On page 80, of WROX's Beginning VB.Net Databases by Thearon Willis ISBN: 0-7645-6800-0, they have the code:
Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
    Private Sub btnGenerate_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
      ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnGenerate.Click
        txtGuid.Text = guid.newGuid.tostring.toupper
    End Sub
End Class

And I get the error:
D:\VB\guid\Form1.vb(73) : error BC30456: 'newGuid' is not a member of 'guid'.

I'm pretty sure that means I have to Import something, but I can't seem to figure out what. I tried:
Imports System.Guid
Imports Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents

but that doesn't fix the problem. I'm running under VS.Net 2003.
R. W. DelPorto

R. W. DelPorto

R.W.

There is no namespaces that need to be imported. I cut and pasted your code into a project and it ran fine. There's something wrong with your VS setup or environment. If you're using your computer at work then please consult with your Network Admin or contact Microsoft.

Thearon

Thearon,
  Thank you for your reply. After receiving it, on a hunch, I tried this code under VS 2002. It DOES work fine there. However it does NOT work with VS 2003, at least on my system. Before I go and talk to my Network folks, did you try it on VS 2003? I have found several other things that work differently or not at all on VS 2003.

Ron DelPorto

R. W. DelPorto

Ron,

Yes. I developed it on VS 2003 and ran my test this morning with your code on VS 2003. There's gotta be something in your configuration stopping it from working the way it should.

Good luck. I'm sorry I couldn't be more help.

Thearon

Thearon,
  Thanks AGAIN for your help. I DID contact my network folks and found something interesting. Just thought I'd share it in case someone else encounters the problem. The problem actually stems from the fact that I named my project guid, so when VB.Net was giving me the build error Newguid is not a member of guid, it was referring to my project, guid, not the Structure, guid, which is a member of System. I changed the name of my project and Bingo, it worked. I probably should have thought of that, but .... :(

Ron

R. W. DelPorto

Ron,

I'm glad you discovered the cause of the problem and on your way again.

Thearon