thanks - I eventualy placed it a grid layout panel which I think then turns into a div (or is a div) Holy Handgrenade of Antioch instructions

Thanks a million, Works like a treat

This might help. Andy Gaskell, MCSD MCDBA

You can do that with an SQL statement assume gender is the name of your column: Select decode(gender, '0', 'Female', '1', 'Male') as gender from sometable search for "sql decode" on google Todd Smith

Okay well that has solved the invalid escape sequence thingie, BUT :) now I am getting the following error Source Error: An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below. Stack Trace: [NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.] CrystalDecisions.Web.
.get_7() +189 CrystalDecisions.Web.CrystalReportViewer.OnInit(EventArgs e) +352 System.Web.UI.Control.InitRecursive(Control namingContainer) +235 System.Web.UI.Control.InitRecursive(Control namingContainer) +179 System.Web.UI.Control.InitRecursive(Control namingContainer) +179 System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +169 Would this be a problem with the actual report (which seems to work fine of opened in Crystal) or is it still a coding error? Thanks

Original ASP had the problem where the session object wasn't webfarm friendly, so you had major scalability issues involved. With ASP.NET you can use a SQL Server Database to store the session data or an out-of-proc server (exe) on the network to host it; so it is webfarm friendly and thus scales pretty well. Now of course session data is going to take up RAM on the server the session is stored on; but how much data is really being taken up per session? Probably not enough to make it matter. James Simplicity Rules!

:cool: werkin :cool: I see the logic, you have to check to see if the Cookie exists before checking to see if the cookies key exists or has any data... Seems to be 100% Thanks :)

I tried using the TextReader but it didn't have the seek option and I couldn't find anything else which was helpful. I need to pick up 3 different things from this file, but I can't figure out how to read through the file and select a certain thing? Or is there a better way to do this other than using a static file. I just need to store some small strings. Thanks

There we go, I knew there had to be a simple smart way :)... You have made my day.. Cheers

James T. Johnson wrote: if( c is System.Windows.Forms.TextBox ) That's a better way. Probably more robust too (if MS changes the text of class names). Cheers, Simon X-5 452 rules.

There is another way, it involves using the DataSource, DisplayMember and ValueMember properties of the combo box. If I weren't late for work I'd describe exactly how to use it, but if you search the docs for DisplayMember there is an example of using it :) James Sonork ID: 100.11138 - Hasaki "My words but a whisper -- your deafness a SHOUT. I may make you feel but I can't make you think." - Thick as a Brick, Jethro Tull 1972

Gavin_Mannion wrote: maybe now I can get back on schedule with this project... Good luck :) James Sonork ID: 100.11138 - Hasaki "My words but a whisper -- your deafness a SHOUT. I may make you feel but I can't make you think." - Thick as a Brick, Jethro Tull 1972

To find the length of an array, use the Length property: String[] arr = new String[5]; Console.WriteLine("The array length is {0}.", arr.Length); When you exceed the capacity of your array, you will have to allocate a new array and copy the contents of the old array to the new. You can automate this process by using the System.Collections.ArrayList class which will resize the array when necessary. -- Peter Stephens

If you want to open it as a Modal Dialog Form2.Showdialog() or Form2.Show() to open it as a form (or no modal dialog) Remember to reference your other form. Hope this helps. Andres Manggini. Buenos Aires - Argentina.