Al Pie's Q&A profile
Visual Studio Iron Python Integration Issue
I recently downloaded and installed the IronPython beta from this link ( http://www.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx ProjectName=IronPython ) on the Microsoft Robotics Website. I then attempted to integrate IronPython into my Visual Studio Development environment as per Aaron Marten's instructions ( http://blogs.msdn.com/aaronmar/archive/2006/02/16/533273.aspx ) but I ran into seemingly insurmountable problems. Marten's blog said: "Open Visual Studio 2005 and (assuming you installed the SDK to the default location) open the solution at "C:\Program Files\Visual Studio 2005 SDK\2006.04\VisualStudioIntegration\Samples\IronPythonIntegration". Then, it should simply be a matter of hitting F5 for Build & Debug. This will laun ...Show All
SharePoint Products and Technologies Templates Missing in SharePoint Designer 2007
After installing the production release of SharePoint Designer 2007 and attempting to define a new Web Site, I notice that no templates appear in the New Web Site dialog. I just did a typical install and assumed they would be included in the final release. Any suggestions Same here - I beleive that download is more for Sharepoint Services. I'm still having no luck with the website templates. ...Show All
Visual Studio Team System FROZEN rule behaviour
When the FROZEN rule is applied to a field, it is still possible to select other values, but you can not save them. An error message "The value for field "foo" must be empty or the same as the original value" is displayed. Why is it still allowed to select other values If you do select another value, you will have to look in the history to find the original value before you can save any other modifications. Frozen field with a value is editable, although in a limited way - you can set it to an empty string. This is the reason why we did not make it read only. Thanks, Alex ...Show All
Visual Studio Express Editions relays...
Could someone point me towards some material on programing with the serial port or if someone saw a post on a site like hackaday that uses serial port programming. I am trying to be able to control 4 relays (or i can start with 1) over the serial port. or usb, you decide what the best thing would be to use. Thanks to all the people who post on msdn forums.. Average Joe how do you set the state of the pin what is the line of code you must place in a event . thanks alot for a reply Averagejoe ...Show All
Visual Studio Tools for Office VSTO Serious Deployment Problem. NamedRange controls cannot be found.
I have an Excel document with an Action Pane which is connected to the server through remoting (although I don't think this is relevant) I deploy the document and all the assemblies into the local directory of a target machine (which has all the pre-requisites of the VSTO). Then I granted the fulltrust to the deployment directory by following command: %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\caspol -m -ag All_Code -url "c:\MyVSTOProject\*" FullTrust -n "MyVSTOProject" I run the Excel and I can see the action pane in the document actions, and also the controls on it gets populated from SQL Server. However when I try to run a report through the action pane I am getting the fllowing error message: This document might not functi ...Show All
Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) FaultException when passing byte[] array out of wcf service
I'm returning my own custom data type containing a property of type byte[]. This byte array contains an image downloaded from a web server, and when the size of the array is less than a certain point (haven't been able to find the exact point yet, but a size of 8320 works fine), no problem happens. However, when the size goes up to, say, 21,000, I get a ServiceModel.FaultException thrown. I've pasted the call stack below: Any help is greatly appreciated. {"System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: Server was unable to process request. ---> System.ServiceModel.FaultException: The formatter threw an exception while trying to deserialize the message: Error while trying to deserialize parameter LaborReady.BusinessLayer ...Show All
Visual Studio Express Editions Print the contents of a richtextbox with formatting
I would like to know how to print the contents of a richtextbox with formatting. If there is more than one font or color, etc in an rtb i would like it to print them correctly rather that the font and color of the whole thing. I have an editor that uses Ken's pointer's technique. The zipped solution is at http://users.adelphia.net/~gcumbia/printrtfnow.zip ...Show All
Visual Studio Express Editions RichTextBox Images Can Stretch
Hi, I'm using the paste method to insert images in a RichTextBox, the trouble is the user can stretch the images by dragging them with the mouse. Is there anyway to stop this behaviour Or is there another way to insert images into a RichTextBox control that pastes the images with fixed dimensions Well, I take back everything I said. After some more testing, I see that I am able to resize the picture. (It threw me initially because the 'grab spot' is hard to grasp in some places and the cursor never changes shape.) ...Show All
SQL Server Deploy SSIS package to production which has a connection to oracle databse
Hi There, In SSIS package development environment, I was able to connect to an oracle database and pull data into my sql server database. I installed the client tools for oracle and I put an entry into the tnsnames.ora and I was able to connect. But in production environment, if I deploy the package on sql server, I was wondering if I had to do the same job of downloading the oracle client tools onto my production machine --which creates a tnsnames.ora file to it default location and then edit it with tthe tns entry-- or is there a better way to do this--avoiding the download Can somebody plzz help me Thanks. Hi Yitzhak, If I intstall the lighter option, where do I adjust the tnsnames.ora file I don't find the file af ...Show All
SQL Server Subquery as an expression
Hi All! I am having trouble using a subquery as an expression. For example: SELECT tblCustomers.Name, (SELECT tblOrder.ID, MAX(tblOrders.OrderDate) FROM tblOrders WHERE tblOrder.ID = tblCustomers.OrderID GROUPBY tblOrders.ID) AS LastOrderID FROM tblCustomers WHERE tblCustomers.CustomerID=1 Basically what I want to do is return a single row for each customer with the customer's name (from tblCustomers) and the most recent order ID from tbl Orders. I understand that I cant select more than one field in my subquery, but how can I return the most recent order id (per the order date) without joining a view Make sense Thanks for your advice in advance! In sql server 2005 there is a new statement APPLY that has been designed to ...Show All
Windows Forms Performance comparison of listview and datagridview
HI! I require simple three column text view with about 200- 500 records. i want to know which control would be better in performance either listview or datagridview. Of course datagridview is better choice than listview control. datagridview is very much powerful as compared to listview, as it supports lot of features which listview cann't e.g. binding, easy to create/update/delete/retrieve records, easy to manage etc. but if u require to show only basic stuff to user, then u can use listview. ...Show All
.NET Development New to XML and want to learn.
I am currently on a developing team for a game. I know many codes, such as C++, HTML, PHP, and C#. My team leader was asking me, if I knew XML, I said no I do not. So I wish to learn it. Are there any recommended books or tutorials that you suggest Also, what is used to edit XML Thanks, Tyrael To have a quick start, i found this site is helpful http://www.w3schools.com/ ...Show All
SQL Server deploy sql server express to ISP
To deploy sql server express to an ISP that supports Sql Server, I backed up the .mdf and .ldf files. I can connect to the ISP database with Sql Server Mangement Studio Express. That connection requires a password. When I try to execute 'restore', I get an error for no permission. Any ideas why I have no permission after a password has already been entered I sure appreciate any help. You will need to contact your ISP to discover what permissions you have on thier server. If you're getting a no permission error, it means that you don't have permission to perform a RESTORE on the server. SQL security is not all or nothing, you can be assigned a whole range of permissions that each imply certain rights. Is RESTORE the way ...Show All
Software Development for Windows Vista UIAccess in Manifest Files
I was trying to add a <requestedPrivileges> to a manifest file. Setting uiAccess = false works fine for my application. The documentation says that setting UIAccess = true, the application does not need to drive input to the UI of another window on the desktop. Applications that are not providing accessibility should set this flag to false. Applications that are required to drive input to other windows on the desktop (on-screen keyboard, for example) should set this value to true. Inspite of setting UIAccess = false, I am able to use SendMessage() and PostMessage() API's ( I tried closing other windows using these API's). So I am really not sure what previleges am I missing by setting UIAccess = false What does UIAccess = true actual ...Show All
Windows Live Developer Forums MSN Messenger Plugin
Hey everyone, As most of you, I am a regular msn messenger user as well as a developer. Recently I was told by one of my friends about MSN Messenger PLUS (plugin) created by Patchou and I was REALLY impressed. I also downloaded other plugins (stuffplug, anonymail etc...) and I found all of them extremely useful. I was wondering how I can write my own plugins for msn messenger. I have searched and found some information but nothing that would satisfy me completely. I have used the MsnMessengerAPI class in VB6 but found it to be very limited. I need to have access to events such as "a user opening a conversation window" (like the one in stuffplug) and others. Can someone PLEASE show me where I can find a good tutorial or a ...Show All