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    - An If Then but Different This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C357A7.083398E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, I am trying to calculate an if statement base of a value of 12 = multiplier. I'd much rather not have to type this all the way up for 60 = years. How can I turn my if statement into something like If Period = =3D 12 or multiplier of 12 then? For Period =3D 1 To TotPmts 'My period Work If Period =3D 12 Or Period =3D 24 Or Period =3D 36 Or Period = =3D 48 Or Period =3D 60 _ Or Period =3D 72 Or Period =3D ...........Then End If Next Period Thanks, Brian P. Hammer ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C357A7.083398E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>All,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am trying to calculate an if statement base of a value of  = 12=20 multiplier.  I'd much rather not have to type this all the way up = for 60=20 years.  How can I turn my if statement into something like  If = Period=20 =3D 12 or multiplier of 12 then?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>        For Period =3D 1 To=20 TotPmts<BR>'My  period Work</DIV> <DIV>            = If=20 Period =3D 12 Or Period =3D 24 Or Period =3D 36 Or Period =3D 48 Or = Period =3D 60=20 _<BR>            = Or=20 Period =3D 72 Or Period =3D ...........Then<BR></DIV> <DIV>            = End=20 If<BR><BR>        Next = Period<BR></DIV> <DIV><BR>Thanks,<BR>Brian P. Hammer</DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C357A7.083398E0-- Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53380
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    - Could not instantiate ActiveX control because the current thread is not in a sin Hi, I have a .NET .DLL called by a VB6 EXE. The following error message is when trying to instantiate a form in the .NET .DLL: Could not instantiate ActiveX control 'c932ba85-4374-101b- a56c-00aa003668dc' because the current thread is not in a single-threaded apartment Some documents suggest adding <STAThread()> proceeding the Main() method to enforce the .NET in running in the static thread. However, there is no Main() method in the .NET .DLL. Any one knows how to solve this problem? Appreciated very much. Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53375
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    - Selecting a directory dialog Is there anyway I can use the common dialogs SaveFileDialog for example, to select a directory? Seems it just opens the directory when I select it, and I don't see any flags to turn that functionality off. Thanks Ray Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53367
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    - Icons and Listviews I've got a series of items in a listview that contain icons in the first column. These icons are basically squares of specific colors (i.e. red, yellow, dark gray). When one of the items is selected and subsequently highlighted, the selected color is also applied to the icon, changing it to dark gray. I was wondering it it were possible to allow the user to select and highlight an item, while maintaining teh color of the icon. Or, in other words, disable selection and highlighting on the first column. Hacks and inelegant workarounds will also be accepted! Thanks, Chris Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53366
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    - Unable to Merge Menus... Guys, I've created a simple MDI form with a Top-Level menu and another Form with a Top-Level Menu. I was under the impression that their menu items were supposed to merge when I loaded the sub-form as a child of the MDI form. However, nothing happens. No merging takes place. I can't seem to figure out what's going on here. I'm using VB.NET 2003. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Mike Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53365
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    - Transfer an event to a different control Hi A simple question: I have a form with a ListBox and a RichTextBox. The user selects the list box and types some characters. I am trapping KeyPress events on the list box, and want to simulate having the rich text box receive that key press, so that the characters would also appear in the text box. I don't want to alter the text of the text box programatically with SelectedText=, because the text box is also taking care of the effect of backspace and other key presses. I believe that if one control contains another, the event is passed up the container hierarchy until it is handled, so I could set Enabled=false. But how can I transfer the event between peer controls, and can this be done in managed code? Many thanks for your help, James Carlyle Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53364
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    - VS.NET Installer Documentation I was wondering if there is any documentation on how to create an installer using the VS.NET Installer Project. I have played with it and understand some. I am specifically interested in how to: 1) See if .NET is installed and install if necessary 2) See if a database is installed (MSDE) and install if necessary 3) How to create program groups and short cuts for the START Menu 4) How to see if there is a previous version of software on the machine and overwrite, not the default of uninstall and then install. Thanks, Dave Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53360
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    - DataGrid row icons Hi, is it possible to get a handle to the icons used in a datagrid row? I want to use the same icons on a button control. E.g. The current selected row shows as a right arrow head and a new record shows as an asteric (*), etc. Thanks, Graeme Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53359
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    - DataGrid question Hi there!!! Is it possible to insert a button contol into the cell of the datagrid??? -- Vadym Stetsyak PDS Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53358
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    - resize panels smoothly Hi, I have a windows form with a button and 2 panels. All Panel.Dock = DockStyle.Left ------------- | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | ------------- When I click on the button, I want panel 1 to shrink and panel 2 to grow in width: int i = p1.Width; p1.Width = p2.Width; p2.Width = i; this.Refresh(); My question is... how to make the shrinking and growing animation look smooth and not flickering on the monitor? I tried to use timer, but it's completely unacceptable for user's experience. Please help! Thanks, Ching-Lung Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53355
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    - Trying to Auto Deploy Windows App (No Luck!) I am using a call application that has a button with the=20 following code to have the windows application sitting on=20 the web server come up.=20 Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object,=20 ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click=20 Try=20 Dim formAsm As [Assembly] =3D [Assembly].LoadFrom=20 ("http://SERVER/Cusip/CusipWindows.exe")=20 Dim formtype As Type =3D formAsm.GetType ("CusipChangeWindows.Form1")=20 Dim FormObj As Object=20 FormObj =3D Activator.CreateInstance(formtype)=20 Dim Form1 As Form =3D CType(FormObj, Form)=20 Form1.Show()=20 Catch ex As Exception=20 MsgBox(ex.Message)=20 End Try=20 End Sub=20 When I press the button I get an error on the=20 CreateInstance line ("Exception has been thrown by the=20 target of an invocation"). Listed below is the code from=20 the windows application. I setup the application under=20 the inetpub/wwwroot folder and gave it script only=20 executable permission and I put the data layer dll in the=20 GAC with a strong name. I also setup the server as a=20 trusted site on my machine and changed the security=20 policy for trusetd sites to meduim using the .NET wizard.=20 I don't know what else to try to get this application to=20 run. I also ran the application right from the browser=20 without the intermediary application and I got this=20 error:=20 "An unhandled exception of=20 type 'System.Security.SecurityException' occurred in=20 IEExec.exe=20 Additional information: Request for the permission of=20 type System.Security.Permissions.SecurityPermission,=20 mscorlib, Version=3D1.0.5000.0, Culture=3Dneutral,=20 PublicKeyToken=3Db77a5c561934e089 failed."=20 Code:=20 *****************************************************=20 Imports Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.Data=20 Imports System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity=20 Imports System.Configuration=20 Public Class Form1=20 Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form=20 Private dsCusip As New DataSet=20 Private CusipTable As New DataTable=20 Private iChange As Byte=20 Private MyString As String =3D GetCurrent.Name() 'Gets the=20 windows user=20 Private User As String =3D MyString.Remove(1, 11)=20 Private configFile As String =3D Application.ExecutablePath=20 & ".config"=20 Private strConnection As String=20 Private Function SaveNewChange(ByVal OrigCusip As String,=20 ByVal NewCusip As String, ByVal effdt As Date, ByVal=20 Commnt As String) As Boolean=20 Try=20 ' Set up parameters (4 input)=20 Dim arParms() As SqlClient.SqlParameter =3D New=20 SqlClient.SqlParameter(4) {}=20 arParms(0) =3D New SqlClient.SqlParameter("@OrigCusip",=20 SqlDbType.Char, 15)=20 arParms(0).Value =3D OrigCusip=20 arParms(1) =3D New SqlClient.SqlParameter("@NewCusip",=20 SqlDbType.Char, 15)=20 arParms(1).Value =3D NewCusip=20 arParms(2) =3D New SqlClient.SqlParameter("@EffDate",=20 SqlDbType.DateTime)=20 arParms(2).Value =3D effdt=20 arParms(3) =3D New SqlClient.SqlParameter("@User",=20 SqlDbType.VarChar, 15)=20 arParms(3).Value =3D User=20 arParms(4) =3D New SqlClient.SqlParameter("@Comments",=20 SqlDbType.VarChar, 2000)=20 arParms(4).Value =3D Commnt=20 Dim Reader =3D SqlHelper.ExecuteReader(strConnection,=20 CommandType.StoredProcedure, "Cusip_CusipChangeSave",=20 arParms)=20 While Reader.Read=20 MsgBox(Reader.Item("Status"))=20 End While=20 'set the changed flag=20 iChange =3D 0=20 Catch ex As Exception=20 MsgBox(ex.Message)=20 End Try=20 End Function=20 Private Sub btnSave_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object,=20 ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSave.Click=20 If txtOrigCusip.Text <> "" And txtNewCusip.Text <> ""=20 Then=20 SaveNewChange(txtOrigCusip.Text, txtNewCusip.Text,=20 dtEffDate.Value, txtComments.Text)=20 End If=20 End Sub=20 Public Sub getChanges()=20 Dim connection As SqlClient.SqlConnection =3D Nothing=20 If iChange =3D 0 Then=20 Try=20 connection =3D GetConnection(strConnection)=20 Catch ex As Exception=20 MessageBox.Show("The connection with the database can=B4t=20 be established", "Application Error",=20 MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)=20 Exit Sub=20 End Try=20 Try=20 SqlHelper.FillDataset(connection,=20 CommandType.StoredProcedure, "Cusip_PamCusipChanges",=20 dsCusip, New String() {"Cusips"})=20 CusipTable =3D dsCusip.Tables("Cusips")=20 DataGrid1.DataSource =3D dsCusip.Tables("Cusips")=20 'set the changed flag=20 iChange =3D 1=20 Catch ex As Exception=20 MsgBox(ex.Message)=20 End Try=20 End If=20 End Sub=20 Private Sub TabControl1_Click(ByVal sender As Object,=20 ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles TabControl1.Click=20 Dim i As Int32 =3D TabControl1.SelectedIndex=20 If i =3D 1 Then=20 getChanges()=20 End If=20 End Sub=20 Private Sub btnDelete_Click(ByVal sender As=20 System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles=20 btnDelete.Click=20 Dim connection As SqlClient.SqlConnection =3D Nothing=20 Dim ErrorMsg As String=20 Try=20 connection =3D GetConnection(strConnection)=20 Catch ex As Exception=20 MessageBox.Show("The connection with the database can=B4t=20 be established", "Application Error",=20 MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)=20 Exit Sub=20 End Try=20 'Create the command that will be used for insert=20 operations=20 Dim insertCommand As SqlClient.SqlCommand =3D=20 SqlHelper.CreateCommand (connection, "Cusip_CusipChangeSave", "OrigCusip", "NewCus ip", "EffDate", "User", "Comments")=20 'Create the command that will be used for update=20 operations=20 Dim updateCommand As SqlClient.SqlCommand =3D=20 SqlHelper.CreateCommand (connection, "Cusip_UpdateCusipChanges", "ID")=20 'Create the command that will be used for delete=20 operations=20 Dim deleteCommand As SqlClient.SqlCommand =3D=20 SqlHelper.CreateCommand (connection, "Cusip_DeleteSingleCusip", "ID")=20 Try=20 'Update the data source with the DataSet changes=20 SqlHelper.UpdateDataset(insertCommand, deleteCommand,=20 updateCommand, dsCusip, "Cusips")=20 MsgBox("Data Saved")=20 Catch ex As Exception=20 MsgBox(ex.Message)=20 Catch concurrencyException As DBConcurrencyException=20 MessageBox.Show("A concurrency error has ocurred while=20 trying to update the data source", "Application Error",=20 MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)=20 ErrorMsg =3D "The following rows weren=B4t updated: "=20 Dim currentRow As DataRow=20 For Each currentRow In CusipTable.Rows=20 If currentRow.RowState <> DataRowState.Unchanged Then=20 ErrorMsg +=3D Environment.NewLine & "Product ID: " &=20 currentRow("ProductID").ToString() & _=20 " Product Name: " & currentRow("ProductName").ToString()=20 End If=20 MsgBox(ErrorMsg)=20 Next=20 Finally=20 'set the changed flag=20 iChange =3D 0=20 End Try=20 End Sub=20 Private Sub CreateReport(ByVal QueryType As String)=20 MsgBox(strConnection)=20 End Sub=20 Private Function GetConnection(ByVal connectionString As=20 String) As SqlClient.SqlConnection=20 Dim connection As New SqlClient.SqlConnection (connectionString)=20 connection.Open()=20 Return connection=20 End Function=20 Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As=20 System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load=20 strConnection =3D ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings.Get ("ConnectionString")=20 End Sub=20 End Class=20 ********************************************************** **************** Tag: 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    - Need to write a App to read a Ftp and a Stored Procedure Hello All, I would like to write a VB.Net App which reads Ftp and a Stored Procedure.Any Idea.? Thanks Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53351
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    - program exited without throwing any exception We have upgraded the VB6 application to VB.NET. The application uses Crystal Reports 9.0 (Advanced) for reports, it also has MSFLEXGRID of VB6. If we switch to another application by pressing ALT+TAB, the .NET application exits without generating any errors. It says " The program xxx "has exited with code 0"" Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53350
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    - Making control size fixed (like PictureBox.SizeMode) How can I make my control have a fixed size? I want it to act exactly like the PictureBox control does when SizeMode is set to AutoSize. Thanks! Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53348
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    - WebBrowser ctrl: switch off context menu in C#? Hi, I am using the AxSHDocVw.AxWebBrowser web browser control in my windows forms application in C# and I would like to switch off the context menu of the browser. Currently, I only found a solution for c/c++: It seems that one has to implement the IDocHostUIHandler interface, which should be defined in the mshtml assembly. Apparently, it is not there. Any ideas? Other solutions welcome as well! Thanks in advance, Guenter Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53345
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    - Long drawing loop cancellation Thinking about a standard "silly" problem of giving a user an option to cancel long drawing loop, I read a lot of articles and did some investigations of my own. (I work with C# .Net 2003). My application must provide a very sophisticated drawing, which is actually a millions-length sequence of simple line or ellipse drawings executed in a very long loop. Naturally, I'd like to give a user an option to cancel the drawing. I have a number of rather bad solutions and I don't see any acceptable one. The Solutions are: 1. The drawing loop is execute in the UI thread and calls DoEvents() to allow "Cancel" button to be pressed. The downside is well known (see DoEvents() method adoption discussions) ? UI thread is busy and natural events sequence is broken. 2. The drawing loop is executed not in the UI thread. The downside is seldom exceptions. Generally, as I know, .Net does not allow drawing from non UI thread. 3. The drawing loop is executed not in the UI thread but all drawing operations are executed in the UI thread by calling Invoke for each elementary drawing operation. Theoretically, this must be the correct schema! . The downside is that Invoke() is a very expensive call, so it works inappropriately long (see table below). 4. Using memory-stream metafile for buffering. Actually, this is not what I need; in addition, it works even longer then #3. Here is the execution time comparative graph for different implementations of a loop with 2,000,000 drawing lines on my PC. 1. Execution in the UI thread (without DoEvents() calling) - time 00:00:04.6250592 (given as 1) and no "Cancel" available 2. Execution in the UI thread (calling DoEvents() on each step) - 00:00:10.5937500 (2.3 times longer) 3. Execution in a non UI thread (calling Invoke() for each drawing operation) - 00:05:41.560314 (73.8 times longer) 4. Drawing in memory-metafile (no DoEvents() or Invoke() ) - execution time 00:05:06.7153993 (66.3 times longer) Of course, 5 minutes instead of 5 seconds is too much for such a common task (a long loop cancellation). Any suggestions will be deeply appreciated. Alex Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53342
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    - Cannot find CrystalReportViewer control I did a full installation on VB .NET version 7.0 and .NET framework 1.0. I tried to find the CrystalReportViewer in the Toolbox but I couldn't. I also tried to look for it in Tools/customize toolbox but still weren't successful. Is it something to do with the VB .NET standard version or enterprise version? Also I found some control called CrystalReport, but it is not mentioned in the .NET document. What's the difference between this one and CrystalReportViewer? Thanks in advance. Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53340
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    - transfer a value from one form to another I have a form with a textbox that will hold a mean value. When the textbox gets focus, another form pops up, values are entered, and the mean value is calculated. The mean value is stored in a Public variable. The two forms are in different classes. How do I transfer this value to the original textbox? Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53336
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    - Opening a form over a control Can anyone explain how set the location of a new windows form based aginst the current loctaion of a control on a form, ie formA has a text control in a group box and when the user starts typing in the text box I want to be able to open a new form over the exact location of the textbox. the problem I am having is that the textbox location is offset based aginst the groupbox and not the form, pulling my hair out please help :) Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53333
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    - Ole Automation Control in .Net Dear all, I want to embed word document in .net by ole automation control, however, the control is only existing in vb6. I have asked many people, they just say to use axwebbrowser controls, however the controls is a little bit limit functions! If I dont want to use the webbrowsercontrols, what can i to use? Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53326
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    - WebControl problem. I am trying to iterate through the elements of a HTML document loaded in a WebControl on a WinForm. I have found many exemples and most of them are like the following piece of code. Unfortunally this only catch the tags HTML, STYLE, SCRIPT, HEAD and TITLE. I need to get all the elements on the page specially the INPUT tags. What am I missing? Dim htDoc As mshtml.HTMLDocument Dim oTags As Object htDoc = webBrowserControl.Document For Each oTags In htDoc.All MsgBox(oTags.tagName) Next htDoc = Nothing Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53325
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    - Excel Automation This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 003B298F80256D74_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Hi, Is there a way (in VB.NET) to handle an opened Excel Process by his ID and start using it as an Excel.Application object ??? Thanks in advance, Carlos Cruz --=_alternative 003B298F80256D74_= Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hi,</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Is there a way (in VB.NET) to handle an opened Excel Process by his ID and start using it as an Excel.Application object ???</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Thanks in advance,</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Carlos Cruz</font> --=_alternative 003B298F80256D74_=-- Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53316
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    - Hidding Row Selector Columns of DataGrid This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00BA_01C35777.7C55FA40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi i want to hide the row selector column, first column of the datagrid = which allows to select complete row / shows ">" for the active row. how can it be done? Rajeev ------=_NextPart_000_00BA_01C35777.7C55FA40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Hi</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>i want to hide the row selector = column, first=20 column of the datagrid which allows to select complete row / shows=20 "<STRONG>></STRONG>" for the active row.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>how can it be done?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Rajeev</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00BA_01C35777.7C55FA40-- Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53314
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    - Why i can't localizing datetimepicker control? I use windows 2000 and set regional option as "thai". I use datetimepicker control in my .net application. And I chang Culture of my Application to "en-US" by use code below Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo("en- US"); Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new CultureInfo ("en-US"); But my datetimepicker still display in thai language. How can i display it in English language. Thank You. Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53305
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    - Accessing System Menu from C# For a simple form without its own menu I wanted to add an "About..." command to the system menu as I would for an old MFC/C++ application. However I cannot find out how to access the system menu other than to toggle it on/off via the ControlBox property. Is this simply a .NET style being enforced (thou shalt not modify the system menu) or am I overlooking something? Thanks in advance! -- TB Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53297
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    - Office is blocked when invoking AxSHDocVw.AxWebBrowser method's navigate I'm using a Winform and AxSHDocVw.AxWebBrowser, but when I use de Navigate method if I have the office, for example: word, opened in another window, it frozzes! and it remains blocked until I close my window. (by blocked I mean that I could not use the Word that was already open before the Navigate invocation) Thanks in Advance garci Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53294
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    - Error Reading Configuration Settings Hi, I am deploying a project to a laptop. It works fine on my development computer, and I have tested once a few weeks ago. However, this time, the program can not start at all. After some digging, I find that it stops right at the following line (this line is part of the function called by my program's initialization code): -------------------------------------------------------------- //location is a string location = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings.Get("Location"); -------------------------------------------------------------- Before this line, everything is normal, but program just exit at this line. I can not catch any exceptions at all, and the process just disappears in "Windows Task Manager". Any ideas? Thanks a lot, Guogang Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53291
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    - Call WinForm with parameter? Hello..is it possible to call a winform (show or showdialog) and pass the form a parameter? Could be a single value (like an integer)? thanks for any help or links. ,dw Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53289
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    - Newbie problem Hi, I'm having a problem with a windows application in VB.NET. It is an MDI application, and I have just added a splash screen that is displayed in the beginning of the constructor of the mainform, and then is hidden at the end of the constructor (after all the init is done for the mainform). The splash screen has a background image that fills all the form. There is also 4 labels on top the the background image. The problem is that for some reason, when the splash screen is displayed, the labels are not displayed. In fact, instead they act as if they were transparent, so I see whatever is behind the form on my desktop. Any idea what can I do for this? thanks, Ross . Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53287
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    - Transparency Problems I am attempting to wrap-up development cycle and have arrived at the point where "small annoyances" can no longer be avoided<g>. I notice that other applications windows (i.e. from other apps) "bleeding through" the UI from time to time. Now the "strange" thing is that the "underneath app" that always "bleeds through" is Internet Explorer. I am at a loss as to how to proceed since I have done nothing "knowingly" to enable any sort of transparency, all TransparencyKey values have been left to their default values. Carlos Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53286
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    - Problem using a textbox to change the data Hello: I have a form that has a dataset that has one table, a command button, and a data-bound textbox. I also have navigation button that navigates through my dataset. When I run the application, I see the row values displayed appropriately. But when I make changes to the value that is dispalyed textbox and click on the Update command button to save the changes, the changes are lost when I refill the dataset. But if I navigate to the privious or next row and then click on the Update button, my changes are saved. Can somebody explain to me what's happening? Here's the code Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load tbxDDLID.DataBindings.Add(New Binding("Text", MyDataSet.Tables("DDL"), "DDL_ID_N")) tbxDDLName.DataBindings.Add(New Binding("Text", MyDataSet.Tables("DDL"), "DDL_Name_C")) End Sub Private Sub btnUpdate_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnUpdate.Click MyDataset.Update() End Sub . Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53285
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    - Floating window for Office add-in? Hi, I'm developing a Microsoft Word add-in using VB.Net. It contains a custom non-modal dialog box, built from a Windows Form. The form should float above the active document in Word, similar to the behavior of the Find and Replace dialog in Word. In VB.Net, this can be achieved by setting the floating form's Owner property to the lower form: Dim Form as New Form2 Form.Owner = Me Form.Show() However, this doesn't work here since the "owner" is a Microsoft Word window, rather than a .Net Windows Form. Also, I can't just use the .TopMost property for my form, because that will cause it to float above _every_ window on the screen (including other applications.) Is there a way (probably through an API call) to make my form float above the active Microsoft Word document, but not other documents or applications? Thanks, Robert Jacobson Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53284
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    - DataGrid (or ListBox) "Viewport" Size This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C356B4.FB15D580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable How do I find out the size (specifically width) of a listbox's = (specifically datagrid) "viewport" where the "viewport" does not contain = borders (Fixed3D and otherwise), scrollbars, etc. ? Microsoft defines a "viewport" in help text for the = "DataGrid.VisibleColumnCount" property as so: "The viewport is the = rectangular area through which the grid is visible." Well that's = exactly what I need but where do I get it and it's attributes? I'm asking because I'm writing a method which fills the width of a = DataGrid with the columns defined in the active TableStyle. The problem = is that I can't get the width of the datagrid which does not include the = border, scrollbars, etc. =20 I've tried the following and they all refer to the width of the = ClientRectangle which inclues scrollbars, borders, etc. dataGrid.Width=20 dataGrid.ClientRectangle.Width=20 dataGrid.Bounds.Width=20 dataGrid.DisplayRectangle.Width dataGrid.Size.Width If I allocate column widths such that the total of all column widths is = equal to, say, dataGrid.Width, I still get a horizontal scrollbar. The = difference between dataGrid.Width and this total of all column widths is = the width of say a 3D border, vertical scrollbar, etc. Any suggestions? Kristin Kristin Barker=20 Principal Software Engineer=20 Email: kristin_barker@natureserve.org=20 http://www.natureserve.org ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C356B4.FB15D580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff background=3D""><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>How = do I find out=20 the size (specifically width) of a listbox's (specifically datagrid) = "viewport"=20 where the "viewport" does not contain borders (Fixed3D and otherwise),=20 scrollbars, etc. ?<BR><BR>Microsoft defines a "viewport" in help text = for the=20 "DataGrid.VisibleColumnCount" property as so: "The viewport is the = rectangular=20 area through which the grid is visible."  Well that's exactly what = I need=20 but where do I get it and it's attributes?<BR><BR>I'm asking because I'm = writing=20 a method which fills the width of a DataGrid with the columns defined in = the=20 active TableStyle.  The problem is that I can't get the width of = the=20 datagrid which does not include the border, scrollbars, etc.  = <BR><BR>I've=20 tried the following and they all refer to the width of the = ClientRectangle which=20 inclues scrollbars, borders, etc.<BR><BR>dataGrid.Width=20 <BR>dataGrid.ClientRectangle.Width <BR>dataGrid.Bounds.Width=20 <BR>dataGrid.DisplayRectangle.Width<BR>dataGrid.Size.Width<BR><BR>If I = allocate=20 column widths such that the total of all column widths is equal to, say, = dataGrid.Width, I still get a horizontal scrollbar.  The difference = between=20 dataGrid.Width and this total of all column widths is the width of say a = 3D=20 border, vertical scrollbar, etc.<BR><BR>Any=20 suggestions?<BR><BR>Kristin<BR><BR>Kristin Barker <BR>Principal Software = Engineer <BR>Email: kristin_barker@natureserve.org=20 <BR>http://www.natureserve.org </FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C356B4.FB15D580-- Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53283
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    - Converting a Job into a VB.Net App Hello All I have a Job which used 2 Stored Procedure and runs on SQL-Server 2000.I Need to write a Application in VB.Net to do same work of JOB on a Application Tier instead of SQL- Server.Any Hints Please. Thanks Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53281
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    - TabControl.TabPageCollection property "Item" missing I am developing a form which uses a TabControl. I want the code to be able to detect which TabPage is currently active. The documentation indicates that the TabPageCollection should have an "Item" property which I think may be the way to do this, but the "Item" property doesn't show up on this object in intellisense, and it gives me an error on compile. The error is: "System.Windows.Forms.TabControl.TabPageCollection' does not contain a definition for 'Item'" Any ideas? Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53280
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    - Detecting Column Data Change without Leaving Row I have a WinForms application that has a master DataSet with related DataTables that various forms reference and bind to. I need to detect when changes are made to the DataSet by a particular form so that the user can choose to cancel or apply thoses changes (the Apply button is only enabled after a change is detected, e.g. after they alter a value and then tab out of the control). So I'm interesting in detecting changes made only to the DataRows that that form's controls bind to for a specific BindingContext. I've got it mostly working with one remaining issue. When there are multiple controls on a form that reference the same DataRow, I have not been able to detect a change to the row (e.g. when the user tabs to the next field) unless the control gaining focus does not reference the same DataRow as the control losing focus. What I've learned from my experimenting with it is that the RowState is not updated until I use EndEdit for the row. However, this only works after the "row loses focus." As long as the next control still binds to the same DataRow the DataRowVersion.Proposed doesn't exist and the EndEdit doesn't do any good. Please advise. Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53279
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    - Problems with ImageList Control This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C35625.5D88C910 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am developing a Windows Form application and I am experiencing issues = with the following line of code..... Me.ImageListCRSGroupImages.ImageStream =3D = CType(resources.GetObject("ImageListCRSGroupImages.ImageStream"), = System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer) The type of error I get is a System.TypeInvocationException Can anyone help please? ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C35625.5D88C910 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am developing a Windows Form = application and I am=20 experiencing issues with the following line of = code.....</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <P><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><STRONG>Me.ImageListCRSGroupImages.ImageStream =3D=20 CType(resources.GetObject("ImageListCRSGroupImages.ImageStream"),=20 System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)</STRONG></FONT></P> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The = type of error I=20 get is a <STRONG>System.TypeInvocationException</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Can anyone help=20 please?</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C35625.5D88C910-- Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53273
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    - Databinding combobox I have a windows form app that is bound to a dataview. If I add a combobox (with the default style of dropdown) and bind its text property to a field then everything is fine. If I now change the DropDownStyle to DropDownList then the binding no longer works (data from the back end SQL doesn't get displayed and if I select something in the combo then the update writes a null value back). I've tried binding to SelectedItem instead but that also doesn't work. Anyone come up with a solution to this one? -- Rob Oldfield www.realuk.co.uk Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53272
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    - How to iterate webcontrol document elements Hi there, I have an HTML page loaded in a webbrowser control which is on a WindowsForm. I need to iterate through all the object in the document from the winform code. I want to retreive all textbox, combobox and any other element on that page. Thanks, RC Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53267
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    - Dataset Update che funziona in modo strano Ciao ho una piccola anomalia, in un dataset. Ho una form di dettaglio collegata con delle textbox a un database sqlserver tramite dataadapter, dopo aver generato il dataset e le stringhe sql per aggiornamenti e selezioni, mi si presenta il prblema. Tramite metodo fill riempio il database, e poi aggiorno tramite il metodo update soltanto che il database viene aggiornato solo se mi sposto al record successivo a quel punto riesco ad aggiornare il database. Mi sposto tramite bindingmanager, è normale che si comporti così. Insomma modifico e se salvo nulla, se mi sposto al record successivo e salvo mi salva il record precedente. Come mai? DaAccessori.update("DsAccessori,"T_Accessori"") e si comporta come vi ho detto mah. Grazie Ciao. Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53260
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    - CheckBox in DataGrid Hello all. I have place a CheckBox in a DataGrid using the following code: DataColumn dcInclude = new DataColumn("Include?"); dcInclude.DataType = System.Type.GetType ("System.Boolean"); dtParams.Columns.Add(dcInclude); The CheckBox column works and all is good, however, the CheckBox has 3 states. Ticked, un-ticked and grey ticked. Is it possible to have it so that the CheckBox only has 2 states (Ticked and un-ticked)? Thanks people, Jon Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53256
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    - Custom Controls with VB.NET Standard? Is there a way to create inherited custom controls in the Standard Edition of VB.NET or is this only possible with the Professionel Edition? Please inform. *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53255
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    - Help please: RichText Control ActiveX and Load event Please can anyone assist: I try to use the Microsoft Rich Textbox Control 6.0 (SP4) on a winform dialog, since .NET's RichTextBox has problems with legacy components I have to use. I added the ActiveX control to the toolbox and successfully can add it to any Form I like, just like any other control. When the form the richtextbox is on is the main form of the application it seems to work ok, but as soon as I put it on a dialog's form which is modally shown via Form.ShowDialog() suddenly my dialog's OnLoad-event isn't called anymore ! I verified it by setting a breakpoint in VS.NET and even adding a MessageBox.Show(), but I can't get the OnLoad-Event to fire. Can anyone explain? Completely clueless, Martin Müller Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53254
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    - calling a form in a different project How do you instantiate and display a form that is in a different project within the same solution? I have a project full of Crystal Reports and one simple form (clientCrystalViewer) that displays them. It seems like I need to have the Reports in the same project as this clientCrystalViewer form so I can manipulate the dbconnection string dynamically (Its a Crystal issue). Rather than put everyting in one gigantic project (I've got 50 reports so far) I'd rather just call my clientCrystalViewer (really just a dialog box) from my project which holds all the rest of my forms. It seems to me that this should be possible and easy, but I can't find any documentation on it. Any ideas? Thanks Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53253
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    - I've fixed my problem. I had a problem with aspnet_wp.exe.I'm a newcomer to Web developement.I've just read first two lessons of: MCAD/MCSD Training Kit: Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual C# .NET. I wasn't able to launch my WebForm from VisualStudio.Net Academic because I received: 1) aspnet_wp.exe could not be started. HRESULT for the failure: 80004005;2)aspnet_wp.exe could not be launched because the username and/or password supplied in the processModel section of the config file are invalid. from error log. Then I searched through Newsgroups and found: Subject: Re: Can't access CDO.Message From: "Lion Shi" <lionshi@online.microsoft.com> I must say that I tried only step 1 of recommended remedies below reported: *********************************************** Please try these steps: | > | > 1. Find machine.config (usually under <windows | > directory>\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.0.3705\CONFIG) and edit the | > <processmodel> section. Change the "userName" attribute value to "SYSTEM". | > | > 2. Edit the "web.config" file in the ASP .NET project. Add the following | > line: | > <identity impersonate="true" userName=<your user name> password=<your | > password> /> | > | > The user name you provide here need to have the permission to call the CDO | > component. | > | > 3. Restart the aspnet_wp.exe. You can also kill it in Task Manager. ************************************ Then I launched WebForm1 I created yesterday in C# and it works fine on my Microsoft Internet Explorer. I didn't try other two steps because I don't know syntax of C#,of HTML,and other scripts.I suppose for example that these lines:  written mostly in green,are comments,but I'm not sure... Anyway,thanks to Lion Shi,and I hope to find other useful hints if I'll need more. Thanks Mr. Trevisan Andrea Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53246
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    - Getting the active window Hi, Is there any way to get a reference to the currently active form in .NET (even if it is another application)? Is there then any way to give that form focus? (even if it is outside of the .net application? Thanks, Paul Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53245
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    - Maximise or show a window without giving it focus Hi, Is there a way of maximising a form without having it grab the window focus? Thanks Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53244
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    - Embedding icons I want to embed some icons into my application and then use these icons for specific file extension. How can i do this?! Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53236
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    - DataGrid Q: How to force a column to go muti line if necessary to handle the text I want to have all my columns visible in the window. I've found out how to disable the column resizing, and even to force the horizontal scroll bar to hide itself. What I dont know (if it can be done in the WinForms control) is how to force a cell to go multi line if necessary to show text. I've seen it done in the Web DataGrid. For the edification of everyone, here's how to disable column sizing, and hide the horizontal scroll bar. This, when combined with proper sizing of the columns, puts everthing on the screen for you: Do do any of this you must derive your own DataGrid and override stuff. To make the columns fixed (to prevent the user from increasing their size and necessitating a scroll bar) you must override OnMouseMove and OnMouseDown and stop it from calling the base class when a column resize is being done. To force the scroll bar to hide, hook into the VisibleChanged event and force it to hide there. public class MyDataGrid : System.Windows.Forms.DataGrid { public MyDataGrid() { this.HorizScrollBar.Visible = false; this.HorizScrollBar.VisibleChanged += new EventHandler(HorizScrollBar_VisibleChanged); } protected override void OnMouseMove(System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e) { DataGrid.HitTestInfo hti = this.HitTest(new Point(e.X, e.Y)); if (hti.Type == DataGrid.HitTestType.ColumnResize) { return; //omit base class call } base.OnMouseMove (e); } protected override void OnMouseDown(System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e) { DataGrid.HitTestInfo hti = this.HitTest(new Point(e.X, e.Y)); if (hti.Type == DataGrid.HitTestType.ColumnResize) { return; //omit base class call } base.OnMouseDown (e); } private void HorizScrollBar_VisibleChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { if(this.HorizScrollBar.Visible == true) { this.HorizScrollBar.Hide(); } } } Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53223
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    - Windows Forms Dynamic Properties - Running on a Web Server???? I got in to a situation where we are planning to deploy our WinForms app in to a web server. We have dynamic properties already in it, and an XML file to read certain configurations. I know that this will give me an exception indicating that it could not find the the files locally. Is there a way to run a WinForms app that runs on the web with an app.config, and an XML file? If so, where would I be able to put it on the local machine. Tag: Making An AltTab Program/Task Switcher Tag: 53221

Hi guys, just like to ask how do I go about making a task switcher?

Specifically I'd like to know what are the actual WindowStyles and
WindowStyleEx I should look for to determine wheter or not to include it in
the list.

I've already done the EnumWindows bit, excluded all the blank title, and
invisible windows.. but I'm still getting duplicates.. like VS .Net which
has a main window.. and a Hidden window?

There was supposed to be an article in MSDN I guess but it's not there
anymore

Thanks In Advance

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