Make textbox visible
Hi, Currently at the end of an application I hide most of the Form1 leaving only a TextBox with the result, and an exit button, this is working well, but the TextBox can be obscured by other items on...
View ArticleVS 2022 .Text is not a member of String
Hi Guys, I'm not a programmer, I'm just a guy that likes to try to figure stuff out. I've been dabbling in IT stuff since '83, don't hold the grey hair against me.:) I recently decided to try to create...
View ArticleVariable opacity and transparency in a graphic box.
What I want to do is have two pictureboxes over each other. Then I want to load a graphic in the op one and another graphic in the bottom one. Then I would like to be able to vary the transparency (or...
View ArticleA question about Net versions
As i am new to VBnet, i have seen post where people state what version they have programmed in. Is there any reason to use one over the other. I have the community version latest and it defaults to...
View ArticleIconworks
Hi. I am trying to learn click once for a package and deployment. Things have changed since VS2008. I used IconWorks to create an icon for the package. I am using VS2022 as VS2026 does not cater for...
View ArticleVS 2012 converting MS SQL to PGAdmin Postgresql
Hi appologies if this is in the wrong forum. i'm using VB.net Visual Studio 2012 and have code that works perfectly with MS SQL Server 2016 however i need to change this to work with PGAdmin 4 Server....
View ArticleVS 2022 [RESOLVED] How to add textboxes and buttons at runtime in VB.net 2022
Back when I used VB.net 2010 adding a Button at runtime to a form or panel was as simple as Code: Dim myButton as Button myButton=New Button With myButton .name="A Name" .top=118 .left=200...
View ArticleFastest & Most Efficient DataTable Row Selection Methods in VB.NET...
We are using VB.NET with System.Data.DataTable objects that contain large volumes of data. We are evaluating which approach is the fastest and most efficient for selecting rows in specific scenarios....
View ArticleWhy does Button.DoubleClick not fire in WinForms when MouseUp opens another...
In a VB.NET Winforms application, we have a button. On button click i.e. Button1.MouseUp event, it opens another form. But when we double click on the button, the double click splits into two single...
View ArticleWhy do folds sometimes not work correctly?
As title says, does anyone know why do folds sometimes not work correctly? Not a deal breaker at all but annoying when it happens to multiple subs in the same module. Workaround is to copy the whole...
View ArticleVS 2022 Reading in a Massive Access Database Table
I have a database format whose schema is identical for each project. One of the tables has about 130 fields. It is not manageable in that I cannot edit the schema without causing an error. I believe...
View ArticleVS 2019 [RESOLVED] How to delete a track in iTunes
I am working on an application to delete duplicate tracks in iTunes. The app uses the iTunes COM library 1.13 and the Option Strict On compiler directive is set. I cannot figure out how to make this...
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VS 2022 Trying to create a sports clock (like a stop watch)
Hi Guys, I am trying to create a sports clock. The functions that I am trying to implement are: Start Clock Stop Clock Resume Clock Reset Clock The clock face I would like is analog where I can use an...
View ArticleVersioning in exe
Hi. I have come from VB6 to VB.net and i am finding very difficult to get some sort of version being set on each publish. Have been using chatgpt for a few hours now doing all sorts of things to auto...
View Article[RESOLVED] Refresh after drawing
On my form i have a panel that fills the client area of the form. Onto this panel, in code, i am adding many thumbnails of images and all is working fine. The issue i have is the refresh after, say,...
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