RostaB's Q&A profile

• Visual Basic Graphics Disappear After Minimizing Window

  I have a VB 2005 windows apps with a picture box on a form. I created a graphic to draw stuff on the picture box: Dim g as System.Drawing.Graphic g = picBox.CreateGraphics Then I draw stuff ... but when I minimize the form's window and then restore it the stuff I've drawn does not appear. I don't know how to cause the program to redraw the graphic when the window is restored ... i.e. how to "anchor" the graphic to the window. If the answer involves using the paint event I would appreciate a bit of detail ... I cannot figure out how to do it. Thanks. Here's some 'Sue-Dough' code Declare all calculation variables that you need to at the form level, including some booleans ...Show All

• Windows Forms Regarding Label control Text property (for "&")

  I have to name a label as "A & B",but it is getting displayed as "A_B", the same is applicable for button also. since for hotKeys we have to specify the letter with"&". right . I would be very thankful, if i got the solution. Thanks in advance RamBabu Hi, as an additional option, you could go with escaping the '&' character by doubling it: Label1.Text = "A && B"; Andrej ...Show All

• Windows Forms Tab Control

  Dear friend I had tab control in which 6 tap page,in each tab page number of control which is bind to the dataset. When i retreive data from database, merge logic is used to get data to the dataset which is binding to all the control in the tab control. The value get update properly to the dataset, and values comes proper to the first tab page control, But the value in the 2 and 3 tab pages not getting updated. It only get updated when i active that tab control page. Problem is when i retreive data and click on save button.In save Procedure i had written code for validation in which i m checking text value it show me Blank/empty. To save the value i have to click on all the tab page control and then click on save button. ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Translucent Overlay Sprite (i.e. "developer console")?

  How would I implement a console into my program   I have a solid dark blue DDS file loaded into a Texture2D variable.  I can map it to the screen at (0,0), but (as expected) it's just a rectangular solid blue blob.  I want to make it translucent, so that I can see some game elements moving under the console.  I am already using SpriteBlendMode .AlphaBlend , but I think that's for making transparent "holes" in your bitmap files, which isn't what I want.  I want the whole destination rectangle to be filled with my dark blue, but I only want the dark blue to be half intensity and blend in with what's underneath it. If you make your original image translucent, then when you draw it with ...Show All

• Visual Basic ImageLooper Control

  I am working on a VB tutorial, and at the same time trying to create my first control called ImageLooper. This is pretty straightforward, a control box with a picturebox1 inside, a left arrow button and a right arrow button (button1 and button1 respectively). The idea is, with each click in either direction, the next or previous in line image will display, depending on which arrow is clicked. Each button works individually ok, but when I switch from the left arrow button to the right or visa versa, instead of going to the next image down or up, on the first click, it takes one step in the opposite direction, displays that (wrong) image, then, with subsequent clicks, starts moving through the images correctly. The language is below: ...Show All

• SQL Server SSIS Package Designer performance after installing SP1

  Hi, When I installed SP1 on my SQL Server 2005, the performance of the package designer dropped enormously. I have to wait like 30 seconds after I drag-and-drop a datasource from the toolbox to the design area. Also it takes a very long time to run the very simple package. Not to mention opening some complicated package that was done before applying SP1. The package scheduled in SQL Agent went from 3-4min to 5-6min. Can anyone address this issue Maybe there's something I did wrong While installing SP1 I ecountered strange behaviour (some messages about file locking, rebooting and stuff), but in the end it said that it was successful Best Regards Wojtek Is the SSIS service running Check if this ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista pesky DLM file

  I've inadvertantly downloaded the 5536 build vista as a DLM file when i'd obviously would prefer it in .iso format. When i click on the file i get the manditory "windows cannot read this file, shall we look it up on the net instead " and the programs it comes up with are of no use to me what so ever! is there any good program that reads this format i've been told it's a download manager file, but how do i get that and if it's a standard download then y doesn't windows bring it up when it consults the internet or should i cut my losses and wait for 5600 This is an .ISO file, which is basicaly an image. It can be emulated, type DAEMON TOOLS into google and you should findwhat you're looking for ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Restoring TFS on a Virtual PC: problem with Sharepoint.

  Hi all, I'm making a proof of restoring our TFS on a Virtual Machine. I've managed to install TFS on the VPC, and it works ok. Then, I've followed the steps to restore TFS in another machine, and now I can't access to the Sharepoint Administration Central site, and I'm getting these errors on the event log viewer: ---------- Event Type: Failure Audit Event Source: MSSQLSERVER Event Category: (4) Event ID: 18456 Date: 04/01/2007 Time: 9:01:29 User: AVANADE-TFS\TFSSERVICE Computer: AVANADE-TFS Description: Login failed for user 'AVANADE-TFS\TFSSERVICE'. [CLIENT: 128.22.10.76] For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp. Data: 0000: 18 48 00 00 0e 00 00 00 .H...... 0008: 0c 00 00 00 41 00 ...Show All

• SQL Server Re-Deployment back to local machine

  I developed and MSAS project on my local machine and then deployed it to a server. I then made some changes to the Dimensions/Cubes on the server directly. I now wish to copy the existing cube on the server to a Dev version on the server but I do not have the option to change that property on the server version. When I right-click on properties of the database on the server version the Properties box that has the build/debugging/deployment tree does not show up. If I remote access into the server, open BID, and open the project, I still do not get the option to deploy the project elsewhere ie: with a Dev name. Another odd thing is that no *.asdatabase files exsist on the server except for adventure works and the tutorial (using t ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Date manipulation

  I have been trying to find a way to manipulate dates. I am aware of the DateDiff and the DateAdd functions, but what I need to do is subtract X amount of days from a date to give me another date. For example a report I am creating is going to show the past 15 days of progress. I know what the current day is of course with the simple Date.Today, but I have no idea what the date was 15 days earlier. Is there some function that I have been unable to find that will allow me to do a DateSubtract and let me find the date X amount of days prior I am using Visual Studio 2005 Pro and am coding in Visual Basic. dern it......also banging my head..... this helped me......the answer....not the head banging ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro Backup Options for newbie to VFP9

  Can someone please advise me on how to perform backups to either a CD or a memory stick from a menu choice Referring to a previous thread re the zip libraries, how would I call these libraries then actually perform the physical backup to the CD or memory stick The users want VFP9 to completely run this routine for them without any intervention except either inserting a CD or placing the memory stick in the USB. Previously, the 2.6 app used the run pkzip then copied the file to a disk drive. Thanks Sammy32 Oh, I would agree. We do backups to tape with an external utility. They run at night and get rotated properly. I just suggested a way to deal with ZIP files to answer the que ...Show All

• Visual Studio Will MSBuild.exe reurns any error code

  In a batch file I want to call MSBuild.exe . Is there any way to check whether the MSBuild succeeded or not Will it return any error code if it fails if so how to access that errorcode. Please help. ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) question about PrintVisual?

  Hi, I am using PrintVisual() to print out a xaml visual element. The problem I have is how to show a busy signal (for example an animation) to the end user while the xaml element is printed. I try to start a busy animation right before calling PrintVisual but it didn't work. It seems PrintVisual is blocking all painting event. Any suggestion to work around the problem thanks chong HostVisual and VisualTarget sound promising, but the documentation for them is nonexistent. The post above is the only description of their function I was able to find! Could you elaborate on the function/usage of these classes, or at least point us in the right direction Thanks, F. ...Show All

• Visual C# Getting the width and height of a docked panel

  Hi, I want to get the height and width of a docked panel. Now when I do pnl.Width I get the Width of the panel in design time. Can anybody help me Grtz Annihil8 The heigth, width and Size are all the values from design time. I've noticed that this is also for the form which contains the panel. It is a mdiForm set to to maximized, but the size, height and width are all the values of the mdiForm when windowed. Grtz ...Show All

• SQL Server Locking in sql server 2005 & dead locks

  Hi I know that SQL server 2005 takes care of Locking .... but is there any time DBA has to take care of this, If a dead lock occurs will SQL server resolve it I there any thing to be taken care or modified in configuration when migrationg from SQL 2000 to 2005 i had a few locking issues in 2000, think its because of index defragmentation,,not sure .. does index fragmentation be the cause for locking awaiting reply Thanks in advance......... Deadlocks are resolved by one process being roll back. You can do lots to avoid deadlocks, good application design, short transactions, correct indexing. The first reducs the impact of 2 resources obtaining locks that will get block la ...Show All