DPotages's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Custom Code accessing Dataset

  Hello my problem is this ...i pass a parameter from an asp page to open a report which works fine, however the display name for the text box in the header of the report should be the description of the parameter not the parameter id i would like to create a function in the custom code that passes the parameter id and returns the parameter description   as the possible description values are dynamic  and there are over 400 hardcoding the code is not an option thanks  in advance for any advice I'm not clear on what you are reffering to as "parameter description" A report parameter will have three values accessible through either custom code or throug ...Show All

• SQL Server Report Layout - forcing absolute position

  Greetings, I have a report with all of the required data, but am having trouble with the positioning of the elements. The report has header-like, body and footer-like sections but I am forced [I think] into using only the body section of the report since SSRS won't let me put fields in the header/footer area (msg: fields cannot be used in headers or footers). btw - my report is always one page... never more. The center section (a table) may change in number of rows, but it will always fit on the page. So -- easiest way to ask this is: how can I lock the position of a field (or text box) to ensure it will always be in the same spot (acting like a header / footer) Thanks in advance. I ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Random Offset and Master Volume

  Hello. Long time watcher, first time poster. (August 2006 SDK version 2.0 windows version 9.14.701.0 content version 40) I have been using Xact for only a month or so but I have found some bugs (that i want to make sure are bugs and not just me being dumb.) Master Volume: I am trying to adjust the master volume of a track in the Sound Bank and it does not react. (at all). I have the volume at -96 and it plays at the same volume as if it were at 0. Ideal uses for this feature: -having all the sounds in a 'play wave' list be at a certain volume level. (so you don't have to re-normalize a bunch of waves. is this a known error will it work in game, just not in the xact tool does anyone else have this problem Random Offset: The tool that ...Show All

• Visual C# Generating HTML or CHM files via XML Comments

  Is there an option in Visual Studio 2005 that allows me to export all of my XML comments into a CHM or HTML file visually similar to the online MSDN library I know that there is nDoc and DOxygen, and other third party tools (none of which work well with .NET 2.0 btw), but I would think that with VS 2005, MSoft would finally include their own way of doing something like this. I'm sorry if you took my reply the wrong way, haha! I never meant anything towards you:) In fact, thanks for the info. I was just venting because Msoft has had Visual Studio out for how long now, and is only now getting to a documentation tool ...Show All

• Internet Explorer Development How to turn off the prompt for Active Content?

  Hello, I have a page in my local drive that uses Active Content. But every time I refresh it, it pops up a window asking me whether I want to run it or not. What should I do I want to refresh my page without the warning pops up every time. Thank you very much. These are new security precautions taken by IE7. Try going to Tools->Internet Options->Advanced and down to the "Security" section. There is a checkbox to always allow Active Content from your local machine. That should get rid of the prompt. -Reza ...Show All

• SQL Server Table existance in DTS

  Hello, In a DTS, I want to check whether a certain table already exists. If so, it should be deleted. Any ideas how I can do that ActiveX (if so, how) Use an Execute SQL Task, with some standard SQL as you would use in any object management script. You could use DMO in ActiveX Script but - 1 - It is harder I think 2 - It will not upgrade to SSIS as both ActiveX and DMo have been deprecated. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Report with Object data - root object and list

  Hi, can anyone tell me if this is possible: Root Class: Invoice { has invoice heading data } child class: Details { has List of invoice detail lines} I'd like to use the current objects like this to display and print a report. seems lile the child list will not work.... can someone show me a working example of this or is it just not possible to do with the .Net report control I have seen simple lists work, I have seen a 2 class sample but they were not related classes. SOLVED! Ok here is the lowdown: you have to bind to the report differently than when you bind to a form! say you have a BO that you show a master and then a gridview ... when you put the master on the for ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. device create fails

  I tried to run my d3d application on a computer with an on board graphic card - and as a result the create device fails. I tried many to change the DeviceType, but it didn't help. I tried changing the XVertexProcessing options. stiill no good. What am i doing wrong Thanks. CreateFlags.HardwareVertexProcessing | CreateFlags.MultiThreded in the device instantiation caught my attention. Are you sure the card has these capabilities Perhaps setting CreateFlags.SoftwareVertexProcessing instead might help I remember from the C4F tutorials, before creating the device, we check the card capabilities and set the CreateFlags accordingly. The tutuorial has you create a Caps object to check the actual capabili ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. ElapsedGameTime vs ElapsedRealTime

  hi again i'm a bit confused about this two props. in mdx common framework we had one parameter float elapsedtime, and now we have 2 times. someone can tell me physical difference beetwen them p.s. i debugged miliseconds and seconds of both times. the result is strange enough: only game miliseconds iz non-zero, real miliseconds jumping permantly from zero to approximately the same value as gametime... p.p.s in addition there is TotalMilliseconds prop, altogether - 4 milliseconds properties, totally confused :S - this item solved, milliseconds - int, totalmiliseconds - double :) Usually you want your game runs smoothly on all types of computers so the best choise  is  to call game logic at stabilized frequency. It's ...Show All

• .NET Development Multiple Managed Debugging Sessions under one ICorDebugInterface

  After I get an ICorDebugInterface can I open more than one debugging session, each in a different thread, with it Or do I need an interface pointer for each session. - Dan. However, I'd strongly suggest that you keep your ICorDebug and ICorDebugProcess objects 1:1. A single ICorDebug instance can handle multiple ICorDebugProcess instances. The ICorDebug interface could have be alternatively "ICorDebugProcessCollection". Reasons to keep it 1:1: - this plays better with the debugger versioning story . - this has nice future-proofing qualities . - it reduces corner cases . Most often, you'll have only have 1:1 for ICorDebug : ICorDebugProcess. If you take advantage of ICorDebug supporting m ...Show All

• SQL Server salt vs. Initialization Vector

  I have seen these terms used but don't understand exactly what they are and how they differ. Could I use one without the other or are they a "linked" pair TIA, Barkingdog Neil, You wrote "store the password as the hash(password + salt)". Interesting explanation but would I want to HASH or Encrypt the existing password with salt If I HASH the password, then since I can't decrypt a HASH, I don't see a way to get the orginal password back, even if the  salt value is known. Also, you state that an IV is used in a totally different context. If I use an IV, I guess it needs to be stored along with the data it encrypts or else one can't decrypt the data. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Object and Property Descriptions

  I am making a managed dll in C++ to use in later projects for C++, VB, and C#. When ever you click on properties of MS user controls in the design portion IDE it tells you what that property is, ect. I would like to know how describe properties in the same manner. Also when you look at an object in the object browser it gives you a summary; I would also like to know how to define these summaries in C++. Thanks in advance for any help Maybe VCE doesn't support it. Check your build log, my last line reads: "Creating command line xdcmake.exe /blabla". ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System System.ServiceModel.EndpointNotFoundException:

  I am getting the following error when I try to run a webtest on a webapplication System.ServiceModel.EndpointNotFoundException: Could not connect to http://10.10.23.890/weblogin.aspx TCP error code 10060: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. It showed no error while recording but throws this error when i playback the same. please help Thanks, Sooraj ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. I cant run the tutorials in the Aug SDK

  I just downloaded the Aug Directx SDK and I am trying to run any of the tutorials for Direct3D, but I always get a BadImageFormatException error. The line: using ( CreateDevice frm = new CreateDevice ()) Throws the exeption (This is from Tutorial1). However the EmptyProject runs ok. Any clues why the turorials are not running I think I have everything fully updated. -Matt The reason why you get a Bad image error is that the managed DirectX assemblies are compiled for 32 Bit only. You can try compiling your application for Win32 instead of Any CPU. This should force your 64 Bit Windows to run it with the 32 Bit version of the framework that can handle the managed DirectX assemblies. ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Resume standby timestamp ??

  Hi, all.......................I have a question about resume from S3 or S4. We use pwrtest.exe and event viewer to measure resume standby time. And we find resume standby time is too long, resume from S3 is about 2.5~3 sec; and S4 is about 2 secs. S3: DriverInitDuration 1922 m sec + BiosInitDuration 540 msec S4: DriverInitDuration 2192 m sec + BiosInitDuration 0 msec But Microsoft strongly recommands the S3 resume duration should be < 2 secs. Because we don't know which driver consume the longest time during resume duration. So is there any tool to measure resume duration for each driver (complete power IRP) Thanks in advance Hi Eddie: Please send an email to onnow@mi ...Show All