VB.NET

Are event arguments needed for button control
When you drop a button on a form, a Click event is created by the designer. Within the Click event certain event parameters are defined: Private Sub btnInsert_ButtonPressed(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) What harm or limitations would ensue if (ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal... 20 Jul 2008 13:30

Issues w/ using a DataTable with a TableAdapter's Update method
I created a TableAdapter (TA) in my VB 2005 project. I tested it to ensure that its CRUD functionality is what I expected it to be. I'm using the TA and its strongly-typed DataTable (DT) in my Wizard. Initially, I populate the DT using the TA.GetData. I pass the DT to a ASCX-styled control that 'pivots' (tur... 18 Jul 2008 09:15

Architecture question
When filling class data from a relational database, what are some good ways to minimize the data load to only the data you need? I will provide the following example to illustrate (simplified): Class Ingredient Public Property Ingredents As List(Of Ingredient) Class Recipe Public Property RecipeName as Strin... 18 Jul 2008 13:24

Where does the "Extreme database" come from?
Where does the "Extreme database" come from? During a solution conversion, VS told me it needed to install the "Crystal Reports" so I inserted the disk and during the installation or conversion I got a message that implied that database was missing. How can I install that database? Thanks ... 22 Jul 2008 19:53

Program Startup
During my program startup I need to check for a couple of things. 1. I need to check for network availability 2. I need to check for database connectivity 3. I need to check for access to the server via a webservice I have written the code to do all of these things. Now I want to put them into a... 22 Jul 2008 18:52

Reducing Quicktime resources in VB.NET app
Hi all: I understand this is a rather vague question at this point, I'm not sure how to narrow it down at the moment.... I'm developing an app where I am launching multiple QT windows (using the QT component). In watching the system resources, as one might expect, each instatiation uses more and more memor... 17 Jul 2008 13:44

how to take out automatically checking out file from SourceSafe in VS 2005
Hi all, I am using VS 2005 and VSS 6.0. I found sometimes when I open the project in 2005, it automatically checked out some files from VSS and the sizes of some controls were changed. I want to turn off this option and want to set manually check out files from VSS. How to do it? Thanks a lot for the help! ... 18 Jul 2008 04:08

Accessing DLL in Browser?
Hello, I need to access a DLL (written by VC6) in browser. Amd I know it is possible by using a ActiveX DLL Wrapper. My questions are: 1) If I create an ActiveX DLL Wrapper by VB, will there be any problem? since the DLL is written by VC6. 2) Which dev kits do I need to create such wrapper? VB6? I am ... 17 Jul 2008 12:42

KeyUp event captures msgbox response
I'm writing a data entry application where many fields are validated and committed through KeyUp capturing a Return keycode. My problem is that if a message box pops up and the user presses the Enter key to respond, that keystroke is captured by the form KeyUp event. An example is the user changing a field val... 17 Jul 2008 11:40

export datagridview to text file and import text file to sql server table on the fly
Hi! I am trying to export only the visible columns from a datagridview in my windows form in VB 2008. Should't it be no comma after the first row where the headers are? Also should there be a comma at the last row? When I try to insert into SQL Server in a table on the fly using this code: Dim strC... 17 Jul 2008 10:38