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• SQL Server Error when trying to start Management Studio

  Hello Guys, I am getting the following error when I try to start SQL 2005 Management Studio to manage my SQL Server : Cannot load the DLL xpstar.dll, or one of the DLLs it references. Reason: 126(The specified module could not be found.). Any ideas Thanks, Did you ever get this error fix. I did a search for that dll and i found it, the only weird things is its not located in the same directory as my database. ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Migrating from VS 2005 C++ Express to eVC++ 4.0 SP3

  Hello- learned Forum'ers! I need to migrate a two-part application (a static .lib + an .exe) from Visual Studio 2005 C++ Express on Windows XP, to Embedded Visual C++ 4.0 SP3 (so I can target a Win CE .NET 4.1 platform) (the exact reason for needing to migrate in this direction is complicated, I can explain later). Could you pls advise me on the exact steps I need to take to get this done quickly At least for getting this built in eVC++ 4.0 first Are there any potential portability issues Thanks!! Following are my VS 2005 cmd lines: .lib compile cmd line: /Od /I "C:\Documents and Settings\This Coder\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\myProj\libmyProj\js" /I "C:\Documents and Settings\This Coder\My ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Shader Newbie question - Jagged (sharp) edges

  I'm working on a custom shader for a game and I'm really happy with the results except the edges of my object when drawn are jagged, and I was wondering about the best (preferred)way to antialias or smooth them out. Do I need to write a postprocessing shader or is there a way to do this in the vertex or pixel shader Thanks, Bill Hardware multisampling will generally give you much better performance than trying to fake this yourself by rendering to a texture and then manually shrinking it down. GPU's (and especially Xbox) have all sorts of crazy silicon dedicated to making multisampling fast. ...Show All

• .NET Development The Visual Studio 2005 Style UI...

  Hi. I think the Visual Studio 2005 UI is very awesome. How to can I reuse it in my .Net Application or implement it Hi, The ULTIMATE application DocPanel Suite does exactly like this and is available on sourceforge site. Its free/opensource - application with CODE/Samples/Documentation. I am really amazed when i looked at it. Have a look, http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php group_id=110642 HTH, ...Show All

• Visual C# "Remove" Command window from application

  I have made my first real application in C#. But when I run my app, the form appears, but so does a command window (the black dos-window). How do I get rid of that My code structure : namespace space{ class myClass{ Form myForm; Textbox box; public myClass(){ myForm = new Form(); //Adds components like textboxes, labels +++ box = new TextBox(); myForm.Controls.Add(box); } //Methods and so on public static void Main(){ myClass x = new myClass(); Application.Run(x.myForm); } } } I have seen in tutorials and so that it is common to write like this: Application.Run(new myClass()); But when I write this, I only get a blanc form. Can anyone help me with this Thank you! Henn ...Show All

• Windows Forms Microsoft Browser Component INCOMPATIBLE with Internet Explorer 7 In Certain Cases

  I have a discovered another bug :( . Microsoft Browser COM component does not work with .swf files with IE7 installed. Two users of my program have complained that it hasn't work, they both have Internet Explorer 7. I don't use webbrowser becuase...ITS BUGGED TOO (stupid Windows bugs)....flash buttons dont work in webbrowser so I am forced to use Microsoft Browser... What can I do to fix the problem Embedded swf files do work, but the the swf file directly does not work... But it's not embedded! The .swf file is direct ex. www.microsoft.com/something.swf Going directly to a swf file works in the .NET browser but the buttons don't work, and going directly to a .swf file in Microsoft Browser works with IE6 installed but NOT with IE7 i ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System excel report of all the test cases is possible??

  Hi My requirement is to get an excel report of all the test cases that are written along with the results if executed. TFS reporting and build is configured Is it possible to get the report. Please help. Thanks.   Regards Yuvaraj if you are using the team build part tfs all of that information in is the warehouse CUBE which is easily accessible from Excel. Simply open an excel worksheet and select the "Data-Import ExternalData->Import Data..." menu item. Create a new datasource and select Microsoft Sql Server OLAP Services and put in the name of the data tier for your TFS install. Once you have done that you can select the Test Result cube or any other cube and c ...Show All

• SQL Server OLE DB for ODBC connections in BIDS/AS project

  Hi, I try to configure a new data source in my Analysis Services Project in BIDS and I would like to test the OLE DB for ODBC Provider, but I cannot find it, although it is definitely installed on the box. Is this kind of connection not allowed or not supported for AS Norbert Indeed the OLEDB for ODBC provider is not supported by Analysis Services 2005. Edward. -- This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ...Show All

• .NET Development How come Console.WriteLine() does not work any more

  Hi all, I have a C# winform application. If users run it from the command lines and pass a /Help or / to it, it does not invoke the winform, but instead uses the Console.WriteLine to display the help and then exit. I know for sure this works before, at least prior to my upgrading the VS2005 with SP1. Now suddenly, the WriteLine() does not work any more. If I enter /Help or / , the WriteLine() basically executed but does not write any thing on the console. And then the program exits ...peacefully. Note that I debug the code and indeed the WriteLine()s are executed. Within the VS IDE, it does write the messages to the output panel. But from the DOS command, nothing is displayed. Here is the code: static int Main( string ...Show All

• Visual Basic Set Dropdown List Items to Hyperlinks

  I am using VB in Visual Studio 2005 and have a master page with a dropdown list and I would like to have particular pages loaded depending on what item in the dropdown list the user selects. It is not clear to me how I can make the items in a dropdown list hyperlinks. Thanks. When I click on an item in the dropdown list I want to load a new web form (I call that a "page") into the ContentPlaceHolder on the master page. Hope this clears up the confusion. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System How do you restrict specific groups from closing a bug?

  I'm trying to only allow specific groups to change the state of a bug from 'Resolved' to 'Closed'. I currently have a global list which displays : < xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" > <gl:GLOBALLISTS xmlns:gl=" http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/workitemtracking/globallists "> <GLOBALLIST name="Development"> <LISTITEM value="Dev1" /> <LISTITEM value="Dev2" /> </GLOBALLIST> <GLOBALLIST name="ProductManagementAndQA"> <LISTITEM value="QA1" /> <LISTITEM value="PM1" /> </GLOBALLIST> <GLOBALLIST name="Support"> <LISTITEM value="Support1" /> <LI ...Show All

• .NET Development HowTo: Forms Authentication with WebService for database access

  I have an ASP.NET 2.0 application that uses a WebService for all database access (SQL Server). Now I have to implement a login page that uses Forms Authentication. I just did a test application, without a web service, that uses the Login control and all the 2.0 built in functionality and it works perfectly out of the box. Now I need to do the same thing using the web service, including role management. How much of the new functionality will I be able to use To do the actual authentication, is there an API to access the SQL Server aspnetdb database How do I handle roles Can I build the GenericPrincipal on the web service and pass it back to the application Are there any examples of doing this Any id ...Show All

• Visual Basic creating help for application

  Hi, Can anyone guide me to any good threads, links etc. on how to make help for an application It seems that most books have left it out, and my app needs a help feature to make the grade. Thanks for all assistance tendered. Thank you. Dear Sir, You can read my thread. Visual Basic 2005 Simple Guide in MSDN Forums/Visual Basic 2005 /General/ Visual Basic 2005 Simple Guide .OK Bye. Mur it Hakan C L ...Show All

• SQL Server Server Does Not Exist or Access Denied ConnectionOpen[Connect]

  Server Does Not Exist or Access Denied  ConnectionOpen[Connect] Help please, I'm stuck. I get the above message trying to add a new SQL Registration to Enterprise Manager.  I've installed/uninstalled 3 times, all with the same result.   EM sees it to register, it is the same name as my box, which is what I was expecting.  Install went without problems each time.  TCP/IP is enabled.  I've searched the forums looking for this problem but have not come across another situation such as this.  I don't have a clue of as to what to check next.  Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me. OS - XP Pro, SP3 Windows Auth. SQL Express ST Hi, I don't understand when you ...Show All

• SQL Server ssis package

  I am pretty new with MSSQL 2005. I was curious if anybody is familiar with the SSIS package where if I had a text file and I wanted to bulk insert it into a table in the database With SQL 2K is was pretty easy but now with the Visual Studio 2005 it seems to be quiot a bit different. Thanks, Gene Not quite sure what you expect by way of an answer, yes I am familiar with such packages. To get started I'd suggest you use the Import/Export Wizard. This will build a basic package which will do the job, and you can save it for later inspection in the full SSIS designer. ...Show All