I am working on moving a project from VB6 to VB 2008 Express. [Code] When I connect to mysql db in VB6, I connect using adAsynConnect. This way, I have a "Loading..." animation display while a connection is attempted. Is there a way to do this in 2008 Express? Or something similar I could read up on?
View 4 Replies'm trying to use Visual Basic 2008 Express and connect to a DB of SQL Server 2008 Express but ... you can tell me why in the Database Explorer and the Data menu of VB only have the following options for data source? Microsoft Access Database File Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 Microsoft SQL Server Database File does not have the options Microsoft ODBC Data Source Microsoft SQL Server obs.: I have the Visual Web Express 2008 installed, and there are the options available.
View 10 RepliesIs there a way to use VB 2008 Express to connect to Oracle 11? When I go to add new data source I dont see anything for ODBC
View 2 RepliesOn VB 2008 express, how to connect to SAP Business One's DataBase? The Database is MS sql 2008.
View 1 RepliesI added a new database using SQL Server Management studio express 2008. I can connect to that database using Web Developer and Visual Studio just fine. But when I try to connect from VB Express 2008 I get an error message "file in use by another program". VB only prompts me for the name of the database, but Web Developer and Visual Studio prompts me for both server instance and database name. I'm sure this is just something simple I'm missing.
View 2 RepliesI've installed MySQL .NET connector but it's not shown in data source options to connect in Visual Studio Express Edition.
View 2 RepliesI am using VB 2008 express and SQL Server 2008 express on a test basis and I used to connect VB express to a SQL database (created in SQL Server 2008 Express management studio) file and it work perfectly until my hard drive packed up and I had to get a new one, so I had to reinstall both of these again and copied my old databases from a backup I had. Now when I try to connect to the database file it cannot connect. Network related error or the instance name is incorrect. When I look at the advanced options in the connect dialog it shows my instance as .SQLExpress and my correct instance name is .SQL2008Express. I clicked OK on the connect dialog and manually changed my connection string to the correct instance and that worked but whenever I run the application in debug mode it give me the same error as above.
View 1 RepliesI have been learning about working with databases and VB. I have coded the connection string for a MS Access database to my VB project but i cannot establish a connection with my sql mdf database.
The code i used to connect to MS Access is:
<Dim dt As New DataTable()/>
<Dim match As String = ""/>
< Dim connStr As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
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What is the connection code in order to manipulate data from the mdf file. Is it similar to the above code.
I'm trying to connect from VB 2008 Express Edition to a database in an instance of SQL Server 2008. Both, VB and SQL Server are running on the same machine. From a VB project, when I try to define a new Data Connection I find just three Data sources available: [Code] I selected the last one but when I browse for the mdf file I cannot select it because it tells me that the file is in USE. I have stopped all the services but still I'm not able to link the database file.
Two questions: 1. Is there a way to connect to the SQL Server Instance and from there to select the desired database? 2. How to connect using the Database file.
Is it possible to connect to a database on SQL Server R2 Express from Visual Basic Express? I am following a set of tutorial videos done in SQL Server 2005, but cannot seem to connect to create the database. I have created the database in SQL Server R2 Express, but cannot connect. Is there a work around?
View 4 Repliesi am new with SQL server 2005 and visual studio 2008.how do i connect the forms and the tables in the database
View 4 RepliesI've just downloaded SQL server express and have created a database in there. Now back in my VB.NET application from Visual Studio how do i find/connect to it?
View 16 RepliesI'm trying to write a 'developer friendly' wrapper for the Windows API EnumWindows - the problem is that the API uses a callback function that gets invoked on another thread, where as I want my wrapper function to simplify this and make it more useful by working like any other normal synchronous function and just returning a value.
Now if the API just called the callback once that would be fine, as I would just call the API and make the wrapper function wait until it got a signal from the callback function telling it to continue... but the API calls the callback function over 100 times (once for every window handle that exists). The biggest problem is that there is nothing that indicates that any particular call to this callback function is the last one, so my wrapper function has no idea when it is safe to continue and return the list of window handles to the caller.
The only solution I could think of is to do this:
1. The wrapper function calls the API and starts a timer that waits 2 seconds before it raises the Elapsed event. The wrapper function then pauses until it receives a signal (ManualResetEvent)
2. Each time the callback function is raised by the API on a different thread, it stops the timer (so this is before the 2 seconds have elapsed), adds the current window handle that was passed in by the API to the list of handles, then starts the timer again.
3. If the timer reaches its 2 second interval then it is assumed that we are at the end of the windows because otherwise the callback would have stopped the timer. So the timer's Elapsed event handler is what signals the original thread (that the wrapper function is executing on) to continue as we now have a complete list of windows to return.
This works fine and does exactly what I want... but I dont like it.
I dont like forcing the caller to wait an extra 2 seconds after the API has done its last callback but more importantly I dont like assuming that the API will never take longer than 2 seconds between callbacks. In reality on my PC it is never anywhere near that long between callbacks, it is something like 200 miliseconds, but I have no idea how long it would be on a slower PC and I want this to be completely reliable.
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I'm so glad I found this forum. I have been trying for days to connect VB.NET Express to SQLExpress using a very simple, one-table database just for testing with no luck. Then I found this forum and the FAQ and used the template for binding a VB Form to SQL and with a few slight modifications and had success.
I'm connecting using the default instance of SQL (no user instance) and after substituting the the "user Id=" and "password=" section of the connection string with "Integrated Security=SSPI" I was finally able to get data returned from SQL server into VB in a Grid Control.
Now for my question. It's a general thing. Yes, I got that to work but in a complete database scenario, would the connection to the database be done in a Public Sub and left open throughout the duration of the GUI interface (passing in the user ID and password as needed) ..until the user logs off? In other words, the template example closes the connecttion immediately after retrieving the data from the database - and I realize this is an example of simply connecting. So, What is the usual scenario (in the real world for connecting and keeping that connection open for the duration of a user session. Where in the VB app should the connection string really be placed and the connection.(close) be placed?I'm not looking for an extremely detailed answer, just an "in general" scenario.I tend to dive in head first and so, I truly look for answers elsewhere before posting a question but haven't really found an answer to this exact question.
I can't connect to the "Service-Based Data Base" or to the "Linq To Sql classes". I tried all that I've read in the Forums for days : ( I removed the VB 2008 and SQL 2205-2208, then upload VB 2008 from my CD only. I'm starting a Web Technology class in 2 weeks, and the complition of the book is my entry requirement.
View 4 RepliesI was trying to edit to get the reults output to a text file. I needed to do this for a few hundred IP addresses, and found kleinma's code. It works great as is, but since the number of IP addresses to ping is so large, I lose some of the info from the console session. I tried to make changes to write the information into a text file, but it doesn't output the results. I am relatively new to VB.NET, so I was wondering if you could please point out the flaw(s) in the edited code. I was trying to use the My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteAllText(File, lineContent, True) method to do this. This does export the IP address list just fine, but the results of the async ping to not get output.
'KLEINMA
'WWW.VBFORUMS.COM
'THE PING CLASS IS IN THIS NAMESPACE
Imports System.Net.NetworkInformation
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In the beta version of Beta2 of Visual Studio Professional, when I choose add new connections, I can select a I can select a " SQL Server (SQL Client)" datasource, which works great with my SQL Server Express DB running on the local machine.
In VB2008 Express, though, I can't select a "SQL Server" in the datasource dropdown. I can only try to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server Database File.
When I actually try to connect using the .mdf file that is being managed by my local SQL Server, I get an connection error -- can't make connection to the server (and the usual message about enabling remote connections".
I am using this connection string to connect to my database and still it won't connect[code]....
View 3 RepliesI have created a db in sql server 2008. I am now trying to connect to it from vb 2010 express project. When I try to add the data source, I get the error "You don't have permission to open this file". I have change the Auto Close option to True on the db.
After further testing I found if I opened BV as Administator I was able to add the db.
I am trying to figure out how to connect to a MySQL Database and manipulate it using VB Express 2008
View 6 RepliesI try to use my data source and setup a new connection, but i see it wont let me.Is this another features they left out of 2010 express edtions?I just want to setup a connection to sql server with vb.net express 2010?
View 2 RepliesI've created an httplistener and I'm using the async method it has.Starts like this on a BUTTON click in my test app
Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
Dim prefixes() As String = {"http://*:8080/HttpListener/"}
StartRequests(prefixes)
End Sub
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This forces the callback to fire - for some reason that I don't quite understand and it gets this error...
Quote:
The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request at this line
Private Sub GetContextCallBack(ByVal result As IAsyncResult)
'Dim listener As HttpListener = CType(result.AsyncState, HttpListener)
Dim context As HttpListenerContext = m_listener.EndGetContext(result)
I am trying to connect to an attached mdf (SQL Express local) file, where i want to delete all the stored procedures. When i execute my code at executenonquery command i get the error "There is already an open DataReader associated with this Command which must be closed first.".
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I want to use a connetction string for connect a databse in sql server express by vb.net? My code is : Cn1.ConnectionString ="Data Source=.SQLEXPRESS;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;User Instance=True" but i when open then connection i see this error Cannot open user default database. Login failed. Login failed for user 'Shahab-PCShahab'.
View 6 RepliesI downloaded the free Visual Basic Express Edition to create an application that connects to a Mysql database. I searched for the connection string and found a bunch of different ones.I have no idea which one should I use with Visual Basic Express Edition. I have been using PHP, javascript and mysql for a couple of years, but I have never used Visual Basic and have everything to learn.
View 2 RepliesIn the old version Visual Basic 6, my code to connect to our Prophet 21 Progress database was:
Global DBConnect (5) as new ADODB.connection Global DBRec(5) as new ADODB.recordset Public Function Open_P21(SQL_Str As String, Ch As Integer, Status As Boolean)
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I am working in Windows 7 Home Premium using MS-Visual Basic 2010 Express. I am having difficulty connecting to an Access 2007 database using ADO. When I try to connect to the database I get the following error:
Error Code: -2147467259
Exception: [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] The specified DSN contains an architecture mismatch between the Driver and Application
Source: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers
I looked at...
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There were several reference to compiling the program using x86.
Go to Project menu -> Properties -> Compile tab -> Select "Advanced Compile Options" -> Select "x86" instead of "AnyCPU"
I followed the path and there was not any option to select x86 in VB 2010 Express.
I installed MS-SQL Server 2005 Express edition at my home and I want to connect my database from office by using VB/VB.net.
View 4 RepliesI have been developing an async socket connection server and client program. I have been testing it, and noticed that if I connect to the server from my client and then disconnect. Upon reconnecting I am on a different port(local IP still). This is fine, however when I go to send a message, and the server trys to update all the clients, it eventually hits clients that do not exist anymore. I get the SocketException 10054, and upon connecting/disconnecting enough, it no longer works at all. My question is how do I clear out these no longer useful sockets from the server? I am doing currentsocket.Shutdown(SocketShutDown.Both); and then a currentsocket.Close(); after that. When a user disconnects.
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how I can implement my calendar with VB .net express 2008 and MSSQL 2008 Express. How do I get it to work with datasets, binding source etc.If I go to Properties>settings my connection string is:
Data Source=.SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|CalendarDatabase.mdf;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;User Instance=True
and I have a table with fields:-
CalendarID
Subject
Location
Purpose
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I can Add the event to the calendar I have the necessary items on my form linked to my table and I can save them to my table:
Me.Validate()
Me.CalendarTableBindingSource.EndEdit()
Me.TableAdapterManager.UpdateAll(Me.CalendarDatabaseDataSet)
But I cant keep the event displayed on my calendar when I close it and open it again.