mikecuth's Q&A profile

• Visual Studio Trouble installing the December MSDN Library

  I received the latest MSDN DVD distribution the other day. The package included the December 2006 version of the MSDN Subscriptions Library. When I try to install this updated version of the library my XP/SP2 system totally hangs trying to do something on/with the DVD. If I put the DVD in a system that does not have VS 2005 installed and does not have any previous version of the library installed I can read the DVD without any problems. My question is has anyone else seen this problem with the December library If so, have you found any workarounds other than to stay with the previous library version Thanks Neil Hi NeilL, Just a suggestion and first step in trying to solve your problem... Have you tried eliminating the&nb ...Show All

• Windows Search Technologies Possible Reasons Why Group Policy Rules Aren't Being Applied?

  Hey there. I recently set up a test environment using Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP in Virtual PC 2007 environments. I installed WDS administrative templates on the Server 2003 machine but the rules I've set up are not being applied to the XP machine (both being run on the "CONTOSO" domain.) I'm trying to think of anything I've missed. I've gone through the administrative guidelines but I can't see why this might not be working. Has anyone else ever encountered issues with Group Policy rules not being applied Any suggestions at all would be wonderful. Many thanks! (I avoided using WDS 3.0 as I've heard that GP doesn't really work with it...so, I stuck with WDS 2.6.x.) A Microsof ...Show All

• SQL Server cross server update problem

  The system has worked for two years. SQL Server 2000 runs on Windows 2000 Server “A”. Another instance of SQL Server 2000 was moved from Windows 2000 Server “B” old to Windows 2003 Server “B” new, by restoring a backed up copy from old to new. The system has cross server updates, where Server “A” is updating records in very large tables on Server “B”. After the move from Server “B” old to Server “B” new, suddenly the cross server updates fail, but only when they are conducted within a Begin and Commit Transaction batch. The system works when I remove the Begin and Commit Transaction, and no longer have them run in a batch. Also, I had a cross server update, having “A” update records in “B” ...Show All

• SQL Server Table Header

  Is there a way to angle column headers in reporting services. The WritingMode property is not sufficient for what i need. i need the text to go from bottom to top but ata 45 degee angle. Thanks rduclos ...Show All

• SQL Server Sql Server Mobile error 25123 - missing dll

  Hi, in my app I connect to and read from a Sql Mobile database numerous times. Eventually and inconsistently my app will no longer be able to access the database and a SqlCeException is returned with native error 25123. This error translates to: "A SQL Mobile DLL could not be loaded. Reinstall SQL Mobile. [ DLL Name = sqlceqp30.dll ]". I've seen similar (and unsolved) problems involving RDA/replication, but I am not using any of that in my program. It simply connects to database, queries and retrieves data, then closes the connection. I am properly disposing of all SqlCE objects. I'm not sure what the error really means. Once the program gets this error it is never able to access the database again until the program is restarted ...Show All

• .NET Development Data Access Layer with the new DataSet

  I have just begun testing the new VS.NET 2005 Beta 2 and I’m very impressed with the new features. chemas-microsoft-com ffice ffice" /> >  > I’m testing to translate a little project form VS.NET 2003 to VS.NET 2005. The old project is designed in 3 theirs (but only one solutions and without web services), with a Data Acces Layer, A Bussines Layer and the User Interface Layer (WinForms). >  > Now I have discovered the new DataSet with the TableAdapter, and I’m looking for some information or design guides for a Data Layers / Bussines Layer design with these new components (some examples).  >  > Thanks and congratulations to the VS.NET development team > > >  > >  > Alex Bibiano > > ...Show All

• SQL Server I want to convert datetime value into MonthName.

  In Page Body, there is a textbox whose value is in "mm/dd/yyyy" form. So I want it in "dd MonthName yy" format. How to do it. Suppose the field name is field1 which has date in dd/mm/yyyy format, use this in the value expression DatePart("dd", field1) & " " & MonthName(field1) & " " & DatePart("yy", field1) ...Show All

• Visual C# Call Method by Name

  How do you call(inside the class itself) a method of a class using its string name Something like: for(n=0; n<10; n++) {"MyMethod" + n} The Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll assembly has the CallByName method . Hope it doesn't turn you off too much but it *is* the power of .NET to have that available. To use it, you'll have to add a reference to the assembly... ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Deploy with Unit Test

  I wish to use VSTSForDP to support my pre-existing unit tests. Currently the process we use is anytime we make a change to the database schema we use SQL management studio to generate a script that will create the database. We then check that .sql file into TFS as a solution item. Our unit tests have a piece of init code that reads in the .sql file and executes it against our test server to create a fresh database that our unit tests will use. We wish to simplify this process using DataDude. When our Unit Test init code runs I would like to run the .sql file that is the result of the build on our DataDude project. How can I do this With a solution item I can use the test run config to make that solution item deploy along with the unit ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Bug ? The Enabled control is not effective by MenuItem.Command.

  When the menu is displayed with the ALT+F key in the following codes, MenuItem doesn't become effective. MenuItem becomes effective if it clicks with the mouse. Is this a bug Window1.xaml file <Window x:Class="MenuBtnTst.Window1" xmlnshttp://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:l="clr-namespace:MenuBtnTst" Title="MenuBtnTst" Height="300" Width="300" > <DockPanel> <ToolBar DockPanel.Dock="Top"> <Button Name="btn" Click="OnOpenFileMenu"> <Button.Content><AccessText Text="_File"/></Button.Content& ...Show All

• Windows Forms adding another setup to the installer and adding shortcuts to it

  i am using VS Studio setup project for creating setup, the points i have doubt in are; 1.my application requires directx as prerequist, so i need to add directx runtime setup to it. How can i check condition for directx and then add setup files for its installation to the main installer so that it could be checked and installed before main application. 2.I need to add shrotcut file to the installer project without already adding the file it is referring to. Yes bootstrapper seems good option, but i need DirectX packages to be placed in the the bootstraper/packages folder that follows publish.xml and product.xml, i downloaded some existing package from some site for DirectX 9.0c, but since it is ...Show All

• .NET Development Finalize() & Destructor(), which is used for finalization?

  Hai frendz, I knew that destructor() in C# is not similar to destructor() in c++. But for performing finalization, which method is used, either destructor() or Finalize() method of System.Object class. Does both performs the same thing (OR) Finalize() uses destructor() (OR) Either one can be used to perform shutdown activities (OR) Both are necessary . Pls, make me clear in this regard.. thanks... Hi ahmedilyas I believe you were mistaken about when destructors are invoked (deterministically, when the pointer is deleted by user code), and their relation to finalizers (destructors don't call finalizers). My post above should clarify the distinction. If you have any specific questions, feel free to repond. -C ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions Complete Newbie Questions

  Hey Everyone, Ok, firstly let me apologise for my complete newbie questions as this is day 1: of me trying to learn visual C#. So if I post some pretty silly questions now and then you will no why :) Ok, i've read some books on C# and i'm starting to read code and just looking at the basics etc. The one thing I am seemingly having a little trouble with is the Object Orientated side of things. I havent programmed for MANY MANY years and last time it was int he days of GWBasic and quickbasic lol. So it's taking me a bit to get my head around the more event driven side of things. Ultimately I am having a little trouble with the actualy graphical side of things with linking forms and setting visual C# up etc. So first quickie question ...Show All

• Visual Basic Complex Processing In the Webbrowser control

    I'm working on system that has a complex browser based in the WebBrowser control and I've found somepages that it cannot process in ways that I do not understand. www.vanishingpointgame.com is a page that it cannot process and that why I am using that page to test on. I have taken the most simple test case in a form. It has a designer created groupbox with a dynamically created webbrower. It navigates to   www.vanishingpointgame.com . I do the following operations: I choose the box on the far left. I click on the little tab at the back of the box. Nothing happens.     In contrast IE7 opens a new dedicated widow. The interesting thing about the webbrower control is that if I mini ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions This is puzzling, well it is to me?

  I open MSWord and create a document with formatted text Red, Blue, underline etc I then copy it to the clipboard, then paste it in to my program where it appears with exactly the same formatting as it had in word, so far, so good. I now switch back to MSWord and save the document, back to my program and open the document but now all the formatting has gone, so it must be the way that I am opening the document is wrong. Here is the code that I use, already been posted in another thread, but I feel it's better to keep all info in the same thread. Case "doc" objWord = CreateObject( "Word.Application" ) objDoc = objWord.Documents.Open(OFD1.FileName) objDoc.Select() rtbText.Text = objWord.Selection.Text objDo ...Show All