I know this is incredibly basic, but I can't find a simple, straightforward answer that isn't missing some critical element. I have an access database. I need to do some data integrity checking before it gets updated. There are multiple ...

I can think of ways to do this, but they are painstaking, so I am looking for what others think is the cleanest, quickest method. I'm starting with a corrupted table that originally had a unique key. After Access repairs the database, the ...

I have searched and all I find are references to starting and stopping a service I am creating myself. The situation is that I need to automate some database maintenance, but I need to stop a service to do it then restart the service when ...

I'm looking for suggestions. The problem is that as a newb to c# I don't know what it can do or how to implement what it can do. I need some ideas as to how to create a report program that allows you to drag fields from a list onto a form ...

string listname = "Sheet1"; OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" + filename + ";Extended Properties=Excel 8.0"); con.Open(); try ...

It appears that to read data from an older style xls (pre 2007) file, you need to have Excel on the computer (automating). I'm writing a conversion program and I can't count on that. I need to read every line in an xls file, filter it to ...

Is there a function that will take a date and return what day of the week it was? If not, how would you approach the code for writing a function to accomplish this?

If it is so simple to create a file, why can't I find how to create a new directory? I found how to check to see if a directory exists and get its properties, but nowhere do I see how to create a new directory.

I have a file with a collection of lines. In each line, at the same place, is an extra space that does not belong. I know which position it is. I need to remove it. I cannot be sure what is before or after it, so a substitution leaving ...

I have been playing with a simple timer for exercise purposes at home. For the life of me, I can't get the statements right. I have three input fields Exercise Duration Rest Period Duration Number of Exercise Cycles and a Start Button ...

I'm doing another conversion. This time the output is fixed length fields. What is the proper way to format something like: outputstring[1,5]=employee.id; outputstring[6,35]=employee.fullname; outpurstring[36,40]=hours; No matter how ...

Can anyone recommend a good tutorial for creating dlls?

I've looked and can't find this, although it seems reasonable to think it can be done. I'm looking to have a utility install and place its shortcut in the Start Menu folder of the program it is designed to work with. Is it possible to cha ...

This isn't so much a C# question as a Windows general question. I need to create a simple utility to lock the time/date setting from even a Windows administrator. The problem is that I have no idea where to start. Any suggestions? I kno ...

Okay, this is going to sound like an idiot's question, but I have looked and cannot find the answer. I put in the following code to catch an error. The program needs to clean up after itself and shut down after the error message is acknow ...