chrisryche's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Express Editions form design error

  Hello, I 've got a problem, when I try to open in design a form, an old or a new, I've got this error : One or more errors encountered while loading the designer. The errors are listed below. Some errors can be fixed by rebuilding your project, while others may require code changes. No data is available. Hide at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.Win32Error(Int32 errorCode, String str) at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.GetValueNames() at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.WindowPaneProviderService.AppendWindowPanes(RegistryKey parentKey, ArrayList windowPanes) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.WindowPaneProviderService.GetRegisteredPanes(String extension) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.Win ...Show All

• SQL Server Help me remind me why I never run a package from a package

  Hi, For some reason, I stay away from executing a package from a package. I guess that this is because I have experienced issues with this in the past and because I have read some articles in that forum that pin point specific issues when you do this. So far I try very hard to either combine all I need in one package or I break it down in multiple packages and use SQL Agent to drive the package chaining. Does anyone has a better experience with SP2 as far as running child package from parent package is concerned Any bugs remaining out there Thanks, Philippe Sorry - but I can't seem to get the point of running a package from a package from a package. For me it's same as Microsoft synt ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Font sizes with bitmap fonts?

  So using any of the many available tutorials on bitmap fonts, I can't find one that allows you to specify font size. The only way I can think to do it would be using scaling, but I've tried and the fonts look HORRIBLE. So if I want muliple sized fonts, is my only option to create a texture for each font size yes, for the most part. You might consider creating an enumerated collection of polygonal forms, but they won't read well at smaller sizes, will show triangulation unless the mesh is sorta dense, and depending on the number of polys, end up becoming just more geometry to render, and you almost always want to spend your poly budget on actual gameplay assets. A heavier duty solution such as rasterizing v ...Show All

• Visual C++ How to trim all space character in a string?

  I want to trim all space character in a string, for example there is a string " 1000 + [101001] + [101002] ", how to get another string like this: "1000+[101001]+[101002]". Are there better method to do that thks An efficient version in C only: #include <string.h> #include <stdio.h> int main() {      char src[] = " 1000 + [101001] + [101002] " ;      char * dst = new char [strlen(src)+1]; // worst-case size allocation      char *srcpos = src, *dstpos = dst;      do      {           if ...Show All

• SQL Server SQL Express mdf problem

  Hi, I have a mdf file located in a folder inside a project. I can read, insert, modify and erase from the application but when i open the file (mdf) with SQL Server 2005 express to see the data I just inserted the database is empty and when i launch the application again; the database is blank. It seems the data gets cleared or reseted everytime I open the database file with SQL Server 2005 express. The property "Copy to output directory" of the database file is set to "Copy if newer". I wonder if this has something to do with this problem. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated Thank you Hi, thats a common mistake :-) http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlexpress/archive/2006/0 ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Object[] parameter become null

  Might be a silly question but i do need some ideas. I have a object class Track which mark as [DataContract] , everything is fine when all the OperationContract are operate with Track object. things went wrong when i pass Track[] as parameter and it becomes null at the other end. is that i need to do something with the Track[] if so, how thanks a lot Here it is:         namespace xxx.xxx.xxx     {     [ DataContract ]     [ KnownType ( typeof ( Track []))]     public partial class Track     {       &nb ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System work item customization

  Hi All, I am trying to create a custom work item type for our development methodology. I have a field defined which should be edited by a user of the contributor group only for the first time. Any further updating should be carried out by user of the administrator group only. I have tried using the field rule <CANNOTLOSEVALUE for="[Project]\Contributors"/> also the <FROZEN/> rule with the <EMPTY not="[Project]\Contributors"/> but this seems to not work, any help is appreciated. Regards, Shailesh. This can be achieved using the following combination of rules: 1. <CANNOTLOSEVALUE not="[project]\Administrators" /> 2. <FROZEN not="[project]\Administrators&qu ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Laptop close lid, and re open lid, Vista wont resume, screen is off/black

  I'm having a problem with Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit edtion on my HP laptop, when i close the lid but i have set up what windows does when i close the laptop to do nothing, but when i close the lid, and re open it, the screen is off/black, cant shutdown it properly and must do hard reboot. Laptop is HP Pavillion dv9000nr AMD Turion 64x2 Nvidia GeForce GO 6150 1gb memory Funny thing: I have the SAME problem, but I use Windows XP Pro. I am using forceWare 93.71. May be that helps in your invastiagtions. I have a "feeling" that it is related to patch KB909095. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions wide characters in program

  #include "stdafx.h" #include <iostream> #include <string> int main() { std::cout << "Please enter your first name: "; std::string name; std::cin >> name; std::cout << "Hello, " << name << "!" << std::endl; return 0; } wchar_t where do i put this in for wide characters like japanese thanx Jonathan Caves - MSFT wrote: You should note that wide-character strings != Unicode. [... ] - surogates are a perfect example of something that will trip them up. So can I say that those functions work in UTF16 , or is it more serious than that - Dennis ...Show All

• Visual Studio No files in "Binaries"-Folder: OptionSettings in .vcproj?

  Hello, following challenge: I want to build C++ Solutions (1 project/solution) with TFS and VS2005. When the tfs builds the solution it wont copy the dll- and lib-file to the binary-folder. I found out that it has something to do with the settings of the Project-File (.vcproj) since I changed some of the properties to the default-values ("<inherit from parent or project defaults>") and it works (it copies at least the dll-file, however the lib-file isnt there and the drop doesnt work). Now my question: Which properties do I have to change to which (maybe default-)values so that it works Thank's in advance, Chris Since I already deleted 2 answers I posted to my own thread cause I thought I found the so ...Show All

• Visual C# Custom toolbars lost

  Every time I create or edit a toolbar in VS2005 Pro, the changes are lost between sessions. Any new toolbar is gone; any modifications to the standard toolbars are also lost. Sort of sounds like your settings file is someplace where you don't have write access. Try making your changes and then exporting your settings. When you restart VS if the settings don't come back then try importing them again. MIchael Taylor - 11/1/06 ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Can WWF can run with Framework 2.0 ?

  My company's developping project using Visual Studio 2005 Professional (DotNET framework 2.0). My work's using WWF. Can I use WWF with this version of Framework How to install and use And if the answer is "Can't" and I have to install DotNET framework 3.0 and Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation. May my project can work well with the others using framework 2.0. My project just is a part of my company's project. Please help me ! Tom Lake - MSFT wrote: The video was created on 9/14/05 based on Beta 1. There have been many changes since then, to include those you have mentioned. Ok, I see. But How to take Parameters item and others on Properties. ...Show All

• Visual Basic figuring out chars in a string (parsing)

  This should be a simple question to answer to the right person. I have been trying to figure out a way to do the foolowing but can't seem to come up with it. I have a string that will change (directory path). I want to know if the folder (at the end of the string is 'Desktop' even if it is 'Desktop\' How can I do this if I have the file path I figure i need something to get the variables on the right of the string somehow. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! This is helpful but not exactly what I was looking for in my situation. I ended up using the following solution. I appreciate your help! Dim newstring As String = pathoffolder.Substring(pathoffolder.Length - 7) if newstring = &quo ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums Control Break Trap will not work whilst Userform is displayed

  Hello All, In Excel I have statement Application.OnKey "^{BREAK}", "Sub_Trap_Break" This is okay at all times when there is no Userform being displayed but when there is a form this does not work. Any ideas how to overcome this I am trying to stop users get to the spreadsheet. To stop this I have: 1) Form event Query Close 2) The sheet only becomes visible when macros are enabled otherwise it is xlVeryHidden 3) The cells font and background colours are the same so nothing can be seen ! and it is protected at the appropriate times 4) Menus are disabled But that fact that on control Break (when a form is displayed) the VBE window appears is irritatting, any ideas (No code is displayed as t ...Show All

• Windows Live Developer Forums BUG: VELayerSpecification.LayerSource Requires ".XML" Extension for GeoRSS

  Hello, I've been working and evaluating both VE and MapPoint Web Services for use publicly and privately within my organization. Recently, I was asked to plot all the office locations on a map. I decided to use MapPoint to geocode the locations on the server and generate a GeoRSS file to use within the web page with the VE control. I discovered that even with the MIME Content Type specified (as application/rss+xml), the VE control will not load the push-pins into the layer if the LayerSource does not contain a ".XML" extension when the Layer Type is set as GeoRSS. Please consider removing this limitation in future versions of the control. I don't believe that developers using VE should have to generate a physical XML file for the control t ...Show All