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• SQL Server Multi instance Sql Server 2000, coexistence SP3-SP4, replication issue?

  Hi, I've went throught the SP4 documentation but I didn't find a clear answer about how to deal with this situation: In the situation of a multi instances server in which all instances are SP3a, can I just upgrade a couple of instances to SP4 and leave the others in SP3a . One of the instances I may have to leave in SP3a belongs to a merge replication environnement (Distributor and Publisher), while the Subscriber is also in SP3 on a remote server (which I don't administer..).(the point is that in this situation I have to upgrade the 2 servers simultaneously) In other words, when I 'll apply the SP4 to just one instance, I understood that the all the tools will be upgraded to SP4. Will the merge replication involving a SP3 instance on the ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System switch between TFS and TFS proxy

  Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right forum. But i wonder if there is an easy way to switch between our configuration for TFS and that for TFS Proxy. We have 2 offices and I would like something that allows our developers to startup the vs.net using the correct settings taking into account the location they are. I was thinking of 2 shortcuts 1 which starts the vs.net without the proxy settings and than a second one that starts with the proxy settings. i really don't my developers to need to change the settings everytime they change office. Does any one have an idea on how to do this Dear Richard, thank you very much for this answer. as a result I've been able to develop my vs.net plugin that will a ...Show All

• SQL Server Error authenticating proxy when attempting to run Job

  Hi, I am trying to get a maintenance plan on SERVER1 to backup to a UNC path on NAS1. NAS1 is managed by a 3rd party who gives us a username and password to connect to our directory on the NAS. I have created a matching username/pass on SERVER1 (WIN 2003 SP1). I can logon as that user and browse to the UNC path without being prompted for credentials. I can read, write, and delete files and directories. We'll call this user SERVER1\MyUser1 In SQL2005 I have done the following: Created a maintenance plan, BackupToNAS, that is supposed to backup all databases to the UNC path. Owner SERVER1\Administrator Created a SQL 2005 Credential, NASuser. Identity: SERVER1\MyUser1 Created a proxy, NasProxy Credential name: NASuser Operating System(Cm ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. I cant debug my DirectX program

  hi, I am using DirectX SDK April 2006 with Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition. I can use directX without problems but when I try to debug the breakpoints doesnt work. I have looked for "debug directX" in the forums and I try all the things I read: I buil the project in Debug mode. In projects settings I have: Generate Debug info: Yes(/DEBUG) ........ ..... but the symbols dont load :( and the BreakPoints dont work. do you know why pls help. Bye I have just solve it. I have created a new empty project, I don't know if was a CLR empty server or simply a empty project. I have imported all the files from the other project and it works!!!now I can debug with BPs sorry for my bad english. thx ...Show All

• SQL Server Attaching a db - missing log (ldf)

  Hello, I'm trying to re-attach sqlserver 2005 db. I have the mdf file but I don't have the log file. When I try to attach, I get the appended error. Is there anyway, around this Thanks Houman TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio ------------------------------ Attach database failed for Server 'SERVER'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo) For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.1399.00&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExceptionTemplates.FailedOperationExceptionText&EvtID=Attach+database+Server&LinkId=20476 ------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Mic ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Simple question. How to convert float to only 2 decimals?

  How do you convert float to only 2 decimals I want to display the elapsed time in seconds but the time is a float so it is displayed with 5 decimals and I only want 2. (24.47984 to 24.48) Cheers Alfons float num = 24.47984; Math .Round(num, 2); ...Show All

• Architecture list of icons in the icon notification area

  Hi, I'm looking for a method to determine which icons are placed in the notification area, regardless if they are active or not. With google I noticed a program called: sti_EV.exe at http://system-tray-icon.qarchive.org/ which shows that it is possible what I want. My meanings are to capture the event of a change in the area and then check if a certain icon is placed. For example an icon that notifies a failure. TIA, Gearloose I found something usefull, except I cannot get it to work.... http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/gigo/311/winprog/shellico.txt ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Line Of Fire

  hi! I was wandering how to calculate an intersection between a ray and a plane (please dont' write the equation). I want to shot an inclinated surface and i can't use bounding boxes or bounding spheres because in that case the bullet will disappear in air. How can i do sorry for my bad english :) nigliazzo, The pseudo code for this would be: T = [planeNormal.(pointOnPlane - rayOrigin)]/planeNormal.rayDirection; pointInPlane = rayOrigin + (rayDirection * T); Hope this helps. Cale ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista pass paramters to InvokeWorkflow Activity

  I am invoking a workflow from within a workflow. How can i pass in parameters That should work. If you can design your workflow such that there is a finite number of possible state transitions, then you can use conditional logic in the form of an IfElseActivity or other activity to achieve your goal, and the condition will depend on some external input received as parameter values when the workfow is called. These parameters of course are just public properties. Thanks, Angel ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Determine Color Scheme in Word 2007

  In Word 2007, how do I determine the currently active color scheme (blue, silver, black) from a VSTO c# add-in This was posted just yesterday, in this forum "You want to look at the registry value HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\Theme, which can have one of these values for Office 12: 1 (default): blue 2: silver 3: black" ...Show All

• Visual C# RegAsm cannot find dependent library when registering a DLL

  First, I must admit I have little knowledge about to assemble and install a DLL, but thanks to Visual C# Express, I was able to do some damage. The class library works just fine in the IDE, integrated into a chat program as a plug in, but when I tried to create an installer for it, it croaks on a call to regasm. regasm myplugin.dll error: RegAsm : error RA0000 : Could not load file or assembly 'Interop.OtherLib, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified This 'Other.dll' is used by my dll to hook into the chat program and it resides in a folder under the chat program that's not on the system path. So, I've tried to put the Other.dll into a folder tha ...Show All

• Windows Forms Location of view designer on windows visual basic 2005 express edition

  I have checked where it should be found but still can't find it. HELP!!! I can't open up my window designer! ...Show All

• Windows Forms WebBrowser and Backgroundworker problem

  Hi, I`m trying to write a real time refreshing web automation browser - to load the web page, fill text box, and press button to search (using www.google.com ). My code works fine without backgroundworker, but if I put it inside BgW to see page in real time if fails with error: "Specified cast is not valid". The code is below. Please help using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Configuration; using mshtml; using System.Threading; namespace webbrowser2 { public partial class Form1 : Form { public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); backgroundWorker1.WorkerReportsProg ...Show All

• Connected Services Framework Profile Integrator failure on subscription through ProfileSubscriber tool

  Hi, I was trying to set up subscription of ProfileIntegrator through Profile-Subscriber tool. The command ran successfully, and returned a subscription ID. However in event-log I could see Profile-Integrator getting failed. Following is the profile-subscriber tool command used: C:\Program Files\Microsoft CSF\V3.0\Connectors\Profile Integrator\bin>profilesub scriber -subscribe csfdomain\csfuser1 Csfuser@123 http://blrkec21593d/ProfileMa nager30/ProfileManager.ashx http://blrkec21593d/ProfileIntegrator30/profilein tegrator.ashx Subscription: Identifier = 7f58c937-d667-4d0f-bddf-d4a099a95521, SubscriptionMan ager = http://BLRKEC21593D/ProfileManager30/ProfileManager.ashx M ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Back to back video playback: problems + inconsistent behavior

  Hi, I'm trying to play video clips, back to back, inside a canvas. My first approach was to hold two mediaelements in the canvas, and switch their visibility, loading the data in each element while the other was playing. This turned out to be unusable, as for some strange reason, the second element would consistently drop a lot of frames. I got this behavior even when the project was reduced to the bare minimum. If anyone has any idea why this is so, please don't hesitate to share the knowledge (using June CTP). I then tried to switch from direct MediaElement manipulation (Source, Play, Stop etc.), to the mediatimeline/mediaclock approach. This turned out to be very tricky, but after a lot of voodoo work (e.g, explicitly assigning null to ...Show All