Puncr0c's Q&A profile

• SQL Server No Services in Configuration Manager

  Hi I installed sql server 2005 (final) in our company. I can connect to databases in other systems in network (lan), So when we tried to connect local system it failed. For solving the problem I went to sql server configuration manager, but there was no services in "sql server 2005 services" root, like I saw in sql server express : 1- Sql Server (MSSQLSREVER) 2- Sql Server Browser How can i add or enable them and Am I in true way to connecting local system Let's remind that in "Sql Server Surface Area" I got this error message : "No sql server 2005 components installed or your not system administrator", so How can i install components Thanks. If ther ...Show All

• SQL Server Sql Query to update a Column when the subquery returns more than one row

  Hi People, I am having a table which has some 10 cols, only one column had all Nulls. DB-SQL2K5 I am now writing a query like Update Test1 set Id = (Select t2.Id from Test2 t2, Test1 t1 where t2.Name = t1.Name) as likely this query is faling as the sub query is retuning more than a row. What is the best method to achive my requirement Thanks Oh Yup , but i ve a query in here.. when u use top1 will it not update my entire table with the same value say wen u execute only the subquery u get the value 12. i suspect my entire table will then have 12 Is it not Plz correct if am wrong :( ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Why does my displayed mesh dim when rotating on an LCD TV?

  Hi; I'm currently doing my programming on a 37 inch Sharp Aquos TV. My game is loading a moderately large mesh (64x64 triangles) and displaying it on screen in wire-frame mode. The strange thing is, when I rotate the mesh .....the mesh dims! At a rough guess, it's only 50% of the brightness it's displayed at when not being rotated. Because I run my apps at full speed for performance testing (about 459 FPS currently) at first I suspected that as I had synchronise with vertical retrace turned off, parts of the mesh were not being drawn in intermittent frames, therefore resulting in the overall apparent dimming. But when I set this.isfixedtimestep to true and turned on synchronise with vertical retrace ... the same thing happens! AT 60FPS ...Show All

• Windows Forms Drag and Drop problem(I have the code thoe)

  Hey, For the image drag and drop stuff I ahve a little problem...I want it to drag and drop but I dont want it to totaly take the image out...So what I am trying to do is instead of making it so that when you drag and drop an image it goes that but the picturebox that you draged the image from will still have it's image in there...Here is the code: private void pictureBox2_DragDrop( object sender, DragEventArgs e) { // Display the image in the selected PictureBox control. PictureBox pic = (( PictureBox )(sender)); pic.Image = (( Bitmap )(e.Data.GetData( DataFormats .Bitmap))); if ((e.KeyState & CtrlMask) != CtrlMask) { if (sender == pictureBox1) { pictureBox2.Image = null ; } else ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions what code do i use for key change

  ok i have this much i know if gose inbetween this Private Sub Form1_KeyDown( ByVal sender As Object , ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me .KeyDown End Sub but what code is it i use so that is i press the "a" key it will show "y" hmm you must be setting the text property somewhere else also. have you implemented any other key events such as keypress This works for me...   new form drag a textbox on it implement the form's keydown event   code: private sub Form1_KeyDown(byval sender as object, byval e as System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles MyBase.KeyDown    if e.KeyCode = System.Windows.Form ...Show All

• Windows Forms DataSource

  Quick question. I added my DataSource through the Configure DataSet with Wizard option. Now after creating it i need to change the path of its connection string. How do i do this I know how to change the connection string in code, but how do i change it for this specific DataSource When i go back into the wizard it will let me back up all the way to the spot where you select the datasource, but will not allow changes. Any ideas ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) vs 2005 express an march orcas

  I am a bit confused with the downloads and maybe someone can help I am running vista and I have VS2005 C# Express and Blend. In order to develop xaml apps between express and blend what do I need to download As far as I can see I need the march orcas but that also points me to a batch of other downloads and do I need the VS extensions as well  Do I also need virtual pc thank you for any assistance Once you are using VS Orcas, the VS Extensions are no longer necessary. VS "Orcas" March CTP > VS 2005 + VS Extensions You can choose to run Orcas inside a Virtual PC, or install it as normal. Thanks, Rob Relyea ...Show All

• .NET Development Cross Thread Problem with SerialPort DataReceived Event

  I am writing a custom Ref Class with C++ 2005 to control a measurement instrument via Serial Port. My class inherets System::IO::Ports::SerialPort. I also define events inside my class to generate action on specific RS232 messaages. My problem is as follows: Inside the datareceived event handler, I raise events based on messages reveived. However, when my class is instantiated on a windows form, if the event handler defined on the form changes properties of a textbox control, the sytem generates "System.InvalidOperation Exception" and goes on to describe that a different thread tried to access the control. I can solve the problem by setting the CheckForIllegalCrossThreadCalls property of the Windows Form to false. ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. How do I load a 3d mesh (.x file)?

  How do I load a .x mesh into my scene The space game seems to use its own format (which it names .swm), and there's nothing in the help. I've been scanning through through the classes in the Framework namespace, but I can't see anything obvious! Is .x the recommended format for objects like this (If not, I change my question to be about the recommended format :D) If anyone knows anywhere that has some nice .x meshes I can play with, that'd be cool too. The only one I have lying around is a chair, and that's going to look a bit funny running around my game :D The Content Manager is part of the framework so it exsists in the Beta. However all the stuff you need to get you data in the Model format is n ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions maskedtextbox problem?

  i have a problem regarding maskedtext box....i masked the textbox as a date and time.... i want is to input only valid date(12/25/2006) if user attempt to input date (50/50/5555) then user will promt that input is invalid pls help     Try DateTime.Parse( "Jan 331, 2002" ) Catch MsgBox( "Error" ) End Try ...Show All

• .NET Development storing image file

  how to insert an image.jpg file into a sql server database, i want a sample code. tried this Dim theContent() as byte = {} 'database stuff theContent = theReader.GetValue( FieldIndex ) replace "FieldIndex" with the column number to get the image data from when using the DataReader to read data ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. HLSL shader debugging in PIX

  Anybody tried out HLSL shader debugging in PIX (December 2006 SDK) I'm trying on the C++/DX9 Samples that ships with the SDK but cant get PIX to go into debug mode for vertex shader debugging. My repro case: - Compile any sample in debug mode with DEBUG_VS defined for the preprocessor (I tried Anitalias, BasicHLSL, and HDRLighting) - Start PIX - Load the debug executable in PIX experiment (F12 mode) - Frame capture of the app - Go to any draw call in PIX - Select a vertex and choose debug vertex (you can also go via pixel debugging path) - I get "An error occurred while preparing to debug the shader" Anything wrong here Thanks. ...Show All

• Windows Forms How do I duplicate the behavior of the [?] HelpButton feature in my own button

  I would like to display my own button instead of using the system's HelpButton to mimick the behavior of the HelpButton. The event that I would catch and handle when the system's HelpButton is clicked is Form::HelpButtonClicked event. I do not want to handle this event, I want to raise this event if it is the appropriate thing to do in order to mimck the system's HelpButton. Can anyone help put me in the right direction to mimick the system's button Thanks in advance, RhR OK, then more specifically, how can I raise the Form.HelpButtonClicked event I tried using OnHelpButtonClicked. When I tried to raise the event, nothing happened. What are my options so that I can mimick, with my own button ...Show All

• SQL Server External Image disappears with Interactive Sorting

  Hi, I have an image in the page header that is included in the project and is defined as "external". I also have interactive sorting enabled for the report. When a column is sorted, the image in the page header disappears. I deleted the image from the report and re-created it as "embedded" which does retain the image between postbacks. Thank you, Bob Robert, I installed the sequence of post-SP1 Hotfixes (including the one for SSRS) accessible through the link you provided, but this did not restore the 'Select All' capability. I called the support line and they could not provide any assistance without a reference # for the fix. Can you provide a bit more information on what ...Show All

• Visual Basic Help << operator VB. net

  day (1-31) Month (1-12) Year(0-99) Can you help me This code is wrong but is something like this i think. Module Module1 Sub Main() Dim MyDate As Integer Console.WriteLine( "enter day!" ) MyDate = ((Console.ReadLine) << 3) Console.WriteLine( "enter month!" ) MyDate = ((Console.ReadLine) << 6) Console.WriteLine( "enter year!" ) MyDate = ((Console.ReadLine) << 0) Console.WriteLine(MyDate) End Sub End Module The OP is trying to use the C++ iostream operators in Visual Basic. Sounds like a class assignment. Can't say much more but: "Hey Dude(tte), you're using the wrong language!" ...Show All