How is dotnet  framework similar to COM?  Is it an extension and better version of COM?
Thanks,
Brett

Hi,
I have a very simple sample application to put a message on a (public)
queue. This sample works fine in a standalone application.
However, it doesn't work anymore if I put the content of the

I just need some advice on Namespace management for creating reusable VB.NET
applications.
I would like my applications to have this namespace structure...
Namespace MyCompany

I am still learning ASP.net and am having a problem with rendering a
calendar control.
I initially had the control on the same page as the button which
triggered it to make it visible. Now i have dumped its own page so it

1). Here, we are facing a problem of getting just the "Unread mails" from
the INBOX of our Lotus Notes (Version6.0) into the "notesdocumentcollection"
object.
Our present code (using late binding approach, Ex: - Session =

I have developed a C# application using VS.Net 2003. My machine is running:
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
VS.Net 2003
.Net v1.1

This must be one of the most frequently asked questions related to the
.NET framework, yet there seems to be no authoritative answer.
I have created a C++ .NET application that references three assemblies
other than the framework assemblies: a C++ assembly written by myself, a

  I have a strange problem with .net sockets (Protocol TCP/IP). I have
developed a slave application that listens for incoming connection in
asynchronous mode, and accepts incoming connection in a socket and returns
to the listening mode.

I'm developing ASP.NET pages using VB.NET language. My background is VB6 and
ASP3. Right now, I'm evaluating strategies on creating reusable and common
functions and methods for ASP.NET. In ASP 3, it was nothing more than
functions and methods coded in #Include Files. Now ASP.NET ...

I just wrote a windows service application to call a function of another
object periodically. I used System.Server.Timer and I found that it works
fine within the first 2 hours but the onTimer event wouldn't be raised again
after few hours. I checked the msdn and Microsoft claims ...

I am doing a copy of files using CopyFileEX API
I want to copy a file along with its  NTFS security file permissions from source to destination.
Is there any way to do this?
Thanks

I need to connect to a specific SQL Instance, I am trying setting the Data
Source parameter = SQLServer\Instance1
but apparently don't works.
Do you know how to do that?

I have an exception class that is derived 4 levels from the System.Exception
class.
System.Exception -> BaseApplicationException -> MyBaseException ->
MyException

I'm trying to write a function that determines whether a directory can be written to, short of trying to create a file and catching the exception, is there any fancier way of doing it?
I tried having a look at the FileIOPermission class in System.Security.Permissions, but it ...

can someone explain what pdb and tlb files are?
Thanks,
R