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• david.r.johnson Tutorial on adding dataset from access database programatically

  Hi, After moving over the 2005 Express I have always used the Add New Datasource wizard from VC#2005e to add datasets but I have run into some problems sometimes. Could someone please point me to a tutorial on how to add a dataset from an access database the good old fashioned way... programmatically Thanks ! you would use a dataAdapter (OleDbDataAdapter) to "fill" the dataset based on your select command/oledbcommand. Small example on filling a dataset (make sure to import the System.Data.OleDb namespace): OleDbCommand theOleDbCommand = new OleDbCommand("SELECT * FROM [ Table ]"); theOleDbCommand.Connection = new OleDbConnection(" ConnectionStringHere &quo ...Show All

• Deeps_123 Gzipstream Question

  I've searched in the msdn database for gzipstream stuff. It's really good working but I haven't figured out how to unzip more than one file out of a gzip. GZipStream doesn't deal with an archive with files, just a stream of bytes. You'll need a lot more code to parse the contents of the archive. Rather than inventing this yourself, try a freeware Zip assembly such as SharpZipLib ... ...Show All

• John Padilla setting up web test and coded web test URL on different environment.

  Help with setting up web test and coded web test on different environment. I have web test and some code generated web test and I need to run these web test on my dev box, test, and production. For example dev: http://192.168.111.50/flexcardma/CityList.aspx Test: http://192.168.100.50/flexcardma/CityList.aspx Prod: http://192.168.0.50/flexcardma/CityList.aspx Is there way in Visual studio where I can set URL for all my web test and code generated web test for different environment I also have 3 different website I need to test so they all have different URL. For example Test site one: www.one.com Test site two: www.two.com Test site there: www.three.com ...Show All

• bigmac7669 Advantages of Running Loadtests using MsTest

  Hey, Just curious to know if there are any advantages of using MSTest at the command prompt to run the loadtests. Will there be any improvement in the % time spent in webtest code or any increase in the load generated Thanks, I would not expect a significant performance difference when running from the command line. Typically, you're going to want to run big load tests on a set of agents, not your dev machine, so the CPU time used to display the graphs doesn't actually affect the load generation anyway. Josh Let me also add that % time spent in web test code should be pretty close to identical since mstest is running through exactly the same underlying engine VS uses. The only savings would be the CPU ti ...Show All

• LuckyL Difference between validation and Extraction rule-Team Test

  What is the difference between validation rule and extraction rule.Both seems to work the same way.In both validation rule and extraction rule we check for an attribute value and when we extract the value of an attribute using extraction rule the extracted value is not displayed in the test and seems to work the same way as validation rule.Please help Thanks, tester Are you looking for the extracted value in the Context tab of the web test result viewer Josh Hello, Validation rule is different from Extraction rule. Validation rule is use to verify that application is working properly by validating for eg a sting, in the HTTP response, against an expected result string and Extraction Rule are used to extract a pi ...Show All

• ofer ebert I can't use booleans in C

  When writing C code I find that I can’t use the Boolean data type. When making a declaration like “_Bool boolVar=0;” I get an error that says _Bool is an undeclared identifier. If I try including stdbool.h and making a declaration like “bool boolVar=true;” I get an error that says that there isn’t such file or directory as stdbool.h. I am able to run programs using any other type in C and I can use the Boolean type in C++. I suppose that explains my problem :-). I’m reading a book trying to learn C and it’s got Booleans in it for some reason. How would one go about defining a type Rather than define your own type (which really is overkill) you might just build yo ...Show All

• Mahender Open/Close Forms

  Hello, Seven Forms. The first one is a MenuForm with 5 Buttons. Each Buttons on this Forms opens one other Form. The MenuForm is always open, and there should be no more than one other Form open at the time. (Form3 opens from inside of Form2). Private Sub Button2_Click( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click         Dim myForm As New Form4        If Form4.Visible = True Then             Form4.Refresh()        Else             Form4.Show()     &nbs ...Show All

• kidwidahair Data Binding a .CSV file

  Hey, I have a webtest which has a single webservice request. I created a .csv file (Users.csv in Users folder) on my C: drive and added it as a datasource and the test connection succeeded and I could see the .csv file as a datasource added to the webtest. I am trying to parameterize the field in the XML (string body)....the xml is something like <Name>CustomerName</Name> which I changed to <Name>{{C:\Users.Users.Name}}</</Name> to bind to the data in the csv file. When I run the test, I get an error "Request Failed:Context parameter 'C:\Users.Users.Name' not found in test context" Can anyone please suggest how to make this work Thanks, I am ...Show All

• Alberto Acerbis cd writer supported media types

  i know imapi does not support dvd writers......but i would like to be able to querry supported media types from a writer...... any suggestions on how to do this thanks.. wf you would have to look at the Drivers API (if one exists) of the writer, I don't think there is a way to do it in .NET im afraid no other solutions im afraid what is a driver api lets not make this complicated........their is a simple solution,and when i find it i will post it...untill then ...... any other suggestions wf ...Show All

• kforrey Is this type of development scenario supported...?

  Hi, I'm evaluating how we'll leverage VSTS for DB pros and I'm just wondering if this scenario is supported: Back in the day, we used to all point our dev workstations at a single instance of a DB running on a dev SQL server. This proves to be extremely fragile and limiting because of the need to constantly evolve/refactor the DB. We moved to a model where every developer runs a local copy of the DB themselves that corresponds to the version of the code they are working with. We did this with "regular" DB projects in VS.NET. We're still using "regular" DB projects in 2005, but they have unfortunately been crippled beyond usefulness in 2005, so now I'm looking to move to VSTS for DB pros. Obviously all my devs are ...Show All

• Swanands how do i make Domain groups into global groups

  Hey everyone ok well im in a situation where i want to have some groups that can ONLY read status's and not change it and some that can change the status for different stages of the defect.. my problem is that i created a couple different groups which were domain groups, when i go to the list of groups that i can read only or whatever there are only the global groups, how do i switch my domain groups to global lists thanks how do i create those groups, i tryed to and i only get domain groups Thanks Kardi, If you mean workflow state, you can restrict who can change the state by using transistion security like below for each transition. See "Authoring Work Item types" document in VS SDK for de ...Show All

• Kolf C# setup

  hi, I made a program in C# and I would like to distribuate it to friends into an setup.exe file. I could find a program already who could make this setup.exe for me by clicking the right things in the wizard. But the problem is it just compiles the data and then just extracts it into it's normal form. And people who don't have C# installed can't use the program then. Can somebody help me by giving me a free program who can create my C# project into a setup.exe file but so others can use it to without having to install C#. (I only have the free version of C#, so I can't do it directly using a setup project) Many thanks! hi, plz don't mix between yourProject.exe and the installation(.msi, .e ...Show All

• MatthewMaas Command line tool to generate .SDM file ?

  Hello Friends, Is there any Command line tool to generate .SDM file Thanks in advance. Hi Manny, What larger goal are you trying to accomplish Hi Manny, I'm still investigating and hope to have an answer soon. Hi Manny, You can use the System Definition Model (SDM) SDK to generate .sdm files for custom application prototypes. You will need to use several command-line tools to create the prototype. Here's a link to the SDK: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/teamsystem/aa718757.aspx Here's a link to the documentation: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb167823(VS.80).aspx And specifically: How to: Create an SDM Application System ht ...Show All

• pawelek Using NotificyIcon [HELP]

  Hi, I'm kinda new in .net so please help me. I'm developing an app... and i want to make my form invisible on load, but the process will continue. So i use NotifyIcon so that it will on the system tray. The problem is I can't make my form invisible on load (Me.Visible = False right ). So I decided to test the code. I insert it in a button. After my form was load, I clicked the button to make it invisible and it was successful. And when I double click the Icon on my system tray my form was visible again. Can anyone teach me how to make a form invisible on load I also set the visible property of my form to false (not in runtime) but it still apear visible after my form load. Another thing, how can I set my form on unload to just hide and can ...Show All

• kunallen How do team projects relate to branches?

  Our development group would like to be able to use one main branch of code for multiple versions of our software and create branches for hotfixes etc. But we would like to be able to keep work items separate for each version. One question we have is can multiple team projects share one branch of code or do you have to create a new branch when you create a team project From what I'm reading about iterations, it looks like a version of our software can be considered an iteration and work items can be grouped by iterations. So we could have one team project for multiple versions of our software and group the work items by iterations. Is this true We want to use the CMMI process template, by the way. Thanks, Richard ...Show All