Evan Mulawski's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Master and SubReports

  Hi All, I am new to Rs2005. I have 4 seperate reports, r1, r2, r3, r4,.....etc. I want these reports to be called in sequence in a Master report. I want to make all 4 reports 1 big report. Can this be done, and if so can somebody please point me in the correct direction. Many Thanks in advance. Kenny   Hi, I'm not sure if it is a good alternative for your problem but have you checked the document map This gives you some kind of a TOC but on the side of your report. Greetz, Geert Geert Verhoeven Consultant @ Ausy Belgium My Personal Blog ...Show All

• Windows Forms [SOLVED] color empty cells method?

  Hi all, [C#] I need a method to call and goes through all the DataGridView cells & changes the color of the empty cells to say grey for example. The cells only contain text/string values. private void EmptyCellColoring() { if (dataGridView1.RowCount != 0) { foreach (DataGridViewRow rows in dataGridView1.Rows) { if (dataGridView1.Cell !!! ) // how do I check to see if it's empty & then change it's color : } Thanks for the help. there are a couple ways to check if a cell is empty. He is if the style of the column is a string. If your gris is multi dimentional, you can do a nested foreach on the columns foreach (DataGridViewRow rows in ...Show All

• Visual Studio ClickOnce Deployment when not administrator

  Hello, we want to deploy our application by using ClickOnce. The application contains a CrystalReportViewer. We urgently need for our customers a posibility to deploy/install without admin rigths. Is this possible I hope, the situation changed since this thread: ClickOnce Deployment when not administrator Thanks for any answer in advance, Hans-Georg. ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. General strategy question about XNA

  What is MSFT's strategy with GSE I mean, is it a stripped-down version of GS Pro meant to spark interest in GS Pro Is it actually going the core of GS Pro, and the hobbyist/student community is acting as both first adopters and beta (or even alpha) testers of the product Is it a way for MSFT to foster some kind of indie/small game shop Xbox360 game development (The latter would seem to be slightly odd: the actual dev kits, I gather, are not a minor expense, in addition to what I'm assuming are certification and any other testing expenses; I would think that releasing an alternate path for Xbox game development might cannibalize an existing revenue stream...) It would seem to me to be just simpler to wait for GS Pro to come out, and l ...Show All

• SQL Server unable to insert records in a mssql database with a access front end

  I have a database that is in mssql and I'm using an odbc link to an access database where I want to add records to the mssql table. When I open the linked table in access it does not allow me to add a record. I have created a user account in mssql that has ownership to the database and I use this user in setting up the odbc link. You may be violating a constraint such as a Primary Key. Use the osql command to perform an insert to the table to make sure it works. Try running the osql operating system command on the database server, replacing the database and table names, as well as the values you want to insert: osql -E -dMyDatabaseName -Q"INSERT INTO MyTableName VALUES('Value', 'Value') You can ...Show All

• SQL Server sql connection string

  hello, im trying to prepare vb8 apps but i cant make a connection from different computers on network to database file location. i am using this connection string, is the ADO connection on dbfile name different from SQL Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=\\server\database\inventory.mdf;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;User Instance=True and i got these error message The file "\\server\database\inventory.mdf" is on a network path that is not supported for database files. An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file \\server\database\inventory.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share. thank yo ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Trying to move ContentManager to another class

  After successfully building the "How to Render a Model" example in the XNA docs, I am trying to move: myShip = content.Load<Model>("media\\ship"); to a separate class and I was getting: Error 1 The name 'content' does not exist in the current context so I changed it to: myShip = Game1.content.Load<Model>("media\\ship"); and then I got: Error 1 'Game1.content' is inaccessible due to its protection level so I changed ContentManager content; in Game1.cs to: public ContentManager content; and now I get: Error 1 An object reference is required for the nonstatic field, method, or property I'm stuck now. Ideas Thanks! Greg You said," I think the pr ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions 30 day Free Trial

  I am adding "30 day Free Trial" code to my app. I want to write out a file to a secret location with the first run date, etc. Would C:/Windows/System be a good place to put it Trying to write stuff into this location would fail on Windows Vista , although thats looking to the future as its a protected folder. ...Show All

• SQL Server Setting time to zero in a datetime object

  Anybody know of an easier way to set the timepart to zero in a datetime object than: declare @day as datetime select @day = getdate () select @day = dateadd ( hh ,- datepart ( hh , @day ), @day ) select @day = dateadd ( mi ,- datepart ( mi , @day ), @day ) select @day = dateadd ( ss ,- datepart ( ss , @day ), @day ) select @day = dateadd ( ms ,- datepart ( ms , @day ), @day ) use the following exp.. Convert the current datetime to mm/dd/yyyy string format then convert the convert back the string to datetime Select @day = Convert(datetime,Convert(varchar,@day,101),101) ...Show All

• Windows Forms Problem Including Files...

  This should be a simple matter. The documentation I have read says "just include the files in your project and manage them in the Application Files dialog box, accessible from the Publish page of the Project Designer ." I am trying to include some .pdf files with the install. I have put them in every folder of my project but I can't get them to show up in the Application Files dialog box. I can see the files in the Solution Explorer but can't include them. Any hints Much appreciated, Gage I have this same problem actually, and can't seem to make it work. Maybe you can help me. My post is here: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=546739&SiteID=1 ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Mobile connectivity with Web Service Problem

  I am developing a mobile application that connects to a web service. This web service is located on the network. I am having problems in connecting with the web service via mobile. Now the best part is that i created a windows application that has the web reference to the same web service, is working just fine. The windows application is able to call all the methods. And when i call the same method from my windows mobile application during debugging it give me error: ------------------------ An unhandled exception of type 'System.Net.WebException' occurred in System.Web.Services.dll Additional information: Could not establish connection to network. ---------------- I am using Pocket PC 2003 Second Edition Mobile Emulator to ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Disabling mipmap and mipmap question.

  I wish that my shader will not use mipmap, however, I get a runtime error when trying to set MipFilter to anything but Linear. The error: "Index is required for state MIPFILTER" I tried to set sampler state parameters, but it didnt help. I will add the code for creating the texture and the shader code. My additional question is, why the hardware does not calculate the mipmap levels textures with anisotropic Also, what is the advantage of mipmapping is it only for better details or also performance Thanks for any help. p.s., is there a better way to present source code in this forum HR(D3DXCreateTextureFromFile(gd3dDevice, "crate.jpg" , &mCrateTex)); //======================================================== ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Starting work on my GUI system

  Well, I've hit a wall with my game's development, and since there was no GUI with XNA 1.0, I've decided to go ahead and make my own GUI system. I implemented a lot of mechanics for my game, but I need greater interaction to proceed development in a sane manner. So far I've just implemented the text drawing stuff from scratch. It uses only monospace fonts generated with BMFontGenerator without using the generated .xml file. It's decidedly minimal to use only monospace fonts, but keep in mind two things - 1) my particular game doesn't require anything more robust than monospace fonts and 2) a game's engine should be designed around the game's specifc requirements. Otherwise you're scope creepin. I remind myself constantly not to let cool ...Show All

• Visual C# Or operator in switch

  I'm sorry for this noob question, but in C# how do i use the Or operator inside a switch statement like the following (as example): switch(x) { case 'a': ...instructions..; break; case 'A': ...same instructions; break; } i'd like to place it in the same case, i tried different ways, and i just can't get it . Thanks for all your help :) Omit the break statement on the first case: switch (x) { case 'a' : case 'A' : statements; break; } ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System running team explorer client as a stand-alone app with vs2005 installed

  Hi there Is it possible to run the team explorer client as a stand-alone app even though vs2005 is installed I'm using codeplex.com for my xna project, xna is visual studio express only, and team explorer isn't integrated into express... I'm aware of the command-line option.. I am pretty sure that the Express editions are sandboxed, meaning you can have multiple express editions and a Visual Studio 2005 edition installed on the same machine. If you install Team Explorer it will create a standard Visual Studio 2005 shell with just the Team Explorer bits in. Sadly, It still means that you have to do source control in a seperate application though - but at least it is a GUI. Hope that helps, M. ...Show All