I'm a newbie at VB.NET and was wondering how I could get the Windows UI on my program without having to go to the properties and changing it because i want to keep the Button the same only change the menubar to the windows default.
View 2 RepliesWithin my application we store objects i.e images,word docs, etc etc. These are stored in a listview and when the user double clicks the item it launches the default application assigned to the file type i.e a bmp will launch paint, doc will launch word etc etc.
Everything works great in all versions of windows except the new Windows 7 where i am getting this error message:
Im guessing this is something to do with permissions etc, but can anybody shed more light on this and where to look?
I'm starting on a new project: multiple desktops I want to accomplish this by making a folder browser system like the desktop.I do not want to have all the file transfer actions invisible So: I want to have the normal file transfer dialogs displayed, with the progressbar, file information, just like windows.What code should I use to display windows dialogs?
View 5 RepliesI'm sure most people on here have opened an OpenFileDialog or SaveFileDialog and set the SelectedPath property to point to some directory...
Has anyone done this on a Windows 7 machine and been able to point the thing to a Library? If so, what do you set it to?
When I develop a Windows Forms app in Visual Studio using C#, every control that I add to my form is by default marked as private, which is what I want.
When using VB.NET, every control is by default marked as Friend (the equivalent of internal in C#), which is not what I want.
Can I just change this default? It seems like surely it's a setting somewhere.
I'm going to attempt to make a shell replacement for the Windows default shell: explorer.exe. I'm not sure if its possible using Vb.Net, but I can't seem why not. My end goal is to use a custom made shell for a Windows Preinstallation Environment instead of the default command prompt. I plan to use a 3rd party program to compile the program with the .NET Framework. Otherwise, it wouldn't work because Windows PE does not support the .NET Framework.
View 1 RepliesSo im just wondering, in batch they have a default way of saying the original drive or folderpath like so: %drive% for your C: drive or whatever your drive is or like %windir% for the windows directory. I need this to extract files into the windows folder and some people might have a D: drive instead of C: or Windows.001 instead of Windows. Is there a way for this in vb 2008-2012?
View 2 RepliesIf I wanted to call the RUN prompt and the Command prompt in my application, what exe's would I need to reference?
View 6 RepliesI really want to do is change the default printer in Windows.No combobox populated with a list, just simply the syntax for changing the default printer.
View 1 RepliesIs there any way to add a checkbox to the windows default print dialog or do I have to create my own print dialog?
View 1 RepliesIs there a way to change default Windows keyboard shortcuts like CTRL + C, CTRL + X etc. to my desired shortcuts like CTRL + J, CTRL + Q etc. in .NET ?
I can register the new hotkey easily with RegisterHotkey. I just need to unregister the hotkeys Windows has registered and add their functionality in the new hotkey.
Im using a listview item in visual basic to display items. How to enable the Windows Default Hot-Track in listview??
View 3 RepliesWhat is the easiest way to play a sound from windows sounds? Does .NET built-in library for that?
View 1 RepliesI am using vb.Net 2005 for creating an application for handling windows explorer. In I have open a folder in windows explorer as a root folder. Currenty I need when I click one Search button.And after this click on All files and foldes. In Lookin combo bydefault set my Root Folder which is I set in windows explorer. For opening windows explorer I use this code.
Dim processClass As ManagementClass = New ManagementClass("Win32_Process")
Dim handler As ManagementOperationObserver = New ManagementOperationObserver
AddHandler handler.Completed, AddressOf Me.Completed
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In VB.NET, how can I get the default window border size in Windows, for all standard windows?
View 3 Replieswhere can I find the default constructor of a windows form? I mean:
Public Sub New()
End Sub
I should say that I Use Visual Studio 2008 as my editor.
I am working in visual studio 2010, framework 3.0.I want to enumerate the Audio Recording devices on Vista and Windows 7 PCs. With the help of Core Audio APIs, this is completed successfully. Now I want to change the default state of devices and also I want to set the state of Disabled device to Enable. In Core Audio APIs, it is not possible. So can I use the Registry to Enable the device or change any device to DEFAULT?On changing the default device from SOUND dialog, windows makes some changes of Binary values in registry Role:0, Role:1,ole:2under HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionMMDevicesAudioCapture {GUID}.
View 1 Replieshow do you find the default temporary folder in windows xp, vista and windows 7?
View 1 Replieshow to hide assemblies default icon after running any exe in vb.net(Windows app)? in vb.net running any exe then its icon will be show in the taskbar.how to hide running exe icon using vb.net?
View 5 Replieshow to hide assemblies default icon after running any exe in vb.net(Windows app)?
in vb.net running any exe then its icon will be show in the taskbar. how to hide that icon.how to hide running exe icon using vb.net?
When I right click on the Forms header it was showing the default windows menu with Items (Restore, Move ,Resize , Maximize..). I need to display the Context menu which we have created instead of display Windows menu. We want to hide the windows default.
View 8 Repliesif we don't mention the decoding what decoding will they use?I do not think it's System.Text.Encoding.Default. Things work well if I EXPLICITLY put System.Text.Encoding.Default but things go wrong when I live that empty.So this doesn't work well
Dim b = System.IO.File.ReadAllText("test.txt")
System.IO.File.WriteAllText("test4.txt", b)
[Code]...
I want to set the System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog to a default path when I load it up. If I set the selectedpath that works but I have to scroll down to that folder to select another one in it.
All I want it to do is start from the passed path; i.e. e:defaultpath ewdocs.
How to change a forms background system color schemes to windows default color schemes in vb.net?
View 2 RepliesSo I was wondering if anyone has done their own Forms (inheriting windows form and editing the properties) and if so, what your finished result was. And, if you are willing to post a screenshot of your finished result, that would be sweet! Trying to get some ideas of what can be accomplished with customizing the default form.
View 1 RepliesI'm using SharpDevelop and .NET 4.0.
My question is this: If you start a new project with a "Windows Application" template, it generates a Program.vb with the following contents[code]...
This VS010 solution is not providing my intended outcome as a custom override of a 'crosshair' or 'reticle' cursor e.Graphics.DrawPath() is the function that isn't working. This
WORKING solution demonstrates how it's supposed to work. The additonal PictureBox added to a Panel is, for reasons I don't understand, not allowing the 'new' cursor to appear.
Option Explicit On
Option Strict On
Imports System.Drawing
[Code]....
I need to print the contents of 3 textboxs to default printer. what examples I have found dont seem to work. I was trying the documentprint1 component as i thought it would be easy but cant figure out how to tell it what to print the second part is to print a variable (string) to the printer as well.no need for user to select just straight to default printer with its default settings
View 1 RepliesI have a combobox which contains a sample of names selected from a table.Currently the default name displayed in the box is the 1st name found in the table. What I would like to do is display the name of the person who is doing the selection as the default. The name is stored in a public variable 'PubName' and I do not want the user to be able to type into the combobox themselves.Is this possible?
View 2 RepliesI am creating my own browser. I want to make an option...to set as the browser to default.To do that I have to:Write a code which opens html(generally internet) file through my browser(form load event) DoneChange the "open with..." of the .html,.xml.... files Problem I want to change the open with event from my web browser. Actually i want an options form which will ask the user "Do you want to set /Browser name/ to be your default browser?" If yes then it will change the default options of the internet files.
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