Tracey Macias's Q&A profile

• Visual C++ Bug in "Find in files"

  When I use "Find in files", not all the files specified are being searched. Specifically, when I search "Entire solution", and file type is * .c;*.cpp;*.cxx;*.cc;*.tli;*.tlh;*.h;*.hpp;*.hxx;*.hh;*.inl;*.rc;*.resx;*.idl;*.asm;*.inc the .asm files in the \Release subfolder are not searched unless they are open in the text editor, with one exception. Bugs should be opened here so it really gets addressed. (People here don't fix bugs.) http://connect.microsoft.com/feedback/default.aspx SiteID=210 ...Show All

• SharePoint Products and Technologies I can't see Edit Page in Site Actions in Add New Item

  Hi I want to customize the add new item so when the user tries to add a new item I will need to display a specific value in one of the columns (description column for example). But the problem when I go to Add new item (add new task for example), then I click on Site Actions, I can't see Edit Page. Any idea please 2/ Do you think that it s a good approach to use a web part in order to automatically assign a value to one of the columns in the add new item page Thanks a lot. There is a good chance that the problem you are facing is due to the fact that the page is currently checked out.  You can determine this by clicking "Site Actions and show Page Editing Toolbar"  That will tell you who currently has the page checked ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Can I make a Resident Evil=type game with XNA?

  Hi all, Longtime gamer and complete noob when it comes to actually designing a game. Basically, I work in entertainment and have long wanted the chance to tell a strong narrative story in a game. When I heard about XNA I thought this might be a great way for me to learn and experiment with just how one designs a game. Now, I'm not expecting RE4 but I'm basically wanting to know if I could make something along the lines of the first RE or even simpler the first MYST. I don't care if all the backgrounds are pictures, etc. But I DO want to try my hands at level design, voice-acting for dialogue and simple generic baddies to kill, oh and an inventory of weapons! Anyways, looking forward to downloading the beta version tomorrow! ...Show All

• Audio and Video Development Protected Content (PMP) and tee node

  Is it possible to play a protected media file in a topology using the tee node. I modified the ProtectedPlayback sample and I get MF_E_TOPO_UNSUPPORTED error after setting the topology. Thanks! Hi Marc, It could be that your Tee Node is not signed, and thus it cannot be placed in the Protected Process, and so topology creation fails. ...Show All

• SQL Server Backup and recovery of SQL Server using VB.net

  Hi, I have a small application in which i'm using Sql Server as Database. my requirement is how to take the backup of the entire database or some tables from the database when there is any delete from the database. My requirement is to do from the VB.net application.Hope i delivered my question correctly. Any little help is beneficial to me. -regards GRK where i can find DatabaseCache class i downloaded and install SQLServer2005_XMO.msi but still i cant see that class, other code works fine. Thanks ...Show All

• Visual C# Why is fixing runtime bugs expensive?

  I am a novice C# programmer. In the title “Learning C#,” the author states that it is much more expensive to fix a bug at runtime than at design time or compile time. I am wondering if it would indeed be as expensive as he says if the application goes through an SQA cycle before it is deployed. Whether you catch it at design or compile time, or rather at runtime, why would there be more or less cost involved Please shed some light on this. " Remember - something that is cost for someone - is profit for somebody else. Every new software product attempt to reduce number of people needed to do business or costs of using them (by trying to automate things instead of doing them manually), every bug in soft ...Show All

• SQL Server Can't Find ConfigEdit

  I installed the ConfigEdit XML editor mentioned in Kirk Haselden's great Integration Services book. But I can't use it unless I can find it! It's nowhere to be found in the Start menu or BIDS or right-click menus or inside projects. The book assumes you know where to go to open the editor. I'll be the first to eat crow if it's somehwere obvious. Kirk, if you wrote merely the best SSIS book out there (IMHO) in your spare time then I'm even more amazed. I'll be one of the first in line (or online) if you ever do a 2nd Edition. That's because I use this book a lot and would always want the latest version--something I can't say for most of the tech manuals on my shelf. ConfigEdit is just what the ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. XNA Game Studio versions?

  Hello! I have questions about the XNA Game Studio: the FAQ would seem to suggest that there are three versions of XNA Game Studio planned: the Express version for students/hobbyist, the Pro version for actual game studios, and an Enterprise version (the FAQ refers to a Studio version). Is there any kind of comparison chart which would show what the differences between the versions are Another question I have regarding XNA Game Studio are the compiler requirements: the Express version requires C# Express, which would suggest that other versions of the Game Studio product will also require a seperate compiler to be installed. Is this correct, or will the other versions of the Game Studio come with C# Professional or Visual Studio (in t ...Show All

• SharePoint Products and Technologies SSO question

  Why in SSO config - Manage account information for enterpise application definitions is delete stored credentials always greyed out. Why even put it in if you can never use them. Doesn't make any sense. ...Show All

• SQL Server Problem Querying a Visual Foxpro DBF

  Good day, Current Setup: Using: Visual Web Developer Express SQL Express IIS 6.0 with >net 2.0 Installed Visual Foxpro I actually have two questions (but am making good progress so will focus on the issue at hand). 1. I setup a Login.aspx / Default.aspx / Register.apsx / Membership.aspx as specified in the examples in MSDN...all is working ok. 2. When I register a new user, I wanted to capture their Customer ID during login to store in their Membership view table. I did this and is working ok....and to make it easy, am storing the value in Comments field. 3. I want to query a Visual Fox free table (DBF) that contains my client's Customer Invoice data...and have the ODBC Connection setup and working properly. Here's ...Show All

• SQL Server code snippets

  Goodday Can anyone tell me if sql server managment studio has the facility of code snippets in the editor. Thanks Rob Not quite true. Management Studio (Express or otherwise) has something called the Template Explorer that contains a batch of common T-SQL templates. You can access the Template Explorer in SSMSE by: Picking it off the View menu Typing CTRL + ALT + T Using the Template Explorer button on the toolbar The templates us special additions to the T-SQL syntax that give the added bonus of providing a "fill in the blank" experience, just type Shift + CTRL + M after opening a template and you'll get a dialog that lets you fill in values for all the "variables" in the T-SQL statemen ...Show All

• .NET Development Accessing Indexers using Reflection

  Hi, How to access the indexers using reflection. I would like to get the values based on the index. Please help me. Your problem is that you have two different objects to deal with. First is class A. From A you want to get the Items property. That's fairly simple. However, that's going to return a List<int> object. This is a object you want to apply the indexer to. A a = new A(); PropertyInfo pi = a.GetType().GetProperty("Items"); List<int> li = pi.GetValue(a, null) as List<int>; int i = li[0]; ...Show All

• Visual C++ how to create a pointer to a form's object, and use it in a .cpp source file ??

  hi there! I want to create a pointer to a form's object, ie, a pointer called "myptr" that points to "label1" on "Form1". Then, inside Form1's button1_click event handling routine, I want to call a function and pass this label1's pointer, "myptr", into that function. say the name of the function is "myFunc". I must write this function in a new cpp source file in the same project (ie, i cannot write this function inside Form1.h). so in my cpp source file, i will have something like: --------------------------------------------------- void myFunc ( myptr) { myptr->Text = "ha ha ha !!!"; } -------------------------------------------- ...Show All

• Visual C++ STL Thread Safety

  So, I looked for STL thread safety, and there are only two hits:  One in Visual C++ Express Edition , and the other in Visual C# Language . Where's the best place to discuss MSVC 2005's STL thread safety -MM mmoo9154 wrote: I'm talking about the day (coming soon) when threads *are* standard. (Think pthreads, or better, Boost.Threads .) When threads are as much a part of STL as containers, iostreams, or locales, portability will be a non-issue because of the underlying thread library. Thread safety won't need to be system dependent. IMHO it's unlikely to come anytime soon, simply because standardizing a largely system dependant technology is inevitably complex, in add ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions visual basic express problems

  what is the code to update a database, the code i use tells me an error whe n i tried your way, i got the swiggly lines under reclist again telling me its not a member of newrec.seeview. newrec is the project name seeview is ther class name it would appear they are not passing the values to each other for some reason ...Show All