ThE ViKinG's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Express Editions Visual Studio Express License for Scools?

  Hello Dear Developers =)! I've questions about your registration and licensing. Can we get a Scool version of C++, and Java Express Edition The problem is that we've not the time to register every single desktop. We haven't found a good, but simple to install IDE in our language which is easy to understand for the pupils. We tried eclipse but it has no installer and is not multilingual by default, you've to add some language packs. However the whole installation and UI is not easy to understand. We don't want to know every function of the eclipse IDE before we can use it. Thanks in advance. It sounds like you are using the single file installation method (ie the very small fi ...Show All

• Windows Forms Launching Another App

  Hi folks, I'm just wondering how you can launch another application from your C++ WinForms app I just wanna launch IE when the user clicks a button on the form... You need only use the Process class and it's Start() method ala: System::Diagnostics::Process::Start("iexplore.exe"); ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Printing data

  I have downloaded the free version of Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition from MS, previously I used Delphi. I can build a database, using a datagridview to display records, but there is no Report tool to do any data printing with. There are some net tools ie Print Preview control, Print Document etc but nothing like a Report function. How can I print off my data How to: Complete Windows Forms Print Jobs ms-help://MS.VSExpressCC.v80/MS.NETFramework.v20.en/dv_fxmancli/html/23ec74f7-34c5-4710-82a0-ee2914518548.htm How to: Create Standard Windows Forms Print Jobs ms-help://MS.VSExpressCC.v80/MS.NETFramework.v20.en/dv_fxmancli/html/03342b90-9cfe-40b2-838b-b479a13c5dea.htm ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System MSF Documentation: RUP vs. MSF - A comparative study

  L.S., This thesis makes a comparative study of two software engineering processes, namely the commonly used IBM Rational Unified Process and the new Microsoft Solutions Framework for Agile Software Development. Both software engineering processes have the same objective, to create a solution that meets the needs and expectations of the stakeholders. However, they have different approaches to reach their goal. The Rational Unified Process focuses on the time schedules and budget to create a predictable and disciplined software development environment. Microsoft Solutions Framework for Agile Software Development does not believe in predictability, it considers the fact that changes are inevitable and do occur during the software devel ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Need a little bit of LinkedList help

  While this doesn't exactly pertain to XNA, I can't find an answer for how to do this correctly and I'm running into this problem making an XNA program. Basically, I'm re-creating the Windows Starfield screensaver using XNA. As such I've created a simple class called Star, and I've got a LinkedList of Stars for my program, as linked lists are incerdibly fast for removing items from the middle of the list. As such, I've got some code like this: foreach (Star currentStar in stars) { currentStar.Update(); } that works beautifully to update all my stars quickly. The way I've got my stars set up, though, the Update function returns -1 if the star has passed the screen't border, signifying that the star c ...Show All

• SQL Server Linked server problem

  I linked two sql servers (one an x64 sql 2005 server the other a sql 2000 x86 server). The link is from the x64 box to the x86 box and I used Windows authentication to forge the links. When the developer (who has Windows accounts on both boxes) logs in locally to the x64 box and runs a query, data is returned from the linked server. But when the same developer logs into his own client box and uses Management Studio to access the x64 box (via Windows authentication) and run the same query, he gets this error message" "Login failed for user '(null)'. Reason: not associated with a trusted SQL Server Connection" I presume that the developer should be able to access this data from his own box or can the linked data o ...Show All

• SQL Server sp_send_dbmail

  Hi, I am using the above stored proc to send database email. I just want to know if there is any email blocking for certain words in the subject / body field. When email sent, it says message queued but I could not get the email having certain words in the subject / body field. I am experience problem with "Fiscal" or "Month" word. Have you looked at the database mail log and tables, are there any error messages. select 'eventlog' ,* from sysmail_event_log select 'sent' ,* from sysmail_sentitems select 'failed' ,* from sysmail_faileditems select 'unsent' ,* from sysmail_unsentitems What smtp server have you set it up to It could be that the email is being classed a ...Show All

• Visual Studio How do you create global properties dynamically?

  Hello, If I understand the processing order, PropertyGroup elements are calculated first, in the order of appearance, and result in global properties. CreateProperty elements are handled dynamically in the order they are called, and result in local properties, scoped to their calling target. So how can you create global properties dynamically What I am trying to do is call an xml file to get some values, and set global properties based on those values (the values themselves or values derived form them). THX Curt I found some information on this in " Property scope and evaluation order " (http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=1011373&SiteID=1). It ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Missing Office-Template using VS-Pro 2005 and VSTO 2005

  Hello, I want to use VSTO 2005 and VS-Professional 2005 (german). Thus first I have installed VSTO. If I start it here I can find a some office-templates in the new project dialog. Second I have installed VS-Pro german. Now I have much more templates but the office templates are missing. frustrated I removed VSTO and installed it again. but no changes. the office templates are still missing. Do you have any suggestions for me Thanks Alex My answer was: you cannot mix software language versions of Visual Studio on the same machine. You have to install English VSTO on a different machine (or virtual machine) than German VS 2005. ...Show All

• .NET Development Procedure or function has too many arguments specified

  Hi everybody I am a beginner and facing the problem in calling a Stored Procedure from within my VB.NET 2005, as below: MY Stored Procedure goes like ; ALTER PROCEDURE ByRoyalty @percentage int, @avgprice float Output AS SELECT @avgprice= AVG(price) FROM titles SELECT au_id FROM titleauthor WHERE titleauthor.royaltyper = @percentage DECLARE @numtitles Int SELECT @numtitles=COUNT(*) FROM titles RETURN @numtitles My VB code is as below : Dim cmd As New SqlCommand("ByRoyalty", Conxn) With cmd .CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure .Parameters.Add("@numtitles", SqlDbType.Int) .Parameters(0).Direction = ParameterDirection.ReturnValue .Parameters.AddWithValue("@percentage", 100) .Parameters(1).Direction ...Show All

• Visual Studio There is no source code available for the current location message box

  Hi, I'm having problems with the debugger. The code was working fine 2 days ago and since yesterday I'm getting a popup window saying "there is no source code available for the current location". It must be a very common problem, since I've seen many posts over the internet related to this message. I'm posting with the source code, so apologies if you find that the post is lengthy. My environment is Visual C++. NET 2003. I also checked the debug source files from the solution properties and checked that there's no file appearing on the "Do not look for these source files" field. I tried to clean the solution, I even tried to create a new project from scratch.... If anybody is kind enough to test this little pie ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Racing Game Tutorial

  Hi. A little time is past since the beta of XNA is been released. So, can someone write me a little 3D or 2D racing game tutorial Please! I think that all of us want to know how to build a racing game with XNA don't you I would be interested as well, especially the 3D version. But, you will have to give it time before anyone will be making those type of things. 2D racing games could easily be done, but making 3D racing games is something quite big to do! In time the community will make the components to easily construct 3D racing games. ...Show All

• .NET Development Performance - Xml/Xslt or Word object

  Hi, We have a webform with 100 to 150 input values.Once the form is complete the entire form's data is saved as word document along with formatting(headers,footers,font formatting etc) and given as a link to the user for download. The question is , in the process of transforming the data as word ,which is the optimal solution in terms of performance and timing . 1. using Xml/xslt for formatting and saving as word (or) 2. Using Word object library(Unmanaged Com- office library) inside . Net The page may go even to 30 or 40pages, the resulting word doc.The process shouldnt take more than 5 seconds. Do you want to generate WordML or why are you talking about XML/XSLT Nevertheless if you have an ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Where can I get a download of Agile and CMMI full template,not just guidance?

  I made a mistake modifying my templates and I'd like to get them back to the original state. Where can I download the full original template I can only find the guidance. Thank you. In addition I have a suggested model for handling your process templates that I have been yakking about for a longtime but finally got around to putting up on my blog. http://manicprogrammer.com/cs/blogs/michaelruminer/archive/2007/01/12/330.aspx ...Show All

• Visual Basic FTP Example

  Hi, I am new to FTP things.I never used any FTP in my project. Now i need to send some text files(which are in my project directory) to clients using FTP. I have clients ip address and password. What factors i need to start for FTP. I need a basic idea.I found some examples in google.But those are not basic ones. Can anybody help me with basic example to upload files. Thanks VBE_programmer, Making any type of FTP requests can be broken down into six steps: 1. Create a web request for a URL. 2. Set the login credentials (username, password). 3. Set the required options and the action to perform. 4. Upload data required (not used by some actions). 5. Download data or results (again, not used by some actions). ...Show All