I have a requirement to copy a ton of records (100,000+) from SQL
Server into a Microsoft Access database for my ASP.NET users to
download.  Currently I am using SQL DTS to perform this, however it
has been less than stable under constant load.  I have tried to

Why is it that when I remove some lines of code within the "Windows Form
Designer generated code", it regenerates itself when I save the form?  I
understand that I'm not supposed to modify code here, but sometimes you need
to.  I want to avoid VS regenerating code that I remove.  ...

Has anyone seen any source code that shows how to use the serial port in
VB 2005 (System.IO.Port)? Especially how to use the asynchronous read?
        John

ok, ive been going at this for a couple months now and i cant figure it out.
i have a program the connects asyn to another comp with te same program using
TCP sockets. then i can send text back and forth, no problem. how can i send
text with formatting, like different fonts, ...

I don't know why I never noticed this before... but in VS 2003, when i
drag a button (or combobox, etc) onto the form, it defaults to a hard
chisseled rectangle.
But in just about all the programs I use (except maybe some very old

I am working on a .Net Assembly (better known as a DLL, but if my boss heard
me say "DLL", now, he would correct me and 'make sure that he and I were
talking about the same thing' *RollsEyes*) and I am finding that, in my test
client, if I don't delete the reference after I've ...

   The following line, is VS.NET 2005,
   Dim pObjPowerPoint As Object = CreateObject("PowerPoint.Application")
   will cause the system to access,
   131.107.115.28 on port 80.

OK, so I got my vb.net application to a state where my user can do
some testing.  It's been running on my machine without problems.
When I copied all the files from the bin directory to the users
machine and tried to run, it came up with the subject error message.

Is there any equalent of c langs' #include. I have several #defines (compile
time consts) that I want to include in several classes modules
Thanks in advance ;0)
Regards,

What is the difference between:
- overriding the OnPaint Method and
- using the Form_Paint event
to do graphics?

Sometimes the tab pages in my collection switch places as an EXE.  However,
the order is still correct in the design view.  Why is this happening?
Thanks,
Matt

I'm looking to build a "kiosk" style of application in vb.net (using
winforms)...
Writing the application itself is no problem.
What I want to do though is have the PC set so that the application runs

I have a class that requires the Imports System.IO statement to function
properly.   I intend on reusing this code in the future.
I have another class in the project also need the system.io statement.
Is it a bad practice to insert the import statement in both classes?

due to the unstable network , I will got "General Network Error"
how can I catch the exeception ?
Try
   catch err1 as DBconcurrencyException

I have a problem using two ListView controls on one and the same form:
Problem: The second ListView is never focused. No matter where I "click" non
of the items within the ListView is focused.
This is only the matter for the secondly added ListView!!! The first one