I create 2 forms for a windows form application:  (coding attached)
1) FrmLogin : the login form which show when the application start
2) FrmMain : the main form which show if user input "User" in a textbox in
login form, else

i wanna draw a rectangle on a form and resize it when the window is resized.
help!
i have this
private void Form1_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)

I need to serialize forms, controls and user controls using XML
serialization. I am using Xml Overrides to override properties, but this is
very cumbersome and not practical as you know. How do I know if a property
can be serialized using XML serialization or not ?

Is there a way in C# to detect which build the current run is in (debug
or release).
I have a scenario where the path of a file I access changes depending
on build type.

I have a custom CollectionEditor which has been working nicely for a long
time in .NET 1.1.  We just converted to .NET 2.0, recompiled everything, got
rid of the deprecated function calls, etc...
Now, when I run my app, I can bring up the collection editor initially with

Can I create a panel inhert from form object? Or any best method convert MDI
to SDI?
As the previous version is used MDI strategy, and Now the coming new version
project is need convert into Tabbed Pages strategy or Navigate Buttons +

Using this Multiline
Combobox(http://www.vbcity.com/forums/faq.asp?fid=15&cat=ListBox%2FComboBox#TID58434),
doesn't allow the user to type multi line text in the texbox-part of the
combobox. Does anybody has any idea how to achieve this? What should I

Guys,
can anyone recommend a good online or printed DataGridView resource.
It seems very different to its predecessors and I could do with getting
to grips with it in a hurry.

I want to clear some textboxes of previously written data. When I run
the code below, only the txtBuffer text box is getting cleared. What am
I missing?
private: System::Void btnRead_Click(System::Object^  sender,

I guess the following only works for Web Projects...
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Configuration
Dim sCodaCon As String =

I want to export all entries (items + all subitems) of my Listview to Excel,
but I do not want to use the Office Tools. Is there a way to do this without
Office Tools?
Thank you

With vs2005 I created a simple form.
New Project->Windows application(c#)->added a button on it-> set
FlatStyle="System"
Running this simple program on windows 2003 the button is selected and I see

Is it possible to make the DataGrid shows a row with RowState ==
DataRowState.Deleted?
(e.g. display a deleted row using another color and allow user to undo the
deletion)

I have written a C# dll in VS2005.
One interface and class are exported using Interop Services.
I want to use this c# dll in my MFC application, using VS2003.
It compiles after I imported the dll to my MFC app.

I am writing a classic, "Explorer"-like app in vb.net 2003 (dotnetfx1.1).
I have written code to handle the dragging and dropping of items from a
ListView on the right hand part of the form to a TreeView on the left part of
the form. When the user pauses over a node in the ...