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  1. sillysod

    FK to Multiple Tables

    Hi (not sure if im posting in right place so apologies if its not) I have multiple entities, for example Customer Suppler Sales Invoice Purchase Invoice Currency etc etc I would like to be able to add a "Notes" record to ANY type of record The Notes table would like this NoteID - Int (PK)...
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    Using separate form to add child records

    Lets say I have a Master/Detail form bound to Linq2Sql objects (for arguments sake an Order / Order Line form) The order form shows the order lines in a datagrid, which is readonly To add/edit an order line the user clicks a button. The button opens up another form and the details are entered...
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    Word Wrapping

    Hi Guys, This is driving me daft, I need to restrict the length of each line entered onto a multi line textbox to only be X chars, however the number of lines is not a concern. Now i have found this code on internet which needed a little tweaking but as it stands now ... Public Function...
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    MDI Childs title bar

    I have an application which uses an MDI interface, forms are loaded into the MDI form and a tab strip lists all open forms for the user to select between any open forms. the user should never be able to change the MDI Children from been maximized (kinda like worksheets in Excel whereby they are...
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    Iterate through a forms binding sources

    I need to cycle through all the binding sources on a form and get the .current for each. After a fair bit of googling i found a code sample which shows you to cycle though the components.components collection and direct cast the objects to a binding source type. This is fine if the code is...
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    asychronous tcl listener

    Hi i am trying to set up an app that runs as a server, accepted messages from a client pc The server does recieve the messages and echoes the message back to the client as it should, however whilst the following code is running, the application gui freezes and wont allow me to do anything else...
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    Keeping track of logged in users

    I need to keep a track of how many users are logged into my software so that i can prevent some settings being changed while other users are logged in. How can i keep track of user logins on the server? so i can see who is logged in at any one time and how many users are active? I have thought...
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    datagridview bound to custom object

    I have a custom object which has several properties i can bind to all the properties which are simple strings etc no problem im struggling however where i have a property which is another custom object for example if i had a collection of "Cars" and a car had the following properties Make...
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    Treeview selected node imagekey

    This is driving me crazy, i am using a treeview for the navigation tree in my app. I have populated the tree, everything looks smashing. Then when i select a node the image changes to the one specified in the SelectedNodeImageKey property, and this is a mandatory option. So i have to put...
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    sql aliases and datatables

    Hello fellas, A little background for you in my app against some fields the user has a browse button, this button brings up a listview with the availiable field values. The user is able to change what fields are shown in this list, for example the customer browser might just show Customer...
  11. sillysod

    Using Loops in stored procedure?

    Hello. I have a table called TABLE_CFD Fields are CFD_CODE CFD_TYPE CFD_NAME The tables holds strings which are grouped into types, each type has 10 strings and rows are as follows CODE TYPE NAME CF00 CUSTOMER Anything CF01 CUSTOMER Blah CF02 CUSTOMER Test...
  12. sillysod

    Adding dialog forms to another control

    Hi There, Im trying to create a tabbed style main form, so that all my forms which are open can be tabbed between within the mdi To do this im using a tab control and each time a form is opened creating a new tab and adding the form i want to show to the controls collection. This work ok...
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    datasource connection wizard

    Hi there, In my project i want to allow users to connect to a database of their choice and import data To do this i need to create a connection to their database of choice and execute a SQL Query which will be built by the user on my form. Now vb.net has a wizard which i can use to create a...
  14. sillysod

    Date question

    Hello, Im working with the SQL database for our accounts package at work Dates in the system are stored as Integer values and in the following format 20050804 I would like to create a view which replicates the table in question but replaces all the date fields with a proper date field I...
  15. sillysod

    restore a database from another server

    I have written an app in vb.net that uses a sql server backend I have installed the software at work I now need to take a full copy of the database from work and bring it home so that i can make some changes to the system. i created a backup at work, however i am unable to restore it on my...
  16. sillysod

    Best way to store the details of logged on user

    Hi there I have added a logon form to my project The user enters there username/ password and enters the system Now against the username i store details of the access rights for that user in a series of yes/no fields in access So when the user logs on i want all these yes/no fields globally...
  17. sillysod

    VS.Net stuckin release build

    Hi There, I have changed an option somewhere in VS.Net i think (2003) Now whenever i build with F5 it seems to build a release version, ie there is no debugger just the "unhandled exception" box whenever i hit an error. As though i have deployed the app. How do i turn it off, its still...
  18. sillysod

    Deleting rows from database

    Hi There, I am using vb.net to load a list of orders from a database. I am able to delete rows from within the datatable and the row disappears from the datatable (i have checked using a bound datagrid) However when i call myda.update the records arent deleted from the underlying table, when...
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    Optional Paramters in crystal

    Could anoyone tell me how to make a crystal parameter optional I have two parameters where i want the user to be able to specify a list of values he wishes to filter the report on, but there will be occasions when he does not wish to filter the report and so wont enter anything Im sure im...
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    Task tray application

    Hi There, Im writing a purchase ordering application for use at my company. I have put alot of (over)time into writing this app and so far im quite plased with the results and thereforewant to ensure that it is used properly. One problem i want to address is the user being able to very...

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