C# question:
Is there a way to prevent a button from getting the focus and from being
painted with a rectangle of small dots when clicking on it?
Specifically, I have a form with 2 TextBox and a Button: say I am in the

Is there a free download Sql Predictive Typing (silimar to autocomplete, with
Color) to be used in code? Thank you in advance for replying.

I am writing some 32 bit ATL controls in C++ that I am trying to test in  a
vb.net app.
THe problem is my machine is runing 2003 x64 so the VB app is running ins
64 bit so can't load the atl controls (class not registered).

I have a .jpg image that I use in another application.  It represents our
company logo and I want to place it in form.  But the image is way to large.  
Is there a way in .net window forms to shrink the image to fit into size of
window that I have designated in a label object. Or ...

I have a MDI form with some child forms. Only one of the child
forms is visible at the same time. It is maximized and all boxes
are hidden to simulate a one-form-application.
The problem: After minimizing the parent mdi form it can not

I have an app with only one form, when i close the form
(and after dispose method is executed) the override void onpaint
of the form is called again, it's this normal???
i thing maybe in dispose method add 'this.SuspendLayout();'

I have a listview with only one column.
In the first row I am adding an image with no text.
In the second column I am trying to add some text but the text gets put in
the column but after the image.

If you load windows calculator and right-click one of its button you'll get
a context menu with just one link.
If you click on this link, a yellow "panel" shows up telling you all you
need to know about that button.

Hi, I have a simple task that I can't seem to work out.  No previous
experience in C++.  
OK, what I want to do is when a mouse enters a window draw an image (from
resourses) at a certain location over that form, such as the center of it.

Hi, I have a main windows forms with a TabControl.
When I open a new form, I add a TabPage to the TabControl, and I add my form
to the controls collection of the new page.
All work very fine, but, the form inside the tabpage appear with the caption

This is a very simple question, but I don't know where to find the answer. I
have a button on my main form of my windows application, when the user clicks
on it, a second form will appear. How do I make it such that the second form
will stay focused forever, until it is closed? ...

What causes all forms to resize the same as the others within an MDI
container? I've noticed that maximizing or minimizing one form is passed to
all other forms within that container. Within the MDI container, I
instantiate and display the forms with the following:

     I am trying to open a new form (form A)from another forms' (form B)
load event but the formB when it opens the controls within it does not paint
properly. I  see the controls are transparent.
Am i doing something wrong by opening a new form from a form's load event?

Hi. Anyone have sample code for grouping rows in a DataGridView? We're
evaluating 3rd party grids and want to compare them to the built in grid
functionality.
Thanks

Hi
  I have a user control in which i have a collection (ArrayList) of
userdefined objects (A class with two public properties).
I am using a custom editor derived from UITypeEditor to edit the values of