billqu's Q&A profile

• Visual C++ DumpBin can't find mspdb80.dll

  When I try to start DumpBin, either from the command prompt, or by clicking the filename in Windows Explorer, I get the message "The application has failed to start because mspdb80.dll was not found..." DumpBin is in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\bin, and mspdb80.dll is in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE, and also in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSA\8.0\VsaEnv. What do I have to do to get DumpBin to operate The complete output was a dialog box containing what I said above, plus the sentence "Re-installing the application may fix this problem.". The identical message occurs whether I use the command line, or whether ...Show All

• Gadgets Trouble adding sample to live.com

  Ok, so I have followed the starting guide (http://microsoftgadgets.com/livesdk/docs/default.htm) up to the point were I test the sample helloworld in my browser. It seems to recognise that something is there as it seems to open a HelloWorld RSS feed with two empty untitled articles!! Not sure whether this was normal behaviour I continued through the guide and tried to add the sample gadget to live.com. Unfortunately, instead of adding the gadget to My Stuff, I am left in the normal view with no gadgets added. Am I missing a vital step or have the rules of engagement been changed ! Any help greatly appreciated. Are you running your gadget from localhost If so, did you follow the IE setup steps to add *.li ...Show All

• Visual Basic Timer Events Not Firing in Windows Service

  Hi All: I am trying to upgrade my vb.net 2003 windows service project to vb.net 2005. The 2003 project runs great and the timer events fire; however, the 2005 timer events in 2005 will not. Same code - just compiled with different versions of vb.net Any ideas Doug. One thing you may also want to check is that the timer is the 'correct' timer so to speak. The system.windows.forms.timer does not work for me correctly and I normally use the system.timers.timer instead. You can manually add it to the toolbox using add/remove since it is not there by default. ...Show All

• Internet Explorer Development hiding the parameters in the adress bar

  i want to hide the parameters i send to the server in the address bar ( by the get method) how can i do it my web is written on asp pages waiting to your help, mikalush thanks everybody !! i can't use the property "location=no" because i want the user to see the address of the website, i just don't want him to see the parameters i send, for ex: www.mySite.com/index.asp prm1=3&prm2=ddd i want the use user will see : www.mySite.com/index.asp and will not see: prm1=3&prm2=ddd. and i don't think i can use the post method, because the users are entering my pages from a lot of links and i must send in each link the special parameters for him, so the pagess wil ...Show All

• Windows Forms KeyCode, KeyData, KeyValue... What's the difference?

  So the subjects says it all... Right now, I'm trying to set a method for when the user presses the 'Enter' key in a text box. Thus far, I'm thinking of putting it in the KeyDown event for the textbox. And my issue lies here. I can't decide/figure out how to go about doing so. There's a ton of ways, I know. I'm starting to get back into the whole programming thing, and this is something I can't seem to find anywhere. So, in deciding whether it was the 'Enter' key that was pressed, which would be best KeyCode, KeyData, or KeyValue And just to make sure... The main question here is the difference though... I can't seem to figure it out. They all kinda boild down to the same thing, right They're all for determining which key was pressed. An ...Show All

• Windows Forms how to disable "X" button in the form

  HI Each form has three buttons in caption bar, maximize, minimize, and closing("X") buttons, in the form properties, there are properties for maximizebox and miniizebox, but I didn't find method to disable closing button. Anybody knows how to do that Thank you very much! That is so strange... why we don't have properties for "X" button Actually, I know one method is in closing event: using "e.cancel=true" to block "X" button, why we can't disable this function directly ...Show All

• SQL Server Flat File Connection manager throws error when a column gets added to the flat file

  Hi, I have a situation where a tab limited text file is used to populate a sql server table. The tab limited text file comes from a third party vendor. There are fixed number of columns we need to export to the sql server table. However the third party may add colums in the text file. Whenenver the text file has an added column (which we dont need to import) the build fails since the flat file connection manager does not create the metadata for it again. The problem goes away  where I press the button "Reset Columns" since it builds the metadata then. Since we need to build the tables everyday we cannot automate it using SSIS because the metadata does not change automatically. Is there a way out in SSIS ...Show All

• Windows Forms DataSet Designer Generate Auto Statement

  Hello, I'm using DataSet.xsd for my DataTables and TableAdapters. When I design a TableAdapter with an auto generated Instert statement, it is only be able when I select the Primary Key. But the primary key is an auto increment field in my database (contactID), so i don't need to insert a value. I only need to insert other fields, not the primary key. This is the code what I'm using: DataSet1TableAdapters. tbl_contactTableAdapter ta = new DataSet1TableAdapters. tbl_contactTableAdapter (); ta.Insert(txtContactID.Text.ToString(), txtName.Text.ToString()); It requires to give a value for contactID. How can I use this Insert statement, without inserting a value for primary key Thanks ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista How to configure monitors using DirectShow?

  Hi, I need control two monitors that I will write two different video images into either monitor. I found a function SetMonitor() in DirectShow. I am still confuse at which interface should I select, IVMRMonitorConfig, or IVMRMonitorConfig9 Now, I tried to use IVMRMonitorConfig9 like follows: HRESULT hr; IVMRMonitorConfig9 *pMonitorConfig = 0; hr = pMonitorConfig->SetMonitor(1); //display image at the 2nd monitor //but there is run error here: "access 0x000000" pMonitorConfig->Release(); Should I use CoCreateInstance() function to initilize it and how to write the parameters in it Thanks a lot. Dear NNTP User, I am a little understood how to use 'IVM ...Show All

• SQL Server KPI Visualisers

  Hi there, We would like very much to define and manage our KPIs through AS2005's KPI repository. We would like those KPIs to be visualised with some sort of sweet looking gagues, like the ones available from Dundas. http://www.dundas.com/Products/Gauge/RS/index.aspx However, I can't see any reference to using this product to connect to KPIs that have been centrally defined. Instead, it looks to me like you have to do all the " If actual > budget then 1" sort of logic all over again, within the gague - i.e. at the presentation layer, which seems fundamentally flawed to me. Am I missing something Has anyone used any of these sort of visualisation tools to connect direct to AS2005 KPIs ...Show All

• SQL Server how to stop conversing status?

  Once my target service start to process, how can I stop the rest from running right now I'm looping sys.conversation_endpoints and run "END CONVERSATION @dhValue" Is there a simpler way to stop processing a service without interfering with other services I don't understand what you mean by "stopping the rest from running". If you want a way to stop an activated stored procedure from running, you could either kill the spid it is running on, or disable the queue which will cause it to abort. Rushi ...Show All

• Visual C# move file to a directory

  Hi everyone, i’d like to move files from a directory to another directory, with move() or copy() i can only move a file to another file. Can you tell me how i can solve this problem please. Thankyou Thanks for your reply, i just want to move some of files in one directory to another directory, not directory to directory. Have you an algorithment or idee thanks in advance ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Data Binding Flow

  Can anyone provide references discussing Data Binding Flow I would like to confirm if the following is accurate...data binding (and value conversion for that matter) in XAML occurs only if the page is rendered I have a requirement in which I need to manipulate GUI controls behind the scenes. I can instantiate the page and gain access to the controls to set values but it appears that data binding is not in place as my underlying data is not updating accordingly. Thanks Can anyone confirm if the following is accurate Bindings set via XAML will only become active when the page is Loaded. If we want the bindings to be active w/o loading the page we have to set the bindings (via SetBin ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions How Do I change a String Varible into a int varible

  Hey I making a Xml Reader program and part of it use #s that I have stored in the xml file. <random>23</random>. Well I made a program that gets the #s and counts it down. Well the problem is it keeps telling me that I need a int varible and I can't convert a string into a int. Any Ideas or something. Assuming that the string only contains one set of numbers you could: string sNum = "<random>38</random>" ; sNum = System.Text.RegularExpresision.Regex.Replace(sNum, @"\d+", "") ; int iNum = Convert.ToInt32(sNum) ; ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Call WCF asynchronously

  How can I call WCF service asynchronously from client Is asynchronous call is recommended practice in WCF Is not, life is easier in WCF than in Web Service. If yes, would MS consider adding asynchronous call functions in "Add Service Reference" so that "Add Service Reference" can become a useful tool. ...Show All