Danny Thorpe MSFT's Q&A profile

• Smart Device Development SqlException while trying to establish(open) connection to SQLServer 2005 from Pocket PC2003

  Hi I have same requirement to connect from PPC to SQL Server 2005. I have installed VS.NET 2005, SQL Server 2005 Deverloper Edittion, Active sync 4.2. When I run application on emulator, I am getting sqlexception saying that SqlServer Doesn't exist or authentication failed. Error occuring while opening connection to sqlserver. Do I need to install any other s/ws. I went through help in MSDN forum ( http://netcf2.blogspot.com/2005/12/accessing-sql-server-express-from.html ), but didn't work. I verified port etc, those are okay. I haven't install any emulator, working on default emulator comes with VS.Net 2005. I used the following code. I have doubt like, application runs on emulator, how the connection established to sqlserver. Do I nee ...Show All

• SQL Server webcasts or any live casts for free on Integration services

  I would i to know links to any live webcasts for free online. sureshv wrote: I would i to know links to any live webcasts for free online. All here: http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/sqlserverbi.mspx -Jamie ...Show All

• .NET Development Embed a manifest XML resource in .NET 2003

  Hi Does anyone know how to embed an application manifest (XML) file in an .exe built using using .NET 2003 With .NET 2005 there seems to be linker directives such as "/MANIFEST" and "/MANIFESTFILE:"; however when I enter them in the linker command line for the Visual studio version of the reference they are ignored since they don't exist. Tried adding it as a file in the Resource category within the project explorer, and as an item in the Solution explorer to no avail; it simply does not get embedded that I can tell. The "Add Module to Assembly" field in the Project Linker property page seemed like the most likely candidate, but again, the Manifest attributes are not applied to the resulting .exe. ...Show All

• .NET Development howto AppendPrivatePath in 2.0

  yet another migration question from me (I'm on a theme here). in 1.1 (in 2.0 too but with a compiler warning) I can append the private path of the default app domain using the AppendPrivatePath method. the 2.0 compiler compliains that I should use the private bin path of the appdomain setup info, but the problem with this is, that thats not accessible for the default app domain. I suppose the answer would be to specify that in the app config and I suppose thats what I'll end up doing (even though thats a lot of stuff I then have to change), but wanted to look stupid by asking if there was an alternative similar to AppendPrivatePath. Steve Whitley wrote: The app I'm working declares ...Show All

• SQL Server Export NTEXT Data to Flat File

  Hello, I have not worked with NTEXT data before. I have a situation where I need to export a SQL Server 2000 table of data that has NTEXT columns in it. The plan is to archive the data to CD, and delete the data from the table once it has been archived. I have tried exporting the data to a text file and specified a Ragged Right format in the Flat File connection manager. Do I need to somehow concatenate the data from the table in order to export it to this kind of file Thank you for your help! cdun2 Hi CDun2, Have you looked at the Export Column Transformation It's built to export blobs into files. You may also want to examine the Raw File Destination. Hope this helps, Andy ...Show All

• SQL Server Possible to use a Sharepoint List as a Datasource?

  In Reporting Services 2005, is it possible to create a data connection to a sharepoint list If so, what connection type and connection string do i use for this There are two ways to specify parameters for an Xml Data Processing Extension query. 1. Use the Reporting Services Dataset query parameters collection. Add a query parameter to the dataset with the name 'listName' and value 'Announcements'. 2. Add the parameters directly to the Xmlk query, using the Parameters Xml element, which is a child of the Method element. Add the following Xml as the child element to the Method element in the query above. <Parameters> <Parameter Name="listName"> <DefaultValue>Announcements</DefaultValue> </Pa ...Show All

• Audio and Video Development Production Method for Released HD-DVDs

  I'm curious, have all the currently released HD-DVDs been produced using SACA (Sonic) If not then what are the other tools That depends on your encoding tools... some are better than others, and it has nothing to do with how efficient the codec itself is. Remember, pretty much every released HD DVD title is in VC-1, and for good reason. VC-1 is not only easier to encode , it is also easier to decode , so will work better on lower-end PCs. ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) ExceptionHandling - best practices

  Hi, I was wondering if there are already any exception handling best practices or patterns for WCF Assuming, you are developing a real world enterprise application, do you have any patterns for handling all the exceptions like they occur on broken connections, etc. Thanks, Tom Hi Tom, You can find good information about exception handling in the Michele Leroux weblog Some best practices recommended by Michele, http://www.thatindigogirl.com/PermaLink,guid,035126ed-a7ec-4944-95c4-1c6e9297ca9b.aspx Exceptions and Fault chapter of her WCF book http://www.thatindigogirl.com/PermaLink,guid,bd0436be-4156-4b1e-a37f-057e85d539d1.aspx Regards, Pablo. ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Designer for Avalon UIs

  Hi, if I understood correctly, the following facts are correct: 1. Avalon will be available on Win XP machines. 2. Visual Studio 2005 will be the developing tool for the next 2 to 3 years for XP and for Vista. 3. Microsoft encourages developers to develop UI-designs for avalon and use XAML for that purpose My question is, since I know VS2005 quite well: Will there be a designer, similar to the windows forms designer, for designing XAML applications And if yes, how will it be integrated in VS2005 As an Add-In Maybe there are some resources on the web, which are dealing with those basic questions. Thanks for any help! - Klaus AFAIK: VS 2005 will be released in november (and will not contain any W ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) luna.blue.xaml?

  Is there a Luna Blue WPF theme available By Luna Blue I'm referring to the teal coloring scheme from Office 2007. I think you are looking for the Luna.NormalColor sdk "The Luna theme is used for Windows XP style and includes three color variants: Blue (NormalColor), Olive Green (Homestead), and Silver(Metallic)." ...Show All

• Visual C# when to use "static"

  When creating business applications that have you know 3 layer design as far as Data Access, Logic, Presentation.....Why would you want to use static methods in your logic and data access layers...what are some benfits of having static methods Static methods give you the opportunity to expose functionality that does not require an instance of the related object. Specific math functions (calculateSalesTax) is an example that comes to mind. ...Show All

• Visual C++ Why only static const integral data members can be initialized within the class

  My code is like this: class HMatrixCompute { ... static const double _thresh = 1.5; }; It's wired that the data member initialization line is an error in term of Visual C++ 2005 Express. Why Leo Bjarne Stroustrup's C++ Style and Technique FAQ answers the question Have a look at: How do I define an in-class constant -Darshan ...Show All

• Windows Live Developer Forums Windows Live Messenger shutdown itself

  I had downloaded the Windows Live Messenger from microsoft site and i had install it. My problem is, every time i try to login Windows Live Messenger, he shutdown itself. I had unnistal it, and instal again but the problem keep. How i can fix it Sorry my english, i am portuguese... The purpose of this forum is to discuss MSN and Windows Live application development using the Messenger Activity API, and Windows Live Bots. If you have technical support questions about using MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger, please check the following resources... Messenger Technical Support is available on the Messenger newsgroup: http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/ dg=microsoft.public.msn.messenger&cat=en-us-msn&lang=en&am ...Show All

• .NET Development System.Reflection.ReflectionTypeLoadException

  hi i use below line to create assembly Assembly assembly = Assembly.LoadFile("D:\\jalali\\projects\\EWS\\bin\\Debug\\FFB.DLL"); but when i call assembly.GetTypes() i get this error: System.Reflection.ReflectionTypeLoadException why (assembly is loaded and is not null) Whenever one has issues with loading an assembly in .NET one of the best people to read is Suzanne Cook , in fact she’s talked about this very issue and suggests you try some of her Debugging Assembly Loading Failures suggestions. ...Show All

• SQL Server How to locate the database folder in sql 2005

  We want to locate the database folder/files (where the databases are stored) like SQL Server Management Studio UI does, when you click on attach database / Add. The question is how to retrieve this folder/files programmatically (C# or VB, SMO ). For example we want our application client to connect remotely to an SQL Server and attach a new database, using the folder/files obtained from the retrieved method. Verry verry sorry.. I don't know the folder and the name of the database . The database is NOT attached . That is why I want to locate it. ...Show All