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• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. PC deployment in a single download. (Minus framework download)

  I have not seen this posted since the 1.0 release. I really want to be able to get games into peoples hands with the least number of steps.. Downloading the framework is one more step I do not wish the less technically inclined to have to deal with. Has there been any more information released on the future prospects of being (PC SIDE) able to have a deployable game that does not require the download of external libraries ( The XNA framework ) Thank you and sorry if I missed a post on this. Easiest is to use the re-distributable installers for .NET 2.0 and XNA and DirectX, and put those installers into your game installer. Then chain out to those installers, in "/silent" mode, to make sure the pre-r ...Show All

• Smart Device Development ppc stops on main()

  i am using vc++, with a smart device, to program a ppc. My problem is the windows engine runs just fine, but it runs all the time, without timeshare to my main() vc++ program. Winmain() and Main() are my only threads, both are suppose to start running at time "0". Main () does not startup and i can not thaw it. This has been a problem for 4 months. I can not program around main(). I would appreciate any help and input. No, you Main() is not supposed to "start at time "0"". There's only one entry point which starts and only one initial thread. You have to create another thread(s) in your code as needed. ...Show All

• Visual C# error when binding a property of custom business entity to form control

  When I define my class like: public class ProductEntity { private int productID; // Public properties, to expose the state of the entity public int ProductID { get { return productID; } set { productID = value; } } ...... then to bind the ProductID to my textbox.Text in a form I do: textBox1.DataBindings.Add("Text", myProductObject, "ProductID"); But I get error: Object reference not set to an instyance of an object . But When I initialize the value of productID like in private int productID=0; that fixes the problem My question: I don t see why I should initialize that value. Is there a way not to get the error without initializing productID . and what s a good practice ...Show All

• SQL Server Multi-Valued parameter output

  I am trying to work on this project where I have to select multiple values from the parameter and after selecting them I have to output results for each value from the parameter on a different page. The output format is standard for all but the values are going to be different. I am able to output results for one parameter value on one page, and I also tried to change the parameter to multi-valued but it didn't work. please help... Thanks, -Rohit Mhmm, I thought I got you. Can you send over the RDL File to have an look on your code HTH; jens SUessmeyer. --- http://www.sqlserver2005.de --- ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) [Vista Beta 2] IIS7+PHP not working

  Hello, I am trying to get PHP working with IIS7, I used this script: MKDIR %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Inetpub\PHP ECHO Extract PHP files from ZIP archive into %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Inetpub\PHP COPY /Y %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Inetpub\PHP.INI-Recommended %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Inetpub\PHP\PHP.INI PUSHD %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\inetsrv APPCMD SET CONFIG -section:handlers --[name='StaticFile',path='*',verb='*'] APPCMD SET CONFIG -section:handlers -+[name='PHP',path='*.php',verb='GET,HEAD,POST',modules='IsapiModule',scriptProcessor='%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Inetpub\PHP\php5isapi.dll',resourceType='File'] APPCMD SET CONFIG -section:handlers -+[name='StaticFile',path='*',verb='*',modules='StaticFileModule,DefaultDocumentModule,DirectoryListingModule',resourceType='Either',requireAccess='Read ...Show All

• .NET Development How To Store Products with Attributes

  Hello I am building an application and website, However 1st of all I obviously need to design the database, and i was just woundering about the best way to do some things. For example my application/website must allow customers to purchase products, these products can have 0 or many attributes, such as size, flavour, colour etc. Which is the best solution to tackle this in regards of database table design This is the setup atm, but i would like some idea's/opinions Products Table - holds products information, and a base price information Attributes Table - holds many different attributes, such as name, description etc. ProductAttributes Table - This holds 2 foreign keys and some other information. ProductID A ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Get cue list by AudioCategory

  I am trying to programmatically extract the list of sounds/cue in an AudioCategory...and it seems that is no API to do that!!! I want to randomly pick a beat sample from the sound bank and play it. There is no AudioCategory.GetNames() or such method/property :( I know that I could parse the XAP file, but it would really be sad to have to that. (it's not even XML!!!) And the cue list/sound list headers/text file are even more worthless (you don't even have the categories!!!). Regards XACT already supports playing random sounds out of the box. Just add multiple sounds to one cue and set the appropriate Play Probability. That way, the sound designer gets to choose what sounds get randomized, and t ...Show All

• .NET Development System.dll

  Hi, I'm not really sure, if i have choosen the right forum to ask. I try to use a System.ComponentModel.Design.CollectionEditor. But these class is missing beneath others in that namespace. The namespace and assembly (System.dll) is there in version v2.0.50727 (as seen in VS properties). Where can I get an assembly containing the missing Classes Thanks ...Show All

• Windows Forms UICues and how to use them.

  This is a question that is related to a question I asked earlier about how to make sure a listbox shows me what item currenly has focus without changing the highlight. I have narrowed this down to making sure that the ShowFocusCues and ShowKeyboardCues is turned on, but I have overriden those properties in a control I am using and it has no affect. Is there a way for me to force the UICues on a form into a certain mode That's very odd. The TAB key normally moves the focus from one control to another. In your case, it should move the focus *away* from the listbox. Are you sure everything is hunkydory with your thread Is it using Control.Invoke to update the listbox ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Resizing the Device/Window? Bug?

  Hey, I am trying to reset the device with new settings but changing just the Device.PresentationParameters.BackBufferWidth/Height only resizes the Device and not the window. This causes a shrinking or expanding effect with the back buffer in my window. How am I supposed to be resizing both the device and the window Is there any reason why these are not in IGraphicsDeviceManager I mean I can always cast Game.Services.GetService(typeof(IGraphicsDeviceManager) as GraphicsDeviceManager... but seems like that is a work-around for what should be natively built into the interface. ...Show All

• SQL Server Install path SQL Enterprise Manager

  Hi, We want to install SQL Enterprise Manager on a seperate server. Our provider for this server requires us to install SQL EM on a non-default drive/path, d:\programs. How can I achieve this TIA, Wim Looks like this works for 2005. However we want to use 2000. My mistake, should have mentioned this. We already looked quite extensively on the CD but could not find any clues for resolving this. Does anyone have an idea It could be that Enterprise Manager 2000 is not meant to be installed seperately from SQL Server 2000. Can anyone say anything about this TIA, Wim. ...Show All

• Windows Forms Load an image using windows form

  Hi, I'm trying to load an image from a file using a pictureBox and a button in the windows form. I want it to open a file dialog when the button is pressed and when the image is selected i want it to be displayed in the pictureBox. I've looked through the help file but it only has information on actually setting the filename of the picture before run time. I really don't know where to start as i'm new to this, can anybody help Cheers Hmmm, are you sure you looked for examples Hehe, don't sweat. Let me know if the following helps you out. First, place a button (button1) and a picturebox (pictureBox1) on your form. Then doubleclick the button and add the following code: private void button1_C ...Show All

• SQL Server Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.DataWarehouse, version 9.0.242.0, Culture=neutral,publicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91'

  Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.DataWarehouse, version 9.0.242.0, Culture=neutral,publicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91' - the system cannot find the file specified. I get this message when I try to do a forcast from the Data Mining - Forecast menu. Forecast from Table Tools, Analyse, Forecast works perfect. Running Vista and using the DMAddins_SampleData workbook. Any ideas Trond Should have read the complete posting, but the problem remains still. I've installed every single CTP and then some on my machine. Uninstall/install with gacutil /u in between does not help either. Any other way to remove it from the gac Trond ...Show All

• Visual Studio VS2005 Registration Benefits - not allowed access to Registration Benefit Portal

  I just registered my copy of VS2005 Standard Edition that I received at the VS2005 Launch. One of the benefits of registering is free icons, components, etc. When I try to go to the Registration Benefit Portal to download them I get a page stating that the page is missing or I lack authorization. Is there a trick to this -Chris Here is the url for the portal that is NOT working: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/ LinkId=52054 ...Show All

• .NET Development Web Services Primer

  I am very new(let me stress very new) to the whole web services and the .NET technology. I have been reading a little about the components that make up web services which to my understanding are XML, WSDL, SOAP and UDDI. Upon attempting to access or look for some web services that may be available for me to call I came across information stating that the UDDI registry has been discontinued. I found this on a site from/called OASIS. My question now becomes as a 'newbie', how do I get a list(I assume its huge) or where can I find what web services are available, or if I want to make a service available to others how do I register it(make it known to the outside world) For example, what would be the name of the web service(along with requ ...Show All