We store the RichTextBox text with format in SQL DB. It looks like
"<p><b>123</b>ABC</p>". When I use this string to generate a Word doc file,
the doc only includes exactly the raw text with tags, no format.
What’s wrong with my Word automation code? Thanks ahead.

Okay, I just finally figured out the Model View Presenter pattern as
presented by Martin Fowler
(http://www.martinfowler.com/eaaDev/ModelViewPresenter.html). I even got a
small model of it working in a Windows Forms app I created from scratch.

I have read the following article
http://www.knowdotnet.com/articles/eventfiringorder.html
But cannot find any other documents to back it up, so I'm wondering before I
go and move all my code in the mybase.load event to the constructor I want to

I'm new in programming and i have a problem on my grid. I need a doubleclick
event or a key event on a cell. I like to click on a cell and (press a key
or doubleclick with the mouse) to open a browserfolder and set the choosed
folder to the currentcell. Is there a way

Is there an equivalent in Windows Forms to the Delphi TFrame, or
similar?
Basically I need a way of grouping together some controls in a re-usable
fashion so that I can embed them in various different forms as required.

I want to provide shortcut keys for different tab pages on my form (such as
Ctrl+H).the problem I'm facing is I don know on which control focus
currently is. I also want to handle up & down arrow keys. Is there any other
way than handling key press and key down on any control( such ...

Is there any way to freeze a window during a complicated update? I have an
application which has to do a fairly complex update to its main window, It
doesn't take long, but it looks kind of sloppy to see parts of the screen
update sequentially. I'd like to freeze the display ...

I have a selected index for a combo, which I percieve to be the best value
to use when programitically maniplating combos.
What I want to be able to do is retrieve the Selected Value for a given
Selected Index

I have just finished writing a app and although all my code runs and works
fine there is a progress bar and other labels to show progress that just
show as white while the code is running.
I believe to get around this I need to call the function asynchronously,and

I have a datagrid with several columns.  When trying to validate the column
by looping through each column in the collection using a subscript I need to
first determine whether the column is defined as a string or an integer.  Is
there a function that will allow me to do this?  ...

I have textbox and listbox on my form . Listbox has data. When user key in
the data in textbox closest item in listbox should get selected.  (like
keypress in listbox) .How to achieve this
Thanks in advance

Hi all...
        I am trying to create a Windows Application in VS.NET. If I
create a new app
in either VB or C# and add any control, I get the following message

I would lilke to know what is the best (most efficient) way to paint a
control.  I was told that if you call Invalidate(Rectangle) Windows will
calculate the bounding rectangle of the current invalid rectangle and the
supplied rectangle (the one passed in the call).  This seems ...

I have written a little app that runs on Pocket PC using the Version 2.0 of
the compact Framework and suits this smaller screen size of 320 x 240.
I have recompiled it to run on the full version of the .Net framework 2.0
and a touchscreen and it runs nicely.

maybe I'm just too stupid, but anyway...
I've more or less successfully localized my application. Is there any way
to actually test the translated version, other than by setting
CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = ... ? I'm asking because I'm using LOTS of