WadeG's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) WinFX Runtime Components 3.0 Uninstaller does not uninstall Language Pack's

  Hello, I'd like to install the latest version of the .NET Framework 3.0 Runtime Components, but unfortunately the WinFX Uninstaller does not completely uninstall the Beta2 release. The following components are still installed and keep the latest version from installing correctly: Microsoft Windows Communication Framework Language Pack - DEU Windows Presentation Foundation Beta 2 Lang Pack (DEU) v.3.0.51116.0 How do I uninstall this components manually - I cannot see anything in the Control-Panel. Thanks in advance, Thomas Lippert if the entry corresponding to the above exist in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall try using the uninstall stri ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Dependent Content Builds with Custom ContentProcessor

  So I'm trying to understand how to customize the content pipeline by building my own content processor for a fictional filetype (.tlf). This filetype is merely a list of relative paths to textures separated by newlines. Unfortunately, the sample in the docs only shows how to make a custom processor for something with no dependencies. However, thanks to our good friend reflector, I came across the BuildContent api in the ContentProcessorContext class. According to the docs, it can be used to (for example) "replac e the original TGA file references with new references to the converted texture files". This seems like the perfect candidate ... however, I'm not really sure what to do with the returned ExternalReference object which ...Show All

• SQL Server Deploying packages with SQL Server based configuration

  Hello, We have been conducting some testing regarding package deployment and SQL Server based configuration. It seems there is a problem that was documented in an MS Feedback entry ( https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx FeedbackID=126797 ) I searched for a viable answer, work-around, or hotfix that would address this issue but found none. The jist is that a package that uses SQL Server based configuration must have an xml-based configuration entry to "re-point" the SQL Server based configuration connection manager to the deployment target server. We cannot use environment variable or registry as this is against internal policy. The problem is that even though the xml based config i ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Need to Insert values for Multiple Fields

  Hi , I have a document template which had around 30 fields in it. I need to update these fields with the values which are related to my application. So is there a way to loop through these field and check if the field name is equivalent to so value and then update the field. i am looking for something like this... foreach( Fields in myWordDoc) { if(field.name == objField1.name) { field.text = objField1.value; } } and it should loop through all the fields present in the Document. thanks -Amrish Hi Amrish As I said, you should search the newsgroup I pointed you at and this forum for discussions, as the question has come up many times. See if this discussion helps you get any further http://forums.microsoft ...Show All

• SQL Server Problem while navigating Report on server

  Deploying to http://localhost/ReportServer Deploying data source '/Report Project1/cnt_SDS_REQUEST'. The Report Server Web Service is unable to access secure information in the report server. Please verify that the WebServiceAccount is specified correctly in the report server config file. I have just installed the lastest version of "Microsoft SQL Server 2005 CTP" and anytime I try to reach the ReportServer website, I get the following error message: Reporting Services Error ...Show All

• SQL Server Restoring from .MDF/.LDF

  Hi there, I've got a .mdf/.ldf database/log. I'm trying to bring it into SQL Server Management studio, but can't figure out how. I've gotten as far as "Attaching" it, but can't figure out where to go from there. Can anyone help me out. I know this is very basic. Thanks. First of all, you cannot "Restore from MDF files" Hi, place the mdf /ldf file somewhere you want to keep them in the future. Then you will have to use the attach dialog you already found and attach the database files. If the logfile path points to another direction than it is currently stored in, change it and click ok. SQL Server will attach the database and open it for further use. HTH, Jens K. Suessmeyer. ...Show All

• SQL Server Script task DLL reference w/o being in GAC

  I need to add a reference to a DLL from a script task. But I do not have the ability to put the DLL in the GAC. The DLL is a 3rd party DLL and they do not want to strong name it because that creates a chain effect having to strong name all DLL's that are used in their projects that share the DLL I need to refernce. Ok my question is.. Can i reference that DLL somehow in the script task by manually adding the reference at runtime I found this next snippet of code on the internet, i cant get it to work though. Public Overridable Function CreateReferenceItem(ByVal itemName As String, ByVal assemblyName As String) As IVsaReferenceItem Debug.Assert(Not (itemName Is Nothing) AndAlso Not (itemName = String.Empty)) Me.AssertEngineItemUniq ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) How to populate a WPF TreeView node from a datasource?

  I'm having a question about populating a treeview control node. <TreeView> <TreeViewItem Header="Node1"> <TreeViewItem Header="Subnode1"/> ... <TreeViewItem Header="Subnode10"/> </TreeViewItem> <TreeViewItem Header="Node2"> <TreeViewItem Header="Subnode1"/> ... <TreeViewItem Header="Subnode10"/> </TreeViewItem> </TreeView> Now, my problem is that I have a observableCollection that holds infrmation for subnodes that go into "Node1", and another observableCollection that holds information about subnodes that go into "Node2". Until runtime, I don't know which ...Show All

• Visual Basic Commanding a Click Event

  I have a windows form application developed in vb.net 2003. The application uses a mainmenu and contextmenus. I am interested in how to expand one of my mainmenu menuitems by command rather than physically clicking it. For example, if I have a mainmenu control on my form with 5 menuitems: item1, item2, ---,item5 across the top of my form. How can I from a botton click event, command the item2 menu items to automatically expand and show the available submenu items as if I had clicked on item2 on the form Thanks, i.e.: MenuItem.Shortcut = System.Windows.Forms.Shortcut.CtrlZ SendKeys.Send("^z") <-- simulate a CTRL+z But this approach is not good to simulate a click... It's better MenuItem.Perf ...Show All

• Microsoft ISV Community Center Forums How do I call for all installed printers....

  Hey, How do I, with vba code, call for all installed printers in my computer and then display them in a ListBox Best Regards Cathrine This is a link PSHK gives me awhile back. It works like a charm. http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/AvailablePrinters.htm ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Using LINQ with VB.NET in the January CTP

  Ok, am I missing something I can't find any specific information regarding this but I am attempting to use LINQ in the January CTP with VB.NET. It works fine int he May CTP and it works fine in the January CTP when using C#. I have added the appropriate reference to System.Core but it doesn't recognize the query syntax. None of the documentation states that the new LINQ support is for C# only. Can anyone tell me what i'm missing or if there is no support for VB.NET yet Thanks I have the answer to my own question so I figured I would post it in case anyone else cared. No. VB.NET, in the current CTP, does not support LINQ. This is slated for the February CTP which should be released in early March. ...Show All

• SQL Server Query designer toggle button not present

  When I create a Report Server Project Using Visual Studio 2005 with SQL Server 2005 I can create a data source with no problem and the test shows it is good good. When I next create a report and go to the query builder using that same data source and click on the query builder button I see the Query Builder screen, but there is no toggle button in the top left of the screen so I cannot go into the graphical mode to see the tables. I have uninstalled and reinstalled both Visual Studio and SQL Server but I still have the same problem. What should I do to get the button visible on the screen Can anyone help It makes no difference either way, I can have new data source or a shared data ...Show All

• .NET Development Communicating between 2 applications on localhost

  Well, lets say I have two applications, on my local computer, and I want to comunicate between them. Is remoting then the best thing to use, or is there another technologi I should use instead Another problem there is releated to this is, if I have an application, where I want to only be able to have one instance of the application to run at a time, then how do I for exsample ask it to open a new file, based on what file the user clicked on in explorer (For exsample a notepad, with tabs or something) Is remoting really the things that should be used to this, or is there another more recommended way for .NET applications If both applications are on same computer or on the same intranet then Romiting is r ...Show All

• SQL Server Can't see the SQL Server Express Instance on SQL Browser

  Hi All, I am using SQL Server Express to connect to the network using VPN on a local machine. I have done the following.. a.) Enabled the remote connections for the Express Instance and rebooted the machine. b.) Connected to the machine with Express Edition locally and can also connect other SQL Server instances from it to verify connectivity. c.) Yes, SQL Browser Service is running. d.) Firewall is not turned on, so I do not have to configure any exceptions. Now here is the big problem: When I browse for SQL Servers on the network the machine does not show up on the list, i.e "macinename\SQLExpress". I had uninstalled and reinstalled the Express edition and rebooted the machine several times with no luck on t ...Show All

• Visual Studio Anything special about items returned from custom tasks ?

  I am using the MS Tigris XmlRead Task to read the list of Targets in a .target file. I cannot batch over the item retrurned from the task. The behavior is the same even if I read the value returned by the task into a Property and then create an Item. I would appreciate your help. The proj file <Project DefaultTargets="list" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003"> <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\MSBuildCommunityTasks\MSBuild.Community.Tasks.Targets"/> <Target Name="list"> <XmlRead Prefix="n" Namespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" XPath="/n:Project/n:Target/@Name" XmlFileName="$(MSBuildProjectFile)"> <!-- I could read the Value property of the ...Show All