Robert Wishlaw's Q&A profile
Visual C++ How to change data type from unsigned short to LPWSTR?
How to change data type from unsigned short to LPWSTR Thank you very much. CString uses char under the hood. Use the newer CStringT class for projects compiled with _UNICODE. ...Show All
Visual Studio Local Report Rendering - leading spaces truncated
Hi, The leading spaces from the data are being truncated when I render the local report. However, if I preview the same data in a server report, the leading spaces are not truncated from the data. I need to use local reports and at the same time need to display the leading spaces with my data. Any ideas/suggestions will be helpful! Thanks Note: I exported the same report to excel and the leading spaces are not truncated. ...Show All
SQL Server Ad hoc updates to system catalogs are not allowed.
in SQLServer2005 how can I allow update system catalogs (by mouseclick) sp_configure 'allow updates' , 1 - works, but I get the message Msg 259, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Ad hoc updates to system catalogs are not allowed. Even in single user mode, catalog updates are not supported by Microsoft. For your other comments, you should post them on a related forum ( SQL Server Database Engine , for example). If you do not receive a useful suggestion or workaround for your issue, please open a request at: https://connect.microsoft.com/feedback/default.aspx SiteID=68&wa=wsignin1.0 Thanks Laurentiu ...Show All
Internet Explorer Development IE7 Freezes
Hi, Internet Explorer locks-up for about 20 seconds when opening a new page. This doesn't happen on every page, but most. Any suggestions Thanks! I have the exact same thing happening. It never happened while I was running IE7 w/ Vista RC2 but immediately started happening when I clean installed the retail version of Vista. ...Show All
SQL Server Cannot open database "xx" requested by the login. The login failed.
Hi, we are running a webapplication, using IIS6, Windows 2003 64 bit in classic Asp. In the ASP pages we connect to our SQL server (SQL Server 2005 64bit,windows 2003 64 bit), mirrored on a third sql server (same software /hardware setup as the first sql server). The mirroring is without witness. This works but sometimes we get the following ODBC error in our ASP application : Description: [Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Cannot open database "OBJECTS" requested by the login. The login failed. No error can be seen in the principal SQL error logs. But a failed authorization can be found on the mirror server.. And this of course this makes sense, as t ...Show All
.NET Development How do you get the number of CPUs?
How do you get the number of CPUs or CPU cores present on the system your .NET application is running on I guess it's either in the System.Diagnostics or System.Threading namespaces. I'm interested in dividing a task (consisting of several unconnected problems) between multiple threads so that the CPU or core count can be exploited for better performance. The FxCop code analysis tool's number of threads defaults to the number of CPUs (or cores). ...Show All
Visual Studio Team System Failed to merge deleted files on baseless merge
Hi, I'm trying to perform baseless merge based on specific Changeset. The changeset that I'm trying to merge contains folders/files with delete Change Type When I'm operating the baseless merge the only files that I succeed to merge to the target are those with the Edit or Add Change Type – the baseless merge ignore all the deleted files that contained in the changeset. This is the syntax of my merge operation: tf merge /recursive /force /version:CSNumber /baseless source destination Does the baseless merge ignore deleted files Thanks in advance, Shmulik. When you did the baseless merge, was it recursive In other words, is there a merge relat ...Show All
SQL Server Snapshot Size Limit
Hi, Has anyone tried to create and view a snapshot 2 Mb or more in size Is there a rough estimate on the limit before either the server or the client machine that is browsing the snapshot hangs So far from our tests, a 1.4 Mb snapshot loads after 5 minutes, and a 3 Mb snapshot loads indefinitely (so far, it's 2 hours and running, with the client machine's page file being maxed out). And besides reducing the data for the snapshot, what else can be done to avoid this Any information is appreciated. Thanks! Thanks Brian, although I apologize for not being a bit clear in my initial post. Actually, I don't have problems executing the snapshot. It's just that after the snapshot is executed and is "recorded,&quo ...Show All
SQL Server sql server connecting problem
while iam trying to connect to sql server at the remote machine via tcp/ip, iam facing the problem called login user failed. with the error no showing 18456 Can anybody help me in this regard.... thanks alot for help ...Show All
SQL Server Issue Exporting Date format to a delimited file.
In exporting from a OLEDB connection to a flat file. In the originating table the field for DOB is in a varchar(10) format ex. 01/17/2007. The flat file connection destination is setup as a DT_STR. When you look at the OLEDB connection table preview you see it as 01/17/2007. When it is export to the delimited <CR><LF> <|> pipe delimited the format looks like this 01/17/2007 00:00:00. The issue would be resolved with a right ragged fixed width file. But this is not the requirement for the project format fot the file. I have tried delete and recreating the connections, and even tried doing a data conversation from the OLEDB connection to a char(10). Also, thourgh the transformation services with out any luck. On the flat ...Show All
Visual Studio How to Uninstall Visual Studio 2005 Trial Version?
Hi, I installed VStudio 2005 trial version. After the end of the trial period, I don't know how to uninstall the product! I tried the classic way: Ctrl Panel / Add remove programs... But that doesn't seem to work. Thanks for help. try this uninstall tool: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/ LinkID=55128 Warning - it will remove EVERYTHING vs 2005 installed. ...Show All
Visual C++ Which One(Managed C++ or Native C++)
Hi everybody i am starting a new project and i ma in doubt about my programming language, should i use native c++ managed c++. i should use following thing in my project: wlan communication. direct input. direct show ( previewing) direct sound (capture wave) using usb. so know please tell me which one give me more freedom to do my project. Core c++! On the other hand, your choice is dependent on software plan and time you want to spend coding. In both cases though I think Windows offers the API for media and communications both managed and core. valikac ...Show All
Visual Studio Express Editions MS ACCESS filter problem !!! HELP
I'm trying to do a query based on a access database table called cars. For example in the car's table there is a field called "colour" How can i make in "Query Builder" a filter that retrieve all the cars, for example, with the colour "red" in the "colour" field. I already try the "@colour" but with one access database it doesen't works. Can anyone tell me what i have to do do populte a listbox with all the red cars Tnks My database is in Access and i'm trying to do the filter in VB 2005 Express Query Builder. Allways that i put the @colour expressions in the filter collumn the VB change it to = "@colour" If i do manualy the SQL statment by writing: ...Show All
Software Development for Windows Vista USB Print
Hello sir, I have one HP DeskJet 3920 USB port printer. When i goes to MsDos prompt and want to print any .TXT file, printer can't print. command like this C:\>COPY TEMP.TXT PRN How to be assign USB port. Kindly help me. Thanks Our company used small utility DOSPRN ( http://www.dosprn.com ) for printing raw trext files and reports from the native DOS programs. Try it and I suspect you will be satisfied too. ...Show All
SQL Server Login failed for user ''. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection.
Hello, I have some problem here. I have a sql server installed on one machine and I have another development machine for my asp application. How could I actually access the asp application and sql server at the same time from another machine within the network. I kept on getting the error message above. Thank you for your help :) So you have: Clients -> Development (ASP) -> Sqlserver right This is very much a typical 3-tier app. The login/authentication Sqlserver sees is from the ASP app. Whatever you set in your connection string for your ASP app is what Sqlserver uses to authenticate. If you post the connectiong string here, we can tell you more. When you say, you've successfully connected to the sqlserver from the dev box, a ...Show All