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  1. flbos

    Time limit for function execution

    Hi all, I'm using the function "URLDownloadToFile" which I found here: http://www.ex-designz.net/apidetail.asp?api_id=498 This works well but in some very rare cases a web page cannot be downloaded and Excel simply hangs when executing the function for that web page. The function doesn't seem...
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    set var in VB.NET and get the value in ASP

    I'm working on an application based on ASP but with underlying VB.NET code. I need to display some values in the ASP page that are in vars in the VB.NET code. Currently I'm doing this in the VB.NET code: Session.Item("Varname") = NameOfVbVar And this in the ASP page: value='<%=...
  3. flbos

    FileUpload component does not work

    Hi all, I'm new to ASP and I'm working on a project based on ASP and VB.NET. I want to use the FileUpload component on my website but I am not able to do so. I use Visual studio .NET 2003. The FileUpload component is not in my list of Web form components (design view). If I switch to...
  4. flbos

    Change focus from other thread

    In my application I start an additional thread which continually checks the idle time of the system. If the system has been idle for more than 30 seconds, the thread navigates the application to the begin screen by calling the function "ToBegin()" of frmmain. This works fine except for the fact...
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    Word to pdf convertor

    Hi all, I'm looking for a way to convert word files to pdf on the fly. In my program a user must be able to select a word document. After selecting the document, this document needs to be converted to a pdf file and then opened (in pdf format). Does anyone know a .net tool that allows me to...
  6. flbos

    Set focus to main form after going to url/file in webbrowser control

    Hi All, I use the Microsoft webbrowser component (com component) to preview .pdf .doc .xls and .txt docs. Users can select a document with a combobox and then I let the webbrowser navigate to the chosen document with the following code: AxWebBrowser.Navigate2("selectecdocument.doc") This...
  7. flbos

    Putting a tranparent panel of lable over a web browser control

    In my application I use the 'windows webbrowser component' (com component) to preview .doc .pdf .xls and .txt files on my form. This works fine but I don't want my users to be able to edit the documents. They can when I use the webbrowser control because the control loads (for example) ms word...
  8. flbos

    html editor control

    I use the microsoft.consultingservices.htmleditor.htmleditorcontrol in my application. It works fine except for handling the return key. Here's the problem: - I first press a button outside the htmleditor control (so just any button on my form outside the htmleditor) so that this specific...
  9. flbos

    Open word, pdf, excel, txt docs internal in program

    For a certain application I've got to make a form with a product overview. The form shows product number, description, price etc. However, in some cases a product als has a technical document. I need to view this document when it's present but it needs to be showed within the application, this...
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    JMAIL component - saving an email to disk including attachments

    Hello, I'm using the Jmail component to create and send emails. The application is only used for sending emails, receiving is not an issue. What I currently do is using a GUI that enables the user to create and send emails, the underlying component I use is the Jmail component. This all works...
  11. flbos

    Get apache 1.3.33 to parse .php files again

    Hi, I've done a fresh Windows XP install on my system and now I want to use my local apache server for testing purposes again. I copied my php directory and apache directory back to my C drive (I formatted the whole drive when re-installing windows). Apache does run and it does work, I can view...
  12. flbos

    system menu doesn't display

    Hi, In a certain application it's required that I can make use of the system menu. I mean the menu which usually pops up after a right mouse click on the top bar of a window and which lists options as: minimize, maximize, close etc. However on a certain form I don't get this system menu after...
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    Adobe Premiere Pro V2: splitting video without quality loss

    Hi, I've just started using Adobe Premiere Pro V2. What I need to do is split a video in different parts. I've got a long video (wmv format) which I import into a new project. Then I cut almost the whole video except for 30 secs of video. Now I'd like to save this small part of the original...
  14. flbos

    General error handling

    I was wondering if it's possible to create a general error handler that handles all errors in a form or maybe even in the application. I used to program in VBA and I always had to specify an error handler for each procedure I created. My main problem with this always was that I had many small...
  15. flbos

    general solution for changing the backcolor of the current control

    Hello, I was wondering if there is a general solution for changing the backcolor of the current control (in which the cursor is) and changing it back to normal when the focus is lost? I could define a gotfocus and lostfocus event for each control but this is quite a lot of work when I need to...
  16. flbos

    How to detect 'Enter' keypress and process tab key

    Hello, For a certain form I want the enter key to perform exactly the same action as the tab key. I thought I would be able to do something like this: Private Sub frmAfsluiten_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles MyBase.KeyDown If...
  17. flbos

    Closings forms from procedure behind other forum

    Hi All, I've got an application consisting of several forms. I need to close forms from within other forms. I also need to access information on some forms from other forms. What's the best way to do this? I thought of declaring a public object variable for each form at the startup of the...
  18. flbos

    Updating db using updatecommand

    Hi, I've got a dataadapter named 'daAdapter' that I want to use to update the Mysql database it is attached to. I've filled ad dataset named 'dsTabellen' with the dataadapter earlier (after changing a combo box in case that matters). The table I filled it with is named 'prijstabelregels'. I...
  19. flbos

    VB.NET datagrid the right tool? How to put it to best use?

    Hi all, I've got some specific questions about the datagrid. I'm using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 to develop an application. I'm new to VB.Net and I've got a hard time with the differences between developing with VB.Net and developing with MS Access VBA (the latter I've been using till...
  20. flbos

    Opening .dta and .key files

    Hi, I've got a big problem. I've got an old program that's written in Turbo Pascal, I don't know which version. I've only got the compiled executable (.exe file), I haven't got the source code. The program works with a database that consists of .dta and .key files which represent the data...

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