I need to write a VB.NET application that uses ActiveX to scan
(remotely) a paper, OCR it, and save it into some file.
- Where should I begin?
- Any sample code to learn VB.NET for that purpose?

I am developping an application, I create a thread for the application
because it is about to download a large file, and wanted it to do it inside
of a thread... Now, the function I need the thread to call has a
parameter...

Given a scenario where I'm monitoring a folder, once the file has been
created, I'd like to have it relocated to another folder via the
File.Copy() method.
My problem occurs when I paste a 600mb+ file into the folder I'm

I have a form in which I have set the border style to None so that there is
no caption, no close box, etc.
I use this code to be able to click the form and move in the absense of the
caption:

This maybe a very simple question, but i can't find the answer.
I placed a button dead center in the middle of the form.  How do I
anchor it (or dock it or whatever), so that it always remains in the
middle of the form, regardless of how I resize the form?

Is There a better way I could have written the following stored procedure?
Or is my way cool?
Checking: Username, Password, Activation = True
CREATE PROCEDURE GetAuthorization

I am new to this group and I hope someone can help me *g*.
I am good in VBS but now I want to switch to vb.net because of getting crazy while creating every form in VBS with InternetExplorer an HTML.
OK. Now here is my first question:
I have an Access-Database and I want to get some ...

If I have a string var, strFoo that contains double-quotes such that it
looks like this: I "love" VB
What do I pass into the "replace" method to replace the double-quotes with
something else?

I need a program that generate 5 non-duplicates random number between 1-10
as string values store in an array.
Do anybody know of any good books or websites that explain how to generator
random numbers using asp.net?

I am searching for a way, in Windows Explorer, to add an entry in the
context menu when you right-click a folder. What I want to do is copy
the path to the clipboard. I know how to set everything, but the only
thing I need is to know which folder is selected...

it seems that when i do file.copy the svchost.exe is hanged, i mean if i make
40 threads of file.copy , 40 copys of files at same time the system is going
down and stop responding, this is when i'm working with cifs (shares). there
is another solution to copy files than file.copy ...

In my project, I am setting Options Strict on.
In one place, I have generic code to set values in my objects using a
configuration file, code which is trying to set properties of my classes
using Invokemember, using this code -

I am interested in learning a bit about skinning.
I found an article:
http://www.developerfusion.com/show/3899/
However, it says the method shown is "not very practical."

I have installed my software in some machines. In determined form, I have
a label that display some words, and one specific is being showed wrong:
ORDIN?RIO shows ORDIN?RIO
PS: It occurs not in all machines.

Hi, all...  Using VS.Net '03 (vb.net)...
I'm just entering a quick example from the KB, and getting an error right
away.  Starting code below...  When it hit the doc.Load line I get the error
"An Error occurred while parsing EntityName. line 4, position 28."  XML File