Like Stephen said, you can't change the font in a message box put by the function call. You'll have to write your own MessageBox class, just a Form really, and format it the way you like. RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome

well, in VS.Net, any windows api constant that I hover over, I get the value. Other than that: 1. put a breakpoint on your code, hover over the constant at run-time || 2. put the constant in the watch window || 3. put the constant in a sprintf() or TRACE macro to output the string || [edit] 4. right-click on the constant and choose "goto definition" [/edit] int i = 2, x = 2; int j = x + y; sprintf("%d",j); 4.7388937 ??? My articles www.stillwaterexpress.com BlackDice

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Hi there, that's my pleasure.:-O Thank you for the kind words.

The Application class contains static properties providing some directory paths e.g. CommonAppDataPath or LocalUserAppDataPath. Furthermore you could use the CurrentCulture property to get the culture information for the current thread. www.troschuetz.de

Thank you very much. It's because the protocol is disabled. Now MSDE could be connected after enable the protocol. vigorous

Try string filename = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location; System.IO.FileInfo fil = new System.IO.FileInfo(filename); textBox1.Text = fil.CreationTime.ToString(); instead. You are referring to the FullName, which is something like "WindowsApplication 2; Version blabla; etc. blabla" and not a path. You NEED a path, though, or strange things will happen ;) Cheers Sid

You mean like the "File Created" date that every file on FAT/32, NTFS, and most other file systems has? If you want to access this from code, use the FileInfo class along with the local path of your assembly, which you can get form Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location. 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]

This question really belongs in the embedded/mobile section however it is easy enough to just answer it here. The .NET Compact Framework does not come with a supported Registry class as is available under the .NET Framework. This said, you will need to P/Invoke RegOpenKeyEx, RegQueryValue, and ExRegCloseKey to have access to the registry. - Nick Parker My Blog | My Articles

Try \r\n , please. I used \n\r before , but it didn't change. I don't know the cause. hello ALL..^^

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This is how i solve the problem. Hope it helps. http://www.codeproject.com/script/comments/forums.asp?msg=751405&forumid=1649&XtraIDs=1649&searchkw=statusbar&sd=1%2F16%2F2004&ed=7%2F15%2F2004[^] Weiye Chen Life is hard, yet we are made of flesh...

What exactly do you mean it "display[s] incorrectly?" Please be specific or we can't help you. Microsoft MVP, Visual C# My Articles

DPAPI also stores the credentials securely. If you just hard-code a username and password in your code, it's easy for users to see it. I, for example, spend a lot of time looking at the assembly and type metadata, as well as the IL in assemblies to gain completely understanding how they work. I would see the strings you use for usernames and passwords. Again, security should not be taken lightly. DPAPI provides what you need and even includes it's own prompt. Take a look at the article I linked which explains it all. Microsoft MVP, Visual C# My Articles

Thank you very much. I am sure your words are very useful and helpful. And I am so sorry to hear about your wrist and hope you will be well quickly. Best regards vigorous

Take a look in the services applet for MSSQL service. What can't you use? "Now I guess I'll sit back and watch people misinterpret what I just said......" Christian Graus At The Soapbox