Subject: Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition
Posted By: thomasks Post Date: 8/30/2006 1:41:39 AM
Hi,

I'm new to programming. Can I use Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition with this book?

My first issue is on page 50. I cannot see the "ODBCDataAdapter" control in the tool box.

....must I upgrade to Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition?

Thanks,

Kevin

Reply By: Thearon Reply Date: 9/1/2006 6:06:21 PM
Kevin,

You really should use the version of Visual Studio that the book is written for. This book was written for Visual Studio .Net 2003.

Thearon
Reply By: HenBar Reply Date: 9/6/2006 5:55:06 AM
Thearon

I am also using VB Express Edition (the price was right), quite successfully so far with one problem (which may or may not be related to the fact that it is the Express Edition and not VB.Net 2003)

In the LoadGroups procedure (chapter 7), the LastUpdateDate field in the ListBox control displays only a g (or whatever letter I used to indicate a format type) when the code from the book is entered as written.  (I ran the code downloaded from the website and it works fine).  The problem seems to be in the line of code:

objListViewItem.SubItems.Add( _
         Format(objGroupsDS.Tables("Groups").Rows (intIndex).Item( _
          "LastUpdateDate"), "g"))


If I add a variable to the procedure and then Format the variable, it works fine.

Dim dteFormattedDate As Date
...
...

dteFormattedDate = objGroupsDS.Tables("Groups").Rows(intIndex).Item("LastUpdateDate")
objListViewItem.SubItems.Add(Format(dteFormattedDate, "g"))  

I also have to add the variable and then Format the variable in the lvwGroups_Click event when filling in the Groups detail section.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
TIA
Hank
Reply By: Thearon Reply Date: 9/11/2006 5:12:28 PM
Try this line of code and see if it works for you:

                    objListViewItem.SubItems.Add( _
                        Format(DirectCast(objGroupsDS.Tables("Groups").Rows(intIndex).Item( _
                        "LastUpdateDate"), DateTime), "g"))

Thearon
Reply By: HenBar Reply Date: 9/12/2006 4:55:50 AM
Theron

Thanks for you reply and suggestion.  While "DirectCast" does not work, (I get a "Specified cast is not valid" error), CType does work and I can use the original code in the lvwGroups_click event.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction
Hank
Reply By: thomasks Reply Date: 9/12/2006 2:22:09 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Thearon

Kevin,

You really should use the version of Visual Studio that the book is written for. This book was written for Visual Studio .Net 2003.

Thearon



Reply By: thomasks Reply Date: 9/12/2006 2:24:43 PM
Thanks Thearon,

I decided to update myself and bought Visual Studio 2005 - Professional Edition. I also bought your VB2005 book and the VB 2005 Databases.

I am making great progress now!

Regards,

Kevin


quote:
Originally posted by Thearon

Kevin,

You really should use the version of Visual Studio that the book is written for. This book was written for Visual Studio .Net 2003.

Thearon



Reply By: earlyman1976FL Reply Date: 12/21/2006 10:10:51 PM
Tools-> Choose Toolbox items -> OdbcDataAdapter

Okay

Happy Programming!!!

quote:
Originally posted by thomasks

Hi,

I'm new to programming. Can I use Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition with this book?

My first issue is on page 50. I cannot see the "ODBCDataAdapter" control in the tool box.

....must I upgrade to Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition?

Thanks,

Kevin



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