I use a specific application downloaded from codeproject.
When I use a custom tool from the toolbox(which is derived from
UserControl), it docs fine in the client area.
On the other hand if I use a toolstrip which is attached to any of the

I have a datagridview associated with a dataview as its datasource. I use an
external to the datagridview command which updates some records in the
database. How can I force the datagrid to refresh its data and show the new
updated records programmaticaly? I use C# as programming ...

Hi;
I have a couple of questions about TreeView when I draw the text and
selection:
1) The Node.Bounds passed in to myTreeView_DrawNode is too short to

I have a desk top application where the user selects an item from a combo
box and the resulting selection populates other parts of the form.  The list
is quite exhaustive and I'd like to let the user type the name and match on
more than the first character that I get by setting ...

Hi;
A couple of questions on the LinkLabel control
1) If I don't set the height, it starts off as 13 but after I set the
text & link areas, sometimes (not always) it changes to 18. Why?

Hi;
I am adding controls programatically to a form.
When I create a ContextMenuStrip I do not add it to the forms
components and when I'm done I call ContextMenuStrip.Dispose but do

I've got a listbox. When I double click the listbox, I update the selected
object and would like to udpate the displayed text for this object.
For now I've got :
' Update goes here

Hi;
I need to get the size of the displayed text in a LinkLabel? How can I
do that?
thanks - dave

I have a Class Library project (MyProject) , which contains a UserControl
(MyUserControl1) that contains an instance of another UserControl (
MyUserControl2 ) which is also located in MyProject.
MyUserControl1 will not display in design view. The error is :

I've been developing for quite a few years now, and a question I have always
had in my head is "Why the TextBox Control's default MaxLength is 32767?".
It's such an odd number to have as a MaxLength, did someone simply pick out
a completely random number when developing Visual ...

Hi;
I need to know if when a control has the focus, if the user clicks
anywhere outside the control (so I can remove the focus - weird case).
Leave is not called unless another control gets the focus.

I try creating it, setting Form.Location, and then calling From.Show
but it ignores the Location I set.
thanks - dave
david@at-at-at@windward.dot.dot.net

thanks - dave
david@at-at-at@windward.dot.dot.net
Windward Reports -- http://www.WindwardReports.com
me -- http://dave.thielen.com

I've inherited an app where the previous dev used GroupBox everywhere it
seems a Panel would suffice ( i.e. not using GroupBox for grouping ).
Is there some other advantage of GroupBox over Panel ?
Thanks.

Hi;
I have a ContextMenuStrip that pops up and works fine. However, I
would like for it to be smaller - it is pop-ing up when I click on a
LinkLabel and the menu feels larger than appropiate compared to the