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    - Free online books on ASP.NET , XML and Web Services Free Online Books on ASP.NET, XML and Web Services Get these links @ http://free-tech-ebooks.blogspot.com/2007/02/free-online-books-on-aspnet-xml-and-web.html Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109439
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    - Strange concurrency error Hi I have a perfectly working vs 2003 winform data app. All the data access code has been generated using the data adapter wizard and then pasted into the app. I had to add a new field in the backend access db which I did. I then dragged the table to the dataset and deleted the old table from the dataset it so the dataset can see the new field as well. The problem is that when in update command code I add these two lines Me.updcomCompanies.Parameters.Add(New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbParameter("Web_Enabled", System.Data.OleDb.OleDbType.Boolean, 2, "Web_Enabled")) and Me.updcomCompanies.Parameters.Add(New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbParameter("Original_Web_Enabled", System.Data.OleDb.OleDbType.Boolean, 2, System.Data.ParameterDirection.Input, False, CType(0, Byte), CType(0, Byte), "Web_Enabled", System.Data.DataRowVersion.Original, Nothing)) I startgetting a data concurrency error on mydataadapter.update() method. I know that there is no data concurrency problem as I am the only user testing the app. Obviously the error is misleading. What can I do from here to fix this problem? Thanks Regards Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109434
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    - WPF v Windows Forms Hello all, I am just trying to get up to speed with WPF (and .Net 3.0 in general), and trying to decide whether it is worth using WPF for a new business application (job tracking) which will be used by small businesses on windows Pcs (XP/Vista). Hope to have it ready by late 2007. The only reasons I can see to use WPF instead of WinForms are: Built on direct X and not win32 subsystem for graphics rendering (but what precisely is the benefit of that for a business app?) XAML may be easier for designers (non coders); Possibly can acheive a new look which Winforms cannot (but not sure what that is - any examples?) What other specific reasons should be taken into account? Thanks Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109433
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    - Combo box in DataGrid Hello - when I create a datagrid and select the combobox as the column type, the application won't allow me to type freeform text into the combobox when the application is run. It will only allow me to select items from the drop down list. As far as I can tell, a normal combobox will let you select items from a list OR allow freeform text to be entered. Not so on the datagrid. Is this feature not available within a datagrid? btw - Using VB.net 2005 Thanks in advance... Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109430
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    - VS 2003, false data concurrency error Hi I have a vs 2003 winform data app. All the data access code has been generated using the data adapter wizard and then pasted into the app. The problem I have is that I am getting a data concurrency error on mydataadapter.update() method. I know that there is no data concurrency problem as I am the only user testing the app. Obviously the error is misleading. What can I do from here to fix this problem? Thanks Regards Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109429
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    - View - Controller Question for Windows Forms I have an app that has a MainWindow with a menu and toolbar. On the form, I have a SplitContainer with 2 vertical panels. The left hand side panel has an Outlook navigator bar and the right hand side will hold user control forms, which will change depending on which form the user wants to see, ex. customer, invoice, inventory. I have a controller class for each of the different forms, CustomerController, InventoryController etc. All events will be passed to the controller class by the view. Now the question that I have is which view should receive the events from the menu, toolbar and navigator bar. The MainWindow which is holding them, the panel that the navigator bar is in or the user control which represents the form. Regardless of who gets the messgage, it will get passed to the appropriate controller class. I don't want to use CAB here but I believe that CAB is overkill for my app. Bill Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109428
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    - Visual Studio 2005 SP1, and Vista Hello, About a week ago, I upgraded my development laptop to Vista Ultimate and Office 2007. After I reinstalled my Visual Studio 2005 Professional, I installed the VS 2005 SP1 update. I still keep getting a message dialog box that states ... Visual Studio 2005 SP1 requires and update for Windows Vista. I have run the OS update manually, and reinstalled the SP1 and I am still getting the error message. VS2005 seems to work fine, but I just hate ignoring error messages (I like a clean running system). I could just remove the check mark on the Always show this message so I never see it again .. but before I do, I want to make sure that I am not missing something. Anyone have simular problems? Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109425
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    - ClickOnce and Basic Authentication We have a "ClickOnce" application that we are attempting to deploy. The application deploys correctly to the web server but when we attempt to down load the application to the client it gives an error that indicates we don't have the rights to it. We have traced it down to the fact that we are using "Basic Authentication" because when we set IIS up as "Integrated Authentication" the application downloads and installs properly. Thanks, Al Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109419
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    - User Controls Help I have been struggling with this for too long now, an desperately need help. I'm an asp.net programmer, but am working on a windows form for this app. I have 1 form and 2 user controls, Say UC(A) and UC(B). UC(A) has a datagrid, UC(B) has a ListBox. When I click on the Datagridrow in UC(A) , the Listbox in UC(B) should Update based upon an ID in the Datagrid, but It wont. I have Tried using RaiseEvents first, then I tried just making a Public Method, and then I tried a Public Property. The code in UC(B) is Fired properly, and the Dataset is retreived from my DataClass, but When I tell my listbox what the data source is, it wont rebind or redraw or something. I also tried the declaring a public event in UC(A), and then Delare UC(A) in UC(B) and setting a method to handle it. But that does not work It fires the event, but nothing at all happens in UC(B). What am I missing. Tom Callahan Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109417
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    - How to get the main window object from outside the object? I'm pretty new to .net Windows Forms, but I've done a lot of searching and can't find an answer to this question. Here's what I'm trying to do: main() { Form1 myForm = new Form1(); Application::Run(myForm); } Function1() { // I need to modify elements of myForm either // through a class function or by manipulating the // object itself. return; } Basically the app has the main window thread (Application::Run) and then a listener thread for events coming in from other applications, and those events need to manipulate the data being shown in the main window. Right now, I have hacked it up so that I have a static Form1 pointer in the Form1 class, and whenever an event is received I do the following: Form1::thisForm->Function(); but, like I said, this feels like a hack. Any suggestions as to the correct way of doing this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much! --Mike Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109415
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    - auto close a messagebox on event firing, C# Folks, Im all too familiar with Messagebox.Show - but now I have a situation where I need a similar sort of messagebox to appear, but to automatically disappear when an event fires - ie, messagebox.show ("Please plug the device in the USB port"), then when the user plugs a device in, and the device.connected event fires, the system automatically kills the messagebox. Any hints appreciated! Cheers Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109410
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    - problem when changing visibility of UserControl (VB.NET Windows Fo Hi all, .NET Framework 1.1 / Windows Forms - VB.NET I have a wizard form and a user control with 2 listboxes on it (plus other user controls for multiple dates and string values). At runtime I create a new panel, then I instantiate the user control, pass in an arraylist as the data source for the left-hand listbox, add the usercontrol to the controls collection of the panel, and add the panel to the form. It all works fine, the arraylist is displayed in the left listbox, events raised when the user clicks the button to add an item from the list on the left to the list on the right... plus the panel hides itself ok to show another panel with a different control when the user clicks Next. The problem comes when I want to show again the Panel with the listbox usercontrol on it after the user clicks 'Previous'. An exception is thrown (cannot change the Items collection when the DatSource property is set). thing is, in the Previous method, there is nothing that would try to affect the Items collection, so where is the error coming from? thanks for any help Philip Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109406
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    - Is form visible to the eye Hi all, is there a way to determine whether a form is visible on screen or not. I don't mean is it .Visible or .Hide() but can the user actually see the form (be it focused or not) For that matter can it be detemined exactly how much of the form is visible. tia paul Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109402
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    - How to customize the form Hi, I am creating windows form at the run time and also i am setting the FormBorderStyle to FixedSingle. So that the form comes with some standard size, but i wanted to customize the form size.. How can i customize the form size with FormBorderStyle property as FixedSingle.. Even when i tried with setting form size to some less value but still it is coming with the standard size,, Could you please help me out in this Regards Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109401
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    - XmlDocument.Load() crashes designer but works anyway? The following code works when I debug and when I install the software and run the .exe, but if I try to open the form in the designer (which causes this code to run), I get an error: Private Sub LoadTestSettings() Dim rootPath As String Dim eventHandler As ValidationEventHandler rootPath = My.Application.Info.DirectoryPath eventHandler = New ValidationEventHandler(AddressOf XmlValidationEventHandler) _xmlDocument = New XmlDocument() _xmlDocument.Load(rootPath & "\" & "TestSettings.xml") '-->this is where the error occurs<-- _xmlDocument.Schemas.Add("http://tempuri.org/TestXmlSchema.xsd", rootPath & "\" & "TestXmlSchema.xsd") _xmlDocument.Validate(eventHandler) End Sub If I try to open the form in the designer, I get this error: Could not find file 'C:\Documents and Settings\DanThMan\Local Settings \Application Data\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\ProjectAssemblies \gyyihrso01\TestSettings.xml'. at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy) at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize) at System.Xml.XmlDownloadManager.GetStream(Uri uri, ICredentials credentials) at System.Xml.XmlUrlResolver.GetEntity(Uri absoluteUri, String role, Type ofObjectToReturn) at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.OpenUrlDelegate(Object xmlResolver) at System.Threading.CompressedStack.runTryCode(Object userData) at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode code, CleanupCode backoutCode, Object userData) at System.Threading.CompressedStack.Run(CompressedStack compressedStack, ContextCallback callback, Object state) at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.OpenUrl() at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read() at System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(XmlDocument doc, XmlReader reader, Boolean preserveWhitespace) at System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(XmlReader reader) at System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(String filename) at Test.DataManager.LoadTestSettings() in C:\Documents and Settings \DanThMan\My Documents\Projects\Test\Development\App Code\Test\Test \DataManager.vb:line 46 at Test.DataManager..ctor() in C:\Documents and Settings\DanThMan\My Documents\Projects\Test\Development\App Code\Test\Test \DataManager.vb:line 33 at Test.DataManager..cctor() in C:\Documents and Settings\DanThMan\My Documents\Projects\Test\Development\App Code\Test\Test \DataManager.vb:line 20 I can't figure out what to specify for the filename in XmlDocument.Load(string fileName). Does My.Application.Info.DirectoryPath not work if not in debug mode? If not, what should I do to get the designer to open? Thanks for your help, -Dan Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109394
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    - Menustrip combobox overrides.. I am using VB.NET 2.0, and I am having a trouble of time making the menustrips combobox act how I want. What I am shooting for is instead of the bland list box popping down when I click on the combobox I would rather have it popdown with a data grid instead. Is there any way of overwriting the list that comes with the drop down box with a data grid? Thanks! Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109392
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    - Dynamic MenuStrip Question Hi With the following code, I can create a MenuStrip with one item, "Admins". When the user clicks on Admins, it dynamically adds items to the menu Admins. (In this case "Dave" And "Elizabeth") When I run this form, the first time I click on "Admins", nothing happens. Everytime I click on Admins after that I get the expected behavior. Can someone tell me what I can do so that the menu item works properly the first time? Thanks Dave Coate Code: Private MainMenu As MenuStrip Private Sub frmMain_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load MainMenu = New MenuStrip 'Add menu items to the Main Menu Strip 'The event handlers will populate each menu when the top level 'menu item is clicked Me.MainMenu.Items.Add("Admins", Nothing, _ New System.EventHandler(AddressOf AdminsMenu_OnClick)) 'Add the main menu to the controls collection of the form Me.Controls.Add(MainMenu) End Sub Private Sub AdminsMenu_OnClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Dim cms As New ContextMenuStrip() Dim Admins() As String = {"Dave", "Elizabeth"} For Each Admin As String In Admins cms.Items.Add(Admin, Nothing, _ New System.EventHandler(AddressOf SelectedAdminMenu_OnClick)) Next Dim tsi As ToolStripMenuItem = CType(sender, ToolStripMenuItem) tsi.DropDown = cms End Sub Private Sub SelectedAdminMenu_OnClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) End Sub Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109391
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    - ClickOnce OnDemand Assemblies I have written a winform app that splits out various pieces of functionality into separate assemblies (Class Libraries). I deploy it using ClickOnce. The main exe is marked Incude(Auto) and Required. The various assemblies are marked Include(Auto) and split into File Groups. All of the Class Libraries are referenced in the solution by the exe project. After the File Group is asynchronously downloaded, the latest version is not used. The previous version is used in its place. If I synchronously download the assemblies, the same thing happens. Any ideas??? Thanks!! Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109390
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    - Removing TreeView nodes with custom images Hi all, Using VS 2005, and I have a problem with removing nodes with custom images from a treeview. TreeView's ImageList is initially empty. First, I add a default/root image: treeView.ImageList.Images.Add("Tree_Root", new Bitmap(Resources.Tree_Root)); treeView.ImageKey = "Tree_Root"; treeView.SelectedImageKey= "Tree_Root"; When adding nodes, I create a custom bitmap (each node gets a different icon), add it to the image list and assign node's ImageKey and SelectedImageKey: Bitmap nodeBmp = new Bitmap(...); // ... draw on bitmap ... string imageKey = ... // create a unique image key treeView.ImageList.Images.Add(imageKey, nodeBmp); newNode.ImageKey = imageKey; newNode.SelectedImageKey= imageKey; ... // add the new node treeView.Nodes[0].Nodes.Add(newNode); This works fine. The problem occurs when removing one of these nodes that is not the last: TreeNode node = // get the node to be removed... // remove the node from the tree node.Remove(); // remove node image from the ImageList treeView.ImageList.Images.RemoveByKey(node.ImageKey); The problem is that after removing a node, nodes that were below it get their images screwed up: unselected image for a node is ok, but selected image is painted as next node's image (the last node's selected image is painted blank). I have checked their ImageKey and SelectedImageKey properties, and they're the same, as expected. If I don't remove node icons from the ImageList, things work ok. Any ideas? Thank you, -- Marko ICQ: 5990814 I'm not under the alkafluence of inkahol that some thinkle peep I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get. Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109387
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    - Problems with the Windows Forms Listbox (VB.NET 1.1) Hi, I have auser control with two listboxes on it. When the user selects one or several items in the left box and clicks Add, they are copied into the listbox on the right. When the user selects one or multiple items in the listbox on the right (lstSelected) I want to remove the selected items. I tried doing it like this (for one): lstSelectedList.Items.Remove(lstSelectedList.SelectedIndex) and it doesn't throw an error, but no items are removed. What is wrong with my code? Also, how do I code it so that if the user selects multiple items, they are removed? thanks Philip Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109384
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    - ReportViewer - accessing *second* object in object data source.... ...grrrr - this is driving me mad !!!!! I have a number of addresses to display on my report. my object data source is an "Address" business object. I can bind a collection (list) of address - and pass these into a report for tabulation - no problem. I can also access the frist address in the report using the "First" operator. ......but I don't want to "tabulate" my addresses - I need to work with them in a variety of ways and places. I can find no way of getting at any other that the first address ! grrrr gnash gnash gnash obviously if I invent some more "business objects" - eg: HomeAddress DeliveryAddress ....then those can be difference ObjectDataSources - and I could work with those no problem. But I don't want my report to dictate my object model. note - if I invent a new class just for passing data to the report - then I can find no way of accessing properties that are not "top level"- e.g. I can't do: datasource.HomeAddress.Postcode.Value any help appreciated.... O. Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109383
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    - None of the KeyXXX events seem to be firing on my form :-( Hi All, I need to submit a form when the user presses enter. No problem I think to myself - I'll just use the KeyDown event of the form. So I've added an event handler for that event (and the other Key events) and everything builds, but I can't seem to get the events to fire :-( Can anyone think why this might happen? Am I supossed to do this sort of thing in the Form's Key down event? I need the form to submit no matter which control on the form has focus. Many thanks to anyone who can help Simon Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109379
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    - what control to use Hi all, I have an application that has a form (MainForm) with a tabcontrol. I want to populate the tabs (3 tabs) with other controls. I prefer to put those controls (3 controls) in different classes since this allows me to break up the UI in functional parts. Momentarily I'm using usercontrols on each tab but this has it's issues. Mainly the MainForm designer doesn't work anymore since I pass parameters to the constructors of the usercontrols. Someone can advice me another control? Thanks Stijn Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109376
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    - VS 2005 images on toolstripbuttons & trees: do you use icons or pngs? Hi all In visual studio 2005 you can add images to toolstripbuttons, and I was just wondering whether people used .ico files for this or .pngs? Both support partial transparencies, and although the icon format supports multiple sizes, I find that it just takes the biggest one and resizes it badly. Interestingly if you add an icon to your resources directly, it adds it as an icon. However, if you select a tooltripbutton, change the image property and then add an icon to the resources it adds it as an image! Anyone know why this might be? Anyway, I just thought I would see what the more 'correct' way was. At the moment all mine are .ico files, but I think I will change them to pngs. Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109372
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    - help with where the item will be dropped during drag drop Hi all, Users can rearrange a listbox by a drag drop operation. All is implemented but it's not always easy for the user to know where exactly he is dropping his item. Does .net provide you with some sort of functionality that indicates where you will drop your item? Eg: when the user hovers between 2 items (Item3 and 4 here) a line shows that it will be dropped between those 2 items. Can this be done? Item1 Item2 item3 -------- Item4 Thanks, Stijn Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109367
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    - How to add pinned panels / user controls to the form Hi all, I want to create a user control like the Solution Explorer, Properties window in the Visual Studio .net. How to make a panel / user control auto hide using the pins. Thanks, Prashant. Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109362
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    - How to add pinned panels / user controls to the form Hi all, I want to create a user control like the Solution Explorer, Properties window in the Visual Studio .net. How to make a panel / user control auto hide using the pins. Thanks, Prashant. Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109361
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    - How to clone a "Control" Does anyone know how to do this accurately. I really only want to clone the design-time properties which should make the task easier. I've searched high and low however and still can't find a problem-free solution. Even (ad-hoc) solutions posted by MSFT employees have problems. For instance, if you simply copy all serializable properties, you may eventually receive an "Object does not match target type" exception. In my case, this occurs when I encounter (and clone) the "Location" property due to the fact that the "Site" property was cloned earlier. If I clone "Location" first however (before "Site"), it works fine. There must be a clean way to do this. Can anyone offer any insight. Thanks. Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109359
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    - Vertical toolbar using toolstrips I have a toolbar, which has text, that when moved from a horizontal ToolStripPanel to a vertical ToolStripPanel will change the orientation of the text so that it is written vertically. Though, I'm having a problem with the layout. When the strip is moved to a vertical panel, the text orientation is changed, and the image position as well, but when it draws it to the screen, it is much wider than it needs to be and not tall enough to contain all of the toolstripitems, even though there is plenty of room to show them all. (the extra items are moved to the overflow) When I set the property CanOverflow to false, it makes the toolstrip the correct width and height. Has anyone else seen this issue and know if there is a way to get this to properly draw with CanOverFlow set to true? Thanks, Jared Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109356
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    - wpf book recommendation? Any recommendations for WPF books? I'm a little skeptical of reviews on Amazon right now, since they might be astroturfed by the publishers. Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109354
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    - Data-bound DataGridView, overloaded ProcessCmdKey & CancelEdit problem Hello, I need some help with a DataGridView control and ProcessCmdKey method of the form. The DGV is data-bound to an Access database table with a few NOT NULL columns. The ProcessCmdKey method of the form is overloaded. I tried to use return base.ProcessCmdKey(ref msg, keyData); in the overloaded ProcessCmdKey when Escape keypress was detected, hoping DGV will take care of the edit cancelling itself, but this ends up in "Null not allowed in column ..." exception. Then I tried to use dataGridView.CancelEdit(); return true; instead of above mentioned base.ProcessCmdKey(...). The same exception popped up. Problem description: 1. DGV is empty, only one blank row is present 2. user starts editing of the first row of the DGV 3. user cancels editing of the first row while some if the NOT NULL columns are still not filled in 4. "Null not allowed in column ..." exception comes up If there is at least one row already filled in, no "Not null ..." exception seems to be appearing. Why? Has it something to do with the detached row created when user starts editing the new row? If so, how do I remove it manually? Is it even possible? I'm starting to be desperate... :( Any ideas? TIA Pavel Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109353
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    - problem getting data from drag drop Hi all, I have a 2 classes (A and B) inheriting from 1 base class (parent). I populate a listbox with those 2 classes (A and B). I want to implement some drag and drop ordering code on the listbox. To get the data out of the dragged item I try: Parent myParent = (Parent)e.Data.GetData(typeof(Parent)); The myParent is always null. Debugging tells me that the Data is filled with the correct data (either A or B). Someone has a clue what I'm doing wrong? Thanks Stijn Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109346
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    - Dataset and scalability issue I am creating a winforms application. Drag and drop and VS 2005 automatically created Dataset based on the MDB schema. I found it seems that all the changes are cached in the memory. Will the default way has any scalability issue if the database tables are huge? What's the solution if it does have the issue? Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109342
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    - Windows Form Dictionary Hi All, I want to make a dictionary with windows application. My data is html format. therefore, i use webBrowser control on my windows form. If the user click any word in webBrowser control, word mean must browse to user (like babylon). I have a windows form. My form has webBrowser control. I fill a html content with javascript (Dictionary.js) to webBrowser. Javascript (dictionary.js) can obtain the word if user double click on the word. I must to send this word another windows form. Thus, i will learn this word mean. My question is; Can the javascript call the windows form server code ? if it can not, how can i do that? Thanks any suggestion. =D6znur Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109335
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    - popup a form remotely I am doing a simple chat server using .net remoting. When client application in my system gets a message, i call a method which creates a new object of a form to display message..The problem is i cant call Show method or Showdialog. if i call Show method, the form is not being displayed. if i call showdialog the form gets displayed, but the form which i used to send message to this app gets stuck.. i tried invoke method.that failed.anyways invokerequird is always false in my case as am creating new object of form in the method which gets called remotely.. any help pls.. Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109329
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    - Developing a WYSIWYG - IDE type application. How would you do it? Hi all I have been asked to develop a solution that is customisable by our clients. It is supposed to run on the Windows Mobile 5.0 CF2.0 environment using Merge Replication. I have looked into allowing the creation of Addin's but that has been rejected as it would require to much programming knowledge of a Dot.Net Language. Ideally what I would like is to store the user interfaces and logical code in a Database and then almost compile it at runtime to display the screens and perform logical tasks. Then build a WYSIWYG designer for creating the PDA entry screens that can then almost be data bound. What I am looking for is something like how an MS Access Database does where you can do simple data bound screens or you can get into the thick of it and write VB code. My questions are: 1.. How do I store logical code in the database and then us it at runtime? 2.. Any ideas about how to build a WYSIWYG designer with a code editing window? If you know of any examples that would lead me in the right direction I would be most great full. The primary language I want to use for development is C#. Thanks for any help. ink Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109324
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    - Localization issue... Hi all, I have been searching this group for an answer, but all responses seems lead to the same conclusion as I would expect. So even if my small resource-test is made up of code snippets from the documentation, I'm still not getting the result I expect. Here's the setup: In my windows forms project I have the following files: Application top node - Resources (folder) --- Labels.resources (made with resgen from resx, build action is "Embedded resource") --- Labes.en.resources (made with resgen from resx, build action is "Embedded resource") I try to access these resources in the following manner: Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new CultureInfo("en"); ResourceManager rm; rm = new ResourceManager("[toplevel namespace].Resources.Labels", this.GetType().Assembly); MessageBox.Show(rm.GetString("gnu")); But whether I set the CurrentUICulture or not, the result is the same. I only get the specified string from Labels.resources. I would expect the code above to give me the string defined in Labels.en.resources. I have also tried with a more specific UI culture (en-US), but the result is the same... Am I missing something? Thanks in advance! Christer Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109321
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    - MouseLeave event not firing all the time Hi, Straightforward code posted below. Problem is that the MouseLeave event sometimes does not fire. Strangly, it seems to be more often when moving the mouse slowly away from the label (control "lblMin" is a label). Any ideas? Thanks Paul Private Sub lblMin_MouseEnter(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles lblMin.MouseEnter Me.SuspendLayout() With lblMin .BackColor = Color.Salmon .BorderStyle = BorderStyle.Fixed3D .ImageAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter End With Me.ResumeLayout() End Sub Private Sub lblMin_MouseLeave(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles lblMin.MouseLeave Me.SuspendLayout() With lblMin .BackColor = Color.IndianRed .BorderStyle = BorderStyle.None .Image = Nothing End With Me.ResumeLayout() End Sub Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109320
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    - Prompt if save modified data when close form? I have a data entry form with bindingsource and tableadapter (Access MDB). How to detect if there is any unsaved modification when closing the form? thanks Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109315
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    - DataGridView Bound ComboBoxColumn cell take several seconds to show edit control I am binding a custom object list (custom collection) to a ComboBox column inside a DataGridView to use as a typical lookup. The list of items has up to 10,000 rows (8,000 currently) and when you enter edit mode on the combobox cell you must wait up to 4 seconds to see the dropdown of the list of items. I am handling the EditingControlShowing and the EditingControl KeyDown events to dropdown the ComBox when the user hits Enter. This wait also happens if you click on the ComboBox dropdown arrow. I understand that may be a lot of objects, but 4 seconds is an awfully long pause for the user. I am looking for some ways to cut this down to 1-2 seconds at least but still use the custom object binding. The binding is done on Form load and the only thing I can think of is that it is reloading the control every time the edit control is shown, which is why it takes so long. Does anyone know of a way to debug what is going on at a low level? As well, if anyone has any options or has had this problem and figured it out, please reply. Thanks! Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109314
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    - Application.ExecutablePath does't work in Vista Hi. I have a Windows Forms application developed in .NET Framework 1.1. The Application.ExecutablePath() function does not return correctly the application path if the path or the EXE filename contains non-english characters (like "c:\aplicaciÃ³n\aplicaciÃ³n.exe), but only in Windows Vista (in 2000, XP or 2003 it works correctly). These characters are replaced by a squared char (and the returned string is not usable in FileInfo, for example). However, the Application.StartupPath() function works well in Vista and does not return strange characters, making possible to solve the problem if you have full access to the source code of the application and the ability to recompile it. My application have many versions and I can't recompile and distribute each one. I think there is an issue with the .NET Framework and Vista. In my opinion, the only way to fix it without changing and recompiling the application, is patching the Framework itself. Anyone knows if there is a KB article about this? Thank you in advance. Regards, Dani Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109302
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    - One form, multiple panels I have an explorer type application with navigation on the left half of the form and a viewing/details panel on the right. The right panel can show different content types based on what is clicked in the left side. What is the best way to organize this code. Should each panel/content type be a partial class in the main form? Or should I create a custom control for each panel/content type? The custom controls aren't very designer friendly and the partial classes aren't the cleanest approach. Thanks. Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109292
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    - Set MySettings for multiple records in one setting Is there a way to have and set a setting in MySettings, so that it can have mulitple entries, much like a Most Recently Used list? Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109290
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    - Being theme-friendly Does anyone have a link to a good reference on using the Theme API? Here's what I'm trying to do: I'm modifying a project I got off of CodeProject. It's a collapsible group box. This control has a standard plus/minus graphic, but it's always a simple black-and-white image. That's fine for people like me who run Classic, but it wouldn't look right for Luna or most anything else. So I want to be a good citizen and draw the themed expand/collapse images. I have determined that they are the TVP_GLYPH part with the GLPS_CLOSED and GLPS_OPENED states, but I don't know how to go about drawing them. Would it be DrawThemeIcon()? If so, how do I use it? Language isn't important; I can read both VB.NET and C#. Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109289
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    - Enlarge the screen Is possible to upgrade their workstations to Internet Explorer 7? If so, they can then zoom what is in the browser window. Works really well. Everything is zoomed: fonts, pictures.. Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109288
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    - OnMouseMove not working while doing ListView item drag Hello, can anybody tell me why OnMouseMove isn't working while doing a ListView item drag operation? thx stax using System.Windows.Forms; namespace WindowsApplication1 { public class Form1 : Form { private ListView listView1; public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); listView1.View = View.Details; listView1.Columns.Add("11111"); listView1.Columns.Add("22222"); listView1.Items.Add(new ListViewItem(new string[] { "aaaaa", "bbbbb" })); listView1.Items.Add(new ListViewItem(new string[] { "ccccc", "ddddd" })); listView1.Items.Add(new ListViewItem(new string[] { "eeeee", "fffff" })); } #region Designer private void InitializeComponent() { this.listView1 = new ListView(); this.SuspendLayout(); // // listView1 // this.listView1.AllowDrop = true; this.listView1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(54, 53); this.listView1.Name = "listView1"; this.listView1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(315, 279); this.listView1.TabIndex = 0; this.listView1.UseCompatibleStateImageBehavior = false; this.listView1.DragEnter += new DragEventHandler(this.listView1_DragEnter); this.listView1.MouseMove += new MouseEventHandler(this.listView1_MouseMove); this.listView1.ItemDrag += new ItemDragEventHandler(this.listView1_ItemDrag); // // Form1 // this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13); this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(426, 405); this.Controls.Add(this.listView1); this.Name = "Form1"; this.Text = "Form1"; this.ResumeLayout(false); } #endregion private void listView1_DragEnter(object sender, DragEventArgs e) { e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Move; } private void listView1_ItemDrag(object sender, ItemDragEventArgs e) { DoDragDrop(e.Item, DragDropEffects.Move); } private void listView1_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) { Text = Control.MousePosition.ToString(); } } } Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109280
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    - How to do Listboxes with master detail and default selection Hello NG, I am despairing, please help me. With VS2005 i drag 2 Listboxes on my form and a bindingsource. Listbox1 is bind to a bindingSource1.DataSource = data Listbox2 is bind to a Listbox2.DataSource = subItemsBindingSource all work as expected. When i select a item in listBox1, listbox2 display the details. In the next step i implement private void listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { if (listBox1.SelectedIndex >= 0) listBox2.SelectedValue = _data[listBox1.SelectedIndex].SelectedSubItem.Name; } to select a default value for listbox 2. Fine. Trouble starts when i try to record the changes of listbox2 with private void listBox2_SelectedValueChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { if (listBox2.SelectedIndex > 0) _data[listBox1.SelectedIndex].SubItemName = (string)listBox2.SelectedValue; } What is the right / advised way to implement such a behaviour ? Please Help. ---------------------- public class data { private string _name; private string _subItemName; private subData _selectedSubItem; private List<subData> _subItems; public string Name { get { return _name; } set { _name = value; } } public string SubItemName { get { return _subItemName; } set { _subItemName = value; } } public List<subData> SubItems { get { return _subItems; } set { _subItems = value; } } public subData SelectedSubItem { get { return _selectedSubItem; } set { _selectedSubItem = value; } } } public class subData { private string _name; public string Name { get { return _name; } set { _name = value; } } public subData(string n) { _name = n; } } public partial class Form1 : Form { public data[] _data; public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); _data = new data[] {new data(), new data(), new data() }; _data[0].Name = "first"; _data[0].SubItemName = "first_2"; _data[0].SubItems = new List<subData>(new subData[] { new subData("first_1"), new subData("first_2"), new subData("first_3") }); _data[0].SelectedSubItem = _data[0].SubItems[1]; _data[1].Name = "second"; _data[1].SubItemName = "second_3"; _data[1].SubItems = new List<subData>(new subData[] { new subData("second_1"), new subData("second_2"), new subData("second_3") }); _data[1].SelectedSubItem = _data[1].SubItems[2]; _data[2].Name = "thhird"; _data[2].SubItemName = "thhird_2"; _data[2].SubItems = new List<subData>(new subData[] { new subData("thhird_1"), new subData("thhird_2"), new subData("thhird_3") }); _data[2].SelectedSubItem = _data[2].SubItems[1]; bindingSource1.DataSource = _data; } } ---------------------- Kind regards Uwe Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109276
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    - Get Dialog to look like designer In the windows forms designer my buttons have rounded edges and things in general look good. However, when I run the application the windows form has the old looking square buttons and the text and other controls don't look like they do in the designer. Why? Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109275
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    - Application Lost Focus when launch through Windows Explorer Hi all, I am working on an MDI application using VB.NET. Applications launches normally either from Program Files or Desktop shortcut but some times when it launches from Windows Explorer by going Program Files > Application Folder > click Application Exe file, application lost focus , minimized and starts flashes as windows caption. I did use ParentForm.Activate() method to make application active but no success. Is there some other way to make application active as it is very hard to find the issue as it was not happening regularly? Thanks Asif Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109272
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    - can't drag usercontrol to a form Hi all, I have a usercontrol that doesn't contain a control. When I try to drop the control on a form I get an error: Failed to create component'TestcaseUserControl'. The error message follows: 'System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.' at Line 20 Line 20 is: TestService m_service = new TestService(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["connectionString"].ToString()); I also get compile warning: - Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. When I remove TestService m_service = new TestService(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["connectionString"].ToString()); from the class it works. Someone knows what's wrong? Thanks Stijn public partial class TestCaseUserControl : UserControl { public TestCaseUserControl() { InitializeComponent(); TestService m_service = new TestService(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["connectionString"].ToString()); } } Tag: Topmost form loses the topmost status when VS2005 is run Tag: 109266

Hi,

I've created a sample project in C# (both in VS 2003 and 2005) that
uses just one form and sets its topmost property to true.

I run the application and I noticed that everytime I run VS 2005 it
loses the topmost status (it is hidden by the VS 2005 IDE).

I noticed that the value of the topmost properties continues to be
true, even if the form is no longer visible on the screen (covered by
the VS2005 window)

The only way to make it topmost is clicking on it.
I noticed that this behaviour happens also in other occasions (but I
couldn't figure out to which they were related).

I need the form to be topmost all the time.
Do you have any suggestion on how to fix that, maybe using the Windows
API directly?

Thank you.
Andrea

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