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• SQL Server Package Variables Not Available at Runtime

  Hello, I have three package variables that I need to have access to at runtime. All three variables have package scope. The first two, 'StartDate' and 'EndDate' are DateTime variables. The third is called FilePath and is a String variable. I have taken the following steps; 1. Enabled package configurations 2. Set up all three variables as Parent Package Variables, and have targeted the 'Value' property for each. 3. In the properties of the solution, I have set AllowConfigurationChanges to True. 4. After the package was built, I ran the Package Installation Wizard from the Manifest. I have done both File System and SQL Server installations. When I go to run the package, none of the three package variables are available for modifica ...Show All

• SQL Server Remote-server execution of a global temp stored procedure

  I have the following execution of a global temporary stored procedure on a remote SQL 2000 server: insert into targetTable exec remoteServer.master.dbo.sp_MSforeachdb ' ', @precommand = 'exec ##up_fetchQuery' This is an ugly duck query but it seems to work fine. when I try to directly execute the remote stored procedure such as with insert into query_log exec remoteServer.master.dbo.##up_fetchQuery I get execution error Server: Msg 2812, Level 16, State 62, Line 1 Could not find stored procedure '##up_xportQueryLog'. Database name 'master' ignored, referencing object in tempdb. When I try insert into query_log exec remoteServer.tempdb.dbo.##up_fetchQuery I get Server: Msg 2812, Level 16, St ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. What is a sprite

  i found everything about sprite, but nothing about what it is. could anyone tell  (2d object i guess) (i cannot translate "sprite" to turkish and i have a problem with this :)  ) thanks A "sprite" in simplest terms just relates to an image or object that you draw on the screen. So using the old game "Pong" as an example. The ball would be a "sprite", each of the paddles would be a "sprite". ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System ICommonStructureService CreateProject

  Hi, I want to create a Team Project using the TFS Object Model I see there is a Create Project method in ICommonStructureService. I can't find examples or documentation for it in the web. Does anyone know what does it expect here --> XmlElement Structure Is it an XmlElement with de SCC URL Does any one have an example Tanks!! Alan D. Scheinkman As I understand your need, you want to enforce certain restrictions & do some custom actions on project creation. Have you checked to see if project creation extensiblity will solve those needs With that extensibility, you could add a new step in project creation to do your checks & actions as last step. There is also a walk ...Show All

• SQL Server What is CUBE ?

  Can any body help me to know about cube in dataminig How is the cube represented in database How to querry the cube Hiya, The following books online link about SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services will give you details for your questions. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175367.aspx # Hope it helps. Regards, ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. $(ConfigurationName)

  Hello; is it possible to use the $(ConfigurationName) variable XNA Build CTP, just like we can use global variables Another solution would be to define different variables per configuration. Any suggestion would be appreciated, thanks! Hello; I've tried using the $(Configuration) variable in my XNA Build tasks settings for specifying an output directory, just like I would use a global variable @(ProjectPath). Do XNA tasks use their own variables I've seen in the MC2 sample that it was possible to use an environment variable @(MC2ROOT); why isn't possible to use a MSBuild variable such as @(Configuration) Am I doing something wrong or is it just not supported yet I also tried messing direct ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions System.NET napespace help

  I am coding an application with a friend and I was wondering how do I make a master server and a client. The master server makes usernames and the client connects with a given username. How can I do this An example would help. I think he wants to create a chat application... but until we get a more clearer reply, check out the System.Net.Sockets namespace (TCPClient, TCPListener, Socket, NetworkStream) ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office VB.net Excel automation "activate is ambiguous" error.

  In the attached code I am getting the following error at the oSheet.Activate() line. I am using VB.net 2002 Standard 'Activate' is ambiguous across the inherited interfaces 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Execl._Worksheet' and 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.DocEvents_Event'. I Googled and found some info but I could not get any of the solutions to work. As you see found and tried the Microsoft KB article 315981 (see commented out CType code) but it did not work either, probably due to my error (Newbie). What am I doing wrong Showing me some lines of corrected code would help due to newbie status. My Imports... Imports System Imports System.IO Imports System.Text Imports System.Diagnostics Imports ...Show All

• Visual Basic Uniquely identify an object

  Hi, I have asked this question on a number of forums, with no luck. So I hope you experts can help. Basically I have instances of the same object stored in many collection and other classes as well. Now when I am using the break points in the debugger, I am performing comparison to see if one object is the same as the other, I tend to use the ‘Is’ keyword. Now this will tell me if they are the same, but when are not the same and I am expecting them to be, I am having trouble working out what’s going on! Because I have object all over the place I would like a way to uniquely identify an object. In the debugger I have no idea which instance is what obviously they all look the same in the debugger window. I image I need somet ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro just asking....

  how can you make your database more interesting You may change the background of a form or page with a background picture. Brighten your forms, reports. Put a picture instead of text on a command or toggle button Put lines and rectangles in forms and reports. Display a splash screen when your database is opened You may change the background color of a control or section You can display a picture as part of each record on a form, report, or page. ...Show All

• SQL Server Request for feedback - Aliases have been deprecated for some time and will be removed soon

  As documented in SQL Server BOL, aliases have been deprecated for some time and we are planning to remove them from the product in the next release. We will greatly appreciate any feedback or comments regarding this change. We would like to know how our customers will be affected by this change and analyze if there is anything we can do to help you to make the transition easier. Thanks a lot, -Raul Garcia SDE/T SQL Server Engine Removing entirely from the SQL server may not be an option, will there be any documentation or MS article released to enable the new users to understand the 'new' concept in addition to BOL . ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Saving data to my database server

  Why any data/record don't get saved to my database - I tried with SQL and Access -Even I replayed Tutorial video, and learning VB through the VB Ex.Edition 2005 several times. - Codes of TabelBindingSource, and TabelAdaptor are correct as standard. - Primery Key on the database has been set. Hope to get some help. Thanks Thanks. I solved the problem by selecting copy if new from the option. Thanks again for your help. ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Publishing a finished game

  This might sound dumb, but i am kind of new to XNA and was wondering how to publish a game so that anyone can use it. I tried just hitting the publish button, and i get all the files and everything, but when i try to install it on a PC besides my own it does not work. Thanks for the help! yeah, an error poped up during the set-up... it said" "An exception 'System.TypeInitializationException' has occured in DefaultDomain." ...Show All

• Windows Forms How to prevent Combo Box automatic selection of text?

  How can I set the combo's text to be the same as the text for one of the combo's Items, but still have the text display UNSELECTED When I set up the data in a combo box "combo" as follows: combo.Items.Clear(); combo.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDown; combo.BeginUpdate(); combo.Items.Add( "Item 1" ); combo.Items.Add( "Item 2" ); combo.Items.Add( "Item 3" ); combo.Items.Add( "Item 4" ); combo.Text = "Item X"; combo.EndUpdate(); The combo displays the text "Item X" UNSELECTED and shows none of the items in the drop-down list selected. If instead of combo.Text = "Item X"; I ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Where in content pipeline does volume textures fail?

  Currently volume textures aren't supported in the Content Pipeline. So if I have a mesh that references a volume texture it will fail compiling. So, is it just a matter of writing a custom importer for volume dds files or is it all the way through the pipeline Will ContentManager.Load<Texture3d>(...) work if I just write the importer Say it is so...it is Christmas after all :-) Malmer wrote: I don't really understand how it will work with Load<Model> though. How does it know that for a certain texture it should use Texture3D instead of Texture2D when loading sub thingies I think this is why Eli suggested using a new file extension for volume textures. If your volume texture ...Show All