Is there a way to access the fields in a MS Excell file from a C#
application.
The idea is to take data from the file and work with it,
not to manipulate data in the exell file.

Sorry if this is not the correct group to post this in. I couldn't find an
actual Crystal Reports group except for the VB one.
I'm currently using .NET 2003.
I have a aspx NET web solution created with the previous version of .NET. On

I am trying to compile a program and not use the .NET Framework, because it makes it mandatory to have on the host computer I want to put the program on.  Is there anyway to do this?  I am in the testing arena and we could not load anything like .NET Framework on a computer.  Pls ...

Hi Guys, just been trying to figure something out....without having to
create my own download manager is there a way using dotnet and IIS6 to
detect when a http download from a web site has completed in IE or
Netscrape? Is there some kind of custom HTTP header I could use?

I need your help on this.....
which is the fastest way to access global vars? (performance-wise)
#1. Applcation State
#2. <appSettings>

Hello all,
i am trying to find some code or script for blocking ip's from entering my website.
is this possible ?
i am a newbie in asp.net so please keep the answers simple :)

I could use some assistance in code writing, as I am trying to create a simple colored picturebox that moves back and forth, repetetively, (left to right and back again, etc.).  Below is one of the closest I have come up with thus far
    If P1.Left < 900 The
           P1.Left = ...

I'm going under the assumption that the distribution of VB .NET programs does not require COM objects to be installed.  And if for some reason it does, if those COM objects have been previously installed under VB6 on the target machine, there should be no further modification.   ...

Hi group
I have a database, I need to get the list of the tables by a SQL query,
dynamically at runtime, to put them in a combobox (for example).
I am not able to found any help on that topic, i still searching ...

Hi! I have installed .NET Framework 1.0 and now I have downloaded the 1.1
version. Surprising, when I install the new version, it doesn't upgrade the
1.0 version, but it installs as a separate "program". My question is how can
I do the upgrade?

I opened the .NET Framework Configuration 1.1 and created a policy
manually to give my assembly Full Trust at the Computer level.  I then
was able to create a seperate MSI.
I want to do this over and over for apps I distribute, but the thought

Hi, I'm new int ASP.NET
I would like to know what is the best practice to migrate ASP application to
ASP.NET application. I mean in ASP I have a balance between client code and
Server code but in ASP.NET web forms use server code. Should I change

Hello everyone!  Please bear with me for I am new to dlls and dealing
with the server directly.  What I want to accomplish is to register
some dlls in the GAC (global assembly cache) of our IIS 6 web server
(consists of two machines in a web farm).  I would only want these

Im porting a simple demo to WinForms. I need the equivlant of Delphi's
OnCreate. This appears to be the Load event? This also seems to be similar to
what older VB's used.
Then what matches the OnDestroy / Dispose of a form? VB used to have an

I have two text boxes;
startTimeTextBox.Text = "08:00";
endTimeTextBox.Text = "15:00";
and now I will check if startTimeTextBox.Text starts