SPWilkinson's Q&A profile

• .NET Development ArrayList

  hi, I have arraylist : public ArrayList parametri; I want to put 3 values in it and write that values in console application, how can i do this Thanks Hello dev, here you go.. ArrayList parametri = new ArrayList(); parametri . Add( "one" ); parametri . Add( "two" ); parametri . Add( "three" ); foreach ( string item in parametri) Console . WriteLine(item); Emeka Awagu ...Show All

• Visual C++ Function return values?

  I just noticed that the "Autos" window does not show the values returned by functions. These did appear in VS6. Has this capability been lost, or is there some setting that needs to be changed in order to have the return values displayed Some function results do appear in the first line, but many do not. What kind of configuration, setup, or mis-set options would cause this I suspect this is yet another problem w/VS2005, but want to be sure. ...Show All

• Windows Live Developer Forums How to handle a message before the client displays it

  Greetings, I'm programming in C# with Visual 2005. I'm trying to implement an addin for WLM that will make some treatment on an incoming text message. So, I'd want to wait the end of the treatment to display the incoming text message into the "chat window" of WLM. When I handle the event IncomingTextMessage of the MessengerClient class, the text message is first displayed, and then, the event is handled. But I'd want do do the opposite: first handle the message, then make my stuffs, and finally display it. Is it possible And how Thanks a lot. R.P. I do not manage to understand how DotMSN could allow me to solve my problem. Since in any case, it is impossible to recover the message before i ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Container control?

  Hi. I'm trying to make a control that can contain other controls. I make a UserControl, but I can't get it to work. I can't drop another control on it. Sorry for the newbie question, but in VB6 I only had to set a property to make it a container control. I'm really a bit confused. Any help Thanks. Oh my god! I'm feeling like a nOOb. All of your answers worked. The problem I had was that I put a panel into the control, so the other controls couldn't show up. Thanks to all who helped. ...Show All

• Visual Studio VS 2005 and Microsoft.Office.Interop

  Hello. I am new to VS. I try to make my custom Ribbon. I fallow MS instroction how to do it but my VS is Missing all Microsoft.Office.Interop references. I installed Office 2007 PIA but still VS cant finde Microsoft.Office.Interop Could you give me Tips how to configure VS to use Microsoft.Office.Interop Thanks in advance. you need to add a reference to the interop. right click on references > add reference > COM > then select your component, such as Microsoft Outlook 11.0 object library or Microsoft Office 11.0 object library etc... then import this namespace and you should be good to go ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Need an alpha blend which relates to something in the background

  The subject might seem a bit cryptic. I could not find a short description. I am developing an application where various more or less transparent objects are rendered in such a way that the resulting graphics can be blended with a videosignal, based on the alpha values. The videosignal will allways be located deeper in the scene than the other elements. Therefore I need the final framebuffer alpha to represent how "solid" the other elements are and how much the obscure the videosignal. If I have two surfaces, one in front of the other, and both are 50% opague, then the two together would be 75% opague, and the videosignal should be blended into the scene with a 25% strength. but... if I render those two objects, then the result w ...Show All

• SQL Server Compare csv file layout to SQL Server table

  I am creating a facility whereby you can select a source file (.csv), and a target (SQL table). Then I call a DTS to copy the csv file to the SQL table. How can I validate that the two files have the same number of columns In order to check the number of rows you need to work on DTS with workflow, refer to books online for more information and you can schedule the DTS package a SQLagent job by right-click on selected package. ...Show All

• SQL Server Table transfer errors

  Hello, I am trying to transfer a database from one server to another using the Import Export wizard in SSIS and I am consistantly getting this error on 2 different tables so far. - Execute the transfer with the TransferProvider. (Error) Messages * ERROR : errorCode=-1073451000 description=The package contains two objects with the duplicate name of "output column "ErrorCode" (79)" and "output column "ErrorCode" (14)". helpFile=dtsmsg.rll helpContext=0 idofInterfaceWithError={8BDFE893-E9D8-4D23-9739-DA807BCDC2AC} (Microsoft.SqlServer.DtsTransferProvider) This error message is beyond cryptic and when I click on the link it sends me to a web page the just tells me that there is no informat ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Directx SDK (december 2006) viewer crashes on startup

  Well, the title basically describes what is the problem... I've uninstalled my directx sdk (october), rebooted to make sure things were clean. Then I installed the last SDK (december) and my viewer (directx sdk's viewer for .x and .fx files) simply stopped to work. Whenever I start it, it crashes with the 'send report' error. Any ideas what could've caused this " Is "my viewer" one you wrote yourself If so, did you recompile it with the new SDK Have you run it in the debugger ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. How to check the version of Managed DirectX installed?

  Hi all, I'm wondering is there any way to check any registry key or check the existance of some folder or any other way to make sure that managed directX has been installed on the system Thanks a lot in advance. P.S. Just to make sure I did everything right, if anybody knows how to check the version of the regular directX (not managed) installed and also the .NET Framework installed I would appriciate it a lot. So, if you know what registry keys need to be checked to get this information. Mladen. The problem is I need to write as small preinstaller as possible, that will first check for the presence of the required stuff and then it will download those that need to be installed... ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. I'd like to have a game developed...but I need a partner.

  I teach 1st grade. I have an idea for a simple 2D (Phonics) game...but I don't have any skills as a programmer. I wanted to know if any programmers would be interested in a partnership   The game basically involves a little character running around the screen to pick up letters and form words. The character would have to avoid certain obstacles on screen. The game would require a lot of speech to sound out the words that the onscreen character created. That sounds interesting. How big do you think the market is What distribution channels are you looking at Also, do you already know someone who can handle some part of game-making, such as art, sound, or programming If you don't k ...Show All

• Visual C++ Problem in linking the VC++ library with Borland C++

  Hi, I am using the "Borland C++ Builder6" as the development platform. Recently, I got a (static) library from my partner which was built using VC++ version 6. I had problem to link the (static) library with my source. I got the error message that a function call is missing but it should be included in the (static) library from my partner. Anyone has any idea what I should do in order to link the (static) library Thanks for your help in advance. I was not aware that it was possible using direct linking (but that doesn't mean it isn't). When I've had to use VC++ compiled code with Borland I've tended to wrap the VC++ code in COM.   ...Show All

• Windows Forms Resize Windows Forms On Aspect Ratio

  Hi all, How can I make a form ONLY resize according to predefined aspect ratio I know the aspect ratio is width / height. But, the problem is the Windows Form width and height is Int32 data type which can cause the aspect ratio is be rounded up to Int32, which will make the resize with aspect ratio incorrect. Thanks. Ensure that the form's height (or width) is divisible by 3. For example: private void Form1_ResizeEnd(object sender, EventArgs e) { if (this.WindowState == FormWindowState.Normal) { int h = 3 * this.ClientSize.Height / 3; int w = 4 * h / 3; this.ClientSize = new Size(w, h); } } ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions webbrowser control 2 way communication

  Hi, I am first time using Webbrowser control. I found one sample. This sample contains three tabs. The first tab demonstrates the use of the WebBrowser control in a simple browser application. The second tab uses the WebBrowser control as a local HTML document viewer. I understand the 2 tabes code. The third tab demonstrates the use of the WebBrowser.Document HTMLDocument model, together with the WebBrowser.ObjectForScripting prorperty, to implement Form-to-Browser two-way communication. In this scenario, the WebBrowser control is used to load an HTML document template that is populated with data managed by the Form, as a means of supporting custom printing of application data. I can't understand how they are loadi ...Show All

• Visual C# sleep for microsecond

  hi i search for program that execute one command (such as read or write that not important) each more microsecond. i found the function in unix that do this and it's usleep() . i found that this can be execute in win platform from here: http://www.digitalmars.com/rtl/time.html#usleep but i don't know why this don't execute and when i run this example an error say that (errorc2371 time_t redefinition different of basic time ,error c2011 tm structure type redefinition! from file time.h) if any one have time.h that conatin of usleep or run and use this example plz help me with thank's Hi, Maybe you will find this interesting, talks about the replacement of usleep for nanosleep http: ...Show All