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Hi all, I am developing a windows application. I have 3 forms: I want to change the backcolor of all the 3 forms to the color selected by the user. I have written the following code to do this. But the backcolor is not changed. [code] In Form1 ColorDialog c1 …

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Hi guys, Has someone measured how many lines of code (approx) she/he produces daily? NLoc utility or OxyProject Metrics help in counting number of lines. Thanks!

Hi all, I am creating an Windows Application. I have two buttons. I have written the following code snippet. [code] frmRb obj = new frmrb(); private void btnPd_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { btnCancel.Enabled = true; obj.btnRtn.Enabled = true; } private void btnCancel_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { this.Close(); obj.BringToFront(); obj.Focus(); } …

Does it take UML knowledge to be good at designing BIG project? If yes is there free UML modeling software? Thanks

let say my setup project deploys three executables and i create a new version of my software. in the next installation i want to detect which components are deployed with previous installation. what is the best way to do that?

i'm creating a webpart for sharepoint to fetch a list items from a given url. I want to know the flow of the execution of the program. In which order do these functions execute? - CreateChildControls(), PreRender(), RenderWebPart(), SyncChanges(), ApplyChanges() and the constructor as well... Regards NLV

I am using a textbox as a user visible log on my form1. The following code works as long as it is used only on form1.cs. lboxLog.Items.Insert(0,"Log this message"); If it is used on any other form I get the following message The name 'lboxLog' does not exist in the …

i was able to create a shortcut name dynamically, now i need to link it to executable of my software. to do that i need to know where the software has been installed. So the question is how to get installation folder in custom installer class? Thanks.

i have two cab files to install on pocket pc. after installing the second one, second one's shortcut appears twice in the programs. do you have any idea to fix this problem? thanks.

I have been working with active directory at home using server 2003 standard. I have successfully set up remote installation services, but need to learn how to package software for deployment to domain workstations. Any help would be appreciated.

A wierd thing is happening guys, when i start the application without debugging everything works fine, when run the application in debug mode, it stops responding whether or not it hits any break point.

well, I created an C#.NET application that close other applications that are consider to unwanted, so, my application list all the running processes and search for unwanted apps, my application uses Timers and Threads. So the problem ocurs when execute an batch file like this: [CODE] pause My_app.exe Exit [/CODE] …

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i did it like this but it seemed stupid : [CODE]string path = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location.Substring(0, Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location.LastIndexOf("\\")) + "\\Sounds";[/CODE] any other ideas? my actual goal is to locate the files in my project output directory. it can be any directory i created under my windows application. it is not as straight forward …

I am working on IEEE Paper "An Architectural Design Selection Tool Based on Design Tactics, Scenarios and Nonfunctional Requirements". I want to know what's the criteria for selecting Relationship between 1. Quality Attributes to Quality Attributes, 2. Quality Attributes to Tactics and 3. Tactics to Architecture Styles.

I build a c# project. but after installation while clicking on the shortcut on the desktop system displays a message "could not find file 'C:\Programfiles\filename'" There was no folder or file corresponding to my application in the C Drive (installed drive) Is this because of some error in the build? …

Hi, I am a student of the University of Liverpool, currently working on my thesis towards the Master's degree in Information System Management. My research topic is related to the aspect of requirement uncertainty in software development process. May I ask for 15 to 20 minutes of your time to …

Hi there, my name is Arabgogs, I am a software developer with a company in my local area within Scotland, developing Airline Booking Systems. I have a BSc Software Engineering, gained 4 years ago. I have been a member of Daniweb for a while and have regularly been here looking …

What is the MOST important thing to do when developing new code or modifying existing code (other than correct functionality)? Why? I was asked this question today as part of a test for a Software Engineer job, i think its an opinion based question with no correct answer. Help me …

Hi. Can anyone give me some advice on designing a layered architecture for a software project i am working on? since i always develop my programs in modules they come out in some form of layered architechture but this is always by accident. i want to develop it layered from …

hi sir, i have a textbox and loginbutton in first form and wen i click on a valid id in 1st textbox wch is in the database and click on loginbutton it should show the details of that id in the next form which consists of textboxes and a modify …

Hey Im using Inno to create a setup file. What I want to do is for the setup program to go through the folders. Each of these folders would represent a component. So if a folder is present you should be able to select it,as a component, under the component. …

hi guys, is it possible to create a service application for windows mobile? it is going to be like windows service application. it is going to run in background. it is going to be used to push software updates to pocket pc. if you have any ideas about pushing a …

Hi, I have just joined Daniweb and have received the email asking me to introduce myself. Well, I have been working in the IT industry for 20+ years and have had a variety of jobs and roles but that is not really what I want to talk about. Over the …

is it possible to use windows application as a custom action for setup project? All the custom action examples i have seen so far were class library applications. i wonder if windows application is also possible?

Hi I am woundering if anyone can help me please. I have a form that has been created during runtime. I can get the name of one control in the collection and want to access a number of other controls that relate to this, they all have a common denominator, …

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Well, I developed a c#.net Desktop Application. Its workihng properly but now I want to intall it to another PC but where no .net installed but I want specific security there. At installation time I want a special key to install the software. How can I achive this? please help

Note : this is not a question but a snippet(i dont prefer to post to snippet section as it is not much useful) Form1.Designer.cs : [CODE]namespace GrabDeviceInfo { partial class Form1 { /// <summary> /// Required designer variable. /// </summary> private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null; /// <summary> /// Clean up …

hi guys, i want to integrate UILEVEL property of windows installer to MSI package. i use orca to modify .msi file, i created a new row in property table and set property to UILEVEl and set value to 2 but it didnt seem to change anything. do you know how …

hey everyone ... i am in need of a final project in software engineering... plzzzzz help me out and suggest a some ideas... cyra...

hello all i want to know if i have an activeX control that contain inside buttons and scroll bars , etc can i access these components ... like knowing the scroll bar place , etc.. ??

Hi Guys. I've been searching the web for a solution but it seams as though I have to ask a question....LOL I have a couple of Projects consisting of a fex apps and Dll's all in one solution. One of my Classes is Called GlobalVariables which is referenced in all …

Hi, I was wondering it was possible to write a program that runs from the System Tray in Windows XP. For example, AVG runs all the time, but is on the System trey, so you don't worry about it until you need it. I was wondering if it's possible to …

If you have done a program in VC++ 2008, what is the procedure to do a release and a "Finished" program of this. In the "Form1 Property Pages", I have under General choosed: Configuration: [I]Release[/I] Platform: [I]Active(Win32)[/I]Output Directory: C:\ Intermediate Directory: [I]C:\[/I] When I now compile the application using F7, …

Hi every body! I am final year Software engineering student and i have to prepare my project proposal so if any person can help me or suggest me a title for my project will be higly appreciated.

Hi, I'm using C#.net 3.0 to develop an application on digital watermarking.I'm using FrameGrabber class which I have found on this site.What the class is doing-it is getting the constituent frames in the Bitmap format (*.bmp) from the given video file.Now the problem is that there is no way to …

I need to REMOVE my Application from the Windows Process List. I do not want users to use Process Killers to Remove my Application or Shut it down.

hi everyone , Im having problems in saving values in the static variables. Here it is how it goes i have 3 projects in a solution. Lets say A , B and C. I have added the references of C in A and B A calls C and saves a …

I have a general question about how it would be possible to protect a software from copying. I have done a software that will be able to download from a website, the user will install the software on his/hers computer. How could it be possible to protect this software from …

I have create a setup.exe for my project file from setup and deployment project,which is install any computer.But the installed software create an unknown error when it run. I have used in my project datagrid,tabcontrol,label,textbox,combobox please help me . I am a new in C#

Hi I created a simple code here just to play C# around. It has 3 buttons and 1 panel. If you click on the 2nd & 3rd button the panel height changes. Is that also possible to change the color? For example : If I click on the 2nd button, …

Hi all dotnet lovers, I wish to develope software for my college. This is desktop+web apps. I wish to go for .NET tech. I am puzzled how to use and integrate various technologies. My desktop app will run at office for regitration of students and accepting fee, offering various legal …

Hi, I have completed a C++ application.It is about 3.5 mb in size. I need to create a demo version of this application,The application should not work after 30 days of installing and using it.. Is there something any software that allows you to create demo versions or what steps …

Hey I am looking for a screen recorder program to record step by step How-to demo for my products. I would appreciate if someone could suggest a good and inexpensive screen recorder software?

Hey guys I've got a Factory that can return a database writing object. It takes in a config file that points it to which class to create an object of. Now this is were I'm stuck. Factory -> returns a database writter now there's more than 1 way of writing …

I have just wrote a quick task manager-like-app that shows you running processes and the threads and affinity etc but i have a problem, on all of the processes it returns that the process affinity is 3?? (i have a dual core) Why would it return 3?

I m Simral from Pakistan. I m doing Software engineering. Now a days i m busy with my final year project which i m implementing in Java! I m working on 'Text Mining'.

Today I'm using AllWay Sync (Allwaysync.com) to synchronise "my documents"-folder between my desktop and my laptop over LAN. Since "my documents" contains about 50.000 files it takes quite a long time when AllWay Sync synchronic this folder - because it search through every file on both my desktop and laptop …