Choss_UK's Q&A profile

• .NET Development Err: Format of the initialization string does not conform to specification starting at index 0.

  The Error Stack is: System.ArgumentException: Format of the initialization string does not conform to specification starting at index 0. at System.Data.Common.DbConnectionOptions.GetKeyValuePair(String connectionString, Int32 currentPosition, StringBuilder buffer, Boolean useOdbcRules, String& keyname, String& keyvalue) at System.Data.Common.DbConnectionOptions.ParseInternal(Hashtable parsetable, String connectionString, Boolean buildChain, Hashtable synonyms, Boolean firstKey) at System.Data.Common.DbConnectionOptions..ctor(String connectionString, Hashtable synonyms, Boolean useOdbcRules) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionString..ctor(String connectionString) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionFactory.CreateConnectionO ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Help for a beginner

  I've previously used vb to make some simply stuff with buttons and tab pages, mostly just consisting of me copying pasting stuff lots of times, but now I want to do it the proper way and make instances of things. I've made a panel that has all these customer attributes like name, age so on. As I have a few customers rather then copying and pasting this panel, i was hoping I could instead make a new instance of it and then pass it name and age. Is this possible and does anyone have any sample code of something similar OK - We'll do it your way - as far as we can. Here is the basics of a complete program which will do what you are asking but, with only one item of information for each customer. You ...Show All

• Visual C# Using Back button in web pages (how?)

  i am developing a web application. i need to use back button for navigation to previous pages. how do i do that ...Show All

• Windows Live Developer Forums Java Applet in Messenger Activity?

  I have tried to create a small multiuser test activity using the MSN Messenger Activity SDK. I have successfully created a local XML file for the messenger directory. I have also succeeded in inviting another user to participate in the activity and is redirected to the HTML page deployed on my local web server. So far so good! I want to implement some of the activity functionality as a Java applet but where the applet should be displayed there is only a grey area (as if the applet is not initialized properly). When I access the Java applet directly using a browser it works perfectly. Is it not possible to embed a Java applet in the HTML to be embedded in the MSN messenger activity window How can this be acheived ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro Help: Open a Table from within a Report?

  Hi, I am supporting an Accounts program that is written in Visual Foxpro. I am editing a Report using the Report Designer and the Data I wish to access is in a Table that is not open in the Data Environment, and I cannot simply Open it and Save as the Data Environment reverts when re-opened. I am aware that there is a way to Open a Table in the Header of the Report by adding a Field and using a Command in the Expression Builder as I found out about a year ago, unfortunately I cannot remember or find the Command for doing this. Can anyone put me out of my misery and give me some help on how to acheive this Many Thanks. Hi, You can open your table manually before REPORT FORM. *** Command.Click ...Show All

• Visual Studio Subreport password prompt won't go away, and also fails.

  My main report without the subreport works okay. Both use a stored procedure through an identical ODBC connection. When the subreport with linked parameter is attached, I get prompted for the password, and when giving it the most definitely correct password, it fails. SQL server is logging it as a bad password, but it is DEFINITELY GOOD and is used identically all through the app, and I am logging directly into the server with it, no problem. Yes, I do have the latest CR patches applied. PLEASE help I am using Visual Basic 2005 (Visual Studio) and the included version of Crystal Reports. I am using SQL Server 2005 on the same machine that the app runs on. OS is Windows Small Business Server 2003. Public oRpt As New MyReport0001 'T ...Show All

• SQL Server Restoring a backup of a Subscriber database to a new database

  I have a Subscriber database updated using transactional replication and want to create a copy for development & testing. The Distribution database is running on the same 2005 instance as the Subscriber and the Publication database on another server running SQL Server 2005. If I use a TSQL script to run the restore, the database is restored to a usable state but I get the following messages: Msg 15247, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sp_MSrepl_check_job_access, Line 112 User does not have permission to perform this action. The replication agent job [job name] was not removed because it has a non-standard name; manually remove the job when it is no longer in use. (I’ve removed the job name from th ...Show All

• SQL Server SQL Everywhere replication

  is it possible to replicate sql everywhere with another instance of sql everywhere housed on seperate hardware the first being a desk/lap top and second a handheld running windows ce5 I would like to run an app with far more functionality on the desktop than the hendheld, however the size of the backend doesn't requitre the functionality that SQL express provides. SQL Everwhere cannot be a publisher/distributor, but I'm pretty sure you should be able to use OCS between the two when it gets released, but don't quote me on it. I can try and confirm this on monday. ...Show All

• SQL Server S Drop Default values in Columns

  I have Column A and Column B in my Table they have Default values 'A' and 0 respectively. I want to alter table. I wrote ALTER TABLE EMPLOYEE DROP DEFAULT FOR COLUMN A, DROP DEFAULT FOR COLUMN B GO It does not work. I am new to Sql Server. Can you help me how to write alter table statement for dropping those default values. I will really appreciate it. Mugambo wrote: Sorry, that table name in the DROP statement must be EMPLOYEE and not "dropDefault" You can edit your posts... ...Show All

• SQL Server SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver Output Parameter/Result Set issue

  I'm having an issue with the JDBC driver when I execute a stored procedure that both has a return value and also returns a result set. If I attempt to retrieve the return value (registered as an output parameter) after I execute the stored procedure, then any subsequent attempts to retrieve the result set always return null. Is this by design If I use the result set first and then later get the return value that works; however, in my situation I need to first check the return value before I work on the result set. Am I'm I doing something wrong Code: CallableStatement cs = connection.prepareCall("{ = call spGetCustomer( , ) }"); cs.registerOutputParameter(1, Types.INTEGER); cs.setString(2,"blahblahblah"); cs.setB ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Calculating normals for large mesh with no vertex to triangle info

  I have a mesh of 100.000 triangles where I need to calculate the normals for the vertices. The datastructure, I am using, does not point from vertices to triangles, but only the other way arround. I therefore defined my vertex normals as the sum of the triangles using them, weighted by the triangles size. I simply set all vertex normals to zero and then run through my triangles (when running through them anyway for some other task) and add a triangles normal (weighted) to the vertices it uses. The I run through all vertices and normalize the normals. This is suposed to give me a valid normal for the vertices. I am not much liking waht i see though. The entire terrain is filled with little pyramids. Light ones and dark ones. When I ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Starting a timer

  I'm trying to start a timer using the timer icon in the toolbox. Once the timer is applied to the form, i manually change its behaviour in the context(enabled = true,Intervall = whatever) and the code is automatically generated. How and where do i start the timer and is there a possibility to trace it while debugging. When i try to enter the timers name like that in main() clock.start(); the compiler says: 1>.\timer tick behavior.cpp(16) : error C2065: 'clock' : undeclared identifier 1>.\timer tick behavior.cpp(16) : error C2228: left of '.Start' must have class/struct/union So what is to do to start the timer correctly Sorean wrote: I'm trying to start a t ...Show All

• SharePoint Products and Technologies Error in communicating with Excel Calculation Services

  When attempting to view an Excel spreadsheet in SharePoint, we get the following error displayed in the web browser: Excel Web Access: An error has occurred Checking the Event Log we see: There was an error in communicating with Excel Calculation Services http://uklo2k3d02:56737/SharedServices1/ExcelCalculationServer/ExcelService.asmx  exception: The request failed with HTTP status 401: Unauthorized. [Session: (null) User: CAPCO\jtnn]. The user has full admin rights over all systems We are running RTM version of SharePoint 2007, Enterprise Edition Excel Services is enabled, configured and activated on all levels. The location is set as trusted. The rest of the server works perfectly Shared Services wor ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System How do I recover from missing .mdf and .ldf files

  Hello, My project is expecting .mdf and .ldf files in the DesignDB folder of my solution folder. Somehow they have disappeared. This is undoubtedly due to a machine crash earlier today. How do I recover from this position How do I tell the project to recreate the design database and therefore those files On a slightly different thread, shouldn't you do something to mitigate the risk of this happening Machine crashes do happen as we all know. -Jamie There has been code added in CTP6 to mitigate if any of the cache files are missing. For now, try deleting the .dat file in the same directory as the .dbproj file, and then reload the project. The reload will take a while, but the project should come ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Are they bugs?

  Hy! I'm trin' XNA since 1.0 was released, so I'm kind of newbe. The first thing, what I expected as a bug is that SynchronizeWithVerticalRetrace seems to do nothing. I use the base Windows Game project for test, and in the Initialize function I set some parameters: _graphics.GraphicsDevice.PresentationParameters.FullScreenRefreshRateInHz = 70; _graphics.SynchronizeWithVerticalRetrace = true; _graphics.IsFullScreen = true; But it do nothing. The problem is: I can turn on/off VSyns, but I can't handle the refreh rate! I set it to 60, then to 70, but in fullscreen, my application runs with 85Hz -> 85 FPS instead of 60 or 70. Addition to this, my app throw an error, and Express must be restarted... The second is with multi ...Show All