Hi.  I'm a VB.NET developer learning C#, and I have a simple syntax question.
In C# whenever you invoke a method you need to include the parentheses ()
after the method name even if there are no parameters.  In VB.NET you don't
have to do this.  For example -

I am using Visual Studio 2005 to debug a program. It is like
obfuscated code, so I wonder if given a starting bracket, VS can tell
me where the closing bracket is.
By the way, I also wonder if this is the right group to ask these

Ho finito di sviluppare un'applicazione Windows (C# 2005), composta di un
.exe di avvio e vari .dll, e la devo distribuire. Domanda: come faccio a
impedire che le dll che distribuisco insieme all’applicazione siano open
source, cioè utilizzabili per un altro progetto (non mio) ...

According to this article, if using VB FileSystem I/O isn't supported.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/t340010s.aspx
Does this mean that if using C# it is supported? Or does it only mention VB
but it applies to all languages?

All I see is the log off button. The shutdown/restart button has gone. Also
in Task Manager the shutdown drop down is greyed and cannot be used. How can
I fix this?? Thanks

I have a service application that uses Windows Workflow Foundation as part
of its processes. One of the class libraries in this application is a
collection of custom WF activities that I have written to represent the bits
of business process.

I posted this to the interop group. I'm reposting to troll for a few
more ideas.
In my managed C# app we capture trace statements and direct them to a
log file using trace listeners. Part of the app uses unmanaged C++

My question consists of 2 parts:
1) I have installed my windows service [by right-click on Setup.exe in
SolutionExplorer, then Install ... ] onto a folder on my desktop. When I
click on the MyNewService.exe file, I got the following error message:

The short form of this post is as follows.  For an instance of
System.Timers.Timer, after setting Enabled to False, is there a foolproof way
to tell if an Elapsed event will or will not fire?
The long form follows.  I have a class, MyClass, that declares

Hi  there I am looking to buy MO 2007 Home and Student version. I have both a
PC and a Mac and would like to install a suite on both. Is this possible or
will I have to buy seperate packages?
Best wishes,

I'd like to distribute the .NET framework with my application. I'm
wondering about the license. My application is being created with
Borland Delphi 8 (with .NET) - I've the license for that product. So
the question is: may I distribute the .NET framework with my app?

I want to use GDI to rotate some text at an angle and output the
resultant image to the asp.net response stream.
I can do that all fine, however what I'm struggling with is trimming
the whitespace from the resultant image.

In our .Net 2.0 web service we need to insert/update data records into
SQL Server 2005 that have been uploaded to us in XML documents. There
could be anywhere from one to literally thousands of records in each
uploaded transaction, and there are several dozen destination tables.

Hi. I've downloaded & installed the Visual Studo Tools for Microsoft Office.  
I have both Visual Studio 2005 Pro & Microsoft Office 2007 Pro installed.  
I'm trying to create my first Office project, but I don't see 'Office' as an
available Project Type.

I am printing a Phone list of my Contacts and cannot find the ability to
print gridlines, I gotta think it's a simple click, but can't find it. Any
help would be appreciated.
Thanx