How do you attach a file to a hyperlink so that it cab be opened when clicked? I am new to .net and web development and I need to attach a file to an asp page so that when click it can be opened it Word, or the text editor.

I keep getting a Parse error: thedate is not a member of Date when
trying to use the below in a calendar control
<% dim thedate
            thedate = DateTime.Now() %>

When I bind a textbox to a typed dataset column that allow null values
(DataType=Decimal), If I enter nothing in the textbox, it doesn't accept the
new value and it goes back to the previous value. Only if the previous value
is nothing it accepts enter nothing.

I am finding that some of the properties off of the PrinterSettings object are misleading
For example,
When I test the CanDuplex on a printer I know duplexes, the property is false.  Another one is DefaultPrinter, it is set to false when I know that I have that printer set as ...

I am developing an application for use by a Company's sales force.The App. will run on Laptops, with a Master copy of the DB on the HQ PC.There will be  number of laptop users.Basically what I want to do is - keep all of the information on all of the Laptops + HQ in sync.Is this ...

I have an asp.net app. The session state is set to expire in 20 minutes in
web.config, but my sessions seem to timeout randomly even though I interact
with the application regularly, which is supposed to reset the expiration
time I believe.  Is there a specific way that you have to ...

   I've been using Visual Studio.NET for a while to design WinForms and
Console apps and love it. Recently I had to a WebForms app. Because I have
no artistic skill whatsoever, I enlisted the help of one of our web
designers. She's a DreamWeaver expert, but I insisted that she use ...

I wonder if anybody can comment if what I see is normal in FW 1.1 and how to
avoid this.
I have .Net assembly, which creates literally thousands of temporary strings
and other objects when running. Usually it is something like

Greetings my dear friend,
   Let's say I wanted to write an application that talks directly to a
network card. For example, say I'm designing a firewall or packet sniffer.
Do I need to use unmanaged code to do this? I'm wondering how I should

The below subroutine inserts a new record into my sql database with no
problem, but when I add another field to the list, I get an "Input
string was not in a correct format." error message , coming from the
"Catch ex As Exception

I've a project that has been developed with VS .NEt 2003 (which works with framework 1.1). Is there a way to Build this project in order to make it work with framework 1.0
Thanks in advance
God Bless

I'm trying to add an assembly to the toolbox in VS.NET 2002, but I receive the following error
There are no components in "C:\CustomControls\ControlXYZ.dll" that can be placed on the toolbox
But when I add the same assembly to the toolbox in VS.NET 2003 there is no problem
I need to ...

This troubles me for a while. When user click back button and click submit
button, I get the same data as user click refresh(it resubmit the page too).
Is there a way to tell the difference?
thanks.

How to prevent that the Button_Click event comes if one pressed Enter on TextBox which has a valid event handler
Thanks for your response

i am writing a class that visual demonstrates the result of changing the quality of a jpeg. the intention is to do this by saving the file and a selected quality, then reloading it to get an idea of what the image looks like, and how big it is. the quality is selected using a ...