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• Software Development for Windows Vista Vista Final Release Date

  Have to plan IT budget for hardware & software. Can anyone tell me what is the deadline of the Vista Project if there is one From MSDN Subscriber downloads: Office 2007 is now available from MSDN Subscriber Downloads. Windows Vista is expected to be available on Friday November 17, 2006 PST Good News for us Developers ! ...Show All

• Visual C++ msvcr80.dll not found

  I've created a simple Win32 console application. When I try to debug it, I get the message:  "This application has failed to start because MSVCR80D.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix the problem." The Release version runs fine. Any idea as to what the problem could be Thanks, Jonny Hi, If error has disappeared after you copied dlls to system32, that means that your application is built with manifest or there is not .manifest file in applicaiton local folder. You may find more information about changes made to VC++ libraries in MSDN docs http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/bxf4ee9f(en-us,vs.80).aspx or on my blog http://blogs.msdn.com/nikolad/archive/2005/03/18/398720.asp ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions error connecting to database

  I am using VC# Express and trying to connect to a SQL 2000 database. The error message when I compile the application is as follows: An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified) Is there anyway to connect to SQL 2000 with VC# Express or is this a waste of my time. using System; using System.Data; //ADO.NET namespace using System.Data.SqlClient; //Use SQL Server data provider namespace using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; namespace Da ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Visio for Enterprise Architects and Team Edition for Database Professionals

  Hi there, I haven't yet performed the install but I have a question about Visio EA and DBPro. I have had a quick look around but haven't found a definitive answer to the question below... If I just have DBPro installed can I also install Visio EA or do I need to have an Architect Edition installed as well Cheers, James Thanks Alle I was hoping this would be the case. It seems things have moved on since I last made had to put on Visual Studio. :D Cheers, James ...Show All

• .NET Development SMTPMAIL error (bare LF)

  Hi I got this error went using SMTPMAIL, "System.Web.HttpException: Could not access 'CDO.Message' object. ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80040211): The message could not be sent to the SMTP server. The transport error code was 0x800ccc6a. The server response was 451 See http://pobox.com/~djb/docs/smtplf.html." Can someone on how to end the email Thanks in advance. Yap, I follow the link. It say the mail server require the email to end with CR LF dot CR LF. I only facing problem with this particular mail server. this is my script MailMessage msg = new MailMessage ...Show All

• Silverlight (formerly WPF/E) Where are the user interface controls? ie: Menu, TreeView, ListView, TextBox, ...

  I cannot see any user interface controls in the WPF/E reference. When I try to instantiate something as simple as a button, it throws an exception when loading the XAML. What is the status of the support of TabPanel, TreeView, Menu, Button, ListView, TextBox, RadioButton, ... Without these, I cannot see how it would be possible to build an application user interface with WPF/E. "WPF/E" does not have a control story yet. It supports simple 2D graphic on canvas object. Nevertheless, it is easy to implement simple contorl functionality with it. Look at the samples in the SDK for more information. ...Show All

• SQL Server Execute Package Task always fails.

  I have a package (i.e. child package) which runs itself perfectly fine without displaying any error. However when I embeded this package inside another package (i.e. parent package) using Execute Package Task. The task always fails. It seems strange enough. The child package has two variables that need to be passed in from parent package. Can any expert here please help out Thanks. - Steve As a matter of fact, I have exploited a lot of reuse feature as much as I can. Here is the scenario: Say, I need to develop 300 packages. I do not want to create a blank package to start with. Often times, I use Copy-and-paste some similar package and rename it. That could save me a lot of time. If I start with an exis ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Components w/ different timings?

  I like the model of specifying Game.TargetElapsedTime and responding to update events, but can I conrtol this on multiple components For example, let's say that I want to randomize the weather conditions in my game. I'd like this to update every minute or so. On the other hand, some things need to update every frame (ike controller input or sprites positions). One way to handle this would be to simply have methods like UpdateWeather() , and UpdateSprites() and so on, and have multiple if/then blocks in my main Update() code that determine whether it's time to call one of the other update methods. However, it'd be nice to offload this monitoring somehow so I could just declare in my init code how often certain components get updated. A ...Show All

• SQL Server Please post setup and installation questions in the Setup forum

  This forum is intended for users who are new to SQL Server, and have basic usage questions. If you have setup or installation issues or questions, you should check out the Setup forum. Thanks There was also a feature in Visual Studio 2003 whereby we could view and manage the database present on the server(s) [I think it was called the SQL Enterprise Manager], and also a tool called the Query Analyzer where we could run queries on the databases. Are these also scrapped in VS 2005 What are the alternatives if that is the case ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) ObjectDataProvider and ConstructorParameters

  I want use an ObjectDataProvider and give a name as constructor parameter. I have a break point in the contructor, but when I run the program it never hit the point. The object is never instantiate. ObjectDataProvider definition :     < ObjectDataProvider x:Key = " DataBase " x:Name = " DataBase " ObjectType = " {x:Type src:MeasureTransfert} " >       < ObjectDataProvider.ConstructorParameters >         < system:String > Bras </ system:String >       </ ObjectDataProvider.ConstructorParameters >     </ ObjectDataProvider > Binding of the ObjectDataProvider :   &n ...Show All

• Windows Forms Hide Columns Using DataSet

  Once the dataSet is binded to the datagrid...how would i go about showing only certain columns like this.dataset.Table.Coulmns.ColumnName = "SomeColmn".Hide....or how would i do that There isnt a column property for the DataGrid atleast I am not seeing it only thing i see regaurding to any Column is the Column Headers visible....Do i need to create my table dynamically within the code datagrid. ColumnHeadersVisible ...Show All

• SQL Server Report in Report Manager (server) does not look the same way that it looks in the Visual Studio Environment

  I am using SSRS 2005 and my server is a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1. Most of the differences between VS and Report Manager are formatting differences. Borders won't show up, scrolling does not work etc. Is there something i need to upgrade on the server. Last thing but not the least. Everytime i change something in regards to the parameters i need to delete the report from the report manager and deploy in order for the change to appear on the Report Manager. Is there a fix for this Could somebody please help me with these You mean there is no way i can reproduce my params changes in the report manager with out deleting the report itself. Everytime i do that it d ...Show All

• Software Development for Windows Vista What happens to running workflows when the workflow is changed?

  Hello, My website uses a workflow for document approval. I was wondering what happens to running workflow instances when I exchange the workflow for a different workflow. For instance, what happens if the current state of the document is removed from the workflow Or what happens if some transitions are different in the new workflow Or is the complete workflow instance stored in the database each time and will the new workflow only be used for the new instances created after the update I hope my question is clear... The entire workflow instance is serialized. If you have a running workflow, say v1.0.1 with some activitites, and then you blow away this assembly and replace it with v1.0.2 whic ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions User Login Troubles

  Hi, I pretty new to all of this. I have followed the tutorial on http://beta.asp.net/guidedtour2/  and is working all ok locally. When I uploaded to IIS 6 on a Windows Server 2003 SP1 and tried logging in using login.aspx it gave me this error: An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\WebSites\WebSite1\App_Data\aspnetdb.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share. What solution(s) can I try to get the loggin script working If anymore info is required like the Stack Trace I will do my best to get it. Thanks. Lewis Cobley Check out this thread: http://forums.asp.net/89988 ...Show All

• Game Technologies: DirectX, XNA, XACT, etc. Shader Newbie question - Jagged (sharp) edges

  I'm working on a custom shader for a game and I'm really happy with the results except the edges of my object when drawn are jagged, and I was wondering about the best (preferred)way to antialias or smooth them out. Do I need to write a postprocessing shader or is there a way to do this in the vertex or pixel shader Thanks, Bill Are you referring to the texture aliasing or the polygon edge aliasing If its the former then setting the SamplerState (Min, mag and mip filters) for the texture to Linear or Anisotrpoic (either in your C# or in your Shader) will fix this. If its the polygon edges that appear highly aliased then you can either - increase the screen resolution, enabled Full screen Anti Aliasing (FSAA) or render the scr ...Show All