Somewhat I remember I used to be able to do sth like the the following
double[,] values = (double[,])excel_range.Value2
But it seems to be not working any more, throwing an exception "cannot
convert System.Object[,] to System.Double[,]"

I want to fill an ImageList with bitmaps for a ListView from another
thread, because it's a time-consuming process. I expect the
ListViewItems' images to "load" one by one, as in a Web browser.
I wrote the following code, but the form freezes up while

We have an application that needs to read in a text file (SAS Source Code)
as a string, does text substitution with it, and runs a SAS process with
this string as a parameter. The problem is that the SAS source code has some
double quotes in it, and some of the substitutions are ...

Hi, I am worried about thread-safety in the following code.
If two threads call GetObject() is it possible they both create a new
AlphaContext object and add it to HttpContext.Items?
Can I avoid this with a lock? (I assum I would need a "static" object to

I would like to know how can I call to some procedure once in X time
which will be designed by user? Is there some kind of scheduler or timer
for this purpose? Which code do I need for that? Thank u!

I have a piece of C# code using ShellExecute API to install a TrueType
font on Windows XP. The font is installed correctly and is visible
with programs like WinWord. However, the font file seems to be locked
down and cannot be deleted by administrators, unless the machine is

Does anyone know how to use anonymous types in a list?
I mean, if you define in your code three anonymous types:
new {FirstName = "Donald", LastName = "Duck"};
new {FirstName = "Mickey", LastName = "Mouse"};

best way to use: an out method parameter or a method with return ?

I have a question related to DataReader
Suppose a lot of the data is being retrieved from database. To make
use of the advantage of datareader over dataset this data should be
transferred in HttpResponse to the user that request the site. Is this

can anyone provide a clue on how to generate XPS file from a text file on
the harddrive?
best regards
emre

I have a c# application that I am using Com objects to interface with some
map software called FalconView.  When i create the COM object FalconView
opens but immediately closes.  It seems as if the object is getting removed
even though I have made it global to the class.  If I call ...

I am trying to deploy a .Net 1.1 project using the VS2003 setup
program. I need one assembly to be registered as a COM object via
regasm. How does one go about doing that in the VS2003 setup program?
Cartoper

I'm using the ajax control toolkit... for 2 cascading dropdown menus.
The dropdowns call the webservice to get their values and everything works
fine, but I want to be able to pass the end user's web browser to the app
file of the web services.  I want to use the global resources, ...

All,
I have a Windows Service application that has database connectivity
and needs the capability to let a user know that there has been a db
failure. What is the proper way to notify a user that there has been

I've got next error when try to create client proxy with soapsuds :
"Error: Invalid schema data., String Syntax Not Handled Dictionary`2"
Here is how I do this :
soapsuds -id:c:\Server\ -types:Server.Dispatcher,ServerDispatcher -