OmegaMan's Q&A profile

• Software Development for Windows Vista The UAC Nightmare

  I'm beginning to reach the conclusion that the current implementation of the UAC in Vista is, IMO, a nightmare that creates more problems than it solves. If Microsoft wants developers - and users - to embrace the UAC (instead of just turning it off altogether) then it better come forward with a LOT MORE information and support than it is currently providing! If it doesn't, I will begin to suspect Microsoft only added the UAC so it can tell Windows users 'well, we added the option to secure Windows - you're the ones turning it off' and therefore wash its corporate hands. I would really hate to see this happening. To name just a few of the problems the UAC brings to us developers: 1 - Applications that require Admin privileges are bloc ...Show All

• Visual Studio Display PDF in Crystal Reports

  Hi All, Does any one know how to display PDF in crystal report (MS Visual Studio 2003) I want to change the PDF files dynamically using vb .net. PDF files are stored in folders and location of files in SQL Server. I have tried using OLE Object ( Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Document) but with this I am not able to change the PDFs dynamically. All I get is the same PDF file which I browse while creating OLE Object. Thanks ...Show All

• SQL Server Export sql data to text file

  Hi all, I am new to ssis. I try to create a package completely by vb.net to export a table in sql server to text file. i got the following error while i run the package, An OLE DB error has occurred. Error code: 0x80004005. An OLE DB record is available. Source: "Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers" Hresult: 0x80004005 Description: "[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified". The AcquireConnection method call to the connection manager "OLEDBSrc" failed with error code 0xC0202009. component "OLE DB Source" (1) failed validation and returned error code 0xC020801C. One or more component failed validation. There were errors during task val ...Show All

• Visual Basic Computer info?

  How would I show PC info as in CPU(Name/GHz) RAM(total in MB) Sound(card name) Video(card name) well there is an error and to handle errors you need to use a try catch block around it and handle the error. moving aside, getting down to the error, what code did you use for this error to happen What line of code did it happen on Which Operating System are you using ...Show All

• Community Chat Sky project

  PROJECT IS DEAD CANT BE BOTHERED ANYMORE, FOR SOURCE CODE, CONTACT ME IF U WANT TO PLAY AROUND WITH IT.   could someone review my application, its based on bskyb video streaming anybody interested to develop my software email me here you can download the applet here   // just to let you guys know, PPlive is a thred party software, if you dont see the pplive media player and list, it simpley means you need to install the pplive, web player plugin, this goes same for the Winamp ActiveX plugin, visit any winamp tv station and install the plugin then you be able to see the video. same goes for divx video. Project is DEAD, cant be bothered anymore with it. if some ...Show All

• Visual C# Calling Objects from other Classes

  Let me see if i can explain this right.... I've got a class FSaver.cs. In this class, i create a new instance of another class called Rest.cs Rest Book = new Rest(); In FSaver, i can call objects such as Book.hello(); That works fine. But inside Book, I cant call anything from FSaver. Does this make sense Is there a way to make classes equal, and not parent/child oriented Thanks! Jonathan You'd have to pass the instance of FSaver to the Rest instance.  I'd suggest you make a constructor that takes one: public class Rest {    private FSaver _saver;   public Rest(FSaver saver)   {     _saver = saver;   }   public void hello()   {  & ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Visual Basic Express Edition E-book

  Where in the registration portal is the link to download the e-book for the Visual Basic Express edition. Can anyone please help me. I am a beginner. Any ideas or recommendations woud help. Hello I just wanted to ask Can the e-book be redistributed as said by the EULA I never read that EULA... Email me knvb1123@gmail.com Keehun Nam ...Show All

• SQL Server accessing another database on the same server

  Let's assume we have 2 databases db1 & db2 and we have a table named "MyTable" which is located in db2 database in the db1 database I create a stored procedure by using following code: << use db1 create procedure myproc as begin select * from db2.dbo.MyTable end; >> this code does not execute successfuly and I face an error which says << invalid object db2.dbo.MyTable>> and as you know we are not allowed to use USE database key word in stored procedures I can's access a table which is located in another database, whithin a stored procedure which is located in different data base but on the same server thanks ...Show All

• SQL Server How to install just Report Designer

  Hello, I am trying to find out how to install just Report Designer for SQL Reporting Services. I have Visual Studio 2003 and the install CD for Microsoft CRM Server, which includes the install for SRS. I don't want to install all of SRS, just the Report Designer, but it doesn't seem to have it's own setup.exe or .msi. Does anyone have any information that can help me Thanks in advance, Kurt ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) System.InvalidOperationException: The SqlCommand is currently busy Open, Fetching

  Hi i have problem with accessing the third party component(for data access) in case of multi-user one user can gets values and the second one gets an exception of System.InvalidOperationException: The SqlCommand is currently busy Open, Fetching. Now this is thrown from the component cause i have no access to the database directly. Is there a different way to access the components from webservice thats running under IIS ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Gap in the border of an Headerless System.Windows.Controls.GroupBox

  Hi, Is there something to prevent the gap that appear where the header is normally put when displaying an Headerless GroupBox, or is this a bug Exemple: <Window xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" > <GroupBox Width="256" Height="256"> </GroupBox> </Window> This gap is defined in the default style and can not be changed without providing a new template for the GroupBox. The following site has an example template: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms753296.aspx . Since you are not using the header, you could use the Border element instead of GroupBox and specify BorderB ...Show All

• Visual Studio Excute a task once per solution.

  If I have a solution with multiple projects in it, and I call (from the command line): MSBuild xxx.sln I know that it will start building each of projects in the solution. My question is: is there a way to make a task run only once, say with the first project keep in mind that I do not know which is the first one, meaning it has to dynamic. I've created a way to do this by just using an import in the projects, wihtout resorting to a wrapper project - ie still keep the standard solution and IDE integration. I put the tasks here . ...Show All

• SQL Server Set up a replication with ISCSI drive

  Hello, I'm trying to set up a replication of SQL 2005. I have 2 servers running and I like to configure it that the second server takes over the SQL database when the first server fails. The database files are located at a ISCS network drive that can have only 1 initiator. We tried to set up a cluster server, but that seems not possible because of the 32 bit proccesors inside the servers. We have installed windows server 2003 EE on both servers. Is there a way that the second server can take over the connection to the ISCS from the first server Thanks, Remco Clustering and iSCSI work just fine (my current client has this configuration) if you have a certified solution. You need things like mpio, the right number of NICs, etc. ...Show All

• Visual Basic Making a COM

  I was just wondering what one does to make a COM in visual basic (or C# if any one reading this knows that better) basically i want to turn a class ive made into a COM; why I don't know, but it seems cool, and i think i need to learn how to make a com any way; I checked MSDN and it talked about what you should and should not do in your code when making one, but never how to make one. Here is an article that will answer your question: http://www.devcity.net/Articles/111/1/vbnet_se_dll.aspx Regards, Tom ...Show All

• Windows Live Developer Forums MSAJAX 1.0 conflict with V4 API. Sys.InvalidOperationException. V3 API is fine.

  Hi Guys, Been trying to use the new V4 API in my application but I get this error when I call the LoadMap method function GetMap() { map = new VEMap( 'myMap_myMap' ); map.LoadMap( new VELatLong(53.278353017531821 , - 2.153320312500008) , 5 , 'h' ,false ); ***** Get the error here when I call LoadMap. Microsoft JScript runtime error: Sys.InvalidOperationException: Object Microsoft already exists and is not a namespace. Can anybody please help me to find the problem. V3 of the API still works fine without any problems. If I remove AJAX references from my page the error goes away. Unfortunately, I make heavy use of MS Ajax 1.0 and can't get around it. thanks, SoS ...Show All