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Is there an option to run the application after installing from a .NET msi install? Is there a key to turn this on that I am missing? Most install packages you see have a check box asking if you would like to run after installation.

I have a .NET install package in my solution (msi). I see there is a key to Remove Previous Versions (RemovePreviousVersions). However, it seems if I make code changes then rebuild the package it no longer is able to uninstall the previous version with the package but it tells you to go to the...

I developed a regular windows application which connects to a SQL server and outputs data to excel. This works when I run locally on my machine flawlessly. I then deploy my application to a citrix server where other people will be able to access the application from a central location. While...

The VB6 Printer Object contains Name,Port, Driver as properties. I find it hard to believe that .NET would drop functionality from VB6. how do I obtain this information in .NET 2.0? Here is some code: Private Sub PopulatePrinters() For Each strPrinter As String In...

Hi Fellow Programmers, I have an issue with an application used to print crystal report documents. In my windows application in VB.NET 2005 I am looking to be able to send a Crystal Report to a printer specified by the user. There is a function in the CRAXDDRT object called...

Fellow Programmers, I developed a project locally on my machine. I then copy this project to a network location and then added to source safe. I have a reference to Excel which references C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE . When another developer opens this on his machine...

I am working in the framework 2.0 and using C# never the less my problem is kind of weird and can easily occur in VB because they are the samething in .NET is .NET. Anyways.. What could get modified that would make web application work when only one user is logged in and mess up when the second...

Deploying web application (need .cs files I thought thats what a DLL is for)? I am deploying a web application written in ASP.NET (C# not that that should matter). For some reason the code does not work unless the .cs files are present. My understanding and from what I have seen in the past a...

I am looking to find out how to convert an integer value to binary form and traverse its bits. For example, I would like to take 15 which is a four bit number in binary 1111 = 15. How would I traverse these bits and perform the necessary operations. This is because I am going to be passing the...

What type of encoding do I have to use to preserve the following characters: ç , É And the u with dots above it. I have tried a few different ways of going about this but none of the different encodings that I try preserve these letters. Some just truncate them and others replace them with a...

I am working with a large stream of text. Each line of this text is going to represent a command. Each string sent will be of the same size. Lines will be added at a rate of about 2-3 per iteration (per string sent). This means means that 2-3 lines will be missing from the front of the previous...

I was wondering what the best way to go about this was. I am going to be taking a screenshot of a piece of the screen. What I want to do is find out a good way to select a section of a window (outside of my application) and compare that selection to a larger image and see where on the image that...

I am working on a program and wish to add some extra functionality to the application. I wish to recognize other windows that are gaining focus. And based on which windows takes focus it will send keystrokes to that window. Sometimes closing it, sometimes sending information, sometimes doing...

I was looking for some information on how to write software that interacts with other software. Also, I was wondering if VB.NET is good for this. By "interacts" I mean I would like to pull information from the other program. Such as information in textboxes and the ability to click buttons. I...

I have a configuration based application that dynamically creates controls based on XML configuration file. This is a scanning application and the only bump that I am hitting for this project is the fact that for each different configuration I need to execute different code in 4 different...

What datatype should you use in VB.NET if you are expecting an insanely long string? How many characters does the VB.NET string hold? Is there an equivilent to the Blob datatype? How should you handle insanely large strings in VB.NET?

How much of a performance issue is it if you use VarChar(255) in every field rather than using integers for integers and varchar(10) for fields that will not be longer than 10, etc. Meaning if you only use that data-type how big of a deal is it performance-wise (i know that validation-wise it is...

I am thinking of studying to get the MCSD certification taking the exam "Developing and Implementing Web Applications 70-305" There are a few variations of this exam for C#, and Winforms. I chose the web applications in hopes of becoming better aqcuainted with the web aspect of things in .NET...

I have a problem. I have a scan application that needs the ability to Select, Insert, Update, and Delete records from a database. The way we have been giving the user access is by specifying a username/password in a configuration file. Is there a better way to go about this. Can this be...

I have a VB6 scan application which uses a few .NET components and contains a few configuration (ini) files that all need to be in certain folders on a persons PC. I know that this can be easily accomplish with the .NET setup tools provided. However, there is a problem. Is there a way to...