It sounds like your trying to serialize a string that contains xml using an xml serializer. I've never tried that before, but I have the suspicion that you might have some problems with that. Primarily, if your xml string contains the xml file header (i.e. ), and its embedded in the middle of another xml document, then you will get an error when the parser tries to read that "string". You can only have at the top of an xml document, and it can not exist anywhere else. XML inside XML might be your problem (although I can't guarantee it).

thank you, that would be perfect IF i could use the microsoft.jet.4.0 driver. But, so far I keep getting the message saying the that the porvider is not registered on the local machine. Even thought, it is : I download the:sigh: lastest, i check the registry and i manually register using the regsvr32 sqloledb.dll. but nothing worked. so, i decided to try the odbc and it works, but i do not know how to get the tables with it. I appreciate any suggestions...

that's what i was missing! and the : [DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Content)] thank you drey

I don't think it's possible, the MonthCalendar control is a wrapper around the SysMonthCal32 common control and I don't see that as an option in the native control. James

...another problem is that the validationEvent is not trigged when I choose a date in the calendar.

Thank you for your reply. My process runs fine. I get and id back and I use the getprocess method to get the process. but when it hit the code Process.EnableRaisingEvents or any Process.(something) it gives me an Access denied message. But if i impersonate myself, it works fine. this is the code: bool ret = true; ret = CreateProcessWithLogonW(m_username, m_domain, m_password, (int)LogonFlags.WithProfile,null,m_sb, (uint)PriorityFlags.NormalPriority | (uint)CreationFlags.UnicodeEnvironment, IntPtr.Zero,"c:\\", ref m_sui, out m_pi); if(ret) { System.Diagnostics.Process p = System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcessById(m_pi.dwProcessId); p.EnableRaisingEvents = true; "FAILS IN THIS LINE" }

You need to use relative paths in your HTML file that you're writing. I suggest using the Microsoft way of doing it, which is what happens when you save a page from Internet Explorer using the default settings: the HTML page is saved to disk and a folder is created with the same name and "_files" appended. In that directory are all the files that can be resolved (images, script files, etc.). When the HTML file is saved the path to those linked files are changed to a relative path - relative to the document, like so: filename_files/img1.gif filename_files/img2.jpg Try it. Save a document with images to disk and examine both the file and the folder with the same name. Using the same convention is consistent with other applications that use MSHTML (including IE, Word, FrontPage, and more), as well as other third-party libraries that want to provide a consistent user interface. Windows XP and newer platforms also allow users to manage both the HTML file and related folder as a single unit. How you alter it is by parsing the text as you write it and changing what gets written, then skipping that portion of the text you're writing. You could also modify it before saving. It really just depends on your requirements and if you can modify the in-memory document. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Software Design Engineer Developer Division Sustained Engineering Microsoft [My Articles] [My Blog]