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• Smart Device Development Trouble with UdpClient on Motorola Q Smartphone

  I'm having some trouble opening up a UdpClient under C# on a Motorola Q Smartphone. What I'm curious is, where is the network connection Is it going over ActiveSync to VS and then out the PC network connection or is it trying to open a network connection over the EVDO network that the phone has access to I'm able to get the local IP address and it looks like it might be for the EVDO. The host name is something like WM_Frank_W__Miller and the IP address comes back as 169.254.2.xxx, which is not my PC hosts IP address. Thanks, FM This is a bit out of date but should give you generic idea: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/ms838659.aspx ...Show All

• Visual C# How do I compare types in C#

  I want to check if an object is of a certain type, but the compiler keeps telling me that "x is a type and it is used like a variable". Can anyone please tell me how to do this I think the C# books I have consider this too easy a thing to be worth mentioning. Or I'm prolly not looking where I should. Nonetheless, any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Razvan Use the is keyword, followed by the type name: Button button1 = new Button(); if (button1 is Control) {     // button is a control }   ...Show All

• Windows Forms HI!!! well is there any way to load a custormise bitmap on a form!!!!!!!!!!how to make its background transparent!!!

  hi.. well it is a problem here that i have loaded a bitmap on a form ....now the problem is that my bitmap is a polygon type ....means it has a artistic look...which has not squared cornors....means that how and that cornor are white....and they are also coming on the screen..............now i make u undertand that by a direct x example in direct x we make a image a racing car but the racing car....is a design not a squared image.....so how can i have the left background of image of racing car transparent so that only the racing car comes on the screen not the other left image....... plz tell that u understood my problem,.... Umm, I've got trouble decoding your request. Guessing what you need: try something like setting th ...Show All

• Visual Studio Tools for Office Add-in doesn't show up in Outlook after msi-install, but shows up in Outlook while developing, why?

  Hi, I have made an Outlook 2003 add-in in VS 2005 using VSTO 2005. When developing, both building debug and release builds, the add-in automagically shows up in Outlook when starting Outlook. The problem though is that when I (after removing the add-in in Outlook) run the add-in-installer (the, by VS2005, autogenerated msi-file) everything seems ok and the add-in is even listed under Add/Remove programs but when I start Outlook it doesn't show and when I go look for it under add-ins it's not there. This is on the same computer so all prerequisites like .Net 2.0, Office 2003 Pro PIAs and VSTOR are all there. Under the add-in:s setup-project the following detected dependencies are shown: Microsoft .NET Framework Interop.ADODB.dll Microsoft.O ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista SQLTrackingService generates an error

  Hello everybody, I have a problem on my computer with a simple application which use the SQLTrackingService. We are 2 working on the same application. On my collegue's one, it works but not on mine. I spent a long time to search but no more idea. We have exactly the same source. We run application thru debug mode from VS. If I remove persistence, it still does not work. Database is on another machine for the 2 developers. Our services conf: <WorkflowRuntime Name="WorkflowServiceContainer"> <CommonParameters> <add name="ConnectionString" value="Initial Catalog=SWF;Data Source=SRV16;Persist Security Info=True;User ID=swfuser;Password=swfuser;"/> </CommonParameters> <Services> <add type="System.Workflow ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Problem with content .x files on build.

  I have a small xna application working. I can load an .X file, render multiple of them -great. Now adding another .X file (created identically, added the same way -[existing file, content] It throws up errors on the build. Is there some kind of caching taking place, or a pre-build action I should be doing Searching for the .x model name it shows up in both the ContentPipeline.xml file WITH TWO ENTRIES. Removing the extraneous entries from the /OBJ/ContentPipeline.xml doens't do anything, as it's regerenerted on each build. Where is it getting it from How do I fix this (error throw below) Error 1 Building content threw ArgumentException: An item with the same key has already been added. at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentExcept ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions DHTML controls

  how do i get the copy, cut and paste controls to work with the DHTML box jenx222, What is the copy, cut and paste control in your project Are they list in VB Express Edition toolbox Please make your problem specific and just tell me what is your DHTML box In order to implement the above function you mentioned, you can write some certain javascript code for each of the functions. However, I don't think you need the javascript code in this question. One more thing, could you tell me something about your project, or what do you really want to do in VB Express Edition Waiting for your reply :-) ...Show All

• SQL Server R how to add column header in a Matrix

  Hi, is there a way to add column header in a Matrix Thanks, Igor what I meant was I want find out the way to add a column header to a group in the matrix. Is it possible Thanks, Igor ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Certification?

  Hi group, Just discovered this forum.... Been programming MS for only 5 years so I couldn't have known this I'm planning a new personal certification track. Since I want to move to the functional part in due time I'm thinking of the following: MCAD.Net + MSF I want to take the MSF exam instead of ITIL and/or ASL. Is this a good idea or should I also certify for ASL and ITIL TIA Hi! I would really appreciate if you can provide more inforamtion about RUP certification. Did you take any classes/training What kind of material you used to prepare etc. Thanks ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Blitting?

  I've checked through the XNA Documentation, but there doesn't seem to be any way to 'blit'. For those of you unfirmiliar with 'blit': Blit is a way to draw something. For example, say you create a "Texture2D" variable, set the size etc... But the texture is blank. The normal way to create a texture to this is to load up a bitmap image with it through the ContentManager, right But what if you want to use a whole sprite-sheet with many images Back to the blank, say, 65 x 65 bitmap image, you obviusly don't want this 2D image of the player to be a whole 1024x768 sprite-sheet. So this is where I used blitting in other programs, it basically asks for the x, y co-ordinates, and the length of the bitmap and takes a picture from that x,y and 'c ...Show All

• Visual C++ New "ref" keyword?

  I had VS2005 create a new class library DLL project for me, and it inserted the following code: namespace FreeDetection { public ref class Class1{ // TODO: Add your methods for this class here. }; } What on earth is that "ref" keyword I hit "F1" on it, and I was given an MIDL article that simply said " The [ ref ] attribute identifies a reference pointer. It is used simply to represent a level of indirection". I can't tell you how inadequate that explanation is. Could somebody tell me what problem was meant to be solved by this "ref" That would go a long way. That is part of the C++/CLI. For more details, please take a look at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xey702 ...Show All

• Visual FoxPro Learning 9.0

  Hello, I'm new here and wanted to know if anyone could give me some ideas on which books would be best to learn FoxPro 9.0. I'm a beginner so I need to learn from the start. Any help would be appreciated. I agree with Hentzenwerke as publisher of the best VFP books. You should also look at the Fox Wiki ( http://fox.wikis.com ) as a great source of information. And of course, ask here once you have a question on a piece of code that got you stuck. ...Show All

• SQL Server Data flow source for MS Access in SSIS package

  Hi, I am newbie to SSIS. I am facing the same problem when connecting to Access 97 database. I can't connect to the database on local machine where the SSIS is installed using File connection as well as OLEDB connection. Any help on this will be really appreciated. Thanks Vik Hi Sebastien, My sincere appology for late response as we had long weekend (Holiday) here. I have designed new test package for connecting to access. When I am trying to connect to local northwind Access database through OLE DB connection, I am getting this error: Test connection failed because of an error in initializing provider. Could not attach file 'C:\Db\Access\Northwind.mdb' as database 'Northwind'. ...Show All

• Visual Basic IO.Compression

  I looked through the help file on how to decompress a gzip file and the code that was provided was bloated and used functions I do not need, such as how to compress also. I simply need to know how to decompress a gzip file. take a look at this: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=891101&SiteID=1 ...Show All

• Visual Studio Thinking about purchasing but need to know...

  Hi there, I am thinking of purchasing Visual Studio 2005 however I am unsure of one thing. In the express version, it is unable to connect to a remote MySQL database and states "Failed to call the ODBC drvier connection utility". What version of Visual studio is needed as a minimum for me to be able to connect to this data source Will standard be sufficent Thanks in advance, much appreciated. Apparently you should be able to use database conenctions with the standard edition: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/tour/evaluation/visual_studio_2005_standard_edition.htm Unfortunately it seems that the Standard edition is the only one that you does not have a trial download to test before purc ...Show All