Is there a way to find out if a file, say a TXT file, is already open by
another user/application in VB.net?
I tryed to look at "Stream", "FileInfo" but without success.
I need to know because in my app I move file from 1 place to another but if

I finally worked my way through several examples of making control arrays. I
am now able to make as many lables as I need and have them show up on a
form.
I am having trouble however, making the lables show up in a groupbox which

I would like to open a pdf file using acrobat reader form a vb.net
application.
Is there a vb method to do this or do I need to run a shell command?
If I need to run a shell command how do determine the executable path for

I'd like to know if there's any way to force a DateTimePicker to
dropdown, something like PerformClick() in a button...
I'd like to force this dropdown from the click event in other button
apart from the datetimepicker.

I'm using the new ToolStrip control in a project and I'm running into a
problem that I'm hoping someone can help me with.  I am building the
toolstrip in code by adding buttons, seperators, and dropdown buttons
(which have MenuItems added to it).  The ToolStrip gets built

I need a help regarding use of a user defined control in VB.NET.
I could able to prepare a user control and add it to my project
toolbox but the problem is how to pass the data from the application to
the events on the user control.

I heard I could clear (or move spaces) to all controls at ones without
having to call each one of them.  If someone remembers how to do that, I will
apreciate your help.  
My scenario is a form where I have multiples groupboxes, and in each of

I have looked all over and maybe just missed how to do this, but I just want
to check that an internet connection is available and if it is open the
browser and display a page that I direct the user to.
In vb6 you could use Set Browser =

How do I sort ListViews in vb.net?
In VB6, I would have set the sortkey = columnheader, then set
ListView1.Sorting
But, theres no sortkey in the vb.net version.

In our application we have to copy some files onto USB flash memory.
I am not sure on how to achieve this? Any pointers or help would be
appreciated.
Regards

Do I use FindWindowEx() to find control ( a button.. )  within a Window or
is that only to find child Windows after using FindWindows()
best regards
/Lars

How would I get the path of my program?
Thanks
Diarmuid

in my app i must have several pictureboxes over the others. Some pictureboxes
just have a couple of lines or rectangles, and absolutly nothing more but the
image is an .BMP. So, my problem is that i need to see whats beind those
pictureboxes and at the same time showing, the ...

I was wondering if there was a way to create a method that would accept an
unlimited number of objects in its parameters without specifying ahead of
time how many objects may be passed.  One time I might want to pass just one
object, another time 5 or ten.  But I don't want to ...

I have an ASP page that has an aspx page within an iFram on this asp
page. Once the user has filled in the form (within the aspx page) I
need to redirect the user back to the orginating page (an asp page)
within the iframe.