jasmine pham's Q&A profile
.NET Development which is the best obfuscation tool?
There are many obfuscation tools in the market-Dotfuscator, CLiSecure, CodeVeil and PcGuard...... Many of u might have used them. Can u tell me which one is the best at obfuscation with respect to non-deterministic reverse logic, anti-debugging, tamper-proofing, anti-profiling. What is the most essential thing that is required to protect intellectual property what are the known limitations of obfuscation tools Please tell from ur experience. Thanks for reading. I usually use Dotfuscator... for simply obfuscation... and SafeKey-Hardware coding for the assembly. Dario ...Show All
SQL Server How to get Top 3 records in the group level?
Hi all, I have a query which is grouped by a field called R_ID, which gives me a list of records for each R_ID. So here is the thing, I want to get only top 3 records for each R_ID. I tried using 'select top 3....', but the result is not what I wanted. It doesn't consider the grouping. Is there any way to achieve this task Please let me know if some body has any idea. Thx. Thanks for catching that lucky; I tested this one too and your original query is still much faster. Dave ...Show All
Visual Studio Tools for Office Document Level Customization - Excel
Hi, This is with reference to my previous thread.... http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=585932&SiteID=1 (Regarding the bug mentioned by Cindy in the replies, I got a confirmation from Microsoft VSTO Support regarding the bug you had mentioned. They have confirmed the bug and have sorted the same and would be working fine with the Beta2 Tr version which would be shipped out shortly.) A couple of questions regarding the above topic (document level customization)... 1. Using the workbook level customization which is really a good suited option for me, I would like to add a usercontrol form on a CustomTaskPane. However, the CustomTaskPane is not available under the ThisWorkbook class. It appears only unde ...Show All
Visual C++ Can you share global variables between a DLL and a calling program?
Can you share global variables between a DLL and a calling program If so I would appreciate any tips. I tried putting the global variables in the DLL but it crashed when the VB porgram tried to call it. Perhaps people in the VB forums and newsgroups would be more familiar with this. I am not familiar with current versions of VB but previous versions don't have this feature or an equivalent. Obviously you can create a function in the DLL to get and put the value(s). Another possibility is to write a COM object (I am not sure of the terminology) which is a special version of a DLL. Then the object can have properties and functions. ...Show All
SQL Server SQL Server is waiting for an internal operation to complete
When saving a database diagram, SQL Server 2005 frequently "hangs" for an indeteminate amount of time and displays the message "Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio is waiting for an internal operation to complete. If you regularly encounter this delay during normal usage, pelase report this problem to Microsoft." For one thing, this is an extremely lame and unhelpful message, as it gives no clue as to specifically *who* to report the problem to (Microsoft is pretty big, after all), and an "internal operation" is sufficiently ambiguous to mean anything. I cannot find any references to this problem, and it happens frequently enough that I'm finding it very difficult to use Management Studio for editing ...Show All
.NET Development New Socket returned by Socket.Accept()
Hi all, Im writting an network app with the tipical fragment of code in SERVER side: /* Server side */ IPEndPoint myEndPoint = new IPEndPoint ( IPAddress .Any, 4000); Socket mySocket = new Socket ( myEndPoint.AddressFamily , SocketType .Stream, ProtocolType .Tcp); mySocket.Bind(myEndPoint); mySocket.Listen(-1 ); Console .WriteLine( "Server listening..." ); Socket client = mySocket.Accept(); Console .WriteLine( "First Local EndPoint : {0}; Client socket LocalEndPoint: {1}" , mySocket.LocalEndPoint.ToString(), client.LocalEndPoint.ToString(), ); /*********/ My question is why client.LocalEndPoint is the same that mySocket.LocalEntPoint I read in MSDN that Socket.Accept() crea ...Show All
Windows Forms setup wizard fxMdac error
When creating a setup wizard, the error "File or assembly name fxMdacPlugIn, or one of its dependences, was not found'. This occurs after hitting the finish button in the project creation wizard. This worked in the past. This ocurs in 2003 .net but not in 2005 .net (I have both). Any ideas I cant find any info on fxmdac. Honestly, I've never heard of fxMdacPlugin... Two things you could check... 1) Check the "depdencencies" property of all your files and dependencies and see if one of these depends on that file. 2) Check the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Visual Studio\8.0\Deployment\Deployables\Setup\PlugIns and see if fxMdacPlugin is listed there. If it is, delete or move the ke ...Show All
SQL Server SQL Server Express to SQL Developer Edition
I have Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite and have SQL Server Express installed from the initial setup. I would like to replace the Express edition with SQL Server 2005 Developer edition. I am currently developing for SQL 2000 and also have Enterprise Manager installed locally. Will the Developer edition install offer the option to unistall the Express edition (I don't need both installed) Or do I need to uninstall Express manually and then install Developer. Also is there anything I have to be wary of in terms of making sure I am still able to debug SQL 2000 sprocs etc. in VS Rory I attempted to do what you recommended above and it appears that it didnt do anything to my express install. After installing I ...Show All
Visual C++ .net2.0 Compatibale with VC++?
Hi All, Is VC++comptable with .net2.0 Regards, Ra On which version of Visual Studio you are talking about Seems Visual Studio .NET 2003 is coupled with .NET 1.1 Visual Studio 2005 can support .net framework 2.0 ...Show All
Smart Device Development Link binaries for ARMv4 and ARMv4i
Can I compile correctly working solution with different binaries type (binaries are from different SDKs) For example, I have an Application.exe and MyNew.dll built for ARMv4i with WM5.0 sdk, and MyOld.dll built for ARMv4 with PPC 2003 SDK. MyNew.dll is used with Application.exe MyOld.dll is used by Application.exe and MyNew.dll Will it work (dynamically/statically linked) ...Show All
Visual Studio Express Editions extreeeem noob
how do you run a program after you compile it Press F5. If you need more ways for running your application, please search the forums first since you will find more details there. Thanks, Ayman Shoukry VC++ Team ...Show All
Gadgets Version upgrade for gadgets
Hi! I am just about finished making a gadget - and I'm making the gadget detect if there is a newer version out there. So I compare the System.Gadget.Version and another version number coming via a XML, and if the xml file shows a newer version, the gadget notifies the user about the new version and gives her a link. Now, I have been testing this and there are some shortcomings. Let's say I'm currently running a gadget called mygadget.gadget, and its in my localapp/sidebar folder (since its installed) and it has version no. 0.9. Little later there is a newer gadget with 1.0 version and the xml notifies the 0.9 gadget about the new version. The user clicks the link (that just appeared) and I get the Install dialog... (i did set up the m ...Show All
Windows Forms Dynamic Graphics
Hi, I'm developing a windows application for Tablet PC. I have a tab control on a page and many tab pages in it. When user fills data and saves, all the tabs that fails the validation should be marked (the tab page header background should be changed which will easily visible to the user) I tried using CreateGraphics and using FillRectangle to fill the boundary of the tab page exposed by Bounds property but it's not working because I found that Graphics can only be used in OnPaint event. The question is: Is there a way Graphics can be handled dnamically without being written in Paint related events Thanks, Shyam Hi, a_shyam41 I write this sample for your information: using Syste ...Show All
SQL Server VS2005 ReportViewer HTTP ERROR 401 Unauthorized
Hi, can anyone help with this pls - it's getting very fustrating! there seems to be some messages and text on this issue (looks like a common problem that MS haven't published anything about yet!) but nothing I could make heads or tails off... so any help here would be very useful! I'm using VS2005 (release, NOT beta), the new reportviewer web control and an ASP.NET page - really basic, nothing fancy. I've set the reportviewer properties to: ReportServerURL= http://mytestserver/reportserver ReportPath = /AdventureWorks Sample Reports/Company Sales I'm testing the ASP.NET page is on my local machine - and the reportviewer is connecting to a remote test server (W2k3 SP1). When I view the page, then I get HTTP ERROR 401 Unautho ...Show All
Smart Device Development Bluetooth anyone???
Does anyone have or know of where I can obtain exaples of bluetooth communication set up in vb.net I am attempting to set up communications between a bluetooth mobile printer and a handheld device, so if the example where compatable with the compact framework I would be that much more excited. I have been looking for a while now and have hit a few dead ends (dead links) and am begining to get frustrated. I am suprised at the lack of information on the topic considering how great the technology is and how many hardware solutions are out there. I have a Toshiba (Qosmio 25) which has its own BT stack. Unfortunately, it doesn't work with my Blackberry 8700. So I uninstalled the Tosh stack, then added just the Tosh piece necessary to sta ...Show All