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Alternative for webBrowser control in WebView2
We have a VSTO addin for MS Project 2010/2013/2016/2019, where it imports/exports data from an external application and these pages are rendered in embedded Internet Explorer browser from MS Project. Since IE support will be ending in few years, we are…
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Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
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asked 2022-03-06T18:31:21.37+00:00
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Priyanka Songra
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edited an answer 2026-07-25T13:00:49.97+00:00
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Andrew Constant
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What is the best way to create controls for a list of items?
I am using VB.net and trying to create a windows forms application, part of which will display a list comprised of items from two groups. I have 2 groups of items. The first group contains 87 items and the second group contains around 20 items, which may…
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
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asked 2026-07-23T08:01:09.4933333+00:00
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Cynolycus
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edited an answer 2026-07-24T09:59:13.7466667+00:00
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Varsha Dundigalla(INFOSYS LIMITED)
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How to cancel multiple property changes
I have a person class that is displayed in a wpf window so that a user can edit the various person properties. I want to allow a user to click on a button that cancels all changes up to that point. The following code is my implementation: Private Sub…
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
2,934 questions
asked 2026-07-19T00:41:38.44+00:00
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RogerSchlueter-7899
1,756
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accepted 2026-07-20T13:05:00.38+00:00
RogerSchlueter-7899
1,756
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VS could not find 'Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings'
Designer window for .VB files in Visual Studio shows error for references to 'Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings'. This error occurs randomly.
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
2,934 questions
asked 2026-07-13T18:54:27.2166667+00:00
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Gnugs
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commented 2026-07-15T03:30:17.1466667+00:00
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Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION)
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WebView2 Deployment
Hello, I recently converted a VB.net (VS 2022) Desktop Application from a WebBrowser control to a WebView2 Control. I have everything working just as I would like. When I create an installer and include all of the dependencies then install my…
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
2,934 questions
asked 2026-07-04T13:23:05.03+00:00
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Hal Roenick
20
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commented 2026-07-13T02:34:27.85+00:00
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION)
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What Determines AddHandler Action
I have the following in my Window.Loaded event: Dim cvsPeople As CollectionViewSource = CType(Resources("cvsPeople"), CollectionViewSource) cvsPeople.Source = ocPeople .... ComboTextBox =…
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
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asked 2026-06-29T14:45:42.08+00:00
RogerSchlueter-7899
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commented 2026-07-07T03:44:51.72+00:00
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION)
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Visual Basic 6 software download
I am looking for download VB 6. is it still available to down load from my subscription.
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
2,934 questions
asked 2026-06-23T16:58:24.58+00:00
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Firoz Syed
0
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commented 2026-07-01T02:40:13.21+00:00
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION)
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Changing DataDirectory does not load different data
When the user clicks File | Open, the user gets a FolderBrowserDialog to select a folder containing the MyData.mdf data file. After clicking OK, the app calls AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetData("DataDirectory",…
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
2,934 questions
asked 2026-06-17T04:33:17.3833333+00:00
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James Buss
136
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commented 2026-06-24T02:30:17.9133333+00:00
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION)
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InvalidCastException
How to fix [InvalidCastException: Conversion from type 'DBNull' to type 'String' is not valid.]
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
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asked 2026-05-31T13:55:18.6366667+00:00
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Corey H
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commented 2026-06-08T08:28:05.8633333+00:00
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Jack Dang (WICLOUD CORPORATION)
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What is the correct way to add files to the Resources of a VB.net project
I have been having trouble getting wave files into the resources of this project. I tried to add the wave files by right clicking on 'Resources' in the Solution Explorer and selecting 'Add' and 'Existing Item' That added the files to the Resources list…
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
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asked 2025-11-23T12:25:22.6766667+00:00
Cynolycus
285
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answered 2026-05-29T11:40:08.2433333+00:00
Aurel Nicolae
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ActivX component can't create object
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An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
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asked 2026-05-06T10:28:24.11+00:00
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Mohitkumar Parmar
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commented 2026-05-14T13:16:17.2933333+00:00
Varsha Dundigalla(INFOSYS LIMITED)
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I cannot close Excel after using it in VB.net
I use vb.net to grab data from a spreadsheet using a background worker, when the data is finished loading I want to close excel but it leaves excel as a background task. The loading seems fine based on the program behavior. Here is the code: Private Sub…
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
2,934 questions
asked 2026-04-29T18:55:05.6533333+00:00
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Devon Nullman
100
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commented 2026-05-05T02:50:32.27+00:00
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION)
7,825
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Settings Changes Not Being Saved
My app has several settings that the user can change. The code that saves the changes is: My.Settings(PropName) = ConvertedValue My.Settings.Save() I have confirmed that the ConvertedValue is actually saved immediately after that code executes by…
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
2,934 questions
asked 2026-04-14T12:10:49.1933333+00:00
RogerSchlueter-7899
1,756
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commented 2026-04-23T08:38:07.68+00:00
Jack Dang (WICLOUD CORPORATION)
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Discussion on best way to create a "backend" for my apps
Hi Over the years I have written many apps for myself and for customers using VB.NET, most of these were standalone apps which worked on workstations and servers and didn't involve much if anything to do with networking, client/server or a backend. I…
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
2,934 questions
asked 2021-04-20T21:44:30.053+00:00
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Darren Rose
311
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answered 2026-04-16T16:14:50.4466667+00:00
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Tanish Khanna
0
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How to connect to two different databases in two different directories in one vb app
My app has two databases: common.mdf and variable.mdf. In Settings I've got: CommonConnectionString: Data Source=(LocalDB)\MSSQLLocalDB;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\common.mdf;Integrated Security=True;Connect…
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
2,934 questions
asked 2026-04-07T03:29:56.2866667+00:00
James Buss
136
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commented 2026-04-14T11:07:21.8566667+00:00
Varsha Dundigalla(INFOSYS LIMITED)
5,185
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3 answers
How can I make a key spammer for a specific software on vb.net
Hi, I have managed to make my software to spam a certain letter or number, but i want it to target a specific window that is open which then it will allow me to utilise both of my monitors. i am using vb.net
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
2,934 questions
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How can i resize the image and TransparentControl programatically?
I have been experimenting with VB TransparentControl as per the code that Castorix31 did about 3 years ago. https://github.com/castorix/VB_TransparentControl I decided to try to dynamically change the size of the TransparentControl that had an image in…
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
2,934 questions
asked 2026-03-24T23:00:09.52+00:00
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Antony
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commented 2026-04-02T05:22:35.24+00:00
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Taki Ly (WICLOUD CORPORATION)
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How to Convert Excel File to Pdf in .NET Console App using NuGet Package
I have installed Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2019. I selected Console App (.NET Framework) Visual Basic. The console application will extract data from the database, write them in an excel file, and then convert the excel file to pdf file. I…
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Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
2,934 questions
asked 2024-02-06T11:07:29.67+00:00
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Shehzad Shoukat
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answered 2026-03-31T03:33:59.3366667+00:00
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paul hung
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Failed Update data by using a TableAdapter in .NET Framework applications
In Visual studio 2022, I have created a VB forms connect with my table in SQL. I can add new record in table but not update. Here is the code Private Sub ButtonUpdate_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ButtonUpdate.Click Try …
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
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doEvenys ???
I need to parse and extract information from over 500 .html log files. Fnames is a list of the .html filenames at the start Where is the folder and searchtype is top directory only Fnames.AddRange(My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(where, SearchType,…
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
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asked 2026-03-24T00:03:54.55+00:00
Devon Nullman
100
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commented 2026-03-26T02:16:17.6533333+00:00
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION)
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