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    - Targeting for fw 2.0 Hi I have upgraded a vs2003 app into vs2008. How can I tell vs2008 to target this app for framework 2.0 instead of 3.5? I can't seem to find this option anywhere. Thanks Regards Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116107
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    - Capturing hot keys Hi How can my main form capture key strokes and pass them to various controls on the form? Thanks Regards Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116106
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    - ComboBox binding trouble In a contacts app I have a company combobox setup like this: DataSource = ds.Company DisplayMember = "CompanyName" ValueMember = "CompanyID" The SelectedValue property is bound to the Contact table Company field. companyComboBox.DataBindings.Add( "SelectedValue", contactBindingSource, "Company"); The problem is the CompanyID is not being set in the Contact table's Company column. Company.CompanyID and Contact.Company are both type int I've check it over several times... I'm not seeing what I'm doing wrong. Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116105
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    - DNS-less Connection String Using VS2K5 Datasource Connection Wizard The quick question is: when creating an SQLdatasource using the wizard in VS2K5 which requires a new connection, does VS2K5 create a DNS-less connection or not? The long question is: I've been told that DNS connections strings (Datasource=DNSName) are old news and that I should be using a DNS-less connection string (like Datasource=ServerName); however, none of my connection strings created with the wizard work anymore now that I've deleted the DNS ODBC connection with the same name as the SQL Server. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? Thanks, Ross Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116104
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    - Copying data between two forms, allocated memory continues to grow Hi, I have a simple memory problem with two forms on a MDI project. The first form (MainForm) open a second one (ImageForm). Both the forms have an instance to a dataset (DataSet1). On the ImageForm Form_Load event, I wrote code to copy all the records from the MainForm.DataSet1.TB_Images dataTable to the ImageForm.DataSet1.TB_Images dataTable. Note that TB_Images has an Image Field. I can't understand why opening and closing ImageForm many times, the allocated memory continues to grow. This is the code: ' the MainForm opens the ImageForm: Private Sub OpenImageForm() Dim f As New ImageForm If f.ShowDialog(Me.ParentForm) = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then 'do stuff (or do nothing, the problem doesn't change) End If f = Nothing End Sub 'the Form_Load event of the ImageForm Private Sub ImageForm_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As _ System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load Me.DataSet1.TB_Images.Clear() For Each rwImages As DataSet1.TB_ImagesRow In _ CType(Me.Owner, MDIParent)._MainForm.DataSet1.TB_Images Me.DataSet1.TB_Images.ImportRow(rwImages) Next End Sub Any help appreciated! Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116101
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    - DataGridView Column Resizing Just Quit On Me?? I have a DataGridView "grid" filling a splitter panel and have set: grid.AllowUserToResizeColumns = true; Until just recently the column resize worked perfectly when I drug a header column divider. Now, it has just stopped allowing me to grab the column divider? I can still reorder the columns by dragging them around ... so that feature is still working. The sorting by column feature works too. Any clues? How do you troubleshoot such a problem? I've been working on various other portions of the program ... but none of that work should impact the grid's settings. I am really stumped here. :( Any suggestions much appreciated. Thanks. -- Tom Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116100
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    - UserPaint problem with TextBox Hi, I am deriving my user control from TextBox . As I want to do some drawing within the textbox , I am doing the following :- 1) SetStyle(ControlStyles.UserPaint , true ); 2) Overriding OnPaint The drawing stuff works fine in OnPaint . The problem happens with the font ; Though I have set the font property to "Arial", 12 pt . the effect is not there when ==> SetStyle(ControlStyles.UserPaint , true ); I want to have the Arial font as well I need to do the drawing. I tried with WM_PRINT , and PRF_CLIENT but it did not work . Please let me know how to acheive the above . Thanks in advance. Sujay -- Sujay Ghosh Bangalore, INDIA Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116099
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    - Error running app in production Hi I created a setup file of my app and remotely installed it on a clients machine. The app bombs at start-up with the error; Error while initializing application: Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {0006F03A-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} failed due to the following error: 8007007e. The application also gave a stack trace which is given below at the end. What's more there is no JIT debugger on the target system. What is the problem and how can I proceed from here specially when I have little or now way to debug the app on the target system. Many Thanks Regards Stack Trace ======== See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box. ************** Exception Text ************** System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at EMS.frmClients.RefrshDropDowns(Boolean FirstTime) at EMS.frmClients.BindFieldstoDataSource() at EMS.frmClients.frmClients_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl() at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl() at System.Windows.Forms.Control.SetVisibleCore(Boolean value) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.SetVisibleCore(Boolean value) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Show() at EMS.frmMain.OpenForm(String x, Int32 id) at EMS.frmMain.frmMain_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl() at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl() at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) ************** Loaded Assemblies ************** mscorlib Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll ---------------------------------------- IV Assembly Version: 1.0.2968.12064 Win32 Version: 1.0.2968.12064 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/IV/Events%20Manager%202008/IV.exe ---------------------------------------- Microsoft.VisualBasic Assembly Version: 8.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 8.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/8.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll ---------------------------------------- System Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Windows.Forms Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Drawing Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Configuration Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Xml Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Runtime.Remoting Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Remoting/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll ---------------------------------------- Infragistics2.Win.v7.3 Assembly Version: 7.3.20073.38 Win32 Version: 7.3.20073.38 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Information%20Vision/Events%20Manager%202008/Infragistics2.Win.v7.3.DLL ---------------------------------------- Infragistics2.Shared.v7.3 Assembly Version: 7.3.20073.38 Win32 Version: 7.3.20073.38 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Information%20Vision/Events%20Manager%202008/Infragistics2.Shared.v7.3.DLL ---------------------------------------- Infragistics2.Win.UltraWinToolbars.v7.3 Assembly Version: 7.3.20073.38 Win32 Version: 7.3.20073.38 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Information%20Vision/Events%20Manager%202008/Infragistics2.Win.UltraWinToolbars.v7.3.DLL ---------------------------------------- Infragistics2.Win.UltraWinExplorerBar.v7.3 Assembly Version: 7.3.20073.38 Win32 Version: 7.3.20073.38 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Information%20Vision/Events%20Manager%202008/Infragistics2.Win.UltraWinExplorerBar.v7.3.DLL ---------------------------------------- Infragistics2.Win.UltraWinStatusBar.v7.3 Assembly Version: 7.3.20073.38 Win32 Version: 7.3.20073.38 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Information%20Vision/Events%20Manager%202008/Infragistics2.Win.UltraWinStatusBar.v7.3.DLL ---------------------------------------- Infragistics2.Win.Misc.v7.3 Assembly Version: 7.3.20073.38 Win32 Version: 7.3.20073.38 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Information%20Vision/Events%20Manager%202008/Infragistics2.Win.Misc.v7.3.DLL ---------------------------------------- System.Design Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Design/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Design.dll ---------------------------------------- Accessibility Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Accessibility/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Accessibility.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Data Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_32/System.Data/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Data.dll ---------------------------------------- Interop.Outlook Assembly Version: 9.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 9.0.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Information%20Vision/Events%20Manager%202008/Interop.Outlook.DLL ---------------------------------------- Zip Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Information%20Vision/Events%20Manager%202008/Zip.DLL ---------------------------------------- System.Transactions Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_32/System.Transactions/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Transactions.dll ---------------------------------------- System.EnterpriseServices Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_32/System.EnterpriseServices/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.EnterpriseServices.dll ---------------------------------------- Infragistics2.Win.UltraWinGrid.v7.3 Assembly Version: 7.3.20073.38 Win32 Version: 7.3.20073.38 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Information%20Vision/Events%20Manager%202008/Infragistics2.Win.UltraWinGrid.v7.3.DLL ---------------------------------------- Infragistics2.Win.UltraWinTabControl.v7.3 Assembly Version: 7.3.20073.38 Win32 Version: 7.3.20073.38 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Information%20Vision/Events%20Manager%202008/Infragistics2.Win.UltraWinTabControl.v7.3.DLL ---------------------------------------- Infragistics2.Win.UltraWinEditors.v7.3 Assembly Version: 7.3.20073.38 Win32 Version: 7.3.20073.38 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Information%20Vision/Events%20Manager%202008/Infragistics2.Win.UltraWinEditors.v7.3.DLL ---------------------------------------- ************** JIT Debugging ************** To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this application or computer (machine.config) must have the jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section. The application must also be compiled with debugging enabled. For example: <configuration> <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" /> </configuration> When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer rather than be handled by this dialog box. Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116079
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    - Send Email with attachment I can't be sure my users will have MS Outlook installed, and therefore, I don't know which client they're using How can I generically popup a display, adding the currently open file as an attachment, using whichever email client they have, so they can fill in the subject and 'To' address? Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116076
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    - Auto-arrange in data designer Hi If I remember correctly previous versions of vs had some sort of arrange icons command but I can't seem to find it vs2008? What am I missing? Thanks Regards Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116058
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    - Printing Programmatically using ReportViewer Control I've built a report using the ReportViewer control in a Windows application (VS2K5). With a timer control, I want to be able to programmatically output it to a printer. FYI, I really rather not use a document control. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks. Ross Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116055
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    - I think I have dain bramage I am attempting to set the font to bold in the header of a DataGridView. I am drawing a blank at getting the syntax correct. I want to finish this: gv.ColumnHeadersDefaultCellStyle.Font = Any help is greatly appreciated. Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116051
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    - get the foreground window in my application I'm trying to get the window that is currently on top in my application, even if I'm currently working in another application. Something like the P/Invoke call GetForegroundWindow(), but I want it to operate only on my application's forms. I've also tried using Application.OpenForms[], but I don't know how to tell which one is on top of the others. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Cosmin Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116048
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    - BackgroundWorker and ListView cross-thread exception Hi, I am writing an application which displays a list of computers on a network and then pings each one and displays the result. To keep the UI responsive, I am doing the ping operation using a BackgroundWorker component. The Ping method loops through a list of Computer business objects, pings the name of the computer and stores the result in a property of the Computer object called Result. The Computer object also implements INotifyPropertyChanged interface, which raises a PropertyChanged event when the Result property is modified. I have an event handler in my form class which listens for the Computer.PropertyChanged event, and attempts to update the corresponding ListViewItem with the result of the ping. However, as soon as I reference the ListView control, or any of the items, I get: Cross-thread operation not valid: Control 'ComputerListView' accessed from a thread other than the thread it was created on. How can I ensure the ListView gets updated? Regards, James Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116032
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    - MCSD Resource I have found a resource providing answers for examination questions being helpful in certifying for MCSD.... http://technical-talk.com/mc/mcsd/mcsd.asp Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116017
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    - MSIExec invoked on each build Thanks in advance for any information. When I build my application, MSIExec is running in the background while the project is compiling. Is there any way to turn this off? I don't have any setup projects in the solution. Thanks, Morgan Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116010
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    - Communicating with a service Hi I need a vb.net winform app to be able to query a service (also written in vb.net) and get info in return. Is it possible? Is there a way to do this? Thanks Regards Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116009
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    - Toolbars change locations I am building a Windows Forms application in .NET 2.0 using VS 2005. The application has a menu strip and a tool strip control at the top of the form. The bottom of the form contains two status bars. I have found that when I build my Release version and distribute it that others using the application start it up and the toolbars and status bars change location. For example the Toolstrip appears above the menu strip control, even though in my code the design is explicitly set so that the menu is on the top and the Toolstrip is below it. I have tried setting the locations manually in the code. I have tried removing the controls from the controls collection and explicitly adding them back to the controls collection in the order that I wish them to appear. Still, regardless of what I do the toolstrips move. Is there a way to "lock" down the toolstrips so they stay where the designer (me) has put them? It looks extremely unprofessional to open an application and have the toolstrips appear above the menu. Thanks, Matt Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116007
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    - Textbox input from a customized location Hi, Environment : VS 2005 / .NET 2.0 / Windows XP SP2 Requirement : class MyTextBox : TextBox { // more code } When I run the application my text box caret blinks in its usual place ( at the left ). I want the cursor to be X pixels from the left of the text box and hence the user can only enter data from that location. I tried with SelectionStart += X pixels -- it did not work Then I pinvoke SetCaretPos(X, Y ) - showed up the caret position properly. Problem : Though the caret position shows up properly, when I type text within my text box, the text is taken from the 0th location . How can I force the user to enter data from the X th location where the cursor is placed . NOTE : I have handled OnPaint to do some graphics drawing inside the textbox... dont think this has any relevance with this query ; just FYI if something is linked up to this . Thanks in advance . Sujay -- Sujay Ghosh Bangalore, INDIA Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116006
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    - Checkbox and selectnextcontrol When selecting a Checkbox using the SelectNextControl() method, i've noticed that the checkbox does not display the focus rectangle. By writing a simple application with a button and two checkboxes (where the checkboes have a tab index value greater than the button's), invoking the SelectNextControl() method from the button click event handler, silently moves focus to the first checkbox, but no focus rectangle is displayed. Pressing TAB once, moves the focus to the second checkbox, which can be seen as the focus rectangle IS displayed. Any suggestions on how to get the focus rectangle to display for a checkbox when using the SelectNextControl() method to move to it initially? Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116004
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    - How to show waitcursor between different processes Hi, I have tried hard but not able to show waitcursor in betwen different processes.I launch new application from current application by using system.diagnostics.proceesstartinfo.Till second application is fully launched,i want to show waitcursor.I have used Current.Cursor = Cursors.Waitcursor.But it is not working. Any ideas/insights would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance for repyling(as always) Thanks and Regards. Manish Bafna. Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116003
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    - "Locked" controls? Hi everybody, in a VB.Net (VS 2005) application, there is basically three "states" in which controls are to signal what can be done with them. Usually, values loaded into controls may be looked at, but not edited ("Locked"). In certain cases (simplest: user has the permission to change data), controls allow changing their contents. While certain operations are being carried out, controls are completely disabled (i.e. the form itself has its Enabled-property set to <False>). Thus I need a way of at least visually distinguishing between <.Enabled = False> and i.e. <"Locked" = True>. The easiest way would be to have controls appear exactly as the <.ReadOnly> property does - the controls' background appears grayed out, but the forecolor remains black. This also enhances readability and copying text or seeing the tooltip is also possible. Too bad this property can only be found in some controls but not even for some the most usual ones, i.e. TextBox and DataGridView have it, but ComboBoxes and DatePickers don't. The <EnabledChanged> event didn't help either, as setting the forecolor of the resepective control seems to not be considered when the control is disabled. Any idea how I could realize something like a <ReadOnly> appearance for controls that themselves do not publish that property? Cheers & TIA, Olaf Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 116002
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    - Getting benefits of Application Framework while using Sub Main for I have an application that uses Sub Main as the Startup Object. However, there are certain features available when enabling the Application Framework (e.g. specifying splash screen, single instance application, application-level events, etc.) that I have forfeited by doing this. I'm not sure why one can't have a Startup Object of Sub Main when enabling the Application Framework, but I'm sure there's a good reason. So, here are my questions: Right now the only thing I'm doing in the Sub Main is 1) creating some global objects that will then be available to all forms, etc. in the application, and 2) loading a login form where the user can login. I then check to see if login was successful, and run the application if it was. Here's the code: <STAThread()> Public Sub Main() CreateGlobalObjects() ' Let user attempt to login Dim login As LoginForm = New LoginForm() login.ShowDialog() If (login.DialogResult = DialogResult.OK) Then Application.Run(New MainForm()) End If End Sub QUESTION 1: Is there a way that I could accomplish the same thing but do it using a form (LoginForm I'd presume) as the Startup Object? QUESTION 2: What are the good reasons to use Sub Main rather than a form as the Startup Object? QUESTION 3: If I can't do the same thing using a form as the Startup Object, how could I 1) implement a Splash screen, and 2) limit application to single instance, bringing up existing instance if user tries to run again? Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 115995
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    - Saving Print Output to Database I need to save print output to the database for future retrieval. I assumed that the best way to do this was to use a BinaryFormatter to convert my PrintDocument to a byte array - strore the binary stream - then deserialize it upon recall. Unfortunately the PrintDocument is not serializable. How can I store the completed PrintDocument to the DB? Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 115990
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    - datagridview binding and object properties Suppose I have an object that looks like this: public class thing private mOne as string private mTwo as string private mThree as string private mFour as string public property one as string bla end property (and so on, public properties for the others) end class then I make a List(of Thing) and add a bunch of instances then I bind the list to a datagridview It's not possible for me to make the properties private My problem is that I only want to display properties One and Two in the grid view. I want Three and Four around to help out with sorting and data type conversion, but I don't want to display them in the grid. Currently, I just remove the columns programmatically. But what I really want is to decorate the properties with attributes that affect which properties appear in the grid. Does such an attribute exist? brian Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 115987
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    - Different color text in textbox Can you have different color text is a standard TextBox? I know you can in a RichText box but what about the TextBox. Same with bolding - can you bold one line of text in the text box and then unbold the next line? Thanks, Tom Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 115985
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    - Tabcontrol focus I would like to connect a tabpage on a tabcontrol with a function key. I know how to capture a function key. I can programmatically find my selected tabpage. Mytabpage.focus does not seem to do anything. Do I need to create a tabpage click event? -- Arne Garvander Certified Geek Professional Data Dude Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 115981
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    - newlines in textbox I am using a TextBox as my status display and "\n" doesn't work. What would I use to go to the next line in a TextBox. I am doing something like: Status.Text += String.Format("Opening {0}\n",Path.GetFileName(strFile)); But the next line just continues on the same line. Thanks, Tom Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 115979
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    - Can't see textbox control This makes not sense at all. I created a textbox on my screen and set the name property to "Status". If I double click on the textbox, it goes to the code page and shows: private void Status_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { } So obviously, it sees the object. But in my code I have: Status.Text += String.Format("Opening {0}\n",Path.GetFileName(strFile)); And I get the following error: An object reference is required for the nonstatic field, method, or property 'FileProcess.'FileProcess.Status' How can that be???? In my FileProcess designer page I have: private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1; private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox Status; private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1; So obviously the object is there. Thanks, Tom Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 115977
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    - Padding problem I'm experiencing a problem with a client that I have never seen. When I receive code (windows forms) from him there is no .Margin = new System. Windows.Forms.Padding(3,2,3,2) command. I can view the form in the designer just fine, but when I compile and run the form doesn't correctly. Some of the controls (mainly buttons) will be placed off the visible area. If I edit the form, all of the locations change because my version of VS will add the Margin assignment in. If I send it back to him, the same thing happens and he can't see everything. We are both using VS 2005 with all updates applied (that I am aware of at least). Has anyone seen this before, or is there a setting that I'm just not aware of to default the padding. Any help is appreciated. Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 115974
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    - DropDownButton inside datagrid strange problem Hi, I have a datagrid with a colum of DropDownButton type, I did this a lot of times successfully, but now I don't know what's happens. It runs ok, but it don't show displaymember in the grid (it shows value member a id number). It only shows displaymember field if I click in the droDownButton. Here a screenshoot to see it: http://www.hhdirecto.net/drowdown.jpg Do you know what could be the problem? Thanks in advance Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 115972
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    - Application settings Hi Is there an easy way to allow user to change application settings at run time short of editing the configuration file manually? Thanks Regards Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 115969
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    - Selecting target net version Hi Is there a way to select 2.0 .net as target framework AFTER project has already been created or imported into vs2008? Thanks Regards Tag: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? Tag: 115965
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Hi everybody,

I am using a form (predefined template) as a splash screen which is being
displayed for a couple of seconds.
Other than with older versions of VS I don't have to fiddle around with
timers and threads to display that form - it seems that the template is
implementing that behaviour behind the scenes for me.

However, I need to keep the main form deactivated until the splash form has
closed. How can I achieve that?

Cheers & TIA,
Olaf

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Re: VS2005 - disable main form until splash has closed? by Kevin

Kevin
Tue Feb 19 07:20:42 CST 2008

Call the Splash Screen in the OnLoad override of the Form.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Chicken Salad Surgeon
Microsoft MVP

"Olaf Rabbachin" <Olaf_NoSpam@IntuiDev.com> wrote in message
news:umJnWZucIHA.4844@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hi everybody,
>
> I am using a form (predefined template) as a splash screen which is being
> displayed for a couple of seconds.
> Other than with older versions of VS I don't have to fiddle around with
> timers and threads to display that form - it seems that the template is
> implementing that behaviour behind the scenes for me.
>
> However, I need to keep the main form deactivated until the splash form
> has
> closed. How can I achieve that?
>
> Cheers & TIA,
> Olaf

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