Using the definition for en ellipse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipse) I
can draw an arc of points. However, the end points of this arc do not
coincide with the end points of an arc drawn with the DrawArc method, e.g.
public partial class Form2 : Form

I am creating an analog clock. so i hav to draw the line from center
to a point in the circle. How can i get the co-ordinates of the points
on the circle i fmention the radius and the center of the circle.

I have created a class library assembly (.dll) file. At the main GUI
application, this assembly is referenced and used. But the problem is,
if I redistribute these files with my application, somebody can also
add the class library assembly to their .NET project. I would like to

I have a blog in my application that any registered user can post to
(I am using Microsoft's Memberships and Profiles for this). When I
show the blog entries in a datalist I also want to show the username
of the registered user that added the entry. My blog table holds the

I was reminded in a recent post  
(http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework/msg/e649e992db8
57691?dmode=source)  
that in C# one can use anonymous delegates without explicitly creating a  
new delegate instance.  However, I still run into situations in which ...

A user account expiration date can be set using the following code
// Use the DirectoryEntry.InvokeSet method to invoke the
// AccountExpirationDate property setter.
usr.InvokeSet(

I have a Form that contains some configuration information. One of the
settings is for SSL. There is a checkbox that I want to check to make 2
textboxes un-editable so that a user can type information into the
textboxes. If the SSL checkbox is unchecked the 2 textboxes should

I would think this would be very, very easy but in the 50 searches
I've done I haven't found anything.
 If our application requires login and that user/password be a local
windows account or more detailed, a user that has been added to the

In DriveInfo class there are two properties that return me the same value:
-AvailableFreeSpace
-TotalFreeSpace
What is the difference between them? when should i use each one?

Suppose I have a form in a library, say LibForm, and I add a button, say
helpButton, with a modifier of protected.
If I then add a form to a project and change the generated code to read
public partial class MyForm : LibForm

hey all,
i noticed that there's this msdn newsgroup and then there's an msdn forum.
what's the difference?
thanks,

I found these (2 links below).  Does anyone know of any (neutral) reference
sites for this kind of information?
http://www.itjungle.com/tug/tug121406-story03.html
Microsoft's Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic.NET language is taking a serious

How exactly works the Encrypt method of FileInfo class? i only see the
filename marked in green, but i can see the contents like always and modify
it.

When outputing reports to PDF using report viewer control the PDF file can
not be changed to landscape.  What I mean is when you open in Acrobat and
set to landscape, it accepts setting, but can page stays stuck on portrait.
Happens on all reports in my application.  Desperate to ...

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