I wonder, how the declaration of the following c-function must look like in
VB.NET
STATUS LNPUBLIC ConvertTextToTIMEDATE(
    const void far *IntlFormat,

I've got this problem:
I currently work on a control which inherits from ListBox.
In my control I shadowed the Items with a custom ObjectCollection, which
has some additional properties.

Using vb.net 2005
I am listing a directory into a ListView Control using the following code,
it works no problems.
Is it possible to list the files of more than one extention say .jpg .gif

I am wondering what the best way to define an array is if you don't
know how many elements should be in the array:
I created the following array, I initially set it to 10 but got an
error when I went over so I defined it to 50 cause I am certain 50

   I have to add comboboxes in the first row of datagridview for
mapping the database fields.
For e.g. I have to show Id, FirstName, LastName in each comboboxes in
the first row. if i select a database which contains 2 fields then

I have a generic comparer class that i use to help me sort collections
of any object in any order.
It worked with Option strict off but now i need it to work with option
strict on.

I have an application running. A file type is registered with this
application. When the user click on a file of such type a new instance
of the application is loaded with command line (file name).
I want to shut done this new instance an to notify the instance which

The following is driving me mad:
VS2005 Compact framework, project upgraded from 2003.
I get a cast exeception error trying to populate an imagelist (code is
by design)

When I try to insert dates in a database table with this code
cmdLogboek.CommandText = "INSERT INTO tblAL_LogboekInloggen(LI_DatumTijd,
LI_Gebruiker) VALUES (Date.Now, "Name")
the error I get is as follows.

The following error
Run-time exception thrown :
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException - Error loading type
library/DLL.

I am trying to write a little utility and it needs to check the startup type
of a given service on a remote machine and, if it is disabled, set it to
manual. I have found out how to do this on the local machine using
ServiceInstaller.StartType, but I cannot seem to find a way to ...

I there any way to insert a comment in a function that we can see in design
time, at the same tooltip that apear the parameters of the function.
tia
Marcos

I am testing my fledgling attempt at using a typed dataset instead of the
usual untyped ones I use. Everything seemed to be going so well (and so
easy!), but then when I tried to create a new row, using
Dim MyRow as New Project.TypedDataSet.RowType(),

I don't want to use the the Cint() or CDec()  or other VB.Net Functions and
I dont want to restrict keystrokes in the textbox.
I am also using the  "strict type semantic" settings that requires you to
explicitly state all conversions.

My desk has been beaten to a pulp by my forehead over this.
In my page's codebehind, IntelliSense recognizes the Methods in my homegrown
Class. That tells me the Imports directive is finding the Class in the
specified Namespace and that the Methods and Class are Public. The Methods