When you set the enabled property of a text box to False... it is shaded so
much that it is hard to read... any suggestions.

Ok, I'm back. I have another question (probably an easy one, even to
non-experts).  I was inspired to expand this little program (thanks to
all of your help).  If I was using the following code to create a game
that prompts the user to guess a number from 1-100, and wanted to have

System.Windows.Forms.Datagrid:
My datagrid is bound to a datasource, and appears with a + and the name of
the table as a link, and we always have to click on the link to get the grid
to expand.  In code I have tried saying datagrid1.expand(-1) but we still

Has anyone any experience of the conversion wizard for VB6 to VB2005?
if so how good is it?
also how does it handle database related conversions i.e is ADO converted to
ADO.NET etc.

Hello everyone (total VB.NET beginner here),
I'm reading the "SAMS Teach Yourself VB.NET In 21 Days" book, and came
across an exercise that I can't get to work.  The exercise asks that
you create a game that makes the user guess a number from 1-100, and

I understand how to populate a list box from a data set... it has a
DataSource property... but how do you populate a Textbox with the the
contents of a column from a DataSet.
FYI - The data set will only contain one row of data.

I have created a custom object with several properties that use private
variables.   I used an object with properties so I could better control
validation and share the code between applications.
Is it possible to access object properties as if they were in a collection?

In my application there is a main form with a tabcontrol.  On each page in
the tabcontrol is a panel upon which is painted a "sub" form.  The main form
acts as the "application host", while the subforms are where data values
contained in underlying tables are displayed, inserted, ...

I haver a user login form (winforms app using vs2005 in VB.NET). After
succesfull validayion of user I want to open a first form and close the
loging form that was used, If I write
If IsValidatedUser(UsernameTextBox.Text, PasswordTextBox.Text) Then

This should be simple, but I can't figure out an easy way...without
recreating the complete project.
I have a project in one folder, and I want to move the complete project into
another folder.

Hey folks
I have some interesting behaviour going in.
Inside a form, I download some data. The form is used to show the status,
and set button states etc...

In 'Data Adapter Configuration Wizard' for OleDbDataAdapter, there's a
checkbox called 'Use optimistic concurrency' that allows to turn on/off the
option. I don't use the wizard, I create MyDataAdapter using the following,
MyDataAdapter = new New OleDbDataAdapter(MySql, ...

hi,. ive been looking for this and i cant seem to find it anywhere.   does
anyone know how to play mp3s in a windows form? i could in vb2003 but now in
vb2005, the direct x sdk doesnt work so im outa luck....any help would b great

I'm having a problem writing an insert command to work with a datatable.
 I've looked at what the sqldataadapter creates and created my insert
command to look the same.  I have:
MySqlAdapter.InsertCommand = New SqlCommand("INSERT INTO billing( type,

I want to create menu , when my user right click from combo box's list item.
I use Contextmenu property of combobox and assign menu for it, but it only
effected when combobox's list item not active. When my user on any
combobox's item and he right click the mouse , menu doesn't ...