I currently use Beyond Compare (www.scootersoftware.com). It is a file and folder comparison utility. I use it all the time including syncing my user directory at work before I leave. You can create simple scripts to run it at set times (through windows scheduled tasks) If Beyond Compare is more than you need than try Second Copy (www.centered.com). I have used it in the past and it is a nice little utility. Brian Holdridge USA

We have migrated several apps, originally developed in VB.NET 2003, to VB 2005. The problem is that, while these apps display the VB 2005 visual style in the IDE, when run display the VB.NET 2003 visual style. I am assuming there is a setting somewhere, but I can't find it. Is there a way for these migrated VB.NET 2003 apps to use the VB 2005 visual style at run time? Thank you, Brian

I am checking out the BindingNavigator control and might use it if I can solve one last issue. I am using this control to navigate a dataset table displayed in a group of textboxes. I would like to allow the user to select a record to jump to. Is there a way to tell the BindingNavigator to go to a particular record or position number? Thank you Brian

Thanks. Your code did exactly what I needed to do. I tweaked it somewhat. Here it is. Private Sub txtSysName_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles txtSysName.TextChanged 'if nothing in textbox, display all rows If Me.txtSysName.Text.Trim.Length = 0 Then DataGridView1.DataSource = ds.Tables(0) Msg.Text = "System count: " & DataGridView1.Rows.Count Exit Sub End If 'create dataview and populate with dataset populated in form load Dim dv As New DataView(ds.Tables(0)) With dv .Table = ds.Tables(0) '.AllowDelete = True '.AllowEdit = True '.AllowNew = True .RowFilter = "vchrName LIKE '" & Me.txtSysName.Text & "*'" .RowStateFilter = DataViewRowState.CurrentRows .Sort = "vchrName ASC" End With 'reset grid datasource to contents of new dataview DataGridView1.DataSource = dv 'display row count Msg.Text = "System count: " & DataGridView1.Rows.Count End Sub

Is there a way to adjust the contents to a DataGridView to match what a user has typed in a textbox. As the user types in or removes a character from the text box, the DataGridView contents will adjust accordingly from the intial data populating the control from a Datatable. I would prefer to avoid loops, if at all possible. I would be willing to use a ListView control. I also tried to look for a method in a DataSet or DataTable and populate a second DataTable to bind to the grid, but could find a way. Any ideas? Thank You