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• 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 Check what's you current directory, it should work fine if you give the full path or file name if you are presently (current directory) in the same location of the files. ...Show All

• Internet Explorer Development JPEG Image with CMYK colorspace cannot view in IE

  Although RGB is the standard colorspace for web image but why can't IE support for CMYK as well (better than a broken image placehaolder in browser) If so, if there any method/codes in .NET C# or code to detect an CMYK image so I can stop my customer from uploading a CMYK image Thanks in advance :) ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Determining user access level

  Hi I am writing a function which needs to check if the currently logged in user has admin access, in C++, but I need to do it without using .NET functions. The only things I've managed to find after some extensive searching all seem to use .NET. Does anyone know how I can determine if the current user is an admin or not without using .NET functions, or has a link to any relevant information Thanks ...Show All

• Visual C++ Call Dll file from resource file

  Can we embede a third party dll into our exe so dat we no need to pass de dll externaly with exe.I mean de dll itself will bind wid exe . I think theoretically it should be possible to insert a DLL file into EXE application as a custom binary resource, but your application has to be based on "delayed loaded DLL" technique (see /DELAYLOAD and /DELAY linker options), or use LoadLibrary and GetProcAddress functions, otherwise it will not start.   Since DLL files must be located on disk, you have to make a routine for extracting DLL from resources and writing to permanent or temporary file. Obvious, this start-up part must not be linked with your DLL.   The memory usage of this approach should be considered too. ...Show All

• SQL Server Export formats

  I have created report project using Business Intelligence Development Studio. When i use Preview tab or run report from Visual Studio in debug mode there is 6 formats available for export. But when i open the same report in Windows Forms based application using ReportViewer control there is only 2 export formats: PDF and Excel. How can i configure ReportViewer control to show all export formats   scotteb wrote: I do not know what "Windows Forms based application" you are using, but the list of available formats is in rsReportServer.config in the <Render> section.  You should see about 10 <Extension Name> entries.  This tag has a 'Visible' attribute that can hide ex ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Help What do I need to download so I can connect to my 360 for XNA?

  What do I need to download so I can connect to my 360 for XNA Do I need to download windows media connect No, you don't need Windows Media Connect. Check out this page . ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Workflow with id xxx not found in state persistence store.

  Hi , I had the sql profiler running where first the SP exec InsertInstanceState @uidInstanceID='224352C1-CFEF-4616-91BC-80F21EC2E8E5',@state=0x,@status=1,@unlocked=1,@blocked=0,@info=N'',@ownedUntil=''9999-12-31 is called with args mentioned. I observed the table instancestate it showed no records after this SP It then calls exec sp_reset_connection and finally exec RetrieveInstanceState @uidInstanceID='224352C1-CFEF-4616-91BC-80F21EC2E8E5',@ownerID='B7BAE4AF-C9A2-4AB2-BDED-4593EF4AD433',@ownedUntil=''9999-12-31 23:59:59:997'',@result=@p4 When my code tries to raise the event for 'HandleExternalEvent' construct of workflow it throws the exception with InnnerException saying Workflow with id xxx not found in state pe ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Timer tick count

  Hi, I am having this annoying problem with incrementation of int values in timers. int i = 0; private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e) { i++; } The output of i is 2, 4, 6, 8 and so on. There is some strange double increment for every time the timer ticks. It is a Systems.Windows.Forms Timer. My questions are: 1. Is there some already implemented tick count I can use 2. It seems like some method calls from inside the timer1_Tick method (or all method calls in there, possibly) are also called twice in every tick. Just like the i++. How can I prevent this Thanks Olle After much testing of the code above and especially the method calls in the foreach loop above, I am pretty sure all my problems come from the double inc ...Show All

• SQL Server Re-Post when using drilling down into parent-child data

  I have a problem with a report that seems to re-fetch its datasets on the initial click of a toggle button, but not for any additional clicks..  The report displays two tables, one is the 'results' and the other is the 'rules' for the user to understand why his results may be what they are.  The 'Rules' table is the one giving me trouble. The 'Rules' dataset has a unique id and a parentid which is NULL or points to another row in the same dataset (representing parent/child relationship).  There is only 1 details row in the rable, and the details grouping for that row groups on the dataset.id.  The parent group is set to the dataset.parentid.  The initial visibility is set to the textbox in the first colu ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Spacewar only playable with 360 Controller?

  Hey folks, I just downloaded XNA and was going to have a look at the game sample, Spacewar. I compiled and ran it, but saw that I can only play it with a XBOX 360 Controller. Is that right Are there any other game samples/tutorials, which I can use my keyboard/mouse with Or are XNA games only meant to be played with a 360 controller Thanks a lot in advance for the help. :) Kind regards, Mike81 http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/Search/Search.aspx words=spacewar+keyboard&localechoice=9&SiteID=1&searchscope=forumscope&ForumID=882 (forum search for "spacewar keyboard") Also, I cover one way to do keyboard and mouse input in my Tile Engine tutorials over at xnaresources.co ...Show All

• SQL Server Expression to get the last word of the fields

  Hi, How do i get the last word of a field in an expression Thanks Jamie Thomson wrote: Have you actually attempted this or do you just want someone else to do your work for you A combination of FINDSTRING, SUBSTRING and REVERSE should be able to do it for you. This worked for me (where [Column] is the name of a column with a sentance in it): REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE([Column]),1,FINDSTRING(REVERSE([Column])," ",1))) I'll stick a demo package up on my blog as well. Look in about an hour. -Jamie More than one way to solve the problem... Let your testing be the judge of what's correct for you. ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista How establishes workflow Namespace when vb.net language?

  Hi all, I when use WorkflowCompiler compile .xoml file and .xoml.vb file to prompt a error "error CS0116: A namespace does not directly contain members such as fields or methods",also I when use the wfc tool compile them have the similar error,after I supplement the /rootnamespace parameter and the /language parameter the compiling is may pass.But I only found the LanguageToUse property in the WorkflowCompilerParameters class,does not have the place to be possible to establish namespace,The similar question cannot appear actually in the c# language situation.Ask how I should do Hi Angel, Thank for your reply. I had already tried , this may make mistakes when compiling and translat ...Show All

• Windows Forms anyone no how to sort the extension type column and group

  can some one help me out binding a dir info object to my data grid i have built a homemade directory browser and i need to get it in my grid and sort all colums even file type thanks if you can help James or anyone ihave success fully populated my grid with file system info but how to iterate through to browse files by clicking on the item in the grid. i used the auto select button property but my newbie butt can seem to figure out the code behind thanx if you can help this site is great help ...Show All

• Visual Basic DataGridTextBoxColumn

  I'm inheriting from DataGridTextBoxColumn so that I can hook into the KeyPress and Validating events... problem, the Validating event doesn't fire if you tab out of the edit, only if you mouse out. Any ideas (VS 2003) I don't recall any problems with the Validating event in VS 2003. Is it possible that the next control in the tab order just does not have "CausesValidation" set (That is what defines whether or not the Validating event is generated...) ...Show All

• Windows Live Developer Forums Critical MSN Bug which has been lingering for multiple versions

  I've tried to make this bug known many times, but to no avail. Basically if i'm in a "Video Call", and someone sends me a weblink, and I click that link, my whole MSN freezes up. Now Firefox is my default browser, but even when I make IE 7 my default browser the whole application still freezes. Now this error is reproducible on the other person's PC which i'm having the conversation with. My webcam is a quickcam messenger. A google search while bring up other people who have the same bug, I just hope it gets exposure here. The only way to fix the issue it to "end the task". I too have suffered at the hands of these incompetant clowns as have several of my clients who use Messenger to talk to me. I think this i ...Show All