When a user visits my site (ASP.NET + VB.NET), I need to know if they are in
a particular AD security group in order to display the pertinant information.
When I call UserLookup in code below it works well at returning whether the
user is directly a member of the group. However, ...

I'd like to write a program in VB.Net that handles serial communications to
several devices.  VB.Net 2003 does not have adequate built-in serial
communications.  I heard that 2005 will have that.  Has this serial
communications functionality been built into 2005 Beta yet?  If so, is ...

I was banging my head against the wall with this code in a sub:
Dim writing As New Bitmap(ctrl.Width, ctrl.Height)
Dim surface As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(writing)
surface.DrawString(textToWrite, font1, Brushes.Black, 0, 0)

Is there a way to setup master-detail between 2 distinct datagrids on same
form without writing code?
Is there a way to setup a child datagrid - binding it to a pk on the form so
when the binder position on the form changes the datagrid changes to reflect

I accidentally toggled some key combination in my code module which is
causing the code to text wrap.  I meant to toggle ctrl-F.  Is there a way to
untoggle the text wrapt (wrap text)?
Thanks,

I use GetLogicDrive to get all drives. when I use "for each.." loop
searching each drive, I got error"A: drive not ready",... I want to
seach some files which are in a drive, but I don't want to get error
message during the search. I try to use "Try..Catch" to catch the

Anobody can help me to increase scrollbars in ListBox (wider for both
scrollbars). I try to design applications specialy for touchscreen, but
can't find any solutions in documentation.
Thank you,

I want to fill a combo box with a Text value to show like name, but when it
is selected I want to get the say SS# or Emp #.
I will be filling this in manually how should I go about this.
I know

I want to create a class which contains a date, integer and string property which all allow a NULL value.
I don't want to store the values in an Object datatype. I prefer more strongly typed data.
I am interested in using SQL data types for my property types, but in our 4-tier app ...

While trying to code in VB.NET I get this error: Reference to a non-shared
member requires an object reference.  
Any suggestions/ideas why this occurs?
VBUser

Although I have an idea or two about how to do this, I would love some
input.
Say I have a numeric value, and I retrieve a string expression
detailing an operation to perform on this value.

How does one go about joining a workgroup using vb.net code?

Anyone out there interested in .NET contract positions in NYC?

I've been spending alot of time learning vb.net the past 6 months (for
regular winform apps. Been somewhat experienced in asp.net for a few
years)
But my style has been using Procedural techniques, rather than OOP.

Ok I have been programming in vb.net since it was released. I love it and I have a great time seeing my code come to life. Recently I have been seeking to expand my horizons(ie looking for a new job). I see a lot of C# jobs...C# this C# that. So I think to myself, ok ill start ...