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I want to use the Directory.Exists method to see if a directory exists. But it doesn't seem to work for the root of a removable (USB) drive. I plug in my drive and it gets allocated a letter ("F:"). I then confirm that I can view the drive in Windows Explorer but: Directory.Exists("F:\")...

I have an Oracle server running (Personal Edition 8.1.7) and on that I'm using two databases. When my machine starts up I try and access one of the databases and I get the following error: ORA-0134: ORACLE not available ORA-27101: shared memory realm does not exist Some times this happens for...

When I click the "To..." button on a new e-mail in Outlook 2002 I am told: The address list could not be displayed. The Contacts folder associated with this address could not be opened; it may have been moved or deleted, or you do not have permissions." However, if I click on...

I need a class that will read POP3 e-mails off a server. Including attachments etc. Cheers elziko

I'm using Outlook XP (2002) and I keep on setting it to leave a copy of each message on the server for a 10 days. However, each time I set this the mailes are deleted off the server on collevtion and if I go back into the relavent settings the checkbox has unchecked itself. I'm collecting from...

I'm about to get a new hard drive and I cant to copy everything (including operating system) from the old one to the new one so that my computer doesn't seem any different. I dont want to just add the new hard drive and use the old one as is because the new one will be faster and I want my OS...

The DataRepeater seems like it must must be bound to a data source. Is there anyway I can add instances of my UserControl through code? Is there another control which allows me to repeat a control/controls through code and not using data from a data source? Thanks, elziko

I know I can use the RASDIAL API to create/drop/check if a conection has been made but I need more information on a connection. Specifically what bit rate the connection has been made at. Anyone know how I can do this? Cheers elziko

Since Structures seem to have many of the features of a Class (methods/events etc), under what circumstances should I be using a Structure instead of a Class, or indeed vice versa? Cheers elziko

When my computer boots up it connects to the internet and then loads Outlook which is set, as I want, to check my mail every minute. However, Outlook usually loads before my connection to the internet has been made and Outlook reports in a small windows that it can't find the server. I want to...

I'm the only user of my computer so I want to automatically login but windows insists on requesting my pass word each time. I used to have this OK in 2K but cant seem to find how to do it now I've upgraded! Cheers elziko

Assuming I have the handle to a particular window, how would I use this to get the handle to the StatusBar inside that window? Cheers, elziko

I'm trying to insert a record only if it doesn't already exist: INSERT INTO protectedfiles (filename) VALUES ('New Text Document.txt') WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT filename FROM protectedfiles WHERE filename 'New Text Document.txt'); However I am just told that my SQL command is not...

I'm trying to import a .pst file into outlook. However once I have selected the file to import I am told that: Properties for this information service must be defined prior to use. followed by... File access is denied. You do not have the permission required to access the file C:\documents...

I want to be able to display a gif as the icon for a form. Is theer an easy way to do this? Can anyone suggest any code or componets that will convert a GIF into an ICO or BMP? Cheers, elziko

We have a couple of P2P networked PCs via two 10Mbit/s cards and a hub. We are thinking of getting ADSL but want each computer to have its own connection to the internet regardless whether the other is switched on or off. Is there a type of ADSL modem that can plug into a hub and provide a...

I'm reading in a large file line by line using TextStream.ReadLine. However, if I recieve a certain bit of data I know I can finish reading the file early (which is ~65000 lines long). At the moment I'm doing a TextStream.Readall to get to the end of the file and force TextStream.AtEndOfStream...

Is there a maximum number of objects that a collection can hold? My code is supposed to create more objects in my collection than the 256 that seem to have been created! elziko

Next week we are going to start discussing the merits of upgrading to VB.NET. I'm doing a lot of Oracle access from VB and have come up against a problem. ADO(VB6) does not support BLOB data types. It only supports LONGRAW for binary data and this is to be discontinued! So, can anyone tell me...

I'm installing a setup created with the package and deployment wizard on a Windows 2000 system. However, I am told that the installer must restart the system to update some files. This happens repeatedly and the actual installation never occurs. Obviously the setup routine is trying to update...