nate-d-o-double-g's Q&A profile

• Windows Live Developer Forums BUG: VELayerSpecification.LayerSource Requires ".XML" Extension for GeoRSS

  Hello, I've been working and evaluating both VE and MapPoint Web Services for use publicly and privately within my organization. Recently, I was asked to plot all the office locations on a map. I decided to use MapPoint to geocode the locations on the server and generate a GeoRSS file to use within the web page with the VE control. I discovered that even with the MIME Content Type specified (as application/rss+xml), the VE control will not load the push-pins into the layer if the LayerSource does not contain a ".XML" extension when the Layer Type is set as GeoRSS. Please consider removing this limitation in future versions of the control. I don't believe that developers using VE should have to generate a physical XML file for the control t ...Show All

• SQL Server Removing Named Instance

  We want to rename our instance and I understand there isn't a straightforward way to do so. I'm prepared to run SQLEXPR again to create the new named instance. However, I'm not clear on how to remove the other named instance once the data files have been moved over. I do not want the old service "SQL Server (<old_named_instance>)" to be running. I would also like the files "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1" removed along with the registry entries for this instance. I tried running SQLEXPR with a / option but that invoked the installer and did not give me the command line options. Is there a simple way to remove a specific named instance Thanks. The command line inte ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Response time does not match coded timer

  I have built a unit test that calls a DLL that calls a webservice. We need to do load testing on this service sending multiple requests with different data and we get a response back. We really want to monitor the response time as we do not want it to impact the site itself. I added a simple time check in the code (DateTime before and after and get a TimeSpan between them). My timer is showing responses of up to 8.5 seconds but the Load tester is showing a max of just over 5 seconds. Where is the responsetime gathered from I assumed it was from start of test to end of test but that does not seem like the case. Thanks Does your load test contain Web tests as well as unit tests, or just unit t ...Show All

• SQL Server Reporting Services - credentials error.

  Hi everyone. I have created a report in RS and it works fine (am invoking from VB.Net - windows forms). However, I have copied the report into a new one as I need a very similar looking report to be called from the same application, but if I attempt to invoke it in the same way as the first I get the following error: "An attempt was made to set credentials for a data source '<name>' associated with thre report. Report data source settings are specified in a way that prevens credentials from being submitted to the report server." I am passing the credentials like so: Dim cc As New DataSourceCredentials Dim cred() As DataSourceCredentials = {cc} cred(0).Password = "*****" cred(0).UserName = "*** ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista I do not get frames when I return S_OK in CheckMediaType

  When I connect my filter in the graph it calls checkmediatype until I return S_OK once it has done this I try and run the graph. I successfully find a YUY2 subtype but after I return S_OK it dose not call DoRenderSample for each frame. If I return S_OK for the first Video type I find it does it just fine. If you need more information I can give you all of the code it is really small but the video I am trying it with is really large. Thank you in advance. struct Sampler : public CBaseVideoRenderer { Sampler( IUnknown* unk, HRESULT *hr ) : CBaseVideoRenderer( __uuidof (CLSID_Sampler), NAME( "Sample Filter" ), unk, hr) { }; HRESULT CheckMediaType( const CMediaType *media ) { if (media-&g ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. ExternalReference<CompiledShader> - Am I missing something?

  I'm trying to create references to .fx files from my Content Pipeline types (my writer). When I build my level objects, I want the references to textures and effect files to be baked into the object so that you don't have to add .fx and .png files to your project, just add the file that processes into a level. (A .bsp in my case). My problem is that I used this thread to create external references to textures, but the same technique does not work for shaders. Psuedo code in the processor: ExternalReference<EffectContent> source = new ExternalReference<EffectContent>("C:\shader.fx"); ExternalReference<CompiledShader> built = context.BuildAsset<CompiledShader>(source, typeof(EffectProcessor).Name); ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Anyone need a musician for their games?

  Being a noob when it comes to game programming, I will be spending most of my time learning the ropes when it comes to XNA game dev. Besides that, I am also a guitarist who dabbles around in game music. If anyone needs some custom music for their game and would like to bring me on their team, shoot me an email or reply. Here is a sample I created for a Neverwinter Nights Mod for a friend.. http://147.31.202.21/_temp_jenkins/blackdawn.mp3 ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Changing field type on a COPY?

  I am working on migrating data from our old bug tracking system into TFS. The id fields from our old system are alpha-numeric (e.g. "DEF999"). I would like to create a Company.ChangeRequest.Id string field which will hold the migrated id for old bugs, and the System.Id for new bugs, so that we only have to use one field when searching for bug by number. However, I cannot create a COPY rule which copies the System.Id into Company.ChangeRequest.Id, as the two are different types. Is there any way I can do this I see. I am afraid this is not possible with the current rules engine - it allows copying values only when two fields are of the same type. Alex ...Show All

• SQL Server updating batch record after exporting data

  I created a package in SSIS to export data from mutiple SQL server tables to a single flat file . Once the export is completed i need to update 2 tables ( a batch table and a history table) In the batch table I need to insert a record with batch # (system generated),batch date, status( success/failed), record count( no of records in the flat file), batch filename). In the history table, i need to insert a record for each of the rows in the flat file with the foll info. batch number,datetime,status(success/failed) My question is how do I get the batch status,record count, batchfilename for batch table update and how do i get to update the history table. BTW, i am executing this package as a SQL Server Agent job. I am new to Integra ...Show All

• Visual C# comment selection vs. comment selected lines

  In 2005 is there a way to comment the selection only. When I hit <ctrl>-K-C or ctrl>-E-C the whole line wich the selection is in will be commented out by using //. But instead I just want the only the selected part to be commented out, i.e. ny adoring it with /* */. As I already mentioned in my original post, when I hit <ctrl>-k-c it will comment the whole line with // and not just the seclection with /**/. Maybe there is a setting for it somewhere ...Show All

• SQL Server Dimensions within Excel Pivot Table

  Hi I have a cube that has dimensions such as year, company, customer, statustext, employee etc. In the Browse in Analysis Manager - all the dimensions look fine. When I access the same cube from Excel after dragging and dropping the dimensions during analysis the dimensions in the Page section are not what is show when dragged to the row section. For example - i have a display Customer as rows, years as columns. I drag the statustext next to customer and shows customer. The filter in the page section for statustext is correct. I have tried moving the dimension back to the Field List and re-adding, refreshing from the cube makes no difference. The only solution I have been able to come up with is rebuild the Pivot table - not wh ...Show All

• Commerce Server BaseCatalogName

  I'm looking to get the BaseCatalogName from the SiteContext CurrentCatalogUri Category object or the SiteContext CurrentCatalogUri CatalogItem object but as of yet have been unsuccessful. Can anyone point me in the right direction Thanks, Brad Sure. As you know, this is how URLs are currently displayed in a commerce site: http://www.website.com/Virtual Catalog/Category(Base Catalog Name)/Subcategory(Base CatalogName)/Default.aspx My goal is to make the URLs more friendly by removing the (Base Catalog Name) from being displayed to the user. IE http://www.website.com/Virtual Catalog/Category/Subcategory/Default.aspx I realize the need to have the base catalog name when referencing categories per your po ...Show All

• .NET Development Bad Variable exception, when using an ActiveX on WinForm as a seperate Thread.

  Hi, I have typical problem which i am trying for past 4 days. I am newbie to .NET world. I have a ocx component which i have to use in C#. So i hosted it on a winform and can use it without problems. How ever if i make this Winform as a seperate thread and use the same interface which is worked in above case(Winform as not a seperate thread) it is giving BAD VARIABLE TYPE exception. I have used BeginInvoke and delegate method in MainThread to start execution of the member function in WinForm thread. And in Debug->Threads window i can see thread switch happened without any problems. How ever when we call the interface it throws the exception. I tried to debug the ActiveX code. It fails in ForwardCalltoInvoke... method. I dont understand ...Show All

• .NET Development debugging grayed out

  Why does the debugging get grayout out with no way to get it back. This happens everytime I call up a file that I have saved. Even calling up files are very difficult...regardless if I select open file or open project. I have searched and searched and can not find the answer on line...others who have ask did not get a useable answer. Thanks BB You can't just start debugging by opening a file. You have to have a project opened in the Solution Explorer. And have it built in Debug mode. ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. DreamBuildPlay is up!!!

  Now go register!!   Actual contest details to come the week of Feb 5th I don't really know any valid zipcode and phone number for the US, nor any address for that matter. Thanks for the advice, anyway! I guess I'll just have to wait until they fix this. ...Show All