Dietz's Q&A profile

• SQL Server SQL 2005 Express

  I have MSDE installed on my machine, with VS.NET 2003. I just installed C# 2005 Express edition. Now, I am trying to install SQL 2005 Express edition. I just downloaded the SQLEXPR, and trying to run it, i get error: "Extraction failed - File is corrupt." Any idea why i am getting this. Thanks, Shafik This is typically the result of not having the AppData key in the User Shell Folder. Here is a good thread that describes how to fix them: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=384573&SiteID=1 Thanks, Sam ...Show All

• Smart Device Development Communication while sleeping

  Hi, I am working on an application that is supposed to periodically communicate with a server. You can image this similiar to a mail check. The connection to the server is TCP over whatever connection is available (usually GPRS). I am now facing the problem that when the user puts the device to sleep, the standard timers stop working. I have not found a good way to get my application to communicate with the server while the PocketPC is sleeping (suspended, turned off, or whatever this is called). I know it is possible as other applications (like messenger, etc) do the same. I've been searching for the correct solution to this problem for quite some time now and would appreciate any pointers as to how to allow my application to communicate ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Appaling GUI performance on Vista RC2

  Hey guys, I don't know if this already been reported, but I've discovered that the GUI performance drops drastically on Vista RC2 when setting the AllowsTransparency="true" on a Window. On Win XP with September CTP bits it runs fine. It is a pretty clean test from a hardware point of view since I have a dual boot laptop. Here's my system info: OS Name MicrosoftR Windows Vista Ultimate Version 6.0.5744 Build 5744 Processor Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2500 @ 2.00GHz, 2000 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s) Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.5744.16384" Total Physical Memory 2,045.88 MB Available Physical Memory 883.25 MB Total Virtual Memory 4.22 GB Available Virtual Memory 2.64 GB ...Show All

• Smart Device Development JPG image loading and rotation on Pocket PC 2003

  I have developed an app on PocketPC 2003 using VS2005. This application interfaces with a camera and retrieves JPG images from the camera. The app displays the images as thumbnails and allows the user to click the thumbnail to get the full size picture in a scrollable window. This all works fine, however loading the JPG is slow and rotation (the way I am doing it blows out the memory, no leaks that I can find. Image size: 2048(w) X 1536(h)). I am using imgdecmp library to load the JPG image to a DDB bitmap, and implement rotation by converting the DDB to a source DIB, then creating a destination DIB with rotated dimensions, then copy the source DIB to the dest. DIB, one pixel line at a time (very time consuming). When I use the Pict ...Show All

• SQL Server SP1 vs. Database Mail

  There have been at least 2 other threads mentioning that updating to SP1 after Database mail has been set up causes problems, but a real solution has not been described. So for what it's worth, here's the problem again: From an original developer edition release, Database mail is set up 1) in Surface Area Configuration, 2) a Database account and profile set up, and 3) SQL Server Agent set to send alerts to mail. After upgrading to SP1, the following error will occur at each startup: SQLSERVERAGENT reports: [298] SQLServer Error: 2812, Could not find procedure 'msdb.dbo.xp_sqlagent_notify'. Restarting services, changing profiles to public, and other past suggestions didn't help. But what really gets me is that if I completely ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Shadows in 2D

  I'm writing a 2D game and it looks nice, but its missing something. I've never handled shadows with 2D games before, but I believe this would add a nice touch. Can anyone give me any pointers (no, not the programming type) Is there an easy way with XNA to make the shadow appear on my standard background when just doing 2D There is a sprite overload that takes a color which will be multiplied by the sprite colors. If you use Color(0,0,0,128) all the opaque parts of your sprite will turn black and 50% opaque. Draw this sprite slightly offset first and it should give you what you want. You could also stretch the sprite in the direction of the light and change the opaqueness to make it look like the lig ...Show All

• Windows Forms How Do I Put a Program Group into the All Programs Menu

  I'm working on an install program and I'd like to do this... Some applications on the All Programs menu have a '>' sign that shows a group of files... typically the main executable, a help file, etc. I can put a shortcut into the program menu easily, but how do I put a group Not sure I explained this clearly. I'm using VS2005 Pro and a standard deployment project. Any help is appreciated, Johnny ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Rules

  I am writting a outlook addin and wish to get the rules the user has created. How do I do this thanks Ralph Hi, Since this is a Outlook Object Model related question you will be able to get a better response if you posted the query to the Outlook DL below: http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx dg=microsoft.public.office.developer.outlook.vba&lang=en&cr=US Thanks. ...Show All

• Visual Studio Crystal Reports Problem

  hi I have a rpt file and I am trying to use it for printing service of the application. when I import the document into the project everything is OK. I just use it as a class. but I don't want it to be inside the project. I want it as a seprate file near the application. so the user will have this opportunity to change the report without having access to the application itself. I don't know how to implement without add the file into the project. thank you in advance I moved to Crystal Reports for Visual Studio . Hope you get satisfying answers. ...Show All

• SQL Server How to Convert String Data type to DateTime in Derived Column Control In SSIS Package

  Hi , I am Using Derived column between Source and Destination Control. the Source input column PriceTime is String Data type. but in the Destination is should be a DATE TIME column. How to Convert this string to DateTime in the Derivied Column Control. I already tried to in the Derived column control PRICEDATETIME <add as new column> ((DT_DBTIMESTAMP)priceDateTime) database timestamp [DT_DBTIMESTAMP] But still throwing Error showing type case probelm Pls help me on this Thanks & Regards Jeyakumar.M Hi , Thanks for ur mail. In the Derived column control i applied the above conditional operator.Still i am strugling with syntax error. here i past my code pls correct the S ...Show All

• Visual Basic Extending Windows Explorer

  Hi, I would like to add a tab to the fle properties dialog that would show and allow changes to user information about a file, much like Office apps add their stuff. Searched but can not find any kind of examples. Is it possible in VB Google for IShellPropSheetExt or "shell property sheet handler". I found this C# project at codeprojects. ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista ActivityTrackingPoint / ActivityDataTrackingExtract

  I have created a very simple Tracking Profile for my workflow as attached below. I am trying to track on Public properties from my Activity, yet when I run an instance I get an error saying it is unable to find this property on the actualy Workflow instance. eg. it will say cannot find "SampleWorkflow.Property" when I expected it to look in the current activity for the properties, not at the Workflow instance level - Does this make sense to anyone else < xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16" standalone="yes" > <TrackingProfile xmlns=" http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/workflow/trackingprofile " version="1.0.0.0"> <TrackPoints> <ActivityTrack ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Looking for lab or sample on WCF security

  I am new to WCF and want to learn about setting up security between server and client. I have read Keith Brown's article in the August MSDN magazine, which explains things clearly but I need more sample code, showing particularly how to configure endpoints, bindings and behaviors to set up message-based and transport-based security via the app.config file. I have come across a couple of blog entries with sample code, but they are from earlier times and the APIs have changed sufficiently that they don't build any more.   I am now using RC1, the latest. (Trying to figure this out from just reading the docs is HARD!) Craig, I presume you mean to chack this setting on the server I looked all over th ...Show All

• SQL Server Merge Replication-Apply BCP files

  How can i apply a BCP files generate by Distributor in the Suscribers. I don’t know wich parameters BCP.EXE need. Thanks I only need to know how can apply manually the BCP files on the susbcribers. Any body knows what parameters i have to use to do this. Thanks ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Is the '?' in this code a typo: public virtual long? SiteId { get; set; }

  Does the question mark in ‘long ’ mean something I'm using a third party library. The VisualStudio 2005 C# compiler is complaining about this conversion. Argument '3': cannot convert from 'long ' to 'long' (NOTE: if I do an explicit cast to long my code builds); VisualStudio displayed the class definition Metadata, I’ve extracted these two lines. public class ControllerEntity : EntityBase2, ISerializable public virtual long SiteId { get; set; } I could not find anything in the Visual Studio documentation to indicate that the symbol ' ' means anything but then I recently found that '^' has a special meaning to the garbage collector. So I thought I'd ask. Here is my code snipit: ControllerEntity TestController = ...Show All