Could someone explain to me when it is appropriate to call the Dispose()
method that is contained in most .Net Framework Objects.
The MSDN says that Dispose:
Releases all resources used by the Object

I have various feedback devices for model railroad equipment (loco tracking)
that connect to LPT.
How do I read data from LPT using VB.NET 2005?
thanks herbert

i'm using the same ajax method in my codeBehind on about 5 different pages.
each ajax method is exactly the same, so i wanted to put it in a module and
just call from there, but this gives me a javascript error about the method
not being found. does anybody know if there's a way ...

I am using the filesystemwatcher to track the movement of files from folder
to folder.  I am tracking how long it takes for each file to get from point A
to point B.  I have been able to do this, but would like to know if the
filesystemwatcher signals in realtime?  I also noticed ...

Hello,
I replaced the calendar control to 3 dropdownlists(day,month and year)  coz
i want to display the calendar as just like DTPicker in vb.6. But i cant able
to display like that. The form ocupies more space. But i am facing another

Hi EB,
    What should be the regex query if, my Regex search should be
successfull only if, NONE of the words are found in the text being searched.
Any gives ?

I want to download 3-tier/n-tier sample applications/source code for
VB.NET.
I searched a lot over google but couldnot find suitable links.
So kindly suggest any links for the same.

Hi is there a way to take a snap shot image of a winform and save it to a
file, simillar to how we can print the image of a winform using the graphics
objects.
Thanks in advance.

I just looked in the folder that contains my .NET framework
installations, and I have versions 1.0,1.1 and 2.0. Do I need the 1
series since I have version 2.0?
Seems like it might just be a waste of space.

I have set my textbox's maxlength property to 1 , however it allow more than
one word.  Is there any settings that I am missing ?
Thanks in advance
Hardik Shah

I have installed the IIS on XP professional ,everytime i try to create a new
web application it gives an error sayin that the web server is not
started.....
I have tried a lot of things....

I have come across with what appears to be a significant performance bug in
.NET 2.0 ArrayList.Sort method when compared with Array.Sort on the same
data. Same data on the same CPU gets sorted a lot faster with both methods
using .NET 1.1, that's why I am pretty sure its a ...

I have two issues to address:
a) The source code lies in the network path. I am trying to use windows
sockets for making a mail client. On execution of this program in debug mode,
i get an error as below:

I have received an InvalidComObjectException in my code with the message "COM
object that has been separated from its underlying RCW cannot be used".
Can anyone explain (in simple terms) what this is trying to tell me?
By the way, this exception is being raised in the destructor ...

I am using crystal's bundled version with vs.net 2003/2005. I want to
facilate my user to change report without my help. How can I ?
Thanks in advance
Hardik Shah.