On some client's computer the XmlDocument.Save() fails with some weird
internal error such as:
==============
Exception : System.IO.IOException

Is there a way to find the Parent Thread that spawned a certain Thread?
For example:
   Thread a
       Spawns Thread b

to store user preference in our application we have an 'hand written' XML
file. (as opposed to XmlSerializer written one, which crash sometimes, on
some user's computer, for some unknown reason.. but I'm digressing)
In this XML file I store object value, which I convert to string ...

Hey all,
I am having problems with the close method of the serial port class in
vb 2005. I have a button on a form that calls the Close() method, but
every now and then the program freezes. I have go into task manager to

Hello, friends,
What is the best way to test if two date values are the same day (same hour)
or not in c#.net?
As you know, in VB6, we have a fuction DateDiff("d", date1, date2). Do we

Hi, guys,
I have a switch statement like the follows in a KeyPress event:
           switch (e.KeyChar)
           {

Ok.
If anybody has a url , that'd be great.
My IT Department is asking for the exact lowdown on 3.0, from a machine/OS
perspective.

I'm a little confused about DataTable.Merge(). I have two DataTable
objects with the same structure - dtOrig and dtCurrent. The end result
I'm trying to achieve is to get all the rows in dtCurrent that are in
some way different from the corresponding rows in dtOrig so those new/

I thought I was an experienced programmer but I'm looking at the beginning
WWF tutorial (Simple Expense Report) and I'm baffled.  I feel like I don't
know how to even begin reading this.  I thought this was supposed to be
interactive coding.  Since when do we cut and paste into a ...

Okay, this has come up in the past but I haven't seen anything that I  
would call a good, solid general rule.
The question applies more generally, but I'm going to ask in the context  
of a Control.  How does one decide whether to write an "override" method  

i've created a console application whcih reads different file formats and
scans for some for words....
the application builds fine and executes finely..but sometimes, the exe
automatically becomes 0kb and gives me this error

How can I get volume ID on which I have open file?
Alexi.

I am a seasoned program with 19 years of development experience (VB,
Microsoft Access, Pascal, Assembler, Clipper, Foxpro)
I am considering taking either Course 2609 (Introduction to C#
Programming with Microsoft .NET) and/or Course 2124 (Programming with

I need to regularly traverse a large networked file system and return
a list of directories and their respective sizes. The file system is
large enough that performance is a serious concern.
As well as the recursive [File/Directory]Info solution, I've seen

The thread bellow titled 'Determining if two paths are the same' brings to
mind some of the first 'things' I had heard way back when DotNet started. It
was going to be the panacea of cross platform development.
I am asking the question here of the group to find out if everyone ...