop, some of them at work, some in memory sticks. Then, when I need them I can't find the one I'm looking for so I end up writing the query again. Any ideas You're right, in SQL Management Studio they are called Templates, not Snippets. If you select Template Explore ...Show All

• Windows Forms How can I get the Client Sock ID in my VB.NET App?

  How can I get the Client Sock ID  in my VB.NET App ...Show All

• Windows Forms C# 2.0 RTM Textbox Validating event swallows tab key press when AutoCompleteSource set to AutoCompleteSource.CustomSource

  Hi all. I have a problem with a custom control in that in a specific case I cannot tab out of the textbox, but I can use the mouse to click out. I have hooked into the Validating event on a textbox, and inside it, if I set the textbox to have an AutoCompleteSource of CustomSource and an AutoCompleteMode of anything other than None, at runtime I am unable to use tab to leave the textbox. It is a simple inherited Textbox that I put on a f ...Show All