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• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. question about positions

  hello all. i am working on a little 2D game. I am working with a background and a foreground.. for th ebackground i use the following stuff: private void DrawHintergrund( SpriteBatch Batch) { for ( int y = 0; y < SichtbarY; y++) { for ( int x = 0; x < SichtbarX; x++) { Hintergrund.Draw(t2dTiles[Map[y + PosMapY, x + PosMapX]], new Rectangle (((x * TileWidth)) - PosAufKarteX, (y * TileHeight) - PosAufKarteY, TileWidth, TileHeight), Color .White); } } } for the foreground i use this.. private void DrawVordergrund( SpriteBatch Batch) { Vordergrund.Draw(Panzer1, Panzer1ScreenPos, null , Color .White, RotationAngle, Panzer1Mitte, 1.0 ...Show All

• Visual Studio Enumeration values not appearing in Sandcastle output

  My Sandcastle-generated output does not list the member values of Enumerations. I've tried using both the "AddOverloads" transform and the "ApplyVSDocModel" transform. Is there something I need to change in the configuration to get them to appear Rob, In VS2005 documentation we did not list the member values for Enumerations. IMHO this is a poor design decision on our part. The "prototype" transforms released as a part of Sandcastle was supposed to address this limitation. We have not done this yet. We have a work item opened to fix this for our next drop. I will keep you updated. Anand.. ...Show All

• SQL Server Upgrade scripts for SQL Server Mobile Databases

  I am looking for a tool that can generate upgrade scripts for all deployed versions of my db application. Does anyone know of such a tool Not sure if there is one that deals with .sdf files. This might work with .sdf file... http://www.red-gate.com/products/SQL_Compare/index.htm gclid=CJSQruT-z4cCFRRtQwodsA4-QA ( you can get a free trial) ...Show All

• Visual C# Object reference confusion.

  I have a simple function located in Class2.cs - an auxiliary file for Form1.cs (Console Application in VS2005). It take one parameter: string. This string is supposed to serve as a switch for selecting the right string to build. public string getConnStrings ( ref string switched ) In the calling function I call the function in question as: string switched = "1"; string str1 = Class2.getConnStrings (switched); // or (ref switched); I get this error: Error 1 An object reference is required for the nonstatic field, method, or property 'tapTCPports_1.Class2.getConnStrings(ref string)' D:\VCsharp_Projects\tapTCPports_1\Form1.cs 1231 21 tapTCPports_1 When I placed the function getConnStrings into the ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Check control type

  Is there a way to use switch case instead of If else to check the type of controls passed ie Button,CheckBox...etc..thanks Regards Alu ...Show All

• SQL Server OUTPUT on table with a Trigger

  First some background info. SQL Express Visual Studio 2005 VB.Net Data.SQLClient Namespace Well I was using the OUTPUT option in my program and it was great, i was returning my PrimaryKey from the newly inserted row. (I am using paramaters in my program and running a sqlCommand.ExecuteScalar) --Example Insert "Insert into tblInfo (fldInfo,fldDate) OUTPUT inserted.fldInfoID values (@fldInfo, @fldDate)" Then I found a problem...:( I added trigger to the tblInfo, that after a Insert,Update, Delete it would perform a audit on the table saving the old info that was overritten, type of action taken (insert, update or delete), and who did it. Well my OUTPUT didn't like that says, it can't do a OUTPUT on a table with a trigger. --Err ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Error unistalling CTP 5

  "Setup is unable to determine a valid ordering for the installation. See the error log for further details." To give more details I first need to know which error log. Brumlemann Solution Architect If the CTP5 setup generated the error I would have expected the failure UI page to have a link to the log file. Did it have that or was it just an error dialog Do you have CTP5 and the CTP5 performance update installed Presuming you have both, the uninstallation needs to be done in the following order: 1. Uninstall CTP5 Performance Refresh In order to uninstall the patch use the command file that is registered in the Visual Studio program folder (see Start | Programs | Microsoft Vis ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Compress files ?

  Hi, ::Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition:: ---------------------------------------------------------- How can i compress files in VB Express Edition I have app, but yes be done 5MB, and no there much code inside . Hi, if you're referring to your application's files (exe, dlls, ...), look at the resources you added to your project (bitmaps, sound files, etc.). Large pictures can make your compiled files grow to sizes like this. If this is the case, make your pictures smaller in size (using bitmap editor) and include them instead of original pictures. Andrej ...Show All

• Visual C++ how to compile C code using Visual C++ 2005 beta 2 ??

  first should say am not a professional in writing codes or preparing other stuffs like that (like header files and thiiings like that)! am novice!!my problem is that can not compile my C codes using visual C++ 2005 beta 2!the first problem have encountered is that can not see any button or right click or left click menu for compliing the code like had been doing while using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0!Secondly, I did open new project and file to write new code .After finished could not compile (that have used the shortcut buttns which have used while using Visual C++ 6.0 ) but again the code is not compiled.Later have moved a file with an extension into the 'projects' folder which was created as a default folder in 'My Documents' folder again ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Visual Studio 2005 Express - how do i add and use active X controls?

  What I need to do is add an active x control to my project and use the methods from that active x control. I know how to use the object browser, add a COM component (although the one I need is missing from the list) and see it's methods. How do I add it to a form There's no Object Container control in VB2005. The help file says the Web control can be substituted 'in some cases'. I can use that and point the URL to the active x file I want to use, but then I have no way accessing its methods. Alex A general flow of adding a control to the toolbox Open a form in the VB Express IDE Right Click on the Toolbox and select Choose Items Choose COM Components and Browse Point to the appropriate file. ...Show All

• SQL Server IS Package doesnt ship with password

  Hi, I tried many times checking "Save password" in connection manager editor. But everytime I open the editor again and I see the password field blank. I took it as normal, and deployed my IS Package, It couldnt run because of login failed for user 'sa'. How do I force IS to save password  on any ProtectionLevel Thanks, Fahad Here I am not interested in package protection or package security. I am interested in saving password with package. or to avoid this error "login failed for user 'sa'" ProtectionLevel ServerStorage doesnt let me save the DTS Package in designer. ...Show All

• .NET Development Bug in 2.0 SqlDataSource Object ?

  I think that I have stumbled across a bug with the SqlDataSource object. I am using the web control in a page and it is set up as follows. < asp : SqlDataSource ID ="dsFees" runat ="server" ConnectionString =" <%$ ConnectionStrings:LoanLevelConnectionString %> " UpdateCommand ="update brokeredLoansFees set amount = CONVERT(money,@amount), feeDesc=@feeDesc where loannumber=@loannumber and feeDesc=@feeDesc" SelectCommand ="SELECT * FROM [brokeredLoansFees] WHERE (([branchId] = @branchId) AND ([loanNumber] = @loanNumber))" DeleteCommand ="delete from brokeredLoansFees where loannumber = @loannum and feedesc = @fdesc"> < SelectParameters & ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista Vista Look and Feel on Windows XP

  Windows Media Player has the Vista look and feel with its close buttons, maximize buttons, and minimize buttons etc. etc. is it possible to develop an application using .NET and Visual Studio with any 3rd party addons or microsoft addons that would allow us to have a vista look and feel on Windows XP (while using the program on Windows XP) please dont "bump" threads. I think this is to do with the default Windows themes. There may well be some 3rd party apps that can have this look and feel but in Windows XP the only default one to apply would be the XP styles using the EnableVisualStyles() command in the Application class I believe. XP doesnt have the Vista theme as you may know, since Vista is now, XP was 2002. The ot ...Show All

• SQL Server Connecting to Oracle DB using SSIS

  Can anybody point me how to connect to an Oracle DB using SSIS I use the ole DB Connection Manager and pick the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Oracle but it doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions are greatly apprecaited. Thanks. Sam. Hi Jamie, I have the same problem now in production environment. I have to connect to oracle db from production too and I downloaded the client tools on my 64 bit windows server 2003. I edited the tnsnames to have an entry. When I try to connect to oracle, it gives me an error saying client and networking tools not installed, but I did install them. Can you please help me Thanks. Sam. ...Show All

• Windows Forms Custom Button with images

  I am wanting to reuse my custom button idea in many places but I am torn on how to create it without tons of code duplicated all around. I have boiled it down to these two choice and would like help in implementing it in either way: Derive my own button class from Button, make it flat, add 3 images for the MouseEnter-hoverImage, MouseLeave-activeImage, MouseClick-pressedImage. If I derive my own button class, can the visual editor still be used to lay out the rest of the forms How can I share this custom button class with all 4 forms that I have How do I best store the 3 images needed Instead of creating a class, I could just create generic event handlers and use the System::Object^ sender to change the image of the button ...Show All