Ros Vicente's Q&A profile

• Visual Basic File access problem

  In the file explorer, I can access the Summary property of file. I can set the Title, Subject, Keyword and so on. However, I would like to know how can I access this information in VB.NET cwlaualex, I suggest you to use the File.GetAttribute method for your target. You'd better read the FileAttributes Enumeration that Provides attributes for files and directories firstly in msdn linked as follows: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.fileattributes(VS.80).aspx The code example on File.GetAttribute method demonstrates the GetAttributes and SetAttributes methods by applying the Archive and Hidden attributes to a file will help you to understand this method usage in your project: Imports System Imports Sys ...Show All

• Windows Forms Problem with the configurationManager Class

  i'm trying to use the configurationManager to access the config file in my application but the compiler yells at me with the following error although i've imported the System.Configuration namespace. >> ConfigurationManager does not exist in the current context this is the code string my_Con = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Get("connectionstring"); // here i added a key in my app.Config file with the name connection and a valid connection string as the value... also the intellisense does not seem to show me the configurationManager class but when i check in the .net framework v2.0 installed in my C:\windows\Framework\.netframework i can see the ConfigurationManager under the namespace System.Configuration whic ...Show All

• Visual C++ VC2005 RC editor SourceSafe integration severely flawed (worked in 6.0)

  1. No right-click menus in RC resource editor to check out a part of the resource.  In VC 6.0 when you right clicked on a dialog, for example, a context menu with "check out" would appear, and if chosen, it would list both the RC file AND the resource.h file.  Now there's no way to seamlessly check out those two files together, or check out an individual bitmap or icon for example without going back to solution explorer. 2.  When checking out an RC file by starting to edit a particular resource (like a dialog box), but someone else has changed the resource and checked in since you got your copy, it will give you a message that your RC is stale, but it gives no way to reload the new copy.  If you then ...Show All

• .NET Development .net App.config file - changing values don't work (sometimes!).

  I have a c# solution with a nuymber of projects. On one of the projects I've added some application settings through the project/properties dialog - this has generated the app.config file correctly. One of the application settings is a connection string. I compile and run and everything is ready to go. I move my assemblies onto another machine. Manually change the config file so that the connection string is pointing to that machines database - CRASH / BANG / WALLOP. If i connect this other machine to the same network i'm on then everything is good - Hold on a moment - Its looking for my original database still ! ! ! ! What kind of a gremlin is this Have i discovered something new Anyone else noticed this problem ...Show All

• Visual C# Method Overloading

  I am new to .Net and am learning as I go. The .Net framework guidelines (and a few articles) encourage the usage of method overloading and ParamArrays. What is the motivation for this  I have found that overloading makes it difficult to provide new functionality in systems... for example, lets say some interface has a single method that takes an integer arument interface ISomeInterface { void Foo(int bar); } Some time later we need to add an additional parameter, a string... interface ISomeInterface { void Foo(int bar); void Foo(int bar,string ooh); } Using ParamArrays seems ambiguous to me. What is it about using structs/objects that is discouraged   ...Show All

• Visual Studio Can you tell me how to create text object dynamically in vc#2005?

  Can you tell me how to create text object dynamically in vc#2005 Can you give me the steps to do it The most important things is :which reference should I add into the project I appreciate your help. Normally after you create a crystal report (.rpt file), you use crystalreportview control to view the crystal report in the window form program or in web application. Dynamically creating text object mean : in the crystal report you do not have that text object before loading the report , it is necessnary to use the crystal report API to create a text object. So can you tell me how to create the text object dynamically Thank you very much. ...Show All

• Windows Live Developer Forums Can you change Pin icon dynamically

  Hi, I am writing an application to display images on a map using Virtual Earth, and would like to change the colour of an associated pin when the user rolls the mouse over an image on a web page. The VEPushPin class doesn't have an icon property, only allowing you to set the icon in the constructor. As far as I can tell there are two options: 1. Add a new pin with a different icon in the same spot, and delete the old pin. 2. Inspect the HTML using javascript to obtain a reference to the img object used in the pin, and change the icon using the .src property. Neither strike me as being particularly nice or robust. Does anyone have a more elegant solution Thanks your help! Hi nickstreet, Can you plea ...Show All

• SQL Server Template Explorer - Changing file location / Removing Defaults

  I have been unable to remove the default list of SQL Server Templates from management studio. I don't really care about the ones already in there, but have hundreds of my own that i would rather be displayed. I don't like searching through the 25 different folders that microsoft already has out there cluttering up my own folder structure, and would like to see them disapear, however after deleting them, they just come back next time i open up management studio. Does anyone know how I can remove the default templates, or change the template location to point somewhere else so i don't see them in the explorer list anymore Thanks in advance, Chris I have to say so far I'm really disappointed in SSMS I was hoping that it would ...Show All

• .NET Development Determine User's Network ID

  Is there a function that will tell a C# program a user's network ID if he/she is logged on to a local Microsoft network. For example, I am writing a program to run on our local Intranet. So, all of the users of this program will already be logged on to our Microsoft network. I just want to know what their user IDs are. I don't need (or want) to know their network passwords. Thanks for any help you can provide. Mike Thank you - the environment variables worked for what I needed - Mike ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) enums - to use [DataContract] or not to use?

  Hi, I'm currently wondering what the implications of adding or leaving out the DataContract attribute on enumerations. I've tried googling and reading but haven't found any definitive answer, but so far it seems that - enums are serialized implicitly without DataContract - IF I add DataContract, I also have to add EnumMember to all members - If I just want to skip a member, then I can either apply [NonSerialized] to that particular member, or add [DataContract] to the enum and [EnumMember] to all members except the ones to ignore. - If I want to have another namespace than http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/Server (WTF! !) then I have to use [DataContract(Namespace=...)] - If I want to rename some member over the wire, then I have to ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista From the floor of Digital Identity World!

  Hi folks, I'm at DIDW in Santa Clara right now, and I've been so busy some things haven't got answered. I'll catch back up on Friday, and catch up on the outstanding threads. Additionally, I've got a new demo/sample that has end-to-end functionality in with account recovery, just-in-time account creation and a slick interface for managing cards. I'll probably post a 'beta' version of that sample Next Monday, but you can't tell my boss. The CardSpace buzz here is quite exciting, and I've seen some fantastic things already. Chuck Mortimore showed me his SWEET FireFox identity selector, and as a bonus, Ian Brown showed me a different identity selector that was just as sweet running on Safari. Both of those were on Mac OS X. WOW! A ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Subscription not available on my Xbox!

  Hi! Is there any reason why the Creators Club Subscription is not showing up on my Xbox I live in Norway, but I've not read anything about any region restrictions on this download. I want in on the fun too! I'm watching the "All Game Downloads" list. For instance, Viva Pinata is there and marked as a new release. But no XNA Creators Club . Is "XNA Game Launcher" the same as "XNA Creators Club" If so, no, its not there. ...Show All

• SQL Server Connecting SQL 2005 Mgt STudio through a Cisco Firewall

  What ports do i need to open on my Cisco Firewall in order to allow someone outside my firewall access to SQL They want to connect using MGT Studio. Thanks Bosco YOu will need to open the port assigned to SQL Server (by default the 1433) but this can differ based on the settings you provided during the install. HTH, Jens K. Suessmeyer. --- http://www.sqlserver2005.de --- ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Ressource editing is not supported...

  Hello, New to MS Visual Studio 2005 Express, I was trying to migrate an application made with MS VS 2003 Pro .NET. After installing MS SDK express edition and modifiing the properties of my projects, everything ran fine, I was able to build and run my application. But, I needed to modify something in the .RC file, and was surprised to see a message: "Ressource editing is not supported on the Visual C++ Express SKU" What I can do is there any option to turn on, or any additional software/package/plugin to install Or do I need to upgrade this Express version to a non-Free version Thank you in advance for your answers, Thierry ROBIN PS: for those who asked themselves why such a need, it's because I'd like to co ...Show All

• Visual C# can i change the language of any thing?

  hi i want change the language of textBox or any thing in my form. how can i do i want change the language automalically when the form is load (C# programming) You need resource files (.resx) containing all the required strings for each language (one for English, one for Portuguese etc.) and then you need to access via your class. You'll need the System.Resources and the System.Reflection references. The actual resource file should be named in the following style: MyResources.[Language Culture code] in order to identify which language they are: Example: MyResources.fr-FR.resx is a french language resource file. Create a resource manager in your class (as follows): private ResourceManager resourceManager = ...Show All