araw012's Q&A profile

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Software vertex processing

  Hello, i;ve 2 questions: i'm building 3D engine using DX9 & C++, all is working fine but when i tried to render using software vertex processing i couldnt see anything on screen (just the clear color in device clear function) although its working fine when using hardware vertex processing, what is happening there when i try to run some demos on my machine it works fine ( Geforce 5700) but when i tried on low spec machine like (Geforce 2) it renders but everything is a mess like the zbuffer isnt there at all and all models draws on top of each other, i'm not using any advance shaders, only shaders for state , i've tried to disable shaders still same problem !! Any help on those dudes When ...Show All

• SQL Server stored procedure to track jobs

  I have been asked to write a stored procedure that notify's users by email, if a job fails. Can anyone give some advise on how to proceed Thanks, pfd EXISTS returns a boolean, so you don't need to compare it to anything, remove the = 1 after the EXISTS subquery. Then put the command in quotes, not parens, it's a string SET @cmd = 'SELECT step_id, step_name, sql_message_id, run_date, run_time, server, message FROM inserted WHERE run_status = 0' ...Show All

• .NET Development Imports cell from DataTable

  I have a DataTable with many Columns i want to imports Data From one Column and add it to a variable How do i do it in VB usually its something like this:   Dim theColumnItem as Object = theDataTable.Rows(index).ItemArray(index) or Dim theColumnItem as object = theDataTable.Rows( index )( ColumnName ) does this answer your question ...Show All

• Gadgets location.reload(true) kills the System object?

  I stuck a reload button in my gadget so I could easily refresh it to see the effects of changing something in the code. The onclick handler for the button is onclick="window.location.reload(true)". This does in fact reload the HTML and JS. But it seems to also kill the System object hierarchy. The code "Display.innerText = System.Gadget.name;" works the first time the gadget is added to the sidebar. Then I click my reload button and I get an error trying to access the System object. If I wrap the call in a try/catch and look at the error, it says "'System' is undefined". If I then close the gadget and re-add it to the sidebar, the System object comes back. I'm running the final version of Vista Ultimate ...Show All

• Internet Explorer Development Javascript Console

  Hi just wondering if IE7 has a feature like 'Javascript console' for firefox. I have an annoying error in my webpages and the error is "error: syntax error". So I can't really debug. So if you know of an add-on or its already in IE& then let me know asap. p.s. the error does now show up in firefox. While IE doesn't have a Javascript console like the one you mentioned, there are some alternatives you can download and install. You should be able to locate the error manually, though. When you load a page containing a script error, there's usually an icon that appears in the lower left corner of the browser window. (The icon shows an American yield signing containing an exclamation point; the sign overlays a blank page.) ...Show All

• .NET Development Visual Studio 2003 with SQL Server 2005

  Could we use the visual baisc.net in visual studio 2003 to connect to SQL server 2005, or other tools If it could, may I have the sample code i believe you can, would be the same connection string and accessibility as you would do with SQL 2000, if you have used it. Take a look at the SqlCommand, SqlConnection, SqlDataReader, SqlDataAdapter classes which allow you to access/use SQL Server within your application http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.sqlclient.sqlcommand.aspx http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.sqlclient.sqlconnection.aspx http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.sqlclient.sqldatareader.aspx http://msdn2.microsoft.com/ ...Show All

• Windows Forms DataGridView, CellValidating and Object DataSource

  Hi, I have a datagridvew bound to a bindinglist of business objects. The grid also contains an unbound textbox column. Depending on the value entered in this unbound column, the UI needs to modify the underlying business object. This needs to happen in the UI because certain selections will require additionnal interaction with the user (popup forms, messageboxes, etc...) My first try was to use cellvalidating because of the added benefit of being able to cancel the edit if the entered value is invalid. To get it working, I had to suppress change notifications otherwise if a new row was created, the unbound column modified (causing the businness object to be modified) and then the current row changed, the row that was just edited wou ...Show All

• .NET Development Creating Voice applications with VXML and ASP .NET

  I m about to develop a web application where in i need to create a VXML based on the request send by an IVR enabled server to my webserver (Which inturn receives a request from auser upon dialing a tel no) & send it back the VXML generated by my web application on the basis of the request received to the IVR Server so that it reads out the VXML & make the user listen accordingly. Now my problem is how to create a VXML file in .Net (secially in VB.net) & send it back to the IVR server & specifically how to identify the initial request send by the IVR Server to my application. We are using Voxeo IVR server as our voice recognition platform. I searched for these input on Voxeo Server community forum but couldn't get much ...Show All

• SQL Server Date Attribute in Dimension

  My dimension table has a date field that foreign keys into my time dimension table. The relational tables look something like this: ProductRelease table ReleaseId int (pk) ReleaseDate datetime (fk) TimeDay table DayDate datetime (pk) YearId int In the dimension designer, my Product Release dimension has an attribute relationship between ReleaseDate and YearId. The problem is when I process the dimension I get an error like this: Errors in the OLAP storage engine: The attribute key cannot be found: Table: dbo_ProductRelease, Column: ReleaseDate, Value: 1/15/2007. Errors in the OLAP storage engine: The record was skipped because the attribute key was not found. Attribute: Product Release of Dimension: Product ...Show All

• SQL Server Creatng Charts Using scripts in sql server 2005 express

  Hi all, I want to Create charts for database table entries in sql server 2005 express edition, by using the scripts only not through wizards... Plz help me for the above topic Thanks & Regards, Srinivas Hi, I just want to prepare the charts with out using wizards..., by using some stored proceduers we can get the data from database and then create the charts with some code( script).., that scripts r in visual studio or any thing , give me some idea about that one (or) give me some links related to this topic.. thanking you very much.. regards, Srinivas ...Show All

• Visual Basic Drag & Drop icons from Desktop onto control

  Hi all, I have written a menu app which I have to browse for files, to tell it the file name / path. I would like to Drag & Drop icons onto the form / control from the windows desktop. I have a basic understanding on how to drag/drop from 1 control to another (both on the form ofcourse), but when i try to drag an item from the desktop the mouse pointer changes to a circle with a line through it. I am assuming that Vb only lets you drag items from the form onto iteself. Is this correct Code sample would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. OK, here's full code in VB. Before you start, right-click the project and choose "Add reference". Click on the Browse tab and enter c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Open Solution under VS 2003 is very slow

  We just migrated our source code from VSS to TFS. Our solution contains about 70 projects. Opening the solution with VS 2003 now takes several minutes which is much more time than it did take under VSS source control. It takes about 7 seconds for each project to appear in the solution explorer. We are using TFS MSSCCI Provider Version 1.1.  Is there a workaround for this   Pei, please read my answers below Richard 1. How many files does your solution contain What is the average size of the files How many team projects are there on your TFS server What is the total file number of your workspace the solution does contain 70 projects, about 1500 .cpp and .h files most o ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Media Player

  Hi all, I got this code for media player and it comes with a playlist but it only plays MP3's only. I would like to add many other media formats to it (like mpeg, wav, & All Files) what changes in the code do i have to make And would it be best to add a Open file dialog instead of a folder browser dialog (Code for media player only plays MP3's) Imports System.IO Public Class Form1 Private filesArray As ArrayList Private Playlist As WMPLib.IWMPPlaylist = Nothing Private Sub Button1_Click( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click Dim sasa As String filesArray = New ArrayList Playlist = AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.newPlaylist( & ...Show All

• SQL Server Connecting to Local Database after Application Install

  I have created an application which uses a SQL Express database. The program runs fine on the the computer where I built the app, however when I install the app on another computer I get an error telling me that under default SQL Express does not allow remote connections. The problem is that I dont want a remote connection I want a local connection, the database file is on the commputer. How can do get my application to look for the database on the local machine. My connection string is: Data Source=(local)\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog="C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ADMINISTRATOR\PLDAQ.MDF";Integrated Security=True I have made sure that the file is in the correct directory. Any help would be greatly appretiated An ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Help with "Concentration" Game

  I am a student studying VB for the first time and I've run into a snag programming as assignment. It's a matching game consisting of 8 pairs of matching words randomly assigned to 16 labels. When a label is clicked, the word currently assigned to it will display. If two labels are clicked and the words match, the labels are disabled and change their color. This is done until all 8 pairs of words are found, after which a message box is displayed indicating the game is over. I am confused as to how I can randomize the list of words and assign them to the labels, as well as how to check for matching. Any help would be appreciated. Right. I just thought it might simplify the code to have them all under one sub. ...Show All