Yes that worked Trent.

Thanks

Tim,

I did a google search and this is an issue with the DateTimePicker control it looks like.  The problem is that there is no visual style active on the machine (Themes is just the first step).  The DateTimePicker requires the use of the Visualizer classes in order to render the Combo arrows.

On that same server, try setting the Appearance to the same Theme as Windows XP Blue and see if the error persists.

Trent, I may have pinpointed the problem for you.  One of the search fields on my browse dialog was a date field. When I removed this field from the search fields list the error went away. When I added it back, the error returned, so it must be specific to the date field.  The date field works fine on XP.

Hopefully it's something simple.

Didn't make any difference. Still get the error.

Tim

It looks like a visualizer error.  Since you are running on a server, themes are turned off by default, and certain controls try to user the Visualizers to render portions of the controls.  Off of the top of my head I cannot think of what the BrowseDialog is doing here, but try this:

1. Click Start -> Run
2. Type Services.msc and press Enter
3. Navigate to the Themes service
4. Double-Click on the Themes service to open the properties
5. Change the Startup Type from Disabled to Automatic
6. Click Apply - > click OK
7. Start the Themes service
8. Try running the browse dialog again

Let me know if this fixes (or doesn't fix) your problem.

I'm testing my application on a windows 2003 machine. Everything seems to be working okay except for my browse dialog. I receive the following error when I click the Browse.

Any Ideas?

Thanks,
Tim

InvalidOperationException
 Visual Styles-related operation resulted in an error because no visual style is currently active.

Source     : System.Windows.Forms

Stack Trace:
   at System.Windows.Forms.VisualStyles.VisualStyleRenderer.IsCombinationDefined(String className, Int32 part)
   at System.Windows.Forms.VisualStyles.VisualStyleRenderer..ctor(String className, Int32 part, Int32 state)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollBarRenderer.InitializeRenderer(VisualStyleElement element, Int32 state)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollBarRenderer.GetSizeBoxSize(Graphics g, ScrollBarState state)
   at MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.Windows.Forms.BrowseDialogWindow.PositionControls(Control& ParentControl)
   at MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.Windows.Forms.BrowseDialogWindow.AddSearchFields()
   at MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.Windows.Forms.BrowseDialogWindow..ctor(BrowseDialog BrowseDialogSettings, Boolean PopulateOnShow)
   at MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.Windows.Forms.BrowseDialog.ShowDialog(Boolean PopulateOnShow)
   at MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.Windows.Forms.BrowseDialog.ShowDialog()
   at MicroFour.StrataFrame.UI.Windows.Forms.MaintenanceFormToolStrip.cmdBrowse_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripButton.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)