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Thanks chaps:)

If I have an XML file I can view the XML or the data in the IDE. Is it possible to create a schema from an XML file?

Now this is a good site:) So far I have picked up some much basic stuff the books omitted. Thx PlausiblyDamp :):)

Cheers ears:)

OK I now really do need to get into this XML stuff but for some reason I just don't get it:( I'm reading two different sections in two different VB.Net books which explain it differently but they are leaving out some basic stuff I obviuosly need. Could any one here point me to a good up to date book or web site that covers XML for a complete "I know nothing about XML" beginner? Thnx

search this site for Keycodev2.dll as there are losts of posts re this topic

Try Teach Yourself Visual Basic .Net In 21 Days published by SAMS.

Aha....here ya go :)pigtrix.zip

Wryd, I'm going for making a non rectangular window for my game. As my website is about pigs......obviuosly I have decided on a pig:) I have attached the .exe file which shows it in full pig glory. Perhaps rather than put a bacground image on your form, why not funk the form itself up:):) DOH......how do ya attach a zip file:confused:

I thank you....:)

Result! Thnx this will be a useful bit of code for future use, and on the project I'm currently working on:)

Mutant.....a star cheers :):) PS what tag do you use to show a link?

Is it possible to custom code the functionality of window dragging? If a window is a custom shape that does not have the title bar visible then there appears to be no way to drag it:(

Yes, but see Mutants comment re converting to .NET:)

So wyrd....where is the updated copy:)

DOH! yes I did......duh what a plonker:) So is it easy to change the screen res?

Hi, all I get is an error saying cannot convert to rectangle on the line using primaryscreen??

I am writing a game which should be displayed in 1024x768. Is there a way to test the users screen resolution and automatically change it to 1024x768 if it is not already at this resolution?

Smooth.....very smooth :) I like it, only comments at first are; would be nice if the blocks move down faster when you press the down arrow, and to see a rolling score total. Apart from that....very smooth well done:) I'm currently doing the same learning thingy with a tetris clone type game. I'll post it when I'm done.

Whooooa!! I thank you:):):) hog:)

Doh! gconnConnection = ("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\Documents and Settings\carl\My Documents" & _ "\Sol\rs.mdb;Jet OLEDB Database Password=" & Me.txtPassword.Text & _ "User ID=Admin;Persist Security Info=True") still results in "Could not find installable ISAM":(

I haven't bother with setting password on databases before and am giving it a go now, but get an error message: "cannot find installable ISAM" this was my connection string before setting the password: gconnConnection = ("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\Documents and Settings\carl\My Documents\Sol\rs.mdb;Persist Security Info=False") And this is it including the password being pased to the string: gconnConnection = ("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Database password=" & Me.txtPassword.Text & ";Data Source=C:\Documents and Settings\carl\My Documents\Sol\rs.mdb;Persist Security Info=False") all help gratefully received :)

Bugger:) I'd tried this but just used e.drawstring....oh so close:) Thnx Mutant

Are you talking about the display when you are viewing the report with the tree view?

Nope...still doesn't work :( Private Sub PictureBox1_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles PictureBox1.Paint Dim gfxSreen As Graphics = Graphics.FromHwnd(Me.PictureBox1.Handle) gfxSreen.DrawString("AntyText", New Font("Comic Sans MS", 20), New SolidBrush(Color.Black), 5, 5) End Sub