I can pass a generic collection as ICollection<T> just fine:
static void flatCollection(ICollection<int> c) {}
// ...
List<int> l = new List<int>();

I have written a custom multi column listbox control that I pass a
datatable to.
the issue is that if there are date fields then these may
be in the wrong format or any other field formatting

Is it possible to override the new() function?
like in
TestObject to = new TestObject();
thnx,

I have multiple C# solutions and they share some utility and generic
projects.
I put all *.sln files in root directory.
File structure is like this( things without ext is a  folder):

I've 2 Forms:
1. Main Form
2. Form contiaing Timer (which shows messageBox after 1 sec).
I want that The Main Form, will create the Second form, and that the timer

can anyone tell me please how can I create a docking panel in C# (Like
the toolbox in VS.NET 2005).
Thanks In advance

I have a folder in my NAS and the folder in the C#.Net 2.0 is as
\\\\MyNAS\\MyFolder.
However when I use the Directory.GetFiles(" \\\\MyNAS\\MyFolder"), it gave
me an

I added a tab control to my form. I need to add the tab pages to the
control at run-time. But this is little different from the normal way.
I need to display one specific tab to the right most, while the other
tabs can be from left to right. Do I need to inherit the control and

I think I know but am unsure here. I have libraries for business and data
layers and originally designed most functions to be static methods like so
public static somedataobject BLL_CheckMyNumber(passed_in_user_data)
{

We have migrated our application(VB.NET) from .NET 1.1 to 2.0. When accessing the identity of the user, using "System.Threading.Thread.CurrentPrincipal.Identity.Name", it returns me nothing in .NET 2.0 where as code works fine in 1.1.
If I use  "System.Threading.Thread ...

in C# 2005 are we still using <appSettings>  section or have we moved to a
new configuration section that is better to use like   <connectionStrings>
</connectionStrings>
How do I use the later from Code?

Why the folowing code generates ans error in the select expression ?:
DataRow[] drRows = dsRevues.Tables[0].Select("year >= '2000' && year <=
'2007'");//
What is the correct syntax ?

With JScript in html, the object codebase can be given a version number which
will do a pull from the server if the user has an earlier version.
Is there a comparable setup inside an interop wrapper?  The generated wrapper
seems to have no such ability out of the box.

I have an application that has multiple forms, only 3 of which matter
for this issue.  There is a main form that starts invisible and does
nothing more than start other forms and link them all together.  I
also have a Login form and a View form, both started by the main

I don't know why, but I want to read a file, change some of the content, and
want to write this new content in another file. The problem is, that it
contains unicode text.
My code is: