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• SQL Server Importing Online XML file into SQL Server 2005 tables – no data transferred

  Does anyone have any great suggestions on how I can import an online XML file into an SQL 2005 table So far I tried to accomplish it with SSIS Data Flow Task where my source is XML Source (Data access mode: XML file location; XML location: URL, Use inline schema = True). This set up properly identified the columns to be imported. I used Copy Column data flow transformation task to load data to OLE DB destination table that has same structure. When I run the task it does execute with no errors, however the table remains empty. It looks like I am failing to read the actual data. Do you have any suggestions I am willing to go around this approach with stored procs/com/you name it – just make it work! ...Show All

• .NET Development Web Service Performance Questions

  hello there i am developing a smart client application which will retrieve reporting data from web services when online. im concerned about performance issues here as some of the reports can contain lots of information so the encrypted data being output by the web services might get quite large. 1. should i be worried about performance when using web services for this task and if so is there any techniques i can consider to increase performance 2. i was considering using strongly typed datasets. i realise they are more bulky than their counterparts, but there are also advantages for me. will the performance difference be negligable over a web service or should i be wary of using strongly typed datasets thanks a lot. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Copying a Project

  This may sound basic but I haven't yet found the appropriate button. I would like to create a new project which is based on an existing project. In essence I would like to execute a "save as" on my existing project and save under the new name. Is this possible I would call it "renaming a project". This is a problem that I have asked before and there is no good solution. My best workaround is to copy the code, then create a new project with the required name, paste the code and delete the old project. Limitation: If there are many references or many forms it can take time ...Show All

• Visual C++ serialPort.Read

  I have been playing around with the serial port class for about a week and have managed to learn a small number of different ways to read the data in and then act upon it. I have just successfully written code to use the serialPort ->ReadByte() method. My problem with this method is that no matter how large (number of bytes) the data is, it will only read one byte at a time when data is received. I want to read a small data packet which contains three characters. I have attempted to use the serialPort->Read() method, but I keep getting a null error. My code is: private : System::Void serialPort1_DataReceived(System::Object^ sender, System::IO::Ports::SerialDataReceivedEventArgs^ e) { int offset = 0; int count ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Performance counters from a Linux server (web/loadtest)

  Hi, I'm running various load tests, testing web services on windows and linux servers (using axis). Adding performance counters from the windows servers works fine, but how could I collect performance data from the java web services running on Linux It would be great if I could add the Linux counters directly in the load test counter sets. That way it would be added to the Load Test Result Store (DB) directly. Is there support for SNMP How could I solve this in any other way If this is not possible, is there an API to insert "custom" performance data into the load test result store (db) without accessing SQL Server directly That way maybe I can "poll" the performance data from the Linux server some other way... ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Accessing Excel files.....

  Hi, I'd like toi import data from an Excel file using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 in C++.....are there any examples of how to do this I've searched and found some info using C# or VB but didn't see any direct example using C++. Thanks! Alejandro. Although I want to do it using C++ I like the idea of using the C# models best because I assume that converting from Visual C++ 6.0 to Visual Studio 2005 might not be very easy..... Which would be the best place to start with a C# example What I want to do is to import all the data in an excel sheet into my application. Thanks a lot once again!! Alejandro. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions newbie.

  Hi, I've written a short program using Express but when I come to compile it the debug options are greyed out. Can anyone let me know why Cheers, Tim Vieweg. Sorry, I don't understand your problem. Do you want to compile and debug your app Does compile give any errors If not, try to press F5 and see if your app starts in the debugger. -- SvenC ...Show All

• SQL Server how report manager works?

  Understand how Report Manager functions internally through the use of classes in the ReportingServicesWebUserInterface assembly and leverage its undocumented functionality. Hi, The power of the report manager is not in the report manager itself. Reporting Services is implemented as a web service. Report Manager is just an interface (.APSX) on top of that. If needed, you can create your own interface using any language that understands web services. Greetz, Geert   Geert Verhoeven Consultant @ Ausy Belgium My Personal Blog ...Show All

• Visual Basic How To - Get a list of variables names and values in procedure at runtime

  Hi, Is there a way to get all names and values of variables in a procedure or function at runtime and put them in an array or hashtable or else For example if the code is: dim a as string = "Hey" dim b as string = "You!" dim c as string = 52 dim ht as hashtable = getVariables()'<--I whish this would exist.... For Each de As DictionaryEntry In ht Console.WriteLine(de.Key.ToString & ": " & de.Value.ToString) Next 'The result expected: 'a: Hey 'b: You! 'c: 52 DMan1 wrote: There is a class and method in J# that can be used to evaluate a string expression. Yes, it does evaluate mathematical expressions, including numbers, but not variables: Yes: ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Collision detection - Howto

  Hi all, I'm trying to make two objects collide in GSE, actually in a Pong game - between the bat and the ball. I have motion for both, but no collision, the ball just leaves the stage so to speak. Any help would be appreciated. I have looked in the Help, but to no avail. Go to Help > Contents > XNA > XNA GSE > Programming Guide > Math > How To: Detect Whether 2 Objects Collide You'll basically need the BoundingBox class. Still figuring out how it works on my part :-) ...Show All

• .NET Development Class diagram architecture question

  Is it a standard practice to have an abstract parent class for the sole purpose of grouping a particular set of classes There is no methods, members or anything in the class. Here's an example of what I'm trying to ask: Say I have Superclass called RobotPart, and a class derived from RobotPart called Physical. Both of these classes have their own properties and methods. I was wondering if it was conventional to have two derived classes of Physical called Structural and Sensor, neither of which have any properties, methods, members or anything, other than a constructor that passes variables back up to Physical. Of course these classes would be abstract, and would not allow instantiation. Thanks for the input! I ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Get and Set with a Vector

  How exactly would you use get and set to access a vector (2 or 3 for that matter) If I had this, how do I access the .X and .Y values Tank playertank = new Tank(); //this is in my initialize part of game1 //the following is in my Tank class Vector2 position; public Vector2 Position { get { return position; } set { position = value; } } Obviously I am doing that wrong, what is the correct way Since Vector(2,3) are structs, they are value types. That means that returning the vector itself returns a copy of that vector, rather than a reference to it. As such, if you set the .x, you would only be modifying the copy. I have taken to making my size/posi ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Relationship to BPMN or BPEL?

  I've installed and played around a bit, but I haven't looked closely at the XML resulting from the designer. Is it BPEL or something else How close is the graphical notation to BPMN from BPMI ECLARUS SOFTWARE has a product (to be released soon) that can visualize BPEL 1.1 using BPMN notation. We have free download now at http://www.eclarus.com If you just want to visualize BPEL for browsing and documentation purpose, you can download eClarus Business Process Modeler for Business Analysts. If you need generate BPEL 1.1 from a well-structured BPMN diagram as well, SOA Architect version is the right choice. We also have a community version solely for BPMN diagram drawing. The community version is free. Yi ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Problem with content .x files on build.

  I have a small xna application working. I can load an .X file, render multiple of them -great. Now adding another .X file (created identically, added the same way -[existing file, content] It throws up errors on the build. Is there some kind of caching taking place, or a pre-build action I should be doing Searching for the .x model name it shows up in both the ContentPipeline.xml file WITH TWO ENTRIES. Removing the extraneous entries from the /OBJ/ContentPipeline.xml doens't do anything, as it's regerenerted on each build. Where is it getting it from How do I fix this (error throw below) Error 1 Building content threw ArgumentException: An item with the same key has already been added. at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentExcept ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Who has a PPC-6700 Sprint AudioVox Mobile 5 (Can I use GPS?)

  I have the Sprint AudioVox PPC-6700 and I know that it has the built in GPS chipset but everywhere that I search I can not find out how to actually access the API. There are a few of the GPS API references throughout msdn & msdn2 but none have an actual walk through. It is very easy to access the phone API's and contact lists/appointments and whatnot but the GPS is not to be found. As far as the GPS is conserned one could argue that it isn't ment to be programmed or something but the fact is that in all documentation it says that e911 can use the gps and also applications that need your location (such as movie times or resteraunts in your location). I really need to find out how to manage this out even with just a simple quord ...Show All