I have a tab control (in my case a UltraTabControl from Infragistics) and I add a new tab.
The text of this new tab is set to "Escape &Characters".
lTab.Text = "Escape &Characters"
When visualizing the tab control the & will become an _ (underscore) for the next character - in this case "C"
I know that & is the Microsoft way of indicating a shortcut character - but is there any way of disabling this behaviour?
I want to create desktop shortcut for exe file through program. I do not want to use installer to do this. Can a piece of code in program do this?
View 1 RepliesI have a VB 2008 form with about a dozen buttons that use ALT+key shortcuts, e.g. names beginning &S, &N, etc. I also have a menustrip with a couple of entries but I have not assigned shortcut keys to any of them. However, three of the entries on the menustrip begin with S, N, and E. The result is that the shortcut keys for those buttons don't work - instead the shortcut activates the menustrip item. For example, ALT+E brings up the Exit on the menustrip instead of activating the button with the &E... label. I even tried setting the shortcut for the menu item to something totally different, but it doesn't matter.Even though I have programmed something different, the menu strip takes precedence on the shortcut. is there any way to just disable shortcut keys on the menustrip? What I've done for now is alter the names of my menustrip items by numbering them, e.g. "5 Exit" instead of "Exit" so that ALT+5 does the exit and leaves ALT+E for the button I want it to be associated with.
View 3 RepliesI have taken over support for a VB.Net WinForms application. When this application is installed via a ClickOnce installation it generates a shortcut on the desktop. The annoying thing, though, is that if you do a right click and properties on the shortcut that was created, it is clear that it is not a regular shortcut as it does not have a target tab, so it is not obvious from the shortcut properties what this shortcut is referencing. So my questions relating to this are: what is the idea behind this kind of shortcut? Why is the the target for this type of shortcut hidden? (What are they even called? This is the first time I have ever seen a ClickOnce installation, so was somewhat surprised when I found that the properties tab was missing.) How do you find out what executable is being referenced by the shortcut?
View 1 RepliesHow can I disable the parent form when I call a child form?This code doesn't disable the parent form like I thought it would:
frmChild.ShowDialog()
I'm trying to extract the icon from a shortcut (lnk file), but I end up with the shortcut symbol in the lower-left hand corner of the image. How can I extract a shortcut's icon without this symbol?
Here's the code I'm using:
Dim ico As System.Drawing.Icon = System.Drawing.Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon("C:shortcut.lnk")
I am writing a utility and using the ftpwebrequest. I am wanting to add a progress indicator to help the user know about how much time is left on the upload.
Code:
Private Sub UploadFTPFile()
Const filePath As String = "C:"
Const fileToUpload As String = "1.txt"
Const ftpServer As String = "ftp://xx.xx.xx.xx"
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I need some advises on showing digital signal indicator at this moment I use radio button...but it's then becoming complicated because I have to make them "true" or "false" anytime.
View 24 RepliesAlmost at the final hurdle of version 1 of my project. What i'd like to have is two indicators based on red and green lights Check for net connection and show green if available, red if not When sending data to mysql DB show green light I'm not sure if its possible but so far I have established this for the mysql data send but the data sends so quickly it changes like lightning.
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my final year project title is monitoring weight changes in digital scale / indicator.i bought one digital scale online from A&D in order to test out my system.however unlikely other device (GSM MODEM, RFID...) there are no drivers or libraries (DLL) from this device.. with only the digital scale and (rs232 9-pins to usb convertor i bought) i was like lost wondering how to get communicate with the device.i have been search around in the internet for similar post.. but there are most likely dealing with the data receiving already. is there any journals or manuals for references? i willing to study over this and not simply ask for full codings.
- how to communicate with the device (serial port communication)
- is there any driver / libraries need to install bfore everything?
OS using - windows 7 ultimate (laptop)model of device - A&D JM-SERIES 150lb
I am using the gzipstream to zip up a file. how I can incorporate a progress indicator in to the process for larger files that take longer. [Code]
View 1 RepliesI'm using the following code to reorder rows, it does work but i can't find a way to implement any indicator that shows me where the row will be droped, is it possible to do? It seems that the handler DragDrop is blocked until the mouse is released..vb.net
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I'm using VB 2008 and windows vista. I'm using a listview in my application.(view=details) I assign an image list to listview.smallimagelist. when user try to sort the listview by clicking the column header i use the imageindex property to set an icon for that column header, this works fine. When user clicks another column to sort the listview by that, I use listview.columns(PreviousColumnIndex).imageindex=-1 to remove the sort order icon from the previously selected columnheader, but it does not remove the picture from the previous columnheader. How should I remove the icon(picture) from the previous column header?
View 7 RepliesDoes somebody know where i can get Microsoft's status indicator bar animated image that has a progress bar on it that when it reaches the maximum it goes the other way round.
You can find a small version of it in :c:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio 8Common7VS2005ImageLibraryVS2005ImageLibraryanimationsstatus_anim.gif and it is called
"Indeterminate status indicator bar".
After a long time searching, I am still facing an issue with my listview column header I am trying to add a sort indicator (a small 16x16 arrow, next to the column title - looks quite good).
- My listview is in Ownerdraw mode for : Items & Subitems for a couple of reasons
- So far, I was letting the system do the job for the header (e.drawdefault = true)
I managed to add very easily the arrow using the e.graphics class, right after the e.drawdefault=true, and it is actually working good.
print01.gif
(Sub ColumnHeader OwnerDraw)
e.DrawDefault = True
e.Graphics.DrawImage(My.Resources.fleche_v2_16x16, 34, 2, 16, 16)
As you can see, I'm simply using a resource, and am forcing it to 16x16 with a custom location x=34 pixels y=2pixels My issue comes with the following :
(Sub ColumnHeader OwnerDraw)
e.DrawDefault = True
e.Graphics.DrawImage(My.Resources.fleche_v2_16x16, (e.Bounds.X + 34), 2, 16, 16)
The arrow wont draw Of course the sort indicator will sometime be on the 2nd column etc.. That's why I need to use the column header's bounds.I can already hear you saying : if you do not owner draw, you can't..But why is it working with a static location (, 34, 2, 16, 16) ans not starting from another static location (e.bounds.x) How can I fix that ? I cant find previous issues similar to that one over the internet.
Points of interest :
- I tryed to load the int value e.bounds.x into a variable before, using that instead of e.bounds.x but it's all the same.
- Using the imagelist is not an option, As you can tell from the screenshot, I am already using images for headers.. the sort indicator is coming as another image
- Using ">" or "<" in the header's text is not an option either........ (sorry pal It does not look good at all..)
- Drawing the header totally in owner draw mode would be an option, but it looks quite hard to do (need to manage the "rounded" header style of the system, the mouse over - small yellow line rounded on the sides in WinXp, the click effect....).
I have a MDI form with twe menus - Login(&L) and Exit(&X) If I click the Login(&L) menu, a login form will pop up.
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Does anybody know where to find a component for Visual Basic 2005 or 2008 that allow me to create level indicator, button, display or other special box used on a bridge of a ship? I want to simulate a small bridge of a ship and I need something that allow me to show engine power, rotation speed, level of pressure, compass and so on.
View 1 RepliesI am confused what will happen, when I disable a timer. Will it finish the process and then disable or will it immediately disable without completing process? for example
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I want to run getMessage from somewhere else, so I need to disable timer during that time to be asured not to override anything and also before timer disable it should complete that function code.
I have been given a project to update software written in Visual Basic. The software and some files are enclosed in a folder and was written 3 years ago. I have no clue what to do. All I have been asked to include more controls. The user interface allows user to select three processes by clicking on the buttons on user interface. The new requirements is to add two more buttons. There is not much information so I have to use only the resources available. When I tried to open the project, visual studio prompted to convert the project so its compatible with current version. I could open the project but dont know what to do from there. Please guide me towards the right direction. If the project folder is required please advise me how to attach it too.
View 2 Repliesa user will enter a number, n, which ranges from 1 to 30. they will also enter a "P" or an "S" (sum or product). depending on which was selected, it will calculate the sum or product of the numbers from 1 to n.i'm having a conversion error on line 5 stating "Conversion from string "S" to type 'Double' is not valid." [code]
View 2 RepliesI'm creating a program in VB.net that does the following:At a high level I receive a file in email, put the attachment in a monitored folder, import the text file to excel, format the excel, and then email the excel file to a list of recipients.
Here is my plan:
Completed: Outlook VBA to monitor all incoming email for specific message. Once message is received drop attached .txt file in a specific network folder.
Completed: (VB.net) Monitor folder, when text file is added begin processing
Not Complete: (VB.net) Import text file to Excel
Not Complete: (VB.net) Format Excel Text file.(add in a row of data,format column headers with color/size, add some blank columns, add data validation to some of the blank columns that allow drop down selections)
Completed: (VB.net) Save file.
Completed: (VB.net) Send file to list of recipients.
Obviously the items above that are not complete are the bulk of the work, but I wanted to get some advice on what some of you think would be the best way to approach something like this. The import and formatting of the file are causing me some problems because I just can't decide what would be the most efficient way to do this.
The way stated above. Import to excel -> format Having a template excel that contains all of the formatting already done for me and attempting to transition the data to this document (no clue if/how I can do this). Is it even feasible? Have the template already created and then import the text file to a new excel file, then transition that data to the excel template?
Something I thought about, in terms of formatting the document, was to record a macro of me doing all of the formatting that I'm going to need and then attempt to convert that macro into my vb.net code, but I'm not sure if that will work. I will need to verify that the text file comes in the EXACT format every time correct?
to disable right click and to disable the start button and task bar?
View 4 RepliesI require a "Indicator Control" i.e. I need to display a "multi coloured indicator" with each colour representing a certain condition. Basically "I want to build" a multi colored LED on a Form. I have used a Radio Button before but I need more than 2 colors and the Radio Button is a very poor choice.
View 2 RepliesIs it possible to set a project default for VB.NET winforms projects so that the default Modifier for controls added to winforms is Private (not Friend)?I know there's a "modifiers" property in the properties window so I can set it for each individual control however I would like to change the project so from now on myself and other developers have to specifically decide to change from friend to private. (Which I would strongly discourage them from doing).I believe there is no way of doing this, but on another forum a while ago someone mentioned it would be possible with an add-in (but didn't name the add-in or where to get it).
View 1 RepliesHere's 2 questions that I hope someone can help me on. This is in VB.net. I keep on getting this error 'java.io.bufferedInputstream.count is not accessible in this context because it is 'Protected Friend'. Does anyone know how to fix this error?
The other errors i get are "Overload resolution failed because no accessible 'Val' accepts this number of arguments". I have listed below the code that I have coverted from Java. Where is my mistake?'the underlined areas are where it is giving me errors.
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I have a context menu, and for one of the menu items, I would like to use F5 as the shortcut key. It seems, however, that I must use a modifier key to get it to work, but I don't want to use a modifier. I just want it to be F5.
View 1 Repliesis that anyone know how to use shortcut key??
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i wamt to create a shorcut with IWshRuntimeLibrary
i be sucssed on create a shortcut but i want to dedicate icon of target file to shortcut.
how can i dedicted the target icon to my shortcut
method is "IconLocation"
I just have a question about creating a shortcut to my programs path. The problem I have is the program has to run from a Mapped drive.
Example of how the shortcut should look.
Target: R:appapp9app9Filesmyapp.exe @app.ini
Start in: R:appapp9app9Files
So here is the question if the mapped drive path is different every time depending on how the user maps the share how can I tell VB to find the path to myapp.exe ?
I have an vb.net application. For this application there are 4 users. so for this 4 users different user names will be there Also users will have the different shortcut icons(from the base exe they created 4 shortcut and renames themselves.) As soon as they click on ok button in login form i am storing the details in registry. if they restared the application, login form will show the last user name(which is stored in registry). Here the requirement is user1 should not get user2 username when he login. Here I have to store the login information of every users in registry separately and if user1 is clicking the shorcut of my application(i.e clicking on shortcut of MyApp.exe) then he should get his details. Here i can differentiate by using which shortcut icon is clicked. Based on that name i can say this user is trying to log and i have to show his user name in login form username textbox.[code]...
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