Visual Basic

Re: Creating Setup with shotcuts

30-Jun-07 12:38

Hey:

I'm using SetUP project template of Setup and Deployment Project. Even I do include the shortcut files in my setup. It does show. But my problem was the shortcut icons just open the destop. I want the short cut to open my .exe file of my application instead. Like when we click word icon, it opens word file.

Thanks a lot for your help.

Christian Graus30-Jun-07 13:29

Re: Creating Setup with shotcuts

30-Jun-07 13:29

Why does the icon point to the desktop ? If you mean that you have a document file which you want to open your program with that document, you need to set that up in the registry.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

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hsprasain30-Jun-07 21:09

write user control the same as PANEL or GROUPBOX

30-Jun-07 21:09

Hey:

Sorry. I have not created the shotcut properly. Thus, I was getting weird result. It works very well now. Thanks a lot for your help.

saeed_rezaei30-Jun-07 2:42

saeed_rezaei

30-Jun-07 2:42

i want to write a user control that atc the same as panel and keep others controls at himself.
is it possible in vb.net
thx

Re: write user control the same as PANEL or GROUPBOX

TwoFaced30-Jun-07 5:39

TwoFaced

30-Jun-07 5:39

All controls can contain other controls, but I assume you want design time support like the panel has. Do do that add this line of code just before the class declaration.

<Designer("System.Windows.Forms.Design.ParentControlDesigner,System.Design", GetType(IDesigner))> _

Re: write user control the same as PANEL or GROUPBOX

Nick Rioux1-Jul-07 1:17

Nick Rioux

1-Jul-07 1:17

You can also use inherits system.windows.controls.panel.

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Database

A.Muthunagai30-Jun-07 1:51

A.Muthunagai

30-Jun-07 1:51

Hi,
Username and password in SqlServer 2005, I want to check the user name and password from the database. How to check that? Give me any sample code for that..

Thanks in advance

With Regards
A.Muthunagai

Re: Database

Paul Conrad30-Jun-07 7:04

30-Jun-07 7:04

Are you checking username/password of an account on SQL Server 2005 or do you have a user table? Please elaborate a bit more what you are looking to do...

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Magedhv

Dipstar29-Jun-07 23:18

Dipstar

29-Jun-07 23:18

My email address is honest.siulapwa@gmail.com or honest@micropos.co.zm I am the one asked about the crystalreportviewer nor working. I will greatly appreciate your help.

Christian Graus29-Jun-07 23:33

29-Jun-07 23:33

Does this relate to a prior post ? Did you want to see how much spam you could get by broadcasting your email address to the world ? What is the point of this post ?

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

"I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

Dipstar29-Jun-07 23:40

Dipstar

29-Jun-07 23:40

Sorry i never thought of it that way, but i need help with the crystalreportviewer and this guy was willing to upload some working code of the control.

Christian Graus29-Jun-07 23:46

29-Jun-07 23:46

So, respond on the thread, send him an email through the site if he needs your email address. Then he will be sure to get it. Who knows if he even happens to be reading the site when you post this ?

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

"I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

Executing Process from VB Application

magedhv2-Jul-07 22:38

magedhv

2-Jul-07 22:38

never mind iam gonna help u
but excuse me i was busy these days
gonna send u mail and let me know if it helps

hsprasain29-Jun-07 21:23

29-Jun-07 21:23

Hi all:

I want to execute .exe(process) when some events is fired from my application. I was able to execute my process by using my following code.

Dim program As New Process<br />
program.StartInfo.FileName = "SH_EVP2.exe"<br />
program.Start()

My Problem is I need to pass filename as paramters to .exe (process)when I execute it. can you advise me how shall I do this?

Christian Graus29-Jun-07 23:48

29-Jun-07 23:48

Process.Start("SH_EVP2.exe " + yourParamString)

will do it.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

"I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

hsprasain30-Jun-07 7:07

30-Jun-07 7:07

Hey:

I did the exactly same that you have provided above. Unfortunately, I got some execptional handling error. Then, later I tried:

Process.Start("SH_EVP2.exe ", "input1.sa")
But still it is not taking input1.sa as a file parameter.

Help please.

Paul Conrad30-Jun-07 7:14

30-Jun-07 7:14

hsprasain wrote:
Unfortunately, I got some execptional handling error.

Christian's code should do the trick, what is the exception you were getting?

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hsprasain30-Jun-07 7:29

30-Jun-07 7:29

The exact code that I wrote as per Christian's suggestion is:

Dim yourParamString As String = "input1.sa"<br />
 Process.Start("SH_EVP2.exe" + yourParamString)

The exception that I got while executing the application is:

The system can't find the file specified.
However I have input1.sa in the bin directory. I felt "SH_EVP2.exe" + yourParamString string got concanated and come up with new file name. Thus I'try the other one that I've posted above.

Thanks for your help

Paul Conrad30-Jun-07 7:43

30-Jun-07 7:43

You might have to specify the file path to the parameter file as well...

"Any sort of work in VB6 is bound to provide several WTF moments." - Christian Graus

hsprasain30-Jun-07 7:50

30-Jun-07 7:50

By default it is taking taking the filpath of ../bin and my input file is inside bin. However, I tried with absolute path too. It doesn't make any differnce.

Paul Conrad30-Jun-07 7:58

30-Jun-07 7:58

hsprasain wrote:
Dim yourParamString As String = "input1.sa"
Process.Start("SH_EVP2.exe" + yourParamString)

You might be needing a space between the .exe and input1.sa

By the looks of your code, it is looking for: SH_EVP2.exeinput1.sa

Have you tried: Process.Start("SH_EVP2.exe " + yourParamString), note the space between the last 'e' in exe and the last double quote...

"Any sort of work in VB6 is bound to provide several WTF moments." - Christian Graus

hsprasain30-Jun-07 8:14

30-Jun-07 8:14

Hey:

I tried as per your suggestions but it doesn't work out. Same error. I'm getting really frustrated.

Christian Graus30-Jun-07 12:36